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VOLUME XXXI
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931
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NUMBER 14
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QUAKE BRINGS
DEATHJO MANY
Fire Sweeps Ruins of Nicara
guan Capital. 1,000 Killed,
Thousands Injured. Property
Loss Near 30 Millions.
Manama, Nicaragua, March 31.—
Eleven sharp earth shocks packed into
the space of a few seconds, followed
by fire which ripped the heart out of
the business section, today spread ter-
Beloved Woman ^
Suddenly
Mrs. Addle Dillard Succumbs To
Short Olness. Funeral Held At
Home. Burial At Hurricane.
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Mrs. Addie Dillard, 69 widow of the
late J. D. Dillard, died suddenly at her
home here on Monday afternoon fol
lowing an illness of only four days’
duration. At the time' of her passing
her condition iwas considered as im
proving and her death therefore came
unexpected and as a great shock to
ror and desolation through this city,
taking an estimated 1,000 lives and j those who knew and loved her.
injuring many thousands. Many of I The funeral serv'ice was conducted
the victims were Americans, but this I from the home of her daughter, Mrs
RESURRECTION MESSAGE HERALDED
WITH EVERY BREATH OF SPRING
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evening whale the fire still raged, only
three had b^en definitely identified.^
They were Lieutenant Commander
Hugo F. A, Baske, U. S. N.; Mrs. Jo
seph 0. Murray, wife of a major in
the United States Marine corps, and
a chauffeur employed by Irving A.
Lindeberg, the resident l^h commas-
sioner.
Flames roared up^ from the wreck
age of demolished budldiings, sweeping
20 blocks in the center of the city,
destroying the American and British
legations, and causing property dam-
The Marines took over immediately,
declaring martial law and superin
tending the removal of the dead and
injured. Hundreds were treated at the
one hospital left standing.
Water madns burst at the first
shock. Telegraph wires were down,
railroads destroyed, and the only
means of communication wnth the
world outside was by airplane and
radio.
The people snowed remarkable
self-control, proceeding in an orderly
manner to save what they could of the
disaster, but every house in Managua
fel,t the blow.
Fortunately a large part of the pop
ulation was out of town, most of them
having gone to the seashore for the
holy week holidays.
All the American women and chil
dren who were not killed or injured
were put up for the night in the Ma
rine barracks, and many homeless
families were sheltered in pup tents
and any sort of temporary accommo
dations which could be arranged.
Rolling kitchens wave iasuing aoup
and coffee, but food was scarce. Sup
Geo. H. Ellis, on Tuesday afternoon,
with the Rev. H. O. Chambers, Rev.
Edward Long and Dr. D. J. Woods of
ficiating. Interment followed in the
family burial ground at Hurricane
church. Active pallbearers were: W.
A. Moorhead, J. Reeder Workman, W.
H. Simpson, Fred Scott, J. I. Adair,
Gus Young and H. D. Henry.
TTie services at the home and grave
were attended by a large concourse
of friends and relatives, and .the floral
tributes were lovely, including many
attractive designs.
, -Mra,, Dillard had made her home in
Oliiiiuii fertf 'imwiUe^ oli ygiiiF wlkiii
she was highly esteemed. She was a
faithful member of the Methodist
churth, a woman of fine Christian
character and endowed with those
qualities that made and held friends
for her throughout the years. Quiet,
unassuming and sincere, always kind
and generous, she was a devoted wife,
mother, and friend, and her passing
has brought sorrow to many hearts.
The d^eased is survived by one
daughte/, Mrs. Geo. H. Ellis, ttwo sons.
S. G&d Dillard and J. Will IHllard.
and ^ two brothers, R. F. Adair and
I. E/Adair, all of this city.
Laurens Walker
Succeeds Father
44 T AM die Retorractioa and the
* Life,
He that believes in me, though he
were dead,
Tct^shall he live and he shall never
die!*
*Twas this, one soft spring day,
the Lord Christ said.
AND now, upon another day in
^ spring.
The whole world eeet His grea^
life-giving words
?ar-traced across the earth in myri
ad buds
And lifted through the air on
wings of birds!
LIE IS the Resurrection and the
^ Life,
And so must be in gardens every
where,
(n bush and bulb, in seed and blade
of grass.
For Life ind Reeurrection now
are there.
street
Where pavement-bound, brave
trees bear leaves again.
Where pot-held flowers are sold on
stony curbs
And fragrantly bid pause there
hurrying men.
A ND well we know He stands in
■ * every church;
Within each quiet, candle-lovely
place.
Where, resurrected life of earthly
bulbs.
White-petaled lilies rise, we see
His Facet
A ND now He is in homes both
rich and poor.
And in the hearts of those who
living there
Fling open wide a window or t
door
And feel, upon their faces, April
air!
Vets Elngineer
Here Monday
Several Sites for Hospital Are
Inspected. Committee Compil
ing Additional Data.
L. A. Warren, government engineer
who is inapecting proposed sites in
South Carolina for the location of the
’$1,300,000 veterans’ hospital, spent
Monday morning in the city at which
time he inspected six sites submitted
by the committee and i)oiinted out as
well adapted for the enterprise. From
Ihere the inspector went to Union and
i Gaffney.
Preceding the arrival of Mr. War
ren, co'nsiderahle data had been com
piled by the local committee setting
forth Clinton as an ideal location for
the hospital and pointing out the
many advantages offered by this com
munity that wuold meet all require
ments of the government. While the
inspector did not commit himself on
any site, he is said to have been very
favorably impressed with Clinton and
compiled notes on all sites offered.
Further work is now being done on
blue prints and other relevant mutter
pertaining to the tracts of land and
stressing _Clinton’s qualifications.
FINANCE BILL
UP IN^ENATE
Consideration Begun On Money
Measure By Upper Body. New
Textile Labor Law Agitated
In Lower House.
Columbia, March 31.—A supplemen
tary bill to the 5h-hour a week labor
law regulating the horn's in textile
and similar industries, was passed on
second reading by the house tonight,
A bill providing an appropriation
for construction of a hospital at Clem-
son college was killed.
The labor bill, introduced by Repre
sentative L. H. Hicks, York county,
places a maximum 55-hour week on
textile, woolen, hosiery, asbestos, jute,
rayon, siJk, print, dye, or finis-hlng
plants employing over 10 perso'ns and
forbade more than 10 hours work in
any one day, 11 at night.
Work days would ibegin at 7 a., m.,
and continue until 6 p. ni.. with one-
hour allowed for lunch, except on Sat
urdays when work w.’uild stop at
noon. “Night runs shall b<*gin at 6 p.
m. and run until 5 a. m. of the fol
lowing day,’’ the measure provides.
liTjE THAT believes in nu^
* though he were dead,
Yet shall he live and he shall
never die!”
Lord Christ, the Resurrection and
the Life,
How can we not believe whea
spring draws nigh?
—New York Herald Tribune.
his inspection will submit his report
to government authorities in Wash-
injrton covering all towns and cities
i'nspecte<l, and it is stated that of
ficials of the veterans’ bureau will
personally insiH>ct several of the sates
in the state before final selection is
made.
During his stay in Clinton Mr.
Warren was pil<)te<l by a party con
sisting of R. W. Wade, chairman of
the local committee, J. Roy Crawforxl,
Dr. Jack H. Young and .Joe Bowles.
Becomes Superintendent of Ce
llar Springs School. Is Fourth
of Family To Head Institute.
Spartanburg, March 19. — William
Laurel^ W«lker yesterday was elect
ed superintendent of the Cedar
plies were expected quickly from the ^ Springs school for the deaf and blind
Red Cro.ss and other agencies. iowthkI by the state of South Carolina,
Over it all Col. Frederick L. Brad-!at a meeting of the trustt'cs of the in-
Tfian of the .Marines, took charge. The »titution.
UURENS COUNTY SUPPLY BILL
Assembly Hits
Stretch Home
The following is a copy of the I-»au-1 Magistrates at I-aurenj and
rens county supply bill as it passed j Clinton ..
the lower house with the exception of j I,aurens County Library
several amendments which members
of the delegation sahi were tackc*d on
as it passed third reading and ^as
sent to tihe aenate:
A BILL
To F’rovidc for the licvy of Taxes for
Schools and t’ounty Purp;>.s<*s for
1931 for Liuren.s ('ounty, and to
Direc't the Kxponditurx's Thereof.
He it cnaote<i by the (Ireneral As
sembly of the .Slate of .South Caro
lina:
Section 1. That a tax of eleven
mills i.* hereby levi«*d uyion all the
taxable property in the ('ounty of
Laurens for ('ounty purposes for the
fiscal year beginning January 1, 1931r
for the amounts and for the purposes
hereinafter state*!, n'spti-tively, that
falling masonry of a collapsing build- ^e succeeds to the position ma<le
ing struck him on the head, but he vacant by the death Friday of his
ataved on the job. ! father. Dr. W. Lkurens Walker.
M. K. Hanna, the United States j AtUmding the meeting of the trus-
Ymnister, was in Guatemala when the|f*‘®^ were Dr. \V. \V, Ball of (-harles-
b'ow fell, but as soon as he was in- fon; Paul V, Moore, cf <-olunibia;
formcil as to what had happened, he i Horace !.. Bomar, .Spartanburg,
boarded a plane with Mrs. Hanna and This is the fourth generation of the
started back here. Walker family to head the institution.
Tonight it was decide*! to dynamitewas founde<l before the War Be-
the Anglo-South American bank to tween the States bv the great-grand-
check the march of the flames. 'There father of the new superintendent., is to say: . !
is $500,000 in cash in that bank, but Newton Pinckney W'alker. The sotloL—l€gm-4^Roads and Bi idgciLf- ’
Uw walH had b^h~weal^eiT^that the rounder, Dr. STe^^n Farm^'rj ('^0^3 ('ountry Roads, con- ! lUm 5. .Jurors. Witnesses,
it was dangerous to enter. \Valkcr. succeeded to the suporin- yicts, maintenance of road iBailiffs an<i Janitor, if .so
A demoV.ticn squad of engineer*, tendt ncy in 180(5 and held it until his, ^.„rk organization $41,000.00 much lie necessary
surveying the rcute of the proposed i death about four years ago, <luring Provided, That the sum of
Nicaraguan canal came in a couple of 'w'hich time it wa.s taken over by theiXvvo Humirt'd ($200.00) Dol-
hours after the first shock, at abouti*tate. jlars each, for the two County
10:10 a. m., ami exi>ei*ted to work allj ' I Commissioners be paid to
night in an c^f'irt to get the fire un-|Q^l_^_| said Commis-sioners out of
^tlOOl I FECK ...jjj amount for personal in-
Meet Omitted
Magi.strates:
City of I-Aurens
Clhiton t . ..
Constable at Clinton .. .
Waterloo
Scuffletnwn
(’ross Hill . .
Youngs
Jacks
Gray Court
.Sullivan
Mouirtville
Item 3. County Boards;
Board 'of Kijualization
Boa r fi 0 f F,<1 u ca t i o n •
Board of Registration, 3
at $1()().0() each
Item 4. .Jail Fxpens(‘s,
catt’hing prison^T.s, <lieling
prisoners, fifty (.'»()c) cents
per day
Happenings In and Around the
Senate and House During the
l*ast Week.
Iwlu'rs' of 'worV^ rt in. order to
prevent u.sing of workers for a few
houii?, “then sending them home and
calling them back an hour later.” The
author argued that “pet's” in textile
works got 60 or mi>re hours of work
a week, while others found it hard to
make more than $(5 a week getting
few hours.
Bleacherj' plants were e\<‘mpt from
the bill under an amendment which
provides a maximum of hour.s a
week, but allows inort^^hdn 10 hours
work in one day becau.se of the nature
of that industry.
.Machinists, electriedans, watc^hmen
and office and clerical forces are ex
empt from provisions of the bill. If
enacted, violation of the proposeil Jaw
would be a misdemeanor.
Overtime work wtAwi Ik* paid for at
a rate of time and a half.
200.00
1,200.00
1,000.00
850.00
600.00
200.00
150.00
200.00
2(M).00^'bo<d of pharmacy at Univer.siLy of
1.50.(M) I l^outh Carolina ami to create an ex*'c-
200.00! utive budget.
1.50.001 Th<* si'nate j).a.s.'<si bill to prevent
10(100 any change 'in pui>lic sch.xtl texti^ ioks
for next two v<*ar.s.
Appropriation Bill I'p
Columbia, March 31.—The .senate
(-elumbia, Mdrch 29. The ssmate fi-j received the appropriations bill
nance commitU'c complefwl work on as amendwi bv the finance committee
the appropriation bill, calling for ex
penditures of $10,637,268,82, although
the bill’s total was $10,284,803.12.
The senate' debates! the bill to abol
ish governor’s constahulai'y.
and at om-o andicateel every effort will
be made to expwlite its passage.
Unanimous consent wa.^ given to
placing it on third reading, therel*.v
.saving one legislative day, and first
1,300:0(1
50.00
300 0(1
2,750.00
The house jiasisml th(‘ bill to abolish was set for tomorrow noon,
when it will lie given the honor'place
on the calendar.
So smoothly did the finance comn’rl-
t**e’s plans for putting i: on third
rta<iing work that ( haii oian Ward
later expre.s.se<l surnrise hat there
The house anprovml senate resolii-1 ^as no objcclion. It wa.-* on’y thr ough
ti(.n repealing tax on individual radio| unanimous con.sent that the sc • .nd
j reading eould i>e ili.-pens*d with.
Bill to aboli.sh caj);tal jnmishment | measure {alls foi' an ♦'xpcnili-
overwhelmingly'killmi by h(;ure but'ture of $ I (),:> 17,538.37. tat thi- d' ’S
later reconsidered and returned ;u,t include the sinking fan
■•aleud.ir.,. —■ sioh7 highway <lei)ai t uient. l a b
l/cgislature aske*l t(» <‘ffect <*con"niv ' et).noi:.<c'()n and ehief gamt waid
and carry ouL legislative program (ffice. W'ith tJie.-^e, ti.e m
im+w
der control
Two Bodies Are
Official Report | ^-ork performed by
W'ashington, .March 31.—-W’ilJard L.! contract; ard, Provided, fiir-
Baulac, American charge d’affairs atj On account of the district .school > ther, Th'at all insp<*ction shall
Managua, advised the .state depart- tra. k meet this year, the annual coun-lt)e made IxTcre sai«l amounts
ment tonight no loss of life had been ty meet held here in April has been are approved for payment.
Vepcrtfd among the American civilian omitted, it wa.s announced yesterday,! Maintenance and upkeep of
population. jThe u.-'ual reading and declamation Tlross Oouhtry Roads and
conte-ts will be held in I..aurens on | Bridges, $1,00().(>() for each
Friday even'’"g, Anri) 3rd. The high j Township, to be expended,by
jsebo"! boys will speak in the I^aurens'the direction of the Sup<*r-
In high ."chcol auditorium, w'hile the girls j viror
a OUIIQ HI IVIUIC will hold their meet in the First Bap-i Item 2. Salaries:
— itist church. The elementary hoys and
Coal G’.en, N. C., March 30.— The'girls wbll sneak in the Methodist
bodies of L. A. Honeycutt and hb son, j church. All contestants are asked to
Elber, 17, were found tonight impris-jmeet at the school building at 7:30
oned under a cave-in of rock, 2,600 _ p. m. to draw /or the order of speak-
feet dowm the shaft of the North:ing.
Carolina coal mine here. j At^ 4 o’clock on the same day the
There was evidence that there .had 1 elementary and high school spelling
been a “local” explosion, officials of 1 contests will be held in the school au-
the mine said, but until the bodies | ditorium.
were removed and the debris in the|
•haft cleared, they said they did not
expect to be able to ascertain, if they
ever are aUe, what caused the block.
Honeycutt and his son entered the
Carolina mine Saturday evening and
until their bodies were found and re
moved tonight, nothing further had
been heard of them.
—They were supposed to go down
about 3,600 feet to nuin a water pump
while B. H- Garner worked a relay
pomp on a higher level.
Goldville Services
To Begin Sunday
Clerk of Court
400.00
Sheriff
1J500.00
Traveling expen.«e.H for
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Sheriff
300.00
Deputy Sheriff
1,500.00
Jailer and Special Deputy,
$100.00 per month
1,200,00
Treasurer
750.00
Clerical Help for County
Treasurer
600.00
Auditor
750.00
Superintendent of Elduca-
tion
1,500.00
Traveling Expenses of Su-
perintendent of Education ..
300.00
Assistant Superintendent
of Education ....
600.00
Provided, however, that
A special series of revival services
win begin at GoklviUe, Sunday, April
5, at 11 a. m., and continue through j County Board of Elducation
Easter, week. 'There will be a service j is hereby permitted to con-
each evening at 7:30. Rev. J. W. tinue to supplement same
Speake, secretary for industry of the
Upper South Carolina Methodist con
ference, .will preach.
!^>ecial music will be under the di-
TRAINING SCHOOL CHOIR
AT METHODIST CHURCH i rection of Mrs. W. A Moorhead and
I Bruce Galloway, assisted by the choir.
The choir of the State Training'A cordial invitation is extended to the
school will have charge of the music | public to attend these services,
at the Broad Street Methodist church
Sunday evening, at 7:30 o’clock.
They will present the cantata, “The
ResurreciToo and the by Wil
liam Reed. The pubhc is cordially in
vited to attend.
Miss Kate Milam of Springfield,
speT¥t the week-end here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Milam* '&hd
has aa her gneat Miss Margaret
Trotti of Springfield.
250.00
300.00
460.00
from administrative funds as
might be deemed proper.
Attorney
Physician .... ....
Coroner .... .. . *
Supervisor 1,500.00
Traveling Expenses for
Supervisor 300.00
Two County Commission
ers at $100.00 each 200.00
Clerk to County Board of
Commissioners 1,200,00
Judge of Probate 1,000.00
Office Rent and Fuel for
I Item (>. (bounty Home,
' I’oor Hou.'**' and Poor
j Providde, That of the
am'ount herein appropriated
: the Superintendent of the
!(a)unty H une shall re<‘eive
$10(1.00 F>er mon h and hi.'l
wife $25.00 per month,
j Item 7. (a) Aid to Indi-
: g(mt Veterans
* (b) That the .*um of $.‘500
is hereby aF)proj)riaU*d for
the aid of families of VVorll
j War Veteran.s who have to
Igo to hospitals while «ai<l
! Veterans are away fruin
'home: l*nivid(‘d, The br-al
9,000.00 ' American I.<‘gion I’os.'s <'erti-
I fy to the County Board of
('ommissioners that the aid
family of said veterans ami
said American !x*gion Posts
"hall be the sole judges of
the necessity and amount.
Item 8, Lunacy and Juve
nile Court
Item 9. Public Buildings,
including Water, Fuel, Light
aoid fnsurance
Item 10, “Printing, Post
age and .Stationery
Item 11, Miscellaneous
Contingent
Item 12, For Matron of
the Rest Room and upkeep
to be paid monthly upon war
rant drawn on County Treas
urer, drawn by the President
of the Woman’s Business
Leagrue of Laurens
Maintenance of Rest Room,
if so much be necessary ...
Item 13. Rural Police:
Six (6) Rural Policemen at
$1,500.00 each
Uniforms for Rural Police
and Deputies—Sheriff
Item 14. Vital Statistics...
Item 15. Hospital at Lau-
U'.'e '*
liulopUwl by stHte iVmoeratic conven-! fo,- an expenditure of $l(i.Tt»(i,(M6.()7,
1,500.001 tion .V'ear bv farmei V an<i tax-|nioie than .$)50,'»(i(i tin a^ • than t'.e
|pay«'rs’ l*'ague of .South Carolina fol- mea.^ure as pass*;.! by tic h.in:'.
4,0(»0.001 lowing mas.s me<‘l:ng here. Sen. West. Abbeville in ni^iee l a
. I Bill reducing congressional districts icU he said would rai.-c $50(1.0(10, It
I from seven to six earryim? out fed- provides for an income tax r.f 33 T-3
;«Tal reapi>ort;onment a't, Tntr5:duf<*<r{),.,■ ccni of the amount po
in Ihe house. viduols and f.rms in I93tt
I Bill asking investigation of railr ad: conus due (‘.0 (lavs after pas-age
' I ommi.'»-'i(m place*! in hous*-. I the l)ill.
I The house kille*l resolytion provid-' It wlU pot, howe\ r. ha-e ‘o l)e n;,'1
561.0(1 i ing for investigation of highway com- until .March 15 of next - < a.r.
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in Tea ag
imissiin and 'bill to h-ive hi.< hway <le- A iiill was in'rof’ iced i,;- .S-
-partment re’inburse eitie- .and town:- Hrysun. Greenvilie. f-.rl'd !'
for paving on streets which are links (., „vi;t-m4de materials in
io,f .s-.ate highways. ti-Vri of stale higlrways.
! Bill providing that eoUeges, after 1 The measure aim-'.l a1
l‘;33, turn over tuition Dk-s to gen<‘ral (.nqiloymcnt, the senator i.
i fund of state jiass*-*! by house. .Senator .N’ash, .Sumter, ritrrwlucc l
a resolution calling on :_he 'late h’ -’.-
-.vay commissioner to pi( at p u
i t(morrow a scale of the -alary red '. -
'lions in the department, lie said ju-
^ Peliev*^! tFiis woubl be ht lnful in e."-
j I .sideration of th(- apFiropriation hi!!.
Laurtms county's cotton crop fort The stmate then res'on^aJeresI :t*
Largest Cotton
Crop In Years
I the season 1930-31 was the largest in
I several years. Complete government
700.00 I figures for the part six yearn fallow:
!i929 30,125
2,000.00 1928 .... .... 25,201
1927 24,.581;
1926 21,.307;
1925 .... 18,698!
vote to take ut) the aj.nrojn iations to
morrow night and decided to begin it.s
consideration at noon.
2,000.00
Doris Abrams Wins
D. A. R. Medal
2,000.00
Young Debaters
I Faeh year the pupils of the 11th
j grade of the Clinton high school are
I given an examination on the Revolu-
Bw - qp 1 Itionary war.
iVlGCt lUE8ClE]y[ This year the questions were pre-
(pared and the papers graded by Miss
. The high schools <xf this district I Caroline CaWwell of the Thornwell
720.00 take part in a debate touma-1 high school faculty.
Iment next Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 i First place was won by Doris .\b-
CO.OOip. m., at the Presbyterian college. *■»'«** receives the me<ial offered
The subject to 'be debated will be, local D. A. R, chapter. Sec<>nd
.“Resolved, That chain stores are det- P^ace went to Emmie Adair, and third
9,000.00 rimental to-ttie best interests of South Faul Todd.
Carolina.” J'jdges have been chosen
fW>m the college faculty. .SUNDAY SERVICES
The schools to be represented in the] AT SHADY GROVE
I contest are Whitmire, Union, Jones-1
750,00
432.75
2,700.00 ville, Laurens, and Clinton
Hays’ Hospital 2,500.00
Provided, said hospitals
(Continued on page seven)
Mrs. R. F, Neal is visiting relatives
in Shelton, N. C.
There will :be services at Shady
Grove church Sunday morning, April
5th, at eleven o’clock. All members
and the public are invited to attend.
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