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»' I . ‘' 1 / I THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Clean News* paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable. Wm (Clintmt VOLUME XXVII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1927 NUMBER 38: Chamber of Commerce Drive To Be Made CITY WATER SUPPLY SHORT Petitions for $75,000 Bond Issue for Extension of Water Line Now Being Circulated. / Petitions asking for a borid issu^ not exceeding $75,000 for the purpose of building an extension to the municipal water works system, are now being circulated among the free-holders of the city. These petitions, to make the bond election effective, must be signed by a majority of the property owners after which an election will be ordered by the town council. City council has recently received a preliminary report from Kershaw & Bailey, engineers, which gives a com plete survey of the water situation. This investigation shows that the pres ent source of water at Beard’s Fork is inadequate, and that to provide the needed relief for the city’s consump tion, the line from the present point should be continued to Duncan’s creek, a distance of four miles, where the water supply is unlimited and is cal culated to be ten times greater than the city’s present needs. ‘' It is estimated that it will cost ap proximately $75,000 to make the ex tension of the water line for which ten-inch pipe is to be used. This es timate covers the cost of pipe, dam, pump house, power line, installation, engineering, incidental, contingencies, etc. It is recommended by the engin eers that the present pumping system at Beard's Fork be used as a stand-by for emergency. The present water shortage is be coming a source of alarm and the point has been reached when it is im perative that steps be made to enlarge the supply if* the city is to avoid a serious shortage. The supply from Beard’s Fork is entirely inadequate and does not meet the city’s require- mentta. Four of the deep wells at the power house are dry and have been discarded. For the past two weeks the remaining two live wells have been pumped day and night to augment the cre^k supply, but this is an exceeding ly expensive proposition. It is now * costing more to pump water from these two wells than the entire supply can be sold for by the city, and there is the possibility at any moment of the flow of the wells being completely exhuasted. The petitions asking for the en largement of the water system will be circulated among all freeholders, both white and colored, within the next two weeks. The question now goes square ly before the people. Unless the bond issue is authorized and relief soon giv en, it is very likely that the city will be without water. City council is therefore endeavoring to put the facts before the people, and .has adopted a program not only sufficient for the present but for years to come. The contemplated extension to Dun can’s creek will result in the installa tion of a 750 gallons per minute pump as called for in the Underwriters’ reg ulations. Until this requirement is met, the city may expect no reduction in the matter of fire insurance rates. TEACHERS TO HOLD MEET Plans Go Forward for Entertain ment of District Gathering In County On October 14-15th. WHO’S WHO IN CLINTON JOSEPH A. BAILEY There are some who in various ways friend of the Thornwell orphanage, do much for the city and community In 1894 he was elected a member of Laurens, Sept. 19.—A meeting of ( in which they live without blowing a its board of trustees and later in 1898 considerable importance was held in horn or seeking lc obtain recognition, he was elected treasurer of the insti- the office of the county superintendent ( Tnese individuals pu/suc their own un- tution as a successor to R. H. McCra- of education on last Tuesday when the troubled courses, give aid wherever ry. He served on the board for 20 local committees appointed by the 1 and whenever the opportunity .irises, years, retiring in 1918. He rendered Business Men’s league and the Civic'and thereafter say nothing about it. faithful service without remuneration league to assist in the local entertain ment of the district meeting of the Joseph A. Bailey is one of ibis group and when the orphanage was unable and in a quiet and helpful way, he has to meet its bills here and elsewhere, South Carolina Teachers’ association, contributed during his long residence he gladly advanced the money. Like- met with the state president, L. P. here to do his share in making Clin- ( wise Mr. Bailey was interested in the ton a better city in which to live. He establishment of the Clinton college numbers his friends by the hundreds. Hollis of Greenville and J. P. Coates, state secretary. Both Mr. Hollis and ' association which later was converted Mr. Coates made short addresses out-1 both white and colored, and possesses into the Presbyterian College of South ‘ ‘ ‘ * a gentle and kind personality that is Carolina, and rendered it valuable as- frequently remarked upon by those sistance. He was treasurer of the as- who know him. ' sociation ami later of the college and Joseph Abrams Bailey was bom sev- 1 served in this capacity for 15 years en miles west of Clinton. Sept 1, 1861, during the presidency of Dr. W. G. lining the plans for the program and thanked the locltl committees for their plans for the entertainment of the teachers. According to the president and the secretary, the meeting will | open at 4:30 on the afternoon of Oc- I tober 14th and will close at noon on 'October 15th. j The whole program will center about the topic “Improvement In Class Room Procedure.*’ On the night of Oc tober 14th debates will be staged of in- I terest on two of the stale’s educational problems. Plans for the State Teach- | ers’ association year will be outlined ' by the state president, and the state superintendent of Education, James H. Hope, will outline his policies for the year. The next day, October 15, departmental meetings will be held in which problems relating to the dif ferent groOps of teachers will be dis cussed. The local committee expects to serve a barbecue supper on the night of October 14th in compliment to the visiting teachers. I The local committees are as follows: • Business Men’s league: A. L. Thorn ton, Geo. H. Blakely, C. P. Roper, W. E. Clardy, F. H. Caine. I Civic league: Mrs. J. S. Bennett, ed in his arm being caught and torn Mrs. Douglas Gray. Mrs. T. Lane Mon roe. CITIZENS OF CLINTON ASKED - TO SUBSCRIBE $4,000 BUDGET Whirlwind Membership Campaign Comes Tomorrow. Year’s Work Outlined By Orranization and All Citizens Asked To \ Join and Help Make Success of Undertaking. (Prepared for Publication by Member-, when they call. They have hundreds ship Committee.) I to see. Give them every consideration. Friday afternoon the people of,They are actually representing you, Clinton will be given their first great opportunity to subscribe to a syste matic Chamber of Commerce fund. There have been numerous campaigns for funds in the public interest in Clinton, but it is only recently that the Commercial club has been trans formed into a Chamber of Commerce, working whole-heartedly without pay for you, your business, your city. Let’s all shoulder the wheel and raise the $3,000 in one afternoon. Introducing Your Representatives These men have been drafted by the Chamber of Commerce to do your funds with which to carry on its work.J out ' ine( * below, call on you Friday af- This is Clinton’s first opportunity, l} erno °" to ® ecun ; y , our contri b ut ‘ (m 40 therefore, to actually raise a budget i^ our Chamber of Commerce for your for the usual Chamber of Commerce ( ' n building your city, activities. The activities of the Cham-1 They are doing this work as public on a farm place known as “Brooks Neville, Dr. Robert Adams and Dr. A. ber of Commerce and the uses to which 8 P iri t e d citizens without any hope of Hill.” He was the oldest son of Mer- E- Spencer. 1 its budget will be put are itemized P e T sona , reward. The least Clinton cer S. Bailey and Rosanna Lydia Bai-I In 1899 Mr. Bailey was married to elsewhere in this issue. Suffice it tO| C,tlzens i an <l0 Wll ‘ be to show them ley. His parents moved to Clinton in Miss Nina Y’ance of New Orleans, j say here that the success of this cam-i e ' ery c °nrtesy and co-operation, thank 1865 and this young lad entered school They have two daughters, Misses Hel- paign for funds will largely gauge the ! [b e, V for th ^ r efforts and support here with Mr. Bill Stone as niu first en amLPriscilla Alden Bailey. success or r fa1lure of the progress of | heni w,t b a large subscription to the teacher. The small building now] In 1896 in the organization of the Jour city for the next 12 months. j budget of the Chamber of Commerce standing in the Presbyterian cemetery’ Clinton Cotton mills, Mr. Bailey was and used as the sexton’s house, was elected a director and he has contin- the Clinton school at that time and it ued to serve in that capacity until the was in this building that the young present time. In 1926, following the our city, without money even to de- The old Commercial club has been How man >' associate memberships will operating for years without a budget, ^ ou fake, without money to invest in developing List of Committees No. 1—W. P. Jacobs, E. J. Adair, G. boy and other companions began their death of his father, he was elected fray the necessary expense of public jj Cornelson, Jr. study of reading and arithmetic. vice-president of the Clinton and Ly- J spirited men who have liberally given j 2 _B. 0. Whitten, C. W. Stone, * On Aug. 8, 1873, Mr. Bailey had the dia Cotton mills. In 1895 he was one | of their time to look after the com- g ^ Sumerel. of the charter members instrumental mercial, educational, industrial, agri-1 jyj 0 3 filbert Blakelv Frank Kel— in the organization of Clinton lodge 1 cultural and religious interests of the ] ers< j) p Whitman. No. 84^ Knights of Pythias. J city. While the club members and. No. 4 Jack H. Young, W. D. Cope- misfortune of losing his left arm in an accident in which he narrowly es caped death. At that time his father was serving this entire community with a ginnery, flour, grist and saw mill and his young son along with oth ers was assisting him. While attempt ing to dislodge a small belt which had slipped from a pulley on a grindstone,, Mr. Bailey was wrapped on the driving shaft which formed a loop and result- Mr. Bailey has always taken a keen members of the newly reorganized ] an( j p g Sloan. interest in civic affairs in Clinton, and Chamber of Commerce have, and still i 5 p p \Vinn, T. 1). Copeland, aside from being a 100 per cent boost- do, pay dues to the organization, over ^y. ^ Buchanan. • er and believer in his town, he is an 90 per cent of the dues of each man! g ^y g Shands, H. D. Henry, active member of civic agencies that is used in paying for the suppers be g yy Wade. are striving for constant betterment. J cats once every month. The organiza-j j^ 0 7 yy g Anderson Jr. D .1. He is a charter member of the Knights tion finds itself wit-h a membership of BmnttL C. A. Fleming. V 9 4- f ^V M 4V V f ^^ 1 Y A - — 1 _ 1 K1 —A .A A- A • A _ _ I Both the state president and secre tary stated that a minimum of a thou sand teachers were expected to attend the meeting. " STUDENTS COME FROM 11 STATES Registrar of Presbyterian College Gives Enrollaent To Date for New Session. According to information gvien out by Miss Louise Simmons, registrar of Presbyterian college, the matricula tion to date has reached 264 students, coming from eleven states and one foreign country. , of Pythias, Chamber of Commerce and less than a hundred prominent cit- j \ 0 g._D > W. A. Neville, J. P. Prath- Kiwanis club. For 52 years he has ( izens, and with less than $200 to sup- er> yy H. Simpson, off. HU -ankle was also crushed and been a devoted member and officer in port activities of the club in the mat- j B. Dillard, A. O’Daniel, several ribs broken. He was confined,^ First Presbyterian church. In all ter df geheral exrrenses, to say noth* 1 Stevens, in bed for three months and it was of these affiliations, his words of en- ing of promotion and development clue to the skill of his physicians. Dr. j couragement and advice are sought work. It is of course inconceivable to | Officers of Chamber J. J. Boozer, Dr. W. C. Irby and Dr.' an d he willingly does his part and ren- expect anything to be accomplished; The completeness of the represen- T. J. Harris, that he recovered. At | ders able service. Clinton does not worth while for a towm of 5,000 popu- tation of the town of Clinton, its in- that time Mr. Bailey was quite a lover possess a more beloved^ citizen than lation, with less than $200 a year to dustries, commercial establishments, do it with. 1 institutions, churches, professional and The new drive for funds will give business men, its various families, is the organization money with which to well reflected in the following list of defray necessary expenses in support- officers of the Chamber of Commerce, ing a very active campaign for Clin- They arc: has never heard of it. of music and his great regret was that M**’ J. A. Bailey. If he has an enemy he could not further pursue his studies j n the world, the writer of this sketch under his teacher, Miss Sue Hix. In 1878 Mr. Bailey entered Davidson college as a fresman. Here he was a popular student and loved by the en tire faculty and student body. He re ceived his A. B. degree from this in- “HOME COMING” DAY PLANNED stitution in June, 1883. ' Hiatoric Old Upon his return home from college,! To Have VnUHUt] Services On Mr. Bailey immediately entered the Fourtfc Sunday In October, mercantile business on Aug. 1. 1883, The o]d I)uncan ’ s Creek p re sbvte- for an unbroken period from that' rian church expects to have a .. Home a,, , . ' time he has continued actively in There are 83 freshmen, coming from. busines8 her( , in , he Mme location ond ton’s development. Recently public spirited men raised jover $700 in a short time to further Duncan's Creek Church '! ,e industrial development of Clinton. Funds have also been raised for agri cultural and highway promotion. Sub- Henry, Dr. D. J. Brimm, Dr. T. L scribers to the new budget will be ful- Bailey, J. F. Jacobs, Sr. ly credited with funds already in a i ■n Coming day" on the fourth Sunday in 5ensc contrib “'« i 10 Clinton's develop-! President—R. W. Wade. Vice-President—-W. D. Copeland. Secretary—C. F. Winn. Treasurer—L. D. McCrary. Directors—D. W T . A. Neville, H. D. W. seven states. Alabama has one, Flori- October, the 23rd. The building is un- >\ hat the ( ham her of Commerce Proposes To Do With $4,000 , „ • • i is the city’s oldest merchant. He was dero-oino- renairs As the work of ren-’ P rom P tu solicitations. By such a sys- . rgia , * 1 associated in business with his father ( o3on g i B TeT r incom S n^tVThe k ditrilf tem of crediting actually about $1,000 North Carolina seven. Oklahoma one, and South Carolina sixty-six. In the upper classes there are three from Alabama, six from Florida, eight | from Georgia, three from North Caro lina, two from Tennessee, two from New York, two from Mississippi, one from New Hampshire and two from China. The total of South Carolina students enrolled is 218. A EDUCATOR TO v. VISIT COUNTY and three brothers. He and his broth ers, P. S. and W. J. Bailey formed a partnership in Clinton under the firm name of M. S. Bailey & Sons. Messrs. P. S. and W. J. Bailey at that time had charge of their branch store at Pelzer, while Mr. J. A. and his father contin ued in business here. In 1886 Bailey’s Dr A. E. Winship of Boston, Coming Daring Week of Sept. 24-30. To Speak In Clinton On the 29th. According to an announcement from the office of the county superintendent of education, Laurens county schools will be honored during the week of Sept. 24-30, by a visit from the dis tinguished educator. Dr. A. E. Win- ship of Boston, Mass. Miss Wofford states that Dr. Winship is not only one of the most distinguished educa tors of the United States, but also one of the most beloved. As an example r f the love and esteem in which he is held, Miss Wofford states that at the February meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational association held in Dallas, Dr. Winship was presented with a beautiful platinum watch chain, a link for each state, designed by an artist at Tiffany’s, and presented by the teachers of the United States^. Dr. Winship in addition to visiting the schools will address the Laurens Business Men’s league on Tuesday night. Sept. 27th. a mass meeting of the people of Clinton on Thursday night. Sept. 29th, and will be the hon or guest of the teachers of the county at a banquet held in his honor at the Laurens community hall on Friday night, Sept. 30th. Dr. Winship is ed itor of the Journal of Education, and is a distinguished author and lecturer. He will be a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Jones while in Lau rens. . • - ■ • Present Loving Cup To Geo. M. Wright Laurens, Sept. 14.—At the regular | luncheon meeting of the Laurens Ro tary club, deferred from Wednesday i noon to Thursday evening, Geo. M. bank was opened and Mr. Bailey uas j substantially restored so that it will connected with the bank for one year, j j as ^ ano ther hundred years. Through The following year he and Mr. P. S. ■ 0 f jj q Little of Spar- Bailey bought out the mercantile tanburg, and Mrs. Margaret Kelly of terests of M. S. and \\. J. Bailey and ^ Clinton, whose large gifts have been they continued to operate the business supplemented by friends and members, ment, in the above mentioned im- Agricultura!—Help better agricul tural conditions around Clinton. Re- of the needed $4,000, for the budget populate deserted Clinton farms. Help has already been contributed, and the with farmers’ marketing problems, any tn the upper part 0IlJ"„ v “ SMrs h<, P';, to ra ! ,e the “‘ her Tran.portation.1 - Secure mow South Carolina, as its organiration' amon| '' n,nt0 !' c,tlz<,ns Fnday ‘■■Khv ays for Clinton Induce building dates from 1764. The present building , of better country roads. Promote hard has been standing for a centurv. Duel T he contribution* will be as surfacing of present highways. Urge to the zeal of Mrs. Emma Olenn „f follows: The canvassers will of course better railw-ay service. Promote better Spartanburg and others it is being o"‘l>' av or to secure more active mem- air service facilities. ovation is yet incomplete, the date of sendees has been postponed. This congregation is perhaps the i oldest of any in the upper part 0 f; (aruass< ' ,s organization under the firm name of M. S. Bailey & t b e t ,i d stone structure is being made to buy as ™any associate stitutions to greater growth and ad- bers; •members who pay th” regular’ Industrial—Secure new manufactur- dues to the organization, 90 per cent ing plants for Clinton. Promote en- of which is needed to pay for suppers, largement of those we already have.. The main object will be, however, to Complete survey of Clinton’s industri- induce the old active, and new active al possibilities. members, as well as those who are not i Institutional—Support present in- Sons until the death of P. S. Bailey in 1922. Since that time Mr. Bailey has ; continued the business under his indi- j vidual firm name and from the begin •Wright, retiring president of the elub|ning he has always been successful who is leaving Laurens to assume the j i n his chosen falling. ! presidency of the Rt public mills. Ches- , In 1888 Mr. Bailey joined with oth- , ter county, was presented with a iov’-jers in the agitation of securing the ino- '•i.w «c on of esteem Seaboard Air Line railway through this section. During the period 1888- 90, he furnished the road contractors with provisions and supplies and when as strong and more beautiful than ever. Many families of the state and' in [ other states have ancestors and kin-1 ing cup as an expression of esteem . from his brother R tarians. The pre- | sentation address was made oy Al bert Todd, who expressed the regret of the club at Mr. Wright’s departure the Seaboard ran their firs from the city and extended the club’s 1890, Mr. Bailey, like many others re heat wishes for him in his new home, siding here, had contributed in vari- Other members of the club also join- ous ways to the success of the move- ed in farewell messages. Mr. W T right ment as one of its first agitators, replied briefly but feelingly to the; On July 31. 1875, Mr. Bailey jofned ^ pi'-nic luncheon will be served on the payment of which be will be a-- farewell message*, thanking the club the First Presbyterain church of this grounds by those who attend. A large (cor( | fl j fj vo associate memberships, for the treasured gift and assuring city under the pastorate of Dr. W. P. attendance is expected as the invita- j The drive for the Chamber of Com- the club members that there would al- Jacobs, and he and the latter were in-• ^ on * s extended to the public as well nierce bu iget definitely puts Clinton ways be a tender spot in his heart for timately associated until his death in as those connected with the church ' 0n a ( .j^y hasis ami puts us in the class the club members and the entire city.' 1917. He served the church as deacon an< ^ denomination. .with ether progressive ; for 15 years and as treasurer 10 years of this period. He is now’ an esteemed Tir»lrr»fe and beloved elder in this church iA,ieiIlSUIl lUHULS Kiwanians Enjoy * 1 n ana ociovea eicer in mis enuren. i Musical Program On Sept. 9, I886, Mr. Bailey was; | married to Miss Jessie "Coleman of j *^he local Kiwanis club_pnjoyed’ a New Market. Mrs. Bailey was claimed ' splendid musical program at its reg-jby death just two years after their! ular meeting last Thursday evening at marriage. Oct. 28, 1888. football memberships as possible at a price of vertise them as Clinton’s resources. $19.00 per membership. jAid officials in improving public All of the funds resulting from the school system. associate memberships will go to sup- j Public facilities—Co-operate with i port the constructive work of the va- city officials in improving facilities, ( u UMe m 1 ? ceme r ^' . ^ i rious committees; will go to push Clin- streets, water, sewer, lights, police ad- churt h, congregation and burial j ton1s intarests K „ t a cent of it will ministration, and urge *better tele ground and historical connections of b<? use(I jn defrayin * Kenera , expenses, phone facilities. uncans ree les > enan^t urc sa ] ar ; es or paying for meals. I “Beautification — Encourage prettier wi ren er 1S oa 1 0 r j a subscriber who wishes five ; asso-j streets and premises. Secure perma- ri ° an< r f n . e ^ a * i ciate memberships will therefore pay nent well equipped parks. Dr. Dudley Jones of Clinton, ministers ; $500(| total , f he has already sub .l Health - Moral Improvement - Co- scribed $30.00 to the recent industrial operate with board of health for clean- Work with churches. !agricultural funds, he will be credited to uplift morals of community. Wl11 .with the $34.00 of subscriptions, and, Advertising—Keep Clinton in tK* l>e held, m the morning and afternoon. ^ jj pay the balance of $16.00, upon public eye. Systematic presentation^pf city’s resources. Help merchants build ,a greater, better trade area. | In General—To ooose Clinton when^ ever and wherever the opportunity ... ..... arises and to leave no .stone unturned .with ether progressive cities ot the jn an cffort to buil(J a bip{rer apd beU j state. In Newberry and Greenwood it r (']j n . ()n i is the annual custcm to raise $6.000, train in ' t0 sma ^ ^ ut devoted membership in connection with his professorship in > i * _. . . . „ F * canvass and $4.00 to the highway and er. better town, the Presbyterian college. On October 23rd two services •or more to support the work of the 1 On Sale Here chamber of commerce, other smaller Synodical Auxiliary (towns raise more than Clinton’s bud-; * m j. it i o Meet Here Soon Tickkets for the big Clemson-P. C. game Saturday are now on Hotel Clinton. Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr., presided at the piano, and Miss Col lette Griffin favored the club with several well rendered selections. The dub singing was led by the visitors and the evening’s program was one of pnuEual interest. get. The budget of Spartanburg last: year was over $25,000 and that of Greenville, Columbia and Charleston In 1893 Mr. Bailey was elected an sale at Sadler-Ow’ens Pharmacy and tqually as much. _ Sduth Carolina Synodical auxiliary w’ll h- Id' its annual meeting in this on alderman under the administration of Kellers Drug Store. The game which i A 8 a Clinton citizen y ( ou owe it to! c : ty on Oct. 5th and 6th with the Intendent A. Ml Copeland. He retired^ • * nf iyour city, as ivell as to the welfare of Thornwell orphanage as host. It is at the end of one term, stating as his V ^ne season, win oe P ,a >- : your business gr p ro f eS!8 ion to con- ^ l -~ reason that it \4as the poorest job he, at ^^ ems<)n an< I begins promptly at tribute liberally to this the most im- had ever attempted. j j three o’clock. All are urged to get portant of all Clinton funds. Mr.' Bailey has been a life-long their tickets here and get them early.! Be prepared for the canvassers expected that a full attendance will be present from all parts of the state and preparations for the approaching meeting ani now under way. I .j -- V 1 L-A-A ’f'