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VOLUME XXX
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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1930
NUMBER 2S
OPENING GUNS
ARE FIRED
DEATH CLAIMS
BELOVED WOMAN
State and Senatorial Campaigns
Get Lively Start. Bitter At
tack On Highway Activities.
Interest In Senate Race.
Mrs. \V. J. Bailey* Passes Suddenly At
Her Home. Was Esteemed and
I.oved By a Host of Friends.
TRUSTEES HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING BY UNIVERSITY DOCTOR BOWERS
McSWEEN HONORED FINAL TRIBUTE TO | QAA npi FP A TT^
nv iTMivc'uoi'TV T\r»r''nrn> nrknn.-'DC 1/1jLi1jU/\ 1 CuJ
GATHER HERE
i
Report of Tbornweli Orphanage for President of Presbyterian College (Jiv-1 Former Beloved Professor of New-
Year Considered By Trustees.
All Officers Re-elected.
en Degree of I>octor of Divinity
By Columbia Institution.
berry College Laid To Rest
Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. Florence Jacobs Bailey. wife
Lexingrton, June 17.—The fur be
gan to fly at the first meeting of the
state campaign party today, with
most of it coming from the hides of
C. E, Jones, chairman, and other mem
bers of the state highway commission.
Col. W. H. Keith of Greenville, Rep-
.\t the recent commencement exer
cises of the University of South Caro
lina, the honorary degree of doctor of
The annual meeting of the board of
of \Vm. J. Bailey, daughter of the ^ trustees of the Thronwell orphanage
late Dr. Wm. P. Jacobs, and one of | was held last Tuesday afternoon in the
the city’s most beloved women, died ■ office building on the institution’s | divinity was conferred upon the Rev.
suddenly at her home on South Broad i campus. In the absence of the chair- j John MeSween, president of Presby-
.street last Thursday morning shortly' man, Ex-Governor .Martin F. AnsoJ of | f^rian college of this city. ,
after nine o’clock following a heart! Greenville, the vice-chairman. Dr, F. t The many friends here and through-
attack from which she passed away ■ VV. Gregg, pastor of the First Presby- out the state, will learn with interest
Newberry, June 15.—Funeral ser
vices for the Rev. Andrew Jackson
Bowers, Jr., 61), instructor of I^atin
and Greek at Newberry college for
over 30 year^ were held this after
noon at'4 o’clock in the Church of the
Redeemer, conducted by his pastor,
quietly within a few minute.s. Her un-1 terian church of Rock Hill, presided, j of the well-merited honor that has
expected death came a.s a great shock | The annual report of the president, bt'en conferred upon Mr. Sween who
* n T u ♦ r. rtf'cnor lo the family and her large circle of' Dr. L. R. Lynn, was read to the Iwanl, caoie to Clinton t^vo years ago from
resentative 01m D. Johnston of Spar-' ^ .u . i,:. u.. nn
tanburg, and John J. McMahan of Co-j'"'"da here and throuKhoul the state,
lumbia, wielded their skmnm}C knives f
vigorously upon the commission. They
brought to the forefront of issues the
sUtes’s |65,000,0W highway program.
Sulicitor Ibra C. Blackwood of Spar
tanburg, pitching the first ball in the
gubernatorial contest, sounded a key
note of tax reform in which practical
ly all of the other candidates concur
red in their speeches
Funeral services were held. Friday
; afternoon at 4 o’clock in the Thorn-
wejl Memorial church, conducted by
her pastor. Dr. D. J. Woods, Dr. L. R.
Lynn and Dr. D. M. Douglas of Co
lumbia. Interment followed in the
Presbyterian cemetery. The attend
ance filled the large church auditori
um and the pulpit was banked with
many floral offerings, mute tokens of
the affection and honor in which she
The Spartanburg candidate, whot u u t-v xu
i o .-Ao' was held. The flowers were among the
was runner-up to Governor'tfjehards ^ •
item by item, unanimously approved Anderson pastorate to assume the
and adopted with commendation. 1 presidency of the college. Mr. Mc-
The auditor’s annual report was Sween is a graduate of Ddvidson col-
likewise submitted in printed form and i * native of Timmonsville, being
carefully studied. It showed a present,* John MeSween, for fifty
deficit in the general support fund of y®**"* * successful merchant of Tim-
approximately $44,000 which is a monsville and organizer of the first
very serious handicap to the institu- i bank in that town. Following two
tion. The board authorized a state-' ye*rs in the mercantile business after
wide effort in the three controlling i ^is graduation at Davidson, Mr. Mc-
synods this fall to wipe out the deficit! Sween gave up his business career to
if possible by enlarged Thanksgivinjf | the ministry. Three years later
and Christmas offerings. . 1 graduated from Columbia .semi-
the Rev. J. C. Peery. Interment fol
lowed in Rosemont cemetery.
YounK Peoples* Conference 0|k
ens With Full Attendance anil
Continues Through Next
Tuesday. Strong Faculty Im
Charge.
With an enrollment exceeding 30<l>
delegates and workers'the Young Peo--
pies’ Senior conference held annually
under the auspices of the Synod of
One of the largest crowds ever at- i South Carolina, convened Tuesday af-
. fc ■ J 1 J *.. I bretti^st ever seen at a funerari
_fp«r_y)tftrs ago* decl&Kd jn fJD’or ^ .. rr?__ —
m
The report showed g .tota> income j "***y special-work at the
tih-n ytfr tniting Pm -ftt;: tpytr-gf- Unftrn—i«ir F.i>wt.h r«mlliiiP Up Owwt
ilimmatfon of the fiot | ^J'Utive's^ arS^ varbuf organuf $144,9881)8, representing contribu- graduate work at a Biblical
levy for state purposes, nations *
the pending constitutional amendment j
for classification of property and re- i
tention of indirect taxes, with scrupu-j
lous ecomrmy in governmental affairs. I
For five hours the candidates pa
raded their claims to suffrage before
an audience that packed the little
courtroom of the ancient red-brick
courthouse of fiexington county. By
agreement among the* speakers, the
candidates for governor spoke last,
and this order will be followed during
the pilgrimage through the state’s 46
Active pallbearers were nephew’s of
Mrs. Bailey: Geo. H. Cornelson of
Spaj-tanburg, Fred Jacobs of Atlanta,
Dillard Jacobs, Jr., pf Nashville,
tending a funeral at Newberry was
present, which showed the high '’Es
teem in which Doctor Bowers was held
by the citizenry* of Newberry. A fine
tribute was paid to him by his pastor
and a magnificent tribute by Dr.
George B. Cromer, chairman of the
board of trustees of Newberry college
and former president of the institu
tion.
Doctor Bowers was a fine Christian
man and one who had hosts of friends
not only at Newberry but through
out the state. He was a grraduate of
Newberry college, winning many hon-
mranO' mwHuls fttCffigl!iif‘T'haT
tionS* for general support, building and ^ New \nrk. Before corn-
improvements, earnings from endow- Clinton he held a number of
ment and other income, with operat
ing expenses aggregating practically
this^amount. The institution’s total as- educators in the
pastorates in the state and ranks as
one of the oustunding young ministers
institution. He was also a graduate
of the Lutheran seminary, Salem, Va.
For over 30 years he labored dili-
Tenn., Walter S. Montgomery, Jr., of | sets were given at $1,365,530.62, with ,
.Spartanburg, I’. S. Bailey, W. R. Sper- j a total indebtedness for accounts and Doctor MeSween’s friends will be
ry. J. F. Jacobs, Jr., T. 1). Jacobs and, notes payable of $42,3(H).14. Additions delighted to learn of the honor he ha.s
\V. P. Jacob-s all of this city. The to the endowment fund for the year r^fcived from the University, which
nieces of the deceased had charge of j totaled $1),680.83, which brought the ,presided over by a for-
the flowers. , total endowment to the amount Presbyterian college presi^tlont,
Mrs. Bailey was born on April 11, $433,.585.45, with its income for thei lh)uglns.
1866, in Clinton and spent all of her! year aggr«'gating $2.3,881.50. The re-' ~
life here. She wa.s one of the first port further conveyed a detaile.l state- W.J. BAILEY HURT
count’.es. The theory is that the voters, , ^ r .. r. u . . ■ n i . <• .
. . ,, ... .. 1 . u ' graduates of the rresbytetnan co lege, ment ol the entire operating I'xpense
will be held until the end to hear the,, , , . i • .
.... .. 1* . I founded in 1880 by her father, Dr. \\. for tlie year, income and receipts of
big guns of the partv. ,, , i i , .u i . . l •
I*, .lacob.s, and was,the honor member, tne various departments such a.s pig-
of her class in 1883. The other two:»‘on loft, poultry, dairy, farm, shop,
memliers were .Miss Rebecca S. Boozer, I'rinting office, ele., and an itemized
(laughter of the late Dr. .1. J. Boozer 'Statement of all endowment invesl-
and now Mrs. R. S. Thompson of Wal- ments, stocks in corporations, notes
halla, and .Miss .Jessie Lee Copeland, und mortgages and real e.stale owned.
daughter of the late “Uncle Khh" .\ mirnher of recommendations of
Copeland and now Mrs. .John W. Ear-' the executive commiltee were adopted,
liardt of .Newberry. Mrs. Bailey was the list of woikers for the ensuing
also one of the fir.st chililren of the >e!*.r pri'.-eiited. appnjved. and ;ill .sal-
fixed.
d by her father, and oiCy tw.i days Of: icers elected t,i serve for the tk'w
h(/''ore h(*r death attended the annual yo.ir vmmi* as lidlows;
meeting of its alumni a --oeiatitn ;ir.d Chaiiiua:i of tioaid: F.x-( lovernor
gave a lovely garden party at her Martin K. Ansel of Creetiville.
gently as an instructor in I>atin and
(Jreek at Newberry college and was
Presbyterian [ forced to relinquish this work when
feeble health overcame him. It was
then that he returned to the ministry,
but his long life work and Intimate
association with everything at the col
lege seemed to tell him to return and
then afta'r teaching another short
' term he was forced to give it up for
I good. He loved Newberry college and
j eyrtainly worke<l hard for the insti-
"tiition.
ternoon at Presbyterian college and
will continue through next Tuesday..
This is the tenth convention c*f it>.
kind held by the Presbyterians of the*
state and added interest has been
manifested each year by an increased
enrollment. The present matricula
tion compri.ses representatives fnjm
every section of the state.
The conference is being pre-Sided’
over by the Rev. C. K. Douglas of
Seneca, as manager. Mrs. W. O.
Brownlee of Guerrant, Ky., again
heads the conference as dean, andi
John Holland Hunter of the catlege;___
i8talf7S"{Ke registrar ami treasurer.
‘big guns” of the partj
Aspirants for governor were allot
ted 20 minutes each, while those for
the les.ser offices were limited to sev»‘n
minute.s.
Indications of fireworks for the
coming summer were not confined to
the governor’s race with its eight ean-
didate.s. .J. E. Swearingen, former .state
superintendent of education, who is
IN .ACCIDENT
The faculty this year is-jm unus
ually strong one and includes some of'
the outstanding teachers and schotao’e
of the Presbyterian denomination.
The Bib[e hour is heaWed by Rev. R
C. McQulikin,
(’ourse on “The Church Presbyte
rian Fundamentals Dr. R. A. Ijaps-
ley, Jr. Story of the Presbyteriau
church Dr. William C. Robinson.
Stewardship — Dr. Flournoy Shepper .
?on.
Course on “Missions” — Foreign
Dr. Darby Fulton. Home Mrs. H. L.
Cockerham. Evangelism—Rev. Homer
Well Kn«)\»n Citizen Now Patient .At
Hays Hospital Suffering From
Broken Bone Below Hip.
‘Friends in tht* city of W, .1. Bailey
will regret to know that he is a pa-{Mrs. Louis C. Cray of FrcMlerikstedt,
tient in Dr. Hays' hospital following i .S|. ('roix, Virgin Islands; Miss Sara
injuries he received Sunday afternoon Elr/.aheth Bowers, Newberry; Andrew
He wa.s the son of the late Jacob S. |
Bowers and Sara Chapman Bowers of Course on “.Methods of Church
Newberry, jWoik” -Christian Endeavor, Re . S.
Besides his widow, who before mar- F. Phillips. Sunday si hool. Rev. .1. C
riage was Mi.ss Lula Brown of Salem, Walker. Croup games and recreation
Va., he Is survived by four children, 'Y, H. Roddy. .Auxiliary lueth-
oils, Mi.ss .lanie .McCaghey. ('hurch
music, Rev. Homer Hammoiitfei.
Insjiirations addi(>so‘s iP*. (.‘scai
seeking revenge for his defeat eight n u i i • r i = f
. , 11 rx ,1. • ; ihornwell orphanage, likevvi.se found- anes f
yrar- ago by James H. FI ope, the in-' *. . . .
eumhent, tos.s<;jl several bricka;
the record of^the Hope administra
tion. In the other conte>t.s the o;)p i.s-
ing candidates gave no signs of heat
generating proi livities.
The thud entry, M. M. WMke.s of;
Florence, attacked the administration
of the 6-0-1 law and (l(>elare(l if elei t-
ed he would have full information up-'
hospitable home in h.mor
gathering of funner 'Ih
and daughiers in the
grand rally reunion.
.Mrs. Bailey was widely known for
f the lari’c
■nvveiJ- .sons
tv f(*r the
Ri“\'. }*’. W’. tiregg
on the needs of the variou.s -eh .ols ^’^le integrity, her generous and
before going to the legislature with a «^haritahle .spirit, her charming per-
request for funds.
\’iee ( hainnan:
ef Rock HiJl.
Secretary: W. W
Trea-.urer: liev.
( linton.
Attorn(>ys: M. Ansel of Civen-
ville, and A. C. Todd of Creenwood.
Harris of Clinton.
S. P. Bowles of
in an automobile accident near Cross
Hill.
.Mr. Bailey was enroll'e from .Au
gusta where he had gone to bring
back his grand-daiighl-ers, I‘’luieMee
ind l•'ran^cs It.dley. when tlio lucidetil
iiccurre'’
by his
^Ir. Ba le;v and tin
ters, wa** occupied by .Mr.-.. Wm. Cyrus
Bailey and mother, .Mrs. J-'rank Flem
ing.
laikson Bowers, ,lr., Newberry; .Mrs.
.JoJin Clynn, Savannah, Cu.; two sis
ters, Mrs. .Stevie K. Wright of New-
.Mii
berry, and Mis.s .Janie Bowers of .Sa
vannah, Ca.
The intive pallbeai(*rs were; 1-'.
Wright, J)r. Ivohert Hoiiseal, l-iiiyi in
Bower.s, Jvan JJowers. Wright Can-
twii gi'and-daiigh-1 jj vW-Sebaiu-
pert. 'J’he honorary palll)ear(*rs were
th(‘ faculty and tru.stees of Newherry
college.
1. '’The (ar was being driven
ehauffi ur and in addition to
•Mann.
Mr.-. F. 1.. Martin
.■etiior eouneillor foi- ei-1
I. B. Sloan of Lnnisville,
he -ame work for boys. .\
water sports is in ehare-* ol
I).' i’.rearloy of ( 'onw ay. and
II. liatchford of (Jicolvville.
lin . th.
and Rev
Ky.. heads
llleiiC an I
R( v. <
iiev. R
To avoid sinking a passing ear. Mr.
iJailey’s .Sedan was pullid too far to
It was an attentive but on t he whole
.sonality, and her many beautiful
traits of character. ,She .was a devoted
undemonstrative crowd that li.stened j ^Fe lir.st Presbyterian
to the speakers as they gave their sl^^ong in her religious ii*-
unselfish and alw-ays thoughtful of
others bv her many acts of kindness.' Building committee:
and C. W. Stone.
Kxecutive committiH*: W. \V. Harris, the right and jumped a ditcJi and cm-;
BELUE’S SLAYERS
C. W. stone and I... R. I.ynn.
Endowment committee: A. C, Todd
of Greenwood, C. M. Bailey, and H. J.
Jiankment, crushing the fender and
running hoard. The occupants were
not thrown from the machine hut the
IN DEATH HOUSE
KIWANISSHOW
FRIDAY NIGHT
'linton Club 'I'o Present “Tlie (lath
ering of the CrowC By l.(Kiii Stars.
Big Parade Tomi.rrow AfterniKin.
The local Kiwanis club will present.
views on lax reform, biennial ses.sions,
reformation of court procedure, and
prohibition.
A. Frank Lever, candidate for gov
ernor, who was in his home county,
speaking under the handicap of a tem
perature of 102'^ degree, was given
a round of applause when he started,
and most of the others received a po
lite round of hand-clapping.
Solicitor Blackwood declared refor
mation of the state’s system of rais
ing revenue is the most important is
sue of the campaign. There are, he
said, ojxly three sources of relief, as
follows: Reduction of public expendi-
Until declining health overtook her
Tii-invalii
was active in every forward civic
,, , M i» 1 Johnson and (^>leman Taken Back To ^^e (.athenng <.f the ( n.ws in the
sudden impact threw Mr. Bailey i ,,
...... • , i ' Dealh Row To I) e June 24 for rlorida .Street sch
( . M. Ba ley aKainst the arm rest on the rear seat, y.,,. . ,
1 the fall twiatinK hia right Irg an.l | , ,,
Audit committee: Rev, F. W. Gregg, breaking the large bone ju.st lielow ' ‘> urn ua, . une ». au o nson
aijd she became a semi-invalid, she' ‘'"‘""liand Ray Coleman, aSparUnburg T,an^
♦ iv*. in «v«rv fnr«L«r8 r-ivin I Bock Hill, Robert Mc.Millan of! the hip. The other occupants e.scaped ' ^
1 ('larksville, Ga., and Chas. M. Turney i injury.
ool auditorium P>;-
day night at eight o’clock. A parade
will herald forth the big show itonor-
row afternoon at five o’clock and ev'-
movement of the community. She was
a past regent of the local chapter, IJacksonville, Ha.
Daughters of the American Revolu-1
tion, and took an active part in its PTimllino- Ri^L-a
activities, both local, state and nation-
al. She contributed liberally to this
organization’s work and to the Ta-
massee school where she served for
several years as a member of its gov
erning board.
The death of Mrs. Bailey brings
Mr. Bailey was rushed to Dr. Hays’
; hospital where an X-ray of his injury
I was taken. While he is not in a plas
ter east, his leg is carefully bandaged
Ar6 Now Open ^ is expected that he will be con
j fined to his lied for at least ninety
dits convicted of the murder of Earle' warned to watchjOut for*
Beliie, Spartanburg mill payroll clerk, 1 ^be big event.
entered the death house in the state I Rehearsals for the Kiwanfs frolit-
penitentiary here today for the third began la.st week under the capable dL.*-
aml presumably the last time. re<‘tion of Miss Frederica .Minlern (if
The men, removed to thje little brick Arkansas. She stated yesterday thast
tores, a course always to be desired; much sadness into the hearts of many
the discovery of wealth or values who knew and lovjd her. Along with
now escaping taxation, some of them ' ^be sorrow which her departure has
tangible and some intangible, and i caused will follow that long retinue
third, by increasing the wealth of the' of good deeds by which her beautiful
state. ' [ life was characterized.
The speaker advocated tne localiz-; Mrs. Bailey is survived by her hus- . . .
ing of legislation pertaining purely t^: b*od, two’grahdrdaughters, Florence I *the roll in person, giving their
local affairs, not only to save the gen- ’ ®nd Frances,Bailey, daughters of Mrs. names, age and place of residence.
Citizens who expect to cast their I bas had a special ph()ne in-
ballots in the coming Democratic pri-' connecting his room with his
mary are urged to place their names
on the roll books at the various pre
cincts to which they belong at their
building which also houses the elec
tric chair in which they are scheduled
to die June 24, were not strangers to
the show i.s now w’ell under way ant
.she is highly pleased with the niannei*
in which the performance i.s rapidly
bank and mill, and will be able to! i,
carry on his business in a mesaure,
while confined.
earliest convenience.
New enrollment books are to be
made up this year. It is not necessary
to have one’s registration certificate
to enroll, but it is necessary to apply
in person. All voters are required to
and it cannot be done by proxy.
The Clinton city book is in charge
ou.se. Twice before they had occu
pied cells there and twice they had
been removed to more pleasant quar-
The news of Mr. Bailey’s accident; ters in the main cell block,
brought genuine regret to his many 1 An appeal to the state
the drab colored walls of the tiny |shape.
- ^ • • Sixty-five of the best theatrical tal
ent in the city is being used in the-
production of the show. In the first
act the four end men will keep you
supreme P^^^Kbing with their original ’jokes.
friends in the city who will be glad to court gave them a new lea.se on life ’ dances and snappy songs. The-
know that he is doing as well as could
shortly before they were first sched- ^«cond act will be a beauty contest.
be expected. It is hoped that he will uled to .die and a 32-day reprieve at' Also Earl Carol’s Vanities of New
eral assembly's time in passing uponj^Ym. Cyrus Bailey of Augusta, and by
such measures, but in order that the brothers: J. F. Jacobs, Sr., of
people of each county may understand fbis city, Dr. Dillard Jacobs of At-1®* “• Billard as the enrolling* sec
what they are being taxed for, andll*nf*» Thomwell Jacobs xrf-Ogle-1 Voters are urged to enroll at
■who is responsible. A hope that the thorpe university, Atlanta, and Dr. W.
voters will approve the proposed j States Jacobs, pastor of the First
amendment to provide for biennial j Presbyterian church of Houston, Tex-
sessions of the legislature instead of **• Her husband, W. J. Bailey, is pres-
the present yearly meetings was ex- Ident of the Clinton Cotton Mills and
pressed by Mr. Blackwood. M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, nf ^ —^ ■ i —
Giving in detail his ideas a to tax | H/rri/IT r*AMTIKIITCC
reform, he advocated the constitution-, " ' iDV/IjJL ff ILCi Y IIj I lllUlLiJ
soon completely recover and be return- ‘
ed to his place of usefulness in the
community as manufacturer and bank
er. - '
the hands of Governor Richards
lengthened their days shortly before
May 23.
Governor Richards, however, has
stated that he would not extend clem
ency to the men and they will remain
BACK FROM A(iNES SCOTT
Rev. John MeSween returned yes-1 in the death house until their execu
terday from Agnes Scott college, De-1 tion next week,
catur, Ga., where he spent the past
Miss Marian Harvey has returned ' week as one of the instructors In the
to Greenwood after a visit to Miss] Young People’s conference held under
Gladys Barnes. j the auspices of the synod of Georgia.
Examination At
School Building
York, will give the audience one "of'
Broadway’s latest d^nce bits. The last
act is a grkye yard scene with tomb
i’tones, skeletons, angels arid two Ne
groes trying to decide to commit sui
cide—but do they?
The Kiwanis club invites the pat
ronage of the community for this per
formance. It is hoped that there will
be a packed hou.se, the proceeds to be
used in the olub’s educational and
charitable work.
The following cast will present the-
entertainment:
Interlocutor: J. B. Hart.
al amendment for the classification of { ^||||||3| BflnOUCt *
property, to be followed by steps ^ i
equalizing taxation. Firevien Tonighti
Modernization of court procedure to j —
expedite civil litigation and criminal Yhe third annual banquet given by
actions was urged by Mr. Blackwood, members of the Clinton Fire de-
who has been prosecuting attorney P*rtment will be held this evening at
for 14 years. If elected, he said, he Hotel Clinton. The occasion has been
will call a conference of leading law- arranged in honor of the wives of the
yers and judges to formulate a sug-
^ An examination for clerk-carrier in
, the local postoffice, will be held Satr,'men: C. C. Giles, Bruce Gallo-
i r'TIirr TTlin At TALIAI TT CT a TI? ' o’clock in the high l juHan Coleman, .1. B. Copeland,.
ACTIVE rHKUUGHUUl SIAlE!“'’x,^ji'‘';;;f Ad.ir. r t. i)uni.p, Addi,on
applicants for the examination and Neighbors, Wm. Brooks Owens, Frank
■ j because of the large number, it was j Eargle, C. A. Smith,.
more abundant. Individual farms in necessary to change the examination j (; Simpson.
Clemson College, June 16.—The boll
weevil continues active throughout the
state, according to reports for the
past week from workers of the boll
getted program of reform.
He especially favored more strin
gent banking laws to the end that de
faulting officials of financjal institu
tions may be punished as they de
serve. Development of the natural re
sources of the state, the fostering of
harmonious relations between capital
and labor, and efforta to have con-
(Contiaiicd On Pinge Six)
firemen and the city officials and their i weevil control division of the South
wives who are si>ecially invited guests. 1 Carolina experiment sUtjon at Flor-
Jack W. Anderson, chief of the de-jence. Rapid growth of cotton in gen
'partment, will preside as toastmaster.
Others to take part on the program
are Rev. C. Bynum Betts, Miss Agnes
Anderson, R. W. Wade, Mayor Jack
H. Young, Miss Ellen Copeland and
W. W. Harris. wAs in the past, the ban
quet promises to be one of the out
standing social events of the year.
era! and eastern parts of the state
makes weevils more difficult to find,
but careful examination by inspectors
shows that they are there and are now
infesting the squares.
In the lower Piedmont and upper
coastal plains areas where cotton is
just beginning to square, weevils seem
minutes before nine o’clock.
Aiken, Chester and Greenwood coun
ties show 425, 300 and 250 weevils per
acre respectively. ^
Weevils are continuing to corrie out
of the hibernation cages at Florence.
Careful search for infested squares j S^I*viC6S At
should be made in all fields and where
evidence of weevil activity is found
the poisoning program should be con
tinued. Even where early weevils
have been effectively poisoned, says
Prof. H. W. Barre, director of the ex
periment station, careful watch should
be kept and the fields protected
against these late arrivals.
from the office to the school building.' Company: Isaac Copeland, C. A.
Those who expect to take the exami-' Smith. F. C. Pinson, G. L. Simpson,,
nation are asked to be on hand ten (; Blakely, Frank Godfrey, Denny
Duncan^s Creek
There will be preaching at Dun
can’s Creek church Sunday morning at i «st.
11 o’clock by Dr. M. G. Woodworth.
All members of the congregation and
citizens of the comnwnity are invited
and urged to be present.
Pitts, Aldine Blakely, R. T. Dunlap^
G. W, Holling.sworth, Mac Adair, T^
G. Harris and Wm. Brooks Owens.
Skeleton: L. D. Mc<'rary.
Undertaker: R. L. Plaxico.
Pickaninnies': Thirteen little girls.
Doll shop: Twenty of Clinton’s cut-*
Pianist: Miss EMen Copeland.
And several otj^iers.
Reserved seats are now on saje
Young’s Pharmacy. Get yours today«