Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jones of the state highway com mission, announced today the deliv ery of $10,000,000 wortti of South ^Carolina state highway bonds to Jjhe South Carolina National bank and the deposit to the credit of the state treasurer of $10,255,976, with which to begin the $65,000,000 road building program. “It is the intention of the state highway establishment,” says Chairmaft Jonesr “to at once begin ^construction work with a view of ccpn- pieting the sUte highway system at ■*‘^the earliest possiWe raomrent.” j The deposit to the state’s* credit in cluded the $10,000,000 par value of the bonds, $255,076 representing the premium offered by the bank in its bid and $20,000 representing interert accrued since April 1, date of iss^e of the bonds. The sale is based on a 4 1-2 per *eent interest rate, which when taking into consideration the premium, cuts the ,actual cost to the' state to 4.31 per cent per year. The South Carolina National bank was low bidder on the bonds and was awarded the sale on March 21 over three other bids, two from the Peoples National bank of Rock. Hill and one from the Peoples State bank. The bond act was passed by the 1929 general assembly of South Caro lina and almost from the day of its passage it had beeiY in the courts on one ground or another. BefoYe the sale terminated was made, however, the act was upheld first by the state supreme court en banc and later by the United Stages supreme court to whit h IF w as app A day or two before bids were open ed on March 21 opponents of the issue entered suit charging irregularities in the advertisement of sale. That night. hQwever...,lhe ,general a^^sembljt passed legislation that a bond of $25,- 000 he re(iuire.d of all parties opening litigations against the issue. The delivery of the bonds followed immediately the filing of aa opinion by Judge C. J. Ramage dismissing a suit filed by opponents of the issue on the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to consti tute a cause of action. CLINTON BOY ! GAINS IJONOR Arthur Black Named President of Clemson Y. .M. C. A. for En- [ suing Year. At the annual election of officers meeting of the Clemson college Young Men’s Christian association, held^ thfi few days a^, G. A. Black of city, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Black, was elected by the student body to head the association for the coming year as president. Arthur, as he is popularly known, has been a student at Clemson for the past three years where he has made an enviable record and ranks as the most popular and outstanding student in Y. M. C. A. work. He has also made president in church organizations, and has recent ly been Installed as president one of the literary societies of the insti tution, Arthur is an outstanding graduate of the Clinton high school and through his ability and will -power, has ac quired a name for his school and for himself as well. Mr. Black will be a delegate to the Blue Ridge conference of Y. M. C. A. this summer, Also he is con stantly striving to leivn more about the work he has been chosen to head, and he will take a course in president training to fit himself so tha^he will be of greater value to Clemson. Recently at vesper services the new cabinet, selected by the new president, wAs installed. Much time was spent in •selecting the cabinet and it is thought through his guidance and the wo.k of his well chosen cabinet the Y. M. C. A. of Clemson will witness one of the best years of progress in its history. J. Lee Langston Dies^ At Laurens ' 't'olumbta, Aprif IT.—D. W. Robtn- scn, of Columbia, attorney for seVeral opponents of South Carolina’s $05,- COO.OOO highway bond act, said here tonight that he would carry an appeal to the state supreme court from the dismissal by Circuit Judge C. J. Ram- \age of a suit filed against the bonds seeking to have their sale declared null and void. “Of course we are going to carry it to the supreme couurt,” Mr. Robin son said. “We would not have brought a case of that importance to be settled by the lower court.” Mr. Robinson said that he would proceed with the appeal within the ’ time allowed by law. Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway com missioner, when informed of Mr. Rob inson’s intentions, declared the ap peal would have no effect on the plans of the state highway department to proceed with the building of roads. Laurens, April 21.—J. l.ee I-eng^ ston, 64, a native of this commUn^ and a buiinesA man here for years, died at his honje on Chestnut street tonl^t lifter a lingering ill ness. Mr. Langston owned farming properties in the county. He was piominent in fraternal and religious activities. Funeral services were conducted at the late residence at 4 ;30 o’clock Tues day afternoon by the Rev. L. P. Mc Ghee of Gaffney, former Methodist pastor here. Mr. [.angston ^is survived by his w^ow second marnpge who wfas .Miss Mary Wtterson of Lanford, and by five daughters apd four sons, 'Mrs. Ambrose Hudgens and Misses Eth el and Mary Lee Langston of I.Aurens, Miss Marie Lahgslon of Hamlet, N. C., and Miss Nora’I.Ang8ton of Rocky Mount, N. C., and L. C. Langston of Asheville, J. Earle L^angston of Bir mingham, Ala., J. L. Langston, Jr., of Brooke Haven, Miss., and Herbert I.angston of Laurens. A brother, J. M. Langston of -Laurens, also sur vives. Named Editor • The Collegian Florida Street Faculty Given The faculty of Florida Street school for the coming year, was an nounced yesterday by the board of trustees through Supt. J. H. Wither spoon, as follows: Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Jr., principal. Miss Anna Bell Hudson, Miss Mar garet McCord, Miss Irene Workman, Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Miss Floy Ow- ings, Miss BeniU Boozer, Miss Nancy Owens, Miss Agnes Davis, Miss Ina Curry, Miss Lillian Brown. Only one change is made in the teaching stiff over the present year. Mrs. RaymoWd Pitts of the first grade, and one of th^ most papular members of the faculty, did not stand for re- ejectidn. Her place has been filled by Miss Lillian Brown. CITY ENJOYS PHENOMENAL GROWTH DURING PAST DECADE The following preliminary figures for incorporated towns in Laurens county, have been announced by E. Godfrey Webster of Greenville, supervisor of the census for Greertville and Laurens counties: 1920 1930 Cross Hill . .... 587. .. 678 ' Mountville 22b 151 Laurens : 4626...... 5348 Waterloo .. 209 ...: 204 CLINTON 3767 5643 Gray Court 818 360 It w’ill be noted that Clinton tops the list in Laurenii county with a gain of 1876, a phenomenal increase of 49 per cent. Mountville show^s a decrease of 69; Waterloo a loss of 6; Gray Court an increase of 42', Cross Hill a net gain of 91. Laurens showed a substantial gain of approximately 16 per cent, increasing 728 over its 1920 population. , . -A * The figures of Goldville, which is an unincorporated town, have not been announced, neither has the Lydia Cotton Mills popula tion been given out. All figures quoted are preliminary and sub ject to correction. WILL ENTERTAIN ORPHAN WORKERS WATERLOO BANK MAKES LOW BID For I.oan of $90,000 to the County, for Ordinary Purpoaes at Rate of 3.97 Per Cent. Laurens, April 18.:—The Bank of Waterloo was the successful bidder for a loan of $90,000 to Laurens county^ as di8;-Iosed Tuesday after noon when the bids from a number of banks were opened in the office of county supervisor. The Waterloo bank, J. C. Smith, president, made a bid of 3.97 per cent, the lowest rate offered, and the bid was accepted by the supervisor and treasurer. Other bids were: Mr. Uzzeli of Charlotte, 5 per cent, $31 premium; I’almetto bank, I^urens, 4,20; Peo ples-Enterprise bank, I.aurens, 4.75 and premium of $200; First National bank of Clinton, 4.50 and premium of $133. The loan will be usjerL WORKMAN HEADS ROTARY CLUB Connie Maxwell Prepares for Tri- State Conference Last of This Month. Percentage of Increase I^Acks Fraction of Reaching 50 Per Cent. Figures^ Revealed for County Make Clinton Banner Town In Population Gain. county for ordinary purposes. Before opening the hi I? Sup(*rvi.sor W’attst a.dvised the assembled bidders of the re<;uirement placed in the county 8up]>ly bill that blanks carry ing county funds shall giv.* ample surety to cover such fund.;. .\11 of the bidders replied that they were famil iar with the requirements and were pi4)ared to give the surety. Well Known Cross Anchor Phvsician Named As I.eader for New Year. Directdra Elected. Dr. C. M. Workhtan, practicing ])hy- skian of the Cross Ancho - communi ty, was elected president of the Clin ton Rotary club at its regular weekly meeting last Friday. He succeeds Prof. M. W. Brown, who ha.s served the club in this capacity for the jiast year. Rev. S. P. Bowles was elected vice-president, and Dr. I). J. Woods, .secretary. The new board of directors elected at the same time is composed of the following; Dr. C. M. Workman, Dr. B. O, Whitten, Rev. S. P. Bowles, Capt. R. E. Wysor, A. J. Swansen and Prof. M. W. Brown. The newly elected president was selected by the club as its delegate tft the Rotary International convention to be held in Chicago in July. Dr. Fuller’s New Church To Put School ^ On Firm Basis J, Isaac Copeland of this city, has been elected editor-iin-chief of The ('ollegian, literary magazine of Pres byterian college, for the ensuing year. His 'associate in the business depart- -ment: will.be G»-G.-Palmer, also-a well known member of the student body, j Isaac is a member of the rising sen-, ior class and since entering Presby terian has made an outstanding and enviable record. He holds the rare dis tinction of being a member of five leading honorary fraternities and in his work in the past on the staffs of The Colle^an and The Blue Stocking has exhibited unuspal literary talent. He has many strong friends in Clin ton because of his pleasing person ality, high character and the intelli gent and conscientious manner in which he does everything he under takes. Charlotte, N. C., April 17.—Plans to put Queens-Chicora college, which became a certainty yesterday follow ing merger ratification by three con trolling .presbyteries, on a satisfac tory endowment basis, will be made at a presbytery meeting here May 5. Pastors and ruling elders of Gran ville, Mecklenburg and Kings Moun tain presbyteries will meet on the campus of Que^s in Charlotte thkt day to formula* plans for securing immediately the necessary $116,000. The college is required to have an endowment of $300,000 to be recog nized a.s a grade A institution. Some of this amount will be available from the Chicora holdings at Columbia, S. C. MrgLXopeland To Make Race Friends in the city of Dr. Ellis A. Fuller of Atlanta, will read with in terest the following item: “Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, the pa.stor of the First Baptist church of Atlanta, Ga., has been in a building enterprise with his people for the past year. They have come to the conclusion of a great undertaking. Their new house of worship was opened for the first time on Easter Sunday, April 20, and their dedication will be on Sunday, April 27. The church building is on a square with 400 feet frontage on each side. The lot is covered with beauti ful shdae trees. The church wit|i its furnishings and lot, represents aji in vestment of about $1,000,000. - Two sisters of one of the beloved deacons of other days, Mr. W. W. Orr, gave the church a four manual Pilcher or gan as a memorial to their brother. Dr. Fuller will have during the dedi cation week Dr. M. E. Dodd, pastor of the First Baptist church, of .Shreveport,* l^a., and Dr. Charles W. Daniel, of the First Baptist church of Richmond, Va. These will be the out- of-town speakers for the opening Greenwood, April 19.—Connie Max well orphanage is preparing to enter tain 75 delegates who are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Tri- State Conference of Orphannge Work ers of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia here April 29-30. The convention will open at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening, April 29, with a musical'program by children of the local, orphanage .followed by the-address of President W. D. Rob erts of Epworth orphanage, Colum bia, and an address by Miss Mary Irene Atkinson of the Child Wel fare League of America on “Prob lems That Press the Institution To day.” Wednesday morning papers will be read by Miss Grace Gibson of the Ahpleton Church home, Macon,, G«., on “The problem of Food and Feed ing” and Dr. George R. Wilkinson_of Greenville, on “What Is Embraced in An Up-to-date Program for Children.” These addresses will be followed by round-table group conferencse as fol lows: Cottage mothers, Mrs. G. H. •Bennett of the Child Welfare league department of Alabama, leader; teach ers, Mrs. R. W. Bradshaw of the Chil dren’s’ home, Winston-Salem, N. C., leader, and executives. Dr. M. L. Kes- ler. Mills home, Thomasville, N, C., h ader. Luncheon will be served at the or phanage and the program for the afternoon session includes: Address hy W. P. Anderson of the Georgia Baptist Orphans’ Hume, Hapeville, Ga., on “What Way Can We Make Better U.se of the Chanel Period”; ad- tBrss by MiSs imy E. Mitchell,^dir^ tor of child welfare, Raleigh, N. on “.Solving the Problem of the Chil dren the Institution Is Compelled To Decline.” A business .session will follow the.se addresses and in the evening at 7:30 the Rev. A. S. Barnes^of the Metho dist orphanage, Raleigh, N. C., will speak on “(!hanging Conceptions in Orphanage Work,” after which the Rev. James W. Jackson, pastor of Ithe First Presbyterian church of Greenwood, will deliver an inspira tional address on “The Child Jn the Midst.” The town of (Tinton has a popula tion of 5,613, according to an official announcement made last Saturday by E. Godfrey Webster, superintendent of the census for G;*ecnville and Laurens counties. The gain in population during the 10 years from 1920 to 1930 was 1,876, or 49^ per cent, only lacking eight peysona of reaching 50, per cent. ITie. census of 1920 was 3,767. The census of JSouth CUntoiuCLydia Cotton mills) has not been announ.'cd. It is expected that the population there will reach 1250, making a com bined total of the city proper and this unincorporated st*ctjon lying just out side of the city 'limits, of approxi mately' 7,000. Clinton’s phenomenal growth of the past ten years with an incorporated area of only one iiiile, is very grati fying and gives it^a distinction that few cities in the .state can claim. Th^ growth has been both steady and gen eral at the Clinton ‘Cotton mills and in the new residential sections proper of fhe city. Population By WaroM The report issued Saturday shows the following population by wards: Ward 1 382 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 720 650 1,270 1,351 1,270 The figure for ward four includes 3H5 persons in the Thornwell orphan age village. W. M. U. To Meet With Po^ar- SprIngs ‘t Students Name PaC-SaC Staff On Tuesday an election was held to name the staff for next year’s an nual, The PaC-SaC, issued each year at the close of the .session by the stu dent body. Beverly R. Young was named as editor-in-ohief of the publication, E. H. Wyatt, business manager, and C. W. Sessions, advertising manager. The three young men are huite popu lar on the campus and are well equip ped for the work that has been placed in their hands for the cqmnig year. Wholesale Firm Students Name New Leaders Hi SclH^l To Add New Course A commercial department in the lo cal high school will be added at -the becibning of the new session next September. The trustees after having the matter nndq^ consideration, an- Bounced their decision yesterday, * * In a heated election held last Tues day, T. M. Johnston of Jefferson, Ga., was elected president of the Presby terian college student body for the year 1930-31. R. B. Young was chosen vice-president, and N. E. Truesdell as senior cuoncilman. The junior coun- cilmen were not elected, while J. E. Greer and F. B. Parker were the se lections from the rising sophomore class. AH of the new leaders named are prominently identified with .the campus activities of the institution and qtiite popular with the students. Mrs, Arthur Copeland of thi.'- city, for the past eight years principal of the Providence (Lydia) school, for mally announces her candidacy in to day’s paper for superintendent of edu cation of Laurens countyVin the Dem ocratic primofy in Augus). Mrs. Copeland has long been iden tified with the educational life of the county and both by her training and experience, is well qualified for the position to which she will aspire this summer. At the proper time she will issue a statement and outline her plat form. Her numerous friends deeply in terested in her race, will watch its out come with unusual interest. “Man Wants— but little here below—nor wants that little long” — especially if ht advertises for it in the Clas sified Section. Give your quar ter a trial and see what it ran do for you! The Chronicle Classified Dept. “The Paper Everybody Reads” Blue Stockings Smother Emory Atlanta, Ga., April ‘19. — Presbyte rian college, of Clinton, S. C., over whelmed Emory university’s track ’team here today to win by the score of 82 to 44. The Blue Stockings took seven first places in the tribk events and added two more in the field trials. Allen Logan, the only Emory entrant to win a first place, was high point man for the meet with 23 points. He took first in the pole vault, high and broad jumps and the shot put and was sec ond in the discus throw. The stock of the Clinton Wholesale Grwery company of this city, has been purchased by the Spratt Grocery company ^ of Laurens. The business will be continued here in an up town location, it was stated yesterday hy R. R. Nkkles of the firm, and well known traveling salesman of th:s ter ritory. The W. M. U. of the Laurens as-o- ciation, will meet with Poplar Springs Bapti-rt church on Friday, April 25.- Following is the program: 10 oVl(Kk — Hymn, “Faith of Oiu* Fathers,” Devotional—".Steadfast, in I.ove” - Mrs. Nat Austin. Greetings—Mr.s. M. J. Snider. Response- Mrs. J. R. Martin. Introduction of visitor.s, now pas tors, their vyives, etc. Roll call of W. .M. S. by. divisio.i.s, letting the division pre.sidents call th« roll. Recognize all delegates and have brief verbal report by prefident cr seerKary of society. < ! Reports from division preside;iL.s. Re|)ort of superintendent—Mrs. ('. B. Bobo. ' ’ S7>eeial music. Inspirational address—Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Bostick. Appointment of committees— ^a) Time and place; . (b) Resolutions. Election of nominating committee. Offering for our Laurens as.socia- tion foreign missionaries. Song—Prayer—Lunch. AfterniKin Session Hymn. DevotioniH—.Mrs. ('. H. Roper. Roll call of young peoples’ organi- js Ati "dey art went al ■ dupcf New Candidate In Ward Six George A. Wilson announces his candidacy in today’s paper for aider- man from ward six in the approach ing municipal primary. Mr. Wilson is a native of this place and for several years past has been connected with the Clinton Cotton mills as electrici an. He is well and favorably known by many friends who will be interest ed in the announcement that he is to make the race for council. Dr. D. M.. Douglas Heads Presbytery Columbia, S. C., April 22. — The Rev. D. M. Douglas, D. D., president of the Univer.sity^of'South Carolina, was elected* moderator of the Con- garee presbytery at a meeting last night at the New Brookland Preslty- terian church. ents. Reports. Steadfastness in the Y. W. A. and ' G. A.—Miss hvthol Simmons, associ- i ate superintendent, j Steadfastness in R. A,—Mrs. C. L. j Owens, associate superintendent. I S'tfcad fast ness in Sunbeam Bands—• .Mrs. C. H. Roper, associate superin tendent. Message by vice-president of divis ion—Mrs. I. W. Wingo. Music. ■* * Report of' committee on time and place. Election of officers. Report of committee on resolu tions. \ Mrs. J. W. Hender'»on, Jr., Se.‘. TT"' MeSween To Occupy Methodist Pulpit VISITED HERE MONDAY Miss Helen Irene McCabb, instruc tor of sociolo^ at Converse college, Spartanhurgr spent Monday in the city and was accompanied by her class. The trip here was made to gain information of social problems and visits to the State Training school and Thornwell orphanage were made dur- ‘.n the day. President John MeSwoen of the Presbyterian college, will occupy the pulpit of North Broad St'-eet Metho dist church next .Sunday morning at the usual hour of service. The pastor and congregation ^have expressed themselves as pleased with Mr. Mc- Sween’s acceptance of their invita tion to apeak Sunday and extend a cordial invitation to the public to at tend the services. / -M \ ^ * 5 * ’ \ ■*