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■ 7—<•*' ^ * « : » ' . • -' ' •• \ 1, 1- ' r ' yC- 1 ' '"' : • ‘ ' ■ • ' :' ' v -' ^ i ♦ \-*--1 THE CHRONICLE Strives T« Be a Ocaa News- Newsy (-4 l-» If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE YqiJWt Get The News. VOLUME XXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26,1927 COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT BEGINS NEXT SUNDAY NUMBER 21 HIGH SCHOOL ENDS5ESSI0N Clinton Hi Grndnatos Hour Com mencement Address By Dr. Cranberry and Are Awarded QUERY STRESSES PERSONAL TOUCH The 1926-27 term of the Clinton high school came to a close last Fri day evening with the annual graduat ing exercises held in the orphanage chapel and attended by a large audi ence that taxed the entire seating ca pacity of the building. The large stage, on which the graduates were seated, was beautifully decorated in the class colors and presented a very striking and artistic appearance. The exercises opened with a proces sional march, after which the invoca tion was offered by Dr. L. Ross Lynn, president of Thomwell orphanage.The first part of the program was given over to the usual interesting ‘“class exercises,** and those appmring on the program rendered their parts in a very creditable manner. T. J. Blalock, pres ident of the class, made the “Wel- ccme” address. The “Class History” was given by Isaac Copeland; Betty Woodworth gave the “Class Poem”; Parker Jones, the “Class Will,” and Emma Little in an unusually clever manner gave the “Class Prophecy.” The valedictory honor fell to Janet Leake, first honor graduate. Two songs by the class, “Welcome, Pretty Primrose** and “Night in June,” with Mrs. J. F. Jacobs. Jr., at the piano, proved an attractive feature of the program. The address before the graduating class was delivered by Dr. R. C. Gran- berry, president of Limestone college, and he delighted the large audience with his inspiring message. Dr. Gran- berry took as his theme, a well known quotation from a Shakespearean play, the words of Cassius to Brutus, “The fault, is not in oar stars, dear Bratus, that we are underlings, but in our- of Bureau In New England Te “Sell” State Is Laid Befor* Cehuukia Orgaai rations. The speaker at the outset said that he placed no importance on chance or fortune in life but that success means a certain and sure foundation. He then went into a discussion of the elements that make for real success. The first requisite he discussed was the power of self control and in an impressive manner he gave illustrations to em phasize the value of the individual controlling and conquering himself. The next factor making for real suc cess was . cited by the speaker as an honest effort and hard work on the part of the hoy or girt. The things that are worth while, he said, call for hard work, and without an honest ef fort there is little chance to achieve success. In the third place Dr. Gran- berry emphaszied the need of a goal in life, rather than a careless and in different drifting about without am bition or aim. He urged the young graduates to fix their eyes to a worth while goal and to attain it and give to the world unselfish and kind ser vice. In a few appropriate words, Supt. Witherspoon awarded the diplomas to the graduates, thus bringing to a dose the yean work With the benediction to Rev. Edward Long. * It was announced by the school head that the $5.00 gold-piece offered an nually by the Commercial Bank of this city for the highest average made in the schools had been won by Anne Glasgow of the eighth grade with an average of 97J, and she was invited to the rostrum and presented the prize Ella Little McCrary came second with an average of 96X, and George Smith third with 96£. - i Stores To Close Thursday Afternoons During the past week an agreement has been signed by all the banks and practically all merchants of the city to done their places of business on Thursday afternoons during June. Ju ly and August. The dosing hour will be 12 o’clock, noon, and doors will not be opened again until Friday morn ing. The first closing day will be June 2nd. Drag stores and garages are not indoded in the agreement. Business houses in the neighboring city of Laurens are inaugurating Thursday afternoon closing foe the s&me mouths. (From The State, May 14th) Never before in her long and event ful history has Columbia had at her doors so impressive an opportunity to come into her own as a manufacturing and industrial center as faces her at the present time, is the opinion of W. G. Query, chainAan of the state tax commission, who, in a heartening talk made last night before the directors of the chamber of commerce, the Rich land county delegation to the general assembly and the Columbia city coun cil. told of a conference he had recent ly with W. E. Barstow, of New York, and with other officials of the Bars tow interests. “Industries in the New England states and in some of the North At- jlantic states are preparing either to liquidate or to seek new fields for op erations,” Mr. Query said. “They are turning their eyes to the South. Co lumbia needs to get in direct personal touch with the manufacturers of these sections, make them acquainted with the advantages of central South Caro lina and direct their attention to the opportunities offered here. The value of tins personal touch is incalculable,” Mr. Query said. “It carries tremen dous weight, and now is the time to secure such contact.” The talk, given by a tpan net a cit izen of Columbia, was largely a repe tition of the talk made a week ago by Mr. Query before the chamber of com merce. The other two groups—city council and legislative delegation—had been invited to hear what Mr. Query, who recently made a trip to New York, had to say with regard to a conference he had with Mr. Barstow. “Four factors,” Mr. Query said Mr. Barstow told him, “are favorable to South Carolina. Labor is abundant; the tax situation is favorable; power is unlimited and climate unsurpassed. “Mr. Barstow is entirely ‘sold* on the great future of central South Car olina,” Mr. Query said. “He establish ed the Barstow Management associa tion for the express purpose of bring ing industries to this section. He has invested his money here. He told me that the establishment of personal contact with New England manufac turers would result in great develop ment in this section.” Mr. Query went on to say that Mr. Barstow was very familiar with con ditions in South Carolina. The tax sit uation in South Carolina Mr. Bars tow found more favorable to industries than in any state in the South with the exception of Alabama, and the effici ency .of labor in South Carolina more than offset the tax advantage which Alabama offered. “All you need to do,” Mr. Query said Mr. Barstow informed him, “is to establish direct contact and extend to prospective investors the same fa vorable consideration extended me and you will get the industries. “You have now,” Mr. Query said, “everything the manufacturer of New England wants. You have before you. I think, your greatest opportunity. A bureau in New England for direct con tact will be of tremendous value.” Mr. Barstow also told Mr. Query that the fact that the largest earth dam and the largest artificial body of fresh water in the country were to he constructed near Columbia codld be commercialized. Mr. Barstow spoke feelingly of the cordial treatment he had received in South Carolina, Mr. Query said, and Mr. Murray, of the Murray A Flood Engineering company, expressed his appreciation of the act of the legisla ture in naming the lake to be made on Saluda river in Lexington county Lake Murray.” (Continued On Page Four) LAURENS SCHOOLS CLOSE NEXT WEEK Anuual Sermuu By Rev. W. B. Garrett On May 29th and Address By Dr. Hairy Clark on Jane 3rd. Laurens, May 20.—Commencement exercises of the Laurens city high schocta will begin Sunday night. May 29, when the annual sermon will be preached at the First Presbyterian church by the Rev. W. B. Garrett, pas tor of Main Street Methodist church. Greenwood. The fact that the Rev. Mr. Garrett is a native of Laurens county, adds interest to the announce ment that he is to preach the bacca laureate sermon for the city school commencement this year. Class day exercises will be held Thursday night, June 2, in the school auditorium, with a fine program by the members of thajPenier class. On Friday night*'{graduating exer cises will be held in'the auditorium. Dr. Harry Clark, of Furman univer sity. will deliver the annual address, and there will be other exercises in connection with the finals. The graduating class has thirty- eight members this year. Miss Mary Fuller will deliver the salutatory and the valedictory will be given by Jack Shaw. Medals and diplomas will be presented by Supt. Gasque. Following is the program for both evenings: Class Exercises Welcome Song—Schindler—The Class Class History William Crews Class Poem Julia Riddle Statistics — Annie Power Duo — Grand Yalse Caprice—Engle- LEADERS NAMED • IN CITY SCHOOLS List of Pupils Given With Highest Averages la Scholarship mad Per fect Attendance for the Year. Phoebe Witherspoon, Martha Boyd Class Will Carrie Mae George Jokes Joe Wright Prophecy Martha Boyd Class Song—“When the Golden Sun is Melting—Paul Bliss, The Class Graduation Exercises Salutatory Mary Fuller Quartette—Le Carillon, Martha Boyd. Mary Anderson, Phoebe Witherspoon, Kathleen Sanders. Annual Address to Class, Dr. Harry Clark, of Furman Uni versity. Class Song—“When the Golden Sun is Melting”—Bliss The Class Presentation of Class Memorial, Dallas Dendy Valedictory Jack Shaw Delivery of Medals and Diplomas. Song—“Beloved”—Lieurance. The Class. The list of pupils in the city schools having attained the highest averages in scholarship during the school year just dosed, together with those who had perfect attendance records, is pub lished below: High School Eleventh grade: Janet Leake, Isaac Copeland, Jeanette Crawford, T. J. Blalock. Tenth grade: George Smith, Rachel .O’Daniel, Lillian Browning. Ninth grade: Ruth Carter, James Horton, \ irgmia Barrow, Virginia Rheney. Eighth grade: Ann Glasgow, Ella Little McCrary, Clara Bobo, Sara Copeland. Florida Street School First grade: Mary Louise Bailey, Billy Hoy, Louise Fleming. Second grade: Rebecca Speake, Ev- dyn Fleming. Bill Wade, Mary Jane Sturgeon. Third grade: Lucile Wilson, Kath erine Graham, Christina Sowers. Fourth grade: Irene Dillard, Jack Witherspoon, Nancy Young, William Johnson. Fifth grade: Florence Adair, Dill Ellis, Frances Spratt, James Sloan. Carolina Burroughs. Sixth grade: Nannie Sue Adair, Mary Howze Dillard, Willis Mae WH- !son. - Seventh grade: William Moorhead, Lewis King, Garrard Johnson, Paul Todd, Marguerite Dillard. Academy Street School Joe Carter, Eloise Crow, Olive De Young. Academy Street School Sixth grade: Rachel Webb, John Gary Whitmire. Fifth grade: Sara Blakely, Claud Warren. Fourth grade: Arthur Rankin, Frances Wilbanks. Third grade: Eloise Crow, William Byars. Second grade: Ruth Brown, Pauline Whitmire.* J. B. Frontis offers each year to the pupil in the graduating class who makes the highest scholarship average for the four years a two-dollar-and- -a-half gold piece. This was won this year by Janet Leake. Isaac Copeland and Jeanette Crawford were second and third respectively. BACCALAUREATE SERMON OPENS INTERESTING CLOSING PROGRAM Rev. J/B. Green, D. D., To Speak Morning and Evening. Commencement Address By Dr. Geo. B. Cromer. Acting-President Spencer To Preside. The forty-seventh annual commence ment exercises of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina will jt>e jn- augurated next Sunday morning at 11:15 in th^ First Presbyterian church of this city. At that hour, the bacca laureate sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. B. Green, D. D., professor of theology in Columbia seminary. Sunday evening at eight o’clock. Dr. Green will also occupy the Presbyte rian pulpit. On next Monday morning at 11 odock a meeting will be held of the institution’s executive committee. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the board of trustees will hold its annual meet ing. Monday evening at 8 o’clock in the college auditorium, the annual orators’ rises, Dr. Spencer extends a most cor*’ 4ial welcome to the public to attend. Jhiily^Sne young men will be giveif Imir diplomas Tuesday morning. Their names, together with their home addresses, follow: Abercrombie, Augustus Dial, Gra/ Court, S.. C. Alams, John Jefferson. Jr., Lau*' Tens. S. C. Bagnal, Isaac Moultrie, Manningv 8 C. Beckham, Willie Simon, Sumter, C.. Blankenship, Vaiden Britton, Rock' Hill, S. C. ** Bright, Nall, Chattanooga, Tenn. Burns, Phillip Walker, Lancaster, S. C. 0 Byers, William Bolivar, Jr., Rock and declaimers’ contests will be held , Hill, S. C. at which time six young men will j Carpenter, Thomas Summerfield.Jr^. compete for two gold medals offered | Greenville, S. C. annually. Copeland, John Wallace, Clinton, SL The commencement day exercises j C. proper will be held in the college au- Dickson, Harvey Routh, Anderson, ditorium on next Tuesday morning at S. C. 10 o’clock. The literary address be- i Frampton, Gadsden Creighton, Char-'- fore the graduating class will be de- leston, S. C. livered by the Hon. Geo. B. Cromer,] Gilmer, Gaddis Wayman, Anderson^ LL. D^ of ^Newberry. Following the S. C. address. Dr. A. E. Spencer, acting- j Grafton, Thomas Hancock, Ha»- / president, will award the diplomas, Chow, China. announce the honors, etc. R. O. T. C. diplomas will be presented at the same time by Col. E. L. Glasgow. The coh lege orchestra will render special mu sic in connection with the exercises. Thomas Hancock Grafton of Hai- Chow. China, has been designated as first honor man, and he will deliver the valedictory address. Mr. Grafton has made quite an enviable record since entering college in !923 and in recognition of his ability and excel lent qualities, has been elected by the college" to teach a part of the fresh man Bible and mathematics classes for the coming year. ANNUAL CANVASS FOR THORNWELL January. The new president-elect, Dr. | The Commercial' bank gives each B L Parkinson ’ is expected to attend year a five-dollar gold piece to the pu- the nM *ting of the board of pil making the highest scholarship av- tn ** te * s on Mocd ay afternoon, but will erage in the citv school svstem Anne • not off * cl * ,, > assume his new position Glasgow made the yearly average of inll] the m,ddle of June at which time 97.3. Elia Little McCrary averaged he wiU move here and <KCU Py the :96.3, George Smith 96.2 and Ruth Car- ******** s home on the campus. Gregg, Alva Mayes, Rock Hill, S. C' Griffith, Lee Hale, Prescott, Ark. Hafner, William Alexander, Jr^ Gaffney, S. C. •Harris, Arthur Small, Jacksonville/ Fla. Jones, Oliver William, Pontotoc/ Miss. Kirven, Joseph Marion, Sumter, S* c. v ■’ Mclnnis, James Daniel, Lamar, SC C/ McLaurin, Hugh Chumbley, Sumter, S. C. McLaurin, Leroy Evans, Dunbar, S, C. McLendon, Millyn Murray, Bennetts- The approaching exercises will be viHe, S. C. presided over by Dr. A. E. Spencer, 1 Moore, Amos Ryan, Columbia, S. C.- who has been acting president of the Owens, I.awrence Eugene, Winns-’’ college since Dr. Douglas left last I boro, S. C. Pitts, Atwood Harry, Ware Shoals, S. C. Poe, Alvis Bynum. Rock Hill, S. C, Porter, Gilbert Rodman, George town, S. C. Reid, John Edwin, Jr., Rock HilL S. C. Citizens of Clinton To Be Given Op- portnaity Friday To Contribute To the Orphanage. C. A. Fleming, treasurer of the Thornwell orphanage, will make a canvass of Clinton tomorrow for con tributions toward the support of the 385 orphans now in the institution. This is an annual custom of many years’ standing and gives all citizens of the town and friends of the orphan age an opportunity to make a dona tion once each year to assist in the work. Any gifts of cash, groceries, or dry goods will be much appreciated. Look for Mr. Fleming tomorrow and be ready with your contributions. ter 96. Those in perfect attendance for the year, neither absent, tardy or dismiss ed, were: High School Isaac Copeland, Rachel O’Daniel, Grady Adair, Mary* Ellen Workman. „ ^ , Ruth Todd. Alli'wee*’Neighbors, Doro- R * °- N * ,son Goe8 To nu * Hest and I Robinson, William Edward, Easley/ To all of the commencement exer-, S. C. NEW HEAD FOR T. O. SCHOOLS LAURENS BAPTISTS CALL N. C. PASTOR Is Succeeded at Orphanage By B. S. Pinson of Mountville. R. O. Nelson, for the past year head of the Thornwell orphanage schools, I has been elected superintendent of the Now HI Ask You One “UNCLB ROBIN” COPELAND ILL The friends of “Unde Robin’* Cope- Urd -whose name is legion, will bo distressed to know that be is critically ill at bis tome on Centennial street. Members of his family have been sum moned and little hope foe his recovery held out for the past two or 1. In what city does the Mormon Church have its headquarters ? 2. What were cattle thieves called in the eariv da vs of the American West? { 3. In what year was the Star Span- ; gied Banner composed. By whom ? j 4. What type of road is named af ter a Scotch engineer? 5. What are the characteristics of an albino? 6. What are “Mother Carey’s chick- ?. How old was Methusaleh when he died? 8.iWho is the President of Mexico? 9. What are the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? 10. Who was the author of “Main I Street"? What is his moet recent (book? Answers on page eight. * ■// V Kiwanis-Rotary Meeting: Today The local Kiwanis and Rotary clubs will bold a joint meeting this evening at 6:36 at the Thornwell orphanage. AB members are asked to be present promptly at this hour and to assem ble at the dining hall where supper will be served, after which a program of interest will be rendered. AS OTHERS SEE US Editor, The Chronicle, Clinton. S. Cf Dear Sir: |thy Wilson. Clara Bobo, O. B. Bur gess, Elizabeth Lynn, Evelyn Ramage, Drummond Bailey. Lanette Duckette, Sara Copeland, Will Allen Addy, Mun- ford McCrary, Charles‘Murphy. i „ ~ „ *. , , V ^ .j ^ „ 0 ^ , |Due West public schools for the com- p. , v . .. | ing year. Mr. Nelson had already been C L \.u*hn. Ehrlim. commiUee , P * ul,n ' M«rg.ret DuM-, of the orph a„ aK . and his rCT , KnaUon w.y \ Park, Ad.,r IW, Ba,^, „„ 0 „| y npon h : s request. L,ttte. 5l«**ret Bates Taylor, Mabel eame to the orphans^ a year apu .Tucker Forest Ada.r, Bobby Cope- from Bnf . hton . T e nn .. , nd his work I land. Edward Ferguson, Roger Henry, 1 ^ been entirelv satisfactorv The R- W. Johnson, James Sloan, Bailey ent,rel> ™e * v- n iu « . committee m accepting his resigna- Williams. Nell Abrams, John D. Davis, .• * . * / u- . . o r » * tion. gave a fine endorsement of his Augustus Ramage, Eugene Knox, Ar- k ^ exD ressed rezret n his leav- thur Benjamin, W*illiam Bobo, Sara re « rel n hls Ray Coelman, W illis Mae W’ilson. | . j The executive committee announced Academy Mreet School (yesterday that B. S. Pinson has been Rest grade: (1st place) Walter elected superintendent of the schools W right, Syble^ Brown, Hall King; to succeed R. O. Nelson, resigned. Mr. < 2nd place) NortCannon, Leonard Pinson is a native of this county, hav- F’rances Lyles, Ray Bishop. ing been reared at Cross Hill. For the — — — ■ —————. past four years he has served as su perintendent of the Mountville school and had already been re-elected for the ensuing year. The board in session Tuesday to accept his resignation, ex pressed genuine regret in his depart ure. Mr. Pinson is well qualified for 1 Someone was kind enough to send me a copy of Thursday's Chronicle containing the report of the meet ing of the Commercial Club Tuesday evening. I am writ ing to express my appreciation for your very splendid and accurate report. Allow me at the same time to con gratulate you upon the attractive make-up fend impress ive character of your paper. ' ' ' ’ Very truly yours, JOHN PAUL LUCAS, Industrial Agent, Southern Power Co. Rev. W’illiam 1). Spinks of Winstoa- Salem, To Start New W'ork iu July. Succeeds Dr. Bruner. Laurens, May 22.—At a congrega tional meeting today of the First Bap tist church, the Rev. William D- Spinks, •pastor of the Brown Memorial Baptist church at Winston-Salem, C., was unanimously given a call to* become pastor of the Laurens church. The invitation to Reverend Spinki? was recommended by a Special com mittee of 30 members, to whom the Winston-Salem pastor had made an acceptance committal if the church adopted the recommendation of it* committee. Mr. Spinks was notified of the call this afternoon. The pastor-elect will come to the* First Baptist church here early in Ju ly, it was announced. He succeeds Dr. Weston Bruner, who resigned March 1 to become pastor of a church in At lanta. Reverend Spinks has been pastor of the Brown Memorial church for nearly nine years, and is regarded as one of' the ablest ministers in North Carolina- He is not unknown in Baptist church circles and councils in South Carolina, for he served as assistant pastor of the position and comes with splendid t ^ le First Baptist church of Sumter for recommendations as a teacher and a number of years during the paator- gentleman from educational authori- j a ^ of the lamented C. C. Brown, and ties and others. He will move to Clin- for thr ee years he was pastor of the ton the first of July and will occupy t Baptist church at Marion, going from the cottage on West Centennial street j tha tthurch, after a service in the that will be vacated by Mr. Nelson as | World war, to his present pastorate he goes to Due West for his future i earl >' >n 1919. He obtained his theo- j residence. I TO PREACH SUNDAY ReVi..L. C. LaMotie. who it. visiting in the city, will preach for the con gregation of the Thornwell Memorial church on Sunday afternoon- at four o'clock. The public is cordially invited tr attend the service. logical training at the Baptist Tbeo- ■ogical seminary, Louisville, Ky., at the Moody Bible institute, Chicago - The friends of Mrs. Dudley Jones will regreat to know that she ia « patient in the Columbia bospitaL Luther Adair of Washington, is th*“ guest of relatives in the dty. /' r v