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VOLUME XXVII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20,1927
NUMBER 3
Parkinson Succeeds Douglas at Presbyterian College
BOARD IN SESSION TUESDAY
NAMED COLUMBIA EDUCATOR
JOHN G. RICHARDS BECOMES
NEW GOVERNOR OF STATE
Liberty Hill Man Took Oath Tuesday As Chief
Executive. Favors Abolition of Tax and Budget
Commissions and Opposes Revaluation Plan.
Columbia, Jan.' 18.—Governor John*SAMUEL M. WILKES
G. Richards called upon the general
assembly jn hia Inaugural address to
day to support him in carrying out
the program of government reforms
advocated in the campaign last sum-
DIES OF PARALYSIS
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The oath of office was administer
ed by Chief Justice R. C. Watts, of
the supreme court, in the presence of
members of the legislature, state of
ficials and hundreds of spectators, in
cluding Mrs. Richards and the nine
daughters of herself and Governor
Richards.
By request of the new governor, the
ceremonies were held on the steps of
the state house instead of in the hall
of the house of representatives as or
iginally planned.
After a prayer by the governor’s
brother, the Rev. C. M. Richards, of
Davidson College, N. C., Justice Watts
administered the oath at 12:15 p. m.,
and the governor delivered his inaugu
ral address, reading, from a manu
script. The Bible used in swearing
hhu- in once belonged to Governor
Richard’s mother.
Governor McLeod escorted the new
governor to the Palmetto-flag-covered
dais on the steps where the induction
into office occurred. Chief Justice
Watts, other members of the supreme
court and other state officials, the
governor's family and the legislative
inauguration committee, all headed by.
Lieutenant-Governor E. B. Jackson
and Lieutenant-Governor T. Bothwell
Butler, of Gaffney, followed in the
rear of the two governors.
The oath was administered to Lieu
tenant-Governor Butler after the con
clusion of Governor Richard's address.
The stone steps of the state house
American flags at intervals, were cov
ered with spectators who sat or stood
in a chilly breese for nearly an hour
as the ceremonies proceeded. At times
the delivery of the governorVmessage
’was interrupted by ripples of ap-
. plause.
The legislative escort was composed
of Senators Greneker, of Edgefield;
Summers of Calhoun, Hammond of
Richland, and Representatives McCas-
lan of Greenwood; Davis of Kershaw,
and Stanfield of Aiken.
Urging rigid economy, the new chief
executive advocated abolition of the
state tax commission, the budget com
mission and the board of public wel-
'*>-> fare, save for the latter’s child-placing
A bureau, and the consolidation of other
commissions while recommending
' steps to insure bi-ennial sessions of
the general assembly as one method
of saving money and reducing inter
ference with business.
In the field of taxation, he denounc
ed the proposal for revaluation of
property on a 100 per cent basis as
“the creature of those who would place
a greater share of the burden of tax
ation upon the homes and farms, but
advocated equalization of existing
property assessments under machin-
. ery already provided for, suggesting,
however, that boards of assessors be
/ k . paid more and given more time to do
their work order to increase their
k’ efficiency. He further proposed legis
lation for classification so intangibles
may be taxed.
Extravagance, both public and pri
vate, was condemned by Governor
Richards. He told the lawmakers
they could cut down expenses, and re
lieve business of uncertainty, by ‘short
business-like, intelligent’ sessions,
voicing the opinion that the constitu
tional 40-day session is ample for com-
|P|fr pletion of necessary legislative work.
no uncertain language, he de
nounced “nefarious” lobbies and called
upon the legislature to take action to
bar lobbyists from exerting their in
fluence.
The state’s record in education was
lauded by the speaker. He commend-
Funeral Thursday Afternoon For
Prominent Laurens Citizen and
Business Man.
Laurens, Jan. 14. — Samuel M.
Wilkes, 60, senior member of the bus
iness firm of S. M. & E. H. Wilkes A
Company, furniture dealers of Lau
rens, died last Wednesday night short
ly before 11 o’clock at his home on
West Main street. He suffered a re
current stroke of paralysis a few
hours before his death. He had been
at the store Wednesday afternoon un
til five o’clock, and appeared ip good
cheer and fine spirits:
More than a year ago Mr. Wilkes
suffered a partial paralytic stroke
while attending a furniture exposi
tion at High Point, N. C., but he had
to some extent recovered and had been
about as usual for the past few
months.
Funeral services were held from the
residence yesterday afternoon at four
o’clock, the exercises being conduct
ed by his pastor, the Rev. E. D. Pat
ton, of the First Presbyterian church,
assisted by other ministers of the city.
Interment was in the Laurens ceme
tery.
Samuel Marion Wilkes was a son
of Thomas and Martha Hix Wilkes,
and a twin brother of the late Eugene
H. Wilkes. He was a member of the
session of the First Presbyterian
church, member of Hejaz Temple,
Mystic Shrine, Greenville, and belong
ed to the other Masonic orders of Lau
rens. He was a public spirited, pro
gressive citizen, and was regarded as
one of the best furniture dealers ha
ipper part of the state.
The deceased is survived by his wid
ow, formerly Miss Sarah Dorroh, of
Laurens, and by two daughter, Mrs.
W. Henry Franks and Mrs. Thos. R.
Easterby, both of this city, children of
the first marriage of Mr. Wilkes and
Miss Juanita Frierson, and by one
son, S. M. Wilkes, Jr., only child of
the second marriage, which was with
Miss Lillier Stevens, of Kershaw. Two
sisters also survive him, Mrs. Henry
Y. Simpson and Miss Leila Wilkes, of
Laurens.
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The Land Setdement Move-
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ment of the Calhoun High
way Association; Its Program
By J. F. JACOBS, Sr.
ACCIDENT FATAL
TO LOCAL GIRL
Miss Rath Ginn of This City, Instant
ly Killed In Wreck On Cal
houn Highway.
Miss Ruth Ginn, 16, resident of the
Clinton Cotton Mills village, was in
stantly killed last Saturday night in
an automobile wreck between Clinton
and Whitmire. The young lady, Mr.
Robinson of Whitmire, and two ne
groes were riding in a small truck
which became unmanageable and turn
ed over. Miss Ginn was removed from
beneath the truck and rushed to Whit
mire for medical aid but died before
reaching there. The remains were
brought here and the funeral service
was held Monday afternoon at the
Bailey Memorial church, with Rev. A.
J. Bowling officiating.
Coroner Owings and Sheriff Owings
soon arrived on the scene and held an
inquest over the dead body Sunday
afternoon. The verdict of the coro
ner’s jury was that the young lady
came to her death as a result of an
accidental wreck, the car being driv
en at the time' by Mr. Robinson of
Whitmire. Mr. Robinson and one of
the negroes was also injured but not
seriously.
The Calhoun Highway Association,
originally formed with the Clinton
Calhoun Highway Association as a
nncleus, later spreading to cover local
associations from Athens, Ga., to
Raleigh, N. C., and to Wilmington,
N. C., these local associations bound
together in a general association, have
managed to build thl Calhoun high
way, and will soon have it open from
end to end as a free bridge route
across the Carolinas and into Georgia
—the shortest route from the North
east to the Southwest.
It is now proposed to settle that
route with new settlers. A great deal
of the labor has gone out to the North
and West. A great many farmers
have either given up their farms, or
are holding on to them in a losing
struggle. Very few farmers are mak
ing a success with cotton culture. It
is therefore proposed by the Calhoun
Highway Association, working locally
through local associations, and these
associations pulling together hi a
general association, to undertake sev
eral things:
First, the securing of land settle
ment by people who will appreciate
the opportunity of cheap lands, long
growing period, comfortable climate,
excellent transportation, etc., and will
settle upon these lands, covering an
area of the counties through which
the Calhoun highway runs.
Second, to introduce if possible the
Danish system of agriculture, which
has resulted in making the Danish
farmers the wealthy element of the
population. This means development
particularly of dairying, hog raising,
and poultry raising. Dairying will
involve the development of creameries
and cheese factories in the towns
and cities in the counties traversed;
the development of slaughter houses
to take care of the cattle production
and hog production, and the develop
ment of the poultry and egg market.
Ginton is fortunate in leading the
towns along this route in having an
excellent poultry and egg market at
the present time, with heavy ship
ments, made here or shipped from oth
er points by. the local poultry concern.
Clinton will yet have to develop local
factories for the use of diversified
agricultural products proposed—can
neries to take care of our surplus
vegetables and fruits, a creamery, a
cheese factory, and perhaps eventu
ally an extensive slaughter house. In
the meantime, Greenville is ready to
take 50,000 hogs, and that slaughter
house is near enough for the needs of
Laurens county and adjoining coun
ties, as regards disposition of the hogs
raised. Laurens is proposing to es
tablish a creamery, another in New
berry will be followed by a third in
Clinton. Chester already has one.
So that facilities are being devel
oped ip advance of the incoming popu
lation, and the hog and hen theory of
agricultural prosperity.
Clinton was the leader in the for
mation of the Calhoun Highway Asso
ciation. Mr. Hanna, the president of
Hie association, asks that Clinton be
come the leader in the development of
this expansion program of the asso
ciation. It is proposed to extend the
development of Mr. Hugh McRae, the
Castle Hayne development, ten miles
from Wjjminyton. along the Calhoun
highway west tcPAtlanta, as it is al
ready extended along the Calhoun
highway east to Wilmington, develop
ing farms along lines other than cot
ton production, or if cotton is still
carried, making cotton entirely a sur
plus crop, and the farmers not depen
dent upon cotton to cover their ex
penses. j
Mr. Hanna .plans to open headquar
ters in Clinton, and to put out the
propaganda of this proposition from
Clinton; to organize the excursion to
Denmark for the study of the Danish
system, from Clinton, and to operate
in all the details of the land settle
ment along the Calhoun highway
from Clinton as headquarters. This
will give Clintnon great prestige as
it received great prestige in the con
struction of the Calhoun highway.
Fifty towns all along the route
look to Clinton as an enterprising
leader. We must not fall short of
what is expected of us.
Mr. Dan Ravenel has been appoint
ed chairman of a committee to raise
the initial fund of $2,000.00 by selling
1,000 memberships in the Clinton Cal
hcun Highway and Booster Associa
tion, at $2.00 each, making a sum of
$2,000.00. $1,000.00 of this sum will
go to the general purposes of the as
sociation. The otber $1,0004)0 will be
used by the local Clinton Calhoun
Highway and Booster Association in
preparing advertising literature for
this section between Whitmire am
Cross Hill; or to make it a little more
definite, for Laurens and Newberry
counties, adjoining the Calhoun high
way through this section; the secur
ing of propositions to donate lands
for settlers’ occupancy, or to sell at
low rates, or to sell at nothing more
than value.
The object of the movement will be
to avoid all attempts at inflation of
values; to make appealing proposi
tions to settlers; to advertise to
northwestern Scandinavian settle
ments to induce movement South of
the Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, al
ready Americanized, and through
them to draw from the Scandinavian
regions—particularly from Denmark
—other settlers to whom the north
western Scandinavians’ are related,
thus developing the Danish system
with Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
American settlers, and with settlers
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TAX PAYMENTS
BEHIND 1925
University Extension Director To Assume Presi
dency of Local Institution In June. Has Risen
Rapidly In Educational Circles.
County Treasurer Discloses That Col
lections for 1926 Nearly $30,000
Behind Those of 1925.
Laurens, Jan. 14.—Tax collections
for 1926, for the period closing De
cember 31, fell behind the collections
of 1925 to the same date by $28,995.84,
according to figures secured from
County Treasurer Ross D. Young sev
eral days ago. At the close o^the day
on December 31, 1925, the treasurer
had collected $334,905.54 and at the
same date for 1926 he had collected
$306,909.70.
December 81 was the last day on
which taxes could be paid without pen
alty. On January 1 a one per cent
penalty went into effect. On Febru
ary 1 a two per cent penalty will go
into effect and on March 1 a seven
per cent penalty. The seven per cent
penalty will be in effect until March
15, when the books will close and tax
es remaining unpaid then will go into
execution.
From figures compiled with the as
sistance of the treasurer, it is shown
that property assessed for taxation
in 1926 was less „than that assessed
for 1925, that the tax levy was more
in 1926 than in 1925 by three mills
and that the amount to be collected
was more in 1926 than in 1925.
In 1925 the amount assessed for
taxation was $9,891,423 and in 1926
it was $9,678,125, showing a decrease
in valuation of over $300,000. The
amount to have been collected, for
all purposes, including statei county
and -achool district, in 1925 was $530,-
235.58 and in 1926 Jt was $688,971.98,
showing an Increaae to be collected of
$3,736.40. In 1926 the total levy for
state and county was 35 mills and 38
mills in 1926.
Further figures made available by
the treasurer showed that as a rule
the reduction in assessments had been
more general for real estate and com
mercial stocks, and that the larger
increases had been among the cor
porations. As an illustration in in
creases of the state, county and
school district taxes paid by the two
textile mills in Laurens, the Laurens
Cotton Mills and the Watts Mills, ex
clusive of the other manufacturing
industries of the county, were approx
imately equal to the total increase of
$3,736.40 assessed in the county.
' The following was the tax levy for
1925, exclusive of school district spec
ial levies:
State Tax .... 5V6 mills
pastern Star Chapter
Names 1927 Leaders
The James B. Parrott Chapter No.
9, Order of Eastern Star, recently
elected and installed the following of-
ed the 6-0-1 law, but recommended' fj cers to serve during the ensuing
that aid for schools be appropriated
on the basis of average daily attend
ance instead of enrollment, saying
that besides preventing the waste of
money, it would be an incentive to a
better attendance record in the schools.
The state colleges should be maintain
ed at the maximum efficiency possi
ble,. operated as economically as pos
sible, he declared, but the state should
not undertake to expand them until
its financial condition warrants the
increased outlay. y
“No man or woman,” the governor
asserted in discussing education, “who
denies or even questions the existence
of the Supreme Being, and Irnan’e per-
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year
Mrs. W. S. Denson, Worthy Matron.
Geo. W. Copeland, Worthy Patron.
Miss Julia Ferguson, Asso. Matron.
Miss Roslyn Blakely, Sec’y.
F. M. Boland, Treas.
Mrs. P. B. Adair, Cond.
Mrs. R. W. Johnson, Asso. Cond.
Mrs. May Lea man, Chaplain.
Mrs. J. I. Coleman, Marshall.
Mrs. Stella Abrams, Adah.
Mrs. Jack Anderson, Ruth.
Miss Arva Henry, Esther.'
Miss Minnie Moore, Martha.
Mrs. W. T. Putnam, Electa.
Mrs. Thad Johnson, Organist.
Mrs. John Davis, Warder.
Lea R. Stone, Sentinel.
$1,017.29 NET FROM 400 HENS
Greenwood County Man Finds Poultry Is
Profitable Side Line.
Greenwood, Jan. 14.—W. B. Nickles of Hodges, has
found poultry a profitable side line to his eigh-horse farm.
Several months ago County Agent E. L. Rogeir gave a de
tailed account of the success Mr. Nickles was making with
a flock of White leghorns and a few, Rhode Island Reds,
but at that time, in the early summer, Mr. Rogers said the
skeptical, those who did not believe in trying out diversi
fied industries, predicted that Mr. Nickles w'ould find at the
end of the year that he had lost money.
But Mr. Nickles did not lose money. Instead he cleared
exactly $1,017.29 from an average of 400 hens from Jan
uary 1, 1926 to January 1, 1927, and has in his yard 100
more than he started with, which also can be added to the
credit side of the chicken ledger at $1.50 each. The profit
is $2.54 per chicken
Mr. Nickles kept an accurate account of his sale of eggs
and -chickens during the year, and the following figures
we^re taken from his books.
J£ggs sold .... .... $1,700.50
Mens and broilers .... .4.* 354.08
Total receipts . .. $2,054.58
Expenses .... 1,037.29
Net profit $1,017.29
County Agent Rogers says that Mr., Nickles sold his
chickens and eggs on the local market at prices prevailing
during the year. He sold practically no breeders or setting
eggs.
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Ordinary County Tax ....
Road and Bridge
Railroad Bond
Jail Bonds
Road Bonds
Past Indebtedness
Statewide School (5-0-1)
Weak and High School
Constitutional School
Total
The following was the
1926, exclusive of school
ial levies:
State Tax
Ordinary County Tax
Road and Bridge
Railroad Band
Jail Bonds .
Road Bonds
Past Indebtedness
Statewide School (6-0-1)
Weak and High School
Constitutional School ....
5 mills
5 mills
1 mill
Vi mill
8Vi mills
2 mills
4 mills
Vi mill
3 mills
35 mills
tax levy ^or
district spec-
. .. mills
5*4 mills
5*i mills
1 mill
Vi mill
... 10% mills
2 mills
4 mills
Vi mill
3 mills
Total 38 mills
Gorge F. Dorroh
Of Gray Court Dies
Gray Court, Jan. 18.—George F.
Dorroh, prominent farmer of this
place, died at Laurens hospital early
this morning. Mr. Dorroh had just
passed his 71st birthday. He was nev
er married. He had one sister, Miss
Sallie Dorroh, who had always lived
at the old home place With him. Mr.
Dorroh was an elder in Dorroh Pres
byterian church and was one of its
strongest supporters.
He leaves only two sisters, Miss
Sallie Dorroh and Mrs. Mary Peden,
out of a family of 12 brothers and sis
ters. One brother died only last week
in Leander, Texas. • Funeral services
were held from Dorroh church Wed
nesday morning at 11 o’clock by his
pastor, the Rev. E. D. Patton of Lau
rens.
Dr. Burney Lynch Parkinson, direc
tor of extension, University of Soufii*
Carolina, was on Tuesday elected pres
ident of the Presbyterian college of
this city, and will take up the duties
of that office in June. The announce
ment was made by Dr. W. M. Mc-
Pheeters of Columbia, chairman of
the board, following a meeting of the
trustees in Columbia Tuesday. Doctor
Parkinson succeeds Dr. D. M. Douglas,
who this month became president of
the state university.
The newly elected head of Presby
terian college is 40 years of age, and
while not a native of this state, hav
ing been born in Tennessee, comes
from South Carolina stock. He has
risen rapidly in educational circles and
has been sought often for important
posts. At the time of his acceptance,;
of the Presbyterian presidency, he had
before him offers to become dean of
a great Southern state agricultural
and mechanical college, and to take
up departmental work in one of the
largest Western universities.
Doctor Parkinson, when asked Tues
day night about his plans, called atten
tion to the fact that Doctor Douglas,
while at the college, stressed quality
rather than quantity. “It will be my
policy,” he said, “to follow Doctor
Douglas in this regard, and to try to
maintain the same high standard of
educational service he maintained dur
ing his successful administration.”
In coming to Clinton Doctor Park
inson is answering his third call to
Laurens county. In 1909 he became
teacher of English in the Laurens high
school, returning there in 1914 to take
up duties as superintendent. Now
he comes to this county as president of
its only college.
Ddctor McPheeters
said in discussing the election of Doc
tor Parkinson, “the board held a meet
ing to accept the resignation of Doc
tor Douglas and to take steps toward
selecting a successor to him. At that
time a number of names of men of
high character and high standing in
the educational field were mentioned.
Following a discussion of these names,
the board took a preferential ballot
which eliminated some. Seeing little
chance of decision then, and feeling
that full facts had been presented, the
board elected a committee of three,
myself, Maj. J. D. Fulp of Greenwood,
and the Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick of An
derson, to select from the three names
that had received the largest number
of votes in the preferential ballot, a
president for Presbyterian college.
“This committee met immediately
upon adjournment and at once Doctor
Parkinson was chosen. The chairman
of the committee was instructed to
communicate with Dr. Parkinson with
a view to having him confer with the
committee. This conference, when
held, revealed that Doctor Parkinson
was in thorough sympathy with the
board in its views as to the ends which
should be sought by a Christian col
lege. The conference was mutually
satisfactory but Doctor Parkinson did
rot at that time signify his willing
ness to accept the presidency of the
institution. He said that before giv
ing final answer to the overtures of
the committee, he desired to look into
the affairs of the college and to coun
sel with friends on the matter. It was
agreed that he should keep in touch
with the chairman of the committee
and that the two should arrange a sub
sequent meeting with the committee.
“This meeting was held January 12
and Doctor Parkinson at that time
said that his investigation had been
wholly satisfactory and he was pre
pared to accept the presidency of
Presbyterian college. Pursuant to a
previous agreement, the chairman
called a meeting of the board which
was held at noon Tuesday in Columbia.
At this meeting there were present 17
members of the board and a number
of others sent letters of regret at not
being able to attend. The committee,
which was to select the president, re
ported to the board, its findings, in
which was expressed great satisfac
tion that Doctor Parkinson had con
sented to accept the presidency of
Presbyterian college, if, at a personal
conference between Doctor Parkinson
and the board, a way should be open
ed for him to do so.
“Doctor Parkinson addressed the
hoard, outlining his conception of the
task to be undertaken, which greatly
impressed the board by its sanity and
breadth of vision. Not only his ad
dress but also his fine personality
commended him to those who heard
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