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• THE CHRONICLE • • Strives To Be I Clean News- • S paper. Complete, Newsy, • and Reliable. If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. VOLUME XXXI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931 TT" SENATE GETS TUITION BILLSJ FOUNDER’S DAY IS OBSERVED XoIIeffe Student Body Hears Dr. Lynn Z „ I In Impreswive Memorial Service Three Measures To Abolish Free | to the Late Dr. M. \\ Jacobs. Scholarships Offered. Higher Charges ’Urged 'Thaif TFiose Now Obtaining. Conimemoratingr the memory of Dr. j William Plumer Jacobs, D.D., LL.D.. I the student hotly and faculty of the I Presbyterian collefre assembled in the collesre chapel Monday morning: at 11:45 for Founder’s day exercises and to pay just and fitting tribute to this 'jrreat man who founded Prepbyt»'‘rian college and Thornwel! erphanapt*. Columbia, March 17. — A trio of bills nvaking radical changes in insti tutions of higher education in South Carolina were presented by the sen ate finance committee today. Un*T provisions of the in..asuros,r^;;'‘;,,„:;^' „ the pharmacy school would he abol-1 j.,,, | at the Lmvem.ty of .^uth ( ohna, free «'holarsh.ps would be stop.,,,i| pe^ airf tuitmu feds ra.^ m al the mshtutlons except the State t <,loixd | ‘■"i'" .?n TTY!'’’'- V V |liver.xlbyl)r. l,. It .ssl.ynu. presid oit The bills aboltshmy the pharmacy,f^e Thomwcll orphanaye of this school and free schoarships ar.- now |,,j, to the late Dr. .la- before the house, hanuy tx-eu intro., dueed there some time ayo, but the brouyht before all who hcanl him. in other measure is entirey new. The foes dos:gnate<l are: tf f t a most striking manner, the great ! « o. L ex .. work that Dr. Jacplw did and the in- Uriivorsity of South C.amlma - that his life and work has had Residents of the sUte m the law- and ^ knew him and those who graduate schools, $1.>0: non-rty.donls ^ave come in contact with his gn^at Clemson colleg«--R.*sidents lof th<> remark.s in which state m the engineering and textile ,«.t forth the purpose of the me- departments, $<5; n m-re.sident.s. $15h. ,^,,,^^1.1 hour, and after the reatling of Klei*trical engineering <le|mrtment: an appropriate scriptun- lesson, in- liesidents, $100; mm-n sidents, $-JP0. Produced the speaker of the morning. uinthrop Resulent.s, $(a; non-res- i«lents, $150. • The (Mtadel Residents. $100; n >n- resident, $250. • ' Medical college non-resident.s, $100. “N<*edv” .students Rt .siti<*nts, $250; will 1h' able to Dr. Lynn, after giving a s-'iort bi.i- grajihieal sket.-h of Dr. .laeobs, went fully into the life work and a -e lo- plishments of (Minton’s “first «Mi/, ‘ti" who made such a large* eont riluition to the educational ami .spiritual pr.i ri'-ss of this community. Speaking of the NUMBER 12 HOUSE KILLS PO^R BILL New Revenue Measure Goes Down In Defeat By Narrow Margin Following Prolqinged Debate. f GLEE CLUB TO DEATH CLAIMS SEED LOAN APPEAR HERE MRS. S. R. BASS FOR COUNTY defer payment „f tuitiun by Kr.in.c, notes ami mak.ng annual pa\meni.w,jfounding the-e institutions that starting two >ears after graduation. carriesl through the na't five* The state tax commission is given the I,,^is memorv and aims. Dr. duty of investigating claims of these ^^e gi-at love that he had m^lj studenU. chiUlren and young peo- An argument wa.s starttsl jpi^^ and especially fur the fatherless bnnging hack from the engro.ssine de- founded the or-1 win |»r,,gr«m Next 'I’hursday ' B«’l«ved Woman Passes .\( ILime of l.aiirens Farmers To (iet $15,000 To York a.sserted that had the elec tion <*f phanage. | Evening. .Successful Trip Made In P‘‘r Sister Here. Funeral Hii.v Seed. Committee Named 'I'o * ; chairman of the state Dw'eWing further on the character: ...This State and Georgia. Held Sunday. Pass On Applicali(»ns. highway commission been suhjtH-tcd , . K- K . Hr.-Lynn emphasize! I After a .series of unusually excel-‘ Mr.s. S. R. Hass <if Helmont. N. ('.. — J'PP'oval of the United SLaU s to C-narleston irom a highway re-1 y^jg unending faith in Gml and man. ]<.nt performances on the road, the I'M iday night at the home of her Laurens, March It).— The United ^‘‘aate. he would not, ha\e recciv ,1 quirmg suT ace ireaimeni 10 cue lha* j,jjj (j^xyout belief in the power of ^.jub and orchestra of Preshyte- i‘i'«ter, Mrs. .1. C. Wilson, on W-st States department of agriculture has|Hi;'t body's confirmation, will enanie it to t>e paved. prayer, his Godliness and humbleness, n;j,n college has returned home to u-ive, Main .street after a two weeks’ ill-1 aslvi.sed C. H. Cannon, county farm' a.s chairman of t e Columbia, March 17.—By the mar gin of three votes the house tonight kilkxi a bill to tax hydro-electric pow er generated in the state. The vo*e was 4x3 to 40 to strike out the enact ing words of the bill. ■ The revenue hill had lieen debated intermittently for we<>ks. A vete wa.s reached tonight after nearly tbrea hours of intense debaU*. ' ' Under the measure, intrialucci by the ways an<l moans committo*, a tax of one-half of a mill would ha\<* lieci levied on each kilowa't hour of juiwer generat'd in the state for sale. Its estimati'^l revenue wa.s $()00,000. In fighting for the p:i«sage of th* hill some supporters jiointcxl out that the appropriations hill now in, the hands of the .'•enate exeeed<‘d (stii ia*:- |ed revenue by nearly a million dollars. nvenn'mimri t rev<‘n u*; derive<i from the hill shouM he. devot ed to re-iluction of the 5-mill levy <>'i r«'al property. During the weeks tlu* liill has been on the hou.st* ealendar its oppimen’i iiave eontenih'd that passjjjL.'-e of the hill woiihl cripple development of t i •* pi-wer indii.-try in the sla'e, as wadi as prevent new in4liistries from locfi''- ing in South Carolina. .Anotlu’r arg-uim’iit a<lvane«‘(l again t Ihi* mea.-ure was tliat the tax won'1 lie “jia-'-ed on” to eon-unii's. , Dewey Oxner of UieenviMe, loox | to strike nut the enacting words jthe hill. ! A companion revenue measure [inerease the tax on insuranee ei panics is yet to he acted upon. I During flehate W. R. Bradford f partmenM the measure pa.ssed last Thursday w-hich changed the status of the “Old State read” from Celum- rian college has returned home to give Senator \\<st argued its pa the face of so many trials and d'.s-j|^^ annual lo<-al program next Thurs-i^ess. The funeral service was held i agent, that the sum of has 1 commiasUm in hsvnlh ( ar - , .March 2<i, in the Florida resilience Sunday morning at he<oi made availahh* for l.:iiiren.s eoiin- Bradford sai<l. .Mr. < . (). Heer- vioVated the senate resnhition against increasing the highway department couragements, and so many suer-esyes., <jay (•vening, Several incidents were cited by the school au<iitorium at eight 11 o’clock with interment following at ty out of the total amount <if $75(),()PO11'”- Mr. lleoron \v,o (bligationa. Other senators, including as direct answers to nr-iver ' * i i -ru i i i r ^ ♦ ♦ -ru ii i * .i <• i- c i mg Senator Sims Orangeburg who snni dimt answei-> to praj t r, „ -py,,, compose<l of twen- Rosemont eeitH*tery. Ihe 'erv:;(* was allotted to SnPh ( aroliiia lor loari-i "P'^^'-jhy Dr. .lacohs for guidance and help in tv-five meinhers, wMl give a m '^st en- so^ tho mvaxuns .l.vlarvd th's vvasl^i, f»r.n.arhin,r work. .i.rlainin,. an,I vnjo^.bl,. I)ebair7a< mtarrapt,,! wh. a ' .'•Mh"at'’'Dr"‘‘ fa’'Z'''’i,'',;v I'" , jampHS, that Dr. .la. it)s lim ol (>„ .j.^ns through South ( at i in chaig'e of her fiastor, Rev. .Mr. program, belly of Belmont, N. ('. lovers. .Mrs, Bass was in her dPth veai I'dr the International Paper aid to farmers for the purcha.se of seed,''"•"Uany. which has been re-- for spring planting, fted fur work 'he a-* hesul tif t.he jiowvi- .f .stock or fuel' and f,ir tr;i tors, as trust.” Mr. Mearoii is editor of T .x* age, and was adaughler of the mer Senator S. 1. Sumineis. of ( »!■ 'thought and action now being univei' hrnin county, and J. xScottowe Wanna-, accept«>d .is iiKHlern ideas, ar.* p,.,,,, r^.i.V.jved an<7 (;oinmende<l was matrie.i thirty .ve irs ago f. :ite lina and (h'orgia, the glee eluh ha'< -L Warren Blakely of this city. Sh< ptoved Feliiuary 23. anthi.iized in the agri ultural ad ;ip- Herald. I I .11 1 1,.. , I maker, of St Matthews, pre-ident of the ulans that he put into prae- ..vervwhere the hjirmers and Taxpayers league.! examples. heA„i„’ of of the institutional enttag-e X 1 were introsluewl and ma«le speeches. At ailj lurnment time ilehate wa langing over the po.nt of order whether or not the hill could 1h> dis cussed tomorrow, sime its t me f. r spoke it has played. .After a tour of .South (i<*e.igMi, giving per- f.'inianees at W'avcro.-s,'('.I'ro, A'la- 1‘dplan first adopted by Thornwell, th: Bainhridge and Bru-tsw: k alowlute uhstaining from making any yho duh left W’eslne.sdav for lhaufort legal ties lietw-t*en the chib! andtlm ora TT-7——rr , , iTmlfcuDon. and the Umnding in 1S<I3 ^hat night. Thursday irght ’hev w< re re<-all from the engrossing department , - Mia.xi!<xn Tr-iminxr ihot • i. ■ r , 7 ‘ • _ , , . ‘>i « Mia-sion 1 raining toJlege that F..,;rfax and Friday they entertain- Ud‘p^..v AiL.xn x. h , vk-.v replaced by the e.stahlishment of .students of (Jiieen-< Mr Stnat ir W il. am.-, Aiktn, ht .i ,Asss*mhly’s Training -■•(•hool at charlotte Richmond. Va., in HIM. Dr. .Iacol*s. ,■ diiedor of son, U*onil Itass of B.*lmont; two sis. -all kvas'1 I nHinir Senator We t tr«v-> l l» 'l tile cluh, has rece.iv<d many compli- t‘’rs and three lirothers, .Mr.s. .1. (' he ^ have the With the or- nients on the all-n und showing of the Wilson of this <-i‘y, Mrs. O. T. New le Rev. S. R. Bass and since that lime had made her hoiiM* in North < ar - lina. Her hu-ihand.preceded her to the grave a yi ar ago. Mrs. Ha s was a ilevoteii nieniher of 1, H W '-mati (it man lovable igi.l admirable traits of i-har aeter, and will be greatly missel b*' those who knew and loved her. The deceased is survived by on.' 'I he <lepai 1 ineiit aN i' a l i cl th.' personnel of the Lauie’i,' ('(111111;,• enni- mif.ee and district i 'iiimitt•.'(* = th'il had been iiannil to nass on the appli- ea'.ion.s which fainiers may make t > the di nai t merit fm- ..leti lea*i ., 'I wonih-r why they hoiight tin three newspapers way down h(*re in South Carolina?” Bradford eontinii" ;. “Was it ■iiiold p, b!ic opinion? I think sx). “I am pot jicakimr unkindly of V '. lb ai'on, Init in cnniio-tii.n vcitb— net I'l exei'i .1 to any I 1 h.T* have Im'cii ap- W’a li.i.g* 01 are a- organizution, while Gu.s his Blue liamhlers havt {ilaudits of all who have heard thi.- rcmarkable oreh<>stra. .A musical skit, “Hired and Fin'd.” was grecttxi with an thnlhusia tie aji- plausc by all the audiem-cs. I.EROY SPRINGS FOR NIGHT WORK .\ larg«* crowd is expe ted to att'-’i I the pc^rforlnanee here on next 'rimrs- Lancai-tcr CoDon Mill .Man .Says I’laii the fullest, his^j.^^. Admis-.ii.n will he 25 and! To Slip If Is “Bunk." and ly whole life to ' Twytice he would attempt t.o have the ,,Manage and college, expressed . avid measure krlled. reality, the same idea that " has lH*<*n wrought out at the firese^t Senate Prepares Trailing s<hoo! in Richmond. I Showing how- Dr. Jacobs folIow(*d r or Heavy WeeK the hleal of giving everv orjihan child — the very best education oht-ainahle. Golumhia, .Mai h 13. The .-eruu.* the 9jH*aker close<i his addre.ss with relaxed t( day, treaied m >st of j-,- an exposition of how this great man work in hum -ous fa-hi >n and ad- had carried ou*. to Jnurnrsl after a iirief s( ssion dejt not statement; “I want m until it had indi atid that next w.'ek be in the Fir'^t Bre-byterian chur'h, and prohahly sevnal iheix*after w-;ll tiie Thornwell orphanage, a.; i the be strictly business. l‘;-esbyter'an cidlege.” With the hou-,e finishi I with the In cio.sing. Dr. Lynn said: Dr. .Ja- appropriatii :i.s hill the senate girded cobs was a man of vision, a nian of its loins to wade into the task of giv-, courage. He was a man of dogged per- ing the bill its anprbvat or di.sapprov- sistence ansi sietermination. He was a al. man of gieat faith in G d an 1 in Hi- Ha-ty confert .n.cs were held among W rd. 'Ihe atmosphere in -A-hich he the individual .-enat rs and aftt*r- liv<*(l wa.s an atmosphere of prayer. . • , - w-ards Senator Ward. G.'orge’.tw-n. His motto in life wa* thi.s: “S'ek 'st !?* '' ^i i chairman of the finanro committee, thou gre^^at things for thyself, c. (».- Imlk*. J. v\. TimM d. H. Sull*- anncunccd its C(*mmittee would begin them not.” With this grea^ und<'rly-,^ ** its labors on the appropriations hili ing view, he laid his life out in the' H. \V. \\a<le of ( linton'; lianey and ""‘n "I" WofMlruff. B. M. Itlakely of drawn the this <'*ty, 'F. W. Blakely of l.angh'V, and .). .M. Blakely of Klleiiton. wh" h are tllli v- riiial. 'the e mmittee poiibe I thnuigb fiillow .s: County <, mmittee; O. L. Lung, ehairnKin, .M. 11. Hunter, S. Hipp, C. K. Keniudy, Lauren-. 'Flie carious Coniiminity eommlUce-: are as f'dlows; Cross Hill st'i'lion; K. .A, .A'iam . R. W. Griffm, llora.e L. .Mi-.'swaui, .Ir., ( Ills- Hill, (I’O. OP section; W. \\ . Slone, Clinton, and inaii, CMdville. Lotin’ain Irn --ection: .1, H. liellams Re Harris, C. "!( r W'ork- and I.' 50 cents. Local Men On Hospital Hoard •Memla'rs of the Laurens eoartv (U-Iegation to the genera! a -enil'ly have announced the following (leven citizens as trustees f .r the prnp.ise 1 '.Not v- Ilumanit y.” Charlofe. .N’. C. .M;ir h UL l.t-i'iy Spring', of Lan:'a-ter. S. C., in a statepK nt i.s.-,ued hcK* t(day charge.; IL R. ('ha'.man, ^,ol^l;airl Inn. Ldtn section; Waller C a W.jid, Ow'iriKS, a'1,1 -1. .M, Fountain inn. l‘r;ni'eton si'ctio’i; .M. L (). V* li, e , R. G. WMIG, < ’li.'( k, that the plan to stop night work of John W. I’laynham, W.'iii- .‘-'h cil-, and wuni'n and niinor'^ in textile mill- h. .Geoige I,. R!dgewa,y, Prineet m. ‘‘not hum:'’I'ty it’s liurik.” Untie ol the iLstre' l••'lll'e;t.‘, men ('oloml i-m'iigs, pre-'dur’t of I'lills j w.ll k' to i;a.-.s' on ami!; "a* ■ irfwi'- the >aiii at. Lanca-'er, K r.-lr i .\1:ll an I waid ; ) th.' i' '-•(.un. agent Monday at 8 p. m. He indricatetl that every effort w-oulo! be made tQ finkh it by the eml of the week. ‘ j Few bills and resolutions were in-. troduced and the senate after clearing | the calendar as much as possible, ad journed. Texas Layman Here Sunday Che-t.'i-, sahl he had fricl^ the pi.in who, in turn, vv'll •ui.init fke piper hut f .und it would not work. It‘w i • to the ceii ral eommittee gr i.in f.-r not satisfaetm-y to a large number nf approval before thf y are M-nt t < the the wi.rkers themselves, he said. I'.'parlmi'at at Wa-hingtmi for the “I hase found.” he explained, “that final O. K. they had rather work at night Im- -aus'* .Several forms of procedure relative way"l)’ai of'cross Hill- *D I) Peden ^ three-day holiday ever^tf securing the I ans are jirovided. -of Gray Court; and J. R .Meintvre of,and then after .sleeping thek Proniis.sory notes, mortgage or lien ■'Young.s. The delegation stated, in morning and afternoon, on cion, and by a voucher form pro- s .1 • . .. . .1 they have several hours to enjoy vided by the dejiartment and signed hack to by the applicant. A .supply of applicatiiin blanks have sen-ice of C,od and for His glory. j Howler Workman of Goldville; ('on making the appointments, that the' , , , , hospital act had been amemled to | Irefcre going ; provide for eleven members on the work.?’ J M. Alkrdyce, a member of the „,iginally| "the country been rc.cem.l top.ther with ».x.uri,y ^ „,„u.;,;plat..<l hy 7- Southern ^exbyter,an church and (o give county-wide I f"" ''ho 1 ’T' P'" ''''! K,.ntl,.,nan here that the final h II wii distinguished layman of San Antonio, I • jwork, it would be difficult to give hands of the committees de.signatisi pj. " TT ITs eh'.'li(»n as ehaMiiian Of ti.i* h .ghway i iii.imi- ioM tiad been .su >- niilti (1 til the apjiroval of the Unit nI .'states -ciuite he wouldn't ha'.e got as f;ir a-, a flea could .jumj) . . •. heca ;■ > of his f;nan''jal laiekground. I wiC'i .Air. Ilearon hadn't been ele.ti I (ha - man of tin* h’ghway immiiiission. In diseii.-sing tin* ai'g’inieiit a !- var.ecil agairi''^t the hill that d.inatio' s to .South Carolina h(is|)i(als would ' e vv'uhdiawn by "he Duk** !• .miidatio'' •' the tax ,v;is levii <1, Bradfi.*-1 Miid; ‘ I th;nk .Mr. Iluk'-’s feel were made f clay, Ju-t like yours ard ni ne.” Bl.idford argm .i that h s mot: y (: he la* e i. B. Uuk '- ) w.i - n. • hugely ill tohaicii ‘‘an.I U.a; fu* | I prodii.-ers jasf a- hiw as ll"•-•illle. . . . When he rnmle h's doivi’'..n t i ei'. - ify h" wasn't giving awav -ymucLu ' ' h' .'imply returned ...'.'ic-hing i • had taken.” in fa\'oriiig the l*iM, R.'urfcdpb L '* f Uor. hes'.ei . ^aM the Su-i'. e c:i’ *1 development "i- nj fia iid; fimv , finane'al standriiin’:” Lee -a'1 u Coluiiihia Kailw.i.v a'id .\ iv ga’ eonii any, whi h ' • ,k it the t ‘ chattel' far tlm d"'.(! fiioe'i'. “-is i ,. a figurehead for l};e In Pulp and I’aper i •m|,;i'iy.’ said he meant the Intern' per and Power cempany. Chairniaii .Neville Be-irn way.s and means euininittei closing argument. In a.skii;g_passai. - of the bill he said it w-as “a malt *; of nece.ssity, .since the apjiropriation.s hill is beyond the expected revenue, V U 'rnnt' He I,a. ; m.il U I'Ol' • matle t $750000 To State* Texas, will add'ress the congregation! hospital is to be established*'^"'^®” minor.s now working at to handle application loans in Lau- ’ F/x- Presbyterian church of frodn the proceeds of a $.5o',000 bondl"*^?^'^ day-time'jobs. ren.s county. ri|r OCtNl IAIanB|thi8 -.-ity next Sunday both morning voted last November, this! about human princi- ,an<f evening, in the high school audi- Clemson College, March 13.—A to-!torium. tal of $750,000 is the allotment for| Mr. Allardyce is a retired 'ou^iness' Foundation ¥he” control of the South C^olina of funds for seed and man and possesses a close-up business| institution, selection of site and other fertilizer loans for farmer* secured man’s viewpoint of missions. He has details of management is vested in through aid of Senator E. D. Smith'given the remainder of his life to full the governing board of tru.'tees. for South Carolina, North Carolina, L»me service in the Kingdom of God,, Georgia and Florida, according to an- and wherever he has spoken through- nouncement here of Dr. W. W. Long,lout the Presbyterian church, he has dirpetoT of .the extension serw-ice. w-ho made a profound impression. The pub is helping to w-ork out the matter'lie is cordially invited to hear him issue voted last November, this I , „ , , . , . . amount to be supplemented by, To SpCak equal amount to be donated by the |1 R^x-f/xf/x Qonod/xfc “f Florence, and W. L. M- ^ *IILi*»n i\f Giinnf^xr VV NiOl*tO!\ ^ Ik* .said faiTii lamls were tajeed 4.2 per cent of their income and power ci>nipank*s 2.7 jH*r cent. I Opposing the bill tonight were C. U. Quarterly Conference For Kinards Circuit I (. throug|\ extenrion agent*. I next Sunday at these services. COTTON POOLS CLOSE The 11130-31 annual cotton pool ini well Methodi.st the cotton co-op will close on March ■ March 24. Columbia, March 17. Bern.ard Ba-, ruch, financier, advi.sed .Senator Fay: De.sportes, Fairfield, tonight of hisj The .second quarterly conference of acceptance of an invitathm to addi-t-'S?'' Cutchen of Sumter. W. .Marion, .spoke for it. HONORED AT IMVEKSITY Kinards circuit will he held at Hope- the genera! assembly. Miss Rowena Jones of thi.s city, wc.s church, Tuesday,] Mr. Baruch, who has interested vatt*d the most intelle'ctual ‘himself in South Carolina affairs, said University of S nith Car - _ . 1, according to T. G. Harris of this Rev. P. F. Kilgo, presiding elder of he would .speak either during the last '^'”^ where she is doing post-gradua‘ j Sou^ Candina is fortunate, Dr.j |city, field agent for the association, the'Greenwood district, will preach at of .Mairh or along the first of April. Miss Jones is the talenW i Long thinks, in haring eecured so lib-i ILL AT HOSPIT.4L ICctton shipped before that time, he *11 a. m. Dinner will lie served at theiphe general as'-emhly passed a re.^io- dJiughter of Ih-, and Mrs. Dial x - eral a share of the $2,0J0,0OO allotted' The many friends of Mr. J. A, Bai-jsaid, will draw the 90 per cent pool, church, after which the busine.ss ses- Jutlon inviting him to'.•;)'ak. ,.Iones and her friends in the city w 'l to the four states. Apportionment of ley, who is^now a patient at Dr. Hays’jlf .shipped after that time, he said, it «ion will be held. ; * leorn with interest of the high .sci'. - the $7.50,000 among the counties of IxUpital, will be glad to hear that hisjw-ill be put in the 1932 pool in which’ A cordial invitation is extended t:ij .j. b. Quinn of S}>artanh.irg. wa.-; standing she i.s atta'ning at the state has been announced. -conation is improving, jthe advance has not been fixed. ithis service. ’ Ihusineat visitor here Thursday. * i university. 'Fhursday.