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TJIE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable. If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News,. l.i M , VOLUME XXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927 NUMBER 36 26,000 BALES FOR COUNTY BILLIONS SPENT FOR EDUCATION Rock Hill Bank Estimates In crease In This County’s Cot ton Crop Over Last Year. Less For the State. A survey of a Rock Hill bank gives an estimate of 26,000 bales of cotton to be gathered in this county for the 1927-28 season, according to figures sent out from there several days ago. The crop in the county last year amounted to 21,307 bales. The total estimate for the state is 698,950 bales as compared to 1,026,950 bales last year. ITie decrease in production is expected to take place in the southern and eastern counties. The following is a report of the sur vey as printed in daily papers la^t week: More Children Are Attending School Than Ever Before In U, S. Num ber Is Nearly 30 Million. Rock Hill, Aug. 30.—A survey just completed by the Peoples National bank here results in an estimate of a South Carolina cotton crop of 689,000 bales as compared with a production of 1,026,000 in 1926. The figures were furnished by farmers, merchants and county agents of the various counties and are con sidered the best available information. A survey by the .bank in July resulted in an estimate of a crop of 946,000 Washington. — America’s greatest single expenditure—nearly two and one-half billion dollars yearly—is for education, Lewis Kalbach, acting com missioner of the bureau of education, states. More than one-fourth of all public moneys in the United States goes in to' public schools and state universi ties. But it is costing more to receive an education now than it did 30 years ago. Bureau statistics show an in crease of approximately 60 per cent per pupil over 1900. In addition, more children are at tending school than ever before in the history of the country. In 1890 only 68 per cent of the 18,000,000 eligible children were in schools or universi ties. In 1925 approximately 83 per cent of 29,7000,000 attended. A survey of the bureau shows the demand for a, higher education has in creased remarkably since 1900. Fif teen per cent of all students enrolled ’m 1925 attended high school as com pared to approximately 2 per cent in 1900. Colleges and universities also are Men of Affairs In Clinton, DR. B. O. WHITTEN Dr. B. O. Whitten, superintendent I buildings and campus were-begun. In A1 ««« 4-VkVe '4-1*10 AA+i a**' 4-1*a a a* A «*S»Vll4 1 feeling the urge for learning with en- bales but since that time damage from ! ro ^ mellts * ^ ar 8 er than ever before boll weevil infestation, rains and cold weather have caused a material reduc tion in the estimate. The bank finds that from 50 cents to 75 cents per 100 pounds will be paid for picking and that ginning charges will average about $3.50 per bale including bagging and ties. # Estimated production by counties as well as the government report for 1926 production follow: 1 known. Estimated Yield yield. last year Abbeville 16,000 14,703 Aiken 15,000 37,200 . Allendale 4,500 . 17,211 Anderson .. .. .. 37,542 Bamberg 12,000 21,465 Barnwell .. 12,000 29,294 Beaufort . . 700 1,349 Berkeley .. . 4,000 5,534 Calhoun .. .. .. 8,000 21,067 Charleston . 1,600 1,594 Cherokee .. 15,000 14,305 Chester . 19,000 20,155 Chesterfield . . . 26,000 41,465 . Clarendon ■v-v Colleton . 7,000 21,074 .. .. 5,000 12,196 Darlington . 16,500 38,070 Dillon 20,000 39,923 Dorchester 5,000 9,375 Edgefield .. .12,000 19,761 Fairfield . .10,000 11,721 Florence 20,000 33,152 Georgetown 900 • 1,277 Greenville 33,000 21,875 Greenwood .. . 18,000 16,444 Hampton 3,000 7,537 Horry ' .. .. 5,000 7,373 Jasper. 1,200 2,731 Kershaw 20,000 33,692 Lancaster .. .13,500 18,031 Laurens 26,000 21,307 Lee . 13,000 45,212 Lexington 9,000 23,803 McCormick .. .. 6,000 7,145 Marion 9,000 14,426 Marlboro . 32,000 58,834 Newberry .15,000 21,656 Oconee .. . 1L&00 10,263 Orangeburg .. .. 37,500 76,740 Pickens . . 14,500 10,669 Richland .. 5,500 17,915 Saluda 6,250 14,370 Spartanburg 60,000 39,883 Sumter 20,000 40,018 Union . 14,000 10,496 Williamsburg .. .. .. 6,500 21,375 York 30,000 31,753 Total 689.950 1,026,000 The school year has been increased 35 days in the past three decades. Figured on a daily basis the bureau finds that education in 1900 cost 17 cents per pupil; 20 cents in 1910 and 20 cents in 1925. “The great number of illiterate per sons in the United States as revealed by the world war draft gave this coun try something to think about,” Kal bach said. “America is now taking drastic steps to correct conditions and is succeeding remarkably. At the pres ent time I believe the percentage of illiteracy in this country is lower than any other nation in the world. “Our schools are attracting children from all regions heretofore undevel- opped, and from coast to coast and border to border we find parents tak ing prime interest ,in placing their children under the advantage of our school systems.” of the State Training school of this city, was born in Pendleton, S. C., on August 12, 1886 . He remained on the farm of his parents, attending public school, until seventeen years of age. In the year 1904, he enrolled in a pri vate school in Greenville, S. C. In 1906 he began service with the South ern Railway company as telegraph op erator. He worked as operator, train dispatcher and agent for the Southern Railway company for several y«ars, his last work being as manager of their office in Greenville. Although tirged by his friends and employers to remain in the conrmer- cial world, he was never content to do so because of his desire for years to become a professional man. In 1908 he began the study of pre-medical course, and in 1909 began the study of medicine. In 1913 he graduated with honors in a class of 88 men from the medical department of Emory uni versity, Atlanta. Following his grad uation, he took the state board exami nations in Georgia and South Carolina and received a license to practice medicine in these states. After re ceiving his license, he engaged in gen eral practice of medicine for three years. Soon after his graduation from col lege, Dr. Whitten was married to Miss Myra Ballenger of Seneca, S. C., and this connection, the style of architec ture and general lay-out of the insti tution is worthy of mention, and has received favorable comment through out the country. Dr. Hastings Hart of Russell Sage Foundation, who came to Clinton and inspected the plans pre pared by Dr. Whitten, commended them very highly. Following this, the institution has had requests from va rious places for a sketch of the type of buildings and general lay-out of the grounds. Copies were sent, on request, to Japan, where a study was made of the plan. The first building, being known as “Dormitory No. 1,” was completed and opened for children on September 14, 1920. A second dormitory was oc cupied in December, the same year. Immediately following this, a severe financial depression came over the state and the institution was forced to undergo very severe trials. For sev eral years, the legislature took the attitude that a serious mistake was made in establishing such an institu tion and a single-handed fight was be gun by Dr. Whitten to save the place. This attitude on the part of the legis lature did not cease until the year 1925. Dr. Whitten is recognized as one of the best superintendents for institu tions of this type in the country and SCHOOLS OPEN I NEW SESSION Enrollment of White and Coloried Schools Reaches 1258. Large In crease In Several Classes. The Clinton city schools opened Monday morning with Superintendent Witherspoon and the complete corps of teachers present and ready to begin the new session’s work. The buildings during the summer had been worked over and put in attractive and com fortable condition for the formal open ing. The list of teachers of the re spective schools have already appeared in The Chronicle, and as before stated, a number of changes have been made in the faculty for the coming year. The enrollment yesterday had reach ed 1258, divided 881 whites and 387 colored. The enrollment by grades in the respective schools, follows: WHITE SCHOOLS High School [ L- 8th grade 86 9th grade 45 10th grade 47 11th grade .... 35 WILLIS CASE SOON TO END Defense Rests After Week of Testimony. Rebuttal Witness es To Be Followed By Closing Arguments. Total .213 to them were born two daughters, I was asked to accept the superinten- Martha, now eleven years of age, andjdency of a similar institution in Geor- E. T. RICHBOURG DIES AT HOME Mildred, now eight. In 1916, Dr. Whitten accepted a place on the staff of the South Caro lina State hospital in Columbia, where he spent three .years in the study of nervous and mental diseases. During the World war, he enlisted in the med ical department of the amy, was com missioned a first lieutenant and Or dered to Fort McPherson, Ga. Upon the personal request of Governor ^Man ning, and his visit to the War depart ment in Washington, however, the or der was revoked and Dr. 5 Whitten was instructed to remain at the State hos pital because it was thought that he AWARD IS GIVEN P. C. PROFESSOR Prof. Thomas Grafton Highly Honored With Pi Kappa Phi Schol arship Trophy. Thomas Hancock Grafton, an ad junct professor at Presbyterian col lege, teaching freshman mathematics and Bible, has been awarded the Pi Kappa Phi scholarship trophy, accord ing to information received by Dr. B. L. Parkinson, president of the college. This trophy is awarded at most to nine members of the whole fraternity each year, and is this year awarded to only two members; so that Mr. Grafton’s splendid record has won for him Pi Kappa Phi’s highest scholar ship award. Pi Kappa Phi is a national frater nity wtih 32 chapters located in the United States, one of these being Mr. Grafton’s chapter at Presbyterian col lege. Mr. Grafton, whose father is a mis- . sionary of the Southern Presbyterian church, was born in China and lived there until he was 18 years of age. After graduating from the Shanghai American high school, he entered Presbyterian college, and received his A. B. degree from that institutoin last June, with a four year scholarship av erage of 97.5 Esteemed Citizen and Former Magis trate Answers Death’s Call After Long Illness. E. T. Richbourg, 66 years of age, passed away Monday shortly before noon at ..his residence where he had been confined for several months on account of declining health. The fu neral service was held Tuesday at twelve o’clock at the residence after which interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. Rev. O. M. Abney, assisted by Rev. Edward Long, conducted the services. Mr. Richbourg moved to Clinton from Elliott in 1912. For the past eight years he served Hunter town ship as magistrate, declining to stand for re-election, however, in the last primary on account of his health. He was a man of high ideals, possessing { many noble traits of character and j held in a large measure the absolute trust and confidence of his fellowmen. His friends were not confined nere but were scatered throughout the state. The deceased is survived by his wi dow, two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Howeli of Greer, Mrs. C. C. Wallace of Ja- lapa, and three sons, W. W. Rich bourg of this city, S. E. Richbourg of Fairfax, and Et T. Richbourg. Jr., of Louisville, Ky., and one sister, Mrs. A. B. Galloway of this city. capacity in which he was engaged at that time. After serving as assistant superintendent of the South Carolina State hospital, he^was asked to accept the appointment as superintendent of the State Training school of this city. Dr. Whitten came to Clinton in De cember, 1918, looked over the field and gia some two years ago. This seemed to offer a larger field for service, but not being willing to give up the work he had begun in his native state, he declined the offer. The State Training school is how a growing institution and is recognized as a place that is doing a great ser vice in our state. New buildings have been erected each year for the past four years. Two dormitories now un der construction and goon to be com pleted, will give the institution a ca pacity of about 430, with over 50 em ployees. _ . ^ Since becommg a citizen of Clinton, Florida Street School 1st grade — 42 2nd grade - 33 3rd grade ;. ... ...*. 37 4th grade 28 5th grade 35 6th grade 64 7th grade ... .... 46 Total 285 Academy Street School 11st grade ... .... T... 76 2nd grade :...* 44 !3rd grade 27 4th grade .... 27 ! 5th grade 13 ' 6th grade 27 17th grade 18 Total 232 would better serve his country in the Dr Whitten has been active in civic ■ was engaged at aTfaiVs and is an honored andHuseful Providence School 1st grade : 52 2nd grade 31 3rd grade,.... 32 4th grade 15 6th grade 21 citizen. He is a Presbyterian and was elected an elder in the First Presby terian church of this city shortly after locating here. He is a great lover of music and has been a member of the choir and chairman of the music com- mitte of the church for a number of Total 151 accepted J the appointment. At that'years. He is a member of the Cham- time the land at the State, Training' ber of Commerce, Rotary club and school was being farmed by various Knights of Pythias. He is very fond tenants. After an examination of the j of all forms of athletics and has been titles to various tracts of land and a j a friend and supporter of the athlet- survey to investigate the source of j ics at Presbyterian college, Thornwell water supply, plans for the future | orphanage and Clinton high-school. NEGRO SCHOOLS Bethel ]1st grade ,2nd grade '. : 3rd grade 4th grade i 5th grade .... 16 15 9 8 10 Total 58 CITIZENS’ CLOSES i WELCOME HAND SUCCESSFUL YEAR GIVEN TEACHERS Annual Meeting of Building and Loan Stockholders Is Held. AH Offi cers Re-elected. 11st grade 1 2nd grade j 3rd grade vlth grade 5th grade 6th grade Bell Street Evening Service Hour Changes Effective next Sunday, the evening hour of worship in the churches of the city will be 7:30 instead of 8:00 as during the summer. The memberships of all churches are asked to bear the change of hour in mind. GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE? If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE foU low you. Its weekly visits will be “like a letter from home.” Special student’s rate of $1.00 for nine months. List your sub scription today. THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” , / The annual stockholders meeting of the Citizens Building and Loan asso ciation was held last Thursday after noon in'the office of the secretary at the First National bank. The meeting was presided over by President A. V. Martin with a large number of share holders represehted either in person or by proxy. • The first business before the meet ing was the reading of the report of Secretary-Terasurer B. H. Boyd. It showed the association in excellent condition with total assets of $269,- 425.46 and a tabulated sheet of alj stock held in the various series showed substantial profits accrued. Series “L,” aggregating approximately $60,- 000.00, was announced to mature on the 15th of October and this amount will be paid out at that time to the stockholders. The period required for the maturity of this series was 76 months and the secretary-treasurer was commended and thanked by the stockholders in a resolution adopted, for the successful manner in which he has conducted the association's affairs. Following a consideration of the fi nancial report, the stockholders ap proved a new form of paid-up stock and ordered it placed on sale along, with the installment stock with the opening of a new series next month. The following board of directors was | elected for the ensuing year: Prof. A. ] V. Martin, R. L. Bailey, B. H. Boyd, T. D. Copelapd, E. Fuller, M. J. McFadden, W. A. tMoorhead, D. E. Tribble and W. W. Harris. At a sub sequent meeting of the directors, the following officers were re-elected: President, Prof. A. V. Martin; vice- president, R. L. Bailey; , secretary- treasurer, B. H. Boyd; loan committee: R. L.‘Bailey, D. E. Tribble and T. D. Copeland. / i10th grade service llth grade , . . , .r. . 1 ^th grade Pastors and Citizens Extend Cordial Reception To Faculty of Clinton , ( . tV . Schools for New Year. An interesting “welcome” for the members of the faculty of the Clinton city schools was held Monday afternoon in the liigh school building. All of the teachers of the city were present with Supt. J. H. Witherspoon presiding. 44 35 40 41 37 37 19 28 19 11 18 Total 329 The white enrollment in the first grade this year reached 170, the larg est in the schools’ history. The eighth After a few introductory remarks | grade in the high'school is unusually and expressing his appreciation of the large, the matriculation reaching 86. presence and interest qf thejyisitors, 1 ] n the colored school the llth grade Prof. Witherspoon called upon the va- ; enrollment of 18 exceeded all previ- rious speakers for short welcome talks.! ous years. Those responding brought cordial ; _. 1 greetings and expressed the hope that ' LYCEUM COURSE the new year just entered upon would I be both pleasant and profitable. Those I making talks were: Dr. B. L. Parkin- \ son representing Presbyterian college; j Dr. L. R. Lynn, Thornwell orphanage | THIS WINTER The Woman’s club of this city is .... . , , T . D wu-** .Sponsoring a lyeeum course for the and Kiwams club; Dr. B. O. Whitten, I approaching Greenville, Sept. 6.—The trial of Mrs. Ethel Willis and former Deputy Sheriff Henry Townsend, wife and best friend of Sam D. Willis, slain sheriff of Greenville county, today neared the end. Relatives of the dead man and of the accused deputy took the stand during the day to defend the accused pair and at 4:45 o’clock this afternoon the defense rested. The case thus drew close to the jury stage but there was some delay when the state asked an adjournment until tomorrow morning when rebuttal tes timony will be given. Neither defend ant took the witness stand. • The frail, aged mother of the dead sheriff, walking w r ith a crutch and'as sisted by a daughter ahd grand-daugh ter, and the wife of the accused man, took the stand during the day to de fend the two, They both asserted that' there had never-been any discord be tween Willis and his wife and that the friendship of Mrs. Willis and Townsend, who the state alleged were too friendly, had nothing improper in it. “I have perfect confidence in my daughter-in-law,” said Mrs. Julia Hol lis Willis, 75, the mother of the dead man. Assisted to the witness stand by her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Blassingame and granddaughter, Miss Rosie Ellis, she told the jury in a gentle, well- modulated voice that she knew Sam Willis trusted Henry Townsend, hi* wartime friend, implicitly. She told the court and jury that when the younger woman was arrested she per sonally summoned an attorney to de fend her. Mrs. Minnie Henderson Townsend took the stand in defense of her hus band and Mrs. Willis. She told the jury how her husband had gone to a hospital a few days before the killing, how he had been brought home oh'the day of the killing and how she and her father-in-law had remained up late that night making Henry comfortable. Townsend had undergone a minor op eration and she said he went home against the advice of his doctor. She. expressed complete confidence in Mrs. 'Willis. She said Mrs. Willis took her to the hospital several times to see Henry Townsend at her request. Asked how she viewed the relations between the sheriff and his wife she said they were “just like two chil dren.” The sheriff and his wife visited the Townsend home after the deputy sher iff had been brought home. Townsend, she said, did not leave home from the time of his arrival from the hospital until he was told of the killing. Mrs. Townsend was spirited in her defense of the accused pair. “Not a thing,” she replied |harply when ask ed if she ever saw anything objection able between her husband and. the sheriff’^ wife. They were like brother and sister, she asserted. She said she knew her husband was innocent and this had enabled her to stand the trou ble. • Asked about the presence of Mrs. Willis on a bed with Townsend the wife literally snapped out her answer. “Mrs. Willis didn’t have her foot up there,” she snapped. “1 was on the bed.” Mrs. Townsend also denied that she had ever heard anyone gossip about her husband and Mrs. Willis. This morning court was recessed for 20 minutes while a physician treated Mrs. Willis. It was-explained she had been under a doctor’s care since the trial started. winter months. The State Training school; W. P. Jacobs, " “f . . ' , , „ ^ , , ,,, tj .. J. course will include four numbers of Rotary club; W. W. Harris, city of,, . , , „ , , . d ^ n r, ** a i high-class Redpath ment with the op- ; Rev, C. Bynum Betts, A. R.! 7 , l. t d i t u * t lining attraction coming in November. L-h; I. C. Boland, St. John s Lu- ^., „ , . . * - - W B il v ' ac * ies art> as * <in ^ the unanimous *i ‘ . I ‘ U e '’ support of the community in their ef- Clinton P. church theran chfurch; Dr. T. L board of trustees; Rev. Edward Long, First Baptist church; Dr. D. J. Woods, First Presbyterian church: Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Mothers’ club; Mrs. John W. Little, Woman’s club. Prof. J. F. Bo- zard, principal of the high schdol, re sponded in bt'half of the teachers in a Miss Mary lA’all of Lancaster, is the guest of Miss Louise McIntosh. forts to re-establish the lyceum here and have selected four attractions that rank at the top and have proven strong and popular headliners with the Redpath bureau-.- The proceeds from the course will be used by the . . j j • [organization in its civic, school and !i- few words and expressed an apprecia- . , . tion of the cordial welcome extended 1 , * ' ihe first number, on November 21, will be the Grosjean Marimba-Xylo phone Trio with a collection of popu lar novelty musical features on its widely-varied program of music. On Jan. 25th Fiechtl’s Tyrolean Yodlers will appear in a big musical entertain ment that is unfailingly popular. The them by the organizations of the city. First Bales Ginned Tuesday Morning! WELCOME FOR NEW PASTOR The first bale of cotton of tluvl927 crop to.be ginned on the local market^X*ard£h Sketch club will appear on was furnished Tuesday morning by | Feb. 7th iq d unique program by three Guy L. Copeland and weighed 476 young women of charming personality pounds. C. W. Stone came second with ,and the ability to'please their audien- the next bale. Both were ginned byjces. The closing number on March 29 the Clinton Cotton Oil company. Of-1 will be “The Easy Mark,” a comedy- fered for sale immediately, both bales' drama in three acts that is up to the brought 22c and were purchased by L. R. Ston^for Pitts and Copeland, local buyers. high standard Usually maintained by the chautauqua on its big “play” nights. . Rev. Geo. B. Bobo Accepts Pastorate of First Baptist Church of McColl. McColl. Sept. 6.—The First Baptist church of McColl has been without a pastor since the Rev. Mr. Williams re signed and went to Virginia. The church recently called the Rev. Geo. B. B ; bo of Clinton, and he has accepted. A union serviceSvas held at the church Sunday night for the purpose of wel coming the new pastor. It was a delightful occasion. D. L. McLaurin spoke for the Presbyterians; C. L. Liles spoke for the Methodists; and F. P. Tatum, mayor of McColl. for the citizens in general. The speak ers extended a most hearty welcome to the new pastor and Mr. Bobo re plied with a few words of appreciation. Dr. Watson B. Duncan, pastor of Main Street Methodist church, presided over the exercises. Local Cotton Middling Today 22c V ' > \A —^ * i ( A — r i - • ■ IT**' . H I ; .A i. ; ^ : • V -i; -L. *