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VOLUME 2^X1
CLINTON, S.-C., THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931
NUMBER 29
STATE LEAGUE
URGE^FORM
Farmers and Taxpayers Name
Ccmmittees To Effect Govern
mental Economy. Revision of
State Constitution Advocated.
Mrs. John T. Young
Claimed By Death
Well Known and Beloved Woman
Passes At Early Age. Funeral
Services Largely .attended.
Mother's Summer Reading
liy Alln'rt T. it cut
.All Clinton was saddenod Monday
at noon to hear of the seenungly un-
Columbia. July 14.— The Fanners i t>niely death of .Mrs. John T. Young,
and Taxpayers League of South Caro-:several weeks her con-i
lina held its second annual meeting j^^tion had been critical she had made i
here today, adopted a report which,® brave fight and the sad end came
riH'ommended revision of the state!®'' ® shock to all who knew her.
con.stitution, elected Niels Christensen The funeral .service was held Tue.«-
<if Beaufort. presi<lent and w'ound up,^®.'’ afternon from the residence and
with a spirited attack bv certain ® concourse of sor-
the league members on the state high-' mowing friends who gathered to pay
wav commission. j their last tribute. The .services were
The meeting, which was attended bv'
600 persons, sccordinR to estim«os of "»“!*• Mc.Swon
Wov* H rlvirorH I gvtvew I wf T/^I_
league officials, was for the most
part harmonious.
The most serious difficulty came
over placing Beverley Herbert, of Co
lumbia, erstwhile candidate for gov
ernor, on one of the committees.
Dr. C. B. Epps, of Sumter, attacked
the selection, asserting “we are mak
ing a foolish move to name any offi
cer on any committ^ of the league
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lina politics,”
Mr. Herbert defended himself, at
the same time withdrawing from the
committee. He reconsidertxl, however,
after a number had made speeches
praising his ability and after the con
vention had voted overwhelmingly to
ask him to reconsider.
.Mr. Herbert later made a spirited
attack against the state highway com
mission, declaring it had not safe
guarded the interest of the people as
it might.
and Rev. Edward Ix'ng. Interment fol
lowed in the Presbv’terian cemetery
with the following serving as pall
bearers: John C. Henry of Greenville,
Ansel Godfrey of Al>beville, Dr. J. AV.
Davis, Dr. S. C. Hays, Dr. Hugh Smith
of Greenville, D. D. Copeland, John
H. Hunter. M’. P. Jacobs, J. C. Cope
land of Columbia, and George Childs
of Wadesboro, N. C. Many large and
beautiful floral offerings were laid on.|
teem in which she was held.
Mrs. Young was the eldest of three"
daughters of the late Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. .Motz of Lincolnton, N. C. Her
mother died at the same age as Mrs.
Young, .‘IS, and left as did the latter,
three (laughters. .Mrs. Young was
adopted by her mother’s sister, Mrs.'
\V. M. Mc<'raw and she and Mr. Me-;
Craw made their home in Clinton for
a number of years, moving here in
1913.
In 1916 Miss Inez Motz McCraw
DEATH CLAIMS
SCHO^ HEAD
Jame.s Bennett Branch Passes
Suddenly At Ills Home, Was
Reared Here and Greatly Ad
mired By Many Friends. A
Noted Educator.
..I .L- 1 .u u WHS married in Rome. (la.. to John T. |
I think the highway commission .. . .. r\f tu-. '
, , , V - • . 1 , ^ oung of this citv. Of this union '.hn e;
oJEht ,0 bo su,,.p^,l lKmd« up- ,,,,, j
til they < hanK.-. ha said. ,|„j. :t.; LJ_1 J pamr* At
His attack was precipitated l»y h sisters are Mrs. K. H. Wilkes ^ ^ / »L
re-soiution which B. W. Crouch. (>f Sa-I(,f tfits city, and Mrs. Frank W. Heath j
luda, inlrtKluced which contained a Petersburg Cal. !
clause “.sugy:esting” that $.‘10,000,0(10 passing of Mrs. Young so early i
be made the limit of bonds issued for brings unusual sorrow to hei Younjif People of Upper S. C. Uut of AlM)ve IB Per (’ent Seen. Mrs. ('allie ('opcdand Passes Sud-
h.ghwaj (on.'tnu tion at tbt piistnt many loved ones and friends. .She was (\mference To Gather In Pick- Total In Cotton Is l,9r)(l,(l(M) denly At Ripe Aji^e. Member of j formerly Miss Nora Pryse of Beatty-
Rocky Bottom
Cotton Acreage Death Claims
Shows Reduction Beloved Woman
The Rev. Jame.s Benn«‘tt Branch, for
the past twelve year.s superintendent
of the de la Howe Stall* .'•chool near
1
jMi"rormick, died suddenly last We<l-
; nesday night at hi.s home located on
I the school campus following a heart
attac-k. He and his family sat on the
porch until eleven o’clock ami had ju.st
entered his nMiin to retire when strick
en and died almost immediately, the
news of hi.s sudden death coming as a
great shock to his many friends here
and throughout the two Carolinas.
The funeral service was held Friday
afternon in the school auditorium and
attended by a large concourse of
friends, many Inung unable to gain
admittance into the building. The ser-
I livan, jmstor of the \V'illingt(m F*res-
ibyterian church. The Rrv. \V. H. K.
Pendleton of .Spartanbui g, ami the
Rev. C. T. S(iuire.s of (Jri cnville. both
members of the school’s l.oa' l of
trustees, made appropriate rc'iurk.s
touching upc.n the life of Mr. Branch
and the sjurit of love an I devotion
in which he had 'jiveii hi.iiself t > the
school and for the dependent boys and
girls under his can'. Interment fol
lowed in the de la Howe cemetery
near the grave of Dr. .lohn d * la
Howe. The interment in this bn i‘ion
signalizes by the proximity of th;- wo
tomh.s the honor in which the t\v » men
held Dr. de la llowe. who lied,
about a century ago, as founder, and
i Mr. Branch, as the man who, taking
over the institution as a small local
.school, made it one of the outstanding
schoids of its gind in the country.
Mr. Branch is survived hv his wife.
a woman of many lovely and sterling |
The debate was general, former traits of character and was greatly!
Lieutenant Governor E. B. .laekson of | loved by those who knew her. She was j
Wagener, charging those who had all a devuted member of the Pres-byteriani
the roads they needed were trying to^ohui^'h.
bait road construction. —
ens (’ounty July 27-31.
Acre.s for South Uarolina.
Honored Family of This ('itv.
When i* aopeared the debate wuuld
continue until far into the afternoim
by the rconnant of the delegates who
remained until the end, .Mr. ( rou h
withdrew the offending pait and it
later was referred to the execiilive
c<»mrnittee.
(b venior l)la. kw't'i*! «’rd.e ‘o the
league, ci'Iiing the m«H*ting "a very
imt'o;te.r.i, event in .Smith ('aruli’ia.”
He ' i.d ‘ le.'teue nieml'iVrs the’r
ne. t impni'ant duty was to refiirin
c unty g'lAernme"'s and said a “wide
sapervisi' n” over '.hem was needed.
He a<o*rtei th“ league's pr-ijm-al
f r leduetien.s in t.axes wa< a laudable
j'U!j)(>se and s.-n ) no patriotic citizen
of the state cou'd be “out of accord”,
\v''h this.
.Mr. Christen-en’^ election to the
J M .<:dt neV if the league was by acela-
n.aDon. .1. .Skottowu* VVannamaker waS;
nominated for reelection in favor of
ville, Ky., two daughters. Misses Kliz-
alM'.tli and ()!ive Branch, students at
rn. If r ... I 1 • , . .. . . 1 * - U’onvetii(' college, and .lames Bennett
The Upper .South ( arolina confer- (xdumlua, July 11.—A geHeral-rt-f Mrs. UalTie roneland, 7.^, widow"ofrnramb, a small 1(1 year tdd son. Also
ence hoard of Christian <>ducation of duetion in cotton acreage in .South uhe late J. U. <'op<*land and helovedl.py hnrther, Harllee Bran* h. m.‘li
the M. E.. church, .South, is sjionsor- Carolina this year is reported by Clintonian, died suddenly Tuesday j ,,f 'py,,, At lanta .lournal (slit >rial
ing a five-day canif) .for .Metliodist p'rank (). Black, agricultural statis- morning at the home of her daughter w),.eial f'*ature staff,
youngjieople between the ages „f ]2 j„ ,.<.iHii t as of .Inly 1. ■<»» South Broad "street following a; m,.. Branch'was in his t'.tth year of
■ 11 r** II camp will be held at bric'f illness, death Is'ing due to a'
Noted In Fields no-ky ii.,ii..m, .h.i, ih- i ... >.-.1. .\ , i.i. i,
27-31, im lusive. The mornings will be 1^'*' sm.ilb t .-'.hk 1. _•{, tin i » r n ■ n i i i»« i t>
,lrv„t;.,l t.. sU„lv Hass,.,, a.al th.- af "
Fewer Weevils
Cleni'on ('olb*ge, .Inly Id. An aver
age sipiare infe.-.taUon of S.l nei- '•cet
is re])orted for the week ending .luly
!! ranging from t.tl jier cent in Flor
ence and 0.2 per cent in Darlington *o
12 per cent in .Aiken, Giceruvoi d. Un
ion and Orangeburg to 22..') per cent
in Bamberg. This average of s.J per
cent is ba.-ed irpon a survey ‘made bv
.South Carolina experiment station
workers in ninety fields in nine coiin-
teis ami is eomiiarable with 11.7 per
cent one week ago.
Farmer.s .- hould m t be mislead by
this droj) in the average {>er cent of
infested souares over th<* area, advise.s
Director H. W. Barre of the station,
who savs that this is an annual o--
age, having U'cti boin near Wades
boro, N. C., on .August 2, 1H,S2, a son
figures for this year lieiiig 1
ternoons will U* given to direeteil rec- as against 2,191,bob planted in lO.'tb.
ri ation swimming and hiking. “Die acreage of cotti n "i Smi h of friends gathered to nay their Dili- ptianage of Ibis city, wlnre h<
* ' •< um « I t i< ( *•»( ( arolin.'i .Iiily 1 isesiimaled at l.tt.ib.- hiT*' and at the gr.'ive. I’.er- m aied and where In mother faith-
lion of such outstaudmg worfers with („(,) acres, Xb per cut of the 2.1bl.bbb f„l!„wed in the
heart attack.
condiK*!-
cd from the resideiu'c y<‘sterday morn Braiudi. When a young lad his fai.ier
ing at 11 o’clock with ;i lari'^c number died and he <‘ntered the Thornwa*!! or-
)'.h- phanage of this city, wlmre he w,is
yung people as Rev. R. Griffith,
Edgefield; Rev. 11. (). Chanihers, ( "liii-
ton; Rev. .1. H. Kohler, Siiartanburg;
Rev. .1. O. .Smith, ("lemson college;
Rev. .1. K. Brown, Greenville; Rev. and
Mrs. E. S. .lones, .AlrbrvMle; Rev. and
.Mrs. .1. D. Griffin, Gr«*at f alls; .Misses
.Margaret Farrow, .Mary .SmRR-^ind-
Hannah I.eitner; .Miss .Mildred Cope- “'Pfo
land, nurse, and Vi-rnon Peele, life
guard.
;ier(“S iilai.ted la t rear. This i- tin
smallest ai re.age grown in tin* -‘ati
since 1922 when tin* area planted w.a,'
estimated at l.xbtj.bbb aci'es.
“The avi tage Hbandonnie’it of
I’re'sbvLerian fiillv scr\<*d as a inanm for a tium-
hcr pas- l,er of v»“ars.
* I •
in
•g:-
,, 1^1 cuir(*nco due largely to cotton fruit-
.eir. Hr. Kit. was ..IrcK'.l
'' . ■ .■ . inerra.c... and it is not t‘i la*
Th,. r.a|m*,t that a ,„n«.ti.l„,nal ap„„ aasuran.-,* nf
onnvrntion b,- rallrd was roi,tamed in ^
th,. r..n.„tnft:u.ron,nntU-..nnnr,,.an-.
zalinn. iire.sented bv A. K. l.ani-ley of <,|„r,res tin* infestation will I'. 'V
’ probably increase*.
Whitten To Leave
City Six Months
o! .'I'Te-
age in the state after .Inly 1 has In-en
‘bS fier eeti; for the* ten years I!i21-
redn( ti*)n in acreage was gen
eral for the* sia'e* as a w'nole 'oit j)
seeriif that in the iiocthweslern and
south(*tn see*! ions the a'U'eaoe* was cu;
a little* more* than el-'ewhere* thi'iugh
')Ut the* state.
“Ce)rre*sporide'rT.s e'-'Dinate' that xb
Dr.
of the*
f'olumbia.
He said there was need for e*limina- _
tie n e)f unnee e-s.sary ami eiverlapping' ^ «« •
de{>artments in the state government liCSlCl
and that a cejnvention shoulel b** ea'leei
te» study th(*sc.
His report also e*all(*el for a change
of the State's fiscal year te) .luly 1 eer
have the* legislature me*et in the sum
mer so that its s(*ssions woulel not
f.verlap the fiscal year as at pre.sent..
It also calleel for biennial ses.sions.
B. (). Whitten, superintendent
State Training school eT this
since it was (*.stablish(*d, will
leave the* first of August for Ameri
can Fe)rt, Utah, where* he will spenel
the next six months.
Upon urgt-nt r(*<jue*st of Gov<*rnor
Dern of Utah, Dr. Whitte*n has be'cn
“loaned” to that state to direct the
eslablishmenl eif a new school for d«-
K. di tty, wm,. v!..,te*l'f'ftivvs. Th<- for lb,- bav,* .d
the* de la
per ce*nt of the cotton acreage receivu'd
(eornmercia! fertilize-r this v<>ar. with '''‘'’'y
an avmaoc a* r.Iicafion of 2tM m.und< familu-.s of this cemimunity. Thre*e
F.cr acre* at an avrag.* Co t of St'9 '>rolh.*rs, El.hu, ll(*nry an.i Ge*org.
F)cr ten, which c''nip)'r(*<l with til
ce*nt, .'I.”b pound.s, and $26 per ton, ic-
sj»ee*tively, f ir last ye*ar.”
in
(e tiictery. Dr. Ib .1. Wood
.or, assisti'd by Dr. .lohn MtSween,; .After comuleting hi edii a'b
Rev. T. F. Wallace of .St. Mat t In ws,' tlie orphanage giammat in.l c
and Rev. Ray Ridd'e of Colu.n’la. of ate elepart merits, .Mr. Itraiu h er‘■•reij
ficia'Vfl. 'I be floral trrlnite was l.irge .he Columbia The doeical scn''”,iry.
ac<l very lM*auLifu-l. I* roni liere he atleialcd the g!a • .it.-
Serving as pallbearers w*re; Dr. .I.i.^diool of I'rin-cton univci-ity wh.*re
U.*e Young. iTaf. A. V. Marlin. T. .\1. he made a brilliant r.--ord a d
Walts of Columbia, D. D. Cop-l.iiid, "hich time b<* soecial.z.-d in - be
D. Ccoelaml. J. H. Stom*. C. W. <‘f language's, lb* w..s
.Stone, U. I). MeXTary, 11. 1>. Hmiy h-^ h student o'" 11 brew
ami W. 1). Cope land. Gre*ek. ami was off.-icl a dm
I ,1 V.. /'ll 1 Princeton as nrofe-sor in i m-
I'/lizabeth Young (ooelami was born
on Nov. ‘2‘2. ixrx;, the daughter of
.\'( wt ri Y'oung ami .Nancy .S'trouel
nc
.Iv
W ide-b,-. kf' iwn
■A !'.ib;r
Y'oung, preceded he r tei the gra.e sev-
le*:'al years a gee.
.Mrs. Ceijie’laml .'pent
Of De La Howe
LOCAL POST TO MEET
NEXT TUESDAY NKHIT
her e‘n‘ T'e* li f<*
in this e*ommiiriity wTiere she was
kimwii ane) bived as a gentb'wennan eif
till* edej seheied. .She* united with the*
kir.st I’resbyteTian chinrh e»n .Inlv 29.
A c.immittee con.si.-ting of four bu«-
The Rev. E.
a/ting supi-rintendenl eif
Howe .State school at Willingtem
by the board of truste*es at a calleel.
.meeting last Frielav. .Mr. Gettys sue-;
.cecds the* late Rev. .U B. Branch \vhr)-^’‘Uv the
IXU), and was eme* of its eleveitcel rm-m-
1 he regular ni'>nth!.v nice-‘ing eif the* Ix r.s anel a weinian of stremg < o.'i an
abse*nce* was grantrd b.v Geiv. Bl.a k- f ojie lafiel-Daviel.sem I*eist So. .)(>, Anier- On l''ei)ruaiy 19, 1x71. she was
wooei anel the* .State Beiard of Welfare iean I.egion. will
at the* seilicitation of Utah offie-ials. si'ue .seiay ni'*h‘. at 7:.‘!b ei’e leek in the
Dr. Whitten expects to re*t'irn to the '•l.i'b remnis. Plans for the state mee!-
first of the ye*ar. In hi.s ab- ing to be* h«*Iel in ("harlestem em .luly
be* he-Iel ein next jn marriage* te) J. Callie (
bll; he- ele-. lice-el ’ he
I te) enter the mini't ry.
AfteT leaving Pr ri eCem he- ,)*•
a pa.ste)rate in .''!ate-wil!)-, N.
I'.MI'.t he* was ask,,] by D;. U.
|Cobs, the*n president of tiic Tin
* en pharia''‘e, to re-turii ‘ei the
rbi.s chilelhe eiei as bi .a wi '
e-e-p'ed till* place- be-au-e-
and loyfil; y tei t I'c b mu
;-e>i)S anel feer eight ye-ar.-
self untiringly to tic- v.
( linfon ill 1917 iniim eliai
t he- e|e-at Ii eif I >r. -la obs.
■A fti-r t he- ent r\’ e-f ' In 1
into the* Worbl war. Mi.
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iness men and farmers and three edu- - . i V . i sence Dr F U. We*bb will be
, . , , , was suuenntendent for twelve years. me i/r. r. ^
ojie*-
laml, who |)as,se*d away about Ifl ye ars
age).
Mrs. ('e)t’elanel had manv staunch
isled as a fie*!] se-e-retary -
Ame-rieati Re-el Cro's with Yo-u
eis in Wa'hingt»'i'. D.
When the .-TaLi- eif .South
rs, was appointed under recom- t. , , - . * eHnro-e of the Training schoo .
/ 1 L A. r 1 -Mr. (»ettys has been assistant super-i^^fiarge oi aie jiainioc
nations nresenteel bv Mr. Langley, ■ "■
’orendent tor the Tin«t ve*ar.
, .. ■ / .V’ intendent for the past year.
iC*pn3itions nboul tn6 ^ . • .
cator
men
te) make recom r
cost of schools and colleges. t
The report, which was adopted, call
eel for preparation of county supply
bills before the session of the legis-
latuure, and for appointment of a com
mittee to study « ounty governments.
The following committee.s were ap
pointed:
Ceummittee of taxation: Dr. Wade
Stackhouse, Dillon; J. Buist Ander.son,
b:a; J. Ross Hanahan, Charleston; R.
B. Herbert, Columbia; E. G. Riebels,
Columbia; A. B. Langley, Columbia;
L. E. Brookshire. Greenville, and T. C,
Williams, Columbia.
Comonittee on education: J. L.
Maim; Orangeburg; A. F. McKissick,
Greenville; J. AV. Cox, Edgefield;
• in artive;j7 ami i', will maT-, an.l <l..|,.Eal. ' wa, .■n,l.,w,..l »:il, ,nany t„„k th.* .,-1,1, * , i
lovely traits of character, ami leaves uu-nt of the de la Hi.w,
-n
The board also tendered the use of,
ithe sunerinenelent’s residence to Mr.s.
Branch for
a year.
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How They Stand S
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‘.Ioanna .
MID-STATE
2
0
1,000
Whitmire ..
1
1
.500 ]
TVatts
1
1
.500
1 Kendall
1
1
.500 1
‘ Monarch ...
1
1
.5001
Newrberry
0
2
.0001
1
j Clinton ....
CENTRAL
3
1
.750'
j l.^urens ....
2
2
.500 j
Enoree ....
2
2
.500
L'vdfa
1
3
.250 1
Marion Davis, Newberry; Dr. Robert,cox, Florence, and M. V. Haselden,
Wilson, Charleston; A. C. Flora, Co-1Oh®rieston.
lumbia, and Biscoe Davis, Marion. | Committee on county government:
Committee on economy and consoli-jA, L. M. Wiggins, Hartsville; B. MU
dation; Neils Christensen. Beaufort; j CroOch, Saluda; Holmes B. Springs,
J. E. Harley, Barnwell; W. J, Gonyer,
Greenville; W. L. Depass. Camden; W.
H. Nicholson, Greenwood; F. L. Wil- and L. O. Funderburk, Camden.
Myrtle Beach; J. A. Berry, Orange
burg; W. 0. Nicholson, Greenwood,
Times Of Depression Not Time
To Curtail Advertising
Joseph H. Appel of John Wanamaker, New York, says:
“A time of temporary depres.sion in trade is not the time
for business to curtail adverti.sing. Advertising is a major
agency in reviving business. The wealth of the millions of
savjijgs,^bank depositors in the United States is now begin
ning to be exchanged for much-needed merchandise to build
up our homes and to replenish our wardrobes. Ninety ..p>er
cent of Wanamaker advertising is invested in newspapers
and our volume of transactions was greater in 1930 than in
the banner year of 1929. It would have been larger in dollars
except for the fact that the 1930 average of retail prices was
about 15 per cent lower.”
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bfhirieJ a bl(‘.<.'-«*el he-ritage* far hi-r farn- 191X, Mr. Bram h w.;- i b-
ily anel frii*mJ.e. With he-r <le*ath an- fjr.st .supcrintcmie-'it of ‘h
other honorcel rne*ml>e*r of the* olele*r in.stitution and for thi- la-* f
geni‘rati(,ii has pas.scel av/ay. years he* hael hvbl thi.e tio.UUin.
.Mrs. Copelanel is .survive*el by one ^^'heieJ unele*ei his manage-menl.
elaughU*r, .Mrs. Jack H. Young, with grown from a small be-giruiititr t
viherin she* male* her home*; two se)ns,|Of the* outslaneling in.titntan-
.11. Arthur Gopelanel of this city, anel Upc bi the entire* oeiuiitiy a'l 1
J. C. CojM'land of C/eilumbia; two been most favorably e-oinim nte*! upon
j brothers, .J-ohn H. Young of thi.s city, i by the Duke Feiumlation in their y‘*ar-
'aneJ .N. A. Young of (:e)lumbia. Akso by | ly rejyorts covering its activitie-. Hr-s
the folle>wiTig grandchildren: Mrs. J as. j work for the eiejienelent and ne-dy
I.M. Dick of Pulaski, Va., Mr.s. Frances't><»ys and 'Hrls here was of the hi.rhest
I Wallace of .St. Matthew.s, Arthur and,t^yp**t H'WJ-rk to which he* unselfishly
jSara Ce>peland of this city, Eva GaryjKave his life and love and he he'd :n
,and Linda Copeland of Columbia, and an unusual degre*e the jove* and c mf;-
i by one great-grandchild, l.aria Cope-'dence of hi.s entire staff and the two
land Dick.
Union Service At
Lutheran Church
The usual Sunday evening union
service of the local churches will be
held next Sunday at St. John’s Luth
eran church at eight o’clock. The Rev.
Edward Ix)ng, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, will be the speaker.
hundred boys and girls under his care.
The se*hool with its modern plant
stands today as a monument to him.
Mr. Branch occupie'd a prominent
and useful place in every cemimunity
in which he lived. He was a devotee!
Presbyterian, a kind and sympathetic
minister, a man of .sound judgment,
integrity and sincerity, who I'v his
faithful, noble, unselfish and persi.st-
ent service for others, leaves th:»
world better than he found it. and
many devoted friends to meurr. his
passing.
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