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w ! I If Tm I>M*t Rea4 THE CHRONICLE Ym Don't G«t TW News. # # : 1 THE CHI^ONICLE i J Strives To Be a Clean News- 2 2 paperv Complete, Newajr, 2 • and Reliable. I VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1930 NUMBER 43 kr- FARM PRICES ARE TOO LOW Must Be Raised Ch* Cot Living Standards, North Carolina Commissioner Declares. South Atlantic States Facing Unus> ual Dilemma. cox PROMISES TARIFF REPEAL If Den^rats Ot Majority In Con- eresa Act Will Be Thiwn Out. He Declares. • Washington, Oct. 21.—Residents of the South .Atlantic states were said today by Commissioner of Agriculture William A. Graham, of North Caro lina, to be confronted with the neces sity of raising price levels or lowering i living standards. | In addressing the 13th annual meet- ^ ing of the National Association of Commissioners and Secretaries of Ag riculture, Graham said “wages, prices of agricultural products and living costs have been, and are yet, so far; out of adjustment that the average j farmer cannot gel enough for his pro ducts to enable him to pay his hired i help enough to meet the cost, in many | cases, of its actual living expenses.” Before the representatives of 25 sioner sketclTed the conditions he said | for^gn countries.” were prevaihng in the states of West! “Any Turther readjustments of the Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, tar.ff,” he said, “should only come af- South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. ; a complete investigation by a tar- Apart from farmers, Graham said, iCommission made up of economic “the laboring man will be compelled to I *Pccialist8-not a commission consti- live within his present meager income ' representatives of Lima. Ohio, Oct. 20. — James M. Cox, Demacratic presidential nominee in 1020, in a political address here to night said, that while he did not speak for the party, if a Democratic house and senate are elected at the Novem ber election “the existing tariff law will be repealed without hearing or other ceremonies.” He added: “The schedules which will and doubtless should be retained are those relating to agriculture. They are probably no more helpful than harm ful.” This was Mr. Cox’s fir.st speaking appearance in the Ohio Democratic campaign. The logicaf consequyices of a Demo cratic congress, Mr. Cox said, would be that “we will destroy the depression now hanging over business. We will ra-establish the cordial relations wi^h the nations of the earth. We will say to our manufacturers that it is not jar ALL OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED Ctfpeland-Davidson American I.egion I’oRt Names I^eaders. Armistice Day Pregram Planned. (Written for The Chronicle) The nominating committee appoint ed by the local Copeland-Davidson post, AmerTcan Legion, to nominate officers for the ensuing year, brought in t^e names of every officer for the position held last year. Walter John son, the popular leader for the few months this post has been reorganiz ing wilTagain head the organization in j 1931. Tuesday night the R. 0. T. C. band BAPTISTS HOLD ANNU^ MEET Thirty-fourth Session of Lau rens Association Held Lsu-t Week With Bethany Church. To Meet With Lucas Avenue ConKreication Next Year. Laurens, Oct. 16.—The 34lh annual session oif the Laurens Baptist ass4)c - ation, held Tuesday and Wednesday with Bethany church, Youngs town ship, adjourned We<lnes(lay afternoon, after electing officers for another year and accepting the invitation of from Presbyterian college, played Lucas Avenue church to hold the lively airs for the entertainment of the ^ ' "A XA*i3' tt xVavEi 1 VXVJIV ^1 aLity TVal./» I arranirements ff)r uluv “r’nvr.m.oi ,>nnrl witli T and those who have capital must be cont/nt with smaller returns if invest- special interests.” “Not only have Republican leaders | ments are made at all in the present « f"®- depressed industrial conditions,” nopoly on our prosperity, but in too . many instances they have treated the “But ther. ray uf hope. h. con- ^ ^ f.nu.d. "Our cMton m,ll, »r. »l,.wly' prolonged tariff regammg the.r former m-tiv, lea. A reaultin* inat.bility in | few of them have lost very little time tu > wi j . , . , . , , .1 lousiness that they were enabled to and some of those that have stood idle r,^„*. i ^ .u 'continue their control of the govern ment. “In this campaign we hear nothing said about patent rights, but a mem ber of the cabinet, Mr. Davis of the labor department, asserts that if a for many months have recently report ed ^tenter spindle activity. “W’e cannot, however, expect any thing like complete industrial recovery until the prices of farm products WOULD YOU PAY TO MAKE HIM HAPPY? He’s someone’s child, and there are many like him. It is such a little thin^ to a.sk that you give a few dollars to the ladies committee in its charity work. What you wouldn’t miss may be life itself to some indi vidual or to some family. When oris^anized charity calls at your door for your help to reduce winter suffering in this community, do not close the door without xivinif what you can spare either in money, clothing, food or fuel. forty-odd members and their guests. One of the college boys demonstrated the tap ddhee. All /ognmittees reporting show a wide-awake post, with interest in creasing, There are three ex-service men now in ho.spitals through the hejp of this po.st, and soon there will be possibly four., ^ .Miss Evelyn Dail has come to the 1931 assembly with that church. The Rev. E. M. Bostic of Cross Hill, was selected to preach the associational sermon. The as.sociation reelected C. F>. Bobo as moderator; S. W. Sumerel, vice moderator; W. P. Culbertson, clerk; Rev. W. A. Baldwin, assistant clerk, and elected R. E. Thomp.son .as treasurer. . . ' . Ijed by the Rev. .1. .A. Martin, tlie ened with devotional services. Then followed reports on the orphanage arrangements for the play, “Corporal Eagen,” soon to be put on in Clinton. She gave a .short resume of the play j work, education and ministerial edu- and its characters. Every member has j cation, religious literature, and the pledged his support in helping put the Baptist hospital. Dr. K. ('. Granber- ry, president of Limestone college, spoke to the report on education; Dr. Z. T, ('rnly.^'ditor of The Baptist Courier, diswssed religious periodi cals, and the Rev. .Mr. Corbett, pastor of South Side Baptist church, Coluni- show a marked improvement, thus in- Democratic house is elected this year creasing the buying power of our ru-Uhen the tariff question will be pro- ral population.” [longed for three y^ars, with little or In dealing with agricultural condi- no hope of recovery in business, tions, Graham divided the region into! '‘jt will be very difficult for Mr. thr^j^eneral divisions. Regarding the Davis to convince anyone that busi- stales'ci Virginia and West \ .rginia ness can be'any worse than it is now, and we.stern North Carolina which'in any circumstances. Nevertheless,] grows little cotton, but is devoted | why not meet, very definitely, the in- j largely to the protluction of grain, quiry which can be logically put as to grasses, fruits and various kinds of what will happen if a Democratic con-j livestock, together with tobacjo, Gra- ,fress is elected this year. If the Dem- j ham said that region was seriously af- ocrats should carry only the house and fected by the worst drought in a gen- immediately upon formmal organiza-1 - e ration. — — pray over. Mr. John Farmer, commander of the Spartanburg post, was a welcome guest Tuesday night and invited the local members to his city at any time. The speaker of the evening was Mr. Miller Foster, ex-national vice-corn-! bia, told of the activities of the Bap- niander of the Ia?gion. Hr brought a ' tis hospial. forceful message to his hearers. He' .At the morning session, the assiui- told in graphic words what the Le-jntion was favored with an inspiring gion is doing for the disabled, for the i address by Dr. \V. L. Hall of Spartan- ending of wars, and for the future burg, president of the State Bapti-^t generations. association. One of the important matters taken The afternoon meeting was op<*ned up was Armistice day, November 11. with devotional exercises by the Rev. Commander Johnson has worked out | K. M. Bostic. The report on ytning a program which will deeplji^ interest people’s work was read by Leon Wal- the (Minton public. The R. 0. T. C.ldVep, and discussed by several mem- Progressive communities have their jnish work for those that can work, * band will head a pai;a(ie of ex-.service! beis. Dr. Graves L. Knight submitted benevolent work combined for greater 1those who are unable to ] men. Auxiliary members, other war and read the report on public morals, . , work and the cotton fields will soon veterans, and officials which will pa-’and made a brief talk on the subject, be cleared of cotton. Me nee<l to be'cade to the city square. There will be Mhe association opened its two-day .land united drives and campaigns for j forehanded. There may soon be cases i appropriate exercises. At the stroke j session Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock funds. If Clinton is to be progressive i of those suffering for lack of fuel a.sluf eleven o’clock, there will Ik* a pe-'with devotional exercises, conduced IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH Pe well as of food and clothing and there j riod of silence in respect for those; by the Rw. \V. D. ,'spinx, pastor of is even possibility of people freezing' w ho made the supreme .sacrifice. | the P'irst Baptist church of liaul er,<. near our doors. We are not wishing to. Members of the post are again re-1 The annua! sermon followed, being be alarmists, but simply to take a | minded that they had be.sl get in touch i P'cached by Dr. John 11. Mitchell of commonsense view of the situation. | with .Mrs. Hamj) Stone to secure their f ('>cenville, pastor of Durbin church in There is a possibility for united ef- wni cros.s. It is nearing the time when I the I.auien.s association. Selecting a Ttnm; enact' measure re-estaWshTngl , The middle section comprising east- the status quo which the Smoot-Haw-] tern Virginia middle and eastern, i^y mon.stroai<ty displaced, the senate I North Carolina and South Carolina as now constituted would unquestion-1 and Georgia, Graham said, were not I ably pass the bill—and I venture the | so hard pressed by the drought a.r the j prediction that President Hoover states of Virginia and West Virginia; would sign it. This would be a 7n»jor proper. This area suffered from the'operaition performed without the general economic depression that hat slightest probability of temporary dis-! swept the entire country for t4lo or tuibance to-business. i three years, he added. “The voters of the country, there-! “Crops, have been generally good,”, fore, have the opportunity of render- he said, “but prices have been wretch-j ing immediate service, because the ed. The cotton crops of North Caro-j election of a Democratic congress lina. South Carolina, and (korgia are would be heartening to our manufac- much above the average; and Georgia, j turers; it would be pregnant with a in particular boasts of one of the larg-; meaning at once understood by our eat and finest feed and food crops in! foreign customers—in short it would j all its history. The cotton crop of i presage the only measure of relief! we shall have to do the same. It is the only mtelligent way to get at proper care’ for the needs of the indi gent. Sporadic and disjointed efforts may be adequate for individual cases of need, but they are most likely to fort on the part of all the Wnevolently Jl overloolc worthy ca^es and on the oth-Tinclined and the must'feasible plan is er hand may encourage the unworthy, i to get the .Salvation Army to establish It is important that trained workers! a post or at least an outjiost here, should deal with all the cases—those j'More and better results can be gotien that have time and inclination, that in this way than by the employment have knowledge of the whole situation of a trained worker, and at consider- and of the funds available, and who ' ably less expen.se. The Army workers fin thin —VSV V I • I (7 • North Carolina will be around 870,000 balca, but the price is dragging the bottom. “The tobacco crop in these states j has been one of the best as to quality | but. the prices offered for the lower j and medium grades have caused indig-, nation meetings to be held and have greatly revived interest in new co operative movements.” now in sight.’ Alumni Met Here Saturday Quite a large number of Presbyte rian College Alumni gathered m the city Saturday for home-coming day I exercises preceeding the Wofford-P. C. are disinterested and unbia.sed. Clinton has its share of cases of dis tress both resident and transient. There were a very considerable num ber during the past summer and there is every indication that the situation will be aggravated as the cold weather comes on. There is general anticipa tion of an unusually severe winter ahead of us. We have had cases here of people starving to death almost un der the eaves of our homes and churches, and quite recently of chil- are themselves trained. They are on the job day and night. They are re- At the eonfJusion of the meeting re-j not tlie Judge fieshnients were .seiwed. Robert A. Boyce Dies At Hospital -from—Gem-4tR—lK-:2.5,—“Shatt-- of all the earth d) light?” Doch)!' .Mitchell (lelivere<l an iii.spiring (li.«cour.se. .At the conclusion of the sermon, the addres.s of welcome was given on be half of the ho.stess church liy the pas tor, Rev, ('. L. Boyter of Woodruff. In happy style the response was made by Greenwood, Oct. IH. — Robert A Boyce, 55, prominent merchant ofj-lohn D. \V. Watts, of Chestnut Ridge ligious but not sectarian. Now, the | Cro.ss Hill, died at a local hospital last j‘church. (Mty Council, the (’hamber of Com-1 night after an illness of three days! Under the general head of missions merce, the American Legion post, the j following an operation for ajipendi-1 ^^nd the unified program, the report W’oman’s club, th^ various churches, I citis. i on state missions was read by the some of the secret orders and various! Funeral .services were conducted at' T. McK, .Marlowe of Clinton; on individuals give some attention to these cases of need. Why not unite on the Salvation Army and pool our re sources? We understand that a mass meeting is called for next Monday night, the 27th. Will not everyone that Liberty Springs Presbyterian church,' missions l).v the Rev. B. F. ( ai dren almost starved to death and very i is interested in caring for the poor be ill, and even now there are examples of dire distress in our midst. While matter and do the sensible thing? Cross Hill, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock by his pasitor, the Rev. Fred T. McGill, the Rev. W. D. Ratchford and the Rev. E. M. Bostick, and inter ment followed in the church cemetery. son, and foreign missions by the Rev. W, I). Spinx. These'reports were Jis- cussed by Mr, ,Spinx, C. B. Bobo and Dr, (?has, A. .lones^ stale secretary of the unified work. ‘ .At this time visiting ministers were for the moment the cotton fields fur-. —D. J. B. P.C.-CITADEL GAME SATURDAY FARM PRICES football ciasaie. The meeting had been i called by Rev.^C, K. Douglas of Sen- REACH BOTTOM' eca, president of the association, and ' —' * number of matters of importance to Legge That Commodity “P consideraUon. | Arofpeady for the Upgrade. Members of the board of trustees to' Comments On Stataa. jiepresent the Alumni association were Washington, Oct. 20.-The opinion! f* of Jhis city, that prices for agricultural commodi-; w** * three-year term, ties had reached bottom and that they C. Dendy of Newberry, would gradually improve was express-1 • ‘^ro-year term, and Rev. C. W. ed today by Chairman Legge of the f Atlanta, for one-year. farm board. * I^nglas was re-elected The chairman said the commodity i P*’***<l«nt of the association, and H, L. markets “are doing better in showing.; Kichelberger, secretary-treasurer, an independence of the stock market With another S. I. A. A. victory to their credit, the Preriiyterians began preparations Monday for the only real obstacle left in their way for Presby terian college’s first S. I. A. .A. chain-1 heavier Wofford line time and again Mr. Boyce was a member of the present so that we may canvass the i f^^^cantile firm of Boyce and Griffin j‘‘^^"‘^Knized and made welcome to the j and was an esteemed business man st?ss*ons of the association. These in- and citizen. ' eluded: the Rev, W. B. Jenkins of Besides his widow, who was Miss jRev. George Hopkins of Bessie Owens, he is survived by a ^reer. Dr. H, L. Riley of (ilreenville, daughter. Miss Lola Boyce, Cross Hill,!^^*^ Simp.son of Woodruff, jand three sons, H. A,, M. A., and Brissey of Greenville 0. Boyce, Cross Hill; two brothers, W. county, the Rev. L. K. Simpson of T. and H, K. Boyce, Cross Hili, and the Rev. M. O. Owen.s Playing against a line much heavier ■ two "sisters, Mrs. S, J. To<id, Darling-1 It*?'’- W. FL Freeman of Tay- and a line that had seemed impregna. ton. and Mrs. James Bradley, Clinton, i ble m past games, the* Blue Stockings , - , Nt*w pastors, the Rev, E. M. Bostic of ('ro.ss Hill, and the Rev, J. Guy cut back and ploughed through the pionship. The Citadel is to be met at Charles ton Saturday and will be the hardest during the first half. IXiring the sec ond half they met the hard charging backs of the Terriers at the line of Home-Coming Day At Duncan’s Creek game on the Blue Stockings’ schedule I Scrimmage and it was very seldom to win. However, the Presbyterians, realizing their task ahead of them and knowing how much hangs on ’he outcome of this game, are down to .Martin of Laurens, who have come into the Laurens association since the last annual meeting, were also recog- ‘ Next Sunday, Oct. 26, will be home-' and extended cordial greetings. , coming day at Duncan’s Creek church, j afternoon session was opened that P. C. was in danger. The Terriers!preaching .services at 11devotional services by the Rev. 1.. ..L „ to an extent which they haven't shown I CoUllty ScckS LOdll for some time,” I ^ rp* j V He added that during the past weekj TO 1106 v/VCF I CUF industrial stocks declined but agricuLt tural-price levels were maintaine.d at I The county treasurer has been au-1 about the same point. ; : thorized by the delegation to secure. “The feeling in the trade,” I.egge a loan of $40,000 to tide over the re-1 continued, “must be that the commodi-; maining months of the year, it was ty markets are through liquidating.” i learned the past week. About $27,000 He expressed belief that price levels of the loan is for additional expendi-'j for agricultural commodities had tures in the various departments of, reached bottom, that they would prob-, the county government and about, tbVf “hang around” the present prices ■ $22,000 to finish out the supply bill i for a time and then gradually im-|passed during the last session ef the! legislature. At that time, it is ex- ' plained, the levy was insufficient to! balance the supply bill. The whole] amount, it was ftated by the super-1 visor, will borrowed at once, but as Medad. \ Mr. and Mrs. J. W. C]ppeland, Jr., and Mias Lyde Vance Copeland of I^rta]d>urg, were week-end guests of rdathres in the city. were only able to make three first conducted by Dr. M. G. Wood-K'- B®vler. and tens while the Presbyterians were I ^o^th, and at 2:30, in connection with association next heard oral re making SIX. Out of this line of hard unveiling of a memorial tablet, an P®rts from the 31 churches embraced work in earnest. Having overcome the i charging men it will be mighty diffi- address by'Dr F D Jones organization, as given by dele- jinx that Wofford has had over them cult for the choosers of all-state ma- home-coming' is an annual pertaining to the work ami pro- for the past three years and defeating terial to overlook several of these Duncan’s Greek a time of ‘iuring the past the Terriers by the score of 14 to 0., men. i pleasant reunions and good fellow- >'‘‘®'’- before a large crowd of home-comers, I The offense again was led by the ship, and a large gathering is ex- the Blue Stockings are anxious to ^ ggaie Jimmy Green who has been so peeled. tinue their streak of wins. ' prominent in the Presbyterian line-up. The congregation and visitors arc The Cadets likewise have had a jinx Althouj^ Wofford had him pretty well expected to bring baskets and have over P. C. for the last three years.; covered at time.s, sending almost five dinner on the grounds. P. C. having defeated the (Jitadel its men down every time on punts. Jimmy _ last time four years ago, 7 to 6, at slipped away several times. His punt- LWri’KI) TO FAIR Charleston. , ing could not have been better. But ^ The work Monday and Tuesday .was the main cogs in the backfield while The tcacher.s and stii ien.s of ;v,e the Rev. Eilward rather light with the first and second the Terriers were covering Green were. (Minton schools have been extended a ^he Fir.st P.aptirt church of teams getting drills in blocking and Barrett and Stamps, who played great cordial invitation by the .Newberry ^ !'f^ton. football both on offensive and defen- County Fair to be their guests on h’ri-' slve work. With the return of Ewing,'day, November 7th. The Newberry fair' SAW PASSION PLAY who was not able to get in uniform ranks as one of th.* best in the state! Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead, Mar- Th(* I’i^iort on .Sunday schiwiLs was made by B. Y. Culbertson, who, with the Rev. I,. K. Simpson, iliscussed the ubject at some length of time. J he association adjourned for the day after heai'ing an en. ituraging re port on women’s work as-reUil hy .Mrs. J. W. Henderson. Jr., and discussed tackling along with a light signal drill while the third team was learning Cit adel plays. The work stiffened yester day and will continue through tod»y. The work of the offense and defense were both outstanding in the Wofford game, and the defense even more than the offensive. for the Wofford game, the team will and has been successfully operatevl for garet Moorhead, Rev. and Mrs.' C. C. be at its full strength in Charleston | a number of years. The invitation was Saturday and Coach Johnson is ex- extended to Clinton through J. P. pecting to have his men .in tip-top Moon', secreUry of the fair associa- form for this important game. tion. Vaughn, Miss Caroline Caldwell, Mi.ss Mary Adams, Rev. and Mrs. Edward Long were in Greenville Tuesday night for the Passion Play. \