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THE CHRONICLE SfrirM To Be a Cleym Novo- paper, Complete, Newoj, and Reliable, VOLUME XXVI CLINTON, & C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1926 " ~ NUMBER 46 HUGE PAVING SUMPLANNED State Highway Commission Pro vides for Over $10,000,00 Expenditure Next Year. Columbia, Nov. 16.—A hu*e paving procram for South Carolina -in 192. loomed tonight as a certainty. The state highway department au- nounced today that arrangements had already been completed for the ex penditure of $10,625,000 under the re imbursement feature of the highway act of 1924, as a beginning and that the agreements between county and state authorities for the program would be formally ratified at the No vember meeting of the commission to morrow and Thursday Calculating the cost of hard sur facing a road at $30,000 a mile, it was pointed out that some 350 miles would be paved under these agree ments. Other counties are expected to negotiate additional agreements in the near future, It was indicated. With the reimbursement agree ments already negotiated and their validity established by a ruling of the supreme court, the next step will be the issuance of bonds by the counties or highway districts, to be secured^y the agreements, and actual construc tion activities, it was said, will get un der way in a comparatively short time. The principal project agreed upon, and to he ratified at the approaching r.eeting is the hard surfacing of prac tically the entire Coastal highway from the North Carolina line to the Georgia line. Approximately $7,500,- G00 of the $10,625,000 program is to be devoted to this development. Two highway districts have been formed to administer the Coastal highway pro ject, the Coastal highway district em bracing six of the counties through 'vhich the route passes, and the mki- Ccastal district, composed of the ^th- er .two counties, Charleston and Berke ley. The major district will issue Lends of around $6,000,000, while the Charleston-Berkeley district will float an issue oi $1,500,000. Other reimbursement agreements already perfected, save for the formal confirmation, are as follows: Greenwood county $1,000,000. Pickens county $975,000. Marion county $650,000. Spartanburg county $500,900. Greenville county, according to re ports received here, is contemplating a highway program that will pave all state highways in the county as yet unpaved. •' The Coastal highway covers more than 250 miles in this state, passing through Dillon, Florence, Williams burg, Georgetown, Berkeley, Charles ton, Marion and Colleton counties. At the last session of the legislature, the delegations from the counties con cerned enacted a hiw authorising *the formation of the two districts and providing for the issuance of bonds to be secured by agreements with the state highway departments under which that department undertakes to ^reimburse the counties from the pro ceeds of the state gasoline tax for all expenditures in paving state high ways. The law > also provided for Meeting the interest on the bonds from the proceeds of the two cents of the five cent a gallon gasoline tax that accrues to the various counties. A friendly suit was brought to test the validity of the act, with fav orable action by the supreme courc. SOUTH HAS MOST TENANT FARMERS Survey Reveals Half of Leased Land _ Psssrssti By Fifth of Landlords. A been tee Owners Are Few. — *A fifth of our farm landlords own approximately half of the rented farms, the other four-fifths having but one tenant each, the U. S. Depart- mnet of Agriculture has found as the result of a survey of the ownership of rented farms in 184 counties grouped Ut half of the states. In degree of concentration of ownership of rented farms conditions in 1920 were similar to those which existed in 1900. Farm landlords reported an average of more than two tenant farms each and home landlords, especially some southern landlords, have many ten ants. Over half of the tenant farmers of a group of Mississippi counties work for landlords who have at least twenty tenants, but north of the Ohio ri\ er landlords with twenty or more tenants own less than one per cent of the rented farms. In the south many lend owners have tenant fanners only because they are willing actively to superintend laborers who work for an interest in the crop in lieu of wages. Farm landlordism in the south is largely a phase of farm or plantation operation, the department says. Of representative' groups of owners of rented farms over half of those in the south reported themselves engaged in farming and five-eights lived on the farms. In the north only a fifth farmed and three-eights lived on farms. Southern farm landlords who have made their living quite generally dis pose of their places when they retire at an age which averages between 53 and 54 years. Although landlords of northern tenant farms who have farmed retire at about the same age, they generally keep their farms as sturces of income on which to live after they have retired. Replies of farm landlords to a ques tionnaire indicate that 12 per cent of the farm tenants in the south are re lated to their landlords; 24 per cent in the states of the great plains and 36 per cent in the north central states. There are relatively few absentee farm landlords- and few who have not had farm experience. Four-fifth of the farm tenants rent from landlords who live in the same county, and over nine-tenths rent from landlords who liv? either in the same county of in bordering counties. Farm landlords average about 58 years of age—northern landlords 60 and southern landlords 54. This dif ference in age is due largely to the fact that the run of tenants is more responsible in the north than they are ii. the south, and so require less of the supervision which aged landlords are likely to find difficult. Most persons wIk own rented farms have worked on farms in acquiring land. Only a sixth of the acreage ’owned by farm landlords wag inherit ed and less than a tenth of the farm landlords are without fanning exper ience. That the farm landlords are not a class distinct from the farmers ir indicated by the fact that not far fiom half of the men who own rented fafins have been tenant farmers themselves and about three-fourths have farmed foi themselves. DARLINGTON SHIPS (COTTON SITUATION FIRST OF PECANS CALLS FOR ACTION Initial Expect More Next Week. Large Crop. of Overproduction Must Taken Seriously' To Bring Relief To Farmer. Be Darlington, Nov. 13 The first commercial shipment of pecans from this county for the season went for ward today. The concentrating, ma chine grading, packing, etc., was han dled under the supervision of J. M. Napier, Darlington county agent, and the sales negotiated by Thomas B. Young, salesmanager of the Carolina Cooperatives Conaohdtted of Florence, a» a result of a working arrived at some days ago at a ing of growers at Orangeburg with Mr. Young. Mr. Napier expects to get out a much larger shipment next week and is making every effort to get the nuts assembled at bis warehouse in Dar lington, run through machinery, pack ed in regular bags and moved out be fore there is any appreciable decline in prices. As a general rale, nuts al ways bring a better price if they are delivered to the markets in time for Thanksgiving trade. Therefore Mr. Napier is urging his growers to bring their nuts to the concentrating point just as rapidly as possible. These pecans moved out under the designation of Palmetto brand pecans, which is no doubt the first shipment to go forward under this statewide brand. It is understood that other assem- ht is understood that other assem bling points in the state have been designated and the growers in other .sections are being advised to rush their pecans to these centers so that they can be graded and packed in ac cordance with the statewide system, which should certainly result in get ting better returns for the growers. Mr. Napier states that from all in dications there is a heavy production of pecans over the entire country and this makes it all the more necessary to get the pecans moving while con ditions are yet favorable. It is ex pected that one or possibly two car loads will be moved out from Darling ton county and as Darlingtow—has been designated as a centralizing point for several adjoining counties it will probably mean at least one additional carload from nearby counties. Mr. Napier hopes to move a carload by the end of next week. Welcome Service For Methodist Pastor New Cemetery Being Developed Rosemont cemetery on Adair street is now being developed by* the city and lots will soon be offered for .-ale. The property has been graded and put in excellent condition by the city nreet force and a landscape gardner employed to properly lay off and rumber the lets, sidewalks, driveways, etc. As soon as the work is completed it is planned to have a foripal open ing of the property and the lots will he offered for sale at reasonable pric es. The city proposes to sell the lots with the understanding that their raintenance will be perpetually pro vided for. As previously stated, a welcome un ion service will be held next Sunday evening in the North Broad Street Methodist church in honor of its new pastor, the Rev. O. M. Abney who has recently been assigned here, succeed ing Rev. L. E. Wiggins. All churches fh the city will omit their regular evening services to unite for this spec ial occasion. The service hour is 7:30 and the public is cordially invited. Washington, Nov. 15.—There will be no general improvement in the cot ton situation until the market takes the problem of overproduction serious- Iv and understandingly. This was the keynote of a conference, here tonight, attended by 50 persons, including Sec retary Jaidine, Eugene Meyer, chair man of the President’s cotton com- mittee, A. C. Williams of the federal farm loan board, and extension direc tors from the Southern states. Secretary Jardine took the oppor tunity to talk about the cotton situa tion with the extension directors while they were in the city for the annual convention of land grant colleges. Need for unification of program and purpose, with emphasis on the need for diversification of crops were enV f-hasized by tb« secretary. Mr. Meyer, asserting that his com mittee anticipated no trouble in rais ing money to care for the bumper crop, said that on his recent trip through the South he found the farm- cis more in earnest than ever in their decision to raise diversified crops and to join in the move to take 4,000,000 hales of cotton off the market. The present situation, he said, challenges the initiative and energy of those in terested to prevent the cotton indus try from being swamped by over-pro duction. "The immediate problem is to clas sify, grade, handle and finance the crop,” he continued. "Marketing is a problem of the future. I have found everywhere a relationship between the banker, merchant and farmers of har mony, cooperation and confidence.,. It lies in the hands of the South to take advantage of the financial aid offered to them.” Asked by Secretary Jardine if each state will provide its percentage to U.ke the four million bales off the market. Meyer replied in the affirma tive. When the secretary asked him regarding reports that "the bankers, pot the farmers, benefit by such an ar rangement,” Meyer pointed out that the bankers were giving eighteen- month loans on the surplus crop and were interested in seeing the farmer profit. "If the cotton plan is not working soon it wont help the farmer, it will help some one else,” the secretary de clared. “The crop is moving rapidly out of the hands of the farmer.” FAREWELL SERVICE TENDERED PASTOR Delegation Gives Additional Funds At a joint meeting of the county delegation and highway commission, held Tuesday afternoon, the delega tion authorized the commission to borrow not more than $8,000 for con tinuation of highway work on the road from Sen. Goodwin’s house to Sandy Springs church and on the road from Belfast to Cross Hill. The ad ditional grant was made to allow the read working forces to remain intact pending the decision of the supreme court on the $500,000 road bond issue which was protested by a group of citizens. Clinton Girls Honored By Class Miss Margaret Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Copeland of this city, has been elected viee-pres- jident of her class at Chicora college. . Miss Janie Lois Lynn, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Lynn, was elected treasurer of the class. These two young ladies' entered the freshman class at Chicora this fall and their friends will learn with interest of the honors they are already winning. Ku Klux Parade Here Tonight A grand street parade by the Ku Klux Klan is announced to be staged itere tonight it 7:30 with several hun dred Klansmcn firm this aectiop in the line of march. Following the pa rade it ii stated that there will be open air exercises and the Grand Dragon will make a pubhc address on the T. R. Owens property on Mas- grove street, pertaining to Mm organ isation’s work and purpose. A hand hill distributed in the city yeater lay, extends a cordial luvitatjea to body to come out for tonight’s i. P. C. Is Dropped By Davidson Official announcement has been made during the past few days that Davidson college has dropped Presby terian College from its 1927 football schedule, and that the Presbyterians of the Carolinas will not meet on the gridiron as has been the custom for several years past. The announce ment did not come as a surprise, for rumors have been current since the Rock Hill game in October that Da vidson would not include P. C. next >ear. The University of Florida will play Davidson on the date usually giv- r n P. C. on the Davidson schedule. SPEAKS TO LIONS Walter A. Johnson, athletic director at Presbyterian college, was the prin cipal speaker yeoterday before the jlioas dub of Greenville. New Pastor Assumes Charge The North Broad Street Methodist c^ngregstieu greeted their new pas ter,, Rev. O. M. Abney. Sunday morn ing for the first time. He preached two sermons, at 11 a. nu. and 7:30 p. m., and was heard with interest by Irrge audiences. Mr. Abney comes here from Batesburg. succeeding Rev. L. E. Wiggins who was sent to Gaff- my at the last annual conference. Concert Date Has Been Changed The date for the concert here by toe Woman's College of Due West has been changed from Nov. 22 to Dec. 3rd. The entertainment will be pre sented next month in the Thornwell Memorial chapel and promises tp he an event of interest to the ty’s music lovers. Rev. O. M. Abney Has Fine Tributes Paid Him By Batesburg People. The following account of a “fare well service” for Rev. O. M. Abney, taken from the. past week’s issue of The Twin-City News, will be read here with cordial interest: "Impressive farewell ceremonies were held in the Methodist church on Inst Sunday evening in honor of Rev. O. M. Abney, pastor of that church, upon the occasion of his leaving after two years of service. Other congre gations of the town joined in the cere monies. "Several short addresses were made, setting forth the regard in which the departing pastor is held by the com munity. Rev. W. O.'Young, of the Baptist church, and Rev. B. S. Hodg es, of the Presbyterian church, spoke of the splendid spirit of co-operation which Mr. Abney had shown. They both regretted the necessity of his leaving Batesburg at this time. "Miss Bessie Taylor, representing the missionary society of the church, and Mr. J. R. Unger, chairman of the beard of stewards of the Batesburg charge, both, spoke in high terms of Mr. Abney’s work during the past two years, while Mayor Ira C. Carson ex pressed appreciation of the depart- ling pastor as a citizen as well as a churchman. “After the services Mr. Abney preached a sermon, using for his text the words, “My peace I leave with you.” He expressed appreciation of the loyalty of the members of the church and of the people of the com munity. “Mr. Abney takes up his new work at Clinton next Sunday and he and Mrs. Abney have already gone to their new home. He will be succeeded here by Dr. J. L. Daniel, for whom a wel come service will be held in the Bap tist church next Sunday evening, at which the ether congregations of the city will be present.” INSTALLS ELECTRIC SIGN O’Daniel A Reid, piano dealers," have the past week a very trie sign in front of on North Broadway, lures the popular ~ taring pianos and is known local HEADS HER CLASS Miss Ellen Copeiand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Copeland of this city, has been elected president of the sophomore class at Chicora college, <f which she is a popular member. Her friends in the city will learn with interest of the high esteem in which she is held by her class-mates. ARMISTICE DAY BRINGS PARADE R. O. T. C. Battalion Recalls Anni versary and la Reviewed By College Officials. In commemoration of the eighth an niversary of the signing of the armistice which ended the European Unpleasantness on November 11,1918, and in memory of those who went over and did not come back, the R. O. T. C. battalion of P. C. on last Thurs day paid their respects to them by a parade and proper ceremonies at the monument in the center of the town. The battalion formed on the parade ground at 1:16 and then proceeded to town and down Musgrove street and across to Broadway and down and were reviewed at the Federal building by Dr. D. M. Douglas, president-elect of the University of South Carolina, in whose honor the review was made. In the reviewing stand with Dr. Doug las were Dr. Jones, Dr. Woodworth, Dr. Kennedy, Professor Sturgeon of the faculty, Coach W. A. Johnson, John H. Hunter, business manager of the college. Rev. C. JL Betts of the. A. R. P. church. Col. E. L. Glasgow, professor of military science and tac tics of the College, Mayor McMillan, dnd Chief-of-Pollce Mason. * The battalion then marched to the s monument where it was called to at tention by Major Porter and taps was sounded, after which came retreat and companying military ceremonies. The the Star Spangled Banner with the ac- battalion was then marched back to the campus where it was dismissed by the commander. The Presbyterian, college has a well drilled unit under the command of Cadet Major Rodman Porter. The military department extends a cordial invitation to all friends of the col lege to attend their weekly-battalion drill on Thursday afternoon beginning at 1:15. During this hour there is held either a battalion parade or a review, with the receiving of the col ors by some predesignated company. Company "B” received the colors for the parade on Thursday, and is under the cptpmand of Cadet CapL Beck ham. In order to promote competition be tween companies, Lieut. Nimocks an nounced last Thursday a week ago that the company which drilled best on its drill day during the week, would be honored by having its guidon car ried with the national and college col ors, on the drill day following. The company to be honored in this man ner on Thursday was Company “A”, under the command of Cadet Capt. Frampton. This was the first incident of the execution of the custom. The battalion is now working to ward a goal, that of taking the cup at Camp McClellan next summer. The present juniors will represent the lo cal unit in camp. P. C. has won this cup twice, and are contesting with the University of Florida for the owner ship. It is necessary to win this cup for three consecutive summers to have permanent possession. Shady Grove School To Present Play "The Path Across the Hill ” a three- act comedy-drama by Lillian .Morti mer, will be presented by the Shady Grove school Tuesday evening, No vember 23rd, at 8 o’clock. “The Path Across the Hill’’ is the story of an old man who sacrifices his life for his granddaughter by taking the blame for a crime to shield anoth er. A bitter struggle ensues but in the end he is made happy by seeing his granddaughter happily married to the man she loves. These are excit ing situations, rich comedy hits, and a good story carried through to a logical climax. The cast is as follows: Ruth Conrad Miss Williams Robert Post David Pitts Flo Grag Sara Bonds Grandpa Crawford....Malcom Albriton Grandma Davis Tekie Henderson Walter Conrad Wilbur Workman Dr. Jimmie Reed Dial Henderson Zuzu Harold Johnson Salamander ; Joe Bonds Admission fees of 15 cents and 25 cents will be chained, the proceeds go ing to furnish the new school build ing. The public is invited. KIWANIS LADIES’ NIGHT The Clinton Kiwanis club will hold its annual “ladies’ night” celebration at the Clinton hotel on the evening of Dec. 9th. This is always one of the merriest and most original parties of the fall and an enjoyable program is now being arranged for the occasion. JUDGE DECRIES CRIMEJN U. S. Feathers tone In Charge To Ju rors Speaks of Wave of Law lessness Over Nation, ^ Charleston, S. C., Nov. 16.—“I hope the time will come when the good peo ple of the United States will realize that they cannot turn the country over to the criminal,” said Judge C. C. Featherstone in his address to the grand jury at the opening of the Court of General Sessions here yesterday. The judge said he expects to con tinue wherever he goes to raise his voice # in favor of law enforcement. The criminals, he declared, are or ganized, and said they do not fail to go into the “pocket” touching the most sensitive nerve of a human being. Judge Featherstone said two-thirds of the homicides in the country are due to the fact that the people violate the law and carry concealed weapons, and, continuing, said, “I hope the time is coming when the manufacture and sale of pistols and firearms will be prohibited.” They are manufac tured for one purpose, he said, and not to hunt with as declared to be the case, the jurist stated. The citizens, he declared, are apa thetic in enforcing the law, and he scored those called as jurors who try for various reasons to evade that duty. He also said he thinks it amounts to cowardice when a person witnesses a criminal action and fails tc appear as a witness, keeping his mouth shut in order not to become a witness. Judge Featherstone said the lerge number of challenges allowed a de fendant practically gives him the power to pick a jury. Before closing his address he told the grand jury to investigate whether the magistrates of the county were binding over witnesses properly. He also asked, “what magistrates turned ever their books this year for inspec tion by the grand jury?” He told them if they don’t turn them over to make a report of it. Judge Featherstone took occasion to address a young juror in open court who had asked to be excused because he was not a qualified elector. He said it is the duty of every good citizen to qualify as a voter and that no one has a right, when receiv ing the benefits of the law to put him self in a position to be disqualified as a juror. Not being u qualified elector does not excuse one from jury duty, he de clared, but added, it places one in a p< sition to be rejected as not compe tent to serve on a jury. FLORENCeI’OUCE OFFICER IS SHOT Negro Taken To Columbia After Shooting When He R.esist- ed Arrest. - Florence, Nov. 15.— Shot three times by a youth he was endeavoring to arrest, E. W. Johnson, plain clothes policeman, is in the Florence hospital in a critical condition. Robert Bent ley, 20, negro, is charged with having shot the policeman. Johnson was shot once in the chest and twice in the abdomen. His right lung was penetrated. A fourth shot went wild. Shortly after the shooting Bentley was found hidden under a bed in a house in the colored section of the city by a former member- of the police department, H. W. Crowley. Officers were called and , they invaded the house. The negro was shot three times before he could be captured, but none of the wounds was serious. A pistol was found underneath the bed. Four empty shells remained in it. Sheriff R. A. Barnes and County Policeman McElveen carried Bentley to Columbia, where he was lodged in the state penitentiary, the officers taking this step merely as a matter of prec-aution. The negro’s wounds were dressed before he was placed in the automobile for the trip to Columbia. Bentley, who is known here as Boy Levance, had only recently returned to Florence from Richmond. Johnson is one of the most popular men in the Florence police depart ment. He is married and has several children. One hundred and fifty per sons offered to give their blood for a transfusion physicians deemed neces sary preliminary to an operation. fTiglity were tested, but none matched. The operation was performed and was considered successful, and the physi cians are still seeking the proper type of blood in case a transfusion became necessary later. _ A NEW STAR ROUTE A * The Laurens-Greenville one-way star route recently authorized by the pest office department, went into ef fect Monday morning. The schedule is to leave Laurens at 6:25 p. m. and Arrive at Greenville at 8:15. It is * six-day schedulk