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If f f % I \ : U Ton I><Mi*t Rea4 1 THE tHRONICLB You^ikm’t Get Tkc News •; Ollttttnn VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. C., THURSPAY, OCTOBER 2, 1930 GERMANS FACE CRISIS AGAIN Chancellor Is Firmly Backed By Von Hindenburg In Under taking. To Accept or Reject Proposed Program. WELL KNOWN CITIZEN PASSES Chsries W. McCrsvy of Laurens, Suc cumbs To Short Illness. Long IdentiHed With County. Program Of The Joint Meeting i MERCER AGAIN Synod of Georgia and the Synod of South Carolinaj MEETS DEFEAT October 7-9,1930 The Presbyterian Synods of Georgia and South Carolina will convene in i Blue Stockings Down Macon Bears When Dunlap Rushes Ball Over To Clinch Battle. I Laurens, Sept. 25.—Charles \V. Mc- i Cravy, 60, magistrate at Laurens and one of the city’s popular citizens, died shortly after 1 o’clock Thursday niorn- Berlin. Sept. 30.—Firihly backed by, , * i •• . ir «• 1 u /^v. - at the Laurens hospital, after a President Von Hindenburg, Chancellor, • # u * wi j ' . , . f Vj n brirf illness of heart trouble and Bruenmg today confronted German i i V : ^/ Complications. He was taken suddenly parliamentarism with a choice oi|.„cr.j . l- u .u i ^ ill Friday at his home on the l.,aurens- either saving its own life by speedy ; action in the hour of.the country’s! dire need or committing suicide and 1 Clinton next Tuesday night and continue in session through Thursday. Kn-1 tertainment for the Georgia visitors will be provided at the Thornwell orphan-! Special to The Chronicle, ag^, while the South Carolina members will be entertaine<l by the Presby- j Macon, Ga., Sept. 27.—Presbyterian terian college and in a number of homes in the city.^ j Several of the sessions ^on the program w’ill be held jointly by the two I synods, and the public is cordially invited''to attend these meetings. j The tentative program follows: i Princeton road. Funeral services were held at 11:30 being sent home indefinitely. Decision of the governnumt to come out boldly with its financial reform program and force a show-down was decided upon in the face of threats by Adolf Hitler, National Socialist (Fas cist) leader, that any attempt by the j o’clock Friday from the First Baptist church. The church exercises were led by the pastor, the Rev. William D. Spinx. Assisting in the services were the Rev. J. R. T. Major, pastor of the First .Methodist church; the Rev. E. I). Patton, pastor of the h'irst Pres- Tuesday, October 7 Opening sermon in the Thornwell Memorial chuivh, at K P. M. Sermon by Rev. 1). P. McGeachy, 1). D., moderator of the synod of G.eorgia. j ^^j^j^ntage of nearly college’s famous fighting Blue Stock ings fought their way to a hard vic tory over the -highly-touted Mercer Bears here Saturday afternoon,' com ing out on the long_^d of a 9 to 7 score. Doped to* lose, the Carolinians started fighting at the opening whis tle, did not stop until the last one had NEW USES FOR COTTON GOODS Fund Is Doubled For Exploita tion To Stress and DevelojKj Fashion Importance of Cotton Materials. president and chancellor to climin.t. ‘-; Reichstag interference with their pro-; gram might lead to Preaident Von '"“"‘J'- The Hindenborg’s indictment or to n Fa..tr“*:‘he *™»‘»>le cUt putsch. (in the Laurens cemetery. The song . 1 service w^ts Jed by Mrs, Herman Boyd Ever since Sep^mber 13. when the Monroe election was held which placed 107 Fasci^ta in the new. Reichstag^ the. Bruehing^cabimrt had been working on a program of essential reforms to put the Reich’s finances in order. Final touches were put to this pro- 'The active pallbearers were: Marion J.^ Simpson, Thi^ F. Moore, Don H. Irvin, Mayor Joe F. Smith, Thos. W. Bennett and R. W. Briggs. The hon orary escort included the county offi- j cers, magistrates of the county, mem every "break” came out on top by the narrowmargin of two points. In one way. it could be truthfully Organization of the two synmls, the members of the synod of South Garn- I lina withdrawing to the chapel at Presbyterian college for its organization. M’ednesday, October 8 9 a. m. to 11:30 a. m.—The two synods will meet separately, the synod of Georgia at the Thornwell Mentorial church and the synod of South Garo- lina at the chapel of Presbyterian college, for transaction of business. 11:30 a. m.—.Joint communion and memorial service, at Thornwell Memo-' Presbyterian line stopped Walden, rial church, for deceased ministers of the two 'synods, presided over hy the ' they stopped Mercer and it was Wal- staled that P.^G. beat “Pinky" Wal den 9 to 7, foi'-dft* was the whole show I for the local team. When the powerful gram late in the night. These consist- j jj^^s of the [..aurens bar, and a num- ed of .slashing salary reductions, a 1of church officials and other citi- and bold halt to mounting taxes and a rigid ectmomy in public administra tion. No sooner had President Von Hin- moderators. Recess for lunch at the college. 2 p. m.—Synods assemble separately. . ' 6 p. m.—Recess till 8 p. m. for inspection of the di:phanage, and supper. H p. m.—Joint meeting in the interests of education, at the Thornwell Memorial chujeh. ^ . , • • Address by Dr. W. D. Hooper, Athens, Ga. ; . 1_. Fifteen minute programs presented by Presbyterian college, (’olumbia ^ Une. Two more plays, one of them by Theological seminary and Thornwell orphanage. j Walden, made it first down, and a If desired, withdrawal of the members of the synod of South ('arolina to touchdown was in sight for Mercer, chapel at Pre.sbyterian college for transaction of bu.siness, or to allow synod hut the Blue line held for downs and den who carried the ball the only two times that Mercer had the ball deep in P. C. territory. On the second play of the i^ame, after Lobetti had been stopped at*, the fifty-yard marker while returning the kickoff, Walden shot off tackle to be- finally downed on the Presbyterian twenty-one yard Washington, Sept. -31).— Allot.ner.t of $250,000 by the Gotton-Tcxtile in stitute to he used for developing the fashion importance of cotton go ds during next year was announced toJ:iy hy Gharles K. Evcreti. in charge of the new uses section of the institute. Everett, who atteneded a meeting' of the new uses for cotton committee, said this animini was doutilc that (“X- pended for the jnirjiose during this year and in 192*.*. The willingne.-- of members and non-members of the n- stitute to double the figure was de- .scribed hy him as the "acid tesi" of the success which the promotion .lork had met. The larger budget allotment will be used to extend the present a-venues of approach to the public, which in clude moving pictures, radio address es, and style shows before buying and consuming groups. " ' ' . t-i - of Georgia to transact its own business. Thursday, ()clolM*r 9 9 a. m.—.Synods assemble separately. 11 a. m. ->)oint meeting at ihapcl of Prcsbytciian •oil ege zens. .Mr. .Mi-Gravy had been magi.strate at I>auren8 since January 1, 1925, and was nominted for another term at the representative of the “Gomniittee of II and the representative recent primary election. He was bom , ‘•'’G'rs' .Annuity fund. I2:.‘{U p. m.—Recess for lunch at the orphanage. 2:30-5:30 p. m.—.Synods assemble separately. H p. m.- .Synods a.’semhle separately. to lu'iir the of the .Min- denhurg returned today from a few days’ oming at the prjR^ son of Captain Jame^^ .McGravy and Kitty Speake McCravy. .At the age of eight his family moved to Cross Hill, l^aurens county, where ing lodge in Schorfheide than thi*^ chancellor laid the completed program before him. The veteran chief e,xecu- live not only approved the mea' irc.s hut pledged iiimself to back h’s cabi net to the limit, emphasizing, how ever, that there must lie no dilly-dal lying. j \|r McL'ravy was electe<l county au- It is up to the Reich.^tag member- ditor, but resigned the office after tihip, Conservatives,.Liberals and Rad- serving part of the term on account icals, business interests and farmer*' of his healh. In August. 1900, he re- ■t he was reared and lived until 1894 when he became deputy to his brother, George S. McGravy, sheriff of Lau rens county for two terms. In 1908 P. C.-CHATTANOOGA GAME NEXT .limmic Green punte<l out of danger, with Walden only being able to re turn five yards. From then until late in th»‘ second (piarter when Wal(l<-n scored, lioth teams played haid defensive hall, both usuiilly playing within their own 15 I to 30-yar(i markers. This whide period j was featureii hy the jmnling duel be- j tween Lobetti, rangy Mercer end, and I Green, flashing little Presbyterian (piarterhai k, and in which neither could keep the upper hand. Everett emphasized -that* prom ition was based only on the proven utility ^ ^ 1^11 i^ii ^ HP HP The Presbyterian college Blue ] game and his head work at quarter Stockings returned to the campus af and economic value of the cotton ma terials. George .A. Sloan, piesident of ‘.he institut<>, said nation-wide atten:,;on had been focusi-d on new market s for cotton as a result of the coopet .m of the government with industry and agriculture. Proposals for similai' develop iv't of cotton markets have U-en made hy England, (lermany and other e nin- Iries, he addeil. "The (levelopimnit of the use of co*- ton in highway construct ion,” he 'U: I. "is one of many industiial uses being promoted tty the institute. The im- Not many minutes before the half styling and designing of sm-h ended, Walden took the ball on his own fifty-yard line and behind beau- was one of the main factors in the, tiful interference, started racing down Presbyterians’ win. This will be the | the field. F'our or five of the Blue- white marker had passed under his feet. Speery was sent to try for the extra point and was successful. Wal- champion of the S. I. A. A., and al though hit hard by graduation, re ports have it that they have another' to save him for the second half. ter a victorious trip to Georgia and to take the Hindenburg-Brliering pro-' ceived an injury to'^his spine by an preparation for an-j Presbyterians’ first meeting with the I clad warriors hit him but he seemed to gram or leave it. In other words, the j accidental fall that caused a paralysis ot.her hard game with the University | Ghattanooga Moccasins and will prob- be charmed and each time twisted first in command and his financial that resulted in. his being a cripple the | Tenn.,' ably be one of the stiffest games on away, and kept going until the final aide ||re willing noce more to follow balance of his life. Notwithstanding)on Saturday. 'the P. C. schedule. Chattanooga for the cdHstitutional method of securing his handicap he was ever afterward in' victory over Mercer Saturday, the last two years has l>een the or attempting to secure the Reich- active work, and for about 15 years, ^ 7, was a great victory for the stag’s approval of the program ad- he was government cotton census re- P^'oshyterians and showed that they mittedly rigorous and drastic and do- porter for Laurens county. He was a reasoned with before manding vast sacrifices. . . Not the last of the reform rectly upon the head of a<lminis*t a- ^ , t;ve officials from President V’on Hin- an adopted daughter Miss Lucile '^'**^ than did the Blue Stock-, bearing on the S. I. A. A. standing vvhile thi* .Stockings had failed to reg- denburg down the line to the ranks Metts. He is also surviUd by two sis- ‘’I* (Presbyterians are anxious to cf civil service. The president will take , ;t.rs, Mrs. .Mollie Dendy of Allen Li click until the second half take it. The Blue .Stockings will leave a salary cut of 20 per cent. He will okla., and .Mrs. Jasper E, Johnson of offense showed quite a hit of today for (’hattanooga and have a share this with cabinet ministers and Cray Court, and five brothera. Sam improvement from the Cl,.maon icarae ' liKht woi k-out then, tomorrow in Jimmy Green played his u.sual good j preparation for .Saturdays liattle. though hit hard by graduation, re-j den was then taken out in an attempt,“88*'es.sive national advertising, 'collectively and individually on the part of the interests in our industry familiar household items as cotton towels, bed sheets, bed spreads and draperies Indicate the alertnes.s of the indu.-try in meeting changing con.sum- er reejuirements and at the same time widens the range of the institute’s op- jiortunities ami u.sefulness. ^‘The many advantages of cotton for industrial and household puriK).ses could and should be emphasized by fmember of the First Baptist church.»t»'® sea.s8n is oyer. They came out of | good team and are out for ano1;^er^ . hslf ended, the Bears' 9fa;!,Ji- Mr. McCravy i» .urvived by his wid- Kf™' "'■‘i'’"*""*' '"j"’''"' i S, I A. A. champion.hip. j |,H,k,.d the heat by virtu.. „f their i iminis*ta- ow. Mrs. Dora Meadeors McGravv. and , Although Men-er made two more This game will have an impoitant touchdown ami their four firstt downs,) Reichstag members. Civil service .sal- .McGravy of Coronaca, Edward P, Me- ferie.s will shrink six per cent, as will, Cravy and Cothran .McGravy of Eas the incomes of Re-hsbank and otnei iK.y, Howard McCravy of the soldiers’ state employes. , home, Johnson (’ity, Tenn. .A saving of 1,000,000,000 marks un-^ der the 1930 budget is estimated. O"** gy|.J Resig’tlS As of the drastic provisions made know was the plan of a special law prohibit ing for three years any increased Reich of Communal expenditures. Chicora Secretary Presbyterian Student {Ralph Wilson To . Gains Distinction • Be Special Judi^e inter a first and ten, hut they .seem ingly did not take into consideration the fact that two more quarters had to be jilayed before the .score could be written on the pages of history. When (he two teams trotted back on the field, Mercer had put nearly her whole first string team back in play, whild the Calvinists had sent in Crop Conditions Better In State ’ a large number of substitutes. As .soon (^adet Alexander K. Wyatt of Pres- * I (’oluml)ia, .Sejit. 30. Ralph T. Wil-' as the jilay was resumed, however, the ' ^ Columbia, .Sept. 27. Crop condi tions in South Garidina improved dur ing the week ending Septemher 2 ,, the report on weather and crop condition.^ of th*- I'nited States weatlier hureau here said. issued liy Richari H. team, brought distinction upon him self and his college by his marksman ship at the National Rifle matches (Columbia, Sept. 25.— Dr. S. C. Byrd With an eye to assisting in checking' resigned today as secretary-treasurer unemployment, the government pro- of the board of trustees of Chicora col- poses to built 215,000 houses and lege, which was recently consolidated Ueld at Gamp Perry, Ohio, this sum- fl*^!*- " with Queens college, Charlotte. GRANn IITRV i Columbia, was iiKAIvlJ JUKI elected by the board to fill , , ! 4 I II . I I government meleui-olo.*’.-*, hyterian college, a memln r of the showing their sOength. I L- 4U n ...V A u O' F’ fi special juilge for the court of common | As s<»on a.s they got possession of the 1 1 , . . • Fourth Corps Area R. O. T. ( . rifle ..r 4.. 4..... I i,..ii 41. n .Ai.. ■ j 1 * f''>p situation ha- ::n- proved, with ample rainfall in most mer. VALUABLE MEMBER cancy. The following is quoted from the the va-i Rational Rifle association: pleas of Union county for two G'rmsjhall, they immediately started ad of court, h**ginning in October. The ' vaneing it down the field, the climax appointment was made by Governor l being a lieautiful twenty-five yard run sections of the central countie- and local area.-i ol the rains have on the huher Alexander K. Wyatt, Presbyterian Geo.T. Brown of the Hopewell com-'. ^ P'aced , college, R. O. T. C., resident. Chicka- in the hands of a liquidating commit- was a member of the Laurens countyByrd’s report. The j brilliant shot on the squad, though raunity, who recently passed away, I1 mauga. Georgia. He was the most ui wJiv A.#auidio wuiiwjf..-i ... r\ s • * — grand jury at the time of his death. | 7 | nervousness kept him from l)eing the In its final presentment last week be-! .’ Greenville; and J. E. imost consistent. With a score of 282 in fore adjournment, that body called at tention to Mr. Brown’s death and I Belser of Columbia, and the Rev. F. team match he was second high ID- u 1 ■ J 4- / /-u- /' 1 • U4 1 I Tu -b . • coaivtal plain, and, while .'hower.-i Richards on r<*commendation of (.hief. around right end, by the illustrious u . i ... .... Justice R. (v. VNatts of the supreme ^ .limmic (jreen. Mercer held for downs 1 (.(,^(,.^1 couiilie-; court. ;deep in their own territory and then i relativel'y’ light ' — _ . punted out of danger. Again the punt- elevations. O ILf '*’8 duel btweeen Lobetti and Green •.! ,.4. - 4..,. 1 .> 1 . . of P. Meeting J, '7; ‘' 'r Next Tuesday - »Mxhiiy it,,- wst of the- affair untii!''’'' * Green finally punted out of bounds on Mercer’s three-yard line. Lobetti was All Pythians are urged to be pres ent at the coming meeting of the lodge on next Tuesday night, at 7:30. Important business is to be transacted en on new vigor. Corn fodiler pulling and the harvesting of pea vines and the native hays has been interrupted rather freijuently by shower.s. .Swee* and fall white potatoes, fall turnip.s among the R. 0. T. C. and C. .M. T. C. passed the following resolutions of 9 The board of trustees remains in ex-1 teams His score of 97 out of 100 at tribat« to the deceased/^ Resolutions istence to handle real estate and prop- ;erty of the college. Whereas, George T. Browri, a mem-: her of the grand jury for Laurens county, recently died, and ) Whereas, George T. Brown was a faithful member of the grand jury and an outstanding and law-ahiding citi zen of Laurens county, and Whereas, the members of the grand jury for Laurens county deeply mourn his departing and are desirous of pay-1 ing a tribute to his memory. Therefore, be it P. C.-Wofford For Home-Coming Day Home-coming this year at Presby terian college has been set for Oc tober 18th, at which time the Blue Hose will meet Wofford for their an nual football encounter. Plans are now under way for the home-coming event and it is expected resolved. That we, gathering of alumni will the grand jury of Laurens county, feel campus for the day. that in the loss of George T. Brown I The Spartanburg Terriers this season that Laurens county ha.s lost one of' reputed to have an excellent eleven its outstanding citizens; and that the contest promises to be one of grand jury of Laurens county has lost hardest and closest on the Pres- a member who was loyal and fahhful ^y^crian schedule this season, in the discharge of his duty. Be it further resolved, That the GLEE CLUB .AT WORK grand jury express to his family their i • deepest sympathy in the loss of a lov- The Presbyterian college glee club ing husband and father. began work last week. Regular prac the 1,000 yard stage of this match was the second high score made at that stage by any individual on any team.” The team of which Mr. Wyatt was a member won the National R. 0. T. C. • match for the United .States, the hand some Soldier of Marathon trophy go to the Southern states. The trophy and several candidates are in waiting] )Und other ground crops now have ani- called back to punt and in getting the hall off, stepped backwards, out of the end zone to give P. C. the safety that . . , was to prove so important in the final'i„ ,„.;i „ n -i for the «econd and third ; scare. Thi* slip seemed to incense the, ^'7'' "'7-^“ ' ^7. ChalK-^lor ( nmmander Hart aaks th^t, p Mercer punier and when he "cou"“' ■ r ewf-bndy ntaSe-an effort to he nn, Green a little later was pul uPt-n. and pa k- I off the field by the refe.ree- - will be on display at Atlanta, Ga.,; In this period of the game, the de- within the near future. Cadet Wyatt will be presented with | es began to stand out like a ing and ginning are proceeding; the recent rains indicate better develop ment of small young bolls. F’all plow- 1 fen.sive play of Coach Johnson’s charg-1 r . i ■ ' ing can now proceed satisfactonlv and light- j some oats have been sown. Tobacco, the medal awarded by the congre.s.s of I house on Gibralter The line was j ^ ^ the United States at the college this | charging like a perfectly functioning' marketed." mrorning. machine with the backfield giving Be it further resolved. That a copy tice is being pushed forward earlier of this be sent to his family and that this year in order that the organiza- a copy be spread upon the minutes of tion may ge^ prepared to render sev- the court of Laurens county. eral selections next week at the meet- 'ing of synod here. Officers named for Miss Elizabeth Fliedner, who is j the year to lead the club are: J. I. teaching this winter at Little Moun- Copeland, ^president; H. H. Welch, tain, was the week-end guest of rela- manager; D. M. Upshur, assistant tives In ;he city. manager. SYNOD EDITION NEXT WEEK THE CHRONICLE wil! issue a .special .SYNOD EDITION next wc*ek. The paper will be pushed up a day earlier and issued Wi*t!ris- day morning instead of Thursday. The meeting of the Synods of Georgia and South Gnroli* a wi'h the Thornwell orphanage and Presbyterian college “it the same *inie, is an unprecedented event and an occasion that will bring .iiore than four hundred prominent ministers and laymen to the .Mecca of .South Carolina Presbyterians for a three days annual session. Next week’s paper will give a complete set-up of the W'o k of the two .synods and of the .Southern Presbj'terian church of which they are parts. Copies of the paper will be put in the hands of all delegates early Wednesday morning. Its advertising columns will carry “Welcome" sentiment-* from a larg9 nymber of busines.s houses and organizations of the city Don’t miss next week’s paper. It is to be a real .SYNOD EDITION containing much valuable information and feature articles by out standing leaders of the Presbyterian denomination. class “A" support. Capt, Lynu truly returned to his last year’s form and i time after time was sending th.- Or ange clad hacks down for losses. Late in the quarter. Green punted from his own thirty-five yard line to Walden on th<" Mercer ten-yard marker. I.ynn was waiting for Walden to catch the hall when one of the .Mercer men clipped him. However, he tackled the fleet .Mercer quarterb;i(k even as h'' lay flat on his back. Waldi-n fumbled as he hit the ground and Gheatham (•(‘covered for lh( visitors on the .Mv- cer 13,-yard ’me. Green made a couple of yards through the line and then the quarter was over. On the fir-^l play of the last period, Ritchie literally flew around h\s own flank for nine yards and a fir\t down. Stamps got a ! yard at tackle, NO Dunlap was then called back and he crashed right guard Farmers Meeting At Laurens Saturday G. B. Gannon, county agent, an nounces that thert* will be* an impor tant meeting of farmers at the court house at l.aurens, at 2:3,n. Saturday alteinoon. Dr. 1). W. Watkins of Glem- ■'on college, wil! be presiml as the piintijja! .■‘peaki'r. Ev<>ry farmer, ami •ill interested in the* }ir:if of cottoiv '’iiUild be jire.sent. MeSween In Chester (’heater. Sept. 'Id. Dr. .John .Mc- .Sween, president of the Presbj'leriati college of Glinton, delivered two in teresting ta!k.s Suntiav at Purity Presbyterian church. Both messages fofr the needed yardage and a touch- ^ were greatly enjoyed. The first was down. J. Green kicked the extra point i to the men of the church, and the sec- from placement. (Continued on page four) ond was at the morning service of the church. ’• 4 *'^1 . . , S