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- I. I S ' THE CHRONICLE • • J • Strives To Be a Glean News- • • J • paper,-Complete, Newsy, • • and Reliable. S (Ulttilnn • • If Y'ou Don’t Read • • • • • • • THE CHRONICLE • • • • • You Don’t Get • • # • • « • • The News, • • • • • VOLUME XXXI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1931 NUMBER 6 '"’S^DSfoTpLAN^AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM REDUCTION PLAN ADOPTED FOR THIS COUNH Live-aA'Home Plan Urged Upon Farmers As Means of Overcom* ing Present Difficulties. Speeches Heard From Prof. Clark and Prof. Cushman of Clemson College. South Carolina Senator CrRes BuyinRf Surplus Cotton Supply To Help Relieve Farmers' Situation. Washington, Jan. 31.—A plea for reduction of cotton acreage through purchase of the entire surplus for the SENATE KILLS TAG EHENSION •House Measure To Postpone Purchase of 1931 Auto Licens es Meets Defeat. Road System Again Discussed. ourchase of the entire surplus for the j An agricultural progfam calling /-I k- V k 1 Tko krrnRo farmers who will agree not i for a wider diversity of crops on Lau- Columbia, ^ • u plant, was made by Senator Smith! rens county farms was adopted in the lution to pos pone pure a „ ', ■ of South ■ Carolina, speaking over a farmers’ meeting held in Uurens last automobile license tags until i radio chain. 31 was killed toda> by the .senat . Discussing “stabilizing agriculture” By a vote of 20 to 14, the senators the “radio forum” arranged by the voted to strike out the resolving | tVashington Star for the Columbia words, which destroyed the force of I groadcasting system. Smith said he j from .1 the resolution. The vote was taken after more than an hour of debate. This action came as the second re fusal of the senate to grant additional time. Earlier in the present session, the senate voted for a brief extension better balance farm hiisines%, to in crease the farm income. In addition to cotton as the main cash crop, more of our farms should market milk, butter week after the assembled farmers and j fat, poultry, poultry products, hogs, a few farm women had heard address-1 sheep, in some instances beef cattle, es from Prof. O. M, Clark and Prof, i and where markets are available, Cushman, of Clemson college, and . fresh vegetables and fruit. H. Shealy, commissioner of' The development of some specialty dealt with cotton becau.se “consump-! agriculture. j such as extra goml country sausage, tion of cotton goes on continually”' The meeting was conducted by C.l bacon, hams, extra good quality but- and the production is “not only an-j B. Cannon, county agent, who briefly • ter, sale of plants, a high quality of nual but is subject to seasonal con-! introduced the speakers and presented | seed, honey, preserves, soup mixture. i;p:gin suits on !R r11 f F RI11 THOMPSON BONDS V .rfr." mi TALKED Hoover Outlines His Views On Federal Relief In Drought Area. Government Help Pledg ed for Crisis. Sums Aggregating $H,000 Alleged To, Be Due For Deficiencies In For- » mer Probate Judge’s Office. l.aUrens, Jan. 23. Under a recent order by Judge T. .J. Mauldin of (Ireenville, a reference will be hold on Feb. dth before Special Ueferec R. \V. Wade in the office of O. L. Long, at torney, in l.aurens, to take testimony and tran-^act any other business in connection with allegtni “acts of non feasance, misfeanance and malfeas ance’’ <luring the term of office of Judge of Probate O. G. Thompson and his son, ,1.' M. Thompson, the latter now deceased. The reference ditions.” The South Carolina .senator propos ed that the stabilization corporations the 1931 program as follow.s; [syrup, etc., is alway.« to be advised. The present economic depression j 3. Economic production. Cotton in general, as well as the present ag-! should not be planted on lan<l. unle.‘=.s but later passed a resolution instruct-! formed by the Federal Farm board, | ricultural depression, emphasizes the j it will produce one-half bale or more ing the highway department to disre- buy the surplus, which he estimate<l gard it when a clerical error changed , will be six or seven million bales at the date from Januaiy 20 to F'ebru- the end of 1931, and contract with ary 20. j farmers to give them the profit on the The resolution not only would have; deal if the^’ refrafn L provided that persons who had paid! In this w-ay Smith said the needed ftneo for Jiot having the new tags; reduction of acreage would be achiev- would be refunded their money. It wasted and at the same time the farmer introduced by the Florence delegation would get the same profit he would in the house, but Senator .McEachin realize if he raised a normal crop. fact that agriculture should l>e basetl j pi*r acre in noimal years. Labor should upon a sounder basis so far as short , he efficiently utilized hy use of two- is one step^ in u suit time and concerned. long time programs are i hprse cultivators and other improved farm machinery. The efficiency, of In- ou.s aepression in prices every ten years, a one crop system is hazardous and uneconomical, and it is especially so under firesent general conditions. We can entertain small hope of im proving our conditions under our pres-1 'if varieties of proven merit against O. (L Thomjison, the United States Fidelity and Guaranty company of Baltimore, Md., and the Fidelity & Dtpo-=it company of .Maryland. The fornii r company was on the liond of J. M. T’loino.son ioi' $1,000 and the latter company on the bond of. lodge (). G. Thompson for $0,000. The suit is brought by Mrs. Ali terracing and arrangement of fiehls. Judicious use of commei\-ial ferti lizers and proper handling of barn yard manures. The use of the best seed obtainable Washington, Feh. 3. — I’i-esUleT'.'. Hoover today opposed the propose«l approjjriations for relief a.- measure.^ whicfi would strike at tiie very root of self government. While the president < xprt .--sed *on- fidence that the Red ('('toss togcihcr with local aid could take care of both the drouth and unemployment situa tion, he said he was willing to pledge himself to ask the aid (vf every re source of the federal govt rnment in event~other measures shou’d fail. The president expresse I iris views persccnally at the* regular st-nii-weekl. pre.ss confeience. President Hoover said I'nc* i * ' problem did not pre.sent a cp.iestion .s > rnuch w|ji|i‘lVi^‘r ^yungr>--rrrTmM"baT rgtiija~a~queftr()fr cuwt,-4>F-A-finton,--guimitan- . Stone and Herbert Stone, minors, on of the best method of preventing hun- I behalf of her wards and other claim-'ger and cold. ! ants. She alleges in her complaint' The friendliness and charity of the that J. M. Thompson, while serving a.s j .American people, he .said, can be vc- clerk to his father, appointed himsedf Led uppon to take care of fe’low cii - of Florence, voted to kill it. “In all probability,” he .said, "the' ent general farming sysY?::. In every ^' ^r profitable livestock production. The ball calling for ratification of carryover of American cotton in'county we find individuals who, by' Ihej^ise pure bred sires of improved the biennial sessions amendment tO|.America on August 1, 1931, will be j practicing a more balancc>d system of hreeding. the constitution came up for consider-1 very large. Therefore, it is of vitaL farming have weathered these depres-j 4. Soil building. A definite- soil ation today but action on it was post-; miportance, not only to producers of| poned until 1 p. m. tomorrow. j cotton in the South, but to the entire The resolution of the roads, bridges, American commercial world what is and ferries committee, wheih brought! to be done to avoid the certain disus- about the filibuster by SemUor Gray | ♦w that must follow the production of Spartanburg during the early days'of another average cotton crop, of the session, again was brought up' “A stabilization corporation has and again encountered oppo.sition, al-' heen set up but it has not purcha.sed though Senator Gray declared he had fhe surplus cotton. It is to ai<i in solv- no intention of continuing his filibus- this situation that 1 have suggest- ter. The chief opposition came from Senator Hammond, Richland, who as serted resolution, which forbids system of the state during 1931, was ed a plan. “It is very probable that there will be .six to seven million bales of old cotton to carry-over to add to the slons without much undue economical I building program sh(»uld he followed, concern, j Rotation of crops, planting of winter It is realized that there is no one' summer legumes, rye and other best progeani. suiiable to every farm 1crops, the use of farm manures, in laurens county and in order to ar-' P^*y ® vital part in increasing rive at one best suited to both farm .vidd.s, thereby rwlucing eo.^t of pro- and farmf'r must nei-essitate thought-1 ful planning for imiividual conditions, | All corn shouhl Ik* inter-cropped hut in general, a sound and safe pro-j soybeans, velvet beans, or cow- gram will involve the following basic I factors: j .A. Foi-estry and farm woo<ilots. Each L.The farm should be self-.sustain-' farm should maintain sufficient tim- j her for the upkeep of farm buildings («) Summer and winter gardens. and woodlots; and wherever advisable, (b) Sufficient number of dairy cows, commercialized forestry should be de hogs and poultry properly fed and veIopt*d. managed to supply home needs. ' All lands too poor for profitable (c) Home orchards of sufficient size I crop production to be refore.sted, , .. , „ , J • . . . . . varieties to meet the demands for either by setting or permitting nature v.sm of the highway ueparlment, he pl»t« >» pW of hol<)-|fr„h „„„(ng and preaervfng. i to do so. for lumber or woodlota ““li , Iff - rn, a nfal enooU loH a / (<0 Miarellaneoua crop,, aurh a., po-1 Special effort, should be used hy Senator Jefferies, ( olleton, chair- small enough and a demand great|tatoe,. sweet poUtoes, sorghum, etc.,'bolh owner and tenant in eontrollinu man of the committio., iTpliiont was onoogh t„ ibundanllv Dm forest fire.s. ‘"""o"'"* merely an effort to outline policy. the corporation should contract | home consumption. zens in di.stress. He emphasized there is ji pioblem involved, namely help now being extended by and neighbors of those ^ra ticAl that the agencies •n need any further extension to the highway 'crop of 1931, as the present price of cotton is from (20 to (30 per bale be an attempt on the part of the com- |ow the cost of production, my plan mittee to side-step iU duty. “It look* that the corporation should pur- to me like an effort to shut off criti-i‘^haae this surplus, as the law contem guardian for the two minors and re ceived moneys amounting to $1,(>«’>4.82 for which he never made an account- i ing. After hi.s <leath, his administra trix, Mrs. May Thompson, made a dis- ti iliution of 28 per cent out of the de ceased estate, leaving a balance ow ing of about $1,900. Other claimants, it is allegtHl, had similar claims, mak ing the aggregate total about $7,300 before the distribution by Mrs. Thonqison and about $0,000 after the distribution. The reference on February Oth will l)c in connection with the suit to col lect the $1,(*00 bond given by Mrs. J. M. Thompson. Another suit has also b<*en started, it is .stated, to collect on the ${>,000 bond given by Judge O. G. Thompson. In the complaint mention is made - • of the fac t that during the time whic-h| he would no n^ore see the alleged di.screpancies occurred,, ^***'^*****^^. among ..he peo- ' Judge O. G. Thompson was in wretch- country than would any ed health and practically incapacitated representative, from performing the duties of the of throughout the country is mu.ny times larger than that of any fund yet pro posed. His views were given af‘.c ■ he and Senator Watoon, the Repuhli -an lead er, had discussed the legi.-Iaiive situ ation at a White House hre.ikfast. The president said he had ret’eivt-d reports only today that no <ine is go ing hungry or need go hungry or cold. The president said he hpd spent much of his life in fighting human hardship.s both in this country and abroad and that he did not believe he could be accused of a lack of human .Senator Gray sa d that he had not "’’^^ ^a^d owners who produce cotton A farm, truly self-supporting, must (e) .Sufficient acTcagc* of corn, oats, i include fond and fc-eclstuffs for both fice to which he was elected and that he* entrusted practically all of the du ties thereof to his son and clerk. changed hia mind and was sUJl iUipoArL-i-^^y it for them out of this old u heat birrtirir fnpairv. ^ i wk ..Wk .._k k/T -IJ ..nttnn o., i^wneHT, TJaTTpy, TDPagc crops, and per-, owner and tenant. The landlord should realize that in the end such a syaiem of farming will he udvantage-ous to both himself and his tc-nunt-^. and the ing the resolution, although he would ‘ otton to an amount equal to the pro-, „,anent pasture for needs of man and not filrtiu.ster further. ;duction of the producer in 1930, the [;)<.««( Opponents of the tax exten.>:«n re... ■ producer agreeing to enter into a con-!' o. The farm should have more than olution argued that it would set a hadlt'a^'t with the corporation to the ef-. one cash cron This is . . piscwlHit. that the senate had no le- J*-;*■■■' "><■ <W|>oration is holdiPE: e.«ary in order to minimise risk, to ply to mlh"'"'' "I” gal right to extend the purchase date/®* and around the present and that it would crippL* the road of prices, an amount of cotton i " • ■ ' construction program. e<|ual to his 1930 production, the land-jX&X C/Oll0CtionS .Senator Hodges, of Greenwooil, ar- nwner will not plant cotton on any change owned by him in 1931 Sprinff Term Adult gued that to “constantly” laws, created disrespect for them. “There was a saying a thing was as ^O’Jdy in the amount of unehangeable as the laws of the '^’ould make in 1931 at Medes and Persians,” he said. “We are going to start the saying that a thing is as flexible as a .South Caro lina tax law.” This would give the producer an cotton he a price less than he could make for it.” .'''enalor Smith said this would do away with the danger of increasing Laurens Missionary Take Big Tumble | Given Furlough Tax collections through Dec. 31st were $10,3,715.43 less than collections Laiiiens, Feh. 2.- .M'ss .Martha .Franks, missionary to China under I). Y’ouqg. Collections at the close oV the surplus of cotton and release mil- year were $410,51(5.26 as com On the other side, it was argued Lons of acres of land for diversified' Pared with $307,800.83, the treasur- that all people who were able had farming and remove the danger of an j figure.s show. The total amount puirhased their tags and to keep them accumulative surplus and the corjior-jdue to be collected by the treasurer off the highfways cut down the tax ation of having to hold the cotton in- this year is $445,313.67, leaving the on the same date last year, according 1 the auspices of the Foreign Mission to figures of County Treasurer Rcss board (if the Southern Baptist conven tion. is returning home, according to from gasolipe. aTTiT Laney, Cbr.sterfieW, dcfinitelv. a cablegram received by her parents, •Mr. and .Mis. John A. Frank.s of Lau rens. .Miss Franks has been located in northern ( hina for a number of years, and .she had been granted a furlough I Schools Underway > ' I 'Ibe spring term of adult schools for l.aiircns county opened last week. [There are five organized units in the ladnit group, with two teachers for I each school. The schools arc oficn at night end will run twelve weeks, with', I three sessions ca h week. ‘ pending $25,000,000 r. The operation of the adult schools is providcl for in state ai.propriations, M^.an^vhilc in the senate. l b mocrat- loi the purpose of teaching adult men i,. ,^.3,1^., Kobinson contend 1 there an. women the rudiments of reading ^ “displav of indif.’erence or , ineffieier.i-y” in the di.-p - :ion of The schools and tea hers in ‘ barge.ich the senate “almost unanimon-i > n*cog- Onc of the major obje.tinns ad vanced by him against the method of aid proposed by some members of con gress was that it would strike at the roots of the system of self-help which he said was a major princip^t of thiji country. He (pioted President Cle veland to li e effect that while the people .should support the government, the govern ment should not siiirjort the p**oi)le. He then pointed ouf that the Rc-d Cro.ss has accepted full desiionsihility for relief of the prc'serit disti> -s. He noted the organization aiso had lefused to accept administration of appro- arc Clinton Miss Ruby collected at $245,- by the board, effective in June. Be- ~ ~ ——— I 512.81. tcaaseof ber mother’s state of health, people were swapp.ng eggs and ham PAYMENT taxes placed in exe-j-the board at the instance of the fani- $92,908.70, ac-1 il.v, granted .Miss Franks permission to At the night session of the Senate, IIME Ea. 1 EN LlELl I cording to the treasurer, and unless return home at this time. She is ex- a resolution was introduced by Sena*. I payments between now and .March Ifi pecteil to arrive aiiout Fetiruary 21. tor Hammond, R.chland, to refund to.Nutified That 1930 Ac-lltreatly exceed those made duriny the Mrs. Franks, the mother, has beep the city of Columbia J2«,f>07.76, “the wjH Continue Under On, state s pro rota portion for the pay- |.„ ,*„,j, yf , ment ot paviny streets in ihe city of Kxlension of time for payment of crease. Columbia adjoceiit to property owned j.jijo May i without in- h.v the state ot .-south Carolina,- The resolution was referred to theU-^s announced .Saturday by Count-;! f,n«eyoramittee. Treasurer Ros, D. Youny, followiny! A hi I was in^oduc^ by .Senator j „f y notice from A. J. Bea't.e.l Deeportes Fairfield, “re,,u,r,ny all „„ptroller yeneral..»ent to all eo-rnlv pei-aons, Urm and corporations oper* treasurer, advising of the general as ating either e.ectiic or steam rail- sembly’s action.’ Ler of Commerce will he held next wap in this state to construct and After May 1, the comptroller gen- evening at 7:30 in the club mamta.n proper grade crossings wher-^^y^] ruled.’all unpaid taxes will,Masonic Temple building, ever suen railways as now or mav — k-:__ ....ti • .... .i i .same period last year the executions i critically ill for three week.s, suffer- this year will show another large in-, ing from heart affection. Chamber Meets Tuesday Night ,y go into execution with a penalty of 7 Leing mailed out this week hereafter be crossed at grade by pub- attached. I ^Le .secretary’s office urging a Ik highwaFV. "Tills wys referred to, granting the extensi.m,'f"'" the roads, bridges and ferries com-1 fp||pp,,. * j the meeting. J - ■ ' Pursuant to a resolution passed bvl^Mi-- The senate contmuH in session un-..^. til almost 11:50 tonight as it went^ ,5, into executive session to insider the y,,., ,5,22 Vol. 8, and with the ap- sos^nslop by Ov Rich.i^ last De-! governor, the time for cemher of the county auditor. | p^p^^y Uxes is [hereby extended until, up to and in- Power To >eluding May 1, 1931, without increase' Be Off Sunday } “The penalty of 1 per cent hereto-' ifore assessed, shall be collected up to Newberry Solon Dies In Capital • ' i Columbia, Feb. 3. — Death entered The February meeting of the ( ham-1 the rank.s of the general assembly to night when Arthur Kibler, member of the house from NewlH*rry county, died at the Baptist hospital here, Mr. Kibler had b<'en ill with an at tack of double pneumonia. He died*‘’at 9:i>0 p. m. He wa.s a wholesale mer chant of .Newberry. J.„. ■ . ‘ ^ ' .Academy Street .schfiol j .Mi.x. Teague Harris and I Carter. L.vdia Mill, Clinton Miss .Margaret 1 Blakely and .Mi.«s ,MeIda vim Hollen. j Goldville (J. .N’. Foy and .Mrs; Hr- , atrice Sloan. j Walts .Mill.s—J. F,. Fold and .Miss Irene Owens. [ Laurens .Mills .Mi.s.-i .Allie Go.s;ieIl 'and .Miss Willie B. Dun an. 'I'he enrollment at the laHjren.-; ; .“chool mounted the second week [eighteen to thirty-.six. anfl the ' of the pupils run from 18 to 45. n;z(*s as neue.-v.sary. The Arkansan said it wa- ly inexplicable” that tin i Demoviatic relief progia.i’, ! been given more serious a I con-i:lerati(;n. "Inde.ision, Mill fi‘f)m agi .■! Receiver For National Bank hesitation ar ence,” he said, "merely ib when some decisive act ).. taken fir the most serious : epted.” '1 lie Deniorrati;' .■hiel a . cut that tlie only relief adopted so far were the • puiil’ic w.irks building iuml' the di’ii'jght seefi loan mea-i. He a.I'ierl, however, that di aught loan act was liiit ; as its funds were c oncerni i restrictions had been inclu l' ' certain- -ix-point .'lad not 1 prompt 1 rdiff. r- ♦I- a day .oust i •* alts a - point I , ea.sun i rgeney . .irn an 1 yiile the .. as far ■J rnaj'y i ir. the act and in regulations to it that "little benefit is to ed” from it. a InriinisU i* ’ t exne.'t- Tbe city water and light depart-[May 1, and after that date all un- ment has received notice from the PA:d taxes ahall go into execution with | Duke Power company that in order [all penalties provided by law.” | to make repaiiw on their line from' X3|»j)enialty of 1 per cent been !i Lydia Cotton Mills to the city power in effect throughout January. | bOtfse, afl electricity will be cut off; i next Sun^y from 8:30 a. m. to 11 a.;Income ^aX m., and from 2 p, ra. to 8:30 p. m. i Housewives and users of electric juice I are asked to bear these hours in mind i and make their plans accordingly for* next Sunday. Man Coming The South Carolina Tax commission {advises that it will have a represen- 1 tativc in Clinton onH^'elH'uary 27th to J. D. Coibj of Columbia, was a vis- assist tax-payers in filling out their itor hc:^ on Monday. ! state income tax returns. THE BUYER'S GUIDE You can make your "shopping” easy by shopping through THE CHRONICLE. Eliminate unnecessary calls and aimless walking and searching for the food or merchandise you need by studying the advertisements carefully. ( / Every Thursday in the adverti's^nten^yoiuwiU find new changes, new methods, nent PTi^octs that wilLT»we§L^u—save you money— increase your ability to-ahjoy Wk. Whether it is a dress or suit, hat, shoes, dry goods, furniture, drugs, groceries, vegetables, produce, or what not — you will find it advertised in THE CHRONICLE. Do your week-end shopping through THE CHRONICLE. Its ad vertisements affect you vitally. They’ll increase your spending money and tell you where you can buy most economically the articles you need. Hai ry Fagan of Raleigh. .\’. (’., ar- lived in the city la.st Friday to take | '■ over the receivership of the First ! National Bank that clo.sed its doors 1 on Jan. 22nd, following an unexpect-9 D T I led “run” that resulted in heavy with- EltlZeilS , D. OL Lj« 111 I drawals and cau.sed the directors to ExCelleilt ShSIDe i close the institution for the prote<-tion [ ^ ! of its depositors, Mr. F'agan imme- : diately took over the affairs of the I clo.sed bank and has ah'eady begun i I A financial statement by a lertifieU public accounting concern or, :ne con- 1 /. 1- •. .• •. , XT dition of the Citizens’ Buikl'ng hnd the work of liquidating its assets. No,, ... ^ » .t .Ji • 1 . . . , I Loan association as of Jan. 2oth, ap- iinancial statement or information has • j • t r . , . 1 .L pears in the advertising columns of been given out by the receiver, i » r e ^ today s paper for the inforTnation of stockholders. The report «how3 the , Tribble To Erect \ I A i- i- U 'total assets of (288,810.73 and speaks j ApRrtment rlouse^in the highest terms of the manner in. j —- I which its business is being carried on I D. E. Tribble, well known local bu.«i- by th« officers and loan committee. , ness man and community builder, will This as.sociation is a distinct corpor- begin the erection of a handsome new| ation chartered, uetdor the laws of the apartment house witbin the n«-xt few .state of South Carolina, and is one days on his property facing Florida of the oldest and most sutxessful in . and Woodrow streets just below the the community. It is headed by A. V. j residen.e of W. T. Putnam. The build-^ Martin as president, R. L. Bailey, vice- ling will be of attractive brick veneer; ptes’dent, B. H. Boyd, secretary- con.struciion and modern in every tk*- treasurer. I tail. It will contain four two-story I .Announcement is made by the boani apartments and cement cellars. Work! of directora of the temporary opening on the building is now getting started j of an office on the second floor of the and will be pushed to a rapid com- ■ National^ Bank building where the as- pietdon. j sociatidn’s business is now conducted. ITI '■'jtii-t.A.-.-./.. . \