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$ t • THE CHRONICLE • ! Strives To Be a Clean News- • • • I paper. Complete, Newsy, • * and Reliable. * I I V ' t . (Ultnlnn Qlbrnntirir If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News, VOLUME XXXI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931 NUMBER ' NO HALT IN ROAD BONDS COUNTY BAPTIST BIG SURPLUSES NOTE OF WARNING GROUP HAS3IEET PROVE RUINOUS SOUNDED BY HULL House Votes To Continue Issu ance of Bonds for Road in struction Under $65,000,000 Highway Bond Act. Annual Conference Held At First Retiring: Head of Farm Board I’rges j Democrats Admonished By Tennessee Trustees Approve Admittance of Lo-1 Church, l^aurens. Last Tuesday, Planters To Join Cooperatives. Senator-Elect To Beware of Plan | cal Women Students At Presby- P. c DRY MmuK IS UPHELD Hears Mission Workers. Must Lower Production Co.sts, Rumored Afloat. (rrian College for Next Year. Coluntbia, Feb. 24.—With but brief debate the house today continued un til the 1932 session a joint resolution to suspend the issuance of any addi tional bonds under the $65,000,000 highway bond act until the legislature should direct and use the 5 cents a gallon gasoline tax on state bedts. TTie motion to continue, made by E. L. Fishbume of Colleton, w'as car ried by 59 to 37. Opponents of the measure argued that it would cripple highway projects now under construction, as well as “violate contracts.” “Let’s put a stop to this orgy of spending in South Carolina,” was the appeal of the resolution’s author, W. L. Daniel of GreenWood. Laurens, Feb. 21.—.Attended by rep- New York, Feb. 22.—The farmer’s | Washington, Feb. 22. — \ w^arning ] resentatives of the various churches of only salvation, in the opinion of Alex-j against any attempt at the. forthcom- the county, the annual conference ofjander Ix'gge, whose pending retire- iaPT >neeting of the Democratic nation- the Laurens Baptist association was merit from the chairmanship of thejal committee to commit the party to a held Tuesday with the First Baptist farm board has been announced, is j high tariff program was issued today church of Laurens. The conference drastic restriction of production.” ■ hy Representative Cordell Hull. was presided over by Charles B. Bo- “The government,” Legge will say! The Tennessee senator-elect and Following an action here Tuesday: by the board yf trustees of Preshy- j terian college upon recommendation' from its faculty, young women living in Clinton and this community will be admitted this fall as regular students at this well known institution. The ac- Supreme C o'u r t With Vigor Holds ISth Amendment En tirely Valid. Liquor Fight ^ow Goes Back To Congress. ho, moderator of the association, who I in the issue of “The Country Home,” ^ fo*-nier chairman of the national com-j tion was taken for the lSKll-32 ses gave an outline of the work for the-to be published Tuesday, “has hacked, mittce, said in a statement it had been i sion in view of :he financiial condi year and made an earnest appeal for the farm board with a fund of half a the on-going of kingdom building by billion dollars, and the question is, the Laurens county group of churches, what has the farm board done with Mr. Bobo also expresses the pleas-! money, and what does it hope to ure of himself and the conference in having as guests for the day two out-j . ^ ^7 *^'onths without interrup- standing mission workers^the Rev. visible supply of wheat in this Jacob Gartenhau's, and the ^ev. S. L. a bill to authorize the j ^rn Baptist convention, with head- wmmission to write surety bonds foriAtlanta. The Rev. Mr. contractors engaged on state high-, j, ^ome on furlough from way projects. By a ® Brazil where he has been succes.sfully motion to contmue the 1 J engaged in mission work for several was rejected. It now goes to the sen- I At the afternoon session, round Watson. Both addressed the confer ence, giving informative talks relative to llome and foreign missions. The Rev. Mr. Gartenhaus has done home mission work among the Jews of the South for the paat t^n years under country has been greater than it was ] leadership,” he addeil, “have wit- in the .same month of the preceding lu'ssed the development of unprece- ^ear. In July, 1926, the surplus was high tariffs in almost all around 100 million bushels. That was | ^^untries and have culminated in more too much. But since then it has grown unemployment and idleness, more hu- steadily until in July, 1930, it was 274 | ««an distress' and privation, more million bushels. 1 bankruptcies and more utter dislocu- ate. The two revenue bills on the calen dar—to tax hydro-electric power and increa.«e the tax on in.surance com panies—were made special orders for tomorrow. They are to be taken up immediately after disposition of third- reading bills. Discounts would be allowed on taxes paid to county treasurers before Dih.*. table discussions were hehl and the budget for the current year adopted. The opening devotional services were conducted by the Rev. E. .M. Bostic, pastor of the Baptist church at ('ross Hill. In the afternoon the de votional exercises were led by wheat is pretty hopeless. American ! ^'^wlit and distribution throughout the farmers, to sell their wheat abroad nations of the world tihan was ever now, would have to accept- twenty before known. cents less than they are getting at i “Colossal failure and incapacity on persistently reported for some days tion of the community and in recog- that a part of the program of the nition of the splendid and whole- March 5 meeting “is as diplomatically hearted support that Clinton has al- but as definitely as possible to com- ways given to the college, mit ^le Democratic party to high tar- The recommendation from the fac- ' ulty as adopted by the trustees set- “The pa.«rt eight years under Ameri- tirg forth the conditions on which co-eds will be admitted this fall as students, follows: “In view of the financial condition in this community which will render it impossble for many to send their daughters away to college next year; and in view of the fact that this com- the college frequently in its times of need; therefore, we the faculty., of Presbyterian college, recommend that Washington, Feb. 24.—With vigor and eniphaSi.s the supreme court to day upheld the constitutionality of the eighteenth amendment. In a clearly worded and unanimous opinion it sustained the validity of the amendment against the conten tion of Federal Judge W’illiam Clark of New Jersey, who ruled it had been 'mpropcrly ratified. The deci.sion, announced by ,t:ie court’s youngest member in years and .service, Associate Justice Roberts, transferred the perennial battle over the liquor laws to the field of revision .)r repeal. It placed the entire (juestion up'.ui the shoulders of congress and lent an added .significance to the much di>- , the board of trustees admit to the home. The only thing that is keeping the part of our dominant political and {coHegt' next year such wmmen, living foreign wheat from coming into this, business leadership either to avoid the jin the community, as may wish to pur- country now is our tariff of forty- i chief injuries of the existing panif or two cents. i to promulgate basic tn-onomic policies “Our farmers must lower their co.sts j 'ts cure, must now lu* ]>at(‘nt to of prcsluction on wheat and corn like'every one. the men with the .steel factories and I * the face (»f this unspeakable the automobile factories. Hut they I situation, it would he .shocking and 1 must also adjust their prcMiuction toi“*i'“zing if the great historic Demo- , ; the potimtial demand.'The farmer hasjeratic party should eomplacently turn ^ itself under ohli;jation to continue the Rev. John H. Washington, pastor of|"‘'J^' feems^ to^he hard for the farm-; ^'v^duty To pTacrDr.It onTts' after the se.s.sion sue college courses; the same to he admitted on the following conditions: "I. That the college assume no oth er responsibility f(»r these women than class-room instruction. “2. That by admitting these women I next year the college does not place ;51, under a hill pas.sed on second read-jt^*^^*^^*^^ Baptist chutxh of Ijaurens, realize he can make more by the ta.sk of graj>pling with and solv-' hoard and other churches of the county . programj (,f lU.Sl-.'l”, should it he found hv the mg. Sponsored by J. B. Gibson of Dillon,' the measure would allow a 3 percent i STORES SPONSOR discount on taxes |«aid in October, 2 per cent in November, and 1 per ce,nt in December. The penalty w'hen over due would be 1 per cent in January, 2 per cent in February, and 3 per cent in March. After March 3Dt the taxes would lieai a 6 per cent interest thai ge. (j'uison argued that under the exist ing law large taxpayers were encour- “GOODWILL TOUR” Quality Service Motorcade Invaded ('ity Yesterday and Distributed Many Prizew and Souvenirs. A “good will” tour, with eighty in the party, ipun.sored by a ('olumbia group of Quality Service stores, ar rived in the city yesterday morning aged not to pay their taxes promptly 10:30 and was greeted with a large uiui that they were r ding the that had assembled at the mon- raising less. Of course, if the jirice is the same he will make more money whep he raises 1,0(M) bu.shels than when he raises SOO bushels. But if he raises l.OOQ bushels instead of HOO when BOO is all he can sell the price w-on’t ht' the same. “I.ook at the potato crop. The mar ket can normally consume 400,000,000 bu.shels. If the farmers raise ten per cent less than that they get a high price and make money. If they raise ten per cent more they hav^* to accept a ruinous price. that such practice i.s inadvis- ing the huge and pressing economic j yhle; and consecinently the college will i pioblems ^confronting this and other itiot he obligi-d to ke»*p any of the said | countries. ^ w'omen in classes until they receive] Hull asserted, The Democratic Hiidj their degrees from this institution; a P*U n*’** JYiust not he nierg- i definite policy in this respect to he ed on eeonomie policies, including high adopted hv the board after experi- nu-nt. tariff. “Such a fatuous coui-sc*," he added, "instead of securing the results claim ed for it would simply require thi- DenKH-ratic party to surrender and abandon its most cherishe<l economic- doctrines those which have funda*- mentally diffc-rentialed it from the and county governments. b'oi mt*r Gov.* Alfred K. Smith of j New York notified the house that he would he unable to accept an invita tion to address it in March. .Among new hills received w-as one ument to welcome the visitors. A special committee from the local organization headed by VV. ('. Bald win. had been appointed to meet their fellow- members of the Columbia Q. S. S’. W. H. Jacobs extended an address PYives have collapsed. "In 1293 the .South by Representatives Au.stell and Parris welcome to the visitors. The giving (,t C herokee. ( . h. Jones of Lexing,on, „f prizes .soon began, many pro- and IVaiman of Anderson, to provid.e ^ handled by the famous Q. S that person.'- in each county may or- j^rouD being awarded to holders S. of der aul .me,bile license plates through I nn.^hers. From here the big c.ei-ks of court. party traveling in cars covered with •Although the bill providing f- r the as.'isrment of intangible |)rof)erty for taxation had been made a special or der for tonight, ‘he house adjourned this afternoon to reconvene at 11 a m. tomorrow. It hoard prohibition attacked by J. Harvey Cleveland of Greenville, when a bill making it a misdemeanor to be in a grosslv intoxicated condition in , ; ^ or around a-private home was passed*;. , . on second reading. Senate Session ColunVoia, Feb. 24.—The senate had a brief but snappy session today, dis patching its calendar items in .-wift fashion. With no dvbate what.soever, the cor.-, stitutional amendment libtraliiing fram .li.-e requirements was pass 'd on third reading, and now gie-s t) the, goveinor fir his approval. No oppo sition i? o\-pt'cted from tnis source. The amendments change tlie perieid of re- dt-nt-e required in the slate from .six months to one month and require i payment onjy of a poll tax. Opponents of the measur** previo-is- ly had argued that the Negro vote advertising banners, proe-eeded to “Right now we have at> illu.stration i purty. of the livestock industry. Hog produc-] ‘There is only one way ‘to take the tion in recent years has been pretty jiolitics,’ and that is to well balanced with demand, -ind prices permit no iiolitical jiarty in close part- have resi.sted the decline. There has with the ehiel tariff berie- been over|;roduction of and fieiaiies to control and administer tiu- affairs of government. j)i-o<l'ieed 10,-i ‘Rractieally to merge the tw i old 000,000 bales of cotton and sold it for .Parties on tariffs and general ec-o- .$1,600,000,000. That looked good for ”oinics at tbe very time business pros- the cotton planter. If he made that ^ Nation everywlu-re is <-alling for ielief much on 10,000,OttO bales, what could i '>1 "CV bumble judgment, con- he do with 12, l.o, IH million bales? .So ><titut(* the supreme political bliind< r- he* kept increasing his crop until tragedy (d this generation.” That details regarding a<imis- ion of women, other^than mentioned abo\»', I (• b-ft to the judgment of the faculty. "4. In this connection also the fac ulty favor the gi\ing of full credit for all woik done and gr.-idiiation if Ieciiiireincnts for .'■-iieh are fulfillet Meeting W’ell Attended I in- board meeting Tuesday vvas( Well :itt( nded by represent at ives fro?)i| Suiilh I ai'olitia and Georgia. J'he ses-; sion was pres'ded (»ver by its chair-j man, Di-. Hr \\’. DuBose (,f .'•Spartan-j lung, and had before its consiilcr-! alioii many matters of importance! I et t :»iniM;(r to the institution and its! ■werk. I 'I'lu, e attending thl- meetin>.’' w-«‘i’efl the Wjekersham i-ommission. The Clark' decision was based u;'on a contention that the amendment to ! be valid should have been ratified by .state popular conventions rather thsa by the state legislatures. ('ounsel supporting Judge Cla:'..’.s position argutd the fifth article 'f the constitution differentiated -e- tween amendments makin«r changes in governmental ma;hinery and those af fecting the liberties of the peopic. mendments of the latter category, it w-as contended, must be - ubmit‘.e-.i by congress to state conventions. Early in his opinion, .hniice R-b- erts said attorneys- supporting ♦ne Clark ruling were a.sking the <•. sr* to hold that .Article .5 “mea:is so"- •- thing different from what it j)la::’'v says.” “The United .‘states a-serts," -n- added, "that Article .5 is clear In statement, contains no ambiguJtv, and culls for no resort to rules of ■on.-trui tion. .-X mere reading dem »n- stiates that this is true.” The opinion was dearly phra cd end .iustice Roberts had ddivereel but a few sentences lu-foi-e its meaning was ajrparcnt. dhe spectators who filled evei-y .s<‘at in the semi-circular however, listened inVntlv U’l.- I ■ ^ uGn(*lu.‘'Mon. order of the <ourt be!<,w i,-. > I Greenville where they were guests of J'*-'’ IH.000,000 bales. And Rev. .S. ,.| Claussen’s Bakery for <linner. The booster idea originated with Hen Davis ofColunrbia, and six towns were included on yesterday’s itinerary, w,th 3,000 prizes Ireing given away. There are now H50 Quality Service store.s in the two ('arolinas with Cas as hL-ad(iuarters. Clinton IS one of the important units of the system, several well known grocery stores of this city holding memlau-- ship in the organization. A big wel come was extended the motorcade while here ye.sterday on their good will visit and the independents were enthu siastica 11 y recei\Yd. got a billion dollars for that he $600,000,000 less than for a (-roj) sev enty-five per cent smaller. “What must be done is to en.-our- age the farmers to join their loial co- op«-rativ(‘s and to encourage their lo cal cooperative." to become affiliated with the national association. When a majority of the wheat growers belong, SPEAKERS FOR SCHOOL CLOSING room, ;il the ‘"1 b( ver-ed. ' • 'lii» f lii't.'.-e Ilug'-es, b iwevei-, d I not [lartic-pale in the case. He w-ivh- litw- Ix'.ause he had taken a minor pait in th(‘ national orohibition cases ti 112(1. The court d.-cided then that the prohibition amendment w-as a valid ])art of the con.stituliun. In view of that opinion, the rurng iluy was regarded as a fiuegone con- iision. Tiiat, however, did not pre- Dr. R. W, Walla-e, (’hester K. I hillip.-., ( olumbia; Dr. (i. G.'y,.j,| attracting more'"attention .Mayes, Winnsboro; Prof. .A. J. Fha-ks- y,,y (..,se in recent vears. ton, Oiang<'burg; Dr. Alexander Florida Minister and South ('arolina Fducator On Commencement Pro gram At Orphanage. The- commencement exercises of any ease* m Back of the argument ’ li.it th<* pro Spiunt, thaileston; 11. .M. .McLaurin, hiliition anu ndment should have 1 ' \\ edgefield; Di-. H. W. DuBose, Sfiar ' the Thorriwell orphanage schools will the farmers’ marketing problem will „„ Sunday, June 7th, and al- reaily jdans are under way at the in- •MILL LEAGUE SOON TO OPEN Uaschali Organization Perfected With Eight Clubs In Circuit. Watta and Lydia .Mills New .Members. j The Mid-State Textile Baseball lea- • gue was o.’-ganized at a meeting held be well on the way lo a solution. “Will the farmer.s jinn? That is the question and on its answer hinges the sui ces.s of the whole plan. Other farm ers have done it in other i-rop.s than wheat. Take the walnut growers. They j control ninety per cent of their crop. .Xnd they sold their crop la.s* year, in .spite of all the depression, at the best piice in its history. And this year’s crop ojiened at a cent and a half high er than last year’s.” j South Carolina . Leads In Spindles stitution for its closing iirogram. To deliver Ihi- baccalaureate ser mon on th»- morning of June 7th, the Rev. D. A. Dunseith, D.D., has been seeuied. Dr. Dunseith i.s pastor of the Peace .Menriiial IVe.sbyterian church at Clearwater, Fla., and it will be his first apia-arance lufore a Clinton congregation. The commencement addres.s before the giaduating class will be delivered on Tuesday. June 9th, by James Hen- ly Thornwell, superintendent of the city .schools at Hartsville, S. C. Mr. Thorniwell is a jjraduate of Presbyte rian college and is pleasantly remem- ciigei icjo; i/i'. M. w . uuiJosi-, •''f>ar-1 j yj,.,! lar.burg; Dr. E. Doyle, .Sei^e.-a; .M. Bailey, Clint(»n; W. J. Bailey, Clin- '.on; W. P. Jacobs, Clinton; Di-. .'s'. I*. Pratt, Decatur, Ga.; Dr. M. .M. Ma-- Fenin, .Augusta, Ga.; Rev. S. VY. Den<ly. Cairo, Ga.; Rev. .A. W. Dick, .Moultrie, Ga.; Rev. 'F. W. S-mp-ion, Brunswick, Ga. by conventio?is was a* the u eo a-- that the people reserve i to emselves by the ten.h :imendm*nt p(jw-er over their own pers(»nal liber ty. It was eon'.endi'd. in ( insj*(iuen that legi.slatun s have no authority ‘.o give the '’•over!menl moi«- j)ower ^ .er personal liberty. Mrs. Littlefield Loses Father Rev. Paul Grier To Accept Call might be appreciably increased by its here Mornisy night with eight clubs: Washington, Feb. 22. South Caro-, y^y ^ friends, passage. entei ing the organization. Watts and ■ lint led with total textile spindles ac- - fjther announcements pertaining to Opims’.tion was encountered by the Lydia mills being new membej^. five during January and also with' bill to compel pharmacists to .stand The Teague season will officially] total aetTve spmdle hours for the | ^jn made later, an examnation before receiving H-.open on April 11, and 21 games wilP month, the department of commerce i members asked for tirfr; played, the complete schedule to i reports. I I-riemh in the city of .Mi s. T. .M. L'ttlefield will rc.gret to leai-n of the death of her father, D. P. (ox, that oceujied at his home at .Slmpmvil.e Tues<lay night. The fiineral r .’:<-e:" will be helfl this afternoon at liiree o’clock f^-om Unity Baptist chui-ch near .Sitnp.sonville.. .M.-. Cox, who was a w(*ll known and e.<teemed citizen of his community, is ."urvived by the follow ing children: .Mrs. T. .M. Littlefield of this city, Mrs. Fur^ian Richardson, C. E. and L. A. Cox,^11 of .Simpson- ville. censes. but to further consider it and debate was he announced soon. | During January, South Carolina had 14-H Club Leaders postponed until Thursday, when the. Officers of the new organization j total active spindle hours of 1,646,- measure is to become a secial ord.ir are: E. E. W'aites, Newberry, presi- 263,738 and had 5,435,244 spindles ac- of business. Ident; Noah Hendrix, vice-president;, tive during the month. Senator Hodges of Greenwood, a Dr, L. E. Bishop, Laurens, secretary-, North Carolina was second in both Named For Year druggist, said the bill would “elevate the profession.” It would eliminate licensing after 10 years’ experience, as the present law provides. The senate did not take kindly to ward a house resolution asking the treasurer. classifications and Massachusetts wa.s I Teams holding membership in the thiid in each. North Carolina had Leaders for the year have been named by the different 4-H Boys clubs organization of the county, and the league are: Watts Mill, Lydia Mills, | L401,713,855 total active spindle hours j *** units of the county which func- Clinton Mills, W’est End, Goldville,’fo'r January and 5,376,388 spindles ac-'tion under the general supervision of. I.Aurens, Monarch and Oakland. Another meeting of the league 01- tive. Massachusetts reported 837,401,- 535 and 4,321,804, respectively. United States congress to adopt the ficials has been called for March IPfh' Massachusetts continues "to lead Sparks-Capper resolution to eliminate in Goldville for the purpose of draw- j ^ith total spindles in place with 7,- unnaturalized aliens from the count ing up rules and regulations by which I 28 on January 31. North Caro- in making apportionmenU for ropre- the organization wiH be govcme-l., was second with 6,233,438, and senUtion. Habemicht-McDougal of Columbia, is i South Carolina third with 5,687,544. It was pointed out that eastern offering a trofrfiy for the team win-! states might seek to have the unfran-jning the Championship for the coming ANOTHER TAX MAN DUE C. B. Cannon, county farm agent, are getting in shape for the work of the ! .season. Last week Mr. Cannon and, Theo Vaughn, a-ssistant state boys club agent, vi.sited the boys clubs of I^aurens county and found them well | organized. New members are quali- j fying and it is expected that the mem-! bership wrill run considerably above chised Negro eliminated from the count in the South, while other mem bers said congress would hardly be influenced by the South Carolina res olution. It was virtually killed by being continued.” The .-cnatc tomorrow has jts a spec- season. 100 this year. A deputy collector from the office! Club leaders for this year are: of the collector of internal revenue j Cross Hill, Horace MeSwain; Mount- ville, Herbert Bums; Lanford, Boyd ial order consideration of the bill call ing on the stale highway department' will be in Clinton on March 2 and in to refund to cities of over 2,500 money Laurens on March 4 to assist federal] . ij . n i o - u i o • spent,by the cities in paving streets | income taxpayers in making out their Poplar Springs, H. J. Sni- used as part of the sUte highway j blanks for 1930, it is announced from <*«>’; Brewerton, H. H. Beeks; Hick- system. I Columbia. | ory Tavern, W. M. Abercrombie. The Power Of the Want Ad Keen buyers and sellers are daily realizing, more and more, the power of the Want .Ad to bring them definite and imme diate re.sults. If you have something you v/ant to sell, rent or exchange— or if you want to buy or rent, tell your story in a clear, con cise manner and place it in the Want Ad columns. You will be mighty well pie' led with the results and the* cost is very little compared with rethJlts. THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” (Leenwood, Feb. 22. The Rev. Ba.il I.. Grier .Sunday annourned hi.s iiation as minister in change of I'm' Gu’envvood .A. R. I*, mi.ssion ehui'ih and hi.s acceptan e of a c;!!! to -.be J a-'torate of he Sardis ,\. R. 5*. .-huKn, near Charlitte. He stated toe usignation had l)een approved by the h()nie mission board and would be e:‘- ftH live ])r(.bubly the .second .Sunday in •March. I .Mr. Grier has served the lo-?al •burch since June, 1929, having co:ne to Greenwood from Laurens. He i? a son of the late Paul L. Grier, teacher (if mathematics at Erskiac college for many years, and is a brother of Dr. R. (i. Grier, president of Enskine, the Rev. W. P. Grier of Clover, and F. E. Grier of Greenwood. Date Changed For College Services Tile special devotional services an nounced at the Pi-eabyterian college for this week, were postponed until Monday, March 2nd, and will contince through the following Friday. The services were postponed on account of the illness of Dr. Flournoy Shept^er- son of Greenville, the minister in charge, who was taken ill last week while in Chattanooga attending the World Congress on Missions. OUT OF HOSPITAL Friends of M. D. Milam 'A-ill be gl^d to know that he has returned to hn home near here after undergoing :’.;i operation at Dr. Hays’ hospital.