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VOLUME XXIX
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929
NUMBER 34
COLLEGE FACES
mm YEAR
All Previous Enrollment Records
Broken At Presbyterian. Larg
est Freshman Class Enrolled
In Institution’s History of Fif
ty Years.
The fenrollment of new students for
the approaching session at Presbyte
rian college has passed all previous
records in the history of the college,
and the prospects are for the largest
freshman class since the institution
was founded fifty years ago. The ad
dition of the synod of Georgia to the
constit\|ency of the college has been
felt in a largely increased enrollment
of new students from that state.
The physical equipment has been
largely renovated during the summer
and all the dormitories put in shape
for a record breaking attendance. The
beautiful • and commodious Leroy
Springs swimming pool is rapidly
nearing completion. TTie pool itself is
complete except for the tiling which
will begin at an early date.
This pool will be an addition to the
handsome Leroy Springs gymnasium,
conforming with it in architecture and
design. Meeting all standard require
ments for competition, it is expected
that many college swimming meets
will be held here in addition to the
classes in aquatics and life-saving
which will be a regular feature of
college work added to the already
splendid system of physical education
work done at Presbyterian college.
Few changes will be made in the
faculty for this year. Captain Robert
E. Wysor, U. S. A., will be profeswr
of military science and tactics, vice
Colonel E. L. Glasgow, U. S. A., re
tired. Captain Wysor is a native of
southwestern Virginia and is a gradu
ate of Virginia Military institute with
twelve years service in the regular
army including service in France and
Panama.
Dr. S. C. Hays, alumnus of Presby
terian college and local surgeon, will
be at the head of the department of
biology, and Professor R. C. Seeger,
Ph. D., will take the place of the late
Professor A. T. Fant at the head of
the deparmtent of physics. Eh*; Seeger
is a graduate of Rutgers university in
New Jersey and received his doctor’s
degree this spring at Yale university,
serving as instructor on a 'fellowship
at Yale and making a remarkable rec
ord both in un jergraduate and gradu
ate work.
President John McSween announced
yesterday the action of the board 'of^
trustees by which it is planned to
make a statewide campaign this fall
for the liquidation of the debt on the
college. He has met with a most en
couraging response in this connection
throughout the sUte and especially in
Clinton whose citizens have given
$75,000 to the college in the past year.
William Moorhead
Turns Statistician
William Moorhead, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead of Gold-
ville, left this week for a complete
tour of North and South Carolina
gathering statistics and data on the
cotton crop outlook this fall. William
will cover the two states thoroughly
and forward his reports to J. A. Stew
art, cotton statistician who is now en-
Uke Peas in a Pod-
By Albert T. Reid
FARM BOARD
AIDS FARMERS
Cin SCHOOLS
OPEN SOON
Cash Equivalent of Year’s Cot- Everything In Readiness for
ton Crop Will Be Advanced; New Session With Several
Through Co-ops As “Distress! Faculty Changes. Assignments
Money.” of Teachers Announced.
SCHOOL DAYS
HEREAGAIN
Thornwell Orphanage Schools
Open Next Wednesday With
BENEFITS OF POISONING
REVEALED ON EVERY SIDE
Clemson College, Aug. 19.—The ben
efits from poisoning are again strik-
4 A #4 \T apparent in the report of boll
Large Enrollment After Va-j^eevii conditions for the week ending
cation Season. .August 17. Unpoisoned fields show an
{average of 68.3 per cent, more than
The Thornwell orphanage schools I two-thirds of the squares infested,
•will open theif new 1929-80 session on i while in poisoned fields eiriy 18 per
next Wednesday morning. The chil-1 cent are infested. Highest infestation
dren are returning this week from i in unpoisoned fields was 90.0 per cent
their vacation trips and with the large in Darlington county; lowest in poi-
family all re-assembled, everything soned field's was 13.6 per cent in
will be in readiness for the opening j Greenwood county, according to Pro-
next week. fessor Franklin Sherman, chief ento-
The schools are again headed by
B. S. Pinson as superintendent. Mr.
Pinson has satisfactorily served the
institution in this capacity for the
past two "'years and was unanimously
re-elected by the board of trustees in
June for the coming year.
In addition to Mr. Pinson, the fol-1
lowing teachers constitute the high
school faculty: Miss Anna Lou Miller,
English and French; Miss Anne Ham-
iter, Bible and History; Mrs. Anne R.
Carey, Latin and Geography; Misa
Carolina Mauldin, Librarian and Sci
ence; Miss Eleanor Keels, Mathemat
ics, English and History.
The grammar and primary grade
teachers are: Miss Caroline Young,
7th grade; Miss Verna Hill, 3rd, 6th,
and 7th grade; Miss Kate Latimer,
6th grade; Miss Pearl Branyon, 4th
and 5th grade; Miss Nelle Reardon,
4th grade; Mrs. Mollie Donnan, 3rd
grade; Miss Martha Reid Todd, 2nd
grade; Mrs. B. S. Pinson, 1st grade.
mologist, who summarized the report.
Examinations included 86 fields
from Florence, Orangeburg and Bam
berg counties on the east to Chester,
ed cotton has held up wonderfully
and that migration has been delayed
long enough for young cotton to have
a good chance.
Migration seems to be occurring in
the southeastern part of the state,
but at Florence few weevils have been
trapped and migration is not yet in
full swing.
“With fruiting anJ infestation now
virtually complete in unpoisoned
fields, we point out,” says Professor
Sherman, “that figures presented in
these weekly statements have con
sistently shown poisoned fields suf
fering much less than unpoisoned
fields, and that poisoned fields are in
line for a good crop, while in unpoi-
Union and Greenwood in the Pied- j soned fields the yield is being serious-
mont. The inspector notes that poison- j ly reduced.
gaged in Siimilar work in the 3Je:^aa4 ,
cotton area. Shortly after the closing ORWyeF liiXplainS
of school, William accompanied Mr
Stewart on a trip through the cotton
belt of the United States and into j
Mexico. His employer was so well
pleased with the young Goldville lad
and the interest he manifested in agri-
License Award
Columbia, Aug. 20. — The State
Highway department awarded thb con
tract for automobile license plates for
FACULTY NAMED
AT GOLDVILLE
School To Be Headed By G. N. Foy As
Principal. Handsome New Build
ing Nearing Completion.
The Goldville school, headed this
year for the first time by G. N. Foy
PREPARING FOR
GRID SEASON
Walter Johnson Now At Illinois
Coaching School Getting Ready
For Football Season.
Walter Johnson, coach of Presbyte
rian college, is preparing for a big
as principal, will open its new session season upon the gridiron with the
on Sept. 2nd, with the largest enroll-1 fighting warriors of P. C. The genial
ment in its history due to the fast j coach is at present in Evanston,, 111.,
growing population of the attractive
Joanna mill village.
Work on the new school building is
being rapid]y. pushed in the hope of
having it completed before the open
taking some work at the Northwestern
university cSbaching school.
Coach Johnson will face a difficult
task at P. C. this year but he will find
his athletes ready and willing to fight.
ing date. In case the work is delayed, | via the grape vine, say that
it is expected that the old building P- C. athletes have been putting in a
Washington, Aug. 19.—Cotton farm
ers are to receive the full cash equiva
lent of this year’s crop in advance
whenever they are “in distress and
must have money,” under plans an
nounced today by the federal board.
The funds will be advanced through
the cotton cooperatives. The board iU
self will advance 25 per cent of the
value of the crop, 65 per cent will be
loaned by the federal intermediate
credit banks, and the remaining 10
per cent will be paid from the capital
reserves of the cooperatives. .
How much money actually will be
required was said by the board to de
pend solely on the needs of the co
operative associations. It is expected
that the sums involved in this year’s
marketing operations will run some
where between $5,000,000 and $10,-
000,000, but board members said they
stood ready to go as far as the indus
try required.
The advances to be made by the
board will be on cotton upon which “a
definite value has been fixed by hedg
ing in the future market.” A state
ment accompanying the announcement
said the effect of the secondary loans
to be made by the board would’ be “to
permit the cooperative associations to
make final settlement with a member
grower when the latter desires to sell
his cotton without forcing that cotton
on the market at a time when buyers
already may be over-supplied.”
“From the Federal intermediate
credit banks and the Federal farm
board,” the statement said, “the asso
ciations will receive advances equal to
90 per cent of the fixed value. To this
amount the cotton association will add
ten per cent from their own capital
reserves, will pay in full the grower
who is in distress and must have mon
ey, and will at the same time be able
to merchandise the cotton in an or
derly fashion as the spinning mills of
the world require.”
The deci.sion to make these loans
was reached by the board after ex
tended conferences with officials of
the American Cotton Growers’ Ex
change, the largest and most impor
tant of the cooperative agencies deal
ing in this commodity. Local assoc-i-
jations in 11 states throughout the
South are represented by the ex
change.
F'or the time being, the board is
withholding decision upon the .selec
tion of a cotton commodity advisory
council, which would include repre
sentatives, from the exchange and the
other independent cotton cooperatives.
The plan is “just exactly what the
cotton growers want,” Carl Williams,
who was appointed to represent the
cotton industry on the board, com
mented. Senator Sheppard, Democrat,
Texas, withheld approval or di.sap-
proval, pending operation of the plan.
“As to the extent to which funds
w'lil be extended from the board to co-
I operatives,” he said, “it wrill not be
' p^sible to know until the advances
are applied for and made and until
the plan the board has in view goes
into actual operation.
“Tt is also impossible to estimate
what benefits may accrue to grow
ers themselves until we have more
definite developments.”
'The vacation season for the pupils
of the Clinton city schools is rapidly
drawing to a close. With the dawn of
Monday morning. Sept. 2nd, pupils
will gather up their discarded books
an<d satchels and start down the nine
months march of the 1929-30 session.
The buildings have been put in ex
cellent condition during the summer
and all plans completed for the for
mal opening.
The schools are again headed by J.
Harvey Witherspoon as superintend
ent. In the respective schools, several
changes occur in the faculties, par
ticularly in the high school, and quite
a number of Clinton women are in
cluded in the roster as heretofore.
The complete corps of teachers, to
gether with their home addresses, fol
lows:
J. Harvey Witherspoon, Supt., Clin
ton, S. C.
High SchiMil
W. R. Anderson, Jr., Principal,
I Clinton, S. C.
I Miss Olive Tuck, Spartanburg, S. C.
Miss .\zile Livingston, Prosperity,
1 S. C.
Miss Elizabeth Dowling, Norway,
S. C.
Miss Ix)uise Sims, Waterloo,*S. C.
Miss Glaij’s Stilwell, Silverstreet,
S. C.
Miss Marie McLean, Aiken, S. C.
Miss Ansie Kirven, Sumter, S. C.
Miss Lily Mae Werts, Sih’erstreet,
S. C.
Miss Eunice Robertson, Liberty,
S.C.
E. M. Shannon, Clinton, S. C.
W. C. James, Greer, S. C.
Florida Street School
Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Jr., princi
pal, Clinton, S. C.
Mrs. Raymond J. Pitts, Clinton, S.
C.
Miss Ina Curry, Simpsonville, S. C.
Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Benita Boozer, Newberry, S. C.
Miss Ploy Owings, Gray Court, S. C.
Miss Irene Workman, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Greenville,
S. C.
Miss Anna Bell Hudson, McColl,
S. C.
Miss Margaret McCord, Hodges, S.
C.
Academy Street School
Miss Alline Newsom, principal,
Hartsville, S. C.
Miss Lily Yarborough, Enoree, S. C.
Mrs. John W. Little, Clinton, S. C.
Mrs. L. B. Dillard, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Lucy Burns, Sumter, S. C.
Miss Ruby Carter, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Collette Griffin, Clinton, S. C.
Miss Martha Davidson, Clinton, S.
C.
Mrs. Hugh B. Workman, Clinton,
S. C. **
Mrs. Teague Harris, Clinton, S. C.
I Providence School
{ Mrs. H. A. Copeland, principal, Clin
ton, S. C.
Mrs. S. W. Sumerel, Clinton, S. C.
Mrs. J. G. Martin, Clinton, S. C.
Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Clinton. S, C.
Miss Margaret Blakely, Clinton, S.
C.
Public School Music
• Miss Catherine Wells, Sumter, S. C.
will be used for a few days. The new
building is of handsome brick con-
good summer of muscle conditioning
and are ready for the call to the grid-
struction and will compare favorably i iron.
with any in the county. Those who! The Presbyterian mentor is taking
, • J I to the pcnal board of the com-
cultura CO" 5 ® « monwealth of Virginia because it was
put the Carolinas in his charge for a
complete cotton compilation.
ROSE’S TO OPEN SOON
The Bee Hive store room recently
leased for a long term by Rose’s 5 and
10c store is now undergoing consider
able remodeling. Part of the building
will be sub-leased, it is stated, and
the new owners expect to open for
business early in September.
have viewed it have expressed them
selves as well pleased with its ap
pearance and general arrangement.
The school this year is headed by
G. N. Foy as principal. Mr. Foy has
, had charge of the Watts mill school {
This was pointed out today in a let- the past four years and made quite
the “low responsible bidder.’
coaching work in football, basketball
and track at one of the largest coach
ing schools in the mid-west. Many
leading mentors are upon the program
of the school.
Spend Your Money
In Clinton "
Clinton merchants carry large
stocks of quality merchandise at
prices that will please those who
are thrifty.
Fall stocks pf merchandise
are beginning to arrive—you’ll
be "surprised how easy it' is to
choose the latest styles from lo-
'bal stores.
Keep informed by reading
THE CHRONICLE Advertise
ments. They will bring good
things your way.
ter written by Chief Highway Com
missioner Ben M. Sawyer to J. W.
Grist, secretary and treasurer of the
Columbia Federation of Trades.
The letter was in reply to one sent
to the highway commissioner by Mr.
Grist, which protested the depart
ment’s action, requesting that “in the
future you buy plates made by fair
manufacturers.”
“Our policy of free, open and unre
stricted competition provides that
[awards shall be made to the low, re-
! sponsible bidder,” Mr. Sawyer replied.
I “In keeping with this invariable prac-
I tice, we awarded the license plate
business for 1930.”
an enviable record there. He was
highly recommended for his new post
and the trustees have expressed them
selves as pleased in securing his ser
vices for the coming year. Mr. and
Mrs. Foy have arrived in Goldville
Special Services
At Thornwell
Beginning last night and continuing
through next Sunday, special evange
listic services will be held at the
and are now staying at the Joanna ! Thornwell Memorial church to which
Bush River School
To Open Soon i
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Newberry, Aug. 20.—Two of the
leading high schools of the county j
will open on Friday, August 30. The
Bush River school is situated about 10''
miles west of Newberry and J. H. Be- i
denbaugh is superintendent. The other j
teachers are: Miss Helen Wallace,!
Miss Ola Miller, Miss Dollie Mae Senn^ ■
Mrs. J. H. Bedenbaugh, Miss Ruth'
Bedenbaugh, Mrs, W. M. Buford, Miss '
Elsie King, Miss Leila Robbins, Miss '
Evelyn Whatley and S. P. Harris. I
I Bell Street (Colored) School
{ J. M. Johnson, principal, CJinton,
'SC
' Helen Holmes, Greenwood, S. C.
I Lillie Smith, Greer, S. C.
^ Evelyn I^ester, Eatonton, Ga.
I Mary Bailey, Laurens, S. C.
Ruth Alexander, Clinton, S. C.
Ponola Harris, Clinton, S. C.
Clara Wright, Laurens, S. C.
Claudia D'orroh, (Jlinton, S. C.
Ida Boyd, New^rry, S. C.
■Ellen Mills, Laurens, S. C.
Bertha Henry, Clinton, S. C.
Dorothy Lomax, Clinton, S. C.
Bethel (Colored) School
Supearley Beasley, principal, Clin-
Inn.
'The teaching staff for the approach
ing session has been enlarged by sev
eral teachers over last year. The com
plete faculty follows: G. N. Foy of
Saluda, principal; Miss Lena King of
Belton; Miss Rosa Dreher of Lees-
the public ' i^ invited. There will be
only one service daily, at 7:30 p. m.,
and the leader for the services is the
Rev. E. D. Viser, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Orlando, Fla.,
and one of the well known ministers
of the Florida synod. Mr. Viser will
Esther Wilson, Clinton. S. C.
Annual Picnic By
Eastern Stars
ville; Miss Marion Ck)peland, Miss Mil-^ also preach at the closing union ser-
dred Workman and Miss Mabel Aldred , vice of the summer to be held on Sun-
of Clinton; Miss Ethel Prince of Mor- day evening in which all congrega-
ganton, (Ja.; Miss Ru,bY. - Tedd’ of tions of the city will unite.
At Methodist
Church Sunday
I The Rev. A. J. Bowling, pastor of
.Bailey Memorial Methodist church of
I this city, will occupy the pulpit of'
. Broad Street Methodist church next
I Sunday morning at eleven o’clock.
[The congregation and public in gen-‘
leral is invited to attend the service.
[Barksdale; Miss Mae Johnson of Al
lendale; Miss Elizabeth Wise of Bates-
burg; Mrs. Elouise Howie of Goldville;
Miss Agnes Young of Mountville, and
Miss Margaret Bethea of Dillon.
MID-STATE RACE
GROWS TIGHTER
ATTENDING CONVENTION
I W. A. Buchanan, well known local
dry cleaner and laupdryman, is spend
ing several days in Charleston at
tending the Southeastern Cleaners and ! Lydia ;3
Dyers convention. j Watts 1
Won
Newberry 6
Clinton 4
Laurens 4
Monarch 4
Goldville 3
Lost
2
3
4
4
5
5
7
P.C.
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.571
.500
.500
.375
.365
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The Silverstreet school, situated ton, S. C.
seven miles southwest of Newberry,
has T. H. Leitzsey of Pomaria, as su
perintendent. The other teachers are:
.Mrs. G. G. Blackmon, Mrs. W’. O.
Senn, .Miss Marguerite Sheppard,
Miss Virginia W^offord, Miss Elsie
Pitts Miss Uis Nichols Miss Olive' ,he Order o£
heag e, J. G. Long, G A. Lmlkr, M.ss
Hasel George, Miss Myrtle Mayes. ,,aurens, Coss Hill, Waterloo a.tj
I Gray Court chapters, will hold its .nn-
Ground Broken For p'''"''’ Thursday afternoon. A-ag.
^ ww 29th, at four o clock at C urry s La!;",
IWO .WCW rlOm0S in celebration of Robert Morris’ birth-
; Jay. It is planned to have pre.sern at
Ground has been broken on Walnut j this time Mrs. Ruth B. Danielson,
street in College View by R. E. Fergu- worthy grand matron, of Columbia;
son for the erection of an attractive G. S. Ford, worthy grand patron, of
new brick home, and on Calvert ave- Conway, and Mrs. ila L. Willson of
nue T. D. Copeland has begun work ;tReidville, grand secretary. .A.11 mem-
on a handsome residence. Both con- bers of these chapters with their fam-
tracts were landed by J. Gary Martin, j ilies are urged to be present and bring
well known local contractor. jwtll-fiJIed baskets.
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