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ii .• 4 f r s I { If Tm l>Mi*t Seai THE CHRONICLE * To« Don’t Get He News t : I THE CHRONICLE j Strires To Be s ClciMi N«iro> S paper, Conpietc, Newsj, I and ReHabto VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 17,1930 NUMBER 16 WIDE RANGE OF COUNH NEEDS PROVIDED FOR IN SUPPLY BILL Extra Appropriation for Roads, Schools and Library with Pro vision for Bond Issue for Hospital. Loan for 'Flood Damage Validated Fixing the levy for general county* purposes at eleven mills, unchanged from last year, the members of the Laurens county dtelexatibn rounded out the supply bill before adjourn ment of the legislature recently. In addition to the eleven mill levy, the delejration also provided for a coun ty-wide two mill high school levy to be apportioned to the high schools of the county to pay the salaries of high school teachers for the time for which they are not paid by the state under the 6-0-1 school law. >^mong other important acts of the d^gation was one to validate a loan of $55,300, made during the fall of 1929 to take care of flood damages incurred during that year. The coun ty treasurer was also empowered to renew the note and the interest there on for a term not to exceed another year. ' The county hospital bill, printed in full several weeks ago, passed with out amendments as did the county li brary bills, one providing for the es tablishment of the library and the other, a part of the supply bill, to provide an appropriation of $1,200 for maintenance. Trustees named for the library were provided as follows: Mrs. M. L. Copeland, Mrs. B. L. Jones, H. D. Gray, W. T. Crews, Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey, Mrs Alec Austin and Mrs. Alvin Curry. The hospital bill pro vides for an election on a bond issue of $50,000 to match a similar sum to be given by the Duke Endowment. Under anotherict an amendment to the state constitution will be submit ted to the voters in the general elec tion allowing the delegation to issue bonds without the necessity of an election. Special appropriations were made for road construction, amounting to $51,000, the funds to be derived from the gasoline tax coming back to the county and from a 4 1-2 mill levy on property. The levy will take the place of a similar levy heretofore used for palling interest on bonds wliicfilrTtiiie future will be taken c^e ‘ Office rent and fuel for Magistrate at Laurens .. .. Laurens County Library.. Magistrates: ^ City of Laurens Clinton Constable at Clinton .. .. Waterloo . .. .. ScufTletown Cross Hill 100.00 1,200.00 1,000.00 850.00 .600.00 200.00 150.00 200.00 Youngs 20^.00 Jacks .. .. 150.00 Gray Court .. .. 200.00 Sullivan 150.00 Mountville .. .. .. ’ 100.00 Item 3. County Boards: Board of Equalization .. .. 1,300.00 Bdard of Education .. .. .. ^50.00 Board of Registration, 3 j at $100.00 each 300.00' Iteih TT'Jail expenses catch- ; ing prisoners, dietinj; pris oners, 50c p<ir day .. .. .. 2,750.00 Item 5. Jurors and witness es, if so much be necessary 5,000.00 Item 6. County Home, Poor House and Poor 4,000.00 Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated, tl\e Superintendent of the County Home shall receive $100.00 per month and his wife $25.00 per month. Item 7— (a) Aid to Indigent Vet erans .. .. 564.00 (b) That the sum of $300 is hereby appropriated for the aid of families of World War veterans who have to. go to hospitals while said veterans are away from home. Provided, the local American Legion posts cer tify to the County Board of Commissioners that the aid is needed for the help of the family of said veterans, and said American Legion posts shall be the 8ole<»judge8 of the necessity and the amount. Item 8. Lunacy and Juve nile Court Item 9. Public Buildings, How lovely is Easter, The Queen of die Spring, What gladness and joy Its coming can bring; ' It holds a rich promise As bright as the fioweq^ That break into beauty And bloom through its hcurs O , glad is the world On this brightest of days. When nature joins mankind In glad songs of praise; ^ For no heart can be hea\7. No heart can .nay cold. As its sunshine envelopes Each pathway with gold. How lovely is Ecstcr, What dreams it can bring. It bolds all the joy Of the newly-waked spring. As through its glad music We hear angels say: “‘The Lord has arisen— Death is conquered todsy._ -KATHERINE EDELMAN. PRESBYTERY MEET^ CITY Spring Session Held At Thorn- well Memorial. Rev. F. T. Mc Gill Named Moderator. To Meet Next In Greenwood. FIRE ORDINANCE TO BE ENFORCED 800.00 of by the state-wide $65,000,000 bond issue. The supply bill, covering the ap propriation for general purposes, was as 'follow',s: AN ACT To Provide fo,r the Levy of Taxes for School and County Purposes for 1930 for Laurens County, and to Direct the Expenditures Thereof. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: That a tax of eleven mills is hereby levied upon all the taxable property in the County of Laurens for County purposes tor the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1930, for the amounts and for the purpose! |* hereinafter stated, respectively, that is to say: Item 1. Roads and Bridges— Cross country roads, con- ^cta, maintenance of road work organization ..$41,000.00 Provided, That the sum of Two Hundred ($200) Dol lars each, for the two (boun ty CTommisaioners be paid to said Commissioners out of said amount for peraonal in- spection of all road and bridge work performed by contract; and provided fur ther, That all inspection shall be made before said amounts are approved for payment. * ^ _ Maintenance and ^ upkeep I of cross country roads and bridge, $1,000.00 for each township, to be expended by direction of the Super visor .. 9,000.00 Item 2. Salaries— Gerk of Court 400.00 Sheriff 1300.00 Traveling Expenses of Sheriff Deputy Sheriff .. .. .. . Jailor and Special Depu ty, $100.00 per month .. . Treasurer Cnerieal help for Couifty Treasurer Auditor .. .. 760.00 Superintendent of Educa tion - - 13®0.00 Traveling expenses of Su perintendent of Education.. . 300.00 Assistant Superintendent of Education 600.00 Attorney 260.00 Physician SOOilQ ■ Oroner - 460.<W Janitor of Court House .. 720.00 Supervisor 130030 TmveUng expenses of Su- pe^^dsMr .. «. .* .. *. .. Two County Commiwdon* ers at $100.00 eacli ........ Clerk to Oeuwky Board od CommissioMili - Judge ol Plateta 720.00 60.00 300.00 130030 1J2O0X .00 000.00 80030 20030 130930 1300^ including water, fuel, light, and insurance 2,000.00 Item 10. Printing, Postage, and Stationery 2,600.00 Item 11. Miscellaneous con tingent .. 2,000.00 Item 12. For Matron of the Rest Room and upkeep to be paid monthly upon warrant drawn on <>)unty Treasurer^ drawn by the President of the Woman's Business League of Laurens .. ’ - Maintenance of Rest Room if so much be necessary .. Item 13. Rural Police: Six rural policemen at $1,500.00 each 9,000.00 Uniforms for Rural Po lice and Deputy Sheriff -• •• 600.00 Item 14. Vital Statistics .. 432.75 Item 15. Hospital at Lau rens 2,700.00 Ha>ii’ Hospital' 2300.00 Provided said hospitals take charity patients. Item 16. Tul^rculosis relief in emergency cases 500.00 Item 17. To repay City of' Laurens for paving side walks .. 1,100.00 Item 18. Interest on County Indebtedness— ' ^ Interest on Current Loans in anticipation of taxes .. 4,500.00 Item 19. Payment of Pro bate ' Judge for indexing Pension Claims .. .. .. 7. .. "“j^.OO Item 20. For Armory main tenance and incidentals of , the Medical Unit of the Na tional Guard at Laurens, S. C .. 200.00 Section 2. That the Codnty Super, visqy is hereby authorized and re- quit^ to make a semi-annual report to the Laurens (bounty Delegation in the General Assembly, giving an item ised and verifiad statement of all the (C^ntinuad on page eigkt) Council Calls Upon Police To Prose cute Violators of Traffic Regula tions When Alarm Sounds. It has been repeatedly called to the attention of the town council that the ordinance regulating traffic when the fire alarm sounds is being disregard ed. At the last meeting of the town council Chief Anderson and several members of the fire department ap peared and requested^ thart the town council instruct the police department lOLjmforca tlyi regulation ot^traffic at the sound of the fire alarm. It was pointed out that as soon as the alarm is sounded, there is a general break by traffic in the direction of the fire, often congesting the streets. This not only interferes with prompt action on the part of the fire department but endangers the lives of people on the street. The ordinance of the town provides that when the fire alarm sounds, all traffic upon the streets in th^town of Clinton shall stop and all vehicles, wherever the same shall be, shall pull to the closest curt) and remain stand ing for a period of three minutes or until all fire fighting equipment has passed. The chief of the fire depart ment has the power to establish zones in the vicinity of a fire and keep all streets leading to the place of fire open. Regulation further provides that the automobiles of members of the fire department have right of way at time of fire, and are included in the terms, fire fighting equipment. Any violation of the ordinance in this regard are punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 or imprisdhment of not more than thirty days.. The town council at its last meeting t^uested the mayor to instruct the police department to enforce this reg ulation. All citizens are requested to cooperate. The ordinance is to be rigidly enforced and all violators fined. * , MRS. BURDETTE ^ DIEaAT^HOME Well Known and Beloved Clinton Wo man Passes After llIneM of Several Months. Mrs. Eula Watts Burdette, 64, wi dow of H. J. Burdette, passed away at her home here on last Thursday morning after a lingering |llness of many months of heroic struggle. The funeral service was held from the Tate residence Friday afternoon conducted by her pastor, Dr. I). J. Woods, Interment followed at Mag- nnlls ppmetpry in '*f|rp<>nwand~.,hpMidp Fuller To Make Treasurer Race County Rural Policemen Named The Laurens legislative delegation, since returning home, has agreed upon the recommendation to the governor for appointment of four rural police men for the ensuing term of two years. Grover C. Hill, former magis trate of Waterloo township, has been sulectad to succeed Andy I. Boyd, while Tom D. Albrams, Gaude L. Dw- ings and Sam M. Thonq>son are rec ommended for reappointment. Mr. Boyd has served as rural police offi cer for about sixteen years. Abrema, Owinga and Thompson have been on the force for aeve^ two»y4ar ^ms. Iked F. Mean wul alao W reeem- meadad for reappetetmeat'aa jailor $|Bd special constabie at Laurens. B. R. Fuller, well known local citi zen, announces his candidacy in to day’s paper for the office of treasurer of Laurens county in the Ajigust pri maries this year. Mr. Fuller is a native of this coun^ and for many years was a citiaeiTand merchant of Mountville until moving to Clinton. He is now connected with the Fuller Grocery company as sales man and by his past business experi ence is well qualified for the position to which he now aspires. His friends here and in all sections of the county, will receive his announcement with interest Y. M. C. A. Names New Leaders The college Y. M. C. A. has within the past week select4^ its leaders for the coming year. J. R. Kennedy of “York, and a member of the rising sen ior class, was dhosen president; 0. W. (Tkapin of St. Louie, also a mem- bn of the ’$1 fleeted vicc- ffteident^ am) E.' )|.,cllllaipie of De- estur, Ga., seclreti^-trcaenrer. her huif)and, who preceded her to the grave in 1920. Mrs. Burdette was a daughter of William Dendt Watts and Frances McCrary Watts, both members of original and well known families of this county and section. She was a de voted member of the First Presbyte rian church and a loyal charter mem ber of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The passing of Mrs. Burdette brings genuine sorrow to many. A loving mother, a true friend, and an upright example of womanhood, she was en deared to a wide circle of friends and relatives. The deceased is survived t>y one sis ter, Miss Alice Watts of this city; one brother, T. M. Watts of Columbia, and the following children: Miss Flor- rie and W. Pierre Burdette of this city, E. Kenneth Burdette of Charles ton, Miss Sybil Burdette of Johnston, and Lowrie W. Burdette of Greenville. The spring session of South Caro lina presbytery convened here Monday morning at 11 o’clock and concluded its sessions Tuesday afternoon. The presbytery had previously been invit ed to meet in Clinton as the guests of the h'irst Presbyterian church, but due to the recent destruction of its building by fire, the sessions were held in the Thornwell Memorial church. The ojiening sermon of the presby tery iyas delivered Monday morning by the retiring moderator, the Rev. T. C. Bryan of Whitmire, using as his text, Acts 3:6. Following the sermon, Presbytery was officially organized with the election of the Rev. F. T. Mapill of CrQss,.^Hill, as moderator, and W. W. Harris as temporary clerk. Dr. D. J^JW^qds extended a Qotdjjil, welcome* to the delegates in behalf of the First Presbyterian church and out lined th^ order of the day. The meet ing was given over to the reports of committees and other phases of the church’s work, after which adjourn ment was taken at noon and the visit ing ministers and elders were the din ner guests of the orphanage. In the afternoon President John MeSween of Presbyterian college, made a strong presentation of the college and its financial problems. At four o’clock, the mentbenr were motored to the State Training school for an inspec tion upon invitation of Dr. B. 0. Whit- - - Monday night’s program was in charge of the committee on foreign missions and was featured by an able address by Dr. Daiby Fulton of Nash ville, Tenn., using as his subject, “The Unfinished Task” in foreign fields. Following the address, there was a presentation and adoption of the for eign missions committee report. Tuesday morning’s session Was giv en over to'the report of committees and a discussion of the presbytery’s work. At the noon hour the visitors col lege for dinner, after which the con cluding Be.«i8ion was* held. 'The next meeting in October will be held with the. First Pre.sbyterian church of Greenwood, with the Rev. F. T. Mc Gill of Cross Hill, as moderator. The following commissioners to the general assembly were named: Rev. R. K. Telford, Abbeville, Dr. Dudley Jones, Clinton, Elder J. C. Thomson of Abbeville, and Elder tv. M. Bailey of Clinton. DEMANDS BAN ON E}^ANGES Vinson Bill for Federal Regula tion of Cotton Exchanges To Be Taken Up Soon. Much Re vision Likely. Washington, April 15.—A study of the Vinson bill to place cotton ex changes under government regula tion will be undertaken next week by the house agriculture committee fol lowing completipn of hearings today at which the measure was opposed by A representative of the New York cot ton exchange. Chaii-man Haugen of the committee, expressed the opinion th^’t consider able revision of tbp bill ^’ould be nec essary to meet the aproval of the group members although it was pass ed by the house in the 70th congress. Eight other measures affecting cotton exchanges also are before the com mittee. .. In his testimony, Representative Vinson, Democrat, Georgia, author of .the-bill, demanded that the committee either formulate, leg1|lat)on to place cotton exchanges under government supervision or enact a bill abolishing them. He asserted that through “ma nipulations by the cotton exchanges, the Southern cotton farmers are suf fering heavy financial losses.” Preceding the Georgian, Philip Weld, vice-president of the New York cotton exchange, opposed the pro posed legislation on -the ground that it was unnecessary. He said he did “not think the cotton exchanges or tha form of contract they have for dealing in cotton for future delivery, increas es or decreases the prjee of cotton m!L all.” “As a representative of the New York cotton exchange,” Weld added, “I am O'pposed to the present bill pri marily because most of its most im portant provisions are now embodied in our new contract.” The new contract, he explain^, pro vided for delivery at Southern points. The secretary of agriculture recorded by Nils Olsen of the economic divis ion of the agriculture department, as favorable to the general features of the bill. Easter Music At Methodist Church The choir of the State Training school, under the direction of Miss Aline Eden, will render a special East^ er cantata at North Broad Street Methodist church "next Sunday morn ing at the usual hour of service. The young musicians have appeared in the churches of the city on several occas ions, and they always please their hearers with well rendered, impress ive programs. The public is cordially invited to attend their special presen tation Sunday morning. REAL EStATE TO BE ASSESSED LOWER Presiding Elder Coming Sunday Dr. R. E. Stackhouse, presiding el- (lcr_^gf the Greenville distrietT will oc cupy the pulpit of North Broad Street Met^^ist church next Sunday even ing at eight o’clock. Following the regular services, the second quarterly conference with Dr. l^tackhouse pre siding, will be held. Young People’s Service Sunday A sunrise prayer meeting"^ to’be held Sunday morning at six o’clock in the stadium at Presbyterian college. All the young pepole of Clinton are uniting in this service to commem orate the 1900th anniversary of Girist’s resurrection. The public is in- vHcd to come and take part In the iter- vice, Mfinning promptly et six o’clock. Etiualizallon Board Makes Slight Re vision Downward of Real Es tate AHsessinenis. Ijaurens, April 12. — The I/aurens county equalization board finished its^ work during the past week, after be ing in session two or three days. The board is composed of the chairmen of nine townships and three city equali zation groups. R. L. Bailey of Clin ton, is county chairman. The board’s work thi.s year re quired more time than usual for the reason that returns for toxes were made on real estate, which is done every four years. Working on a basis of six dollars the acre, tile board made an average reduction of about $1 to $1.25 the acre. For instance, in I/aurens town ship the reduction was about $1.75, while in Dials the average of $7.90 the acre was lowered to $7.40, a re duction of fifty cents on the acre. Auditor Sam R. Dorroh estimates the reduction at about twenty per cent on real estate as returned this year. The county has 440,000 acres, and the owners return their land all tKe way from $1 to $10 the acre. 'The board succeeded in fixing the basic average at around $6. The average for the county heretofore has oeen $6.97, while the average for the state has been $5.67, making the county as sessment about $1.30 higher than the average assessment of the state. , Olsen added, however, that the cot ton exchanges served in arriving at price levels and,Jf they were abolish ed, he added, foreign ones would have to he used. This, he saitl, would be bur densome and unsatisfactory. Former .Senator N, B. Dial of South Carolina, said legislation' should be enacted to make future contracts more specific delivery of grades of cotton to the buyers. NEW BUILDING THROWN OPEN ('linton Friends IVesent for Formal Opening At Training School and Enjoyable Entertainment. I A large audience gathered at the State Training school last Thursday evening for the formal opening of the school building and the' presentation of an entertainment by a large group of the children of the institution. The visitors were shown through the hand some new building for an inspection, and to view the various exhibits on display by the children. The entertainment was an aesthetic interpretation of the story of Per sephone and the able manner in w*hich it was presented under the direction of Miss Hallett, thrilled the large au dience and brought forth expressions of the highest commendation and praise. Besides the^ play, there were songs by the juniorland senior choirs hnder the direction of Miss Aline i Eden, music by the orchestra and I harp band, and clever selections by the 'toy band. The entertainment was one of the most creditable ever pre sented here and was thoroughly en joyed by the large gathering of Clin ton friends who were most cordially welcomed by Dr. B. 0. Whitten, super intendent of the institution. Easter Services At St John’s Church A Lenten service wiH be held to night (Thursday) at 7:80 o’clock, at St. . John*! Laiheran church. The pas tor, Rev. M. R. Wlngard, will preach. Sunday morning at 11 o’clock East er services will be held, with the ser mon by the pastor. Several members of the. college glee club will assist in the music. The public is invited to these services. . Mils Oirollne Burroiighs has. re turned tNm a visit to Greenwood. Watkins Favored By Laurens Bar I..aurcns, April 14. — The Laurens Bar association today unanimously en dorsed Federal Judge H. H. Watkins of the we.stem district of South Caro lina for appointment as judge of the circuit court of appeals for the fourth circuit. The resolution was forwarded [to the attorney general at Washington. j Judge W'atkins is a native of Lau- I rens county and the members of the local bar association “knowing him to be a man of high character and great legal ability as shown by the faithful discharge of his duties as (^strict fed eral judge feel that he would m all re spects do honor and ctedit to the ju diciary of the United States as judge of the Cirfuit Court of Appeals.” 1 i ■ - - J,. ■■■■ • - 'A:,' A iSiihA-': t