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\ - - / • THE CHRONICLE • • Strives To Be a Clean News- • • Tidier, Complete, News^, • : and Reliable. ^ : \ (Ultttlnn If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't tiet The News. VOLUME XXXL CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1981 NUMBER T CITY REIMBURSEMENT BILLS ARE ARGUED BEFORE GROUP Measures Would Refund Cities Over 2,500 Population for Hijfh- ways In State System. R. W. Wade Allegte Highway Depart ment Has Been Irregular In Paving Through Towns. CRIMINAL COURT CHAMBER HOLDS 1 CONVENES 16TH MONTHLY MEET To join Cabinet? J. \V. Ropp IJkely To Be Tried for Killing Charlie Rasor. Jones- (Jrant Trial Selteduled. Several Matters ('onsidered Tuesdas Night. "Ikwster Meeting" Plan ned For Next Month. term open l.aurens, Feb. 6.—The spring of general se.ssi^ns court will , , . r- , ^ ^ ^ , V j . .u , * 1 Monday, F'eb. lt>. with Judge S. W. G. (■oluml,,,. Feb. 10.-.\rfumer,ts m To .llurtrate, he .sa.d that the state, Floienee, preeWins. The favor of the passafte of two bills— highway department paid $4;),000 toj,,„,.|,p, „.i|] a number of im- one providing that the highway m;-; .\n interesting meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held Tues day evening in the club rooms with President J. F. Jacobs, .Sr., presiding. The club heard a very interesting for roads constructed there | portant cases and a long list of minor! talk from Miss Jennie .McMaster, of the city, and that a Gaffney at-i ^'barges. The cases of most general in-{Columbia, stale field nurse for the de partment reimburse cities of more: than 2,500 population for i v,,. the citv to get the j : tuberculosis association, who is I the February term include tho.se of engaged in a two months’ service the state 'against John \V. Ropp. Im-aiu in tiiis county. Mis.s .M •.Master chargtKl with killing Charles C. Rasor stated that clinics are to be held in through those cities in the state sys tern, and the other to provide that the money from the stale. Slightly more highway department either maintain than four miles was paid for by the those swtions or pay the cities $JOO department for roads through Bates- per mile per year for that purpose— burg, Mr. Wade told the committee were present^ trKlay to the .senate smilingly. No mention was made of committee on roads, bridges and^fer- C. K. (Cip) Jones, former chairman rits. " of the highway commission, who is The reimbursements would he he-1 from Batesburg. gun in 11)25 and extend over a period' Mr. Wade also said that the high- of 10 years. Payment would be made ; way department had not been consist- now pro- at Cross Hill last December, and of j the county and that the service will Walter Jones and Lindsay Grant, in-j include .school health and tuberculosis dicttnl jointly in the alleged slaying w. rk. She gave'many telling incalcnls STOCK MARKET JUMPSUPWARO Prices Achieve Highest Level Since October With Shares* Climbing One To Fourteen Dollars. Cotton Closes Witl» Encouraging Rise. on the valuation of an IH-foot width road. By the bills the reimbursements •would be sei'ondary to the obligation of the $65,000i000 highway bond act, .huL-^L^4e?en4a.ry^gul.he„.A-oiiii»lgti^, of-^he state system*. R W. W’ade, ciy attorney ofClin- ent in paving through small towns. I He said that while at the time the' paving through Woodruff was author-1 ized, the town was less than 2,500 and eUiciysufftr. thi‘_ at tlwi^slate’s expense. At about the time it ■was fin ished Woodruff had more than 2,500 ton, led the arguments presented. He i population. He cohtrastt^! the action told the committee that if the bills are in regard to Woodruff with what he passed they will obligate the state less alleged was the treatment by the de- than $2,000,000, as there would be partment in regard to Summerville. be In Summerville, Mr. Wade said that of Norman T. Holder, Laurens county road contractor, who was shot to ^leath at the home of .lones,. near Clinton, on .Satunlay night, Jan Ropp is on horid and pnibahly will 1 ‘ arraigned at the approaching court term. Jones and Grant were arraigm d at the si>ecial court session in Junu- of case.s that have h«“en located and Heated in the state and the four-fold | program that has been adopted in the eiudication of tuberculosis. She was most hcarldy thankeit by the club at the conclusion of her talk by a mo tion of appreciation. Miss .McMaster was accompanied by Mrs. Both well nt of the Henry M. RobinaoD, Pasadena banker, friend of (he President, said to be slated for appointment as Secre tary of the Treasury when Mr, Mdloo retires* oo March 4 DK.MOCKATS TO ■ MEET MARCH 5 ary and Iwth pleadtxl not guilty. Trial I (Jniham of this city, preside of- ^t-he cHiw*^was; whtinued granted bail by .Judge C. ment of her organization for the woj^ RasKoh f alt^rNntlonal Co were C. t>yer OTnmrtlve^SFs- New York, Feb. lo.- I'e. * rish spec ulation such as Wall street had not, seen in months swept through th ■ stock market today, b (i-',.ng aggre- j gate share values lu .he liest levr i since mid-October. The more popular share- ended tlu day $Mto $1-1 higher, and the day’-' transfers in the stock exchange swell ed to 1,800,000 shares, TOO,000 more than yesterday’s, and tne largest since December 17. The sAeeping ad vance met more resistance than it did yesterday, however, anri the nit progress, as measured hy the price index of IK) leading is.sues, was only .a little more than half as wide. The advance, which startid with an the h'eathefstone, wha presided special court. It is not certain, it is underst > ul, that the state will priK-eed with the trial on additional charges against Ba.scomib Davis, 2.‘l-year-old while only 117.3 miles of highways to paid for at a rate estimattnl at al>out' the department had a census taken, or , • . , , • !one was Uken, in 1028. to determine “‘KUitted of nuu-der it, bill i the number of residents and it was ^ of Hugh Hanks ( unmgham, whose charred $17,000 per mile. In explaining the effect of the bill j the number of residents and it was for reirrrbursement, .Mr. Wade said found that it hail a population of less that is to be undertaken in this coun ty for the poor and needy cases. i President .lacobs'spoke of the ap-i proaching annual meeting of the Na-' tional ChanTher of Commerce^ to he j held at Atlantic ( ity and the invita-i non that has been extended to all af-j filiated organizations in the country 10 present suggestions or rocommeii-. ■hr' SatVT d Rips'' -m sion I'd Flan for 1932 ('ampaign. | days added more than t>:3,OO0,0()(),()00 t To 'l ake Up Finances ! to the aggregate -(jiioted .giUe of ad Washingtiin. f ell. 10. .A meet ing of. share.s listed on the stoi'k exchange, the DiMurfciat'c Nat’onal commit'iee or more than the total j;;i n of the was called to.lay hy Uha'.rman llaskob j month of .lamiary. to iLscuss p'an- for the 1032 pvosideti-1 While the vigor of the o'pturn ha- that if the revenue was ju.st enough than 2,500. Bv the 1020 and 1030 cen-dations of a national t.v|)e that will be to issue the full $05,000,000 in Ihinds, Uuses, Mr. Wade said that Summer-' destruction by generally helpful in carrying on the only about $03.- ville had more than 2.500 population.'-^ugii.st 10. Davis was indict- work of this body. Mr. .hecobs stated the slate could use 000,000 for road construction, as the, At the time the allegations were ... , obligations to the cities would alsoiing made by .Mr. Wade the committee i " case, burg ary and arson. .Af have to be paid. The hills, he said, in ' sent for an official of the state high- * no way would interfere with the is.su found at that time. . , . , . I other counts in the indictment. I he W. P. Thomason, fon lial campaign. It will be held on .March 5 at the .Mayfb wer hotel in Wash.ngton. In addition, tiir ci m.iiit ee w ill con sider plans f.ir obtaining funds to meet the party’s deficit and lo carry been attributed to a we)] organi'/.e I I ‘ v'd on two other charges in connection . that the agricultural problem which is|‘’" d iring and between . ...I * rx<tli/\nrv1 >rr«o national canijni gns. ance of the bonds. There are 32 cities in the state of more than 2,500 population. Mr. Wade said that the attitude of the cities had been not to interfere with the plan way department, but one could not be] '.he county jail, pending trial on the Those speaking besides .Mr. Wade were Dr. J. B. .Johnson, mayor of Rock Hill; R. .A. Rouse, mayor of Cheraw, and B. A. Morgan, city at- ning of a state system of highways, | tomey of Greenville. Each declared but that after it has progres.sed as far th^ propo.sed measures to be fair to as it has at this time, representatives both cities and rural districts. of the cities feel that they should not i Senator Jefferies of Colleton, chair- “be^put off longer foi- reimbur.s<*merits.: man of the committee, said more thah Upon suggestion that the cities wait j a week ago, when the senate passed a until the system is finished, Mr. W’ade reMlution that no additions to the Y' i” ‘ "it iV**^ replied that the system never will be [ system or any obligations he made , filched unless the state stops grow- this year by the legislature, that the ‘ i . .-J-.- .^41. . . ^ . . .Stone, L. M, Owens, T. W. Wood, B. | Crawford and G. W, Washington. I Youngs—W'. M. IIunt4*r, (). W. .Mc-j more that 2,500 already have been Ye.sterday he said that thf^ committee the indictment grand jury, \V. I*. Thomason, man, was organizeil at the special term and will serve for the current year. The jury commissioners drew the petit venire Tue.sday for the January term, as follo^ws: Hunter—G. M. Todd, Clyde Lank ford, A. A- Ramage, T. G. Murphy, 1’. 1). Adair, W. L. I.ynn, W. J. Henry, the basis to all prosperity, was one of j the great issues that should engage , #1, 1 , a •complislimi o the committee's the attention of all commercial organ- . , , • ■ , ... , ; „ r ''ashington headouariers i iiected hv izations, and went into a discussion of , ... I n...: .. laouett Shouse, chan man ol the exec- the general and rapid detlation! 1 r. I . .u u .1 . . <• utive lommittte. brought about through the action <d ,, , ■ , , K.i'k t> uig( (I ev( ry niemlier to lie |.resent, sai’big the “discussions and decisions will tie mo-t important.’’ His statement foIl(,.vs: Report.s Hi.'O w.il be received of the o'' the the Federal Reserve system in I!)2(). i He offered a motion proposing Iwoj suggestions for consideration, the dec-1 udence of agriculture as it effects ev-1 ervthing, and a study of the restric-l . , i . ,, , , i . . tion of money issues. His motion coy-; L'i’"‘‘IT country s wheat ou’ assault by pinvcrful profe--.i.nul mar ket operators against an ov. ;-row(led,' and largely amateur be..i intere.st. coinmi.ssion house.s repoitii' that Ih ' >|eciilative contagion v..'i- again spri ailing among the jiiib! i. Thi* advance in slm-ks vaccom panied by a flurry of biillohness in the wheat market, and .lul;. and Sep lember deliveries shot up a) at 2 and il cents a bushel. While btars wero having difficulties in stnek^, the up surge of grain prices wa- a compan- ied by vague rumors that the grea R'ussian bear was in Ir liili e. V\ hilo grain traders were ipiick to com hide .A meeting of the Democrati - Na-ilhat disturbances in Ru'-.- a would Sullivan in^ and that a second reason they did't'wo bills discu.ssed yesterday would Owens, T. W. Wood, not wish to delay the reimbursement, likely he prohibited from di.sfU.s8ion ■ agreements was that some citii'js of i on the fliKir bm ause of its passage. j r l’ ii * been Yesterday he said that thf^ /‘f.mmif ♦«*. i 'ntire and I. K. Hutto. I paved by the state, contrary to the would have to di*cide whether the res laws governing the highway depart- olution prohibited the discussion of. ment. the bills. i INCOME TAX SUM “ ^Clerk Of Court TO BE GREATER Makes Five Sales J. Hy S2ftfl,000 Expected To Be Gained Reduction On Li.st of Exemptions. Csdumbia, Feb. 7.--Reduction ot ex emptions allowed for income t.ixes, passed by the gimeral assembly last year, is expected to bring in aiiou'. J200,0U0 additional in revenue thi.- year, according to W. K. Bradley, di rector of the income tax division of the state tax commission. .\ 20 ])er cent increase in the numoer oT le- turns is expected. .Mr. IJradley said he expected at; Gross Hill—W. .Miller Leaman, .A. R(*eder and John W. (’oleman. \ Waterloo- A. C. Phillips and J. W. .Saxon. Jacks A. .T. Penlanif ' I^iurens J. W. On. I). Wilson,; <’. K. Bonham, Sam Hill, J. H. (’un- nmgham, R. B. Childress; .A. D. .MiUh- , ell and T. H. Duckett. f lerk of f < urt Thos. W. Bennett, ^ .Scuffletown K. I.. Donnaii. -old lands in the following eases on Djab .M. W. Gray, Frank .salesday for Febniary’: land Rufin Gray, Jr. Vivian Babb vs Elizailieth Idella — - — I** ake, .1. K. .Johnson and VA’. E. Gray, Tf/ Hires in Dii«is township, sold to ering these'sugge.stions was aduptedl. by the elub. Dr. 1). J. Hnmm, re|)orting for the aviation committee, stated thgt plans are under way for the establishment of a field adjacent to Clinton and Lau rens and .sponsored jointly hy the two towns. .A ri‘|)ort was heani on tlir h'olirl at the .Mayflower hotel. M’ash-1 of the world market,-the runu rs of po- in th', a ba!' jirogress being maile on the construction of the road from Ilavidson woods on route 5*5 to .Jones liridgc, and a motion was adopU-d asking the county comiiiis- hioners and supervisor to complete I this two-mile unfinished stretch as soon as possible. Taking cognizance of th< measure in the general assemoiv pi ington, D. ('., .March 5. 1'.I31, at 1():(K) o'cliM'k a. m. "The purjio'^e of tho meeting is to receive vejior'is of the siilendiil accom plishments secured during the jiast eighteen months by the fine organiz.i- tion in Washington built up under the able direction and Irader.ship of .lou-i ett .''houso. ciiaii niari of our cxo'ciitive . TO GET HOSPITAL committee, anil to di.siuss plans and litical disturbances were ii'te )y with out confirmation. Cotton was strong, clow; New York market .$1 to Si.:,*! higher. [this STATE SURE HKi to (ii.siuss plans |)olicies to govern mir a'tivities dur ing the next fifteen months. “Thc.'-e (liseiis.sioiis and do.•isions will be most iniiioitant amj the pres- en< e ol c'ery mem.'cr is theiefore ear- < ’ui ry R. T. Wilsi.n, attorney, fvir $1,125. Metrop<d;ian L.ie insurame com pany \ •< W. J*. Johnson, et al, 3I;{ Hires near Friendship church, sold to the plaintiff for $*5,000. VA’. ott Farley, receiver of N’. L. ^ A E. Lank o'" Greenwood, vs B. K. f uller, et al, 2 1-2 acres in .Mount- Church Workers In Conference Here .An institute of .Sunday -i hool and young people’s worker.s of .Sobth Car olina presbytery, wa.s held in the city last Thursday at the Thornwell .Me morial church and attended by a num ber of deb-gate.s from various organi zations in the pre.“bytery. The pro- months’ survey, not yet eomploled, by the John I‘riie .Jones eorfiiration of .New A’ork, covering a eomiireherisive jilan for soliciting funds to meet our deficit and carry on our work both dining and between national paigns.’’ lea-st 20,IKK) individual returns and o l- u v.v. .. r ;,;4I0 -.urns U, iK- made ^ . -.k l.v .Snull, 1 an.lina lax|,ujC'i-.s ihis .var. ‘f M™nt .•.lie. sold lo .lake k, am opened al Ihree o el.ak w.lh a ‘ >o.- ind.valuaU all returns rtu.-i oe f'”' *2o0. devotional .service, followed i.v an ad- in the hand.^ of the tax cuiumi.sHioii Oy Fnion Central Life Insurance com-'‘"’‘-s.s by Rev. Joseph H. ( udlipp, who March U5. 11»:51. and for all coipor- pa^.v. -Annie Boyd Jones, et al. i;*8 . nn_.lbie subj«-<-t, “What Is Our ation.'a, on the ITith day of th7 third acres in Hunter township, sold to rnontii following the close of their cal year. fi.s- la. Long, attorney, for $500. f t ieral I>and Bank -vs K. Kelly. (). j ('hurch’s Prof^am of Religious Edu- : cation?’’ The delegate.s were then di vided into three groups, for tea-hers 1 hi state income taxes arc paid lo ' et al. 182 1-2 acre.s on Durbin crer-k, workeis with children, foi teai h- Agenls of wold to O. L. i^>ng, attorney, for $500.' workers with young jie.ople, and for pastor.?, .superintendents, teacher.? and workers with adults. The conference continued through the af- the state tax commission, the commi.-ksum are preparing to slai“t j tours qf the .state february IG to as-^ sirt taxpayers in making out returns.; Exemptions for single pei-.-vons is $1,200 this year, in comparison with $1,500 last year, and $2,U00 for mar ried per.sons, where one return is made, compaied with $2,500 Iasi year. The amount allowed for each depend ent is $400. be iiifisl inipoitant of every mem'.'er is iicwtly reijiiested. riending' addition tiiere will bi general assembly pro-i Li the meeting th- re.-ult viding for the diseontinuanee of state support in the matter of farm and demonstration agents in the stale, the elul) adopted a resolution calling up on the county delegation to oppo-e such a bill, thi* passage of which would eliminate a tv|M‘ of imjiortant and h<*lptul work now being done for th'- beni t^it of the farm men and women of the county. A motion was unanimously adopted thanking th** county commissioners and s^vipervisor for the estahlishment 'of a jiernranent road gang liere for the niainlenariee of the cross-country roads of this and adjoining townships. Jt was decided to make the .March meeting “Booster .Night for Clinton i and ''This Community."' Invitations will be exti'iided r»“preseiitative busi-j ness and jii ofessional men of the com-' munity to be guests of the club and a jirogram of interest will be arranged' for the occasion. Plans of di-tail for the meeting were put in the hands of the membership committee. I $1,30(I,()(K) Institution Now .AHsured, i Senator Smith Is Informed. I Lucaliim Not Revealed. j Wa'hington, Feb. 5.—The new vet- jelans’ bureau hospital for the souih- least is to be in South Car"! ;i, Sena ■ pre.'-ented • , e> u ■ • i, ' , I tor .Smith, who appealed Dc em- 0! a two I 1 1 r *u -1 ■ . 'oei befoie th<‘ special comrn t'»e neal id by (ieneral Hines, diii'c*'': of th< veterans’ bureau, and .Sin y.■on tien- cam- Shepperson Named To Lead Services I l’"Il''VViMg Ian estidilislied eii'-'tom. devotional -'mv les Tor th.c 'tu'ii'it bi.dy o'’ Pre-liy;i;r:an college will be gin on .Monday. I'eb. 23i(l. and cin- tinue through the fallow :ig I'riilay. with t'vo -eiinon? dadv. at 11:15 a. ni. and G:.'l() p. m. in the :• (ne'e chapel. era! ( umming, of the ji.i V* rviee, was informed toii.i tor .''inooth. of Utah, cha . senate finance conunitti • 'pe.’hil eomiM'ttee Ivid i that this ho-fiita! be 1 ic.; i’a’metto stait. and tk.n omni'ttce had t'-day ini;, piuvfii an 'teni of .$1 r.<‘d in ;he fi ; ticoinnig - i leriey bill for the piirji . « ’I he ho-^':.'il will fiave a beds and v, I! ineliidi • fi es (if the vef'-rans' b. -eparate from ibe prop htTiTU' in the So'irhr. TAhtr-'C • healtii y S na- the »' .III ot ■ ,nat mine',4'' ' i ii. til • fin.•Ill' I ISly an ■ ' be cal ■ 11(1 'let ■ pacity '• gional .111. It . sold.' 1 l-nir .ipi-r e-bv; The iiev. F!oiirm,y .Sh* D.D., pasti.r of the S;- •(■n 1 I an church i f Greeavilii , ha curid liy President .M Sw "ii duc t t ie 'cr'. i e , Dr. She pp'o m Well Known a*d oir.-t ind-if mini of the Fi( .ivterian chiii'di ami not '(•eri t o Baptist Conference i On February 17 Tbe pnigram for the inspirational' conference of the Laurens Baptist as-, soeiation, to be held Feb. 17, at the First Baptist church of Laurens, has j been announced as follows: | 10:30 to 10:50 — Devotional — Rev. E. M. Bostic, Cross Hill. „ , 10:50 to 11:20—Address-—Rev. W. | S. Brooke, Columbia. ' 11:20 to 11:50—Address—Rev. S. L. Watson, Greenwood. i 11:50 to 12:30—^Address—Rev. Ja-j cob Gartenhaus, Atlanta, Ga. i 12:30 to 1.20—Lunch. ! 1:20 to 1 ;40—Axidress—C. B. Bobo, j Laurens. 1:40 to 2:00—Acceptance of appor-; j tiMiments by churches. j! Each of the thirty-four churches of j the association is entitled to five i inessengrers, consisting of three men. and two women. The committee urgM that every pastor, deacon and presi-; dent of a W. M. S. have a full repre-j TODAY AND TOMORROW Forget about yesterday but keep •ap "with the progress of the world by reading FRA.NK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE’S weekly column of information and comment in The Chronicle Mr. .Stockbridge is one of .America’s best-known journal ists. His writings appear in all of the leading magazines and h'ls name is known wherever the English language is read. His weekly column, “Today and TomoiTow,’’ is always in structive and entertainingly written, while his opinions on current events are based on sound and mature judgment and years of observation. Get the Habit! Read “Today and Tomorrow” temoon and evening with group rneet- I ings, followed by an inspirational clo.s- Ijing address by .Mr. Cudlipp. Speakers Named For Hi Closinj? coming i.? being I -fi’f.cd f u .v with un'isual intere-t b’' th'' authdiitie.s. trd .'I ?'iii, I'l’i- ;e- "II- a -ter h - I - » eg' Interesting Speaker At Baptist Church Chamber To Name New Officers ♦ utidii Will )'(' |.i,a,ed i.v It'- I '-'alt!'-h;n< II* wmi j er t" aii'i: her (orig re W th regani I" tile i' ami a * "ii af tli*' final' ' 1' 'la;, .ini ' I ning t he \ • .tl. .'-'•'ria’er .''’ni’th <a'(l • ■' I w - h t I a> ' h.it • fviiig ti.al wt are ii, h;e < h" ji:tal. It !: a f:tt rig • th'' lu ed of ( ur ve'era; g('.g'a|ihi( a! ;imi eliiifa' "f .'< 'ii; 1. < arobria.” Speakers for the commencement of the Clinton high .school, always an event of interest in the community,} ij I were announi ed ye.?terday. .Nominations for ofLc ers for the j Rev. Jacob Gartenhaus, a converted ^ Xhe baccalaureate .sermon will fit i^’harnber of Commerce for the ensuing I Jew, win speak at the First Baptist j pi-eaehed on .Sunday evening, .May i ''^1 Jie present* il at the .Mar h jChurch Sunday night. .Mr. Gartenhaus i jH. O. Chambers, i it w.is stated T lesduy night. I was born in a wealthy and cultured , pastor of North Broad Street .Metho- JacoJi'- anpooin'ed thc rot- jhome in Au.stria, and was brought up di.st chunh of this city. The literary} lowing ('omiiiittee to bring in recom- j under the strictest Jewish training, i addre.ss before the graduating class I .•nendations for officer? arnl direeturs: : for his parents wanted him to be a ^ju delivered on the evening of i T. 1). C.ipeland, chairman, Gilbert 'Ih o !"(a:.''ii V t ix f'n u'\i'. of till ’"'I. jurr " ■ kri"W '..il'Iy g » ’id.lli' IMIll’tt > ■ h'-p' ■’teriVH*' t g rat 1.? grem "utioii '1 d of th. • antiig ha n •Tr'ack Schedule Is Completed to be a I Rabbi. Early in life he came to Amer-, May 22nd, by Dr. R. Bennett, pre^- = - wherg later he became a Chris- j^ent of Under college. Greenwoood. There are thirty-four members in this year’s senior class.) ica wner^ later ne oecame a ' tian. He suffered severe persecution at the hands of his own people for ' years. For ten years or more he has j been the lone missionary of the South- I em Baptist canvention to the Jews of I fhe South. He is an engaging speaker Sale Of Cotton Cloth Increased Blakely, Dr. D. J. Hrimm, E. .1. .Ada r and Dr. .1. W. Davis. < oai'h .John.''Oil ha< a liiial track schidiile foiluv. (♦•lit closing of contra t- Fniver.'^ity of .North (a (liorgia team.?. Both of : rivals rank as strong and has a thrilling message to bring. Th, oth,r coneregation, of the city] have arranged lo wor.hip with the ■ j.,,, exceeded produo- Bapt.8t congregation on next Sundayincreaxed (t.!) I night that a I may have an oppovtu- nlty to hear thi. vix.tmg minister. As.'ociation of Cotton I j Textile Merchants reported today. j EASTERN STAR VISITORS I January sales totaled 239,100,000* j ' ; yards, equal to 118,3 per cent of pro- ! Mr. and Mrs. T, lAne Monroe, Mrs. ;duction of 202,149,000 yards. The} Moody, Mrs, Madge Taylor and Miss weekly rate for production •was 50, ' Maggie Peterson of Uurens, were here Friday night for the local East ern Star meeting. 637,000 yards. Shipments during the period were 210,597,000 yards, or 104.2 per cent of production. WHAT TO EAT If the matter of what in eat trouble.? you. th«* advert:'lement? of Clinton f( .'d merchant-i ap- pi-aring every Thur-'ilay in THE CHRONICLE will .solve y.ur I'l i'llem. Hundreds of Iiv'al hou.se.wivei; now read the.-'C a'J- vei* K*ments regularly and |»rof- itably. They mean ecoiioniy to yi.u and eliminate utinece^.sary step.s and the greater part of your “shopping around." They bring you la?t minute announce, ments for the week. ed th-' g the * i.h thi' na an<t *?e addeU •* rn con- feienee menMrers and will L aard op- [Hinent? for the Presliytei ia-s. Mem- Ix'is of the P. C, .squad an aow hard at wfirk in preparation ffir the com ing Hea.?(>n. The complete -»dale fo'- Iowh: .March 28 - University "f .'.’.'.'th Car olina at Chapel Hill. .April 4^-Univer8ity of i:th Car at ('linton (var?it\ 1 fre.sh- oiina men). .April 16—University of r’orida at . Gaine.svilJe. April 26Furman univer.sity at J Greenville (varsity ami freshmen). May 1—State meet at Clinton. May 9—S. 1. A. A. meet at .Mem phis, Tenn. Other meet's for tbe nen will be announced later.