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VOLUME XXXII r I '( CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932 NUMBER 7 SOLONS BEGIN SIXTH WEEK i^i iib Finance Group Continues Task; ^ Rewrilingr the Cash Meas- J ure. Bill for Uusing Convicts | On Roads Advances. i DID YOU KNOW? His Spirit Still Leads Us By Albert T. Reid ^ ^ j THAT—Richard Edward Ferguson, Ian adopted son ol Clinton, is one of ■ the city’s well known and popular Columbia, Feb. 16. — The state si ,, . , , j •-.V 1 „ I young business men. lawmakers opened the sixth week of the session today with work in com-j J'>rguson was born in East Or- mittee attracting more attention thaiir®*'^®’ a son of Qeorge action on the floor. ! Ciamilla Ferguson. Hl| poy- ^ The senate held no. night session as 1 spent with his j^^nts its finance committee continued the 1 Fast Orange where he attended the task of rewriting.Ul>.e general appro- schools. .At the completion of priations bill as passed by the house. With the bill to gA’e the state sinking fund commission supervision of the issuance of local bonds as a special order, the hou.'.e held its usual night me<*ting. ' Representati'v.es from (-Ireenville and Spartanburg appeared at a hear- high school he entered Stevens Tech at Hoboken, N. .1.. where he r^'eived his special training. His first position after leaving college was with the Centinl Railroad of Now Jersey in the engineering department. Later he went to Utica, N. Y., where he was engagwl for several years in textile ing of the senate judiciary committee; this afternoon to protest placing of the two cities in the same congres sional district, provided in the redis Ix'aving Utjca in li)14, Mr. Fergu son turneel his interests southward and acceptenl a position as assistant tricting bilf. A sub-committee of the superintendent of the Ware Shoals , juriiciary committee of the hou.''e be-,'Manufacturing company in this state, gan work on the bill to regulate elec'-jin 1920 he resigned at Ware Shoals trie utility compani’os. , land moved to Clinton to accei)t the By a large vote the hou.«e kilbnl the: superintendency of the Ly<lia Cotton Hanahan bill to require males to pre-j Mills. This position he held for seven sent a doctor’s certificate showing j years until he resigne(k^dn 1927 and they have no veneral disea^e before organized the Industrial .Supply corn- being granted a marriage license. On- pany of this city, whole.sale dealer.s in ly two debated the measiure, J. W. ■ mill supplies, c-Overing several states. Marahan, of h’airfield, the author, and j Mr. Ferguson is president of thi.s con- Frank .McOavy of Laurens. jeern and is assm'iated with anothei* Hanahan said social diseases con-1 well known young business man of .s-tituted a grave menace in the state, the city, W. (’. Oxley, as treasurer of and that his bill should be enacte<l for the sake of future children. “You can’t legislate morals,’’ McCravy argued. He contended the bill would work a hardship on poor persons in that they the company. As an adopteil son of Clinton, Mr. Ferguson has whole-hearte<lly thrown his influence into the busine.ss, cdvic and religious life of the community. would have to pay a fee to a physician | He is a faithful member of the First for the examination. ' j Presbytiirian church and one of- the Tv^’o new members of the Charles-; Umders of the new “Men- CHINESE TOLD TO MOVE BACK Japan Serves I’ltimatunr On Of ficials At Shanijhai. Many Shells Burst In Area f*atro!I.*!! By' United States Marines. " i T(,kyo, Feb. 17.—Official Japanese i advices from Washington today salt!, I Secretary of State , Henry L. Stimsf'n j was preparing shortly to protest for- j mally to Japan against the landing of ‘he Japanese army exp' l'tion in the international settlement J .Shanghai. Ultimatum Authorized Tokyo. Feb.''17. Japano.se officials I at Shanghai w;'re ai'.hoiized by their government teday to batui the Chi nese an ultimatum demanding that t'ne t'|\in^s<‘ nineteenth route army with draw 20 kilixnieters from the boun- vlaries of the international si^tlement. Otherwise, I.ieutenat t .(’loneral Ken- kichi Uyeda, conmamlcr of the Japa- ne.-’e milftYry eypcd:tiy.n 'o .^'hangha', was authorized to ctunp.! such'wi ilrawal by force. / The Japanc.se (>fficjals authoriroJ to present the ultimatum* are N'amiP'o Shigemit.su, minister to China; AJ- miral Kichisahuro .Nomuia, commanJ- er of the naval forces, and (Tt-rtrral Uyeda, all of whom are in .Shanghai. ton delegation, H. G. Senseney and Huger Sinkler, wert administered the oath of office. The senate, virtually marking time while it.s finance committee worked on the general appropriations bill, had a short session this morning. of-the-Chureh” organization recently perfected .in that congregation. He is likewise a popular member of the Clinton Kiwanis club, Chamber of Commerce, and Masonic order. Mr. Ferguson is a fine type of husi- College League Starts April Ist ness man as well as a modest, courte- Openinjj: Games At Carolina and Newberry. Presbyterian Col lege Member of Circuit. Bicentennial To Be Observed Here It killed in sbu.’t order the bill to considerate gentleman. As a prohibit planting of cotton or. lands citizen he is always ready to respond state and a short time every call that has as its object the laTer Willed another blTT lo regiflate building of a greater and better city*, the analysis of cotton seed in the of integrityr firmness and ex- * j cellent.abilities — he has made many The vote on the first bill was 14 to, friends since he became a Clintonian 12. There was no record vote in ,the! twelve years ago. “Dick,’’ as he is in cottonseed measure, but it apparently i timately known by many, is a genial had no supporters. friend, a useful, symmetrical citizen. Debate was begun on a bill by Sen-j Mr. ?''ergu.soii was married in 1914 atoF Riley, Bamberg, which hb said ^ to .Miss Florence C. Jones of Utica, N. waa designed to prevent leaks in thejY. They*have three children. Richard ^-tEdvvaVd, Jr., LawT=ehce and Emily., He 6-0-1 sch7>oT law; biR tulTher sion was postponed until tonuxrrow. j has one sister, Mh»s Jeannette Fergu- The biir provides that .salaries pkidj son, who teaches in East Orange, N. .L school teachers by the state shall ned] exceed the average monthly salaries! paid by any district* or county. The senator in explaining his meas ure, said some tchoK)l superintendents had taken state money for the teach er for «ev-.?n months and then retluced the salary for the other two months in order to save the district money. Founder’s Day Service Soon House Night SesHion Columbia, Feb. 16.—The state high- Dr. Thoruwell Jacobs, Son of “Father of Presbyterian Col lege,” To Make Address. Following an establwhed custom of 4 way department would be authorized several years, Presbyterian college to use prisoners of the state peniten- will observe “Founder’s Day” on tiary on its road work under a bill March 15th, commemorating the birth passed on second reading by the house j of the late Rev. William Plumer Ja- t^ght. cobs, D.D., LL.D., .founder of this in- bill has a double purpo.se, W. 1 stitution, the Thornwell orphanage, L. Daniel, of Greenwood, its author, I and for 47 years pastor of the First said, in that it would provide employ- j Presbyterian church of this city. The “^ent for prisoners now idle of neces-1 college, under his leadership, was sity and would enable the highway d#**! opened for the first time in 1880, just partment to reduce its expenses (five years after he had started the or- A moition to kill the liicasut-? wasjphanage for the care of fatherless Jefeat-d; 27 to-.i»6. , • boys and girli^. Daniel pointed oUt lhat the bill does! It is interesting to note that Dr. not convpel the highway department! Thornwell Jacobs of Atlanta, Ga., a to use prisoners if it does not think , son of the late Dr. Jacobs, has been it advisable. Penitentiary officials, he .selected to deliver the addresrs aJ^^Ahis said endorsed the bill, stating it would ^ time before the student body. Dr. J&- enable them to provide employuict.t cobs is president of Oglethorpe and a for “practically every prisoner.’’ j graduate of the Clinton institution. Among arguments advanced against, His many friends here where his boy- the proposed act were that th-.* pris-jhood days were spent, will • inter- oners would replace paid laborers,'ested in the announcement that he is creating more unemployment; that itjto be here next nvonth for the memo- might interfere with federal road aid j rial service to his distinguished fath- and that the highway department had er. no work convicts could ably engage Columbia and Newberry will get the opening games of the Palmetto .College Baseball league, it was re vealed in the 40-game schedule an nounced Saturday by Coach “Dutch’* Mcliean of Newberry, secretary. Eacb team will meet every othe*- team in four games, two home games and two away. The .season will open .April 1 and will close May 10, an<l each team will have to play at least 16 games. Members of thelRrcuit are: Caro lina, Clemfon, Erskine, Newbe^iry* Presbyterian college. The schedule: April 1 and 2 (Friday and Satur day—Presbyterian at Newberry, Lrs- kine at Carolina. April 4 and 5 (Monday and Tues day)— Newberry at Clemsori, Caro lina at Pre.sbyterian. April 8 and 9 (Friday and Satur day)—;Clem8on at Carolina, Erskine ‘at Presbyterian, April 15 and 16 (Friday and Satur day)—Clemson at Carolina, Er.skine at Presbyterian. April 18 and 19 (.Monday and Tues day) --Newberry at Carolina, Clemson at Erskine. April 21 and 22 (Thursday and Fri day)—F>8kine at Newberry, Presby terian at Clema^xn. ,-CApril 25 and 26 (Monday and Tue.s- iday)—Presbyterian at Erskine, Caro- jJina at Clemson. j April 28 and 29 (Thurs<lay and Fri day) — Newberry at Presbyterian, Carolina at Erskine. ^ j May J and 4 (Tue'vday and Wednes- j^day)—CKfemson at Newberry, Preshy- ' terian at Carolina. .. .May 9 and 1(1 (Monday and Tues day)—flarolina at Newber«ry, Erskine at Clemson. Rules for, the final organization of the league were adopted at a confer ence held l^e recently. ; —m : ‘Washin^cton’ Proffriun and Tree IMantiniK: Arranged Mon day By Woman’s Club. An interesting program has been arranged by the Woman’s club for the George Wa.shii»gton bicentennial cele- bratien to be held here on February 22nd at 9:30 a. m. The exercises will take place on a plot between the two railroad depots. Voters Go To Polls Friday Hunter Township Will Name Ma^iHifate Tomorrow To Suc ceed Late John G. I^tts. AlMs in Toadiness for the special primary election Friday at which Aime the qualified voters of Hunter town ship wiR cast their ballots for a mag istrate at (Tlinton, as successor to the late John G. Pitts. 'The polls will opep Developments Shanghai, Feb. J 1. -Shan'ghbJ; uas threatened today with Japan^ hi:' push against the Chinese forces L- tending thht city. Japan sent an ultimatum that the Chinese troops massed there witn- U’ draw 20 kilometers (121-.“ miles) from the international settli-ment or Inv^driven out by a formidable Japa- ne«e force. ' The entire Shanghai battlefront from (Tiapei to Kia’ngwan, halfway to the Woosung forts, was in action as the twentieth day of hostilities o|)en- ed. Big guns flung shells into the ar;?:i patrolled by Unite<l State* marines and on thcA-British dsK'ks along U'.-f Whmngpoo river, woumling two Br't- ish bluejackets. Japanc^'' said the ('hinese were try ing to, ■ipt out the .lapanese-oceup'M Hongkew section ef the inlermUitu,*! •settlement. 'They also charged soldie. s under the ('hine.se military comma'd with sniping in Hongkew, “contra.y to all acceptable usages of war,’’ a*.*L at 8 g. m., and close at 4 p. m,, with The D. A. R. chapter and Woman’s indications pointing to a large vote, club will iledicate a tree recently! There are nine aspirants for the j said the Chinese army wa.s oiganizirg planted as a part of the celebration, place*, their names appearing on the | gunmen’’ to go through the stre.».* now being observed .throughout the I ticket.s in the following alphabetical of Hongkew. country, and unveil a marker Washington. to order: W, P. Baldwin, James L. Browning, J. C. Cannon, R. J. Cop<' -The wMqw of, cadets of the college land, B. R. Fhiller, J. 1), Jeanes, Ed. R, O. T, {!. unit will march in “mili-: P. iJttle.'W. Roy H. tary escort.” Other features of the program will be selections by the band, “Saber Salute” and “America.” Shanghai was kept awake all nlg't by an artillery duel*l)etween Japane.e and Chinese batteries, in which tae in Hongkew park. Japanese used heavy guns just pLu- The Unite<l States con-s»i! gene al Seay. In ca.*e no candidate receives a ma jority of the votes cast in the first, at Shanghai was informed of a nt*A' The address of the occasion will be primary, the two candidates receiving j attack by a roving band of Japane-e delivered by Dr. Dudley Jones, with the highest numiber of vott^s will run j on a school conducted by the Ameri- the unveiling of the marker taking over in a second primary on next (can Methodist Episciypal Church, place during the speech. “The Star i Tue.sday, February ‘23ird, j,South. Spangled Banner” wHl be played by the band as the cadets march from the exercises. The township compri.ses six pre- The raiders smashed furniture and cihets: Clinton City, Clinton .(’.olton windows and scattered alxuit b(Mtk.s Mills, Lydia Cottqn Mills, Goldville,! and re<*ords, the ennsu! was told. Two In case of rain the unveiling exer- Hopewell ami Mountville. In the pri- cise* will take place as planned for, while the addre.ss on “Washington” will be given in the high school audi- ballot'; 2,121 votes were cast. mary two year* agu when Magistrate John G. Pitts was ,ele('l<xl on the first torium. Mrs. (’larence Galloway, speaking for the Woman’s club, extends a most cordial invitation to the schools of the city, teachers, and the, public in gen eral to attend the bieenUmnial cele- biation. Solons Facing previou.s raids have occurred at the same schmil, and in each case th'Te was a formal prote.-it to the Japanew authoritie.H, s The following managers will havej The (’hint-^se timed up two bombi:*.? the ele^'tion in <-'httrge t(>morrow. I and six pursuit planes for action over •Shanghai, and a (’hinese officer said the aimy harl, been pi'ovitled with whipiKd, tanks.* Long Session Clinton City—John I). Davi.s, L. D. .Mcf.’rary, W. S. Denson. Clinton Mill J. H. Whitmire, ^D. Word, L, W, King, F. C. F’insop/ j Japanese .guessed alu-ad withj Lydia Mill—■.). B. Reeder/W. T.j their prep^mtibhs'rdrYherr bTg offeit- Ree<ier, J). S. Wienn. [ sive, announcing tli^ the Chinese Mountville — W. J C’uck, J. .S.'would he warned once more la'fore the Winebrenner, Hugh Jontr 1 guns opened up. , ' ILipewell Hugh B. Workman, Her-' The council of the League of .\'a- man Henderson, J. J. .Young. • tif.ns at Geneva fWmally aske<l Japan (kildville •a tori Lligl^ iani_.as ja inerntw.” W. E. O’.'^hields, G. A.. Lu_fulfill Its_ol.- Thought Unlikely That End-Will » ‘'f the league by respecting the te ri- Come Before Middle of March A.S Important .Matters. Rile Up. The campaign has ocen a very or-^ torial integrity of China. (lerly cne. The candidates have all i Chinese re.«.idents of Nanking, in. W. E. Gay Dies At Georgia Home worked hard in presenting their Triplened^J/v daily new .s of Japan ) claims and comsidcrable interest is b<*-| bombing at .Shanghai, feverishly l.uiil ppjts in th (’.olumbia, Feb, 13.—Indications to-, ing manifested throughout the town-! (htgouCs in the expectation that they day were that the legislature will Ik* j ship. While It is generally conceded | would be next, in .session another month at least. j that a^econd rat'e will be neces.sary, So many important matters are!the votehs are at a loss as to know i J Bstnlc Quarterly Meeting . ,, Of First Division Mrs. J. I. Copeland of Gainesville, Ga., is the guest of Mrs, Arthur Cope land and other relatives in the city. The quarterly meeting of the First division will meet with the Lanford! Baptist church on Saturday and Sun-; day, February 21 and 22, it is an-1 nounced by Mrs. Mace Langston, sec-; reUry The presidents ofthe several mis sionary societies*of thie division will have charge of the program on Sat- 4, urday, wiA an inapirational address W. D. Spin/, at 11:3()yo’ciock by Rev of Lauwpe Following Sunday school exerciises and devotional Simday morning, and a abort prognmm the young peopIS,; an a^ess will be made by C. K.! Wright, teacher of the men’s class of i the First Baptist church of Laurens. Tentatfve Schedule April 2—University of South Carolina at Columbia. April 9—University of Geor gia at Clinton. April 16 — Clemson at Clem- ton. May 6 and 7 Meet at Clinton. State Track May_13 and 14 — S. I. A. A; Meet at Clinton. OtheU meets probably will be arranged at a later date. * \ I NeWs has been received in the city ' of the death of W. E. Gay which oc- j curred at his home last Saturday in ' Fort Gaines, Ga,, after an illness of the past four years. ! Mr. Gay married Mjse Irene Benja min of this city in'1904, and had vis ited here on several occasions where he had made many friends and ac- quaintaneds^who will regret to learn of his passing. Besides his widow he is survived by three sons and two daughters, and a large family connec- ■ tion in Georgia and Alabama. crowding the legislative ealemlars for what candidates will make the run- attention that hope of adjournment riy , over. All nine of t! e can<lidates are’ the end of February ha.s been pructi- well known in the city and hnve many | cally abamloned, | friends who are intere.sted in the out- Of first con.si deration is the general come of their race.s. The nominee will Pays Dividend appropriations bill. .This measure has b^n approved by the hou.se, and the .‘^enate finance committee ye.sierday j first of_next yeari completed a series of hearings on ’,he house ^bill. Exterprt^ information was obtained the committee and the bo<Jy is ex- Laurens, Feb. 17. - • Denn.sitors and fill out the late John G. Pitts’ unex-lother creditors of the Pwples-F.nter- pired term which termintes .May the, prise bank, which closed its doors here yon November .‘10, are Jo receive Lm- n‘10 Lander Girls To by TO HELP MAKING FEDERAL RETURNS V’.“ Q. Hambright, collector ofinter- I nal revenue, announces-that A deputy ' collector will be in Clinton on March Ist for the purpose of assisting tax payers in preparing federal income tax returns for the year 1931, due by March 15. pected- virtually b> rewrite the $8;500,- 090 hou.se bill. Should the committee finish wi^h mediately a 2.") pei\a;ent dividend' on 'their claims, it was announce<l yes- ; terday,by FI. D. Easte|*by, receiver in CftiCT liquidatirrg the hank’s re- j iour^s. Check.s have' already Iven ; m»<l(* out to thiose who have prov^' 1 The ‘loindcr college sextette w'ill; their claims and will be payable to- fhe bill next week and the senate ajv^ *ing several numbers at rtlie Broad day. it is announced. ‘ prove it the followiVil^week, thei'^L'stereet Methodist <hurrh Sunday at; The dividends will be paid to about still would l)e the likelihood of a free the morning servn^t. This .sextette has l.OOO claimants, it is stated, and the conference. This, without considering gained considerably notice recently, | total amount laid aside for the pur- other- important matters pending,^Having given radb concert* and well- pose is in the netghbhrhotKl of $100,- would extend the sessions into March, j rendered music for several confer- , ences. The public is cordially invited, TO BROADCAST j Little Miss Margaret 'Shealy will broadcast—Saturday afternoon fromii 2:00 to 2:15, over station WIS, Co-i (1. B. (^nnon, county/farm agent,! in excess of their stockholder** Ha NO INFORMATION ON IX)A:;^ 000. Stockholders of the, bapk who had money to their credit N)r|ien the bank was closed will noU{>frticipato in the distribution, it is d^ted, ex- :*cpt wberc the 25 per cent dividend is ^ lumbia. She will be accompanied by . states that he has net yet received j bHity. In that case, ‘It is said, tjiey BBly Owens as pianist, and they will J information on government farm! will receive an amount equal to the broadcast every other Saturday at (loans. The infori^ation 'Wflf be given [ surplus of the dividend over the totigl the s-ime hour. . 1 out as soon as he receives it, he says.' assessment. . ♦ . 'fir ) h. •\