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VOLUME XXVII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 14,1927
NUMBER 15
300 YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR MEET
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State Endeavorers Hold Successful Convention
At ThornweU Orphanage. Strong Lead
ers and Speakers On the Program.
On last Sunday evening. Dr. Darby
Fulton, graduate of the Presbyterian
college and formerly missionary to
Japan, with a challenging address in
which he portrayed Christ as the real
challenge to any one, brought to an
illustrious termination one of the most
successful Christian Endeavor conve:
tioas ever held in South Carolina, one
which should mean much to the En
deavours themselves and the socie
ties they represented, to the churches
as a whole, as well as to ThornweU
orphanage and to Clinton.
The delegates began pouring into
Clinton last Friday and continued un
til there were well over three hundred
to register, besides the many college
boys and local people who attended
the meetings. The convention was
opened at 6:00 o’clock Friday even
ing with a pep suptper at the Thorn-
well dining hall, after which the del
egates adjourned to the ThornweU
Memorial church, the convention head
quarters, for the first night of the
program. The brunt of the program
for Friday ngiht was carried By Rev.
Arnette Gamble of Pinetops, N. C.,
supported by Mr. Frank Lewis, inter
state field secretary from Chatta
nooga, Tenn., with his music, the ex
change of greetings by local represen
tatives, with a response by R. G.
Matheson of Columbia, and Mr. Hew
itt F. Cunningham, Southern secreta
ry, from Chattanooga, with his in
troduction of the famUy. Dr. D. J.
as the text for his discourse, M For I
am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ; for it is the power of God—”.
He handled in a striking manner the
entire subject, relating interesting in
cidents from his own and his associ
ates’ experiences, pointing out that
the tallest schools and colleges are
the most susceptible to skepticism and
most liable to be ashamed of the gos
pel, and displaying to a JCemajhable
degree the trials that a Christian in
this day must undergo, yet which will
eventually prove a blessing to him
who undergoes these trials.
The afternoon session began at 2:30
with praise in song, followed by spec
ial music by the quartette, and pray
er. Mr. Frank Lewis then talked on
“The World in Cleveland.” Mrs. M.
J. McFadden of this city, led the jun
iors of the First Presbyterian church
and the ThornweU Memorial church of
Clinton in giving a model junior meet
ing,'which was followed by two ora
tions from intermediates, one by Miss
Gladys Hendricks of ThomWell, the
other by James McDuffie of Thorn
weU, on the subject, “How May Boys
and Girls Promote Temperance
Through Christian Endeavor.” The
meeting was closed by prayer at four
o’clock. At six o’clock supper was
CLUB ELECTS HIGHWAY WORK
NEW OFFICERS COMES TO END
R. W. Wade Heads Commercial
Organization for Year. To
Make Membership Drive.
The above Is a photograph of Clinton’s new fire truck recently purchased.’
It is of the American La France design, triple combination pumping type,
rotary gear pump with 750 gallons per minute capacity. Its weight is 9,500,
with a speed capacity of 48 miles per hour. The engine is six cylinder, 120
horse power. Its is built of the finest material and expertly designed.
Delivery of the new truck is expected within the next 90 days. It will be
housed in the rear end of the handsome new brick building now being erect
ed by D. EL Tribble Company at the corner of South Broad and Gary streets.
YOUNG PEOPLE
IN SESSION HERE
Conference of Second and Third Dis
tricts At A. R. P. Church Draws
Large Attendance.
The Second and Third districts of
the South Carolina Y. P. C. U. of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church held a district conference in
the local A. R. P. church here last
Friday afternoon and night. The
churches of Spartanburg, Greenville,
served to the entire representation in'Woodruff, Greenwood, <^ra, Laurens,
the Presbyterian college dining hall. Bradley, McCormick, Mt.
The convention was continued and
concluded by the Sunday evening pro-
Woods, pastor of the First Presbyte-. “Praise in Song,” followed with pray-
rian church of this city, closed thejer offered by Dr. F. D. Jones of the
first night of the convention 'with a Presbyterian college. Miss Mary
Bradley, McCormick. Mt. Carmel,
Long Cane, Head Springs, and Clin
ton make up these districts and most
gram which opened with the usual of them had representatives at the
«n—o " —j — conference here su Friday. Miss Jul-
“Prayer for Tomorrow.” The dele
gates were then entertained in six
Brunson of Sumter, delivered the res
olutions for the convention. Mr. Booz-
homes of the community by model so- i er, the president, threw the meeting
cials which, due to the preparation of
Mrs. M. J. McFadden and R. G. Mur
phy, proved to be one of . the
many sensational features of the en
tire program.
The convention was opened Satur
day morning at 9:00 o’clock with
praise in song, after which Rev. S.
Wilkes Dendy sf Tryon, N. C., for
merly of the Presbyterian college, pre-
open for a general discussion, asking
that each person present, relate what
had been most helpful to him. Dr.
Darby Fulton continued the program
with his challenge address; and the
South Carolina State Christian Endea-
ia Patrick was presiding secretary.
The general theme was “Growth,” and
the following program was given to
an enthusaistic crowd of young peo-
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Welcome address—Miss Alice Todd,
president of the Clinton Y. P. C. U.
INITIATIVE TAKEN
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Laurens Business League In Favor of
Effort. Cammittee Named To
Promote Enterprise.
Laurens, April 8. — Laurens will
stage a county fair this fall if the
basking of the Laurens Business Lea
gue will put the enterprise over. The
initial steps were taken by the Busi
ness League at its regular monthly
The April meeting of the Commer
cial club was held in the club rooms
Tuesday evening, at which time an
elegant dinner was served by the la
dies of the local Eastern Star chapter.
D. W. A. Neville, the retiring presi
dent, presided.
This being the annual election of
officers meeting, the report of the
nominating committee was heard and
it was unanimously adopted. The fol
lowing officers and directors were du
ly elected to serve for the coming
year:
R. W. Wade, president.
Sfc. D. Copeland, vice-president.
C. F. Winn, secretary.
L. D. McCrary, treasurer.
Board of directors in addition to
the officers: D. W. A. Neville, H. D.
Henry, Dr. D. J. Brimm. Dr. T. L. W.
Bailey and J. F. Jacobs, Sr.
The new president was escorted to
the chair and took charge of the meet
ing. He thanked the club for the hon
or conferred on him and asked for an
undivided support from the member
ship. He expressed his intention of
j waging an active membership drive
with the end in view of enlarging the
membership and enlisting every busi*
ness and professional man in town in
the club. The new president's remarks
to name a special committee to work
with other interested promoters.
R. E.-Babb, president of the league,
expressed his interest in the proposi
tion, after Secretary Barksdale had
meeting, held in Community hall last
Tuesday evening, when it was a^WST 1 ^ 1 * question, were heartily en
dorsed by several members and the
directors will work out the details of
the campaign which is soon to be wag
ed, as well as several other sugges
tions referred to them for considera-
introduced the subject and had pointed j t * on -
out the advantages of a county fair. In recognition of the untiring ser-
Informally, C. B. Cannon, Laurens
county farm agent, discussed the prop
osition, saying that he was highly in
favor of a county-wide fair this year.
vor convention for 1027
to a reverent close with prayer by
vices rendered the club during the
past year by President Neville and
his associates, a unanimous vote of
thanks and appreciation was voted the
The people of the county, he said, retiring officers
“Some Causes of Weakness In Our we^p interested and would cooperate
Unions”—Miss Margaret Blakely of j in .making the fair a success. Mr.
Clinton, secretary of the S. C. Y. P. Cannon is anxious, he stated, to pro-
C. U.
brought “Putting On Strength Through Pur
poseful Endeavor*—Dr' Dudley Jones,
Dr. L. Ross Lynn, president of Thorn-, of the Presbyterian college faculty.
well orphanage, and the mizpah recit-
sented an inspiring address on “Ac- ed by members of the various socie-
cepting Him.” The remainder of the | ties.
• “Putting On Strength Through Con
certed Effort”—Rev. P. L. Grier of
Ora. president of the S. C. Y.. P. C. U.
Saturday morning program was han-. The speakers and leaders for the I “Putting On Strength Through Bi-
dled effectively by Miss Eugenia Mil- j convention were Dr. Darby Fulton, ble Study”—Dr. G. G. Parkinson of
Due West, professor of Hebrew in the
Erskine seminary.
“Round Table Discussion”—conduct
ed by Rev. J. M. Bigham of Anderson,
ler of Sumter, Mr. Cunningham, and
Rr. R. F. Kirkpatrick of Anderson.
At the close of Dr. Kirkpatrick’s dis
cussion of denominations, the audi
ence divided to have what is known
as “Simultaneous Sessions,” part go-j
field secretary for the Foreign Mis
sions committee, Nashville, Tenn; Dr.
R. F. Kirkpatrick, chairman all-South
extension committee of Christian En
deavor, Anderson; He^ritt F. Cunning
ham, Southern secretary, ChattanGo
ing to the ThornweU high school, and go, Tenn.; Rev. Arnette Gamble, Pine
part remaining in the church. At | Tops. N. C.; Mr. Frank Lewis, inter-
vide for the mass exhibit of the pro
ducts of the 150 club boys and girls
of the county. The fair win furnish
the opportunity, and that is one of the
reasons that prompts him to urge the
holding of an agricultural, stock and
cattle show at Laurens sometime in
the fall. Mr. Cannon urged the league
to back up the proposition, saying that
the enterprise can be put over if that
is done, and it is not too soon to be
gin work right now, he concluded.
It has been several vears since Lau-
twelve-thirty luncheon was served in
the ThornweU dining hall.
general superintendent of the Y. P. | rens county has held a fair, and the
C. U. 1 idea of reriving the custom is meeting
“A Message from India”—Miss, with favor, it was stated by ^pokes-
Mary Kennedy, who is home on a fur- i n.en.
lough after six years of missionary
work in that land.
“Putting On Strength By Mission-
state field secretary', Chattanooga;
Rev. S. Wilkes Dendy, Tryon, N. C.
The afternoon meeting began with I These were supplemented by the state
the customary “praise in song.” Mr. | officers, and leaders headed by John J ary Enthusiasm”—Rev. EL T. McGill
Dendy took charge of the meeting, i W. Boozer of Gaffney, the retiring J of Greenwood, a former missionary to
using as # the subject for his address, 1 president of the South Carolina State
“ — T - Ui *" ” Christian Endeavor Union.
EASTER MUSIC
NEXT SUNDAY
Limestone Girls
/ Sing Here Tonight
‘Abiding’ In Him.” Next came “Tools
for C. E.” by Miss Evelyn Boozer..
“Simultaneous Sessions” were under
the supervision of Miss Rosa Sea-
wright, Miss Eugenia Miller, Dr. Kirk
patrick, Mr. Cunningham, Miss Susie
Owings, Dr. Fultqn, Mr. Matheson and The Limestone college glee club will
Miss Boozer. The afternoon program ^ appear here tonight under the aus-
closed at three-thirty for recreation, pices of the Laurens County Lime-
to be resumed at six o’clock by an stone chlb headed by Mrs. T. L. W.
elaborate banquet, termed ‘ fun, food, j Bailey as president. The entertain-
frills,” served in the Masonic Temple. | will be given in the Florida
All formality was cast to the winds, street school auditorium beginning at
and the delegates enjqyed the fun, g ; j5.
food, and frills, the fun being dis-j The Limestone girls have appeared
played in the form of yells for re-ji n Clinton before and are always fa-
spectiye delegations and members, the (vo rites here. They are now on their
food in the shape of fruit cocktail, j annual tour and local music lovers are
turkey, rice, gravy, peas, ice cream,, pleased that Clinton is on their itin-
cake, and whatnot, the frills being ad-j erary again. A well-balanced and en-
mirably presented in the array of the j joyable program is in store for their
Presbyterian college orchestra and the audience this evening and it is hoped
India.
“Putting On Strength Through
Prayer”—Dr. G. G. Parkinson.
“Consecration To Our Tasks”—Rev.
W. A. Macaulay of Greenville.
Supper was served at the church
and a pleasant as well as profitable | at gV clodt
time was enjoyed by the young peo
ple in attendance upon the conference.
Choir of First Presbyterian Church To
Render Sacred Cantata. “Olivet
To Calvary.
Mrs. J. F. Jacobs. Jr_, directress of
the choir of the First Presbyterian
church, has arranged a sacred cantata
for the evening of Elaster Sunday be-
The cantata se
lected for the occasion is “Olivet to
Calvary,” a very beautiful composi
tion covering the trial and crucifixion
Columbi aseminary quartette.
At 7:45 the evening service was be
gun, after the praise in song, by Mr.
Dendy with his address on the'sub
ject, “Talking With Him ” The va
rious committees then made their re
spective reports, the nomination of
the new state offeiers was made and
the election carried out. A capable
number of leaders was chosen, led by
R. G. (Christy) Matheson, of Colum
bia, as president for the coming year.
The newly-elected president used as
the subject for*his inaugural address,
“Next Year In S. C. C. E.” The sem
inary quartette then gave special mu
sic, after which the meeting was j
thrown open to general discussion, 1
that the Gaffney musicians will be
greeted with a capacity house crowd.
Now I’ll Ask One
1. How many oceans are there?
What are they?
2. Who was the first woman to
swim the English channel?
3. Who said, “To the victors belong
the spoils”?
4. What is the Latin phrase for
“Whither goest thou”?
5. Who is the president of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation ? Who
is chairman?
6. Who wrote “So Big”? In what
with Mr. Lewis and Mr. Cunningham ye**"-
answering all questions. At 9:20 Mr. 7 - Who is secretary of the treasury
Cunningham made his “Allegiance • United States, and where is his
Address,” at the close of which Rev. home^
Winners Given In
D. A. R. Contest choir progressively adopted by Mrs.
Jacobs and followed for several
Under the head of reports of com
mittees, C. W. Stone. B. H. Boyd. D.
W. A. Neville and J. F. Jacobs, Sr.,
made short talks on their visit to
Hugh MacRae’s Castle Hayne project
near Wilmington. The gentlemen told
of the remarkable diversification work
being done by the Danish settlers and
spoke in the highest terms of all they
saw. The committee heartily endors-
jed the colonization work and it was
pointed out that the plan of procedure
now to be adopted will be an effort to
bring a few of these Northwestern
settlers into this section for demon
stration farms. Options on farm land
are being secured and already several
land owners have volunteered to give
ten acres absolutely free to new set
tlers that may be induced to locate
here. *
The club voted its thanks to Mr.
MacRue for his visit to Clinton and
for the many courtesies shown the
party upon its visit to Castle Hayne.
T. C. Williams, head of the Lexing
ton Water Power company, Columbia,
and H. W. Hack, head of the Joanna
cotton mills of Goldville. were elected
to honorary membership in the club.
Likewise resolutions of sympathy up
on the death of Mrs. H. W. Hack at
Short Hills, N. J., were unanimously
adopted and ordered forwarded to Mr.
Hack,
It had been hoped that Mr. Williams
of Christ. This special program is in (
1 keeping with the musicau policy of the would be present at Tuesday evening’s
The local D. A. R. chapter awards
each year a medal to the pupil of the
months past.
The members of the choir are: So
uth grade who submits the best his- i prano, Mesdames W. P. Jacobs, Mar
tory
War.
paper on the “Revolutionary
The questions this year were pre
shall Brown. G. W. Gignilliat, A. W.
Brice and Misses Clara Duckett, Nor
ma Hallett and Corinne Bailey. Altos:
pared by Dr. W. C. Mai lien, professor: Mesdames B. O. Whitten, Arthur
of history at Winihrcp college. The | Copeland, Oliver Burroughs and Gary
papers Wre graded by C. A; Fleming Martin. Tenors: Messrs. B. O. Whit-
of the 'ABprnwell orphanage. |ten, J. B. Parrott and H. G. Prince.
The award of first place, a gold i Bass: Messrs. Jno. D. Holt, T. D. Ja-
medal, was vda by Bolt Bobo, second j cobs, C. J. Kiilen and W. P. Jacobs,
place by T. J. Blalock, and third place | The public is cordially invited,
by Isaac Copeland.
New Owners Take
Over Book Store
meeting but it was impossible for him
to attend. He has been invited to at
tend the May meeting and is expected
to be present to tell of the big power
'development at -Dreher shoals and to
give the club information as to its
value and importance to this commun
ity in its efforts to bring into this
section new industrial enterprises.
J. F. Jacobs, member of the high
way commission, reported that all ef
forts to have the bond issue referen
dum referred bark to the people had
failed in spite of a general request
for such action from all parts of the
county. He stated that Representa
tives Huff and Owens were sorely re
sponsible for the delegation's action
Jeans Book store of this city, has
been purchased by two local citizens,
C. E. Galloway and L._ S. McMillian.
The new o'
SPECIAL SERVICES
ATTRACT INTEREST ' which meant an end to cross country
I road development in the county for the
The Rev. B. EL Black Assisting Pastor present.
A resolution of congratulation to
the Woman’s club on its re-organiza-
Bowling la Revival at Bailey
Memorial Chair fa
Much interest is being showm in the tion was adopted, and the club’s hear
took rhanre of the ! reviva * mating now in progress at 1 ty co-operaiton was voted +he ladies
busings on April 4th operate ; C !| e ^ = in tb,ir work,
it under th* firm name of Galloway-j V. ^ ‘ ‘ ‘ r , ° ] 0 ^ n J. T. Ramape of Wewoka. Okla., af-
McMillian. “The Novelty Shop," with.. a , 1S . * n ^ . J* ^ ^ , e j’ter an absence fr< m Clinton of 33
years, was present as the guest of J.
M. Pitts and made a short talk of in
terest.
Edward Long, pastor of the First
Baptist church of this eftyr closed the
meeting. with a “Prayer for Tomor
row.”
On Sunday the delegates were giv
en permission to attend the Sunday
school of their choice. Att 11 o’clock
Mr. Hewitt Cunningham made a short
address at the installation of the of
ficers which whs followed by a an
men by Dr. Darby Fulton, who used
8. What famous art gallery is in
Washington. D. C.
9. What colleges are referred to as
“The Big three” in football?
10. Who was the composer of “The
Unfinished Symphony?’* ;
Answers on page four.
W. D. Copeland spent several days
in Atlanta this week attending the
Winchester hardware convention.
Mr. Mr Milium in charpr. Mr.' Jeans : ,s dellT ^ m,; * “T* “ f (“>«' '**' 5 -
has made ne announcement as to his i f'*' 5 ' A *P~! al fe * t “ r ’ "J
future ra)»a»« ,n S 18 the »»«**»* of the choir. Some
pus. forty or fifty have made a profession I
of faith in Christ, and
! been received into the churcl
fiftk
iircH,
•en have
making
Services Tonight At , _ , ,
■m a* . • u-,* i | a total of fifty so far this year for
Lutheran Church ! t hi S charge.
Special arrangements afe being
made for the Elaster service next Sun-
A special Easter week service will
be held in St. John’s Lutheran church
day morning. The
will be in
this evening at eight o’clock, with > charge of Dr. EL Mood Smith and Dr.
preaching by the pastor, the Rev. M. j Felder Smith.
R. Wingard. The public is invited to j The public is cordially invited to at-
attecd. / y-j r j tend these services. /.
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Tickets On Sale
Starting April 25
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•Chautauqua tickets wall U placed on
sale April 25. There will be no can
vass made of the community but all
are asked to buy their rickets early.
They will be distributed in yonvenient
places in the city.
Operations Are Discontinued for
Lack of Funds. Engineer Pat
ton's Work Highly Praised.
Laurens, April 8.—The county high
way commission, after a service of a
few months more thari three years,
held what m *y probably be termed a
dissolution meeting last Tuesday af
ternoon when, in the absence of addi
tional funds for carrying on its work,
it adopted resolutions to stop all high
way work now in progress and to dis
pose of all teams and materials on
hand that could be disposed of at ad
vantageous prices. Such action was
taken upon information that funds at
its disposal were about exhausted and
that no election on the road bond issue
would likely be held at an early date.
P. F. Patton, engineer of the highway
commission was instructed to dismiss
the laboring forces 'on the several
gangs last Tuesday night.
Incorporated in the resolution to
discohthuie operations was a call for a
meeting Monday morning with the
county board of comqiissioners and the
county delegation to make final ar
rangements for disposition of the
highway commission’s remaining
equipment and to make any other nec
essary arrangements for the future.
The dissolution of the commission’s
working forces, reported the county
engineer. Leaver three projects in a
stage of incompletion. The road from
Clinton to Sandy Springs church, re
ported the engineer, is completed with
in about a half mile of the old Bun
combe road near the home of Magis-.
trate J. W. Donnan. The Laurens to
Lnion road 'is completed as far as the
Hipp place on the Buncombe road and
the bridge on the Cross Hill-Belfast
road is in the process of construction,
with the bid wooden bridge in a very
dangerous condition.
No formal action was taken toward
winding up the affairs of the highway
body nor toward defining its status
in the future, the nearest approach
to this being the remark of Vice Chair
man Jacobs that the commission re
mained a legal body without any wind
to go on.
Just before the meeting adjourned,
J. F. Jacobs took the floor to make a
brief survey of the highway commis
sion’s work and to express the appre
ciation of the commission for High
way Engineer Patton’s work. Other
members of the commission heartily
seconded what Mr. Jacobs said, and
the following resolution was unani
mously passed:
“Resolved: That in bringing to a
close the work of the Commission, for
lack of funds, the Laurens County
Highway Commission wishes to ex
press its deep appreciation of the su
perb work done by its engineer, Mr.
P. F. Patton, whom we regard as the
ablest highway and bridge builder.
Mr. Patton has accomplished remark
able results in building excellent high
ways and bridges with extreme econo-
, my and efficiency. We attribute to
; his ability and as a construction man
ager the greater part of the success of
t the commission’s work.
We appreciate very deeply his de
votion to the county’s interests and
1 his remaining with us so long after
i he had resigned and desired to be re
leased to look after his personal in
terests.
We deplore the great loss which the
county suffers in losing his services.
, His uniform courtesy, his marked wis-
|dom in handling difficult problems, as
jwell as his great ability as an engin-
t eer and as a construction manager,
have commanded our highest esteem
(and admiration. In giving him up we
do so with the very greatest regret,
and with best wishes for his continu
ed success and happiness.”
The above resolution was adopted
enthusiastically by the commission,
which during the meeting arranged
. for the sale of the mules and equip-
j ment; filing of rights-of-way and top-
i soil privileges for county highways
built and unbuilt, with the clerk of
; court for safe keeping; the transfer
of rights-of-way and top soil privi
leges for state highways built by tho
county to the South Carolina Highway
commission.
Mr. Patton and Mr. Dorroh were
asked to remain with^he commission
until after a meeting to be held Mon
day of next week, to \hich the county
board of commissioners and the coun
ty delegation were invited, the object
of the meeting being to see if by co
operation ineompleted work of the
commission and the remaining materi
als and unsold equipment could be tak
en over by the supervisor and the in-
'completed worLcarried to completion,
j This action waK made r ecessary by
| the absence of any furtr.tr funds for
highway conntrssior. worn, as it is
' understood that the bill calling for
! r.n early constitutional election to val
idate the bond issue, voted upon at
the Democratic primary, will not pass
at this session, the attitude of some
members of the delegation being that
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