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A & - _._, u _ THB CHRONICLE StriTM To Bo o CIcoa News paper, Complete, Newsy sa4 We**iVlti » - f cs;S /: »•• ; .4 ' ' . ‘ ' ,. * ‘ i •* . aet'-tk • Vv. •’ ; v« ■*;' i ■ 'f‘ • , Tea Des*t Get The _ VOLUME XXIV CLINTON, a C., THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1924 NltMBER 19 10 MAD IMS INTO ttnmi CONTRACT SIGNED BY ; CITY TO START AT ONCE Conference Here Friday Results In Signing of Contract by City and Manufacturing Indus tries—Hope to Have Work Complet ed By Next November. A contract has been signed by the city with the Southern Power Com pany to extend its lines into Clin- ton m followed a conference held in the city last Friday afternoon between John W. Fox, engineer of the power de partment, and the city council. It is.proposed to furnish power to the city as well as its manufacturing in dustries, and 4he Unis will be built' from Newberry by Goldville and into Clinton. It is their intention to cir cle arotknd 4* city, the Unes probably to be built direct from Goldville to Lydia Cotton Hills, thence to a point near the Clinton Cotton Mills where they wiU tap with the city. The cost of erecting the line, making the con nections, etc., with the city, are all to' be met by the Southern Power Company, and according to estimates from their engineering department, it will cost approximately $225,000 to build the extension into Clinton. Mr. Fox arrived in the city early Friday morning and went into con ference with the heads of the Clin ton Cotton Mills, Lydia Cotton Mills, and Banna Manufacturing Company of Goldville. The contract and ar rangements were agreed upon by all parties as satisfactory and along with the city, these industries, the large consumers of the community, will he sorted by the Southern Power Company. ^ In tne afternoon Mr. Fox held a Little Accomplished By Legislature cerned. It Would Seems, Has Just Met. Columbia, March 3.—The fact that no quorum of the Senate was pres ent tonight means that the reporting of the appropriation bill will be de layed^ It was almost ready to be reported out tonight. The fact that there will be a State wide conference here Wednesday to discuss the pro*' posed sales tax may mean that the appropriation hill may not come be fore the Senate for discussion until after that date. In fact, so far as fiscal legislation is concerned, it appears that the General Assembly has just met. The House finance bUl carrying appro priations of a million and a half in excess of last year means that the House or the Senate must dig up the wherewith, or the General Assembly must back track on expenditures. It would be unpardonable to make ap propriations in excess of the revenue. This State and Massachusetts have the best credit, it is said, of all the states in the Union, and it would not do now to imperil that credit. Claude means committee, comes out in a statement in which he wants to know “The money must come from somewhere. If a better plan is pos sible we must know it,” he said. Mr. Sapp says in the statement that Governor McLeod’s opposition to raising the State levy heads the Legis lature off in that direction. The in creased appropriations include $400,- 000 for Confederate pensions and $1,200,000 for public schools. He does not see how these items can be omit ted from the bill. eoafaranca with th* city aonndL at if. it ia Apt to be a aalea tax what. wiU which time the contract was discuased j it be? and thoroughly explained. Members of council expressed themselves as highly pleased with the * fair and equitable contract secured and the pleasant relations with Mr. Fox. The following contract rate, based upon monthly consumption, was entered in to with th^ Southern Power Company for a period of five years: K. W. Hrs. Per Month Per K. W. Hr. First 50,000 4 1.54 cents Next 50,000 1.485 cents Next 50,000 1.43 cents Next 50,000 1.375 cents Next 100,000 1.32 cents Following the conference, Engineer Fox expressed himself as pleased with the cordial reception he had received both from the city and the directing heads of the mills. He stated that the Southern Power Company had for a long time desired to extend its lines into Clinton and that present enlarge ment of their properties in the Caro- linas makes it g now possible. He stated that oroers would be placed immediately for material and that in all probability the work of construcr tion would be completed and the serv ing of this section begun by his com pany not later than the first of next November. ~~ Protracted Meeting -' To Begin Soon Dr. E. P. Taylor, Well Known Evan gelist, to Conduct Three Weeks Services Here. A big tent meeting, conducted by Dr. E. P. Taylor of < Batesburg, is to open in the city on next Sunday and continue through the 30th. Dr. E. P. Taylor, well known evangelist of Batesburg, will do the preaching. Dr. Taylor since giving up his pro- fession of denistry to enter the min istry, has met with marked success The Swat Season Is Here Again Johnson’s Ball Players Begin Loosen ing and Oiling Up for Ap proaching Season. vincing manner. He recently held a meeting at Goldville which was attended by large crowds and result ed in a number of additions to the church. The tent will be located at the corner of Bailey and Academy streets and a cordial invitation is ex tended everybody to attend the ser vices. The singing will be led by Homer Jenkins of East Point, Ga. Mr. Jen kins will be rehiembered here as a gos pel singer, having had charge of the music for the Dr. Bridgers meeting held here two years ago. Delegation Announces Rural Police Force M. B. Chandler Given Place In This Section of County Formerly Held By T. D. Abrams. The county delegation to the Gen eral Assembly has .announced the personnel of the rural police force to be appointed^ at this session for a period of two years. There is only one chapge in the force, Thomas D. Abrams of this sec- N. • Sapp, chairman of the ways and tion of the county, being replaced by “Electrical Show” Pleases Audience LUTHERAN SERVICES SUNDAY There will be preaching services in the Masonic hall Sunday morning at 11 o’clock by the pastor, Rev. M. R. Wingard. The public is cordially in vited. ' * Glenn Morris Stages Scientific Dem onstration As Lyceum Attraction. A large audience greeted Glenn Morris Tuesday evening when he pre sented an electrical and scientific demonstration in the orphanage chap el as one of the numbers on this sea son’s lyceum course. His lecture— demonstration dealt entirely with electricity, explaining its inconceivable possibilities in simple and none-tech- nical language. Mr. Morris has a remarkable collection ^>f electrical ap paratus with which he produces a M. B. Chandler, former chief of po lice of Greenwood, who moved back cw the guard at the state penitentiary. Other members of the force re-elected were: C. L. Owens, chief of police, Andy I Boyd, Claude L. Owings and Sam M. Thompson. The terms of two other members, W. H. Bryson and G. L. Ridgeway, did not expire this year. The rural policeman are named by the governor upon the recommenda tion of the county delegation. By agreement among themselves each member is alloted the nomination of the rural policeman of his section of the county. The nomination of the officer for the lower section of the county, therefore, fell to the lot of Representative J. O. Barnett of this city. (By H. J. Hindman) All seasons have their own individ ual signs, so it has been decreed since the. beginning of time. And now, the season of the swat does not come unheralded. Spring fever, Mar6h winds, and summer suns have announced the opening of festivities on Johnson field down at P. C. .Jbufc Monday-Coisch Walter JtahnU in son took his squad en masse for a general loosening and oiling up. ~ATnong Boss Johnson’s best that can be called ball players of an ad vanced stage are three catchers, four pitchers, six outfielders and five out fielders. Captain Roy Moore will direct the team from behind the plate. Moore is one of the best ameteur catchers in the State. Last year he hit above the three century mark, and this year he seems to follow the pill on its course from pitcher to plate with more precision than ever. The pitch ing staff claims Lewis, a seasoned veteran of three years, and Hannah a portsider of two seasons. These lads will have quite a burden to shoulder unless some phenomenon bobs tip from somewhere. Miller will act his usual role about first base. Holladay at second and J. Moore at short seems to be the best keystone combination that the Presbyterian Coach can formulate. Warner handles the hot ones in nice style at third. Hunter, Norton, Rick er, Garvin, and Clinton will furnish the outposts. The team last year rivaled the one time White Sox “Hitless Wonders.” Coach Johnson is not given to prog- iit and see” mood. He thinks though that his team will develop materially in the use of the stick. If so, they will furnish spirited op position to South Carolina’s best college clubs, for the Blue Stock ing defense looks good. But—“wait and see,” says Sir Walter. puns to mm m JOINT MEETING Committees Met Tuesday to Arrange for Meeting of Commercial Or ganizations Next Month. A joint meeting of the Clinton and Laurens committees was held Tues day afternoon in Laurens to perfect final plans for the meeting of the Clinton Commercial Club and the Laurens Business League to be held & 8th. The meeting will be attended by 260 business and professional men of the two towns, and will be held in the handsome new dining hall of the Presbyterian College. An elegant dinner will be served under the di rection of the college authorities, and this will be followed by a business meeting to discuss matters of county wide interest. Several prominent visitors are to be the guests of the clubs to. made addresses, and the pleasure of the evening will he added to by an enjoyable musical program by the College Orchestra and Glee Club. The details of the meeting are in the hands of the following com mittee: From Laurens—C. A. Power, J. P. Minter, W. P. Thomason, Dr. J. H. Powe and J. Waddy Thompson. From Clinton—W. W. Harris, Geo. H. Ellis, J. F. Jacobs, Sr., Dr. Frank Kellers and E. W. Ferguson. Civil Court To Meet Next Week COMMERCIAL. CLUB MEETS TUESDAY The March meeting of the Com mercial Club Will be held next Tues day evening at 7:30 m the chib rooms. The usual dinner will be served, af ter which the business session will be entered into. The recommenda tions of the nominating committee for officers for the new year will be heard, and the plans for the joint succession of astounding effects that J meeting o£ the Clinton-Laurens meet- amaze and thrill his audience. He j ing to be held at the Presbyterian was assisted in the entertainment by several local boys and these young “amateurs” kept everybody in a laughing mood as they clearly dem onstrated their fright and uneasiness as to what would happen next. College next month, will be discussed. All members of the club are asked to be present. COMMERCIAL CLUB PILES PROTEST AGAINST SALES TAX An emergency meeting of the board of directors of the Commercial Club was called Tuesday afternoon in the secretary’s office to take action in re gard to the proposed law for the imposition of a sales tax. Opposition to the sales tax since it was advo cated, has been growing throughout the State by leaps and hounds among the iperchants who feel that it would work a great ihjustiCfe through the fact that the tax pyramids, and that its imposition would drive a jgreat deal of business out of the State, giving to competing States a tre mendous advantage. The opinion was expressed that the strongest sort of an appeal against the passage 0 f the bill should be made. A meeting was held, in Columbia yesterday for the porpoee of heariag protests against the proposed tax bill from the retail, wholesale and manufacturing interests of the State. Following Tuesday’s conference here, the president of the Clinton Com mercial Club forwarded the follow ing resolution of protest yesterday to the proper authorities in Columbia: “The Commercial Club of Clinton wishes to enter its protest against the proposed Sales Tax now before the legislature and through you wishes to present this matter. We believe this proposed tax to be inequitable as be tween merchants, accumulative in its effect upon consumer, unsound in the ory, and detrimental to the best busi ness interests of the state. We unedr- stand that there is proposed to be a tax on sale of land. This we consider to be doable taxation in as much as the** is already a direct levy on land." BANKRUPT STOCK SOLD TUESDAY The stock of goods and fixtures of The Corner Store, bankrupt, form erly operated by I. Rubenstein, was sold at public auction Tuesday by R. W. Wade, acting trustee. The stock was bid in by C. H. Scheider & Bro. of Augusta for $975.00. No announcement has been made as to the future plans of the owners, hut it is very probable that the store will soon be re-opened and conducted at the same location as in the past. GIRLS TEAMS TO PLAY TOMORROW Chester and Woodruff Girls Basket ball Teams to PUy In ^ - College Gym. The Chester girls’ basketball team is to meet the Woodruff team here Friday afternoon at 3:45 in the col lege gvm. This is an elimination game in .the upper ntate champion- ship raee- An admi&aion <£25 and 85 cents will be charged. ^ Chicora Glee Club Here Last Night Presents Clever Program Before Au dience In Orphanage Chapel. In the appearance of the Chicora College Glee Club here last night, levers of music had something of a treat. The club was brought to Clin ton under the auspices of the Pres byterian College Glee Club and the entertainment was given in the or phanage chapel. * The program was rendered in two parts, the first consisting of a num ber of musical selections, includii)g solos, as well as numbers by the entire club. The program closed with a musical comedy in two acts en titled, “It’s a Good Old World After All.” The club was accompanied here by Mrs. H. H. Bellaman. Two of its members are Clinton girls, Misses Nan* Copeland and Sybil Burdette. Members of the club are: Mrs. H. H. Bellaman, director, Misses Ollie Bull, Doris Price, Belle Taber, Mary Phoebe Bush, Maricl Boquo, Eliza beth Peake, Jean Hughes, Nan Cope land, Sybil Burdette, Madelene Ward, Isabel Monteith, Harriet Lucius, Car rie Amaker, accompanist and Dorris Price, manager. Jurors for March Term Are Drawn —Judge Mauldin to Preaide. The March term of civil court will convene on next Monday the 10th, with Judge T. J. Mauldin presiding. ...jury commissioners met Tuesr iy and Hfe^'the foUbWirtfc jflrrbrt ffi serve for the approaching term: Dials—A. L. Adair, D. M. Helser, J. F. Babb. Waterloo—G. C. Boland, W. C. Mil ler, E. H. Anderson, J. Frank Mitch ell, W. O. Martin. Sullivan—W. D. Sullivan ,Jr., Geo. D. Babb, John M. Simpson, J. E. Cul bertson. Cross Hill—J. B. Pinson, R. F. Wade, H. L. McSwain. Youngs—J. W. Johnson, B. H. Gar rett, C. D. Green, George F. Pulley. Hunter—J. H. Donnon, T. N. Crock er, E. W. Workman, C. G. Copeland, W..W. Hendrix, W. L. Teague. Jacks—C. B. Johnson, H. M. Geer. Scuffletown—R. L. Holland, S. O. Clark. Laurens—B. M. Cannon, J. Walter Moore, R. O. Martin. Cotton States Representatives Urge Against Big Cotton Acreage Coming Year. ues R. J. Copeland Again Named On Board VACANT PLACE FILLED ON BOARD T. Miller Pinson of Cross Hill Chosen On Highway Commission to Succeed W. G. Lancaster. T. Miller Pinson, well known mer chant and farmer of Cross Hill, has been chosen by the delegation in the General Assembly to succeed W. G. Lancaster resigned, as a member of the county highway commission. Mr. Lancaster recently moved from Lau rens to Gastonia, N. C. and there has been a vacancy on the board since that time. Clinton Man Re-appointed As Mem ber of Registration Board. The county delegation to the Gen eral Assembly has recommended the re-appointment of the present mem bers of the County Registration Board. The members are appointed by the governor following the rec ommendation. R. J. Copeland, Sr., known by all as “Uncle Robin,” is a member of the board. The other members are W. J. Anderson of Waterloo, and T. S. Langston of Madden. * Washington, Mar. 1. —A warning to Southern farmers that “creation of an enormous cotton acreage this spring would establish a foundation for further deflation of cotton val- was issued today following a tJUg^joL^na^rs and Cot men from cotton groWthg ' "Statgi. ’ Senator Smith, Democrat, South Car olina, presided. “As representatives of the cottoa States,” the statement said, “we feel impelled to issue this note of warn ing to the cotton growing industry and in behalf of the welfare of the growers, upon whose success and prosperity depends the progress and full development of one-third of the American nation.” Announcing that definite action al ready has been inaugurated to inves tigate the cotton report issued Febru ary 1, the conference declared the value of cotton had “suffered a sever and drastic relapse” as a result of that estimate and assured cotton farmers of their united aid in the enactment of “sound federal legisla tion to alleviate existing conditions.” “In the face of constantly dimin ishing supplies,” the statement con tinued, “of increased exports and heavy domestic consumption a buy ers’ panic has been created in the cotton goods trade as a result of re cent declines in the price of the raw product The present price of spot cotton in the local markets of the South is below the estimated aver age cost of production. Foreign and 4MMttic mills consuming American cottop have by agreement of Indus trial action begun widespread curtail-, ment by operating their spindles on half-time or four days a week. The demand for cotton staple fabrics by retail merchants is being limited to immediate need according to reports of the jobbing and wholesale trade. “In addition to the above, repre sentations are being spread broad cast through the press and other sources of publicity that the cotton acreage for 1924 will be largely in creased over the acreage planted in 1923, not only the United States but in. many foreign countries. An in creased cotton acreage under the existing drastic decline in the price of raw cotton and pessimistic dry goods trade is a matter which should command the serious attention of cot ton growers in the Southern States before it is too late to correct an eco nomic error. “As representatives of the cotton State in Congress, we feel impelled to issue this note of warning to the cotton growing industry and in be half of the welfare of the growers, upon whose success and prosperity depend the progress and financial de velopment of one-third of the nation. We view with deepest concern the continued depression in market val ues of staple farm products, the in creasing burdens of debt on Ameri can farmers and the wide-spread exo dus of farm labor from the field to industrial centers. The fullest sup port of Southern Senators and Con- (Continued on Page Eight) LAURENS BUSINESS LEAGUE IS STRONGLY AGAINST SALES TAX Laurens, March 4.—The Laurens number of visiting guests who Business League at its regular month- J brought words of cheer and praise ly meeting and banquet held tonight J for the efforts of the band of busi- with more than 100 members and a! ness and professional men, working number of guests in attendance went on record in no uncertain terms against the sales tax bill that has been introduced in the state Legis lature. V The resolution adopted providing in the local league, were Bishop K. G. Finlay, and Rev. John Bomar. Dr. R. S. Macelwee, representing the Charleston Chamber of Com merce made the principal address, however, his theme being the devel- Mr. J. P. Horton is spending' this week with his son, Mr. R. S. Horton. Mrs. C. O. Glenn was in Laurens Sunday on account of the iHnesa of her sister. for the appointment of a commit- opment of the port of Charleston as tee of five from the body to meet j one of the most important undertak- tomorrow in Columbia with like rep- ings of the time. resentatives to make protest to the passage of the proposed measure. The bill was characterized as dan gerous and calculated to create un told confusion in the economic devel opment of the State by more than one speaker. The oecopatioital tax proposal was also denounced. Included in the Regret was expressed by Presi dent Smith at the inability of Mayor Stoney to keep his appointment as a special guest of the Business League. Mrs. Duncan Johnson and Mrs. For est Summers and children, of New berry, are the guests of . relatives in the city.