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VOLUME XXXI
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29,1931
NUMBER 5
TAX QUESTION
BEFORE HOUSE
Proposed Measure Asks Exlen*
sion for Tax Payments From
March 15 to May 1. Other
Matters Also Considered.
FAVOR CHANGE
ON ROAD RULES
Municipalities M'ant Highway Reim
bursement On Through Streets,
Clinton Is Affected,
Representatives of 30 towns ami
cities holding membership in the Mu-
I nicipal Association of South Carolina,
^ . I ' T,, ^ nf in Colunrbia last Thursday f<fr
Columbia, Jan. . - „ nvoH « i purpose of disciAsing municipal
representatives onig i affairs, among which is the present
senate amendment to its joint reso-i
lution asking state and county offi
cers
LENGTHY ASSEMBLY SESSION
BEING PREDICTED BY SOLONS
Financial Problem To Be Hard To Solve. Bill To Cut Teachers’
Salaries 20 Per Cent Now Before Ways and Means
Committee. Associate Justice Not Yet Named.
NATIONAL BANK '
CLOSES DOORS
Action Taken Thursday lly Directors
To Protect Depositors. No
Statement (Jiven.
law as to the maintenance and con-
The First National bank of this
city, one of the oldest and .strongest
thousand dollars in additional taxL^s,■ banking institutions in the county,
to justify the recommendation of an j closed its doors last Thursday due to
run” on the bank. Kol-
Columbia, Jan. 23.—.As the general
assembly ended its second week today
with its financial problems still under | appropriation bill totaling close to ten i an unexpected
discussion by committees and sub-1 million dollars. Existing revenues are flowing a number of withdrawals dur-
cnmmittees.
tion of land taxes.
The resolution, introduced by W. C.
Johnson, Anderson, and others, will
become a law now if signed by Gover-
estimated to raise only
(WO this year, and it
that it hs going to be
about $0,500,-; ing the morning, the directors shortly
is rwognized! before 12 o’clock placed a sign on the
very difficult! door stating (hat “the bank was tem-
predictiona w'ere being
i asKing Tf" Istruction of state highways through i freely made by members that the 1031
to^po« P®^^‘ [cities. The Town of Clinton was rCp- se!Ssion is likely to be long-drawn-out,
resented at the conference by Mayor and perhaps one of the longest in re- indeed, to keep appropriations, includ-j porarily closwl for the protection of
Young, members of city council, and j cent years. ing interest charges, down to that j its depositors.”
City .Attorney R. W. Wade. The week has seen sub-committees j figure. I Later in the day two national bank^
The conference went on record | organized and beginning work in the Another proposal for the reduction! examiners arrive<l in the city and
unanimously as favoring reimburse
nor Blackwood.
A tax of $1.00 per horsepower P^ qJ' paving expenditures
year on all electnc_ current genera^, maintenance on such srteets
as
and
con-
in thi* state w’ould be imposed under j portions of the state highw'ay
system. In other woixls, the state
highway- department—^as paved
through towns of 2,.'>00 and less, but
in larger
have had
proposal for the
way of investigations with the view ' of jiulilic schcml costs was formally | took charge of the hank. Soon there
to revising downward the expendi-1 presented today when Representative j after they placed a second sign on the
tures on all public eelucational activi- 'J. Arthur Hoykin of Darlington intro-j door stating, “this hank is under the
ties, and also a sub-committee to con- duced a hill that would cut teachers’j direction of the Comptroller of the
salaries 20 per cent an<l also increase U'ui rency and is in charge of F. C.
sider new forms of taxes. The coming
week should see these committees
making some progress in their re
places the municipalities! spective duties, but some time will be
to bear this expense. The 1 required to bring definite decision as
proposal is that the 'through streets, to what they will rwommend and then
the "teaching load” 20 per cent, thus
reducing the public school costs by
more than a million dollars. The hill
went to the ways and means commit
tee, and is hanlly likely to come back
a bill placed before the house by R. C.
Holman and W. C. Smith, Jr., of
Barnwell county. The bill was refer
red to the w’ays and means committee.
Representative Holman said the
measure would yield slightly more
than $800,000 in revenue annually.
The judiciary committee returned
ttf
Boxing lommis^ons ih thfs state, har(j.j,urfaced refund to be made; also! .Meantime the formulation of the'law, and the hill may perhaps he
majority fayora e. I fJi«t $300 a year per mile,' a figuif appropriation bill »by the wavs and handed over to that group for such
A majority of the same committee ^ committee appears to have
also gave a favorable report to a bill, ^ maintenance. been held .somewhat in
prOvid.ng for lenm '/**** ® i The following officers were re-elect- essarilv bv reason of
nual se.ssions of the legislature. '
^Representative Hanahan introduced
Ockershausen. national bank examin
er, a!i<l closed by resolution of the
Itoard of directors.”
The Fir.«t National hank was or
ganized twenty-six yvars ago. Its
showed to
FORM COUNCIL
TO PUM STATE
Group cf Citizens Organize To
Promote Welfare of South
Carolina By “Unselfish Ser-
' vice” Program.
('olumbia, Jan. 27.— Organ'zation f
the South Carolina council, cstabl'shod
for the purpo.se of “drawing togeihe"
for united action all who will aid in
promoting the welfare of their stat-
by unselfish service,” u.is effe>cted at
a meeting held at the University of
South ('arolina chapel today. The
.meeting was attended by a group of
men and women, touching nearly
every phase of the state’s life.
David R. ('oker of Hart-ville, was
elected pre.sident of the council; R.
Beverly Herbert of ('olumbia, vice-
pre.sident; R. E. Hanna of Chcraw,
managing director, and a board of
directors of fifteen was named. A
sevt^-point program, outlining the im
mediate aims of the organization, was
approved, constitution and by-law>.
disposition as it may tlecide to make
abeyance nec-Mn connecton wiith its own reconimcn-
• .•! r ® ^ ^ • V* V 11 V • Mvlllllll mL ^« I
a bill to require a p ysiiian s cer Orangeburg, vice-president; J
cate stating that he has no venereal *
disease for a man seeking a marriage
license.
Other measures placed before the
regu
hours of women and children working
in textile mills and provide that no
cmplo.ver shall dismiss an employe
for affiliating with the American
Federation of l^ibor. Both were re-
ferre<l to the committee on comemne
and manufacturing.
reason of the desire to i dutions for school law changes,
ed: .A. C. Mann, mayor of Greenville, have the judgment of these sub-: The deadlock over the election ,of
president; R. H. Jennings, mayor of groups as a parital basis for the draft- an associate justice is contributing
.A. Raf- ing of the money hill. The committee
field, mayor of Sumter, vice-pr(*si- is determined that expenditures this
dent; R. W. Wade, city attorney, ('lin- year shall not run ahead of revenues
ton, s«*cretary-trea.surer; with the fol- and income, if it can pnwent it. and
ounts $200,-
1-10.:’3, and capital stock of $100,000.
Its^officers are: B. H. Bo.vd, pre.sident;
(Jeo. A. ('opelaml, vice-president; Geo.
W. ('opeland. vic<‘-presi<lent and cash
ier; L. 1). Mcl’rary, «liscount clerk;
J. L. Davidson, assistant cashier.
Board of dirt'ctors: J. M. Pitts, B. H.
Boyd, I.. IL Davidson. W. .1. Duncan,
(!uy L. I'opeland, R. L. Bailey. G. A.
I), (’opeland, and Geo.
,, 1 . .u ; lowing executive* hoard: IL A. Rou-e,Jts recommendations to the house* will
house tomifht would re«:ul«te of ('heraw ; H. K. GilluTt. u.uv- be made w ith that poliey ninanlly
likt*wise to a slowing down of the
wheels of legisljjtive jirogress. The
1 ouse.s meet in joint a.<st*ml)ly at noon ' ( opeland, T.
each day and each ev(*ning. at each , M’. (Jojieland. -»■,
of which .'^^essions three hallot.s are No statem(*nt has been given
taken. Since it r(*(iuir(*s ov(*r ha>lf an either by the c'xaminer in charg**, oi
hour to take a ballot, nuu h time is the* l>oard of direc tors, as to what pro-
consumed in the* thus far fiuitless ef- cedurc* will now he* followc*.!. The
fort to elect a justice. The balloting (’hronicle c*nd(*avored yesterday to as-
(ihristio Benet of ('’olumbia, wa.s elect
ed temporary t-hairman and presided
over the meeting.
j The board of director.^ eh ■ted ir-
I eludes, in addition to (’c'kc'r. Herbert
land Hanna, the officers, the follo'W-
I ingiHorace L. Tighnian, .Marion; l>".
j A. T. .lamison, Greeiuv md; Neils
(’hristensen, Beaufort; Gc.irge \V.
j \N annamaker. St. .Matth<*w -; (ihrist *
I Benet, (’olumbia; L. W. P.-rrin, Spar-
I tanhurg; (’arlisU* White. <’h* -ter;
Furman, Jr., c’ir(*«*nviP» ; R.
Rhclt, (’harleston; Stanh*y Llewellyn,
Camden; Marion .A. Wright. C.onway,
and John .A. Law, Spartanburg. Five
of the directors are to serve three
H. K. (lillM'rt, may- he made with that
or of Florence; Thomas P. Stoney,,in mind. The committee will engage
mayor of Charleston; W. P. (locKlman, ‘ next wt*ek in a series of hearings in
city manager of Rock Hill; J. M. l)a-j which heads of the various education-
vis, mayor of Newherrv. al institutions of the state will app(*ar' must continue until one candidate re- certain whether st«*ps will he* tak(*n „.i
I In connection with the indorsement before the pnup for query relative j ceives a clear majority of the* voti*s looking toward a jilan of rc*-organiza-, annually hereafter
I of the reimbursement and niainte- to the needs of their .schools thi.s year, least. It is being freely pri*dictod that | lion, or wht*1hc*r the hank will go intojfjy,. directors'will he named for three
j nance bills, the action was unanimous, and for conference as to how they can j it may take tiwo more w(*eks to reach 1 the hands of a receiver ami Lujuidate; y^.a,. terms
'smaller places that would not benefit get along with a bit less thi.H yearja choice, and some menihi*rs were to- its assets. This information could not
by the act joining heartily with the (than last. i day recalling a deadlo<k a* few ycarslhe secured,
("olumbia, Jan. 27. .A resolution,, places in the movement. It! The revenue sub-committee has been ago which was not dis.'»olv(>d during! In the meanwhile
Nepotism I’robe
organized with the election of Repre
sentative L. M, Jones of (’larendon, as
chairman. The committee has laMore
authorizing the finance committee fo; \vould mean reimbursement of $2,000,
conduct an investigation into “family [ $200,000 a year for ten years
relationships in the exe< utive depart-1 beginning in 193.5, or about 6 per cent
ment of government’ was passed byjf,.Qp, gasoline and automobile licenses 1 it suggestions of^ additional taxes on
the senate tonight and sent to the actual revenue ^hat originates | business and commercial truck lines,!
house. ^ •- ^ - 7 • ^ Hr—miles would! taxes on hydro-electric power, and of'
The resolution provides that the in- jb^ affected on maintenance and llOi'cour.se the jiroposed tax on intangible
vest;gat;on may be ccmducted by re- rniles of that on reimbursement,
ports and hearings, as said comm.t- •pbe average mileage in a town
4.76 miles.
tee may see fit,” and it is instructed
to di.scover “w'hether or not employ
IS
properties. While the committee ha.s
made no definite decisions thus far on
any of these subje<'t.s, the impression
in
of I
Bilks embodying the ideas of the,prevail that it is likely td
.Municipal association, have been j t® provide .several hundred
'drawn by R. W. Wade, its secretary-' . .. •
... . . . ..treasurer, and will be introduced this
week in the general assembly. The
. ! .«ame bills, were introduced last year
resolution, which because i passed the house overwhelmingly.
ment in such cases has been made
violation of law to the detriment
public service.”
- - fi h a n c e 10 mm
this resolution.
Another
liusiness has gone
(he se.ssion, and the election wa.s po.st- (piietly forward in Clinton with a|
poned until the succeeding s<*.s.sion, sjilctulid community spirit exemplified,
The justiceship balloting is not onlv.and a cool-h(*a<i(*(l co-operalion and
consuming time that would prohahly j confideiue manifested towards the!
otherwd.se he given over to strictly j city’s lither two hanking institutions.
legislative sessions, hut it is also (K*-1
trading inlere.st in large degree from
law-making activities. Until it is dis
posed of, the legislature wll l»e likely
to move along slowly, even if there
were no oth(*r cause for unusual lack'
of spe(*(l.
rGASKEY, P. G. STAR, FARMERS MUST
HURT IN WRECK
STUDY MARKET
but were not reached on the calemlar
n the senate before the general as-
of o-bjts tioTi was passed over until to-
moiTCW for consideration, would keep
school officials from employing teach-4 adjourned.
ers or making contracts for new
‘buildings until the assembly ad.iourns ;
and the appropriation bill is approved MYSTERY WILL
by the governor.
. The re.solution provides:
Expected To Be Out of Athletics for
Rest of Year. Activities He>4umed
Following Examinations.
Market
ing
Facts .Are a Basis for Decid-
Kind of Cotton 'I'o (irow.
Pointers Are Given.
The seven-point program, approved
by the council and to be developed in
c(.o])eration with existing agencies, is
as follows:
1. .Agriculture. L»*ss t(*nancy ar.d
more home ownership. Adequate pr >-
duction, eonsumption and distribution
of South Carolina food ami foragr*
crops. Pre-ervution and piotection of
existing forests,, reforestation of c i>
over land's and lands unsu.tesl f -r
profitable cultivation.
2. Education. Broaden and stiengt".-
Juclgc Bonham Grants Defense Motioneducational system in ord* r
For (’hange of Venue From j that it may adapt it.s<*!f fully' to ne.v
Chester. Trial In March. j conditions, supplying the training
" T~'h‘csTen; .Ian.—tfJ: —W hen—Rat~e—1*. 1 ne<*ded Ly—..ohLand—y-oung- 4-o-—meet - a thI--
King goes on trial the S(*c()nd time,Innfavor;il)le tcat.ires o:
chaiged with the murder of his wife,;'*®'’ situation and cn;ih]ing all
Wilson King, it will l.e in Lan-|‘® appreciate and more fui.y util-.e
;ig(*s.
analy ’e
KING TO BE TRIED
IN LANCASTER
Fjiyt
« astei', not Chester.
Judge M. I.. Bonham
Following a week of examinations,!
w'x TTWTW ■r^ AIT TV I’resb.v teHan college students had d|
HELD IlvtvEGlJLARI t^iree-day vacation, leaving the col-1
! lego deserted except for the basket-1 farmers who give study to
eors and boxers who stuck around to i duction and selling of their
“T’lat the state superintendent of (lodfrey of This (ounty,
education, various county and district, in little Over $100,000 Es- j
.school authorities, and authorities of: ®^ Spartanburg Farmer. j
higher learning, he directed not to en-* .Spartanburg, Jan, 20. — A paper 1
ter into any contracts or agreement' put porting to be the will of F". H. i
pledging the credit of the state or of Johnson, Cashville farmer, leaving his; . v i
the various counties, districts, schools j $100,000 estate To Mrs. Mae^Godfrey ^-—‘J i—
or institutions of higher learning for. of Laurens, was a forgery, Judge S.! . (-wo weeks without a
erection of new buildings or the em-' \V. G. Shipp, of the court of common basketball team open.s with the
ployment of teachers, principals or pleas ruled in a decision filed in cir-||’®‘‘’^ team in the .state, Furman. Hav-
other personnel” until after the as- .Uiit court. *®^^ ^® practically all the state
sembly adjoum.s. i The ruling upheld finding of R. Bur-'^®®"'* except the ('ollege of Charles-
Such contracts, t’ne resolution fur-! ton Hicks, until recently pn-bate judge ^®® (arolina, the quintet faces a
ther provides, will he “null and void.” cf .Spartanburg county.
A bMl was introduced to amend f’l The* instrument became known as
act which provides for only 20 miles I the “my.stery will,” because of the
additions to the stale highway system way in which it made- it.s appearance
during the year, to make it 30 miles, in court. The heir.s at law had peti-
This was referred to the roads, hiidg- tinned the probate court to appoint
('h*mson College, Jan. 26. 1‘rofit
and a product to mc»*t general de
mand are the rewards offi-red to those
the pro-
principal
a defense motion fur
nuc*. moving thi* ease
I.atu*ast(*r. King’s second trial will
proltahly start at the .March term of
general sessions court.
The case originated in York county.
today granted
a change of v«*-1 -'^tudy the
from (’hester to
our abundant natural advant
3. Gov«*mment. Examine,
a ml ope
m.inicipa!
ol'ganizaT;<Tn
1 ation of state, county and
government in .South Carolina lookir
'to simplification, effieii*ney. »eor.or
I and e<|uity.
•1. Industry. .Study and an:i;yze t'
Kings lived at Sharon, but
cash
(lop.
the*
of
a
•1
Toward thi.s general oh- was mover! to Ch(*ster on a change of;develoinntrnt.
agricultural economics <li-| venue. In July, 1929, the former Shel- Lransporat*ion. In\i‘-t .gate
I the South Carolina experi-1 by,
night, ment station has prepared a bulletin; following conviction on the slaying
“Cotton Marketing Studies,' charge.
available to| Over a year later tht* siqnenie court
ground *’■ •‘^tudy public h*a;th with
[41 view to iiuprovenu*nt of
uihan lift* by educat on as
sanitation ami diet ami hy s*re-i.si
use of .South Carolina foods.
I’uhlicity. Study and make kno-. .i
on tht
to
es and fcrrie.s committee. j (’. C. Sanders, who created most of j also is an outstanding basketball play-
A measute w'as introduced by Sena- the estate by selling the deceased $50,- and light heavyweight boxer, had
tor Grencker of Edgefield to grant., 000 worth of life insurance three his skull fractured in an automobile
the state highway department i*€r- j months before he died. Dr. H.
missic.n to enter into an agTecmciit Vaughan and Montgomery Truct com-
with any adjoining state regarding pany as executors. I.ater the court
payment of motor vehicle licenses. • was petitioned to substitute R. H.' Coach
Senator Hammond introdu el a Bearden of Greer, in place of the lad in
resolution to continue balloting or the j -Montgomery Trust company. The
supreme court justice until -50 ballots company and H. F... Vaughan
were appointed administrators.
About the time this was done Sam
J. Nicholls, local attorney, received
through the mails a letter in a Jeffer
son hotel envelope containing an al
leged will leaving the bulk of the
continue training. The ejuintet under
the tutelage of Lonnie Mc.Millian, is jectivc
hard at work for their coining game [ vision
with F'urman here Saturday
The boxers are pointing to the Clem-1 entitletl
j 1925-1930,” which will be
garneTl^® thr4High jaaiiU.d hjni a n<‘vv tria
the division of publications, Clernson ; of eiiors in the comlm t oTThe
college, sa.vs W. C. .Iens(*n, acting; 1 be ca.-e was ordered remandei
chief of the agricultural e.'onomics di- Che.ster for trial,
vision. I Judgt' Bonham oidcic I th<* (runs
“In order for a farmer to know in ' f<*r. he said, "in the interest of jus-;
what way to improve the (|uality of t ce.” The (i(*fense contended that their
his cotton he niu.st know exactly what client would not hi* able t > obtain a;
charact(*ristics it pos.sesses a.s pro-, fair trial in Chester I>ecause of “pr<*-l
I duced at the present time,” .Mr. Jen- judice” createtl against King dur ng
I sen continues. “A thorough knowh*dge the fir.st trial, and the “ini'itant at-
of the product offered for sale en-^ titiidci of the peej'h* toward hbn.
ahles the .-eller to tell if he is re^eiv-1 .Mr.-. King was found dead in an out
ing thfi^correctpricj^acyording to _cur-_| house on fhe King farm. At first the
rent demand. Farmers, generally, theory that she had committed suicide
EY accident .Sunday, and beside.s being in inve.stigation ..f-
a serious condition will be out of ath-'®®^^®"’ 'nducement to' fleers filed charges ot municr against
letic'circles for the rest of the year.'‘^® ‘‘^® because premi-: her hu.sband. She was a jin-tty young
urns for superior cotton are not paid
in mo.st local markets. j /
C., man was sentenced to death ®^ transportation in the sta’e
with the ohje.'t of expansion an*! c -
ordination of same to licst s, rve the
needs of all the people.
r .i.'-al ar
to projv
Hurricane
I -
hard job and looks to the
game with determination.
A blow to the ba.sketball and boxing
teams comeS as a result of the injury
to one of the pla.vers. .Mike Caskey,
scrappy foytball guard ami star who’
the u'lvantages and resources of th*
state from agricultur.Hl. industrial,
leci < ational and historical standpoir
to the end that our own people ae-i
desirable citizen.s- from other stat-s
who may chflose- to c. nic iiere
have the best opporiunities that
from correct information.
ni a;
CO 'e
h»d b?en cast and if no man were
elected to postpone eection until next
year. Consideration wa.s deferred.
The senate wont ex<*culive ses-
ftan to consider the confirmation of
the governor’s staff, alter which it ad-
ionmed until 11 a. m to.-nerrow.
re.st of the year.
Johnson will miss the .scrappy
the squared ring a.s he has
filled the position very well and is
one of the outstanding men of his
weight in the state.
Capt. Gosnell is once more in shape ’
and the baaketcers arc, for the first |
time since Christmas, in full force.
The starters of the first string, Gos-
nell, Wyatt, Adams, Barrett, and
Work Begun On
Calhoun Highway
‘The first step in improving cotton J^OANS ASSURED
.school teacher. 1 / i, ■
i 1/ I aving was begun Monday morn "g
fon a .section of the Calhu'un highway
[by IVnnel & Harley, contractors
this paving jiroject.
As already stat<*<l, the Calhojn
(highway will be paved with an eigh-
j teen toot width of concrete from a
■ point jiKst east of Berry Hughes’ store
resolution appropriating money; by (’oronaca to Saluda river to the
SMITH THINKS,
YOUR
GROCERY NEEDS
Clinton housewives can easi
ly solve their Grocery problems
through the advertising columns
of THE CHRONICLE every
Thursday morning. The way to
a full larder at better prices lies
in these grocery store messages.
The thrifty housewife, of course,
is the one who reads the adver
tisements every week in THE
CHRONICLE.
property to Mrs. Godfrey, a niece, and I Templeton, are in form and should
naming Mr. Nicholls executor. The|pve F'urman trouble.
I court was aaked to have this proven)
in solemn form, and upon that hear-1 w -m
ing Judge Shipp decided that the will! lllCrCftSC OnOWIl III
> foiTCTy. j Ginner’s Report
Proponents of the will were Nich-1
oils, Wyche and B^es, of the Spar-1 ^ substantial jump was made in the
tanburg bar, and Blackwell, Sullivan
January ginners’ report as'announced
I and Milson, of I^urens. The opposing yesterday by J. Aldine Blakely, local
attorneys were Lyles and Daniel, agent. The total figure
,ans and Galbraith, Sam R. Watt of ^he 1930 cotton crop as of Janu-
rtne SpartanbuiJ ter, Albert Todd ofj^ry 16, 1931, stands at 34,241 teles
(Greenwood, and O. L. Long of Lau-,..^^p^red to 28,600 bales for the cor-
' re.spooding period a year ago. This
!^ihows an increase of 5,641 bales, the
('othran Memorial bridge and then on
the other side of the bridge, a short
distance, under two miles, will be pav
ed to a point where the highw'-ay
through Waterloo begins. The total
j Miss Martha Moore returned to,_ .,1.
!l«k1« colte*. Monday afUr ,p«d. I“P'
I ing the past week here with her par-1 timistic forecasU made early in the
j ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore. j fall of this year’s crop.
production and marketing is that of J
determining definitely the actual
grade and .staple produced. Then,.the’
mill consumption and practices fol-' jo the Editor of The Chronicle:
I lowed in the markets must he studied.'
With these things in view, the South j
Carolina experiment station and the I farmers in South Carolina,
United States department of agricul-1 Carolina, Georgia, Florida ur.d
tore have for several years been con- Alabama for seed, feed, fertilizer, was
dating cooperative studies along reported favorably hy
four lines as follows. agriculture committee Tuesday, pa.ss-'
1. Grade and staple studies. senate unanimou.sly Wednc.-day, di.^tance to be paved is slightly over
2. Consumption by grade and 1 g^d was upon my reque.st today added eight miles and the total contract
staple. — i to agricultural appropriation 6.11 t y priv»* ^vill run over two hundix'd thou.'
3. Study of marketing practices, i unanimous vote.
“Facts regarding these matters will I . ranking member of agrciiLiirc
be considered in the forthcoming bul-, committee, I will be ope of confne- on
letin,” Mr. Jensen states. i appropriation hill, therefore this men- —
ey for 1931 crops is practically as- An audience that taxed the seatl.’ig
sured rid should be available w’thiii tapaeity of the church greeted 'he
short rime. Senate has acted f.vor- choir of Lime.stone college Sundry
ably upon my seed loan resolutions n morning when a sacred concert W'.s
19‘29, 1930 and now again in 1931. .Ac-j presented at tlnfF'irst Baptist church
count hundreds of inquiries reaching [of this city. The program was a most
my offiye and general interest to all enjoyable one and all of the young
and
K
dollars.
GAVE SACRED CONCERT
NAMED ON STAFF
Jas. H. Sullivan and Phil D. Huff,
members of the Laurens bar, were
named yesterday by Governor Black
wood as lieutenant colonels on his
newly appointed staff.
farmers, I hope you will make this
public. E. D. S'MIT.R.
ladie.s taking part did
cred'table manner.
so in n Very