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7 THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. 1 » If Too Don’t Rend THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get Hie News. VOLUME XXVII CUNTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28,1927 NUMBER 17 Orphanage And Cnllege Get Bequests For $48,000 LEGiSUTURE HAS ADJOURNED, LEAVES DEFICIT OF MILLIONS Longest Session Comes To Conclusion After Fif teen Weeks. $3,000,000 Shy Problem Left For Next Year. Columbia, April 23.—The General Assembly adjourned sine die at 4:45 o’clock this afternoon. Disappointment over the failure of his program of “reforms” and “con solidations” in the legislature was ex pressed by Governor Richards in his farewell message read in bjoth houses just before sine die adjournment. “While I am disappointed and feel that the people of the State are like wise disappointed,” the chief execu tive said, “that several of the reforms which I recommended and the consoli dation which I urged, have not been adopted, yet in behalf of the people of our State I wish to congratulate you for the otherwise splendid work of the present session,Svith the hope and confident expectation that you will contniue this work until South Caro lina is restored to constitutional gov ernment, and has been given a reor ganized and thoroughly worked-out tax system that will meet the demands of our people, and will place South Carolina in her rightful place as a progressive and prosperous State.” Marking time during much of the closing day of the 1927 legislative ses sion, members of the Senate were forced to wait on House action of the vetoed sections of the appropriation bill before seeing whether they would be free to adjourn. No attempt was made today to in troduce any revenue measures, it hav ing been indicated last night that the overwhelming rejection of Senator Jefferies’ proposed general sales tax had brought the finance committee to the end of its resources in the attempt to make the revenues meet the aptfro* priation bill. A concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Odom exempting from the ten per cent tax all sporting goods bought for schools and colleges was adopted after some debate. Opponents of the House concurrent resolution to allow the legislature to adjourn for two weeks immediately af ter the opening of the 1928 session to give the ways and means committee a chance to make up an appropriation bill, managed to have.the resolution rejected in the Senate today by a twenty to fifteen vote after the Sen ate by two earlier votes had shown itself favorable to the measure. In the earlier votes the Senate had rfeused to strike out the resolving words or to continue the proposal un til next year. Senators Williams, Mc- Coll and Moore in arguing against the matter said that it would tie the hands of next year’s body and would cause great additional expense on the State, while the arguments of those favoring the plan was that it would aid in shortening the session. The customary amount of time was devoted to mock sessions today, in the final one of which the speaker and clerk of the House of Representatives, attending the Senate chamber» to ratify enrolled acts, were escorted by a House delegation armed with cav alry swords from the adjutant gener al's office, as well as a collection of brooms. , Arriving at the Senate chamber, the speaker and clerk were required to pass under a ceremonial arch made of the broom handles and swords. Later while waiting oh the message irom the governor releasing the legis lature from further service, members of the Senate were regaled with fruit pnnch sent up from a local candy store. The governor’s message follows: “Gentlemen of the General Assem bly: f “In transmitting to your honorable body this final message, permit me to express to you my sincere thanks and appreciation for the courtesies and consideration shown me, and commend you for the zeal you have shown in your efforts to deal with a difficult task. “While the present legislature has been of unusual length, it must not be forgotten that this General Assembly and administration have been con fronted with a most unusual condition. We have inherited from the last legis lature a deficit of more than $2,000,- 000, and a shortage of prospective rev enue of around $2,000,000 more, an amount equal to the entire appropria tion bill of just a few years ago. “You have had to grapple with this unusual situation and at the same time make appropriations and provide reve nue to protect the State and her in stitutions. You have not only accom- LARGE ESTATE TO BE DIVIDED plished this, but have done far more, for you have the great distinction of being the first legislature in the last five years that has actually passed a bill that appropriates less money than preceding legislatures. “The practice in recent years has been to increase the appropriations around a million dollars each year, and the expenses of the State govern ment have increased by leaps and bounds and out of all proportion to the increased wealth of the State.” The comment upon the failure of his program followed, then, in con clusion: “Now that you are about to con clude your labors for the present ses sion and return to your respective homes, I take this opportunity to ex tend to each of you my best wishes for the health, happiness and prosper ity of yourselves and your families. “I have no further message or com munications for the General Assem bly.” ’ On motion of Representative Sam B. King of Greenwood, the message was received as information and or dered printed in the Journal of the House. Among the recommendations of the governor that failed of approval were: Abolition of the State tax commis sion. Consolidation of the office of ware- hause commissioner with the State de partment of agriculture. Abolition of the office of bounty game wardens, and legislation for the distribution of motor vehicle licenses of county seats. r '- Fatting also to pass 4* th* General assembly were proposed laws, recom mended by the governor, to abolish the State board of public welfare and the budget commission, but the chief ex ecutive achieved his goal in these par ticulars by vetoing appropriations made for thes activities. Wdm of body and weary of mind from their record-breaking struggle with the financial problems of the State, * the legislators gladly turned their backs upon the scene of their fifteen weeks’ session, the longest held in many years. Governor Richards’ message vetoing items in the general appropriation bill to the amount of $67,000 and leaving untouched $9,935,000 in direct appro priations, came up for action in the (Continued On Page Four) RUTH BRYAN OWEN COMING VETERAN PASSES AT RIPE AGE W. H. McCrary, One of Community’s Oldest Citizens, Succumbs. Es teemed By Many Friends. W. H. McCrary, 82 years old, passed i away late Friday afternoon at the home of his son, R. J. McCrary, on West Main street. The funeral ser vice was held at the residence Sunday afternoon at three o’clock and con ducted by the Rev. O. M. Abney, pas tor of North Broad Street Methodist church. Interment followed at the old Sardis burial ground with a great concourse of friends and acquaintan ces accompanying the body to its last resting place. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mr. McCrary was a farmer of Jacks township practically all his life until he moved to Clinton a few years ago and had divided his time among his children. In 1864 he enlisted in the war and was assigned to Company A, 13th South Carolnia regiment, Mc Gowan’s brigade. He entered as a re cruit for his brother, J. S. McCrary. In the early part of ’65 he was wound ed in the battle of “Deep Bottom,” and later following his injuries, was hon orably discharged. His first marriage was to Miss Susan Hollingsworth. Lat er following her death, he married her sister, Miss Sophie Hollingsworth. The deceased was one of the active and substantial citizens of his commu nity for a long period of years, and he held the esteem of all who knew him. He was one of the rare repre sentatives of that southern democracy which has largely passed into history. Throughout his long life he won the respect and love of all those who knew him and realized the sincerity of his purposes and the uprightness of his character. The members of the immediate fam ily who survive him are one daughter, Mrs. E. F. Ray, two^sons, Robert J. and Clyde H. McCrary, all .of this city, and by several grandchildren. Will of Geo. W. Young Filed for Pro bate. Widow and Relatives Prin cipal Beneficiaries. Geo. W. Young of this city, who died suddenly on April 15th, left a large estate of real and personal property to be divided among his widow, broth ers, sister and others, according to his will, which was filed last Friday in the office of O. G. Thompson, probate judge for Laurens county. John H. Young, brother of the deceased, was appointed executor in the will, and his widow, Mrs. Iva C. Young, co-execu trix. After requesting that all funeral in debtedness and just debts be fully paid, the will names beneficiaries of the estate which consists largely of farm land and city real estate. F. E. Young of this city, was willed $2,000, and the children of his deceased broth er, Elihu M. Young of Mississippi, $2,000. The Presbyterian college of this city was willed $5,000 from his personal estate provided this amount of the said property is left at the time of his wife’s death. The widow of the deceased, Mrs. Iva C. Young, was made the principal ben eficiary and she was well provided for. She was willed fee simple their “old home place” on South Broadway. The handsome adjoining home place of Mr. Young was likewise willed to his widow for her lifetime, after which it reverts back to his brothers and sis ter. After these bequests are made, one-third of his entire estate of what ever kind, was given to his widow ab solutely and forever, and from the en tire estate, she gets the full income for her natural life. At Mrs. Young’s death, the two third’s remainder of the estate is to be equally divided between his brothers and sister or their lineal descendants. The will bore date of Nov. 12, 1915, and gives the executor full authority to jnwag^&nd control the estate. FACULTY FOR FLORIDA SCHOOL Distinguished American Woman To Lecture Here. Daughter of Wil liam Jennings Bryan. There are few American women who have had such an interesting and bril liant career as has, Ruth Bryan Owen, wife of Major Reginald Owens, M. C., (British Royal Engineers) and daugh ter of America’s great Cmomoner, William Jennings Bryan. Mrs. Owen will deliver her fascinating lecture, “Modern Arabian Knights” at the coming Redpath Chautauqua here. During three years in the West In dies, three years in London, three years in Egypt, and extended travel in Africa, India and the Far Last, her SPLENDID GIFTS MADE BY MISS MARY CARMICHAEL OF HAMER . t, Beloved Dillon County Woman Leaves Large Sum To Presbyterian Institutions. Thornwell Gets $25,000; Presbyterian College $23,000. Chi- cora and Seminary Also Remembered In Will. The Thornwell/Orphanage and Pres byterian college/ of this city, are be queathed the sum of $48,000 under the terms of the will filed a few days ago of the late Miss Mary Carmichael of Hamer, in Dillon county. Chicora college and the Columbia Theological seminary and the Pee Dee Presbyteri an church of which the deceased was a member, are also included in the be quests, bringing her total gift for edu cational institutions to $74,000. The Thornwell Orphanage is the largest beneficiary in the will, $25,000 having been left this institution and $23,000 to the Presbyterian College. Both gifts are to be applied to the en dowment funds. The estate of Miss Carmichael, which has been handed down through several generations, is one of the largest ever recorded in Dillon county. The will was probated a few days ago and revealed that Miss Carmichael had provided liberally for charitable and educational work, and most of the es tate is left in cash money. Sections in her will, pertaining particularly to the gifts to the Presbyterian institu tions in .Clinton and Columbia, are published below as taken from last week’s issue of the Dillon Herald: that the said deacons shall invest the said sum in some safe and valuable securities and use the annual income therefrom for the purpose of helping to defray the salary of the pastor of the said church, and should the or ganization of the said church cease or should it come to an end as a church, then I give and bequeath the said sum, that is to say the Two Thousand Dol lars in this item devised, unto the Thornwell Orphanage upon the same terms and conditions as set forth in Item II of this my will. List of Teachers Given for 1927-28 Session. Only Two Changes Are Made.' The faculty for the Florida Street school for the new session beginning next September, has been announced by the trustees. Miss Seawright again heads the school -as principal. Only two changes appear in the faculty. Miss Paul Vane Elrod, a former Clin ton teacher has been assigned the sixth grade, and Miss Benita Boozer the fourth grade. The elections in the other schools of the city have not been announced as yet. The Florida Street school faculty will be as follows: Principal: Miss Margie Seawright. Seventh grades: Mrs. W. R. Ander son, Miss Anna Bell Hudson. Sixth grades: Miss Evelyn Botts, Miss Paul Vane Elrod. Fifth grade: Mrs. Felder Smith. Fourth grade: Miss Benita Boozer. Third grade: Miss Nancy Owens. Second grade: Miss Margie Sea wright. First grade: Mrs. Raymond J. Pitts. busy life has touched intimately the peoples of many countries. In Egypt Mrs. Owen was in charge of an organization which provided con- cwrta for Iho-war hospital* and rest camps, and she saw active service as a war nurse in the‘British Voluntary Aid detachment. She was in Pales- j tine when the Turks were driven back, and General Allenby and his force fi nally occupied the Holy City, thus par ticipating in one of the most signifi cant and thrilling chapters of recent history. “Modern Arabian Knights” is a ! gripping resume of facts as Mrs. Ow en found them in many countries of the world during the past twelve years. She will be heard here on the fourth night. The State of South Carolina, In the name of God, amen. I, Mary Carmichael, of the County of Dillon, in the State aforesaid, be ing of sound mind, memory and under standing, do make, publish and de clare this as and for my last will and testament, heretofore made by me. Item I. It is my will and desire, and I here by direct that my executor, hereinafter named, shall as soon after my death Miss Carmichael Passes Miss Carmichael was one of the be loved women of her section and a lib era) contributor throughout her life to charities and other deserving causes. The following account of her death is taken from the Dillon Herald in its issue of April 7th: “Miss Mary Carmichael, the last surviving member of a family that has long been identified with the af fairs of Dillon county, passed away at the home of her birth Monday morning at 3 o’clock. The immediate cause of Miss Carmichael’s death was pneumonia, following a stroke a pa ralysis which she suffered several days before her death. “Miss Carmichael was in her 87th year and her long life was spent at the old Carmichael homestead seven miles east of Dillon where she was bom befor^the middle of the 19th cen tury. Here her girlhood was spent with her brothers, the late Daniel and Gilbert Carmithael, who. never mar ried. Following the death of her broth ers who passed away nearly a quarter of a century ago she took upon her shoulders the burden of managing the large family estate which had been as may be practical pay all my just debts, including my burial expenses handed down through three successive Clinton Girls Gain Distinctions and costs incidents to my last illness. Item II. I hereby give and bequeath unto Thornwell Orphanage of Clinton, in the State of South Carolina, the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the same to be invested by the trustees of said institution in such manner or in such securities as they may deem proper, and the income derived therefrom shall be expended by them for the benefit of the said institution as in their discretion shall be of best advantage and accomplish The Clinton girls at Winthrop are mos t £°od. making excellent records and several] Item III of them are attaining high honors in Kiwanians Go To Goldville Tonight The regular meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis club will be held this evening at 7:30 in the new Joanna Inn at Gold ville, of which Mrs. White is mana ger. The invitation to meet in Gold ville was extended the club by Kiwan- ian Moorhead and the attendance com mittee is working for a 100 per cent attendance. Following the dinner hour, the members will be taken on an inspection trip through the mill and to see other extensive develop ments recently completed by the Jo anna Cotton Mills. The Kiwanians are looking forward to tonight’s meet ing with unusual interest. their scholastic work as is shown by the list of distinctions for the second quarter published this week. In the senior class. Miss Loree Adair of this city, stood at the top and was the only student in the entire college carrying the title of highly distin guished with an average of above 95. In the sophomore class three Clinton girls also stand at the forefront. Miss es Margaret T. Finley, Mary Frances Sheely and Isabel W’itherspoon, with the distinguished grade. I hereby give and bequeath unto Clinton Presbyterian College, situate at Clinton, in the State of South Car- generations, ea#h generation adding materially to the size and wealth of the estate. At the death of her broth ers the family holdings had reached such proportions that it was known as one of the largest estates in the coun ty, but like her brothers. Miss Car michael possessed fine judgment and keen business intuition, and she man aged the large holdings so success fully that the value of the estate al most doubled during her administra tion of its affairs. “Miss Carmichael came of sturdy Scoth ancestry, and although long past her three-score-and-ten she remained alert and active both mentally and physically until stricken with paraly sis a few days before her death. With olina, the sum of Twenty-three Thous- the exception of occasional visits to and Dollars ($23,000.00), the same to friends and relatives in nearby towns be invested by the trustees of the said j and communities Miss Carmichael’s institution as an endowment fund in j life was spent at the old homestead such manner or in such securities as. where those who were near Imd dear Children’s Program At Methodist Church Report Is Made On Seal Sales The report on the Christmas seal sale, made from the office of the South Carolina ’Tuberculosis associa tion in Columbia, showrs that the sales in Laurens county during the Christ mas holidays amounted to $342.97. The total sales in the state amount ed to $55,216.46, surpassing the goal set by $200 and exceeding the highest previous sales by $1,000. Sumter and Darlington led the counties with a per capita side of .054 and .051 re spectively. The highest total sales were made in Charleston county with $4,260.86. Sunday will be observed as “Chil dren’s Day” at North Broad Street Methodist church. The usual hour for the Sunday school exercises will be given over to the little folks and a special program of interest will be presented. The public is cordially in vited to be present for the occasion. Now I’ll Ask You One i. 2. 3. 4. 5. they may deem safest and of best ad vantage and the income derived there from shall be used for the benefit of the said college as the trustees in their discretion may deem proper. Item IV. I hereby give and bequeath unto Chicora College at Columbia, in the State of South Carolina, the sum of Twentw-two Thousand Dollars ($22,- 000.00), the same to be invested by the trustees of the said institution as an endowment fund in such manner or in such securities as they may deem safest and of best advantage and the income derived therefrom shall be used for the benefit of said college as the trustees in their discretion may deem proper. Item V'. to her always received a most cordial welcome. “Miss Carmichael was a life-long member of old Pee Dee church to which she was a liberal contributor and a staunch supporter. Her char ities covered a wide range and those who appealed to her in distress were never tufned away. “Interment was mqde at Pee Dee church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, i her former pastor, Dr. A. G. Buckner of Clio, conducitng the services. “Miss Carmichael is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. J. R. Regan of Dillon; Mrs. Jas. McLellan of Hamer; Mrs. Marvin Huntefr and N. M. Carmichael of Clio; Mrs. J. D. Mclrttyre, Mrs. Peter Stew art and Miss* Loretta McIntyre who 7. 8. 9. 10. From whom did the United States purchase the Philippines ? How much did they pay? Who was President of the'United States before James A. Garfield? What is meant by the expression “upstage”? How many lakes comprise the .Great Lakes? Name them. How much money must an immi- . . . . . , * grant have in order to enter the “f , stud ' n,s ° the ,nsutut ' on it -fawi c* ♦ •» | scholarship, and as a means to enable him to complete his work, it being my desire that the same shall not be awarded to any student who is finan cially abl& himself or whose parents are able to defray his expense!. Item VI. . 7 I give and bequeath unto the dea cons of pee Dee Presbyterian Church the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). In trust, nevertheless, 1 hereby give and bequeath unto the, r Presbyterian Theological Seminary at! 1 , ,v ^ ne T f r the old home place. and Mrs. Columbia, in the State of South Car olina, the sum of Two Thousand Dol lars ($2,000.00), -which said amount shall be invested by the trustees of the said institution and the income deriv ed therefrom shall be used for the es tablishment of a scholarship in the Seminary. That is to say, the trus tees shall annually upon the recom mendation of the faculty award the said income to such poor and deserv- Who publishes the Saturday Ev ening Post? Who is its editor? Who composed the “Minuet in G”? // - What amendment to the consti tution, gave women the right to vote? What is a Bittern? Where is the home of the Hotten tots? Answers on Page Four. J. R. Berry of Augnsta, Ga.’ Four-Leg Chick Lives At Renno Mrs. John M. Copeland of Renno, has in her yard a two weeks’ old white leghorn chick with four legs. The ex tra pair of legs are located a short distance from where the tail feathers grow and were about normal size w'hen the chick was hatched. One of the “extras” hangs just behind'its right leg but helps support the chicken. The other is smaller and is carried ‘folded' up” against the body for reserve emer gencies. The chick is healthy, appar ently happy and seems to be-enjoying the sights and atmosphere of Renno as ' he gleefully plays in the yard with its mates.