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CLINTON, 8. C„ THURSDAY, JAWJAKY lOth,1924
NUMBER 2
JUIURY MEnWC
COMIRCIil CLUB
Larfe Attendance Present For First
Meeting of Year—Two Football
Teams Are Guests—Joint
Meeting of Clinton-Lau-
rens Clubs Is Pro-
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The January meeting of the Com
mercial Club was held Tuesday even
ing in the club room with W. W. Har-
ria, the presideRt, presiding- in -tlre
chair. The dinner was served by the
. jfotel Clinton, ends
unusually large attendance. Thanks
was offered at the opening of the
meeting by Dr. M. G .Woodworth
The club had as it’s guests for the
evening the Thornwell Orphanage
football team, state champions, and
the Clinton high school team. James
Stamps, captain of the Thornwell
team, and James Witherspoon of the
high school eleven, were called upon
by the president and made happy re
marks of appreciation that were en
thusiastically received by the club’s
membership. There were also
number of visitors present as. the
guests of members, among them be
ing: Messrs. E. P. Minter, Geo. Blake
ly, A. C. Tqdd, M. L. Smith and T.
F. Patton of < Laurens as the guests
of J. F. Jacobs, Sr., Messrs. C. H.
Hall and S R. Dorroh as the guests
of J. Hamp Stone; A. W. Blumbery
superintendent of construction of the
new postoffice, with C. F. Winn; A. M
Cobb with 0. I. Shealy; and Dr. E
Mood Smith, recently moved here
from Laurens, as the guest of the
club.
At the opening of the business
meeting, the president announced the
reception into the club of four new
members, Dr. D. J .Woods, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church; J. H.
Flanagan, of the Chronicle Publishing
Company; Geo. W. Hollingsworth of
Rev. Stephen R. Brock Died At His
.Hone In Winston-Salem At
Ripe Old Age.
The Rev. Stephen R. Brock, v for
merly of this city, passed away at
his home in Winston-Salem last Mon
day. The following account, taken
from a Winston-Salem paper, will be
read here with regret by his friends
and acquaintances:
‘Rev. Stephen Rhodes Brock, well-
known Baptist minister of this state,
died yesterday morning at 10:20
o’clock at the home of his son, Judge
Waltev. -^ Breefi-. ^SZ^-West Fifth
FORMER CLINTON
CITIZEN
DEAD
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR
President’s Report For 1923 Shows
Progress and Is Vary Gratify
ing—Cashier Goo. W. Cope
land Resigns.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
was held Tuesday afternoon in the
directors room with President B. H.
Boyd presiding. The annual report
of the president showed that a very
prosperous year had been experienc
ed and the stockhelders were highly
gratified with the condition of their
institution. ' .
DIAL DISCUSSES THE;
COTTON FUTURE ACT
W. R. Shelton.”
able to assist in securing the federal
building for Clinton and invited the
club to call upon him whenever he
may be of service.
Dr. B. 0. Whitten, of the State
Training School, and Dr. L. RoSs
Lynn of the Thornwell Orphanage,
expressed their appreciation of the
courtesies and interest shown by the
club towards these institutions dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
Mr. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., expressed his
pleasure in having attended the meet
ing of the Laurens Business League
last week, and urged a closer spirit
of cooperation between the Laurens
and Clinton organizations, declaring
that the results will be a new energy
and enthusiasm if the clubs will work
together for the common interests
of the county. With this end in view
he offered a resolution which was
unanimously adopted, calling for an
annual or semi-annual joint meeting
of the two clubs to consider matters
of vital interest to the county. The
place of meeting, time, and the var
ious details are to be worked out by
a joint committee and a motion was
adopted calling upon the board of di
rectors of the Commercial Club to
overture the Laurens organization to
arrange for such a meeting. Several
members of the Laurens club were
present and expressed their' hearty
approval of the idea.
A motion was adopted calling for
the appointment of a committee from
the club to present and urge the
needs of the State Training School of
this city upon the General Aaseiftbly.
An extensive building program is
contemplated for this institution the
coming year, and Gov. McLeod in his
message to the legislature on Tues
day strongly recommended an in
creased appropriation for the school.
The president appointed the follow
ing committee to handle the matter:
Dir. L. Ross Lynn, chairman, A. B.
Blakely, Dr. J. Lee Young, Dr. R. E.
Sadler and C. W. Stone.
The matter of insufficient county
funds for the maintenance of cross
country roads was called to the club’s
attention. At a recent meeting of the
Laurens club resolutions were adopt
ed calling upon the county delegation
make an appropriation of 91,900
each township in the county for
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street, this city, where h$ has resided
“^His health KHTfC
not been good since he was stricken
with apoplexy five years ago. He
had been critically ill for several
weeks and death was not unexpected.
The deceased war born in Dublin
county April 22, 1854, and when quite
young his parents moved to Kinston,
Lenoir county, where he was reared
and lived until he was 25 years of
age. His first marriage was to Miss
Mary Shaw, of Chesterfield, S. C.,
after which they moved back to Kin
ston.
. After entering the Baptist minis
try, the Rev. Brock served various
churches in this state and South Caro
lina, among them being churches at
Clinton, Rock Hill, and Lancaster,
the latter being his last active charge.
It was at Lancaster ftiat he was
stricken with apoplexy.
For the last three years the de
ceased has resided with his son, Judge
Brock, and since the family moved
to Winston-Salem he has made his
home with them here.
Rev. Mr. Brock was married a sec
ond time in RockJ|ft, S. C., in 1911,
to Mrs. SallieJflflms, who survives
him. There we^^vo children by the
first marriage, one of which died at
the age of six years. The surviving
son is Judge Brock, of this city.
The interment was held at Wades-
boro Wednesday morning at 11
o’clock, and interment followed in the
cemetery there. The service
TKTYebdrt showed^lolir asseS of
over $833,000, deposits of ^ J.V i^Jo_jmxestigaU
TO
Tells of His Efforts. Sorry That
Growers of Staple Were Not
Represented at Hearing.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Senator N. B.
Dial said today:
“Ever since I have been in the
Senate I have been trying to amend
the Cotton Future Contract Law, In
February, 1922, I had passed in the
Senate a resolution referring the
question of my amendment and the
operation of cotton exchanges gener
ally to the commission, as the public
knows, ip composed of r , five of the
strongest experts in the UnrtecT‘5tates'
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com-
and E. C Robin■saaaaar.eK e ® rn *tery there. The service
SeMhrfelLuhiber (imp.STTc^*^ end
dial welcome was extended the new
members by the club.
A communication was read from
Sen. N. B. Dial, in responce to the
club’s committee expressing it’s ap
preciation of his efforts in behalf of
the new postoffice building.. Senator
Dial expressed his pleasure in being
bf
$63,000. The usual eight per cent on
the capital stock of $100,000 was
paid for the year, and the outlook for
1924 business at this popular bank
ing institution is one of optimism.
At the meeting Tuesday afternoon,
Geo. W. Copeland, cashier and active
vice-president of the bank, tendered
his resignation which was accepted
with reluctance by the board. Mr.
Copeland haa been connected with the
bank for a number of years and has
rendered valuable and faithful ser
vice in the various positions he has
held. In severing his relation, he
goes with the Farmer’s Mercantile
Company of this city, having bought
an interest in that business.
• Directors of the institution, re
elected for another year are: J. S.
Craig, J. M. Pitts, L. H. Davidson,
R. Z. Wright, G. A. Copeland, T. D.
Copeland, Geo. W. Copeland and B.
H. Boyd.
At a subsequent meeting of the
directors the following officers were
elected: B. H. Boyd, president; J; S.
Craig and R. Z. Wright, vice-presi
dents; L. D. McCrary, discount clerk;
Joe L. Davidson, book-keeper; Mrs.
S. L. Pitts, stenographer. The posi
tion of cashier, made vacant by Mr.
Copeland’s resignation, will be filled
at a subsequent meeting of the
board t of directors.
unfair deal
COMMERCIAL BANK IN
SPLENDID CONDITION
One of the Best, Yean In the Ineti-
tut ion’s History Haa Jupt Clos
ed—Same Officers Are Re
elected.
A note of optimism prevailed in the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Commercial Bank held Tuesday
afternoon and presided over by it’s
president, H. D. Henry. The presi
dent’s report showed that 1923 was
a prosperous year and that a bright
future lies ahead of this institution.
The officers were commended and
mnm
WOK COUNCIL
City Puts On Four Cents Cooking
Rato—Bnilding of Modern City
Hall and Complete Filter
System Is Contem
plated.
The City Council held its regular
monthly meeting last Thursday night.
Routine matters were taken-up-and
congratulated upon foe splendid-n^aa- lAiapesed oLnad-atttgf matters discus-
ner irTwhich the bank’s affairs have sed. Reports were read from tha.
handled as^is evideneeff thflSe heads of departments and There was
Rev;
BACK FROM CHARLOTTE
to
SCHOOLS REOPEN
AFTER HOLIDAYS
New Session’s Work Entered Upon
Monday Morning. Two Changes
In Faculty.
With children and teachers in their
places, the Clinton city schools re
sumed work Monday morning after
a two weeks’ vacation for the holi
days.Class work was immediately
entered into and the regular routine
is now under way. i.
In the grammar school there are
two changes in the faculty. Mrs. W.
H. Simpson has been elected teacher
of the fourth grade, succeeding Miss
Mary Harlee, resigned. Miss Essie
Young heads the fifth grade, succeed
ing Miss Mary Workman, who resign
ed before the holidays to return to
her home at Kinard.
Local Ford Man Journeys Over
Charlotte For Get-to-Gether
Meeting.
E. W. Ferguson, good fellow, and
local Ford dealer, has returned from
several day’s stay in Charlotte where
he attended the annual meeting of
Ford dealers in North
held
Carolina. Such a meeting is
each year early in January at which
time plans are made for the year’s
work and the dealers contracts are
signed and ^pcepted. Mr. Ferguson
signed his contract for -1924 and
states that with his increased al
lowance,. he will be able to take care
of *all Ford needs for the coming
year.
Mr. Ferguson is one of the leading
J^prd dealers in the Carolinas, and
both in his sales and repair depart
ments he renders a service that is
satisfactory and appreciated by his
large lis tof customers.
NEW LUTHERAN PASTOR
MUSGROVE COUNCIL ELECTS
Will Preach For Local Congregation
For First Time Next Sunday.
The Rev. M. R. Wingard, formerly
of Plains, Ga., but who recently mov
ed to Greenwood to accept the Green-
wood-Clinton Lutheran pastorate, will
preach his first sermon for his Clin
ton congregation next Sunday morn
ing at eleven o’clock in the Masonic
Hall. At this service the Sacrament
of the Lord’s Supper will be adminis
tered and (he public Is conlially in
vited for this special occas.on and to
hear and welcome the new pastor.
Mr. Wingard succeeds Dr. A. J.
Bowers as pastor of the local church.
He is a successful minister and comes
highly recommended for the work he
has accepted of the joint pastorate.
Names Directing Officers For New
Year’s Work.
Musgrove Council No. 40, R. and S.
M., at a recent meeting, elected the
following officers to serve for 1924:
* R .W. Phillips, T. I. M.; L. E. Hat
ton, D. M.; W. P. Jacobs, P. C. W.;
F. M. Boland, Treasurer; J. K. John
son, Recorder; G. E. Tumblin, C. G.;
F. C. Pinson, C. C.; G. F. Wren, Stew
ard; L. R. Stone, Sentinel.
Miss Kathleen Dean spent Satur
day and Sunday with home-folks at
Whitmire.
wmen congress may
refer to it. They Me provided with
all the^facillties that the United
States Government can give, and
with the best expert talent in the
country.
“After investigating and consider
ing this subject for eleven months,
the commission reported unanimous
ly to the Senate during the last week
of the last session sustaining my con
tention, to wit, that the present law
operates unjustly as to the growers
of cotton. This was a preliminary
report and further investigation is to
be had on the amendment and other
questions involved.
“The commission advertised in Oc
tober it would have a hearing on my
resolution for three days in Novem
ber, permitting any and everybody in
the United States to appear for and
against my proposal, and to make any
other suggestions that they might
concerning exchanges dealing in cot
ton. At this hearing a large number
of people appeared, representatives
from all the exchanges from Mexico
to New York, and opposed my pro
posed amendment and suggested
southern warehouse delivery for cot
ton sold on future contracts. Such
men as George H. McFadden, of Mc-
Fadden Brothers, of Philadelphia;
William Clayton, of Anderson; Clay
ton & Fleming, of New York; Mr.
Harris, of New York, and many oth
ers appeared before said commission
aftd spoke.
“It was distressing to my mind at
this hearing to note the absence of
the real parties at interest, to wit,
the growers of cotton. To my mind,
this is by far the greatest subject
that confronts the southern people
today. A correction of this evil
and South { would aid ift-restoring prosperity to
the South and we can never become
the prosperous and contented people
we were intended to be with this in
cubus on top of us.
“The Trade Commission very kind
ly consented for me to reply to all
The arguments that had been present
ed and I have just finished present
ing the side of the growers of cot
ton, as I see it. I ^opposed with all
the power that was within me south
ern delivery on New York contracts.
That is another ingenious proposi
tion which has the semblance of some
reason, but to my mind it would al
ways greatly depress the price of cot
ton.
“I did not go into the question of
the injustice of the contract between
the buyers and sellers, because the
commission had already unanimous
ly agreed with me on this point. I
directed most of my argument to the
injurious effect of these contracts
upon the growers of cotton, who it
might be said constitute a third party
to every future contract, because the
contract unfortunately affects them.
The price of the contract practically
fixes the price of spot cotton, there
fore it ought to be a different con
tract, 'but under the law the seller
can deliver any of all ten grades on
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GOES WITH FATHER
W. G. King Forms Partnership With
B. L. King In Mercantile
Business. 1
W. G. King, for several years past
a member of the firm of King &
Little, fancy grocers, has sold his
interest in that concern and formed
a partnership with his father, B. L.
King, dealer in ladies’ read-to-wear.
The store is to be conducted in the
future under the firm name of B.'L.
King A Son, and will carry a com
plete line of ladies’ wear. Both
members of the firm are well known
in this community and their friends
unite in wishing for them n success
ful business career.
. •
Mr. Gus W.
Greenwood on bust
iworfh was in
Wednesday.
MAGIC MOCCASINS *
When Hiawatha strapped on his magic moccasins he could
measure a mile at a single stride. But, at best, he traveled at
s snail’s pace compared to the speed you can make today.
Glance through your paper and in a few moments you have
covered the earth. You jump from New York to San Francisco,
Pittsburgh to London, Toledo to Timbuktu. You know what is
going on the world over almost as soon as the events ccur.
Turn to the advertising columns and you are transported to
' the grocer’s, the clothier's, the furniture store; you visit the
factory of a manufacturer, or talk with the inventor of a new
. household appliance.
Right in your own armchair, unhurried, unworried and with
out effort, you can make your Choice of good merchandise,, check
up values and compare prices.
Merchants and manufacturers who put advertisements in
this paper must give good value. They know that advertising, by
•increasing the number of their sales, will enable them to lower
prices and give you more for your money—and at fhe same time
increase their own income;
Read The Chronicle Advertisements and You’ll Be Miles Ahead
of the Magic Moecaaiaw.
steady, healthy gain in the volumn of
business enjoyed by this youngest
bank in the city. The bank paid it’s
usual (^ividend for the year of 10 per
cent on it’s capital stock of $50,000,
this being the largest dividend paid
by any bank in the county.
The report of President Heary
showed total assets of oevr $461,000;
deposits of $373,000; and surplus and
undivided profits of more than $30,-
000.
The directors re-elected for the
year at the annual meeting are: Geo.
W. Young, J. I. Copeland, Dr. D. M.
Douglas, F. M. Boland, L. H. David
son, H. D. Henry and Dr. Jack H.
Young.
The officers re-elected by the di-
*
rectors at a subsequent meeting are:
H. D. Henry, president; Geo. W.
Young, vice-president; L. H. David
son, vice-president; F. M. Boland,
cashier.
HOSPITAL RENDERS
VALUABLE SERVICE
Report of Past Year Shows Satisfac
tory Work at Dr. Hays’ Hospital
The hospital was opened up for
admission of patients in the latter
part of March, 1923, and for the past
nine months has a very satisfactory
report to make of the work that- has
been done there. The summer months
were exceptionally busy months and
j[or t^is season of the year was rath
er unusual, during the months of
July and August nearly all the pri
vate rooms being occupied most of
the time.
In August a charter was obtained
from the Secretary of State permit
ting the organization of a training
school for nurses, and the first class
of two young ladies was Jaegun in
September. Each year a new class
will begin its career in study and
practical nursing. The didactic teach
ing is done by the local physicians
who have kindly consented to teach
the various branches of study that is
required by all well organized train
ing schools. The practical nursing
is taught by the superintendent and
heud nurse. The hospital is glad to
report that the services of Miss War
ren, the head nurse, have been ob
tained for -the coming year.
From the opening in March the
hospital has admitted one hundred
and forty nine patients, and the aver
age number of patients per day dur
ing this period was between five and
six.
During this period thirty-four pati
ents were admitted into free beds, ag
gregating 564 days, and averaging
about two per day for the entire
period. The percentage of occupancy
of free beds was approximately 33
per cent. The percentage of admis
sions of patients into free beds was
23 per cent.
The institution of the free beds by
the good ladies of the Woman’s Hos
pital Association, and the mainten
ance of these four beds has been of
great benefit to those who had the
privilege of using its service and it
has made it possible for the hospi
tal to carry on with that end of the
work in charity that all institutions
of this kind are called upon to do.
general discussion on the reports.
The officers were commended for
their showing. At the request of the
"Board of Health the time for keep
ing hogs within the city limits was
extended from February 1st to March
1st.
After thinking the matter over for
several months an dmaking a number
of inquiries of other towns, the Coun
cil decided to allow a cooking rate
of 4 cents per kilowat During the
last year a number of improvements
have been made at the power plant
putting it in excellent condition. The
plant is not large enough, however, to
take care of any number of ranges
and the number will necessarily have
to be limited. Mr. Tumblin, Super
intendent of the plant, says that v U
the users of light and power would
lighten up as much as possible the
early part of the night and make the
load at that time as little as possible,
the plant will be able to take care of
all applicants. Applications for pow
er for cooking purposes at the new
rate must be made at the City Clerk’s
office.
At the request of the men in
charge of the engines, a reduction in
their salaries was made and an extra
man will be put on making three
8-hour shifts instead of two 12-hour
shifts. These men work seven days
in the week.
The Council dectypd to effer for
sale the brick store building on Mus
grove street now owned by the city,''
and if it can be sold a modern City
Hall building will be erected on the
vacant lot on North Broad street.
The license ordinance was passed
and the Clerk authorized to publish
same in the paper and to take partic
ular care that all persons and firms
subject-to the license tax pay? same
within the month of January.
At a subsequent meeting on Mon
day night, The Ryan Engineering
Company of Columbia made their re
port on the recent surveys and in
vestigations madepertaining to the a
building of a complete filter system
and the laying of a water pipe line
to Beard’s Fork creek as well as
some extensions of water mains and
sewer lines. Their report showed
that these improvements will cost in
the neighborhood of $125,000.00. The
Council has the matter under ad
visement and no doubt the people will
be asked to vote bonds for the im
provements. Water during the Sum
mer and Fall months was very scarce
and although additional wells were
punched, the extra demand more ths
consumed it .
Closes Abbeville Store
E. J. Adair, proprietor of Adair’s
Department Stores in this city and
Abbeville, is closing the latter place
of business on February first, after
successfully operating it for the past
fifteen years. In closing his Abbe
ville place, Mr. Adair states that it
is his intention to give his entire time
to his store here in the future.
Basketball Tomorrow
The basketball teams, both boys
and girls, of Gray Court-Owings will
play the Clinton teams here tomor
row in the college gymnasium at
3 p. m.. .It is hoped that there will
be a good attendance as only a few
games will be played by the high
school teams in Clinton pn account
of the difficulty in securing the col
lege gymnasium.
SCHOOL HEAD RESIGNS . ,
Rev. E. A. Adams of Colored Schools,
Goes To Large Pastorate In
Columbia.
Rev. E. A. Adams, pastor of the
Goldville Methodist church and prin
cipal of the colored schools of this
city, has resigned his work here and
left this week for Columbia where he
has been appointed by the bishop to
the pastorate of the largest Metho
dist church in Columbia, with a mem
bership of nearly two thousand mem
bers. As the head of the Clinton
colored schools, Rev, Adams made a
splendid leader and gave entire satis
faction to the board of trustees. Both
among his own and the white people
he was well , liked and esteemed. He
is succeeded here by Rev. J. M. John
son, for several years past connect
ed with the Newberry colored schools.
MERCANTILE COW
MUST BE FED
Cutting down on the adver
tising appropriation when busi
ness is dull is like cutting down
on the cow feed when the milk
runs short, philosophically said
some fellow who had a sense of
\ J humor as well as good business
sense.
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