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-■SsiA ./ ■ 4 -idi- " ' k" v • If Yon Don’t Rood | : THE’CHRONICLE J • Yon Don’t Get I : The News J •» # THE CBRONiaiE • Strives To Be a Clean Nen J paper. Complete, Newsy, T • and Reliable • VOLUME XXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1929 NUMBER 8 SENATE GIVEN SUPPLY BILL PYTIIIANS HOLD ' RALLY MEETING ' Annual Appropriation Measure Back From Committee. Sev eral Departments Have Allot ments Raised. Local Memliers Meet At Festal Board and Hear Encourafong Messagre By Grand Chancellor Spear. Local Pythians, about forty in num ber, gathered in the Masonic club j rooms Tuesday /light for a get-togeth- Columbia, Feb. 19.—Introduction of i meeting calculated to result in last- the finance committee’s report on theji];jg benefit to th^ lodge. The program ENTIRE WORLD WILL HEAR VOICE OF HERBERT HOOVER SECTION WANTS TO QFM ATF JOIN GREENVILLE! .Vf:, . . PENALTY LAW appropriation bill and the passage of the bill resigned to relieve farihers jn began with the serving of a bountiful dinner by the ladies of the Methodist storm stricken areas of the state were church and their menu and service the features of today’s session of the j y/g^s up to the usual high standard senate. The early part of the two hour | they always maintain, session was devoted mainly to consid eration of the calendar.. The 1929 appropriation measure •was as recommended by the finance committee, carries a to)tal of $10,855,- 552.26. This is an increase over the hous^ bill of $202,527.07. The largest single item among the increases is that of $125,000 for a textile plant bt Clemson college. J. B. Hart, newly elected chancellor commander, presided, and he express- e<l his pleasure in seeing so many members present and asked for a unit ed spirit of support on the part of all as the new year’s work is entered upon. Geo* \\\ Spear of Anderson, grand chancellor of South Carolina, was the uest of the lodk'e and was introduced M. Jefferies of Colleton county, pro-i.“^^’ , , viding for a revolving fund with which f" sta">l'nK- Mr. Spear s ad- to bu,v cotton.eeed for the benefit „f f waa one of optimism and farmers in the storm stricken areas of fought a strong challenge to the tot al the state was given a third reading ■"“''’"ship to go forward and ac and sent to the house. The vote was ^ '""'Pl'sh trccat things for Pythiamsm. 30 to 9 on the motion of Senator Fred I H'-'.sP"';* tl"* lofty pnnciples upon Broadcast of Inaugura tion Ceremonies To Be On Huge Scale. ]■ i The voice of. Herbert Hoover, deliv- I ering his inaugural address. March 4, will be heard around the globe. A detailed description of the pro ceedings incluiing an eye-witness story of the inaugural parade four j mlies long tvill be heard by fifty mil lion listeners in the United States, and ! million.? rf c^h"’-? in foroi-jn countries. “Recently we have had a striking demonstration of international broad- i casting,” says M. H. Aylesworth of j thq National Broadcasting company, j “A speech by the president of the j United States, heard all over ‘this I country, was foljQwed withjn a few i seconds, by a program coming to us |frQ^.,pngIand. Inaugural Stand Portions cf Xwo Townships in Laa- rens County Active. Road Neg lect Is Given As Cause. , I). West of Abbeville, to strike out; which the order was founded and has the. enacting words. | f""! F^ve an inter- The Arrow.smith bifl to “simplify. “‘''"K '‘‘•P'’'^^ *''' P™F>-Pss that is procedure and expedite the final dis- being made in th? state. This modern. . position of civil cases” was passed f“St-nioving age in which the present to third reading and sent to the T' House. It was amended, however, on!''”* responsibilities to fraternal motion of Senator Harvey of Beau-,”''''"* '" the opinion of Mr. Spear, fort, by striking out several sections, P^hian order which according to statements made on the floor of the senate, practically if"'* “'f' destroys the effect of the bill. [and members to work untiringly to The bill to provide for the purchase i *"•'"« .«Kh "libers into the lod,^, of the Woodrow Wilson boyhood home;'”' P"”“’;'ly because the lodge needs in Columbia was male a special order membership, he said hot for Thursday at 12 o’clock on motion i“"d !>''PfP>- of Senator Jas. H. Hammond. This'Tf measure is on the calendar with an . Mf. SP'«r told of the willingness of all unfavorable report by the finance .'“opm-aSe in committee. every way possible with the subordi nate lodges. His address was of an inspirational nature an 1 was enthusi astically received. Following the remarks of the dis- Senator Fred I). West of .\bbeville, made the only speech against the “seedi^ibill.” Mr. West read reports from Clemson college in support of, his argrument that the farmers' who visitor, Chancellor Com- teally need help will not be benefHted! winder Hart caikd. on other members by this bill. “They haven’t the money | standing for brief talks. Ke- to buy thorn,” he said. Then too, he I sponses were made by J. Harvey continued “the time has passed when!‘therspoon. Dr. A. E. Spencer, J. I. cotton can b|e grown profitably with-1 Copeland, W. H. Simpson and others, out the use of poisons and fertilizers | The speakers gave interesting renii- are a necessity. This bill makes no; niscences of “old days” and related provision for these.” ; incidents of historical interest per- “I regret that I feel it my duty ' Gaining to the lodge’s past. All brought oppose this bill,” the Abbeville sen-; words of encouragement and were ator said, “but we have been passing i ^^'ard with interest by the young men bills to help the farmers, and they j who have recently completed their in- haven’t gotten any help yet. If they j itiation. ever get any help,” he continued, “they! Chancellor Commander Hart and all will have to help themselves.” ass^iatod with him, were commend- Senator Jefferies urge 1 the passage ; ed and thanked for arranging the en- of the bill. Senator J, F. Williams ofijoyable occasion, and as the meeting Aiken, spoke in favor of the measure, ^ ended, all went away .ereatly encour- as did also Senator Riley of Bamberg,: aged and with the realization that and Senator Hammond of Richland, brighter days lie ahead for Clinton Senator Brodus Thompson of Oconee, jofjfre Xo. 84—both in increased mem- voted for its pas.«age, however, he j, . , said he thought the amount insuffi-1 ci^t. His amendment to increase the amount to one million dollars was de feated. Senator Crouch of Saluda, offered an amendment to the bill, providing that all farm lands be exempt from taxation for the year 1929. His amend ment was ruled out of oi'der, it hav ing been presented after the passage of the measure, and did not conform to the title. ShierTcah ^fo^aftil" hre'^)ie^3 wnfK I regularity in Europe, Asia, Africa, I Australia, New Zealand and South I America. We have arrived at the point I where radio communication to the I masses of other nations is an accoin- ! plished fact. “Frequently British programs are heard here with almost the ^darity of a local station. These program^ are I received here in the late afternoon, al- hough they are produced in England ;TTve~h^ttrs later in the evening—Lon- idon time. I “On March 4, the next president and ; vice-president of the United States will be inducted into office. A detailed description of the proceedings will be sent to virtually every nation'in the civilized worhi, and the v^ce oT odir chief executive will be heard around the earth, through re-broadcasts by pow'erful foreign stations, j “As a part of the inaugural cere- I monies there •will be a parade, four } miles long, in which repre.sentatives i will participate. Every state in the i Union will have a dele.gation among Laurens, Feb. 16.—A movement, i which has for its purpose the seces-! sion of a portion qf Youngs and Dials | townships in Laurens county and its annexation to Grenevjlle county is now in full swing, it was learned here to day, a petition for an election on the matter already being in circulation. The h&sis of the movement is alleged neglect on the part of the Laurens county authorities of the Coopers Bridge-Fountain Inn road, a highway about seven miles, which traverses a rich farming section. Five meetings have been held with in the past 10 days and an organiza tion* perfected to the point of employ- Jones Measure Gives First Dry Offenders Five Years. Aimed At BigfLaw Violators. Washington, Feb. 19.—First offend ers along with hardened violator^ of the prohibition law would be liable to a maximum penalty of a fine of $10,- 000 or five years in prison or both under a bill passed by the senate Mon day and sent to the home. By a vote of 65 to 18 the senate ap proved the measure introduce*d by Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash ington, after several days of debate celebrated by a clash of views be tween Borah of Idaho, and Reed of Missouri, on the dry question. The proposal to increase the maxi- j The partially completed inaugural j stand in front of the Capitol where I Herbert C. Hoover will take the oath ! of office a.s the thirty-first president jof the United States. j the 20,000 persons wh.o will partici- ; pate. j “The radio audience in the United j States and abroa j, will hear descrip- j tions of the parts that their represen- itatives have in the celebration. They I will hear the bands, the bugles and the 'fife drum corps as they pass the re- ‘view'ing stand in w'hich will be seated jthe newly inaugurated president and his official party. j All the color and enthusiasm of this quadrennial American ceremony will be brought to the world; all the solem- ' nity of the occasion when a new presi- {dent stands with his hand on the Bible ' and takes the oath of office. I ‘The world will hear the voice of America, anJ we believe that the j world will be more closely cemented ! to us through such broadcasts intcr- I national as these.” ing Dean and Wyche of Greenville, as | ^um penalty in such a way as to counsel and the colecting of between j ^ake them applicable to first offend- $200 and $500 to defray expenses .in-1 attacked by many -Senators cident tQ^pret:j|ring^jaL£ii^)^H^ ^tir nitiinTitT Df tfr _ S-'^Ui'VFydr x8T^nate recided such a step necessary run the line bounding the section yjpjp enforce the prohibition law which would county. depart from Laurens more effectively. In raising the penalty so as to in- ! The line cutting off the section elude first offenders, the senate soft- I seeking to secede would begin at a , ened the blow hv approving a provis- i point on the Enoree river about a, ion in the bill which declares it to bo mile above the bridge on the Wood- serigq of the senate that judges, when imposing sentences “should dis criminate between casual or slight violations and habitual sales of in toxicating liquor.or attempts to com mercialize violations of the prohibtion law.” Before the bill passed Senator Bing- CHURCHES HOLD i DATE FOR EVERY ANNUAL MEET! MEMBER CANVASS NEW CONCfeRN TO OPEN HERE City To Have Third Whole.sale (Iro- cery Houste Headed By Experi enced Business Men. j I Announcement was made yesterday ' of the opening of Clinton’s third I wholesale house, .Abe Clinton WTiole- sale Grocery company, headed by Crawford Clapp, W. H. Franks and Frank E. Miller as owners. The new concern at present will be located in the warehouse near the ice house for merly occupied by the Dixie Flour & Grain company and hopes to open for business by the first of next' month. The promoters of the new bu.siness ' are well kriuwn in the local wholesale | field. Messrs. Clapp and Franks have been connected for a number of years with the F’uller Grocery company of this city as traveling salesmen and are held in high esteem by many friends in thi.s territory. The third member of the firm, Frank E. Miller, is a resident of Cross Hill, where he has been engaged in business, and sev eral years ago married Miss Luda Copeland of this city. He and his fam ily will move here in the near future. In speaking yesterday of their new Venture, Mr. Clapp stated that they have received numerqus exi)ressions of support and goo<l will fironi their friends and are very much encouraged over the business outlook. The com pany will handle a complete ling of • groceric-s, candic.', tobaccos, etc. Track Plans . Take Shape The track schedule for 1929 is • taking shape at last. Prof. H. E. Sturgeon announces that seven meets are in the offing. Five cf these, and their respec tive dates, are settled, and the other two, with Georgia and Emory, are pending. The schedule is the hanlest and longest that any Presbyte rian college track team has ever faced. It should also be one of the most successful seasons that a Presbyterian #Jlege tiack team has ever weathered.. There is an abim iance of material, and with hard work, there is prom ise of a well-rounded team. Coach I^onnie McMillian has is.sued hi.s call for practice, and many men have already drawn their uniforms. With pleasant weather that is due to come around soon, in the cour.se of hu man events, the oval will bq pop ulated by ja large number of track aspirants. The schedule follows: jk/ jr March 28—University otGeor- gia, here (pending). April 6t—University of South Carolina, here. April 13—-P. C. at Tgch Re lays. ^ April 20—h^iirman ..in Green- 'ville. May 4—State Meet, here. .May 11—S. L A- A.,-here. . May IT^Fmory in Atlanta, (pending). Baptists Gather In Laurens for Con ference. ,Mis.sionaries and Lay men Speak. Lauren.s, h'eb. 16.—Meeting Thurs day with the First Baptist church, the annual ses.sion of the Baptist church es of the Laurens association was well attended and a fine program of exer cises given. Nearly every church in the association was represented, and the meeting was one of the best in recent years from the standpoint of instructive and inspiring ad'Jres.ses and the apparent desire to see the cause of kingdom work given a new impetus among all the churches in the county. The sessions of the one day confer ence were presided over by C. B. Bobo, moderator of the Laurens association. The meeting opened with devotion al exercises by the Rev. I. N. Patter son, missionary to Africa. The first address of the morning session was by C. B. Burris, promi nent layman of'“'Piedmont, who brought a strong appeal as a layman for more active identification of lay men with the church’s programs. The Rev. W. D. Spinx spoke of the re sponsibility and opportunity of the pastor and made a telling appeal for keeping the high calling of the min ister above reproach and worthy of the mission whereunto he is called, * Mrs. I. N. Patterson, who was with her husband in-his missionary labors and took part in .the work, brought a stirring message to the women, much of w'hat she had to say being profit ably appropriated by the men as well. The Rev. J. Wash Watt.s, speaking as a missionary of several years’ ex perience, spoke earnestly for the cause and pointed out how the mis sionary program can be sustained by the united efforts of the churches that have the mi-ssionary spirit. At the afternoon session the budget for 1929 was discussed tind accepter!, the apportionments being announced for the various churches in the asso ciation. i Scathern Presbyterian Church MTII Seek Pledge of $1.'),500,000 To Apply On Yearly Budget. With a total budget approximating !^15.rj00,()00. Southern Presbyterians begin thi.s week intensive plans for their annual every member canvass, which is set for March 10. The buigot includes four and onc-half million dol lars for benevolences and eleven and one-half million dollars for the Focal expenses of 3,.’}96 churches, including pastors’ .salaries, local campaigns and other current expenses. The amount apportioned to benevolences is intend ed to take care of the projected w'ork in 92 Presbyteries and the home mis sion and educational objectives of 17 syn.ods, foreign mission work in six foreign countries; assembly’s hontc I mission TX'ork in 17 states; C'hristlan education and ministerial relief; Sun- [day school extension and publication; Bible cause and the assembly’s train ing school. The total budget for the entire church is apportioned among the vari ous synods, which in' turn apportion a.skings to prosby'terie.s, and presby teries to local churches. Each local church, when it makes up its i>u(iget. therefore, takes jiart in the whole work of’ the whole church, both at home and abroad. The inten.sive piej)- I aration for the canvas.s i.s being pro moted by the Pi eshyterlan steward ship department of .Atlanta, Ga., of which Dr. J. K. Mct'ain of .Agnes I Scott college, is chairman, and Rev. R. C. Long, secretary. Preparation in cludes progi’uins in churches, Sunday ' schools an i other organization.?, di.s- tribution of literature, the .selection of canv'as.sers and the presenlatiim of the spiritual background of the can vass. Each synod, each presbytery, and each local eun.gregation has it.s seci'etary of stewarilship. who cooper ates in turn with the assembly's stew ardship hettd»t«art.e*^ promotion of the canvass. Liberty B. & L. Maturing Series I The Libeaty Building and Loan as- ; sociation, headTed by H. D. Heniw and •At the annual meeting of the Watts i F. M. Boland, announces the maturing Mill.s Company held in I*aurens last‘of Series “B” on March 10,' ll>29. This Tuesday, the board of directors and serie.s has been very succe.ss fully oj)- administrative officers were re-elect- crated and include.? a large numh<*r of t'tl. The directors are J. P. Stevens, j local shareholders. An adverti.sement Nathaniel Stevens and W. J. Gallon of of the a.ssociation in t(uiay’s paper an- New York, R. G. Emory, R. E. Henry' nountes the beginning of a new .series and J. E. Sirrine of Greenville,, and ;“F” on the 10th of March. R. E. Babb, G: H. Blakely and W. A.i — Watts of Uurens. The officers who KIWANIANS MEET^ONIGHT have been named for another year are: I ruff road, extend across the I*eonard I place, the New Harmony church se<-- [ tion, cross the C & W. C. railroad he- I tween Fountain Inn and Owings and 'cut off the Green Pond section in Dials j township. . j It is understood that there are U about 1,200 people living in this area, ham. Republican, Connecticut, propos- j with about 400 votes registered. j exempt first offenders from the ^ The five meetings held thus far impositoin of the maximum penalties have taken j)lace at Bethany, Gray’s! hut the senate voted him down, 51 to school, Durbin. Fountain Inn and John Jones’ store. Leaders in the move-j ()„ the final ballot 36 Republicans ment as learned here tonight include! vvith 29 Democrats in support John B.^ Cook, G. T. t ook, Step Cook, i the measure while five Republi- j Zadie Cooper and Lacey Cooper, all j ^ans and 13 Democrats were register- influential farmers, living along the ; against it. road,_which is the hone of contention.; The hill did not affect, minimum I The five meetings-have been well 1 penalties alreadv incorporated in the ! tended, it is understood, as many asjY'olatead act. Under the present law j ;n having iK’en present. jhe nuiximum penalty is a fine of lA-aders in the sec ession movement ,,1* nionths imprisonment, or assert that the Cooper’s Bridge-Foun- , both, for the first offence, and $2,(H1() I tain Inn road has long been neglected! with five^ years imprisonment for by county authorities and being both subsequent offenses. The minimum u^*d for school buses and for a mail i i,entfcm-e a judge may at present tm- route is ehtitrod to Tar more attention jj, uonc at all for first offende^'^s ihan it has received. They declare that ^ $200, vvith imprisoiunent j complaints have brought no results. month for second or subsetiuevt County officials interviewed here j I tonight stated that preliminary work. Just, before the final vote had been i for the iinproving’ of the road in (pte.?- t^hen and immediately after Sena'.i.r ■ tion was now in progress. Su])ervis6i , fjinghani’s fftoposal to exempt fir<t t \\att.H .stated that his plans cull foi offenders froni the maximum penalti 'S I I'clocat’on of the route, topsoiling and had been rejected, .Senator Bruce, I the replacing or improving of j i)pnio<‘rat, Maryland, who retires j bridges which are in need of drten- _^|^,.ph }, Jei larcd “I wi.sh to pro- tion. He states that tjie heavy pies- bounce a curse on this bill with my suieof work ncs.essaiy to repair roads dying breath.” I damaged by the floods of the late, i.j^ i* another step in the march of ; .•summer have prevented the county j ty,anny,” he asserte<l, “by marking out all distinction between first and sub.sequent offenses.” , SenaU^r Jones described his bill as ' ope directed primarily at the big • bootlegger. The measure was support ed by the prohibition bureau and by Mrs. Mabel Walker Wildebrandti as sistant attorney general in charge of urohihition cases in the department of justice. forces from getting to this road any sooner. Tne jirfX'edure for an election would I require the signature of at least one third of the voters to-the petition now ! hein.g eirculafed. Properly signed, pe tition will then be foi’warded to the governor, who undt-r the law must ap point a commi.s«#ion of four, two from the area affected and two from the county at large to investigate the con ditions complained of and make a sur- ' ” ' vey, a report on which they would Rctil’CS RrOItl render to the governor us soon as pos- iiri_ i l r> • ■sible. This much done, the governor W nOlCSale OUSinCSS ' would then call an election and should two-thirds of the voteis favor seces- .1. Platt Prather, accompanied by his sion, the area would automatically be- loother, .Mrs. Mary Prather, left yes- ' come annexed to Greenv ille ounty. icriay for a visit of several weeks to .A commission would then have to be relative.? in Kissimmee, Ha. Mr. appointi-d by the governor to suiier- Prather who is recognized as one of ' vise the f)ro])er apportionment of pub- the most industrious and popular ' lie debt, taxes and the like. . young men in the city, is on the trip No move from Greenville county to ti< recuperate from a recent illness and :ake in the propo.sei .seceding area has will spend some time hunting, fishing, been made, according to information and as he put it. “seeing Florida.” His here and Greenville citizens, it is un- aunt, Mrs. r. E. Franklin and iwo derstood, would have no voice in the brothers, have been residents of Kis- I matter. ' simmee fur a number of years. That there is also o|)position to the Before leaving for his vacation. Mr. annexation plan is abso known though i>,.ather stated that he had sold his in- there lias been no organized eftorf to teresl in the Fuller Grocery company, combat the secessiomsts.--Names of local whole.sale dealers, and'is no lung- cit.'iZens w!io are against withdrawing connected with this eoneern. His from Lauiens county were stated to- piy|,5 for the future have not been an- uighl to include J. A. .Mcltttyre, Ed ( hapnian and John Jones, who i)er- onally are <)j)posing tbe movement. Watts Mills Re-elects Board A^d Officers County Contests Here In April The Laurens County track meet vyill be held at 'the college sta !ium on Fri- ‘ day. Ajn il 5, at 2:30 p. m. I The high school reading and dwla- ! mution contests will be held in the evening in the on>hanage chapel, and Pi nounced but his friends are gla 1 to know that he expects to return to Clinton after a much needed vacation and again Vh* identified with the busi ness life of the city. l*aMotte Called To . Waycross Church It has been learned here with inter est that the Rev. L. C. LaMotte of Fort Payne, Ala., has accepted a call the elementary reading and deelama- ^" the^ Ltrst Pix>sl>ytenan church of J tion contests will take place in the , Hrst Baptist church at 8:00 p. m. R. E, Henry, president; W, A. Watts, -The regular Kiwanis meeting will AVaycross, Ga., and will enter upon liis new work on Easter Sunday. Mr. LaMolte is pleasantl.' knovvn in Clinton by a wide circle of friends. He is a graduate of Presbyterian col- vice-president, and C. R. Link, Jr.^, see- l)e held, thi.s evening ac Hotel Clinton retary and assistant treasurer. at 7:45. Prof J. H. Witherspoon of The regular semi-annual dividend I this city, will deliver a historical ad- of 3 1-2 per cent on first preferred' dress before the club and all members stock will be paj-able April 1. ^ ^are urged to l)e present. I SUJ’PEU AT MOl NTVILLE The public is invited .'t(> an oyster supper Friday night, Feb. 22, at the lege and a few years ago was married home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Motes, to Miss Sarah Hunter of this city. He ! given under the auspices of the Wo- is recognized as one of-the promising man’s Mlssionarv s(K*ietv of .Mount- ’young ministers of the Southern Pres- j ville Baptist church. bvteriun church.