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i ' ■ ^- r. • ™v . ; . v^. - *:•» *. * , * - - - l • *-*• / THE CHRQNICLE You Don’t Get The New*. " B THE CHRONICLE StriTes To Bee Cleon News paper, Complete, Newsy and ReliaUe. ' VOLUME JCXV QLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1925 f \ I PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE SENDS FORTH THIRTY GRADUATES 1 ** »■■ " — ■' iw —— 'Forty-Fourth Commencement Closed Tuesday. ^ Several Prominent Speakers Heard. Many CRIMINAL COURT OPENS MONDAY Visitors in City for Final Exercises. I: Thirty young men received their . diplomas Tuesday morning from . the Presbyterian College of South Caro lina, and turned their' hopeful faces toward the fascinating adventure of the future life. With this happy scene, following the literary address, the commencement season came to a _ _ _• C.; Sol Brown McLendon, Bennetts ville, S. C.; Alfred Ogden Ramsay, Spartanburg, S. C.; George Fortsan Rucker, Clinton, S. C.; Edgar Eugene Sheldon, Liberty, S. C.] Harold Benja min Smith, Klngstree, S. C.; Joseph Morgan Stokes, Houston, Texas; Er nest Moore Walker, Columbia, S. C.; close after being attended by large,Harry Banks Warner, Clinton, S. C.; audiences for all the exercises. | Vivian Percival Weldon, Sumter, S. The commencement day program.C.; Edwin Laurence Wilds, Columbia, was presided over by Dr. D. M. Dou-[S. C.; Caldwell Francis Wilson, New- glas, president of the jnstution, and | berry, S. C.; Eugene Thomson Wilson, the opening prayer was offered by the i Rev. Baxter McLendon of Ben- nettsville, father of one of the young men .of the graduating class. - The Due West; v \S. C.; Charles Laurence Wood side, Pel ter, S. C. The conyriencement program began Sunday morning at the First Presby valedictory address was made, by i terian chyrch with Dr. D. M. Douglas, Joseph Morgan Stokes, of Houston, ■ president of the institution, presiding Texas. The literary address before the The faculty, graduating class and stu dent body, entered the auditorium in young men of the graduating class a body and, took their seats just in was delivered by the Hon. Jadnes H. front of the pulpit. The morning ser- Hope, state superintendent of educa-! vices in the respective churches of tion of South CaYolina, and was a the city were omitted and all united forceftil and impressive message. Mr. !in this special occasion, a congrega- Hope opened his address by asking of tion being present that taxed the seat- the graduates; “Where-do you go from ing capacity of the avditorium. The misaem( ; - here.?” He Jolllhe Ypung men, tha^, invocation wm jQ^fergd,-,^yp)r.. J. tt f . pJi, • ■ th ]ist , they needed to have definite ideas and Holladayfpastor of the Presbyterian Laurens- X J E Tollisoh John H- The Rev.. Richard T. Gillespie, D. Power T s ’ C. W. Kitchens, K H. Flem- D., president of the Columbia Theolo- ln ^ Jr ’ Toy A> Dr « mmond make honest efforts to attain them if church of-Marion, S. C. their lives are' to count most. He spoke of the progress of education arid the need of well-trained leaders to assist in the . work. He said £hat a double foundation was needed, Christ ian and proper education as a guar antee of the quality and intelligence of our citixenship. He admonished the young men to run the race w|th their eyes set on the goal ahead, to strive to add something each day to their knowledge, and to cultivate thought as well as habits. He told them to do life’s little things in a big way and to glorify commonplace things. • Following the address of Mr. Hope, j ..Dr. Douglas delivered the diblomas to ' the graduates in a few impressive gical Seminary of Columbia, preached the baccalaureate sermon. He selected the 13th verse of the 41st chapter of Isaiah as bis text: “For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, say ing unto thee, fear noti I will help thee.” In opening his sermon, Dr. Gillespie said he wished to bring his audience a message -of divine assurance as set' forth in the text. He said that men and women are pronte to evil impulses and desires that mus£ be controlled, and that environments that draw away from God must be checked. Continu ing, he said there was no place, or need for fear, that God will help all Christians through the renewing of Judge Featherstone Will Preside For Docketed fo^Week/^* Laurens, June 2.—The summer term of the tourt of ^general sessions for Laurens county will open Monday, with Judge Featherstone of Green- 011 ** ordered the issuance of $15,000 wood, on the bench. Jurors for the term have been drawn and other pre parations 'ior the' court are ,in pro gress. The court will be in session only one week. One murder case, that of the state against Lon Sexton, negro,-/will be investigated by the grand jury in connection with the killing last March Of Sam Templeton, an old negro farm er who lived at Ora. Templeton’s wife, Mattie Templeton, was arrested and committed to jail in connection with, the killing,* and she may be in dicted along with Sexton, It is understood that the_ case of W. P. Wingo,-charged with the theft of an automobile in the city last sum mer,V^will likely come up for trial at this term. It has been . stated by Wingo’s attorneys that the trial of the case will be had at the approach ing session. ' The court docket. for this session contains 7 many, cases of aheged lar-, ceny, violation of the prohibition law, rape, and other misdemeanor cases? ^ NUMBER 22 ,0 LINTON BEGINS LARGE PROGRAM Improvements Aggregating Expendi ture of $410,000 Soon to Begin. Bonds Sell at High Rate. •— a recept election, the Town <jf Clintgri, by majorities of two ahd.*a quarter up to three and a quarter to — Washington, June 1.—-Thomas R. Dials: L. Z. Wilson,'E.jHr'Burdett^ F. S. Stoddard,.!. Hamp Hellams, Wk H. McCain. ^ Youngs: N. D. Garrett, S. M. Thomas, Chas. Garret^ H. Garrett, H. F. Montjoy. R. L. Smith, J. C. Scuffletown: Wingo. ' Jacks: T. R. Johnson, E. C. Thy 1 lor, of bonds for white way lighting, $25, 000 of bonds for additional water main extension, $35,OQ0 of bonds to cover the paving deficit, and $160,0ijM) of bonds for additional paving. At the same election a street improvement certificate law was passed in referen dum, which provides for assessing abutting property 50 per cefff of the ccst of street improvement, and issu ing. certificates against' the abutting property assessments where petitions for such improvements are-signed by a majority of people on any street or sectiori of streets. This will result in $160,000 of abutting property as sessments to match the $160,000 of paving'bond*; making a total paving piogram of $320,000, and will also in volve $15,000 of abutting property as sessments to match the $15,000 for white way lighting, affording $30,000 for white way lighting. It is estimat ed that thia will finance the installa tion of at least 300 white way lamps. The lamps now used on the streets which petition for white way lighting .v~ilL h»-nioved-40".other -streets whidi do not petition, improving the illumi nation throughout the. town, while the white way lighted streets "Will be numerous, making Clinton the best lighted city in the stafe of South Caro- Una. The total improvement program for the year, including about ten miles of street paving, will involve an ex penditure of $410,000 plus premium cn the sales of these securities,*-which wig net about $12,000 additional. Clipton 5 per cents bonds were sold MARSHALL HAS PASSED AWAY War Time Vice President Dies Un expectedly at Washington Shortly After Breakfast. , words, in which he pointed-out moral and spiritqal leadership as the para mount peed of the world today, and jour natures and the making aright of he warned the young men not to be! our spirits. The jChristian man -is a satisfied with selfish, aimless lives, new creature in Oirist with new pos- A, D. Martin, W. E. Bragg, W. A. -Davis. Cross Hill: ’J. O. Denny^ J. M.-Was son, John F. Griffin. Waterloo: S. L. Moore, G. W. Hem: drix, W. B. Sims, L. M. Riser. Sullivan: E. A. Pitts, L. H. Aber crofnbie, A. C. Owens. He was followed by the presentation of commissions as second lieutenants^ sibilittes, and God has promised and provided . the means to make us of infantry, in the U. S. army to the; stronger and better by the moral members of the class by Col. E.‘ L.' natural discipline he has laid down Glasgow, commander of th^ college' and the directive influence of Hid R. O. J.-C. unit. The various medals were awarded by the Rev. J. W. Hickman, D. D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Charleston. The winners wexf: General scholarship medal, Jos eph Morgan Stokes; Alumni medal, W. p. Byars; Declaimer’s medal, J. D. McTfinis;' Orator’s, medal, V: P. Wel don; Pi Kappa Phi medal for highest average in Freshman class, A. W. aft raf tort". .——_—— The fdllowihg students werfe an- pounced as the honor members of their respective classes for the year: Senior class: Joseph Morgan Stokes, Houston, Texas; Vernon Gustav Hart- wig, Edwards, Miss.; Alfred Ogden Ramsay, Spartanburg,. S. C. ' Junior class; Joseph Paul Young, Detroit, Mich.; Charles Lawrence Smith, Gray Court, S. C.; Delmar Orestes Rhame, Clinton, S. C. Sophomore class: Thomas Hancock Grafton, Hai-Chow, China; Philip Walker Burns, Rock Hill, S. C.; Nall Bright, Chattanooga, Tenn. Freshman class: Arthur Wallace Grafton, Hai-Choyr, China; John Alex ander* Wertz, Estill,' S. C.; John Bright, Jr., Chattanooga, Tenn.” Dr. Douglas closed the commence ment program with several announce ments pertaining to the college’s work of the past year and the future out look. - He stated that a student body of 300 is expected this fall and that .indications point tp a rosy outlook for the institution. He announced that the faculty would have no changes for next year, but the addition of one new professor in the department of His tory, Prof. Marshal W. Brown. The exercises then closed with the benedic tion by Mr. McLendon. spirit.' Fear destroys many splendid im pulses and kill's ambitions because men are afraid pf the challenge that comes, with neW opportunities. Put sin Out of the heart and life, and take a bold, brave stand for God, relying on his pledge at all times, ^any are afraid because 7 they can see only one side, they are ignorant that God with all power has said He will help us. God promises, the speaker continu ed, to hold us by the right hand in or der that' we may feel his nearness. God wants to take men by their hands and lead them out into the worth while things Of life that are enduring and Christ-like-/.^ t —— In elosing r Dr. Gillespie admonished the young men of the . graduating class to accept God’s promise and en ter upon life with an assurance of its fulfillment. Life is now beckoning and calling you to enter into all of its bigness and richness, and the chal lenge for well prepared" trained men is ringing louder and clearer than ever before. Not only in the business and commercial world, but" in the moral and spiritual sphere, leaders are need ed, men who have overcome fear, men whose lives have been dedicated to God and who are willing to engage in Christian service and live useful, hon orable lives. , ’ In the evening the annual sermon before the Young Men’s Christian As sociation was preached by the Rev, Henry D._ Phillips, D. D., rector of Trinity Episcopal church of Columbia. He selected as his text the 8th verse of the 6th chapter of Isaiah: “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and who will-go for us? Then said'I, here am I, send win Hunter: C. C. Bailey, W. ( C. Balrfi f.‘ Mf l«66 and accrued intereaVde- n, C. H. McCrary, Henry T. Hearn, Bverable and payable in Clinton. .Th.e il one of the highest sales of 5 per cent on South Caroling small c : ty securities, if not the very best. NEW STORE WILL OPEN TOMORROW The paving certificates,' though au thorized, at 6 per cent, were sold to ^iejd 5 3-4 per cent, and instead of being solid at a discount, as other pav ing certificates, have sold for South Carolina towns, which issued 6 per cent, this sale was made at $1.0025. These prices reflect very creditably Marshall, war time vice president of th* United States, died here today. 7 ; He passed away at the New Willard Hotel, here, where he had been ill for several days with a cold and a heart affection. The end came unexpectedly as the former vice president had shown some improvement in the week he had been confined to his hotel room and plans had been 4 made for his return, to his home in Indianapolis some time this week. r # i Accompanied by his Wife, Mr. Mar shall came to Washington a week ago today. On his arrival he went direct ly to the hotel, complaining of great exhaustion. When physicians were summoned it was found he had suffer ed from a heart attack. He regained strength gradually, however, and soon was in such a condition that it was possible foY Mrs. Marshall to leave NEW HIGHWAYS WILL BE BUILT County Highway Commission Outline* Future Program. Three Road* ' \; Be Started Immediately. ‘ . At a meeting' bf the Laurens County baM last Mon day,-after a full discussion, it was de cided positively that the commission Would not change its position in re gard to demanding right-of-way apd top soil privilege from abutting pro perty owners on all routes developed by the Laurens County Highway Com mission before work is done thereon. - Most strenuous efforts have been made by a committee of the commis sion to secure rights-of-way and top soil privileges f from all land owners lying between Watts Mill and Yar boroughs Mill on Enoree. The report of the committee showed that about one-third of the property owners had signed rights-pf-way\and top soil privileges,, about one-third had not- been ; seen, and something more than ,one-third had deelined-ttrsign. . Under those circumstances the.foltowing pre amble and resolutions was adopted the bedside to attend to various per- re |^ lve that road: sonal errands around the capital. Inasmuch 7 as $7,500 of the funds Death resulted from a recurrence of avai,able the \ Laurens County the heart attack which he suffered a H jF hwa y Commission in th* building week ago. Tentative plans wefe made forJbjjiriaL aL Marion. Ind^-near-kis- -^r a ^ ucated ^ father and mother, and a foster child, who died recently Batson’s Ladies Shop Makes Formal Announcement For Friday’s . Opening. ; - - Batson’s new store, specializing in ladies ready-to-wear and millinery, wTU throw its doors open Friday for the first time, an opening announce ment in today’s paper heralding forth th^s information which will be of in terest to the public. To all ladies in the community, a cordial invitation is extended 1;o attend tomorrow's open- tug. V ■—r r— The new firm is located in the store room adjoining the Commercial Bank obi North Broad street. It j^lll be'con- ducted, upon the same policies as the L*v r *ns and Greenville stores, con fining its line exclusively to ladies wearing apparel. Miss Vera Cald- an experienced saleslady, will have Charge of the .Clinton store &nd extends to hll ladies in the community a most'cordial invitation to Cftll^and ii spect their stocks. New. Superintendent For Joanna Mills When the end came the former vice president was sitting up in bed, read ing from the Bible to which he had turned throughout his life for consola tion and guidance,' and into whose pages he often delved in his officg>d- joining the senate chamber in mo ments when his presence was not re quired as presiding officer. Only a nurse was at his bedside. Mrs. Marshall was in an adjoining room. Suddenly slumping down upon the pillows, he passed, away without a word and apparently without pain. The room ji in which he died was on the fourth floor of. the hotel, overlook ing the street, Washington’s fashion able shopping center. It was in the hotel that he had resided during his official life in Washington. The former vice president had plan ned a ten-day stay in the capital. It was one of the" periodic visits he had made here since his retirement from of cross country roads has been legai- ihe good credit of the Town of Clin- Vlce :P re ^ 1( ^ e n 0 y in 1921, and on ton, as the progranL of improvement reflects its progressive spirit. CLEVER PLAY . HERE FRIDAY Cross Anchor Hi to^Present Shakes- pearan Play, Romeo and Juliet” in School Auditorium. “Romeo and Juliet,” one of Shakes peare’s well known plays, will be pre sented in the school auditorium Fri- Mill to Yarboroughs Mill, and inas much as rights-of-Way and top soil privileges cannot be secured from all of the land owners on that route, and inasmuch as several points arennen- tioned in the bill appropriating the $7^00, requiring the alignment of th* road past those points, “Be it resolved, that the Laurens County Highway CommWion feels that under these legal requirements and with the resulting disinclination on the'part of abutting land owners to give free rights-qf-way and top soil, the Laurens County Highway Commission feels that it would be un fair to the tax payers of Laurens county to expend any sums on the aboye mentioned road until all rights- of-way and top soil privileges are sighettr up in proper form and uncon- dittonally. >■ , Resolved, second, that/the—sum of $7,500 allocated to the/ahoye named project shall remain m^thc treasury untouched until the rights-of-way and top soil privileges have been signed up on the above route. “Resolved, third, that as soon as aH of the rights-of-way and top soil privileges have been signed on the above route, work will begin at such point or points as may be then deter-' these occasions he always had called at the Whjte House to pay his respects to the president. The heart attack, which followed quickly on his arrival here last Mon day, however, prevailed him from making any calls or receiving aoyi mine<1 b V the Laurens County callers. Despite his seventy-one years wa y Commission, and the si he reacted favorably to the treatment given him by physicians, whose ex aminations recorded a slow but- grad ual improvement almost until the end. High- sum of $7,500 will be expended on work on that route.” The above matter having been dis posed of, and as it was necessary to Mr. Marshall came to public office J move the gangs at an early date from ' day evening at eight o’clock. ThPs enV f 10 " 1 Colllolbia City, but recently he 1 the Belfast road, and the towns of tertainment was recently presented in Cross Anchor by a cast of well select ed characters-under the direction of a Redpatb. Chautauqua instructor, and made a decided hit. The cast is pre senting the play in a number of towns ithin the next few weeks and has This year’s-graduating class is the me.” largest in the institution’s history. It , Dr. Phillips said in opening that is comjjosed of the following thij-tyjthe words ^pf his text represented a young men who on Tuesday received.; vision. HeVsaid that the happy man their Bachelor of Arts degree: ior woman is the-one who has found * Eugene Griffin Beckman, McClel-j his or ^ P> ce > for happiness in its lanville, S. C.; Porter Halbert Bomar, true se "f e ’ & dependent upon useful- ’ Prescott ArkY William McKenzie i nes ®' The greatest problem that ever Brown. Kingstree, S. C.; Frank K*«. «**»“*»» "“? “ that of livins- his nedy Clarke, Sumter, S. C.t Frederick.; llfe - ** fod «>«* *® «»ry one the Luther Currie, Clio, S. Cd'William' 0 PP 0 '; t “" lt 5'. to llve tiose to Him. No Harper Dendy, Hartwell, Ga.; Desaus- gure Davis Edmunds, Sumter, S. C.; Harold Ufayette Fuller, Mountville, S. C.; Paul Douglas' Hannah, Hodges, S. C.l Vernon Gustav Hartwig, Ed wards, Miss.; James Graham Hayes, mao- knows how or where his life will lead when he places it in God’s hands. The one and finest time that ever comes into an individual’s life is when he can say r “Here am I, use me,” such Strength as is' mine take and Clinfon, S. Ci Samuel Banks Hayea* » “E**- u. Jr., Clinton, S. C.; Robert Gilbert Henry, Rock Hill, S. C.; Lewis Little- page Holladay, Marion, S. C.; John Knox Johnston, Chester, S. C.; Wil liam ^Lfwis TKcltwaihe, Hodges, S. C.; Henry -James McLaurin, Sumter, S. the vision that Isaiah had and one worthy of emulating by all. What is your place in life, what is God’s use for yob, are you giving to Gqd the reason fqr your existence. He charg- v (Continued on Page Four) E. G. Waits of Oakland Mills of Newberry, has been elected superior tendent of the Joanna Cotton Mills of Goldville, succeeding T. N. Crocker, resigned. Mr. Waits entered upon his new duties during the past week and an experienced and competent mill m*n. No announcement has been made as to Mr. Crocker’s plans, though it is likely that he will £o to Kingsport, Tenn., to a similar position: DR. DUDLEY JONES HAS BUSY WEEK Dr. Dudle^r Jones, professor at the Presbyterian College, is constantly in demand as a commencement speaker. During the, past week he made ad dresses before the graduating classes at the following places: Westminster, Seneca, Woodruff, Donakis, and Whit mire. . - _ I 1 included Clinton on its itinerary* The play will be given in costume and accompanied throughout by or chestra music. It appears here under the auspices of the Clinton High School Athletic Association, and it is hoped that a large audience will be present to greet the performers .to morrow evening. '* bitd opcacd a large law office and had | Laurens and Clinton had asked to moved into a modest residence at In- borrow twqr~of. these g**C* Qt Ihcir dianapoiis. (own expense for a shdrt period,resb- President Coolidgc, who 'Succeeded lotions were adopted relative to four •Mr. Marshall as vice president, ex- through routes for important country pressed his sorrow in a letter to-Mrs. roads, these routes to be. decided upon Marshall. • — t by the Commission, with a view to “Just this moment the shocking m- telligehce has come to me of the Yonug Lady Passes At Hays Hospital death of your distinguished husband,” the president wrote, “and I hasten to j express^ to you not only my^-deep sym pathy and condolences, but the real sense of personal loss. “Mr. Marshall’s long and notable public service both in Indiana ancF as vice president for eight years, has won for him recognition for high charac ter and exceptional abilities. Beyond this, and something that he would have prized even more dearly, he had Mrs. J. Herbert Powell died very suddenly at Dr. Hays. Hospital last Fridaiy night after an ilness of only two days. • The body was carried to Waterloo Saturday fpr interment, thr funeral service being conducted by Dr. D. M. Douglas of this city. Mrs. Powell was before her mar riage, Miss Lula Moore of Waterloo, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin P. Moore. Her husband is pleasantly remembered by a number of friends in Clinton, having graduated a few years ago from the Presbyterian Col lege. The deceased was.’ a lovely young woman of many 'attractive- traits, andJx° r untimely death coming so 7 "soon in life, brings sorrow and sad ness to many who knew and loved-her. drawn to himself a truly remarkable -Union. On the strength of this situa power of-friends and friendships ex tending to eVery part of the nation and bejtfmd it. distributing the work throughout the- county as far as practicable, and for the benefit of all the townships, at- the«same time "taking up the more im portant roads for development, -v Strong delegations presented very,* powerful petitions from the Merna 1 " school section in the upper part of the county, and from the Long Branch school section - in Scuffletown Town ship; also from petitioners represent ing the Milton district, and represen tatives of the City of Laurens inter- ested in the road from Laurens to tion the following preamble ahd reso lutions were adopted, disposing of the ga"ng work on four proposition^, and bewm His^lightful ^nd of humor illur: giving aid on a fifth proposition now nunated a philosophy nrTHe'and a/-7 fairs tha thas mule for him a unique place among public men. ,He leaves a place that there is none to occupy. under construction by th$ Opperysor. Rights-of-way and tqp. soil' privileg es have been signed up by tfeo-people from Clinton to Sandy-Spfitifcs church Mrs. Cgolidge joins in <my expres-; j n the direction of Lanforo^ind from sion of sorrow and sympathy to yffu and^ yours in this time of your be- •reavement.” % Home Coming At Princeton Sunday “Golden Jubilee” Edition Next Week In commernoration of the Thorn well .Or phanage Goldert Jubilee, June 12-18, i FHE CHRONICLE will issue a Special Edition . next week. The paper will be dedicated to i the 50th anniversary celebration of the insti tution and a copy will be placed in the handsT^, " of all Alumni who lire here for the weekf Laurens to -Blands in the direction of Union, and will be immediately sei*. cured from Cross Hill towards Bel fast, from Gray Court towards Prince ton. Should any of these roads fail to deliver the'right-pf-Nvay and top soil privilege, work will be abandoned on such road 6r roads, and other pro- Home coming exercises have been jects in the poulity adopted instead. . announced to take place at the Prince- j Preamble and Resolutions ton Baptist church Sunday. June 7th. T » ,, . '. Invitations have been extended hv the I “* n ’“' h » 5 . tha ava.lablc tor Rev. Snyder, to all ^..r! road constnjeuon through the Uurens church* C ° Unty ^^ bwa Y Commission for/^his pastor, pastors and members of the ............ , . and former reaidentr of the eo,nmuh- i car - 8 ‘ e and « ity. Besides ^ musical and inspire. there '* a brlKht »fthe com- . tidal program, a picnic dinner will ““W,>*“*. M* «*,««•« tie served on the ground., for which jmbarscmPnt agreement •with tae MKv guests are expected to bring baskets.! Department for re imburse- • , • , - ..ment on approximately forty-tjne COMMERCIAL CLL B miles of static bigtoay built'by (he MEETS ON* TUESDAY -Highway ,. ,.., I Commission since thr pay-as-you-go The June meeting of the Cummer-*' n i into cial Club will be held next Tuesday ,or . ne ? rlj ' 1 '. lX f '"f' 1 faat af - w . . j . - double, track re-inforced concrete room and- all members are urged to bridge button those routeymee that be present. 1 (Continued on Page Four/ / 4- . y.-' ■V,-/ r-; -u - ■ l * ■ -.T r