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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Clean Neira- paper. Complete, Newsy i "4 and Reliable. If Too Don't Rend THE CHRONICLE Yon Don't Get The / New*. _ VOLUME XXVII fiS CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1927 \ NUMBER 44 NEW BRIDGE SOON TO OPEN 1 Program Completed for Armis- . tic* Day Exercises. Structure SUnda As Memorial To World War Dead From Abbeville and Elbert Counties. I Plans for a celebration to mark the formal opening of the Carolina-Geor- gia Memorial bridge over the Savan* nab river at a point on the Calhoun highway between Abbeville, S. C., and Elberton, Ga., at 11 minutes and 11 seconds past 11 o’clock Armistice morning were announced Saturday by J. F. Jacobs, Sr., of this city, chair* ■man of the joint committee in charge. At the designated second, Miss Ida Calhoun of Georgetown, a great-niece of John C. Calhoun and n student at Converse college, Spartanburg, act ing as maid of honor, will christen the bridge by breaking a bottle of ginger ale over a rail at the exact center of the structure. This done, the gover nors of South Carolina and Georgia, or their official representatives, will clasp hands at the center of the bridge, and then Charles H. Moorfield, chief engineer of the South Carolina high way department, and W. R. Neel, chief LICK BY CAR PROVES FATAL Little Nelle Mitchell Dies From Inju ries Received When Hit By Mg* • ~ chine Driven By Negro. As last Sunday, a lovely day, was drawing to a close, a tragedy that cast a pall of sorrow over the city occurred on Musgrove street when little Nelle Mitchell, 3*year*old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Mitchell of Asheville, was knocked down by a passing car driven by John Norman, colored, and sustained injuries which proved fatal. The child was rushed to Dr. Hays’ hos pital where an operation was perform ed shortly after seven o’clock. Hav ing stood the operation remarkably well, hope was held out for the little girl’s recovery, but she gradually be gan to sink later in the night and passed away at noon Monday, death being due to a fractured skull." The remains were carried to Ashe ville early Tuesday morning where the funeral service and interment took place. A - number of Clinton friends and relatives accompanied the bereav ed parents Oh their sad mission. The trip was made by automobiles. Little Nelle, in her fourth year, bright, happy and sweet in all of her innocence, Was pfaying near the curb ing in front of the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mae Leaman. As best as can be WHO’S WHO IN CLINTON WM. A. MOORHEAD engineer of the Georgia state high way department, or their representa- aVcertain'ed 1 "Thr'child 7timnted to tivps will vcmrw.. tv,o ♦-or. ascertained, tne cmia attempted to cross the street as two cars were ap tives, will remove the barrier to traf fic. The national flag and the state flag of South Carolina and Georgia will be unfurled by American Legion posts of Abbeville and Elbert coun ties, a salvo of artillery will be fired and Mr. Jacobs as chairman of the celebration will announce the bridge open to traffic. • preaching headed north, one driven by a lady and the other by a negro, John Norman, of the Cross Anchor section. The negro drew his car to the right to pass the other car and just as this happened, the child ran in front of his machine and was knocked down. It D • * ,, n u j r* j v was stated by several in the neighbor- Bnef addresses will be delivered by , r ., . , , j . r’ x>- u j * o hood that a second large car driven Governor John G. Richards of South:, , .. , , c . ... , «. . by unknown parties, passed over the Carolina and Senator W. J. Harris of , , i u * j-j . . -i D ... r , tr 'httle body also but did not strike it. GeorRia. Reprerintatlve Fred H. Neil , hbo „ „ aui ,. k i v „„ th . Dominick of South Carolina and Rep- .C .... q . , ' , resentative Charles H. Brand of Geor- “"<1 ‘ he th ' h » a ' gia, Kenneth Baker of Greenwood. p,tal whfrc evcry cf,ort was made t0 Kenneth member of the South Carolina high way, commission; J. R. Phillips, mem ber of the Georgia highway depart ment; R. E. Hanna of Cheraw, presi dent of the Calhoun Highway associ ation; John N. Holder, chairman of . the Georgia highway department; |' ,a ' n • a ^ ew . m i nu tes Hugh MacRae, land settlement and 1 Holland and Weir were highway exponent of Wilmington, N. C.; B. S. Barker, executive manager of the Atlanta chamber of commerce, and a number of other * public and highway officials. save its life by an operation." The negro after striking down the child, did not stop his machine but continued toward Cross Anchor. Phone messages were sent ahead in an ef fort to stop the alleged car but in In a few minutes Policemen on his pur suit and captured him four miles be yond Enoree river near his home. When stopped and interviewed by the officers, Norman said that he knew nothing of the accident and had not % In anticipation of a gathering of seen the child - He was carried to Lau- several thousand persons, the speak- rens and lodged in jail where he is ers’ stand will be equipped with am- now The negro is alleged to plifiers to assure that all who attend ; have teen under the influence of whis- shall be able to hear the addresses. A j a * accident, though ; barbecue luncheon will be served in he was not driving fast or recklessly.! the valley of the Savannah river dur- —An inquest was held Monday after- ing the exercises. noon at Tribble’s undertaking parlors Four sponsors selected from-the two conducted by ( oroner John F. Bolt, counties of South Carolina and Geoi*-- The j ur - v rendered a verdict that Nelle gia adjoining the bridge will be pres- Mitchell came to her death by wounds ent. These sponsors will be Miss Mar- i sustained when struck by an automo- garet Cox and Miss Hilda Syfan of bi,e driven b y one Norman. Abbeville and Miss Frances Smith and j Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell and ^-wo chil- Miss Edna May Copeland of Elberton. dren, were-iflftfie city for the wedding Wm. A. Moorhead is local manager of one of the most modern and rapidly developing manufacturing enterprises in this entire section, the Joanna Cot ton mills of Goldville, Clinton’s “Thriving Suburb.” Mr. Moorhead was bom on March 4, 1$86, on the banks of Broad river, near Mount Tabor in Union county. His parents were Walter A. and De- liah Jane Whitlock Moorhead. , Mr. Moorhead was reared on his parents’ farm at Mount Tabor, near Lockhart. His early school attendance was in a one teacher school of the community until he reached the age of 16 years. He then entered Furman university for three years beginning in 1902. After leaving college, his first po sition was that of clerking in the dry goods department of J. L. Coker & Company of Hartsville. He went from Hartsville to Atlanta where he attend ed a business college and completed the courses in bookkeeping and short hand in June of 1906. Opportunities were not so plentiful in those days as they are now, but it was Mr. Moorhead’s desire to learn the mill business. Decided on this course, his first office work was begun with - the Banna Manufacturing company of Goldville, in 1907, as combination bookkeeper-stenographer. Geo. M. Wright was president of the mill at that time, and this business associa tion continued for seventeen years. Mr. Moorhead and Mr. Wright soon became intimate friends and that friendship has continued and ripened with years. On Dec. 22, 1909, Mr. Moorhead was married to Miss Mabel Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hop kins of the Hopewell section of this county. In 1920, following the resignation of President Geo. M. Wright, who was elected president- of Watts mill of Laurens, Mr. Moorhead, in recogni tion of his qualifications for the place, was made president and general man ager of the Banna Manufacturing company. This position he satisfactorily held until 1924 when the Banna plant was sold to the Hartshorn interests of New York. The name of the property was immediately changed to the Joanna Cotton mills, its name being in ^onor of the late Mrs. Joanna Hack, wife of H. W. Hack, vice-president of the corporation. Mr. Moorhead was re tained by the new Northern owners as general manager and holds that po sition at the present time. In September, 1921, Mr. Moorhead moved his family to Clinton and pur chased the Bailey home on Centen nial street next to the Baptist church. Last year he moved back to Goldville and his family now occupies the hand some new home erected for him by the Joanna Cotton mills. In 1925, Mr. Moorhead was elected a deacon in the First Baptist church of this city and he continues to hold the connection. He and his family are fatihful members of this church and always willing to do their part in pro moting all oT its activities. Mr. Moorhead has long been active in civic affairs in Clinton and this community. He is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the promoters of the Clinton- Laurens country club. He is a mem ber of the board of trustees of Furman university and has held this position several years. He is a member of the Clinton Kiwanis club, Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, Chamber of Com merce, and Hejaz Temple of Shriners of Greenville. As local manager of the large in terests of the Joanna Cotton mills at G^Jdville, Mr. Moorhead holds a re sponsible position. The mill in 1907 had only 5,000 spindles making yarns, today it has more than 31,000 spindles, 718 looms, operating day and night, and employing 450 people. The mill makes cloth used in the manufacture of the famous Hartshorn window shades at Oswego, N. Y. Stewart Hartshorn is president of the com pany, Harold W. Hack, vice-president, E. L. Durgin, secretary-treasurer, and Mr. Moorhead resident manager. Mr. Moorhead has traveled exten sively and always returns home a stronger booster for Laurens county and this section. He says that you find here, in a large measure, the best people in the world and he has no de sire to move away or yield to the al lurements of other sections. Mr. Moorhead gives single-hearted devo tion to his position and is very popu lar with the mill people because of the sympathetic interest he manifests in all erf their problems. He gives his al legiance to his home and family and then to Goldville and Clinton. Ev ery effort for the betterment of the people-he serves, gets his whole-heart ed and enthusiastic-support. Besides his wife, Mr. Moorhead’s family consists of three children, Mar garet, Annette and William Moorhead. His mother is also living, besides five sisters. His father passed away in 1919. COTTON GINNING - FOR THE STATE Total To October 18th Was Less Than To Same Date Last Year. Near ly Half-Million Bales Ginned. The department of Commerce, through the Bureau of the Census, an nounces the preliminary report on cot ton ginned by counties in South Caro lina for the crops of 1927 and 1926. The total for the state was made pub lic Tuesday, Oct. 25. 1927 1926 Abbeville , 8,801 2,368 Aiken 16,272 28,109 Allendale 5,930 14,673 Anderson 31,600 5,828 Bamberg 10,590 17,894 Barnwell 12,757 24,978 Berkeley .... 1,798 4,106 Calhoun 11,139 16,720 Charleston 403 479 Cherokee <- 9,703 4,081 Chester 9,363 6,602 Chesterfield .... 22,412 21,455 Clarendon .... .... 8,580 17,481 Colleton .... .... 4,125 10,300 Darlington ... 13,164 20,135 Dillon :. 13,839 25,713 Dorchester 3,996 7,635 Edgefield 8,067 12,304 Fairfield 4,029 4,933 Florence .... 8,201 17,882 Greenville 17,616 2,831 Greenwood 8,768 3,159 Hampton 3,032 6,444 Horry .... *... 967 3,827 Jasper 744 2,479 Kershaw 17,208 19,014 Lancaster .. 6,559 5,218 Laurens 14,676 3,644 Lee ........ 13,564 29,243 Lexington ‘ 9,506 14,755 McCormick 4,528 2,466 Marion 5,769 8,170 Marlboro 26,633 32,879 Newberry . .... 8,260 7,000 Oconee . 8,486 1,362 Orangeburg 37,153 53,630 Pickens 8,491 1,857 Richland ... 6,368 12,476 Saluda ........ 4,713 7,535 Spartanburg .... 31,342 9,188 Sumter 15,507 28,831 Union ... 7,947 2,038 W'illiamsburg .... 6,161 14,260 York .... 16,421 8,492 All other .... 126 1,079 Total 483,314 544,143 TO INAUGURATE NEW PRESIDENT Formal Installation of Dr. Park inson To Be Held Not. 16. Messages To Be Delivered By Church and College Officials, v STUDY CENTER WELL ATTENDED COUNCIL VOTES FOR CARNIVAL The Carolina - Georgia Memorial bridge has been so named by the American Legion posts of Abbeville and, Elberton in honor of those resi- of theTatter’i brother, Dennis Sowers, I and were guests at^iha^tupe of her sister, Mrs. Leaman. Mrs. Mitchell, before her marriage, was Miss Flor- dents of the two counties who made ence Sowers and resided here for a the supreme sacrifice during the number of years. She is a daughter World war. Its opening will not only of O. A. Sowers of _t)iis city, and is unite two important sections of South pleasantly known and esteemed by a Carolina and Georgia, but it will also wide circle of friends. The heartfelt ! sympathy of the community goes out 1 to the parents in the tragic and un expected loss of their little daughter. mark the near approach of the com pletion of an air-line highway extend ing from Athens, Ga., through central South Carolina and thence int^ North j Carolina and to the Atlantic qpast at » a TTT>mxTC! /"iDTTVTC! Wilmington. The bridge itself is said U ivHiiM & Ux HiINo by authorities to be the most beauti- TODD MEMORIAL ful structure of its kind south of Washington. Reinforced concrete con struction has been used throughout. Other bridges over the Broad and , Tyger rivers are under construction. On their completion, the Calhoun high- i way will be bridged throughout entire length. New Church Dedicated With Exercises Sunday Night. Dr. M. G. Wood- worth of This City, Is Pastor. Laurens, Oct. 31.—The Todd Memo- its rial Presbyterian church edifice, re cently completed, taking the place of The route, as then constituted, will ( the old structure which was erected begin at Wilmington, pass through about 25 years ago, was formally ded- Whiteville, Chadboum and Lumber- icated Sunday night. The dedicatory) ton, N^,C.; Dillon, Bennettsville and I sermon was preached by the Rev. G. Cheraw, Sr"C.;-to Chesterfied, where M- Telford of Abbeville. The Rev. M. it will join with another division com- G. Woodworth of Clinton, pastor, who, Majority Members Favor Granting License. Management Kicks On $200 Fixed By Mayor. A representative of the Metropoli tan carnival was in the city during the past week in an effort to bring hTs shows here this month for a week’s engagement. He called in person on Mayor McMillan and the six aldermen asking for permission to come into Clinton. Mayor McMillan and Aider- men Harris and Duncan informed the gentleman that they were opposed to the carnival coming here, while Aider- men Blalock, Carter, Holland and Wil son expressed no objection. . . A meeting of council was called Fri day afternoon to officially consider tne question. Mayor McMillan stated that he was opposed to the coming of the carnival and wanted the question acted upon by council. Alderman Bla lock offered a motion, seconded by Alderman Wilson, favoring the grant- inng of a license to the carnival. The motion was voted for by Aldermen Blalock, Wilson and Holland. . Aider- man Harris opposed the motion on the ground that carnivals are demoraliz ing and worth nothing to a communi ty. Aldermen Duncan and Carter were absent but Jj,ad ahN?ady expressed their WATER ELECTION Next Tuesday Voters To Decide $75,000 Bond Issue for Extension of Waterworks Line To Duncan’s Creek. The books of registration for the city’s approaching waterworks bond election, closed on Oct. 25th with 153 qualified voters enrolled. The election on the issuance of $75,- 000 additional bonds for the enlarge ment of the present water supply will be voted upon next Tuesday, Nov. 8th. The polls will open at 8 o'clock and close at 4 p. m. S. W. Sumerel, M. C.; Nash and W. L. Lynn have been duly appointed managers of the election. T'The question before the voters is the issuance of $75,000 of bonds to be used solely for the purpose of building an extension and enlargement of the water works system. It is proposed to extend the water works line from Beard’s fork to Duncan’s creek to re- i lieve the shortage now confronting the city. The election is expected to carry by a large margin. Auspicious Opening of Study Center In Laurens On Last Sat urday Morning. The first session of the Study Cen ter for county teachers was held in the graded school building at Lau rens last Saturday morning with a gratifying attendance and an enthusi astic spirit, stated Miss Kate V. Wof ford after the meeting. Out of 190 teachers in the county 148 were pres ent and signed up .Xor the Study Cen ter course. Attendance upon the course calls for a fee of $5.00 from each teacher to defry expenses. The following faculty and course of study has been announced by Miss Wofford: Primary Work—Mrs. E. D. Fry. Health and Hygiene,-with a health program for the elementary and in termediate grades.—Dr. Sumner A. Ives, professor of biology, Turman university. History' and Arithmetic—J. Harvey Witherspoon. English—Prof. R. N. Daniel. Education-Prof. W. D. Maginnis, Winthrop college. Geography—Dr. G. C. Mance. Writing—Miss Corrie Lee Havird, Newberry. Dr. B. L. Parkinson will be formal ly inaugurated as president of Presby terian College of South Caroliaa Wed nesday, November 16, in the* college chapel, with appropriate exercises to which the public is invited. The inau guration exercises will be presided over by Rev. William M. McPheeters, D. D., chairman of the board of trus tees and by the Rev. G. C. Mayes, D. D., vice-president of the board and pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Winnsboro. The main ad dress of the morning will be given by Bruce R. Payne, Ph.D., LL.D., presi dent of George Peabody college, Nash ville, Tenn. In the afternoon, the Rev. H. Tucker Graham, D. D., pastor First Presbyterian church, Florence, will speak on “Christ, the Great Teacher.” Following the induction into .* of-, fice, Burney Lynch Parkinson, Ph.D., will deliver his inaugural address. Greetings will be brought by the Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D. D., of Atlanta, Ga., from trustees and faculty; by Col. J. D. Fulp, superintendent Bailey Mil itary institute, from alumni and stu dent body; by the Rev. W. A. Hafner, moderator, from the South Carolina synod; by President William Joseph Martin, Ph.D., LL.D., Davidson col lege, from the Presbyterian colleges of the general assembly; by James H. Hope, from the public schools of South* Carolina; by D. M. Douglas, D. D., LL.D., president of the University of South Carolina, from state colleges of South Carolina; by President R. C. GrieP, D: D., Erskine college, from the church colleges of South Carolina; by President R. P. Pell, LL.D., Con verse college, from the private colleges of South Carolina; by Dean Leonard T. Baker, LL.D., University of South Carolina, from the Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States. Luncheon will be served at 1:15 to all delegates in Judd hall, the college refectory. Immediately after luncheon the academic procession will form in the library and proceed to the admin- istrafton buttdlng. The morning program begins at U a. m., and the afternoon program at 2 p. m. In connection with these exercises. Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president, and Dr. Leonard T. Baker, secretary, have called a meeting of the South Carolina Association of College Pres idents for Tuesday evening, Novem ber 15, in the Presbyterian college li brary. Supper will be served to mem bers of this association in the college dining hall. Members of the association who are expected to be in Clinton Tuesday night and Wednesday are: Dr. D. M. Douglas, Dr. I). B. Johnson, Dr. Henry N. Snyder, Dr. Robert P. Pell, Dr. E. W. Sikes, Dr. Carlyle Campbell, Dr. R. C. Grier, Dr. J. C. Guilds. Dr. J. S. Derrick, Dr. R. H. Holliday, Dr. S. C. Byrd.' Dr. Harrison Randolph, Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, Dr. I). M. Ramsay, Dr. R. H. Bennett, Dr. R. L. Robinson and Dr. Leonard T. Baker. Eastern Stars Hold Number of Meetings 14,676 Bales Are Ginned In County Miss Wofford Leaves For Nebraska Meets ing from Raleigh through Sanford, Aberdeen, Southern Pines and Rock ingham. From Chesterfield it will pro ceed westward through Mt. Croghan, Ruby* Pageland, Lancaster, Chester, Carlisle^ Whitmire, Clinton, Mount- was in charge of the services, told something of the history of the church which was established a quarter of a century ago through and by a bequest of the late David A. Todd of Laurens. The new church house, modern in Laurens, Oct. 30.—Miss Kate V feeling in the matter when personally ^ 0 ff°J’ d > _ ^ au y ens county superinten- interviewed by the carnival represen tative before the meeting was held. dent of education and a member of the board of trustees of the National Edu- ville, Cross Hill, Coronaca, Greenwood, architecture, is located on the same Abbeville, and Calhoun Falls, S. C.,'site near the Laurens mill village, and thence into Elbert county, Georgia,! its erection was made possible by lib-| through Elberton^ Comer, Carlton, eral ctfrrtributtons of the Laurens Cot- Colbert, and Hull into Athens. At ;tbn Mills company, the South Carolina Athens it will connect with the Bank- presbytery and the noble band of Following the action of council, national association, left for Lincoln, Mayor McMillan placed the license at J Nob., to be the guest of the State $200 for the week. The management Teachers’ association and other organ- kicked vigorously, on the amount, as izations for several days this week. In well as on the rental -price asked by addition to two addresses that she is several property owners for the use m ake before two of the six district, Laurens county ginned 14,676 bales of cotton prior to October 18, as com pared with 3,644 bales to the same date in 1926. The crop is mu<^h ear'ier this year than last, which accounts for the lead over the previous season. The report to October 1 this year was 8,279 bales. A comparison of the two reports shows that more than 6,000 bales were ginned during the first eighteen days of this month. FOOTBALL FIGURES Laurens, Oct. 30.—The Eastern Star chapters composing the Eleventh dis trict held their annual school of in struction Friday night with Adah chapter, in the Masonic, temple here. Grand chapter officers present includ ed Miss Maida Westmoreland of Greer, grand matron; Mr. Edwards of Wood- ruff, grand sentinel; Kenneth Baker of Greenwood, past grand patron, and Mrs. Baker, deputy matron of the Ninth district. These officers gave demonstrations of the work of the O. E. S. and the session was one of the best the district has ever held, accord- inng to local members. Miss Lucia Barksdale, deputy ma tron of this district, presided. After the exercises, a social hour was enjoy ed when refreshments were served. The chapters comprising the Elev enth district are: Laurens, Clinton, WatfCVloo, Cross Hill and Gray Court. head highway for Atlanta, Birming- members of Todd Memorial church. ham and the Southwest. The exercises of the evening includ ed the’ ordination of L. Hayne Taylor of a location for the week. The con-! teachers meetings that are to be in GENERAL STANDING MILL OFFICIALS AT GOLDVILLE as elder and Robert E. Templeton and William B. Weathers as deacons. Pro-' tract had not been signed by the car- session at the same time in the state, nival people up to yesterday, but it is .Miss Wofford will be the guest of hon- ve'ry likely that the conditions will be or * n Lincoln at a luncheon given by met and that it will appear here the tbe • -E. O. society Thursday at noon secgpd week of this month. 1 and at a banquet that night by the Women’s University club. One of the tracted services, beginning today, are being conducted by the Rev. E. D. Pat- Messrs. H. W. Hack and Thos. Leo nard of Oswego, N. Y., are spending two weeks at Goldville on a business inspection of the Joanna Cotton mills:;church of Laurens.. Mr. Hdck recently^returned from an extended trip to Europe and it is his first visit to Goldville in several months. His friends here and in Gold ville alike, are delighted to see him again. Hi Pupils To Give Play addresses Miss Wofford is* scheduled to deliver before the district teachers will be at Lincoln and the other at A local talent play, “Here Comes; Norfolk. ton, pastor of the First Presbyterian Arabella,” will be presented in the' En route to Nebraska Miss Wofford Florida street school auditorium on! will spend Monday in Chicago for the the evening of Nov. 22nd. The enter- j purpose of inspecting the public school tainment is a production of the Wayne system of Cook county. On the return Local Cotton Middling Today 20Yj 1 proceeds are to be applied to the ath- John William Wofford, at Fort Riley, i letic association of the high school. Kansas.' Y \ Furman .... 5 1 0 Clcmson .». 4 1 v r .800 Carolina ..... 4 2 0 .667 P. C, .... 2 1 3 .667 Citadel ... 2 4 0 .'333 Erskine . .. 1 4 1 .200 Wofford .... 4 2 .000 Newberry ... 5 0 .000 STATE STANDING Clemson ... . 3 0 1 1,000 Furman .. .. 1 0 0 1,000 -• p. c. r. 1 0 2 1,000 Citadel .... 1 1 0 .500 i Carolina ... . . 1 2 o. .333 -vj Wofford 0 1 2 .000 Erskine 0 1 2- .000 Newberry .... .. 0 1 « .000 . j ‘Ladies Night” Next Tuesday "LadU^, night” of the Chamber of Coirimerce, 'a.Tft'tey*’ an outstanding event in the fall social life of Clinton, sonic temple building. The secretary pected that covers wilL be laid for an of interest is now being arranged and an, enjoyable evening is being looked forward to by the members. Dr. Geo. R. Wilkinson* of .Greenville, well- known physician, will be the principal / v .. . 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