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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.
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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.
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