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.f V' I THE CHRONICLE • • Strires To Be a Cleaa Newa- • • paper, Oo«pl«te. Newsy, j S < and Reliable. VOLUME XXXI (Ulttttati Qlhrontrlr CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931 CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS W. H. Simpson Heads Chamber of Commerce for Year. Other Officers Named and Several Matters Considered. The April meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held Tuesday ni'ght was featured by the induction into office of new officers for the ensuing year. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., the retirintr presi- Young People. Here In June Faculties Given For Young Peo ples’ and Intermediate Confer ence To Be Held At College. Plans are now being completed for the annual Young Peoples’ and Inter mediate conferences to be held at the Presbyterian ccfllege in June, with an anticipated enrollment exceeding 300. The Intermediate conference will open on the evening of June 0th and continue through the 16th. Its mem- dent, presided over the meeting. This being the annual election of bers will be divided into groups a.s officers meeting, the amended report t heretofore, each with its councillors, h of the nominating committee was heard and unanimously adopted. The following officers were duly elected to serve for the coming year. W. H. Simpson, president. R. L. Plaxico, vice-president. W. W. Harris, secretary. L. D. McCrary, treasurer. Board of directors in addition to the officers: H. D. Henry, R. W. Wade, Jack H. Young, W. D. Copeland and J. F. Jacobs, Sr. The retiring president, J. F. Jacobs, him during the past year and* asked the same spirit of support for the new officers. The new president, W. H. Simpson, beiing absent, Vice-President R. L. Plaxico was escorted to the chair and presided over the meeting and pledged hi* best efforts as an officer in pro moting the work of the organization the coming year. The membership committee an nounced four new members, Dr. S. C. Hays, W. A. Johnson, G. E, Beatty and A. A. May, and they were extend ed a most cordial welcome by the re tiring president. The matter of a local agricultural credit corporation was brought to the olUb’i attention. The question of or ganizing was referred to the commit tee on agriculture, augmented by sev eral additional members, with power to act at once if deemed advisable the age limits of the young people attending being 12 to l.’i inclusive. The following faculty has been an- nounc*ed: Rrst Year Coursea tJBible Heroes,” Rev. Marshall C. Dendy. ‘‘Missionary Heroes,” Mrs. S. J. L. Crouch. ‘‘Story of the Bble,” Rev. Hodges. Seccnd Year Courses “Life of Christ,” Rev. S. Crouch B. J. 4>aurin* ‘‘Meaning of Church Membership,” Rev. John W. Davis. Third Year Courses “Bible Geography,” Rev. J. W. Hickman. “Choosing Tour Life Work," M. G. Boswell. 1 “The Intermediate Society,” Miss' Eugenia MiWer. Fourth Year Courses “Evangelism,” Rev. S. P. Bowles. “Personal Problems,” Rev. Jos. H. Cud'lipp. “Training the Devotional Life,” Mrs. J. H. Cudlipp. Associated with these will be sev eral other leaders, including Rev. Jos. B. Mack, Rev. J. W. Conyers, Rev. W. S. Scott, Mrs. H. H. Macaulay, Miss Frances Clark, Miss Margaret Crouch, Mrs, A. S. Rogers, Rev. T. F. Wallace, Mrs. J. W. Conyers, Mrs. T. F. Wal- Hospital Board To Visit State Sub-Committee of Bureau To In spect Sites. Many Civil Service Positions Will Be Open. It is expected that a sub-committee of the Veterans’ Bureau will visit this state within the near future to make a final .selection for the si^ of the re cently authorized veterans’ hn.>?pital for South Carolina, it has been an nounced from Washington. L. A. Warren, hospital engineer, who recently visited Clinton along with a large npmber of other towns and cities, has returns! to Washing ton and finished compiling his infor mation for presentation to the hos pital committee which will determine the location of the institution. General Hines, veteran administrator, has an nounced that with priority already given South Caroilina. his committee NUMBER 16 HORSE RACING BILL ADVANCES House Passes Bill Restoring An cient Sport. Bitter Debate On Gambling Feature. „ Columbia, .A.pril 14.—Hor.se raciTvg would be legalized in South Carolina under a 4)iill passeeUby the house to- niight on second reading by a vote of 50 to 38. Pari-mutuel betting would be permitted. The bill was brieriy but bitterly de bated, its opponents attacking it on its gambling features. Supporters argued that it would yield the state much-needed revenue, attract more wealthy Northerners here in winter ami place ganTbling “under supervision,” Bookmaking is prohibited in the measure. Introduced by 22 members of the bouse, the bill must be pa.ssed by the . • * 1 .u A .• r senate if given house approval on 13 anxious to get the construction of ... , i- . i. i f ^ third reading tomrorow. It mahi-s thp host' t.ft! nl»nt hfi^friin immp.TiHtplv i. . ^ . the hospital plant begun imme.lTately. While the local committee seeking to, horse-racing opticnal with counties. , Under amendments Chester, York and sei'ure the hospital in this community, r,- i .• i i i r . . , re’ • y- • e .• Pickens counties were excluded-fr itn has received no official information,' . - ... , Byrom Gresham, Oraanvilla, won first ptacs in Junior Vocational Cotton Contest by producing 2,635 pounds lint on throe acres. Manning Till, Orangeburg, won first place In the Junior Vocational Corn Contest with a yield of 320 bushels on three acres. J. B. McMichaol of Orange- burg, won first place, Orangeburg Dis trict. in 5-Acre Corn Contoct, with a yielo of 1C3 buahela rer acre. In the 5.Acre Cot ton Contest, Mrs. C. H. Mathis, Bl.sckville captured first place with • yield of 1.01 pounds lint per aero. o The committee in charge of pre-: l*ce, Mrs. J. W. Davis, paring a booklet on Qinton subnvit-j The Young Peoples’ .Senior Confer- ted its report and distributed copies ence wiU open on June 16th and con- of the attractive new book among the membership. A motion was adoptad thanking the committee for its work and coimplimenting it upon its accom- pdiidiment. A report of the progress thus far made in the matter of securing the tinu4 through the 23rd, It will be pre- lided over by* the Rev. C. K. Douglas as manager, with Miss Marianne Paul of Charleston, acting as dean for the first year. The faculty this year is an unusually strong one and ioclmles some of the outstanding teachers and Final plans have been announced (or the crop-growing contests to be conducted among South Carolina farm (oiks this year. The new projects Includ: .i corn contest for adult farmers, cotton and corn contests for vocational students and 4-H club members, and a home garden contest for farm women. Copies of the rules, with the list of prizes, may be obtained from county ^agents, rocational teachers, or the ex* "‘tension service of the Clemson Agri cultural College. "It Is Impossible to measure ’the value of crop-production contests In this State,” says H. E. Savely, South Osnellaa asaaager o( ‘the Chilean Ni trate of Sods Educational Bureau which l.s sponsoring the projects. “They have served as aTf effective medium for acquainting farmers young and old wMth the value of good seed visit Clinton soon and that the sites offered will receive serious consider ation. In a statement issued la.«t week at Washingtx)n, General Frank T, Hines, chairman of the hospitalization board, stated that the new hospital^will of fer many lucratice positions for civil service employees, totaling a force of 260. As to the visit of the subcommittee. it was stated: “In addition to prelimi- ties would not come under the bill s provisions unless their legislative (fcl- egations voted to. .\1'S0 passed on second reading wa.s a bill to make it a nenalty of from five to 20 years imprisoniinent for per sons convicted of embezzlement fnxm banks or any bank officer or dire-ctor convicted of borrowing from the bank without furnishing good security and through proper methods. Under'the bill the pre?i<Jing judge would not be adequate fartlllr.er, and the control of sideration, and 'before a final determi- dlscaspK and Insect pests. The en trants In the contests have found that the lam* methods used in making a hlfih yield On a three or live-acre field may be profitably applied to the entire (arm. “Higher yields are necessary in the State,” he declares, “In order to make profits at present low prices. It Is only through large yields that the cost nary of aitoa, .-wvoral of ”''■7''''77''.'"' As originally introduced, the meas ure would apply tn vinlcition of ary bank but it was amended tonight. A bill to make it unlawful to re vise public school textb(K)ks during which are usually ne<’es.s'ary, the direc tor visits and inspects sites under con- naCion is made it is customary for a Bub-oommittee of the board to inspect several of the most promising sites in each general locality,” The personnel to be employed at the hospital, when it is built, will re quire a force of approximately 260 civil service employes. General Hinea’ statement follows: “All employes with the exception of of production, say of g pound of cotton jatteiwlants will be under civil service, or a bushel of corn, can ba kept below Um market lurlcea.” veterans’ hospital for Clinton was | scholars of the Presbyderian denomi- made by R. W. Wade, chairman of nation, . fC the general steering committee. A} The Bible hour will be directed by motion was adopted expres.sing to thejthe Rev. Thos. W. Currie, D.D., presi- committee and to the land owners in-[dent of Austin seminary, Austin, Tex volved in’the matter of sites, the Other members of the faculty and hearty thanks and appreciation of the (’harnber of Commerce for their in terest and fine spirit of co-operation officers are: “Story of the Presbyterian ('hurch,” Rev. Wm. (\ Robinson, D.D,, profes- Farm Women In Co-ops Handle Regular Meet ' 128.980 Bales the period of their adoption, which a five-year period, was passed on se •- ond reading. A bill to establish a ba: - ber board to regulate barbering was voted down overwhelmingly, Frank Hampton, Richland, a grand-- nephew of General Wade' Hampton, took the floor for the first time in three years in support of the racing bill. “We want to try the sport of r nr fathers and grandfatherss” he said, “we want good horse racing.” Haino- ton said the hill was carefiillv dra'.va Semi-Annual ‘Gathering; of Lau- Nearly Half of State’H Total rers County Group Held At Brewerton Saturday. From Piedmont Section. LarRe Loan Provided Members. shown. Several officials of the .Sea-!sor of chur.h hi^story, Columbia semi hoard Air Line railway were present j nary, Decatur, Ga. and pledged their co-operation and as- “Christian Evidences,” Rev, Sam Laurens, April 11. — The semi-an nual meeting of the Laurens County Council of Farm Women was heJd .Sat urday with the Brew'orten club at sistance to the hc^nital committee in ern part of the county uel A. Cartile<lge, professor of .N’ewi The principal address of the occas- Brewerton school house in the west- of the Ib'lO cotton crop. The cotton ca.se their efforts are succe-sful in (Testament interpretation, Columbia'ion wa.< made by James H. Sullivan bringing the proposed government jil- stitution into this community. 1 Institute To seminary, Decatur, Ga. ;of I,aurens, who stress<d the live-at- “Presbyteriun FumlamentaU,” Rev.! home idea that i.s becoming Ktate- t R. A. Lansley, Jr., D.D., pasLor Fir.«tjwide. Mr.s. We.Hley W^elbcm of Belton, Presbyterian church, Roanoke, Va. 1 district director of the Pie<lmont di- “Foreign Missions,” Rtjy. C. Darby w w 1 1 w w (Fulten, D.D,, field secretary executive Ra rlAlH committee of foreign misaions. “Home Missions,” Rev. C. T. Squires, parlor Fourth Prec'bj’terian church, Greenville,'S. C. The Laurintnn Epworth League union wiR hold its annual efficiency institute at Broad Stieet Methodist olnirch Apr'! 20-24. Therr *iH be RanysV Mirh.' ctesses in each department and a de votional period each evening, begin ning at 7:30, ’n»e general theme for the devotion- ^ al meetings will be Prayer, i Cyjiipp^ director of religious educa- had th. .Loeaker, of the week will be: Re».!,:„„^ ^ o.i: vision, discus’sed intere.'l'ngiy the ac tivities of the council organization. Departmental reports indicat<*d en couraging growth in the Laumes council which now has eleven clubs Greenville, Ajiril 12.— The .South Carolina Coopera'pive association has handltnl from the 11 counties in mrth- wewtern South Carolina 66.108 hales “There will be 260 employes, as fol low*: Four, oxecutive group, 12 pro fessional group, four dental group, 55 subprofe-ssional group, eight tech nical group, ,62 ward .service group, 36. dietic gropp, 26 administrative group, discourage “track followers. ..66 maintenance and operation the fact that bcMikmak.ng I was not allowesl. 0*1 *T* 11 ' “This bill legalizes gambling in idlK0S 1 dlS VJl .South ('arolina,’ W. R. Hradfoni, 1^ I ^1 J lYork, asserted. “I had as soon vote to lxCSC£irCtl INCCCiS legalzie crap shooting, poker playing ]or any other gambling.” W. L. Daniil, (in enwo. .1. niade * i-t.ingir.g atta.-k on ‘he mea urt-. "I ’.s betler for us t< honor for a lit.'Je revenue," he a^.scft. was turned over to the assindation by 1,332 farmer members living within the 11 counties. This cotton, almost Kalf of the 128,- 1)80 bales handled from the entire 46 counties of the state, was turned over to the association under the member ship provisions and has been sold or will be sold thnmgh the cooperative organization to cotton mills in this or other parts of the world, A hoavy loan, approxintating the actual market price at present, has Clem.son President Says Failure To Find New Uses Uontribut- inK Cause of Depression. C. R. Anderson. L^dia; Rev, H, E. j with a membership of about 240. “Personal Evangt’-.sm,” Rev. Homer Gne of the pleasing features of the, been provided for memlMTs on all this Hammontree, evangelistiic finger and (meeting Saturday was the music con-!cotton. Most farmers have taken ad- jtest in which selected groups from vantage of this, it is known. They still “Stewardship,” Rev. Hournoy Shep- the various clubs participated. To the retain their interest in the staple, person, pa^tor Second Presbyterian j Hickory Tavern club was awarded the church, Greenville, S. C. i prize for the best rendition of a song Vocational Guidance,” Rev. Jos, H .selection. .The gr.mp from this club been trained by Mrs, W. B. Gaines, music teacher in the Hickory cd. “I like to m'v hor«<M run. hu., 1 Anderson, April 10. — Dr,' E. W.^den’t l;ke ti 'ega'cm ga’nHHnr.’’ Sik(\s, president of Clemson college, j Th»‘re was a heated exchange wh m nann*<J the .sur])lu.s of cotton and thci Randolph Lee. Dorche.der, ask«d failure of Southern cotton mills to Mel “doesn’t every farmei- whe;: ‘ ’ estabH.'h rc.-earch dejiartments to dis-1 |,lant.s a teed n the ground gaml'k* *n cover new u.se.s for cotton as c(mlrib-1 it ?” uting causes to the economic depres-j <-j thM vmpl’eti I'.nn again t sion in an addre.ss here tttda.v, | hard-working, honest farmers,” v/m Dr. Sikes .spoke at Anderson col- rep'v. “You mav anprove nTl lege. His addreM was part of t.he' ,orts of gambling, hut I dofi’t.” Southeastern Cotton Festival.v 1 , . i . r- , a . ,, t,., L • . J A Al. A 4 X .lumiXMl to h’.s, feet to sav 1 Dr, Sikes pointed out that last year. . v' u au 11 1 1 rt/w, n/w, L i‘ .resent the imnlication. r u have p'n- the world produced 36,000,000 bales of ( j ,i i ■ i <> d- >• I AU A *u Lj AU J , I ned all kinds of gamr.mg on/me. cotton and that the South produce<l! The Greenwood legi.slatnr then s.i 1 however, and will receive frrm time to tim.-* nayments as the cotton is sold j spind'es actively engagod in manufac- one-half the total. As an example of , , au- i a .u ■ i- ■ i i , , , , , . I • u A ! he knew nothing about (he in fividu.i! what lack of re.search hring.s about,!, . - . . • 1 *u A ■ f AU ...A. habits as to garnblir." of inembcr., he said that in (.hina there are 120|,, , AA n A- .1,ww. the house, cotton mills represei.t.ng 3,000,000 When DanifI .su'd gambl'rg w Sunday .Schccl,” Rev. J. H. Walk- f BuU.ngton, Goldville; Rev. D. R. Roof, .superintendent of home mi.ssions] During the day. Mrs. Laurens; Re^ and religious education, Eroree pres- lap, president cf the arO Rav H. O. Chambers. Clinton. , . % ,, a, a. _ ' ’ . j by the as.sociation whenever market turing, joutlawed in South Caro’, nn. Hempt 'i conditions seem to warrant the sales.* "China produces silk,” h.'* said. “The''-' ^ *1 ''‘‘t w-ithin m/> The cotton turned in by the co-ops Unit«'d States buys 76 per cent of th'* blocks of here on any race in ♦ ►'! Tavern high school. jin the 11 northwestern counties j i^orld’s silk. Formerly China did not States or ( anmla . . ..yn d During the day. Mrs, Annie H, Dun-|weighcd 27,654,()00 pounds and at the glow cotton, but bought it from as.lbu^’o it like it was o -er in ( umde'' u and R?v. H. 0. Chambers. Clinton, The subjects for the variucs classes and the instructors will be as fol lows: Firct department, ‘*Th« Spiritual council, an- bytery, Greenville, S. C. Inounced that Mrs, Carrie E. George average price of about 10 cents would M^uw they are growing their own cot- March. One bookmaker iiimn« I ‘Yeung Peoples Societies,” Rev, S.iof the Trinity Ridge community, had K. Phillips, pastor Arsenal Hill Pres byterian church, Columbia, S, C. “Woman’'J Auxiliary,” Mrs. W. O, Life,” Rev. C. W. A’len, pastor Bai?ey > Brownlee, Guerrant, Ky. . 'v Memorial church. j “Recieational Leadersnip,” Mrsi C. Second department, "Why and How G. Henderson, Charleston, S, C of Foreign Misaions,” Rev. G. H. be worth $2,755,400.{>0. The counties involved with the num- Hodges, pastor First church. Lauren* Third department, “Social Pioneer- Song Leader—Vespers—Mr. Ham- ing fcT-Christian Young People,” Miss j montree Meida Von Hollen, president Lydia Epworth Vague. Fourth department, “Recreational lisadership,” Rev. J. E. Brown, exten- 8i<ft seerftary for the board of educa tion of the Upper S. C. conference. tend tfaU Institute. Rei^ Pupfls . v’ ' Take Honwsls c. home maker of Laurens county. Mrs. Dunlap herself had held the title dur ing the past year. Colton costumes were worn by a large number of the council represen- Chureh Music,” Mr. Hammontree. tatives, and this incident was the oc- caiBton of much favorable comment in connection with the earnest 8pee< h on heme economics by"^I*ir, Sullivan. The fall meeting will be held a* Laurens, it was announced by Miss Jennie Coleman, home demonstrator of Laurens county, who takes special pride in the organizations of women m#s Marianne Paul, Char- i and girl olubs. In the biennial selection of officers, held at the afternoon session, Mrs. L. Breairley. C. Taylor of the Brewerton club was Director of aquatics — Rev. R. H.j elected president; Mrs. Sloan Mahon jRatchford. ^ jof the Trinity Ridge club, and Mrs. Registrar—J. H. Hunter, Clinton,{Grover C. Roper of the Hickory Tav- bpen nominated as the master farm ber of cooperative members and theMiwn cotton go<xl.'?. “They are producing In5p:rationaI addresses—Dr. Laps- ley. s Senior councillors—Mrs. F. L..Mar- tin, Mullins, S. C.; Rev.'F. B. Mayes, Beaufort, 8. C. Dean AH y<mng peopJe are invited to at- Director of athletics — Rev. C. D. .-..1.,., cont«t for TO REPRESENT COUNTY bo^a^rl. 3L IN STATE SPELLING MEET grt^Jas of tile county schools, was heUd in l^ureiiB last Friday evening. First plain for girls was won by Elizabeth Ma^i^ of Madden SUtion, second place‘by Lula Mae Cooke of Renno. In the boys' meet, Archie Bell Dixon of fe^o, captured first place, with Andy Nance of Cress. HIU, second. William Bailey Owens, a member of the tenth grade in the Clinton high em club, vice-presidents, and W. L. Patterson <rf Lanford, treasurer.* The secretary for the ensuing term will be selected by the executive comfhittee. AT PRESBYTERY MEETING Dr. D. J. Woods, Dr. Dudley Jones, school! vron in the county spelling!Dr. M. G. Woodworth, John H. Hun- contesC last week. He will represent Laurens county in the state-wide con test which wfll be h<dd at Winthrop college some time during the summer. ter, B. R. Puller and W. W. Harris spent Monday at Willington attending the spring meeting of South Carolina presbytery. ‘ number of bales low: they turned in fol- Abbeville 93 3,841 Anderson 10,870 Cherokee 41 2,404 Greenville 174 5,263 Greenwood .... 81 2.480 Laurens 161 7,933 McCormick .... 37 1,016 Oconee 52 2.636 Pickens ....✓ 57 2,976 Spartanburg .. . 344 10,754 Union 115 4,936 Total .... 1332 56,108 t,>n. The long, flowing ro-bt* of money with h:ni.” Chinese is no .longer silk, but their' Sam Rittenberg, Chai’esten. arg I for the bill as a revenue mea-iire. ‘‘ own; cry farmer who lays his cotton i clothing and selling us their silk. Why warehouse for a hich<‘)y,-ii«irket cannot we lie as wise as they? gambling,” he said. “Did'^vou ever “Farmers can, to a certain extent, control the Liverpool production costs, but they cannot control the Liv erpool market.” ^ Remedies suggested by the speak- ' s any more open-fa'"d "••’ nhlin? n at the Clemson-Carolina foot’- '1 games?” The hill places a 15 per cent st^.e tax on gate recc’pts. It provi ' n er were improvement in the quality' for the creation of ccninrs^’ons Takes Position 10,754 j the cost can be kept as low a.s pos sible, finding new uses for cotton and encouraging more home consumption. “When we produce short staple of inferior grade,” he said, “we are com peting with the favorable producing _ A *11 conditions and cheap labor oJf India in; in ADDCVIIIC Liverpool market. All the world is growing cotton, or sion is granted large regulatory pov.- ers. Accepts Position In Washington if After a few days visit to relatives Mt. and Mrs. Pat Kinard left Fri- p^nts to raisp a nound of cotton' Sprunt left Satur- 1 A *''] *"<1 I''' Liverpool m.rket ie paying make tlwir future home Mr. Kinard cent, the .Southern farmer ae asa^s^t t!"I5 will never get rkh." board office as operator to the new: position. Mr. and Mrs. Kinard'for a number] ATTENDED TRACK MEE^ of years have been residents of Clin-j Miases Collette Davis, Beverly Da- received her practical experience at laboratory technician at the Sibley (hospital. Mrs. Sprunt recently com- jpleted a course in laboratory training at George Washington university and ton, during which time they made a-vis, Rena Abrams, Irene Dillard, Rob-(the Sibley institution. In recognition wide circle of friends who will regret jbie Henderson and Polly Elrod were of the splendid record she made there, in their departure, and whose best In Rock Hill for the state track meet the position was offered l^r and she wishes will, follow them as they go held at Winthrop cojflege Friday and immediately returned to Washington ^sewbere. ' Saturday. . to enter upon her duties. r If' V