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j-m' .J rt'f-i-'T.* Mllliil M • THE CHRONICLE • 5 Strives To Be » Clean News- • • paper. Complete, Newsy, • and Reliable, Shf Olltntnn Qllfrotttrlr t If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. 1 VOLUME XXXI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931 NUMBER 3S SYNOD NOW IN SESSION HERE Res'. G. M. Telford of Abbeville, New Moderator. Opening: Ser mon I’reached By Dr. DuBose. Sessions Bein^ Held At Pres byterian College. DID YOU KNOW? THAT The State Training school of this city, now headed by T)r. F. L. VVehb as aetinp superintendent—is in ceVnpetent hands. I)r. Webb recently assumed the school’s manajrement due f« an extended' leave of ab'ence of 1>;. H. O, Whitten who is now e .craved in orp:anizinjr a sinblar institu ion in American hoik. Utah. The )’r>n\otion <ie.'ierved one and he i.< worthy of hiKh tru.st an 1 resp'Uisibility that K >v ,> With an enrollment of nearly 200. the Presbyterian Synod of South Car olina convened here Tue.«day iiijrht as the jruests of Presbyterian collejfe. The epeninjr sessioii was held in the handsome new First Presbyterian' i?; ; church building- with Dr. John .M the Sween, pre.sident of the college, pre- ha--; been placed upon him by tli. siding. A large audience was pre.sent i j ning hoard, and a special musical program ren dered by the church choir added much to the enjoyment of the oieasion. The opening sermon was preached by the Rev. Henry Wade DuRose, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Spartanburg, and the retir ing moderator. He delivered an able profession for several years, he enter- sermon on “The ( hurch of Je.sus (.,{ government work <luring(the World Christ,” using as his text, Ephesians ^ar. Uter he moved fo Florida wheie r>::'2. The sermon in full, will be f.)und he was employed at the state port as elsewhere in today’s paper. an 4a»iyi.ut>on ^ Ki TTIlJtT l^i4rf5Fd“'"f6 synod was officially organized for its South ( arolina and estahlJshed a hos-; work of the approa^^ung session, hor (']jy for'four years was moderator three nominations were engaged in this work and general Dr. Webb is a (leorgian by birth, ladng a native of .Adel, (la. He 'ook hi.s pre-medival work at .Mercer uni versity in Macon, later to enter F.m- ory univer.sity in .Vtlanla, from which he -wa.^ graduated in nuaiicine in I'.Ut. After engaging in the practice of his made, the Rev. (1. M. Telford, pastor of the h'irst Presbyterian church of .Ablreville; Rev. H. A. Knox, pastor of the {’resbyterian church at Lihertv. and ruling elder O. A. Matthews of P.ennettsville. IVlr. Telford was eleet- pi actiee. In 192d Dr. Webb came to Clinton to accept the position of j^ssistant su perintendent and general physician of the .State Training school, being asso- eiate<l with the superintendent, Dr. H. Welcome SYNOD VISITORS Wo are deli^htt'd that you htivo ajfaiu for your mootiiiK phioo aud we hope that greatly from vour .stav in our midst. ehost'u Clinton you will profit COTTON BILL NEW SESSION GAINS GROUND STARTS TODAY Backers of Outlaw Mea.sure of Freshman Activities To Inau^fu- Governor Igmsr Sure It Will Pa.ss In Both House and Sen-j ate. Favorable Committee Re ports From Both Branches. rate Year’s Work With Enrollment. Two Chanj^es In Faculty. Upper Classmen To ('ome .Mondav. ('olumhia. Sent, the IT). Supj>{)rters of; “Freshman week” at Preshyteri-ifi program for cotton prohibition in college will get under v.ay this even- j 11M2 were confident tonight that South ing when sui>per will he .served at Carolina’s general as.sembly would ddlO in the dining hall, followed by a |enact a no-aereage law before the, ‘college night” progi an, .n the Ix'roy |W«‘ek is over after the senate today Sj)rings gymnasium. Weboiiie ad- j passed the hill on s«>cond reading. idresses to the new m<m will h ! 'I'ht' motion of Senator Harvey, of fn tlu‘ «'nacl eftlited, 27 ling All ('liiiton is very i>roud of the Thoruwell Orphaiuufe and I’l'inshyteriau (’olleKo—two of our outstatidinj>: assets. We are pleased that vou are hohlijig_xoHL'..ses HbS^l. iVec^ .f service. Our homes, our husiness etiferytrises and the hearts of (’linton people are thrown wide open to the members of the South ('arolina Synod. May your stay hrn'e he ht'althy, happy, helpful ilays. Ri'anfort, to strike* out jwords of the bill was defe'hted, 27 to 1.). It was then passt*fl by an ora! vot. on -se'cond reading. Amendments are . in order when it is considered on third 're'ading toinorrevw. j Meanwhile*, the* house was brought to a standstill when consieleration e,f a .similar cotteen prohiteition bill was ele*layeHl until teemorrow, Repre*se*i.la- reern McSwe*en, Ue- the* lu'an! ine.s!- A. anel stuelent .\. dohnsiiu anel elents eef the Y. .M. C. be)ely, and Coaches \V. li. S. McMillian. Ineiie-ations point fe> the*. largest fn*shman e’lass in a luiinhei' <if ye*ars, more than 12r> having matrieula'ed, wliich is an incre'a-e' of in ere .ban forty jier ce*nt eive-r l;ist ve*ar‘ e*n:-ol!- tive* W. M. .Manning, Sumter, ah op- fieme'iit of tHe jireipeised .step to .Itol^j; me*nt. Se*ve*ial eif nu*ml)ers eif the* Y, dent council, have tlu* •M. M stuelent s, .\. ami s‘U' in e*\te*neling the* "glad new s.udents ami assi.-^l thi'in to their new e*!ivi ui),)e*r-classnu*n will report iie'Xt Mon class r lorn l)e*g;n as s.# . as imi either eie*tai!-s a'-O' ed on the first bailed and escorted to q Whitten. He has filled this place the chair. ^ with charcteristic faithfulness and ef-i The Rev. h. Ray Riddle of ( oium- fj^jency, anel i.s highly popular with bia, was elee'ted assistant to J.he stat- eonnectiHl with the insti-! eel clerk, Dr. H. \N. Pratt. tution. Always kind and sympathetic’ President Je>hn MeSween eif the ceil- ^ words of cheer anel encourage- lege, made several knnounce'tnents {k*i- given freely of his ser-i taining to synenl’s entertainment on the college campus, after which a •working docket and several special or- Prospects For Monarch Takes ,, , • ^ I e)V(*rwhelmingly given faveirahle Larger Crop First Of Series I he carried over by raising the point of ntrder that copies had not been on the hl(*sks of members the nt*ves.'ary 21 . r n I , 11 th‘‘ ”l«t. and regular I Suppor.ers of the I.ong plan, includ-^ i.s expected t. ing (lovernor Hlackwoixl, Appean**! | :confident that both houses conipR.p.d ap-j>rove the hills this week, bringing 'to a elose the .stat«*’s first extraordi- ^ "'ll uppejii; inary legislative .session in 17 years, i for the Hut a few hours after the general as- is«*mhly was eonvened at noon y(*ster- iday hou.s<> and .senate committees had hand" to t'lo in ada|)lii.g ;•< nment. Tin* re- ders were de<*ided upon. The meeting clo.sed with the benediction by l>r. H. Tucker Graham, pastor of the First Pr4*;A)yterian church of Florence. The sessions' were continue<l Tues day morning in the college chapel and Indications as of September 1 are Goldvilli*, .Sept. 12. Hetwe<*n six vice to the'school’s sick and nee<ly. that South ('arolina this year will an'd sev(*n hum^(*<i fans today saw Devoted to his work, an<l possessing have a cotton crop yieUiing R2'.>,0()() Monarch overcome a thee run lead to a rare sense of his responsibility, Dr. hales instead of H.'L'i.OOO as was in<li- dpf»‘at Joanna fi to 4 for tie* first Wdhh has put into his difficult task cated by the August report, aceording game in the Mid-State play-off Heri‘*s. the bt>st that is in him, and is loved to figures given out the past week by Shippy grew stronger as the game Rifhland' to exempt by the entire family of 400 inmates. Frank O. Hluck and R. ('. Light, stat- progressed while Houkiiight, after ’ Dr. Webb has always taken a k«“en isticians of the bureau of agricultural holding Monarch^ hitless for fiv»* interest in the city’s civic and reli- economics. frames, gave way to Gialfrey in the, gious life. He is vice-president of the The report, in part, as prepare<l by eighth. i opened with devotional exercises con- Kiwanis club and one of its high- the statisticians, follows: ! Joanna .scored twice in the third ducted bv the Rev. B. S. Hodges of iv o*teemed and useful members. He “A , The measures, drafted along lines similar to the statute enacted by the Louisiana I»*gislature, would make it a misd4*mennor to plant cotton next year. Various amendments are Iwxfon* the senate, including one by ?U*nator Ham- exp(*ri- I mental farms from the bill’s provis- i ions, ' “You will never convict a man in in-,1 U; tilling session. Hrof. Thomas I.othery, for merly of Davidson coll(*g(* and the University of Chicago, will hea<l the department of physics, succeeding I’rof. James F. Koehler. The (tther will be C. W. Grafton, wlio will .s(*rve as assistant prof(*ssor in the English deitartment. ^Mr. Grafton will tak<* the place formerly h<*ld by H. T. .Swe len- herg who is on l<*ave of ah-«‘nce tak ing graduate work in th»* Englisl: .! - partment at the l'niv<*rsity of Xorkh. (^rblina. Mr. Grafton during the su*r.- mer completed a cours<‘ of study at ('nlumttia univer.sity. New York, in the- s<hooI of journalism. court on your present bill,” he said, lans, lollows: i .Ioanna .scored twic<* in the third on nlflui Friday morning at m3(i tin first for the purpose of devotional ^-xercises for the fro.shiuen will he held, followed bv an introduc- mini.vters’ annuity fund in connection with a report by the special commit tee on this fuml. Report.s on the variou.s activities of the synod were submitted as follow.s: Synod’s Work: J. M. Holladay, chairman. Education: H. W. DuBose. chairman Li(|uidating Chicora (College: W. G.l Query, chairman. .Audit and Finance: H. T. Baylis, chairman. Men’s Work: J. (). .Mann, chairmian. Woman’s Work: J. W. Jackson, chairman. Historical Commission: F. D. Jone.s, chairman. Foreign Missions: H. T. Graham, chairman. Assembly’s Home Missions: J. M. Wells, chairman. Christian Education and Ministerial Relief: T. M. Stevenson, chairman. Asse^mbly’s Training school: L. R 'ss Lynn, chairman. W. Hickman, chair- helpful, high-minded citizen and acreage, since this y<*ar’s ahandonmerU who .seoreii when Gallman’s pinch Christian gentleman. Beloved Womsin Dies At Home Mrs. Mattie Younu Rantin Bass es After Lin}>:erinK B Many Pay I..ast Tribute. IS now placed at 1.0 p(*r cent instead went for a trijih*. .Shiiley op(*rH*d th<* of the average of 2.0 per cent, used sev<*nth with a double, scored .m E. with th<* August re[tort. Timmon’s single and Howell tie*! 'he “It has been a litth* loo dry for best .score with a tiijih*. Godfrey went ti development in some localities, iiut the mound in the (*ighth and Gallman generally sfK*aking is uniformly goo<l singled. Cogdell fanne»l. Knox walked. I over the entire state. “The crop declined only one point in Joanna threat(*n<*d in the ninth on a cfifulition last month, whereas the av-1 single ami a walk hut .Shippy fanned es After Lin^ierin]^ Illne.SS. erage August decline has h(*en S.Ojthe last two m(*n. IMays by Galloway I points during the past seven years, and Clark feature'! for Joanna while The iK'.st August during the perifal | Timmons {)laye<l good hall for .Mon- A beautiful and useful life came to. was in lR2fi when the crop gained onejarch. a close early last Thursday morning' P<»int, and the worst that of 1112.') when Bouknight fanned eight while Ship- when <leath claimed .Mrs. Mattie a severe drouth cau.sed a loss of IS py had the .same in the battle. Bouk- Young Rantin, wife frf Hervey D. points in condition. night and Godfrey for Joanna, and Rarrtin of this city, and a member of “The reported condition of 7(1 per! Shirley, Gallman and Howell led the one of the community’s most widely cent indicates an average yield of 230 hitters. Score: connected families. .Mrs. Rantin had pobnds lint per acre and is t)ie high- Monarch . 9 *1 been in ill health for a year and had fst September 1 condition and imficat- Joanna 4 9 .3 been kept in hi-r bed for the past sev- ed yield .since 1.120 when the final y'ield Shippy an'l .M'lrrisj Bouknight, eral weeks. She suffered a. relapse was 27.') pounds per acre. Godfrey and Bunton. Sunday night and sank rapidly from The S<'ptember 1 forecast of 92H,0001 ng and th)* cottonseed oil industry, and local ami uncoritested measures. .Sup- poit«*r.-' of th(* resolution argued it would assuM* a brief extra session. A I(*s(,lotion providing that m<*m- hers serve without pay and that the Chamher of Comme.\-e Kiwanis clubs. The first Riitary and year men w U heart talk fr n s«*ssion not exceed 10 days was not ShirU*y scor(*d Gallman with a ujatn One propos<*d amendment to the then hear a heart t F’residenl Mc.Sween. 'I’ll'* devotional ex'-i't i:' ■* .’^atu: lay morning will be atte'alni! bv th*- pa - tors of the cify, win* will bring eor- <lial gieetings to the young men fr*' n Clinton churches. Th'- icmainlcr o*' the day will he gio'ii o'.i-r to c ,nf • ences i.(*rtaining to the yea’-’s v\ >rk .state highway com- with members of the faculty, and re*- thc [)rc-idciC's in the ev(*n'ng. Ctdlege Darner ‘cotton holiday” bill by Representative H. C. Godfrey, Spartanburg, would provide that the ' mission he suspended in 1932”; the features. .-Xf tax commission la* dissolved; salaries ht'irie at eight o’clmk of all state employes making over Y. M. ( . ,A. an<i $200 a month be reduce<l by .M) per will give a re-ention in honor of the cent; and that no state aid be given •''‘‘W students. The regular sch'-du.e to state colleges and universities in will la* started Monday f'jr both lower 1932, upper clas.smen. I j Faculty for Y<-ar Bible Cause man. .Ad interim: (a) On church paper, G. G. Mayes, chairman. (b) On pres-byterian bounds: J. M. Holladay. Report of tru.stees of William Brear- ly home. Report ff Mountain Retreat associ ation. Report of synod’s representative at Charleston First Bi-centennial: H. W. DuBo.se. that time undil the end came. hales compares with 1,001,000 lastj seewiid game of the “champion- Rock Hill Bank Sees 956,485 Bale Crop The fuheral service was conducted year. The smaller crop this year is due; j,,. pigy^.^j ppxt Satur Friday morning at 10:30 from the to the 11 per cent rwluction in acre- residence, with her pastor,. Dr. D. J. age, for the indicated yield ])er acre Woods, in charge. Interment followed is 10 pounds above the final yield of in the family burial ground at the 2*20 pounds last year.” Preshj'terian cemetery. Both at the “I he census report shows l.''),710 residence and grave a large numl)er running hales ginned in .South Caro- of friends gathered to pay their last liiia prior to Septemb4'r 1, compared respects and the floral offerings, with .'iO.OOO last year, 11,000 in 1929 beautiful and varied, were indicative and .3,000 in 192K.” of the dove and esteem in which she f was held. Active pallhearer.s were nephews of the deceased: W, P. Blalock, T. J. Bla- NcXt TuGSClsiy Mac Adair and Geo. H. Young. Hon- ^ L. B. Dillard, J. H. Wither- C. B. Cannon, county farm agent, Th<* faculty for the yi“ar is now c im- plete and i.s as follows: Br(*sident Dr. .L hri M<-Sw(*en. Vice-I*resi<l<*nt ari<l I’rofessor of Greek and French—Dr. .A. E. .S|)e:icer. day afternoon in Union at 3:30. Baptist Association To Meet At Laurens CO- 1-^. Tho.as M^Keown, R. C. A.air, lumbia Theological .seminary; Minutes of the P'enwal assemibly; Nominations; Le.ve of ifeonce; Minuto. of Presby- j I Ro( k Hill, Sept. 12. -tResponses to Professor lin'juiries throughout Vyouth Carolina -Martin. I by the Peoples National bank, Rock Hill, indicate total cotton yield this of ,Math(*m-iti c.*-- Pn f. A. ■ .'111an - year for the state to be 9.')6,4K.') hales M. G. Poultry Meeting Watts Mills, Sejt. 12. The 3.')th an nual session of the Laurens Baptist assoeiation will he held with the Lucas against l,01.'i,27.3 last year. The August estimate by the gov«*rn- ment was 92'J,()()0 bales. I’he estimate of the bank was com piled from information r(*ceived from Professor of Latin and G- Prof. Hothw(*ll Graham .Ir. Prof(*ss()r of English— Dr. Wooflwort h. Professor of Bible ami I{'*ligi m - Dr. I). J. Brimm. Professor Economics and .S.,ci;ilog7 Dr. J. B. Kennedy. Prof<*s«or of Chemisli v IVof. H^E. and 14. Plans for entertaining the as-, sociation are going forward under the leadership of the pastor, the Rev. Jo die A. MarVn, and the board of dea-i Phil- Dr. J. W. Davis, Dr. A. E. has issued the following statement Tons, reliable sources in each county. Re- Avenue Baptist chun-h on October L3 f ,> u , (5ate boll weevil damage and detenor- ' rofessor of I s>chology and ation in certain .sections due to th<* osophy Dr. F. D. Jones. limited use of fertilizer. Profe.s.sor of Physics — Prof. Thos A. .MarVn, and the board of dea-i ... ’ i* v i . *• J The hank s estimate nlaces Ijiu- * rof( ssor of F^ducation 'I a ♦ the fnl Brimm, Mac B. Hipp, W. W. Harris, to be held on Sept. 22nd: The moderator announced the foU ^ lowing standing committees for the - present session: Bills and Overtures: Dr. H. W. Du (Continued on page two) D. J. pertaining to a poultry field meeting' The association sermon this will be delivered by the Rev. E of 22nd,'Bostick, pastor of the Gross Hill Bap-! The bank’s estimate places I^au- ^rens county’s 1931 crop at 32,500 bales I again.st a yield of 35,044 last year. Dean and Profe.ssor I Prof. M. W. Brown. I Profes.sor of Biology- at 3:00 p. m., a poultry field meeting list church. C. B. Bobo of Laurens, isjUrimtOH VAIFIS Davis, at the Bryson and Dunklin poultry moderator of the a8.sociation, S. W. 0*_ J l. .Assistant ProfessoT farm near Laurens. P. H. Gooding, Sumerel of Clinton, vice moderator;! IlOIlOr ijtllCldltS Prof. C. W. Grafton. Physical Director—tValter 'A^ John- Names of the students at the Uni- Prof. R. L. Hi.story—• -Prof. John H. of Flnglish — Opening Sermon Before S3niod Blakely, Jack W. Ander.son and R. R Blakely. Before marriage, Mrs. Rantin was Miss .Mattie Young, youngest daugh- poultry specialist of Clemson college, W. P. Culbertson of Cross Hill, ter of the late G, C, and Nannie will be present and talk on various clerk; the Rev. W. A. Baldwin of Ra- Young. Her entire life had been spent pha.ses of poultry production. It is bun Creek church community, assi.st-Carolina last year Assi.stant Physical Director—Lonnie in this community where she was held hoped that as many as possible will ant clerk; and R. E. Thompson of Lau-;^jjj gpppg^ on the “dean’s hon- I'- McMillian. in the highest esteem. She was a wo- attend this meeting, especially the rens, treasurer. for the term 1931-.32, vyere an- Librarian—Willard L. Jones. The opening sermon before the Synod of South Carolina, was delivered Tuesday niglit in the First Presbyterian church of this city by the Rev. H. W. Du- Btose, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Spartan burg, and the retiring nrodca- tor of the synod. The sermon in full will be found on page two. man of fine Christian character, and women. j was an active and earnest memlber of “Please note the change in the place ■ the First Presbyterian church of which of this meeting as the previous one | NJWSUllS V/lUD her father was one of the founders was scheduled to be held at the home and a life long officer. Strong in her of M. B. Henderson, Owings.” religious faith, kind, generous and pleasant, she made friends easily andj TO MEET IN LAURENS her influence for good was far-reach- ■"-*■ ' - " Meets Tonight nounced a few days ago by the regis- Professor of Military Scierici* and trar, John A. Chase, Jr. Tactics—Capt. Robert FI. Wy.sor, U. The list contained two*Clinton girls, S. A. Miss Willie Rudd F'uller, daughter of Assistant Professor of .Military Sc‘.- Mr. and Mrs. FI. G. F'uller, and Miss ence and Tactics — Lieut. .Alfred X. I Rowena Jones, daughter of Dr. and Taylor, U. S. A. its reg- Mrs. Dudley .Jones. It is considered a Assistant in Military Science and j The Kiwanis club will hold ' ■ " ular meeting this evening at 7:30 at special honor at the university to be Tactics—Sergeant Alton W. Parker ing. The fourth district of the South Hotel Clinton. During the summer]named on this list, the privilege com- Registrar—Mrs. M. W. Brown. Besides her husband, Mrs. Rantin is! Carolina Teachers’ association will ^ the meetings have been held on Friday ing only to those who have made a College Physician — Dr. Janies W. survived by one daughter, Mrs. N. P. hold its first meeting of the present.and the clunge back to the former scholastic average of approximately B Davis. Dow of Knoxville, Tenn., two sisters,• school year in Laurens on October'meeting date becomes effective today.*plus or more, or in numerical terms. Director of Music — Rev. Mursha'l Mrs. T. J. Blalock and Mrs. R. F. j24th. Adair of this city, and two brothers,! The fourth district Ross D. Young of Laurens, and^Henry tanburg, Greenville, jM. Yeung of this place. i Union counties. includes Spar- Laurens, and With the beginning of the fall season all members are urged by the commit tee in charge to be present this even- ketween 90 and 100. The many friends C. Dendy. ing. here of these young ladies thus honor-' ed, will learn with interest of the’r excellent records. 1 Husiness Manager — John Holland ur ter. Secretary—Miss .Alma Davis. •A-