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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
THURSDAY^SEPTEMBER 8, 1927
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Most normal men and wpmen live
for their children.
Beyond getting what satisfaction
they can out of their own lives, they
want to see their children get satis
faction out of theirs, they want to see
they have a better chance and more
advantages than they themselves had.
Just how to accomplish this requires
much thought and calls for all our in-
South Carolina, in 1880. This is not decided ie ftak.
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the place for a history of these two
great institutions, but we must note
that they had their origin in the faith
of this pastor and his officers., Hum
ble as were their beginnings, Dr. Ja
cobs lived''to see the„ orphanage the
home of 1?50 children; and he was also
privileged to see a portion of the re
cent wonderful growth of the college.
In 1901, the cornerstone of the beau
tiful granite church building now in
use, was laid. Originally costing $20,-
000, not including the organ, carpet
and pews, it could hardly be duplicat
ed now for less than five times that
amount; and the remodeling of the in
terior in 1923 made it one of the hand
somest buildings in the synod.
As stated above the growth of the
institutions founded by this church
during his ministry, especially the
rapid progress made by the orphanage
to which he gave by special arrange-
He drove to Beloit v Wis., thence to
St, Paul, where he stole Minnesota li
cense plates. Putting his Illinois li
cense plates in his bag, he drove to
Seattle.
CROSS HILL ITEMS
OF INTEREST
is visiting Mrs. Nannie Davenport.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pinson and Miss
Josie Griffin were guests of friends
in Beaufort last week.
Miss Ida Turner left Monday for i
Ware Shoals where she will teach this
winter.
The many friends of W. C. Rasor j
are glad to see him out again after j
several weeks illness.
School opened Monday morning With
a full attendance. The teachers are:
Prof. O. B. McLeod, Prof. Law, Misa
Josie Griffin, Miss Estelle Bradley,
Miss Sims, Miss Lizzie Griffin, Mrs.
L. D. Hanna.
Miss Gladys Thompson left Monday
to take up her school work at Blairs.
Miss Margaret Hanna left yester
day for Chicago where she will attend
the Chicago Conservatory of Music.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Fuller and chil-
ment with his session the greater por-1 dren of Columbia, spent the week-end
tion of his time during the last years
of his pastorate, made it necessary for
CLINTON, S. C., SEPT. 8, 1927
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telligent planning. f p. Jacobs to resiim in 1911 after a
It is pretty well-established that Ur. Jacobs to a
leaving your children a lot of money
does them no good. More wrecks have
been caused, more lives ruined and
I more characters undermined by hav-
! ing things .made too easy for children,
' by giving them too many unearned ad-
feature under the caption, vantagea than by anything else^
It may be safely concluded that if
any man has a grudge against his
'children and wants them to be fail-
WHO’S WHO IN CLINTON
A new
“Men of Affairs In Clinton,” begins
in today’s paper and will continue as
fruitful service to this congregation
of 47 years. Some years before his
resignation the Thornwell Memorial
church had been organized with Dr.
Jacobs as pastor, removing from the
First church the children and officers c it v
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller are vis
iting relatives in Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Nance, Jr., of
Columbia, are visiting Mr. dnd Mrs.
C D. Nance. _ „
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Pinson of Co
lumbia, are visiting relatives in the
lone as we feel it js of interest to our . A
, .. , , j 1 ures the surest way is to leave them
readers. The articles will be prepared J ^
in our office and an effort made each
week to give a complete sketch of
1 a lot of money.
Thinking people
know that other
"7* lu * , “ T ' 'i things, s-rch as character and the like,
well-known business and professional, 1 ..
i - ‘ i .. ;* ...A” hi,;, count more than money,
men selected for wnte^upK m this.
, i Just how to leave our dear ones
The "publisher of this paper will »•“« they require is rather difficult,
"gather information and prepare these
articles. They are to be given publi-
r the double purpose of get
ting better acquainted as to “Who’s
of that institution; but stifl leaving a
strong and vigorous organization of
about 300 members.
YOUTH HELD FOR
MOTHER’S DEATH
The many friends of Mrs. Miller
Pinson, who underwent a serious op-
Hi Football
Squad At Work
The Clinton high school football
squad met Tuesday and elected Vir
gil Abrams as manager for the coming!
season. The prospects for the ap
proaching season are not as bright as
last year due to the fact that several
players were lost by graduation with j
only four regulars left with which 1
Coach Shannon must build his team.
The members of las, ytear’s team are !
Parker Martin, George Smith, 1 Don
Copeland and Virgil Abrams. The fol
lowing “subs” are candidates to fill
the vacant positions on the team:
Sam Glenn, Dick Vaughn, Arthur
Copeland, William Pitts, Sidney Den
son. Other new men offering are: Jim
Davis, Joe Workman, Richard Fergu
son, D. Stone, Will Davis, Bothwell
Graham, Posey Watts Copeland, Carl
Bradford, Munford McCrary, Wallace
eration in the Laurens hospital two Franks, Dorsey McFadden and Carol
In the first place, we ought to do
what we can to bequeath to them an
'orderly and law-abiding society, aj
cation for the double purpose of get-, u- u wu i ~ * a
state in which the laws are respected
Who”
It is
. .. j * -w. and obeved. People, therefore, that
in the community, and to im-, , F ,
i Vw j„u4. 1 countenance bootlegging and other il-
press upon our people the civic debt ,. ° , u i
1 * i i ^ i licit acts which happen to be popular,
we owe to the community and the re- j . . . * * * i
f .... ,. ... . are working for a state of society
sponsibility of citizenship that rests n u • • • n »
‘ 't,, .. , ,, , 'which will be immicable to the coming
upon us. The articles will have no ^
semblance of propaganda of any kind K ea £ ra ,on - .
, , , , ' . . | The second thing is character
and will be prepared and presented i ... iT-ij » ^ ~
, , v. i our duty to our children to give them
in an entirely unbiased manner. 1 , f. . ......
, ... . a good biologica inheritance. This we
The first of the series of articles be- * , * . .. .
. , . i * u <• n- n ' can do by living clean lives ourselves
gins touay and is a sketch of Dr. B. ! V i • * *
rs • * a ♦upland, in the final analysis, most of the
O. \\ bitten, superintendent of the i ’ ... , . ,
.p * * u i „ ...;n r«i good we do other people depends on
State Training school. Others will fol- £ * i
low regularly every Thursday and mll,i ho " ^ care “'riff a
we hope, he informative and full ofj If th « ch " dr '" are h ' altl ”' and
interest to our large family of readers.;
strong and normal physically the next
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thing they need is moral character.
Unfortunately, this is a more diffi-
: cult thing to come at. Out of many a
I family with the highest ideals and the
WELCOME. FACULTY
STUDENTS
The opening this week ol a new ses- nios ^ blameless practices can come a
sion of the Presbyterian college is an ■ descent j an t w ho is absolutely lacking
event of unusual interest. During the j n mora | stamina. About all we can
past few days numbers of freshmen ( j t) j 8 g^ ve as good an example as
have been arriving while the upper p OSS jbie and good teaching. The re
classmen will come today in propara- gu j^ ^en is in the lap of the gods. We
tion for the formal opening tomorrow., can .^ an( j we are no p blame
During the summer our community
if the young scion turns out crooked,
has noted with regret the darkened j g lamentable, but it is inevitable,
campus and buildings and has sorely Another thing w r e can leave our
missed the essence ot youthfulness children is friendship and association
and happiness which the students w ^b the right kind of people. This we
presence always carries with it. It is can on iy do by associating with the
therefore a pleasure to us to have the, ,.jgbt kind of people ourselves,
students back in our midst again. j ’pj ie ^ est can b e j n a nu t
The C hronicle wishes to extend a ^ s b e n t j s to know our children, be corn-
most cordial welcome to the faculty ; p an j ons w ith them and influence them
and student body. We want you to
know that you are among friends, and
that our gates are thrown wide open
to you. We are proud you are here,
and we join in the hope thqt the ap
proaching session will be for you both
profitable and enjoyable.
Clinton welcomes the.new president.)
Dr. Parkinson, faculty members and j
by our own character as much as pos
sible.
SKETCH OF FIRST PRESBYTERI
AN CHURCH OF THIS CITY
Harry Hill Arrested In Seattle After
Flight From Illinois. Father De
clares His Son Is Innocent* '
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 4.—Still main
taining his innocence, Harry Hill,
twenty-two-year-old Streator, Ills.,
youth, arrested here last night an$
held on a charge of murdering his
aued mother, announced late today
that he will resist extradition.
In custody in the loby of his hotel,
the young man readily admitted his
identity but insisted he had no part
in the death of his mother, whose body
was found buried in the basement of
her home. Further than this he would
say nothing in spite- of four hours
questioning.
Continuous grilling today by police
detectives" failed to shake the fugi
tive’s assertions that he is guiltless
in the death of his sixty-nine-year-old
mother, Mrs. Eliza Hill, whose body
was found buried in the basement of
iher Streater home. Attorneys for the
suspected matricide declared they
would employ every legal means
against extradition to Illinois for
trial.
The sale of an automobile in which
Hill drove from Streater to Seattle
led to his arrest. The ear, which bore
a Minnesota license, was sold here
Friday to a garage firm. When the j
sale was reported to the police pawn- j
shop detail detectives recognized the |
engine number as that <rf the machine
in which Hill was reported to have left
Streator.
In Hill’s room, which was rented
in the name of H. Jackson, the detec
tives found a suitcase containing a set
of automobile license plates bearing
Illinois number 102-854.
A detective waited in the hotel for
“Jackson’s” appearance and when he
appeared about midnight last night,
tapped him on the shoulder and told
him he was wanted for murder. Seem
ing unsurprised, the man readily ad
mitted, the detective reported, that he
weeks ago, will be glad to know that
she is improving.
Miss Gladys Griffin of Greenville,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss Gertrude Leaman left Monday
to take up her School work near Ware
Shoals.
• Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Thompson of
Augusta, visited Mr. and Mrs. George
Thompson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Miller and chil
dren of Whitmire, spent Sunday in the
city with relatives.
Mrs. Wade Williford of Bishopville,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Ma
ry Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewy Nelson of Ches
ter, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Billie Watts of Laurens, is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. Sue Simpson.
Edgar Copeland of Clinton is attend
ing school here and is living with
his sister, Mrs. Frank Miller.
H. C. Leaman of Columbia, is visit
ing his parents.
Miss Mattie Davenport of Atlanta,
White Copeland.
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CLINTON, S. C.
(From Presbyterian Progress)
The First Presbyterian church of i was being sought, but denied that he
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entire student body. The gourd hangs i Clinton is the youngest daughter of j murdered his mother,
by the side of the well; you are wel-jfhe old Duncan’s Creek church, which. Although he held steadfast to his
come, thrice welcome.
WORK VERSUS LIFE
The woods are full of that type of
Pollyanna philosopher who hammers
at the public unceasingly with the ad
vice to “Work! Work! Work!” and
protestations of innocence, Hill gave
his inquisitors what he declared was a
nevi
was founded by Scotch-Irish settlers
about 1763.
The first sermon within the bounds (true and complete story of his move-
of what is now Clinton was preached j ments both before and after the mur-
by Rev, Daniel Baker. D. D., in 1817. jder of his mother, which he is alleged
In 1852 a small settlement had to have committed August 13.
sprung up in this vicinity and three ‘ The suspect said he was in Streator
1 years later, in 1855, what is now the after his mother’s body was found Au-
.-er give the oppressed or the U n-1 Fir , t p resbyteria „ ch urch of Clinton; gust 23, but declared he left the town
fortunate time to think about what he, . -, , D -71* t u u a ■ ^ ,,
j was organized by Rev. Zeloates L. when he read in the newspapers that
Holmes. A frame building was erect- a coroner’s jury had recommended he
ed on another part of the same four- j be arrested on a charge of murder,
acre lot upon which the present build-1 “Things look bad for me, I know,”
ing stands. There were thirty-one he calmly told his questioners, “but
!charter members. ! I am innocent of this slaying.”
On May 28, 1864, a young licentiate, 1 /
William Plumer Jacobs, was ordained) Streator, 111., Sept. 4. — Sheriff
Atlanta, Ga.
Birmingham, Ala.
AND
may be missing. Innumerable instan
ces are cited of how Smith made his
millions, how Jones revolutionized the
industry in which he began as a truck
driver, how Brown made the insurance i
world sit up and take notice. How did
they do it? Work, from 10 to 14 hours
Chattanooga Tenn.
.each day. They dreamt their work at j • . n j \ \ rr *11 ci* 1 r’\ \ \ 1 o n *
night and got up before daybreak to' and ,nstalled a9 ,ls f,rst pa ' ,tor - Unt.l] Floyd G. Clark of LaSalle county. w.U
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go down to the shop and try to im- r v > r. 1 j cu 1 r-
s . g ii . au Duncans Creek and Shady Grove
prove things. Most of the time they . , ? .u . u
1 . , - 1. l j churches. In that Arear, he was em
are married men with a small brood l , , . u- n • .u .
d ployed for his full time in the Clinton
church, where he continued his minis
try- until the increasing responsibili-
, . *1 . . ties of the Thornwell orphanage and
of it all, and how the family fared, ,. , . u- .
, a . * au u-tj h ,s advancing years caused him to
what the consequences to the children . , u- - a- iah
, , r au- • -ii i tender his resignation in 1911. During
have been of this impassioned devo- 1 • j 1 u • j
. .. * this long period, Dr. Jacobs received
more than a thousand into the church,
Millions. | and nineteen of his members entered
ISTO, he also served as pastor to the • leave here in the morning for Spring-
of little Smiths, Joneses or Browns to
support. Never has an interviewer
asked Smith’s wife what she thought
And now what has Smith'
More money than he can well take|^ e gr OS p e i ministry. Some special se-
care of, weighing on his mind, his
dreams are not of improvements but
of income-tax reports. And his wife?
Probably too worn with the ceaseless
.toil of housekeeping and making ends
meet and rags last to enjoy anything
but riding in a softly padded limou
sine, wrapped in fine furs, desperately
trying to enjoy herself, and not know-
how. The children? Probably at
college, perhaps indulging in petting
parties and booze orgies, growing up
ineffective and useless, burdens on an
.earth that does not" need them, but
needs their money.
And all this is because Smith work
ed without living, toiled unceasingly
without a chance to notice the beau
ties of life about him, neglected his
family and left them to think of noth
ing but an escape from all work, from
-all ‘cares and worriea, without appre
ciating'iheir good fortune^ in many
little respects.
That the movies are full of graphic
ries of blessings were enjoyed, forty
being added to the church on profes
sion of faith in the trying year of
1866; and in 1900, one hundred and
forty-eight were thus received. On at
least two occasions successful meet
ings were held here by Rev. Edward
O. Guerrant, D. D., of Gilmore, Ky.,
who did so much in his native state
for the mountain sections.
In 1864 there were twenty-eight col
ored members of this church and by
1869 this number had increased to one
hundred and sixty-three; but recon
struction scattered them, and ths fifty
remaining on the roll after 1870 were
organized as Sloan's chapel under the
Northern General Assembly.
Remarkable as was the progress
made by the church itself during this
long ministry, still more remarkable
was the growth of two institutions
founded by Dr. Jacobs and his session;
field to arrange for the return of
Hill. While no indictment has been re
turned, owing to the grand jury va
cation, it is believed a transcript of
the coroner’s evidence and a warrant
for murder will be sufficierjt to obtain
requisition papers.
Dr. H. C. Hill, "the youth’s father,
has declared his son innocent and the
boy will have the ablest criminal law
yers in the country to defend him.
Mrs. Hill’s body was found by the
father and Dr. Dicus on August 22,
buried face downward in the base
ment of her home. The police exhUm-1
ed the body. A bullet through the
head was the cause of death. It was
made by a small revolver such as the , ■
son was known to possess. |
Mrs. Hill’s name had been forged [
to checks aggregating $1,200 and I
these had been cashed within a month I
by her son. On August 21 he had 1
spent the evening with his sweetheart, I
Alice Sawyer, and she testified he was '
entirely calm.
According to Hill’s story in Seattle, .
he was in Streator August 18, 19 and 1
20. On August 22, he said, he went to
Chicago to visit his friend, William |
Bridges, and to hunt for a job.
Reading in Chicago newspapers of
the murder, he says, he returned to
Streator to give himself up. /
He was in Streator three or four
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other, the Presbyterian College of
one, Thornwell orphanage, in IBT&rth*. hours, August 2$, he said, and finding
that evidence pointed to his guilt, he
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