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^. I ^ '’-// ")■■'.-. ■' ' ■"' ' .1 “ ■ '1 ' ' ’■ ■ ■ -rr* • '' ' " . . ■ " . M##« If You Don’t Rend THE CHRONICLE Yon Don't Get ^ The News # % iilto OlUnlnn QlbrnnirU I THE CHRONICLE . • Striires To Be n Cl^an News- • • • t paper. Complete, Newsy, VOLUME XXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1929 ROAD MEETING HERE TUESDAY Enthusiastic Conference Held To Lay Plans and Urge Upon State Highway Department the Importance of Hard-Sur facing Calhoun Highway As Inter-State Route. Representatives of several towns and communities lying along the Cal houn highway, met here l^iesday at noon for an important road -conference. The meeting was arranged under the auspices of the local Chamber of Com merce and in behalf of that organiza tion, President C. F. Winn extended the visitors a cordial welcome. Dinner was served at Hotel Clinton, after which the gathering repaired to the parlor for its business session. J. F. Jacobs,'Sr., of this city, was unanimously elected permanent chair man ojf the meeting and presided dur ing the deliberations. W. W. Harris, secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce, was named as secretary. In explaining the object of tha, raeeting, Mr. Jacobs stated that it had been called to unitedly press upon the state highway department the import ance of hard-sqrfacing the Calhoun highway from Atlanta to Raleigh in PRESBYTERY MET AT ROCKY SPRINGS Fall Session Held Last Week. Spring Meeting Next Year With Pres byterian Church of This City. JURY CONVICTS SEVEN STRIKERS YOUNG FARMERS MEET IN LAURENS SUNDAY TO BE “COLLEGE DAY” FARM BOARD Gastonia Agitators Sentenced for Slaying of PoUce Chief. Will Take Appeal. The fall session of the South Caro lina presbytery was held Tuesday and W’ednesday of last week with Rocky Springs church near here. Just before Adjournment on the closing day, it was decided to hold the spring meeting nekt April, with the First Presbyte rian church of this city. Delegates nominated to the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, which will be held in Charlottesville, Va., next May, are: Dr. F. D. Jones of Clinton, and the Rev. G. M. Telord of AbbeviHe, together with two lay men, C. MI Bailey of Clinton, and J. N. Thompson of Abbeville. The session of presbytery opened Tuesday afternoon, the sermon being* preached by the retiring moderator. Rev, S. P. Bowles of this city. On or ganizing the body, the Rev. Thomas Bryan of Whitmire, was elected as moderator, and D. W, A. Neville of Newberry, was selected as temporary clerk. Dr. H. W. Pratt of Columbia, Stated clerk, was present and officiat ed. ^ Presbytery authorized the naming of a commission to organize a church at Gpldville. C. M. Bailey preseqted the plan of Future Palmetto Farmers HoM Fair Exchange of Pulpits Throughout State At County Seat. Many Exhibits Placed for Public View. view of the recent approval by the State Supreme court of the |65,000,- [the program 'of deliverance which has 000 road bond issue, and his position was concurred in by all present., ' The strategic value of State Route 7, Savannah river to Chester, and State Route 9, Cheater to the North Carolina line above Chesterfield, was pointed out by several speakers, and a whole-hearted co-operation pledged from the respective communities by the delegates present. Speakers from Georgia and this state, heartily 'en dorsed the plan as outlined. Following a general discussion, the president was authorized to appoint a committee to carry out the purposes of the resolution of endorsement as finally adopted. The committee named is composed of the following: J. F. Jacobs, chairman, Clinton. R. W. Wade, Clinton. C. F. Winn, Clinton. J. M. Nickles, Abbeville. Kenneth Baker, Greenwood. M. S. Lewis, Chester. Hon. Z. H. Suber, Whitmire. Hon. Neville Bennett, Clio. Sen. John M. Wise, Chester. Col. A. L.' Gaston, Chester, .. Hon. C. D. Nance, Cross Hill. C. A. Jeter, Carlisle. ■ Dr. J. R. Funderburk, Lancaster. J. E. Agerton, Pageland, H. V. Munger, Pageland. Sen. W, J. Perry, Chesterfield. R. E. Hanna, Cheraw. Dr. Jennings, Bennettsville. Dr. Wade Stackhouse, Dillon. The following preamble and resolu tion, after full consideration, unanimously adopted: been inaugurated for the purpose of wiping out the debt now carried by Presbyterin college, and the plan was given the approval of presbytery. Dr. S. C. Byrd, president of Chicora college, delivered a stirring address on the work and progress of the institu tion. The Rev. B. D. White of Enoree presbytery, was received and orders taken for his installation as pastor of the Presbyterian church at* Ware Shoals. Approval was voted the ministers* annuity plan which has been adopted in many of the presbyteries. GEORGIA SYNOD TO MEET HERE Invitation Accepted To Visit and In spect Thomwell Orphanage and Presbyterian College. The Presbyterian synod of Georgia in session last week at Rabun Gap, Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 21.—The sev en labor agitators and strikers, found guilty by a Mecklenburg county jury today of the murder of 0. F! Ader- holt, Gastonia chief of police, and also of assault on three other police offi cers, were sentenced late this after noon by Judge M. V. Barnhill. Four of the defendants, Fred Erwin Beal, of Lawrence, Mass., Clarence. Miller, of New York; George Carter, of Mizpah, N. J., and Joseph Harri- iran, of Passaic, N. J., each were sen tenced to serve not less than 17 years nor more than 20 years in the state prison at Raleigh for conviction on the second degree murder charge. W. M. McGinnis and Louise Mc Laughlin, both of Gastonia, each were given sentences of not less than 12 nor more than 15 years on the murder charge. K. Y. Hendricks, of Gastonia, was given a sentence of from 5 to 7 years on the same count. Lesser sentences, to run concurrent ly with the sentences imposed for murder, were given Beal, Miller, Car ter and Harrison were given ten years each after being found guilty on the charge of felonious assault on T. A, Gilbert. McGinnis and McLaughlin each were sentenced to not less than five nor more than seven years on the charge of assault on Gilbert. Hen dricks was given a five year sentence on this charge. No sentence was-given any of the defendants on the charge of assault against A. J. Roach, or C. M. Fergu son, officers. * Defense attorneys gave notice of ap peal and Judge Barnhill fixed the ap peal bond at $500 and fixed the ap pearance bond as follows: Beal, Miller, Carter and Harrison $5,000 bond each; McLaughlin and McGinnis $3,500 each ; Hendricks $2,000. Solicitor John G. Carrpenter declar ed the bond too light in view of the long prison sentences but Judge Barn hill, after hearing defense attorn^s on the question retiln^ the figure he announced at first. . There was no demonstration at any time today either shortly after noon when the jury returned a verdict of Laurens, Oct. 20.—The Future Pal metto Farmers, Laurens county’s high school agricultural organization, with chapters at Laurens, Gray Court-Qw- ings, Clinton and Hickory Tavern, held their first annual vocational fair at the Laurens school building Friday. The members of each club made ex hibits of their products, including cot ton, com, potatoes, peanuts and poul try, and these were put on display in the gymnasium, where groups of vis itors inspected the- products during the day. The young farmers staked a parade or pageant in which agriculture has progressed from primitive times to the present, each group exhibiting differ ent farrti implements, from the old In Interest of Debt Campaign. Many Speakers Tq Be Heard. Assignments of speakers for Pres byterian churches in connection with the exchange of pulpits next Sunday, were announced this week by Dr. F. D. Jones, associate chairman of the speakers bureau for t!)e college pro gram of deliverance. These exchanges are being made for the purpose of stressing the import ance of the campaign to raise $350,000 to clear away the Presbyterian college debt. Exchanges for South Carolina, Piedmont and Enoree Presbyteries, embracing this section, follow: South Carolina Presbytery Whitmire, Dr. A. E. Sjiencer of Clin ton; Owings, Rev. T. C. Bryan of Whitmire; Newberry, Rev. C. E. Sul livan of Columbia; Thomwell Memo forked wooden plow to the modern ^ial, Rev. F. J. McGUl of Cross Hill; turn plow, and so on. j Clinton First, Dr. L. Ross Lynn; Lau- Each member of the clubs who made Rev. M. C. Dendy of Newberry; an exhibit will be allowed a credit of Abbeville, Dr. D. J. Woods of Clin- fifty points in the final judging of^^on; Greenwood, Dr., R. F. Kirkpat- the products. At the school building, Anderson; Long Cane and educational demonstrations were given I Rev. G. M. Telford of Ab- in terracing, jri proper uses of ferti lizer and other crop methods, in addi tion to the care and pruning of peach oixhards. The four chapters have a to tal membership' of about 100 young farmers, and 96 were present for the first annual fair. beville; Smyrna, Rev. J. G. Shannon of Fountain Inn; Greenville church. Due West, Rev. J, N. McCord of Greenwood; Little Mountain, Rev. J. F. Bradley of Abbeville; Calhoun Falls, Rev. J. R. Hooten of Greenwood; Leb anon, Rev. E. F. Gettys of Calhoun Falls; Ware Shoals, Rev. R. D. White of Ware Shoals; Nmety-Six and Hod ges, Dr. W. H. Mills of Clemson col- ASK ISSUANCE OF ROAD BONDS liege; Friendship and Fairview, W. W Harris of Clinton ; JLaurens, Rev. S. P, and Reliable NUMBER 43 TOAlDCOnON Holds Current Prices Are Too Low. One Hundred Million Available To Finance Crop To Sixteen Cents Pound. Twenty Million To Start Program for Completing System of Hard- Surface Highways. Columbia, Oct. 17.—Formal mquest was filed by the state highway com mission today with Gov. John G. Rich ards and State Treasurer Julian II Scarborough for immediate issuance Bowles of Clinton. Wjishington, Oct. 21.—The Federal farm board announced today it would lend to cotton cooperatives sums suf ficient to bring the total amount bor rowed from all sources by such associ ations to 16 cents per pound on graded and classed cotton, and disclosed si multaneously that it is preparing to take similar action on wheat under a plan to be revealed later. The statement, which came as a sur prise and was received with gratifica tion by cotton state senators on Capi tol Hill, was prefaced with the dec laration that the board “believes the pfesent prevailing prices are too low.” Nearly $100,000,000 is available Trom the board’s revolving fund for the cotton financing, and the board said it would ask congress for more if it became necessary. ^ * Under the board’s plan, the basis for grading will be middling 7-8 inch staple. The loan per pisund at the ten designated Southern spot markets lyill be approximately as follows: Nor folk, 16.64-cents; Augusta, 16.35 cents; Savannah, 16.2S cents; Montgome^*, 16.64 cents; New Orleans, 16..59 cents; Memphis, 15.39 cpnts; Little Rock, 15.41 cents; Dallas, 15.34 Cents; Hous ton, 16.19 cents; Galveaton, 16.39- cents. The plan under which the board ex pects to lend money to wh^t coopera tives probably will not be announced 'until after formation-of the"National Piedmont Presbytery - ^ ^ . fownYille, Rev. M. A. Dur.nt Gt«n eorpw.t»n which .5 expected Iva': Rev. J. A. Clotfeller of Town-1 '” I*‘«™pWed l.te this week at a vine; Honea Path, Rev. S. H. Moore of Pendleton; Pendleton, Rev. 8.01.1"' Fulton of Honea Path; Walhalla, Rev. J. L. Crouch'of Clemson college; Clem- of $20,000,000 in state bonds, the pro-' son college. Rev. Frank Estes of Wal halla; Easley, Rev. R. M. Phillips of ceeds to^be used for completing the connecting system of hardsurfaced highways. |i)f Easley; Anderson First, Rev. J. W. The action followed the adoption ofGreenwood; Liberty and The general management of the cor poration will have to meet the ap proval of the board. Chairman Legge has said, in view of the fact that the Piedmont; Pi^mont, Rev.’c. G. Lynch^ a large sum of money. u resolution at the monthly meeting Pickens, Prof. Edgar Long of Due guilty on the murder charge afver 0,' minutes deliberation or this afternoon Ga., voted to hold its meeting next I when the verdict of guilty on the oth- year in this city, the first time the organization has ever accepted an in vitation outside the state. A year ago the Thomwell orphan age extended an invitation to the Goergia Presbyterians to hold their 1929 session of its campus. At that time the matter of re-organization of Columbia seminary was before the body and, for this reason it was deem ed unadvisable to meet here. The in- was vitation was renewed last week by Rev. S. P. Bowles, representative of Whereas, representatives of com- j the institution, and heartily accepted, munities Isring along the Calhoun high way are met in convention at Clinton, S. €., this the 22nd day of October, 1929, and er charges was rendered and still lat er when the sentences were passed. The defendants showed little emo- i tion, Beal maintaining a placid ex pression. and the others, with excep tion of Miller, keeping their eyes stol idly on the judge. Miller, however, his face flushed, glared at the defense table where solciitor Carpenter and several aUorneys who assisted him were sitting. When Solicitor Carpenter declared the appearance* bond too low, and told the defense attorneys he would run of the highway commission Wednes day evening, providing that the unit plan rather than the two district plan, both of which were last Saturday de clared by an en banc court to be con stitutional, be adopted and that pre- apratory plans be launched so that ■ West; Westminster, Prof. W. M. Scott board noted that the total supply of Easley; Pelzer and Williamaton, Rev. J. S. Crowley of Westminster. Prof. Edgar Long will speak at Ander son Central church on November 3. Enoree Presbytery Greenville Third, Rev. J. D. Hen- Explaining its opinion that the.cur rent cotton prices are too low, the 5f construction may begin as quickly as ; derson of Spartanburg; Spartanburg possible. The action of the commission fol lowed closely the announcement Wed- Second, Rev. J. H. Viser of Greenville; i American cotton this year is les%, than it was last year. That fact, together with- consumption continuing at the same rate as last year and the actual sale of cotton goods having increased, the board said it felt it might have in creased the price if the raw product had been marketed in an orderly man ner. Limestone, Gaffney, Rev. W. H. Ham-i Under the plan, the cooperative as- ilton of Greer; Greer First, Rev. W. A.' ^jjj farmers’ cotton nesday afternoon by United States , Gaffney; Reidville, Rev. P- n^d market it over a period of a year Senator Cole L. Blease, member of counsel opposing the bond issue, that he did not intend to take part in an 'appeal of the case to the United States S. McChesney of Woodruff; Woodruff, | jg needed^ settling with the Rev. F. H. Wardlaw of Sjmrtanburg; I ^jjg price obtained. Union First, Rev. J. C. Neville of Low- j present low level, the board said, rys; Fairforest, Rev. J. F. Matheson; chiefly to open fall weather. courts. Other opponents of the plan, Union; Monaghan and Reedy River,!-pjjjg ^^g have led to. a lack which provides for expenditure of i R®'’- Evans of Jonesville; Simp- Whereas, the Calhoun highway, con sisting in the state of South Carelina It is expected that entertainment for.away if he had 17 years staring him the Georgia visitors will be provided in the face. Miller spoke out saying $65,000 in construction of the state i soiwille. Rev. R. C. Morrison of Fou^ on the orphanage campus. At the meeting last week, encourag ing reports were heard on the Presby- “We are not guilty.” Twenty uniformed police officers and plain clothes men had been sta- system of highways, also showed an apathetic interest in the matter df the appeal, giving encouragement to state Highway department officials in the belief that the proposed appeal has been adandoned. of confidence in cotton values. The cotton cooperatives are now borrowing certain' sums for advances terian college, now partly owned by i tfoned at various places in the court of State Aoute 7 from Savannah river j Georgia, an^ also on Thomwell or-' room by Judge Barnhill, who in^ruct- through Calhoun Falls, Abbeville, Greenwood, Coronaca, Cross Hill, Mountville, Clinton, Renno, Whitmire, Carlisle, Chester, and State Route 9 from Chester through Fort Lawn, Lan- ^ meeting here where first-hand infor- caster, Pageland, Ruby, Mt. Croghan, mation can be gained of the work bc- Chesterfield, Cheraw, Bennettsville,' ing done at both places. phanage, another of the synod’s inter-1 ed them to make arrests at the first ests. In view of the location here of j indication of a demonstration. The these two institutions, added interest! jury required only two ballots to reach was’^manifested in holding next year’s I its decision. On the first ballot, the vote was eleven to one for conviction tain Inn; Fountain Inn, Rev. D. CT. Stogner of Simpsonville; Lockhart,members from commercial banks, Rev. Charles Cureton of Converse; I federal intermediate credit banks, Clifton and Inman, Rev. J. Q. Wallace i federal farm board. The board of Lockhart; Reidville, Rev. C. E. |^j]] supplement loans to cooperatives Piephoff of Greenville; Greenville 1 jy amounts sufficient to make the First, Dr. H. W. DuBose of Spartan- average total loan, »with certain burg; Greenville Fourth, Dr. T. W. lfj.eig.ht differentials, at least 16 c^nts Sloan of Greenville First; Greenville per pound for the entire cotton belt. 1 OlrVlUi r/\irv Pom-th; SpartanburR Second, Dr. i Senators Pleased Flournoy Shepperson of Greenville. I Washington, Oct. 21. — General IODINE DAY HELD for murder and on the second the vote was unanimous. Clio, Dillon and to the North Carolina, Dr. G. G. Mayes of Winnsbevo, nicm- ( Because of a misunderstanding, the line in the direction of Wilmington, ber of the board of trustees, represent-1 jurors did not come to any decision N. C., on Route 217; also to the North fed the college at the Georgia meeting'as to the other counts charged against Carolina line from Chesterfield in the j and highly praised the administration . the defendants, and had to be sent direction of Raleigh, N. C., on Route ^ of the Rev. John MeSween as presi- back. The foreman, John L. Todd, an- 95, constitutes by its main line the dent. (Continued on page two) most direct route from Atlanta, Ga., It is very probable that an effort to Raleigh, N. C., and by its Wilming- Avill be made to bring the South Caro- RANK ton (hvision to Wilmington, N. C.; and jlina synod to Clinton next fall into j rpAiT'-rsxT OVA TXT Whereas, the Washington-Atlanta .joint session with the Georgia body, i lAlvliijN BY V'H.AIN highway via Gaffney, Spartanburg,! though no definite decision in the I Greenville, Anderson, Hartwell to At-! matter has yet been reached. ; Large Greenville Institution Becomes lanta is almost completely paved ] Link In Peoples Bank of South agreement with the federal farm ; board that the price of cotton was too low and expressions commending its PYTHIAN RALLY ATTRACTS MANY action came today from Southern sen- Natural Resources Commission Places Products Before People. Thursday Sees Clemson-Carolina Clash. * Columbia, Oct. 22.—County police i today arrested one man- for operating I ,a gambling device at the state fair|(jrand Lodge Officers and Many Visit- Senator Harris, Democrat, Georgia, grounds, but otherwise Governor, ^ ^hat he was “glad to see that the I Richards orders that wheels of chance , Tuesday Evening. tarm board at last has waked up to 'hLded^ Srrounds were being ^ year.^ the condition the market is in.” ' ■ '*^he lodge room of the local K. of P. “I hope it is the beginning of an ef- ators. through this state; the Coastal T oHiaq i Carolina Chain, way completely paved, and the Capital ^ | Greenville, Oct. 20.—Another bank. Capital highway from Cheraw 'J'q MOCt FriOflyithe Woodside National bank of this to thrqugh Camden, Columbia to Augus- j ta far advanced in paving, the only I .city, has been added to the Peoples Today was Iodine day and the South ^gg y^^g]l fijigd at a called meet- fort to do something for cotton which Carolina Natural Resources commis-1 Tuesday night. Members selling below the cost of produc- sion had charge of informing the pub- j Anderson, Laurens, and Columbia ^ tion,” he said. he what South Carolina offers in the, lodges, together with the grand chan- Senator George. Democrat, Georgia, way of vegetables, fruits, etc., con-^^and keeper of records and said the action of the board would tend taming that product. igggi^ gpd the district deputy, helped to |.4^0 steady and ought to stiffen the Tomorrow will be given over to ag- ''make the meeting one of the oest held pj-jpg of cotton.” riculture, and Thursday all roads wilL recently. ..,4 • -.l-i-.j-.- lead to Columbia and the fair grounds, \ The occasion was to create a deeper . 4. 4U u j • n v where Carolina and Clemson clash in interest in Pythianism in this part of j ' , Zone No. 1 of the Greenville district, | Bank of South Carolina. W oodside other great northeast by southwest ^ meeting Friday afternoon 1 bank officials last night made the an- route— the Calhoun highway—consti-1 g.g^ otgiodj Rij-g^ Methodist inouncement. The change was effective tutes the most important through route Laurens. A leader and sec- yesterday. from eastern North Carolina to north- yg|.gj.y j^j. ^jjg yggj. ^930 will be elect- ] R- Goodwyn Rhett of Charleston, is western Georgia, and requires the at-, business attended to. | head of the Peoples bank and Alester tention of the State Highway depart- ^ large attendance is urged, and it is G. Furman of Greenville, will be vice- ment and of the counties along the ^ number of Methodist | president and chief executive officer Calhoun Highway in the matter of im- i^jjgg fj.Qjjj jjg^g will attend the con- of the Greenville institution under its proved surface, and ference ownership and management. Whereas, the South Carolina Su- * ^ 1 The Woodside National bank, estab- preme court has approved the $65,- \ n a a. 'lished in 1919 by the Woodside inter- nfin non bond issue provided for hard-1 DCltS v/OUQllClIllg their annual fight on the gridiron. I the state, and several short speeches gone beyond the sixteen cents and up to the market quotations,” he said. j Friday school children of the state were delivered to this effect,' will be admitted free and predictions! The first rank was conferred on two' ’ are that many will attend. | candidates, one from Anderson and **§0^ YoU LfttCl*” i The fair proper will close Saturday one from here. , WArA On Nnv afternoon, but the midway will remain ; The second of a series of three meet- XlCre DIH ©pen unutil the last of the crowds ings will be held with the Laurens heads for home. > lodge on November -Ith. The third will A three-act musical comedy entitled be held in Anderson ^t a date to be “See You Later,” will be staged in the announced later. I Florida Street school auditorium on The local lodge has called a meeting 'he evening of Nov. 5th. The program surfacing in this state, and Whereas, the Calhoun highway is , ests of Greenville, was capitalized at Greenwood Meeting, $250,000. The* Peoples Bank of South Carolina has announced resources of Oyster Supper By •mjr J* J Y !• \ 1 lie lUUttl ima VilliVU • Iiitxrmiji ^ Metnodist Ladies for the night of November first to will consist of snappy music, lively initiate several candidates who will choruses, and attractive costumes for felmost wholly mentioned in the Pay-^ q gyjjum Betts, pastor of the 123,000,000 and has banks located at as-you-go Act for hard-surfacing or Associate Reformed Presbylh-! Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Ab- other dependable type of road, there- church, is in Greenwood this beville, Anderson, Florence, Allendale, fore: jweek conducting special evangelistic | Darlington, EHllon, Georgetown, La- Be it resolved: 1 services at the A. R. P. church of that t mar, Kingstree, Greelyville, Johnson On Friday evening, >Jov. 1st, the join the class just begun, junior department of Broad Street Methodist church will give an oyster hupper in the Masonic temple building. The proceeds from the undertaking 'the local cast that will participate. 'The proceeds will be applied to the Broad Street Methodist parsonage debt. A liberal patronage on the part 'of the public is being asked bv the will go to tho piano fond of this do-i Eastr^Star, wiirho'ld ^ EAxSTEKN STARS TO MEET First, that we urge upon the county delegations, county officers. Chambers of Commerce and local Calhoun High- (Continued On Page Three) city. The services began las; Sabbath . ville, Moncks Comer, St. Stephen, evening and will continue through this j Manning, Seneca, St. George, Sum- 1 ^ ^ ..X S M I 11m WM MW OWzIIa Alld partment and those who are sponsor- j regular meeting Friday evening at ing the supper are asking the public’s: 7:30 in the Masonic temple building,. week with Mr. Betts preaching twice' merville, ’Timmonsville, daily. * ! Ehrhardt. Mrs. L. M. Davis is > visiting in liberal patronage. Supper will be serv-* it was announced yesterday by the W’oodruff as the guest of Mr. and led from six to nine o’clock. secretary. i Mrs. W. B. Weathers. ' ) \ J