Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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**•41 PP ' ■ ' H Ym • Don’t Read THIS CHRONICLE Ym Don’t Get 1*6 New*. mm U''X\ r» : -.. ; iv. V MSI IN PWONT MEET School Track Meet and Ora torical Content Will be Staged Here April 17, 18, 19. . Interest is growing in the annual Piedmont Inter-scholatic and Ath letic meet to be held in Clinton on April 17, 18 and 19. Committees have been appointed from the Com mercial Club, Rotary Club and Ki- wanis Club, who will cooperate to gether to make this one of the big- geet events of its kind ever held in the city. The hope is expressed. re these committees their hearty support and help to make the affair ouch a suc cess that it will be an annual event in the history of the city. During the history of the associa tion the Piedmont meet has been held at Clemson two years, but with this exception Greenville has always been the place where the contests were held, and it is with pride that the -and Ointon at i. M. SPIWINES AT CHESTED HOI Prominent Business Man Pi Father of Mrs. R. W. Wade and Mm Spratt of This City. HOLDING UP THE TRAFFIC large look forward to this important occasion. Nearly one hundred con- testants will participate in the dif ferent events representing twenty- four high schools of the Piedmont section of South Carolina. The college has one of the best tracks in the South and' it is being put in excellent condition for the dif ferent athletic events of th$ meet The Piedmont meet was obtained for Clinton through the efforts of 6bach Walter A. Johnson of the col- Louisiana; Mrs, R. W. Wade of CUn- lege, and L. B. Dillard representing the city. Negro Injured In' Auto Accident Wade Bennett in Local Hospital With Fractured Collar Bone. Wade Bennett, negro, a member of the Calhoun Highway conatruction gang, was brought to the Clinton Hospital Tuesday night about si? o’ clock with a fractured collar bone and other minor injuries as a result of an automobile acident on the Cal houn highway about a' mile 'from the city. According to information the negro was on his way to the construction camp with a load of supplies when he tried to make a curve at a high rate of speed which caused the Ford to leave the road. The car was prac tically demolished when it struck an embankment and was headed in the opposite direction from which it ori ginally started. Although Bennett was bruised con siderably his condition is not serious. R. 0. T. C. Unit Installs Rifle Target Range Warning Issued Public In Order to , Avoid Accidents. The R. O. T. C. unit of the Presby terian College has installed a rifle target range on the property of John H. Young on the north bank of Bush liver, seventy-five yards east of the road leading from Mr. Young’s resi dence to Bethel colored church. The direction of fire will be five degrees west of south and may be expected any afternoon. During the firing a sentinel will be posted at Bethel church, and warning signs will be placed. > The public is requested to cooperate with the unit in order that accidents may be avoided. By order of Colonel E. L. Glasgow. David R. Nimocks, 1st Lieut. Inf., Adjutant. Chester, March 15.—B. M. Spratt, Sr n aged 78 years, one of this sec tion’s most prominent and leading business men and one of the foremost and pioneer building and loan asso ciation organizers in the entire South, died early today at his home on Pinck ney street, following an illness con tracted early Tuesday morning, which „ w as neuralgia^ of thi heart^Tateraevefopmg into pnue- monia. The funeral services will be con ducted at Purity Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the interment will be at Evergreen cemetery. The services will be in charge of the Rev. Flournoy Shepper- son, D. D., pastor of Purity* Presby terian church. Mr. Spratt was a member of Purity Presbyterian church. He was a citi zen of the npblest type and was un questionably one of the most popular and useful citizens Chester has pro duced in the past half century. Mr. Spratt is survived by his widow and the following children: Roy Spratt of Mt. Holly, N. C., Miss Julia Spratt of Charleston, B. M. Spratt, Jr., of Hickory, N. C., Frank K. Spratt of Greenville, Miss Barnette Spratt of Nashville, Tenn., John Spratt of Clin ton and W. Campbell Spratt of ■hEIIH MEETS EMIT To Be 'Re-organized to Set City Ma chinery In Motion for Ap proaching Election. ton and Thomas Spratt of Chester; one brother, James Spratt of Illinois, survives and one sister, Mrs. Mary Hoke of Fort Mill. Mr. Spratt was a former president of the South Carolina Building* and Loan league and was always a famil iar figure at the national conventions of the Building and Loan associa tions. , r •. * v. P. C. Alumni Enjoy Banquet Graduntos and Fora er In Columbia. •——-r— One of the enjoyable events of the convention of the State Teachers’ as sociation, which closed Saturday, was the banquet of the alumni of the Presbyterian College of South Caro lina. The banquet was served Friday eve ning at the Masonic temple and was largely attended, and a number of short and interesting speeches were made. President D. M. Douglas acted as toastmaster. Fitz Hugh McMaster responded to the toast “Everywhere in General’’ and other toasts were as follows: “Brothers in Education,” A. R. Register; “Youngest Class Repre sented,” M- C. Derujy, ’23; “Oldest Class Represented^’ Dr. S. C. Byrd, ’89; “Everywhere for P. C.,” E. S. Bennett; “Remarks by a Trustee,” Dr. W. M. McPheeters; “In the Eyes of a Patron,” Dr. S. H. IJdmunds; “Nothing,” J. D. Fulp. Bowen Takes Soon. Washington, March 17.—Lloyd H. Grandy, of Pickens, has beeii appoint ed Federal Prohibition Director for the State of South Carolina. The announcement of the appoint ment of Mr. Grandy was announced today by Federal Prohibition Com missioner Roy A. Haynes, and the appointment ia made effective the day the oath of office is taken. ' The resignation of the position by Director Bowen took place on Feb ruary 1 and since that time Filgar Students Gatfc-lN- has been the acting prohibi- Dr. J. R. Copeland Critically D1 When The Chronicle went to press, news from the bedside of Dr. Jas. R. Copeland, who has been critically ill for the past few days, was to the effect that his condition continues ser ious, and very little hope is held for hit recovery. CHANGES HIS POSITION J. Reeder Todd of this city, former ly connected with Edgar Todd- ss salesman, has accepted a position aa manager of Workman Bros. Company of Goldville, and entered upon Ms new duties during the past Week. Mr. anff Mw. Reeflfe Young visited in Enoree the past week. . Laurens Votes $185,000 Issue Laurens, March 18.—The city of Laurens today voted in favor of n bond issue for $186,000, the proceeds of which will be used in construct ing a new school building with an au ditorium and class rooms adequate to meet the steadily increasing demand for enlarged facilities and improving and maintaining the schools already here. Orphanage Celebrates Founder’s Birthday The Thornwell Orphanage children were given a holiday on Friday, the occasion being tine birthday of the late Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, founder of the institution. The children were entertained Fri day morning by the Casino Theatre when it presented “Ashamed of Par ents” for their amusement. SOLICITOR BLACKWELL ' TO RUN AGAIN Laurens, March 15.—Announcement has been made by Solicitor H. S. Blackwell that be will be a candidate In the primary this summer te ceed himself. No opposition The Clinton City Democratic club as previously announced, will hold its annual meeting tonight at 7:80 o’clock for the election of officers and standiiy; committees, and the appoint ment-of enrolling committees to as sist in getting all qualified voters oa the club rolls for the June primary. The meeting will be held in the Cqm- mercia! Cl*,tall and will be ,pre ; sided over by the president, Dr. D. M. Douglas. The constitution and by-laws of the Democratic club calls for the holding of a primary to elect a mayor and six alderman on the second Tuesday ia June. The details of the election are in the hands of the executive com mittee composed of one representa tive from each of the six wards in the city. Qualifications for membership and other electoral in formation ~ appeared in The Chronicle last week. Couple Injured In Auto Wreck Lloyd H. Grandy Named Dry Agent Successor of Office tioa director of South Carolina. There has come commendation of former Director Bowen from the of fice of Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and that office declines to say whether or not the resignation of Director Bowen was requested. It is the talk outside that certain friends of prohibition pressed upon the prohibition enforcement unit their view that the prohibition law was not being enforced as it could be in South Carolina and the word was passed on to Director Bowen that his resignation would be accept ed. In announcing the appointment of the Pickens man as prohibition di rector of South Carolina, the infor mation office -of the prohibition unit issued a statement in the nature of a boost for the new South Carolina chief, this reading: “CaptsrttirGrandy comes into this responsible position highly qualified for its duties and with the highest esteem and confi dence of thl citizenship of his state.” Whitmire Folks Want New County Mum Meeting Held To Discuss For mation of Now County or Annex Part of Newberry to Laurens or Union. A well attended mass meeting was held in Whitmire Monday night for the purpose of discussing the matter of forming a new county with Whit mire as the county seat. The meet ing was marked with a 'Spirit of enthusiasm and addressed by several interested -citizens ahd visiters. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Scott of Whitmire. R. E. Hanpa of Cheraw, president of the Calhoun highway, was present and made an address. One of the main isuues discussed at the meeting was the amount of taxes paid annually to Newberry county by Whitmire, this amount be- qf the church totaled ing $40,000, while it is estimated that Newberry does not expend for the benefit of Whitmire but from $1,800 to $2,4000 per year, and this has rankled in the minds of the residents of Whitmire for some time. The Presbyterians Conduct Canvass for Make Every Member Canvass Year's Revemne Results Are Satisfactory. While the every member canvass to raii^e the ''money required for the yearly budget of the First Presby terian Church was ~ not completed Sunday afternoon due to the fact that all of the members of the con gregation could not be reached by the various teams, the results ob tained were considered very satis factory by those in charge. The can vass will be continued during the coming week, and it is expected that by next Sunday, the full quota of pledges will be secured. The results of the drive were re ported and tabulated yesterday. The pledges secured for the local work $5,500, and $7,Ej0O for the local work, and $7,000 for foreign. The Thornwell Memorial church raised their full quota for both caus es, local and foreign, on last Sunday afternoon. Quarterly Meeting 3rd Division W. M. U. people there are right in for a new county and state that they will wage an aggressive fight to secure it. The proposed new county would embrace a portion of Laurens county from just below Kinards up to within a mile of Goldville, and thence across Laurens county to Enoree river at or near Jones bridge and following the river down to within a few miles of Whitmire, then across Union county to Broad river, taking in the town of Carlisle. From here the line would then follow this river down to a poifit near Strothers bridge, and then across Newberry county to a point of beginning near Kinards. Joe H. Simpson, former citizen of Clinton, is chairman of-the project, and J. B. Pitts is secretary. To Be Held March 22 At New Pros pect Baptist Church. The following program will be car ried out: 10:30 a. m.—Devotional, Mrs. Frank Martin. Welcome, Mrs. Fur man Brown. Response, Mrs. T. S. Boyd. Minutes and roll call. Mis sionary address, Rev. J. E. Dupre. Missions in the Bible, Mrs. John lit tle. Mission study for Sunbeams, Miss G. L. Johnson. 12:80—Dinner. 1:30—Devotional, Mrs. J. Y. Benja min. “Influencing the Youths of our Churches,” Miss Kate Wofford. A Mexican story, Miss Ruth Bailey. Our Sunbeam Work, Mrs. W. N. Aus tin. Delegates are expected from all the churches of the Third Division and the leaders of all junior organizations in tiie Third Division are urged to be present. Mrs. Edward Long, Pres. NEW MANAGEMENT FOR THE CORNER STORE ATTENDS CONVENTION J. B. Frontis, local jeweler, Was in Cohnnbia Thursday and Friday where he attended the annual convention of the State Jewelers Association. After being closed for several weeks. The Corner Store re-opens to morrow at which time it will inaugu rate a Gigantic Bankrupt Sale as will be ’ seen from their big double page advertisement in today’s paper. The stock of goods was recently pur chased by C. H. Scheider A Bro. of Augusta and has been greatly aug mented for the special opening which comes tomorrow. Mr. H. Simiwitz of Augusta, is manager of the store, and L Rubenstein, the former owner, is associated with him. Baseball Practice On In Earnest P. C. Has Bright Prospects for the Com£^g~Siison. The Presbyterian College baseball squad is putting in some real hard work every afternoon under the ef ficient coaching of Walter A. John son, and he states that the prospects are unusually good for a winning team this season. A laig&jsumber of the boys are competing for “berths” on the nine and when the final draw ing is , made it is stated that P. C. will have a team of which it will be justly proud. The squad have facing them one of the hardest schedules m the his tory of the college. Eighteen games will be played, seven of which will be played on the local field. The first game will be with the University of Sonth Carolina in Columbia on April 2nd. GONE'TO FLORIDA CLINTON TO HAVE' 5 AND 10c STORE Whitlock’s 5 and 10c Store is Clin ton’s newest enterprise. Their place of business is in the store room next to the Commercial Bank and it is the intention of the owners, F. G. Whit lock and Company, of Blacksburg, to carry a complete line of five and ten cent goods. The concern alio oper ates a store in Laurens. W. E. Whit lock will be the manager in charge of the new concern. Dr. L. Ross Lynn, president of the Thornwell Orphanage, and W. W. Harris, publisher of The Chronicle, left Monday morning for Florida. They will be gone two weeks during which time they will visit a number of towns throughout the State in the interest of the orphanage. HAVE YOU RENEWED? n Please examine your & label and if you haven't renewed your subscription to The Chro nicle, attend to it at once. The paper is now on a pay-in-ad vance basis and all subscriptions not paid or arranged for at the office will be discontinued April 1st. If you want the paper con tinued—renew. » Mr. and Mrs. Tate ef Columbia Are Taken to Local Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Tate, while enroute from Starr to their home in Columbia, are in the Clinton Hospital, painfully, but not seriously injured as a result of an automobile accident on the Pied- mon Highway, three miles from Clin ton. The accident happened Tues day evening just a few minutes after six o’clock. According to Mr. Tate who was driving, the steering gear of the car broke, hurling the heavy Studebaker machine against an embankment. The car was badly damaged in the acci dent. Mr. Tate suf?er3% several bruises and s possible broken nose* Mrs. Ar nold suffered a fractured shoulder blade and several light bruises. » i..... i " « • Seniors of College To v Stage Play Tonight Burlesque-Julius Caesar to be Pre sented In Orphanage Chapel. Everything is in readiness for the Burlesque-Julius Caesar comedy to be given tonight by the Senior class of P. C. The costumes alone are n't such a nature as to more than com pensate for the small admission charge. The gaudily attired dancing girl, be-ribboned in silk and adorn ed with flowers; the stern Brutus with liushy brows and flowing beard; the demure Calpurnia, with long curls and winsome ways—these are a few of the things that attract attention. But it is the action and well-regulated movement of the play that makes it the excellent comedy that it is,— action that will undoubtedly draw laughter from the audience, as when Cinna, entering the,—hut see it your- self. If you are not amused and en tertained every minute, then you surely need to see a doctor ♦ ! Organization Laureng Bank Perfected C. H. Roper Elected President—Other Officers Named. Laurens, March 18.—Formal organ ization of the Peoples Enterprise Bank was effected today by the elec tion of W. A. Watts as chairman of the board of directors; C. H. Rop er, president; J. S. Craig, vice-presi dent; John Wells Todd, Jr., cashier; W. R. McCnen and H. Lawrence Ken nedy, asmstant cashiers. Previous to the election of the ad ministrative officers at a joint meet ing of the stockholders of the two hanks involved in the merger, the board of directors of each bank, the Enterprise National and the Peoploa Loan and Exchange Banks, were chosen as the directorate of the new organization, with eighteen members. The bank is to be a state hank and the charter was applied for today. The doors of the consolidated bank will he open to the public within four or five days, it was stated tonight Mr. Watts has been president of the Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank for many years, while Mr. Roper was pro moted ftom the cashiership to the presidency of the Enterprise National Bank about a year age. I