The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 05, 1924, Image 1
CLINTON, & a, THURSDAY JUNE 5, 1924
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Opens With Declamation Contest. Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday by Rev. J. L. Oates. Address
Before Graduates by Rev. John MsSween. An-
Arrangements for the holding of the
Thomwell Orphanage commencement
exercises hate been perfected and a
of interest has been announc-
The exercises will begin tomor
row evening at eight o’clock with the
eamnal declamation contest by high
scheel boys, the winner in the contest
to be awarded e gold medal.
The baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class will be preached
next Sunday morning at eleven o’clock
by the Rev. J. L. Oates, D. D„ pastor
•f the Associate Reformed Presbyter
ian church of Columbia.
On Monday evening, June 9th, the
of the William Plumer Ja-
Neerly Four Hundred Masons Attend
Convention Held Here. Congress
man Byrnes Speaks.
Congressman James F. Byrnes, of
Aiken, delivered an inspiring address
before the district convention of the
11th Masonic distret held n Clinton
last Thursday afternoon, May 29.
Mr. Byrnes’ address was on the
subject of the part Masonry is play
ing in directing the affairs of the
nation. In his speech he highly com-
, , „ . plimented the fraternity on its
* 0 “, and influence .nd poeition ef
leadership. His speech was enjoyed
by nearly 409 Masons who attended
pieties will present their annual play
^ Tuesday morning af tea o'clock, the
^graduating exercises will he Held, di
plomas presented, medals awarded,
etc. The address before the grad-
wales will be delivered by the Rev.
Jah* McSween, pastor of the Presby-
iuiam Church of Clemson College, and
of the orphanage board of
At thru* o'clock in the:
the annual meeting of tha
hoard of trustees will be held and
will ha presided over by its chairman,
’Ex-Gowernor Martin F. Ansel, of
fereewrille.
The week's program will close
'Tuesday night at eight ^o’clock with
the ufitod pchof l edition in whkh
a large number of the boys and girls
«f the institution will participate. A
program of interest ia always pres
ented on this occasion and the young
perfarmors are always gMcted with
a capacity audience for tide enter
tainment To all of the exercises,
the public is cordially invited. .
to
of two. *|rls not
MASONS HOLD
DISTRICT MEETING
the convention.
In addition to the address of Mr.
Byrnes, the convention- was favored
likewise with addresses by: Hon. Geo.
T. Bryan, of Greenville, on “The
sjfcOYgt vr MsntTijfton Muonic memor-
ial”; Kenneth Baker, of Gresawood,
on the snbjost of “Masonic Service
Association*; as welt as short talks
LdL'lT. c. And Davidson
ey, Greenville, district deputies of
their respective districts.
Campbell Lodge No. 44, A. F. M.,
of CBntoa, was the host of the occa
sion, and Wm. J. Jacobs, District De
puty Grand Master of 11th Masonic
district, of Clinton, presided over the
meeting.
The ladies of the James Bande
Parrott Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star of Clinton, served a delightful
to the attending Masons in a
Dugan, Anderson; Benry
FHedner, Little Mountain* Edgar
Harry M orton » Francis
O'Neal Stevens, Ocala, Fla.; Gbartes
Walker Wilson, Clinton, and James
Allen Stamps, Atlanta, Ga. *
Laurens To Have
- New
CoeftKt Is Let For $1S6,0O0 Build-
T - Mg. Work To Begin
At Once.
Laiptens, May 29.—Work on the
foundations for the new high school
L r will begin at onee, according
to at ments by member* of the
trustees of the Laurens city
Thd contract for the erection of the
buBdtoK bas been let to H. B. Patjlo,
coUbuMr 4r«Oto«*, W.'
C. Iht b«M S VW IV
board of trustees ^ma
000. ether work •nltariSfd in
oftbe
11th district was held
after supper, and immediately follow
ed by a meeting of Campbell Lodge
No. 44, in which Masonic degree work
was conferred.
The District convention was said
to be one of the largest ever held in
the district, well attended by every
i lodge in the district A* well as be-
SchooL ing attended by representatives from
over fifteen lodgoa outride of the dis
trict. It was the largest Masonic
gathering ever held in Clinton and
probably was the most successful and
interesting.
iff,
The two institutions, Davidson and
i<3.. Uf fmkmt rivals and their, p, Krohn and Dr. Archibald Church, the last ton yerira,.. A >raeast ofiriectionja to be ^d
to pnat yeaar |«va : Tfiem aHeMsty are said to be, a* a ^rodurtiofi was not madbvHth todayV traHan MW system
Criminal Court To
Meet Next Week
Jorars Are Drawn To Serve For Jume
Term. Several Cases On The
The June term of General Sessions
aourt wfll convene next Monday, June
With Judge G. C. Featherstone
of Greenwood, presiding. Jurors have
been drawn during the past week and
and eweue votoo xor mam- * heavy docket is announced by the
bulding school purpopes^ sotiritor for the approaching term.
Aurora drawn are:
Waterloo—H. E. Watkins, C
will vun the total coat well
e appropriation coveted in
1 bond tome Voted for taaftn-
towp
issue called for. $186,00QN
w schdol bouse is to %e lo-
e north siibetf the pfeaent
{Bchool fanUdtag^ and wiH be
architectural design and
dimeteridke than toe old
It wHl be provided With
rooms, a gymnasium, dp-,
rooms and on the sec-
in addition ** slagi zooms
be a spaUona auditorium,
building now to proVfde
ing df 1^09 to IJtoO chfl-
one of tire trustees in ffis-
plans that bad been adopt
ed in a rying forward the eater-
prise.
It it estimated that it will require
eight or ten months to complete ton
new bidding and to make some neWi-
in the arrangements ef
connections with the
honse, and the ii
iting plant for both
the school
M.
Simms, Geov W. Culbertson.
. Cross Hill—J. C. McGowan, L. E.
Martin, G. D. Nelson, Robert M. Hill.
Hunter—W. S. Denson, T. W. Dil-
lard, L. T. Bailey, T. P. Davis, M. B.
Bedenbaugh, E. J. Adair.
• Scuffletown—J. M. Patterson, T. P.
Poole.
Laurens—J. E. Lammous, C. 0.
Chaney, F. K. Taylors, A. L. Hudgens.
Dials—W. M. Myers, R. B. Chat
man, Z. C. Reaves, S. L. Peden, J. C.
Hipp,
Youngs—J. A. Britton, E. P. Pat-
teieon, W. W. Roberts, J. Will Hen
derson, H. B. Gossett, J. B. Godfrey.
SoUtoan—W. L. McDaniel, H. 0.
Walker, J. H, Roper, B. S. Jacks, W.
M. Pitta.
CGMMVRCIAL CLUB
of improvement provide
facilities for the negro
and this part of the
wiH be arnpjy etepd tor, It
by the
VJJ L-* S *
TUESDAY
The June meeting of the Commer
cial Club will be held next Tuesday
evening in the club roomlu The hour
for eerytog the dinner ia eight o’dodk
riri #i meatotos ate mged to bear
the beer in mind and be on time.
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ROTARIANS TO
STAGE BIG GAME
Clinton and Laaiens Clubo To Meet
In Laurens This Afternoon In
Exciting Clash.
The Clinton-Laurens Rotarians have
decided they can play baseball as well
as do other things. Whether they
can or not, will be demonstrated this
afternoon in Laurens when the Clin
ton nine will journey over to meet
the Laurens aggregation. The gome
is to be called at 4:30 and a big at
tendance is expected to be on hand.
The two line-ups have not been an
nounced, yet it is rumored that sev
eral “stars'’ are included in the menu.
Their return to the diamond wiH be
witnessed by a big crowd and a spirit
of keen rivalry oxistts" between the
two clubs. One woOk from today,
tho Newberry Rotarians will appear
in CHnton to mast the kmd club.
Play At Asheville
Presbyterians of Two Statee Will
Meet In Opening Football Game
On September^ITtk.
The annual footban game between
Davidson and the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina will be played
at Ashevilie instead of Rock Hill as
heretofore.
The game will be played on Sep
tember 27th and will be the first foot
ball contest between college teams to
football games to Test years
been close and hard fought. David
son won the last axmpal clash 3 to 0
in the last minute of play. In 1922
P. C. captured the annual game by
the score of 8 to 7.
The fact that Asheville has no col
lege eleven of iti own to support and
that few college games are played
there is expected to materially boost
the attendance when the Presbyerian
teams will go there for the season’s
initial game.
BOY SLAYERS TO
PLEAD INSANITY
COMES NEXT TUESDAY
Stage All Set For Municipal Primary. Four
pirants For Mayor’s Seat Eleven Canridatas
Our For Aldermen. Record-Breaking EnrOB-
HtCItL ^ - - 1 * A - ' r%1 V— y* m * Y*'-
COTTON CONDITION
BELOW AVERAGE
“Dementia Jazzmania” New Phrase
Coined To Describe Mesial State
Of Leopold and Loeb.
Chicago, June 2.—“Not guilty by
reason of insanity.’’
That will be the defense of Nathan
E. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb
when placed on trial for kidnaping
and slaying Robert Franks, thirteen-
year-old school boy.
The trial is expected to be the most
sensational in the annals of the coun
try, according to attorneys who were
lining up todaiy for the defense and
prosecution. s
The defendants are sons of million
adzes. It was estimated the combined
fortunes that wHl be available in the
attempt to save the youths from the
gallows aggregate $16,000,900.
A new phrase already has been
corned to describe the mental state «f4tnraL
the defendants—4t ia “demented jazz-
mania.” It is an off-shoot of “de
mentia americana,” which had pub
lic attention a generation ago when
Harry K. Thaw was on trial for the
slaying of Stanford White. Thaw
was found not guilty of murder be
cause of insanity.
The new type of insanity, accord
ing to alienists, exaggerates the ego
of the individual until he imagines
he is mentally whpt Jack Dempsey is
physically—a sort of super-self.
The state is already preparing to
comtot.lta inspnity plea—State’s AV
thtos,-‘mafl-
alSemsts observing the youths
—Dr. Hugh f. Patrick, Dr. William
■end «f Juan kwt year, the department toriest enrallmaeh ita toa rite's tea-
announced, was 38,709,000 acres as
revised by a final check, the areas
picked last year was 37,130,000 acres,
and the yield per acre was 180.6
pounds.
This year’s cotton crop began the
season with the lowest condition with
the exception of 1920, since the keep
ing of condition records was begun, 63
years agp. In its first report of the
season, issued today, the Department
of Agriculture placed the condition
on May 25 as 66.6 per ,cent of a nor
mal. Ia 1920 it eras 62.4 per coat of a
tonne] on the santo late. Ihe tondi-
tion this year is 7.2 per cent below
the average condition on that date in
Campaign Dates
Are Announced
The itinerary of the senatorial and
state office eampaipi for tbe ap
proaching summer has been announc
ed fey N. E.'EdlhundB, secretary of the
state Democratic executive committee.
The state office aggregation will ap
pear in Laurens on Friday, August
8th, and the senatorial party comes on
July 16th.
TO MEET AT GOLDVILLE
The {South Laurens Singing con
vention will meet with Goldville
church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
June 8th. AH singers and lovers of
good music are cordially invited to
meet with u«. H. Y. Abrams, secre
tary and treasurer, Clinton.
result of. observations already made,
prepared to swear that the youths are
sane and that they were sane at the
time the crime was committed.
Jacob Franks, father of the slain
boy, said the prosecution would be
pushed.
“No punishment is too great," he
said. “The prosecution will be car
ried to the limit.”
Mr. Franks made the statemeni
when he learned of a report that
strong pressure was being brought to
bear to have the prosecution dropped
so far as the Franks family is con
cerned.
Julius Rosenwald, wealthy mail
order merchant and philanthropist,
friend of the Loeb family t who earlier
in the day had insisted that Loeb and
Leopold be released, was admitted to
the office of State’s Attorney Crowe
late today and heard the confession
read in part. He learned that his
own grandson had been picked as a
victim. Then he admitted the youths
should be held for trial.
GONE TO WASHINGTON
Dr. L. Ross Lynn left Monday after
noon for Washington and Richmond
where he will spend a few days in
the interest of the orphanage.
IMPROVING OUR SERVICE
THE CHRONICLE has just added to its mechanical plant, a
splendid assortment of new type that adds to the attractiveness of
the paper, especially its advertising columns. This improvement
is made in step with our policy of continually striving to improve
our paper, -both in its news department and mechanical appearance.
THE CHRONICLE now maintains free to its advertisers, two
excellent advertising services—The Autocaster and The Western
Newspaper Union Service—giving attractive cuts and advertising
suggestions from the country’s leading advertising experts. Both
of these services are furnished the advertisers of the county ex
clusively Ijy THE CHRONICLE. They are a part of the service
we are rendering in our advertising department.
THE CHRONICLE doesn’t want to appear boastful, but it is
literally true that few, if any, weekly papers in the State have a
more modern or complete newspaper and job printing plant than
ours. And we are not satisfied.—We are continually improving
our plant. Other announcements are soon to follow.
On our headmast, twelve years ago, we inscribed these words:
“THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a^Clean Newspaper, Complete,
Newsy and Reliable-" This is still our goal.
THEXHRONICLETheepe on its toes to serve its readers and
custoniera—to be of serriee in the community. \
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■"I— wins !■■■■ .Slim 11.1
Placed At 65.5 Against 71 Last Year.
Condition In South Carolina
Is 68.
Washington, June 2.—The condition
of the cotton crop on May 25 was 65.6
per cent of normal, compared with
71.0 a year ago, 69.9 in 1922, 66.0 in
1921 and 72.8, the average of the last
ten years on May 25, the.Department
of Agriculture announced today in
its first report of the season.
The condition of the crop by states
follows:
Virginia 62; North Carolina 71;
South Carolina 68; Georgia 68; Flori
da 77; Alabama 70; Mississippi 69;
Louisiana 70; Texas 66; Arkansas 58;
Tennessea 54; Missouri 52; Oklahoma
68; California 91; Arizona 90; New
Mexico 89.
Announcement of the acreage plant
ed to cotton this year will be made by
the Department next month when a
forecast of production also wfll be is-
'Bm wran In cultivation at the
ENROLLMENT BY WARDS
Ward One .
Ward Two .
Ward Three
Ward Four
Ward Five .
Ward Six ...
Total
.... $6
.... 24f
.... 267
.... 147,,
.... $77
.... Stf
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The stfige ia all set far the “battle
of ballots” that is to come in next
Tuesday’s municipal primary at which
time a mayor and six aldermen wfll
be nominated to preside over the des
tinies of ti»e city far the next two
years. In spite of the large enroll
ment, very little interest has been
manifested in the alectien hut tile
next few days wiH doubtless see a
general “warming upf" and an inter-
teting and exciting campaign is te
pee ted before the wfanera are de
clared.
The secretary’s books show an en
rollment <*f 14hf a. am tosseeaa of
report as statistics of acreage are not
collected until June 25. The estimate
of acres and forecast of production
will be made July 2.
Condition in foreign cotton produc
ing countries is very good, the de
partment announced in a summary of
reports from abroad. The average in
the principal producing countries this
year exceeds that of last year by more
.han 2,000,000 acres, these reports in
dicate.
Douglas Honored
With Degree
Head of Presbyterian College Receives
L. L. D. Degree From Southwest
ern Presbyterian University.
The Southwestern Presbyterian
University of Clarksville, Tenn., at
its commencement exercises on Tues
day conferred its honorary degree of
L. L. D. upon Dr. Davison McDowell
Douglas of this city. Dr. Douglas
was invited to attend the exercises
and left Monday morning for Clarks
ville to be present to receive the de
gree which comes in recognition of
his ability as an educator. His friends
in the city will learn with interest of
the high honor that has been bestow
ed upon him.
Churches Unite
In Sunday Service
According to an established cus
tom, the churches of the city will
withdraw their morning services next
Sunday to attend the services at the
Thomwell Memorial church, at which
time the baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class will be preached
by Rev. J. L. Oates, D. D., of Colum
bia. The pastors of the city urge
that their congregations make special
efforts to attend the evening services
in their respective churches.
GOES TO LEXINGTON, N. t
E. F. Anderson, for several yearn
past overseer of the carding room at
the Clinton Cotton Mills, has resign
ed his position and left this week for
Lexington, N. C n where he has ac
cepted a similar position with the
Decotah Cotton Mills. He expects to
tory. Of the total, 848 are voters of
the city box, and 589 at the Clinton
Mill. The enrollment is about even
ly .divided between the men end wom
en, and the vote of the letter will play
an important part in Tuesday's re
sults. In wards one, two, three and
four the registration about the
same as two yean ago, while in wards
five and six, composed largely of the
Clinton Cotton Mflls, there is a sub
stantial increase.
The polls will Qf> eB at 8 a. m., and
jMjM&fmali 4?,< Two
YiqF pumilvW Tflil'TtoB Ultit Ute
the pdHee station far dtp vetera and
the second at the CHnton MilL The
,under the An*-
%
law. One ticket will be provided for
the mayoralty candidates, and a sep
arate ticket for each ward for the
candidates for aldremaa. Bach votte
will scratch all names he ot she does
not wish to vote for. The candidates
for alderman are to be voted upon
only by the voters of each respective
ward instead of by the city at large
as two years ago. A majority of the
votes cast will be necessary to nomi
nate a candidate for either mayor or
alderman, and in case a majority is
not secured, a second primary be
tween the two candidates receiving the
largest number pf votes will be rup
over one week later. v
The chief interest, of course, is
centered in the mayor’s race for
which seat there are four aspirants.
The incumbent, W. H. • Simpson, is
not standing for re-efection. In the
aldermanic field, five of the present
jnembers of city council are standing
for re-election, only F. M. Boland,
representative from ward five, not
being in the race.
The managers and clerks of the
election for the two voting precincts
have been appointed and the election
will be held in accordance with the
constitution of the city Democratic
club and the Acts of tee General As
sembly regulating primary elections
under the Australian ballot system.
The managers are: city box: M. C.
Nash, T. F. Milam, R. J. Copeland,
Sr., W. M. Sumerel. dihton Mill box:
F. C. Pinson, J. C. Templeton, John
Wilson, Ri F. Jackson,
The complete list of qualified can
didates, both for mayor and aider-
man, follow:
For Mayor
Lee Add Blakely, P. S. Jeans, J. F.
Jacobs, IBr., R. L. Bailey.
For Aldermen
Ward one—Henry T. Hearn, C. C.
Bailey.
Ward two—Jas. I. Adair, T. J. Bla
lock.
W’ard three—S. Gary Dillard, Frank
Kellers.
Ward four—L. R. Stone, J. Grif
fith;
Ward five—R. C. CoHine.
Ward six—J. P. Carter, E. G. FaV-
ler.
■ m .n—
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Richbourg
have returned from tha lower part
of the state whore {he. Efetobourg
taught the past
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