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iygww.. ini''f ' i■^\Tr^ '‘r, -y^ !•*■ r[ * . /. / —»—••••••*»—y« • THE CHRONICLE • » Strives To ^ a Clean News- •' • paper. Complete, Newsy, • • and Reliable. . • f: ■ ,( s # If Yon Don’t S««| THB CHRONICLH Ton Don’t Got The Newt. “t VOLUME XXXII ^ CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1932 NUMBER 10 t rj MOREY BILL NEARmSSAGE Upper Hevse Completes -Work On Appropriations Except Property Levy. Increase Is Shown Over Finance Commit- • ; tee Recommendations. Columbia, March 8.—All sections of the general appropriations bill-except section one, which inH>ose3 a property tax, were completed in the senate to night. The total increase over the bill as, brought out by the senate finance committee measure was $36,230.9^, which brings the unofficial total to approximately $9,976,000. The section imposing a direct tax to bring tax collections up to a level with expenditures fs up for consider ation tomorrow morning. The finance con.mittee fixed the property levy at three and ont-half mills, but it now has an atnendment on the desk to make this four and orie^half mills. The difference is to provide for increases in the bill by the senate. Other amendments to- the section on the desk. One proposal has beerKmade by Senator Laney, Ches- terfieldv to reduce the property levy to two ahd one-half mills and impose an additional tax oif one cent a gal lon on gasolme and a tax on oil—the receipts to go tb. payment of schools under the 6-0-1 la Just prior to adjournment, by a vote of 21 to IK the s^te approved of an amendment by Senator Harvey, Beaufort, to “request” constitutional officers to accept W salary retkwtion Iff 10 per c«nt. This came aftei\the senate had raised all these pff'ic®rs their constitutional sklary figrure: The one whose finance committee salary reduction was j^pproved was the su perintendent of edu^iation. The senate today voted to reduce the .salary schedule of teachers in the state 15 per cent during the year 1932-33. An effort was made by those favoring the full appropriation for teachers to make the cut 10 per cent, but this failed in adoption iifc as .1' DID YOU KNOW? Methodist Men At Festal Board Tax Collections ! THAT — Abram Venable Martin, professor of mathematics at Presby terian college, is in his thirty-sijtth year of^residence in Cliniton. During that time he has been, always, a staunch, loyal, and progressive Clin tonian, ^king a deep interest in civic affairs and accepting responsibility in the prosecution of those affairs. Not only as a menmber of the college fac- ult;^, but also as president of the Citi zens' Building and Loan association, has he identified himself with thi best interests of the town. Professor Martin was born near Richmond, Virgrinia, on October 16th, 1868, the son of Rev. S. T. Martin, who was then pastor of a country church. The future profeesor was edu Men of Church Gather For En joyable Occasion and' Hear Anderson Minister. 1931 French Leader Dies In Paris Cotinty Treasurer's Office Shows} Aristide Briand Passes From Heart Attack. Was Premier Increase This Year of Over $10,000.'^ > On last Friday evening the men of the Broad Street Methodist church gathered for a supper and social oc casion. The meeting was held in the Masonic Temple ton South Broad street. After a bounteous suih>®i', which wasfdonated to the men by^the Wo man’s Auxiliary of the missionary so ciety, a fine program was enjoyed. W. €. Oxley was master of ceremonies and presided in a gracious manner. Jack Arrington gave an interesting reading which was followed by Mar- graret Shealy, who pleased the group with her singing. Three minute speeches were enjoyed from J. W. Mi lam, R. W. Wade, Dr. F. K. Shealy, B. L King and Rev. M. T. Wharton. cated at a t>T)ical country school un- Felder Smith had charge of the til he was of age to enter the now nbn^xisitent Prince Edward academy music ahd introduced novelty num bers at various times during the even- for boys. After a brief period of prep- j aration here, young Martin matricu-l The principal speaker was Rev. W lated at Hampden-Sidney college, where he acquitted himself creditably and graduated in the class of *91. " After a year of working at home, Martin secured a teaching position in McMtnn academy, Rogersville, Ten nessee, a" post which be held for a year and was forced to grive up on account of a severe attack of typhoid fever. This illi^ess kept him out of work un til January, 1894, at Which time, on doctor’s orders, he sought employ ment in Florida. He taught for five months in Rock Ledge, benefitting by the Southern climate to such a degree that lib was soon able to return to his native state. With his health now restored, the yo^hwr man was able to carry a full sched^e in his next teaching job—this Vhicb they n time iii^ewbern, Virginia. However, j^^is time, i he was nb^longer satisfied with his preparation,N^nd decided to s}>end a year in speciak gfraduate work. FoY ithis labor he chose »as his new alma m^er the Universit^^ Virginia. /The niove Vas a siw^arful one, for in the fall of 1^6 Mr. Mbrtin broke B. Garrett, pastor of St. John’s Meth odist church of Anderson. He as his subject, “Our Church.” His intro ductory remarks were of a humorous nature. In the body of his address he brought the group of men face to face with some important truths. He called attention to the fact^that the hurt to the church did not cohie from enemies without but from those within. Some of these enemies he named as fol lows: prejudice, refusal to serve, the quitter, and indifference. Emphasiz ing these four points, he claimed the thoughtful attention of his audience for the length of his address. Many expressed themselves as deeply pleas ed with the address and some said they had been broiight to face some ed to face just Laurens, March 4. — Collections of State and county taxes to March 1, this year, have exceeded the total col lections to May 1st, last year, when Dozen Times. executions went into effect, it was his personal physician, ^‘after nCHT RUMORS CREATE PANIC Chinese Greatly Disturbed By Jap Advances. Fears of Fur ther Nippon Encroachments Stir Populace. Both Sides Pre paring for Action. , , — Shanghai, March 9.—Wildly circa- fating rumors tha| the Japanese plan ned to occupy Nantao and other larg^ out suffering. Professors Dozelut and areas on the southern side of Shang- VaquM and I .jiw him at 9:30 H» h,;, reports ol a new firtt was no worse the^n than he had been:, . , rt . , " for several days and we did not im-' ^ battlefront, stirred Paris, March 7. — .Aristide Briand, “apostJe of petace,” died at 12:45 o’clock this afternoon. He died in a coma,” said Dr. Marx, stroke.” He pas.sed away peacefully with- leamed at the office of County Treas urer D. R. Simpson, yesterday. The total collections this year have been $437,212.20, according to the treasurer’s books, and compared with collections to May 1 last year, show an excess this year of approxim.’itcly $10,000 over all of la^ year’s col'ec- tions. Treasurer Simpson states that he is expecting to makb additional collections between now and when the books are finally closed and tut-iieil over to the sheriff. ? This does not mean, said the tiias- urer, that the county is flushed \^i^h money or even has money available Ic pay outstanding claims. The revenue being collected now, he said, was pledged for loans last year and that) part of it which is held f ir county I and school district purposes must be' p«Iay<Hl_so imixutant a part in the applied to those loans. Giving an ad-| making of the Locarno pact that hej^’’’®^ days, again took up the ditional reason why claims cannot bojb«s’ame for all the w'erld “the man of ’^‘-‘^"Kating an agreement to end the paid now, he called attention to the; Lia-arno." < i hostUities, but the situation was still fact (hat neither the county nor th«‘: It was as foreign minister that he i school department has as yet beeaj conceived the idea of a “Unite<l {States' ^ S«*rvtt‘e w^ resumed over the able to float the customary ioaus. Of of Europe,” a conception which al-1 railway, whicso course,’he added, holders of schmd’though it never has taken (Mvneretej •‘'o^thwe.st of Shang- claims are aware that the state treas-i form is still being considered by .yesterday, the track having (been repairtd. The Chinese .staff, which had abruptly departed, returne<l to the station heix*. but it w’as ready to depart again ait 'a moment’s notice. 'Fhe Chinese Lunghwa arsenal cio-e by was being dismantled. The machin ery was sent to Hangchow. agine the end could come so quickly.” j (hine.se populace into panic to day. Nanking dispatches said that the people there also were nervous and a great exodus of the inhabitants waa under way, owing to rumors that Jap anese soldiers were marching on "Nan king. (The Japanese thu.s fart-have con fined their occupation of Shanghai largely to the Chapei native section north of the international settlement an dthe Hon-gkew' area within the set tlement.) Neutral mediators, inactive for sev- It was the end of one of the most active careers in modern French po litical history. The bent, shaggy-haired old states man — he was 69 — had occupied the post of foreign minister in one cabi net after another for so long that he had mad^ the office almost his own. It was in that capacity that he par ticipated in the Briand-Kellogg pact outlawing war as an instiument-of national policy. It w:as from that office that he urer has not been able to forward to rope’s statesmen, the county its share of the 6-0-1 mon- But it was not only as foreign min- ey usually received in January. The total amount of taxes due t« be collected by the treasurer for the v‘«ter that he made history for France. He was premier a dozen times. The highest office in the gift of the year amounts to $557,902.62. Tlie; people was almost within his grasp amount already collected leaves a bal-1 last May, but som^^of the policies ance of $120,690.42 vet to \w collected. I which he had advocated with all his Treasurer Simpson said that on in-, characteristic enthusiasm had alien- structions from Comptroller General ■ ated a faction to whom nationalism is gospel . A. J. Beattie he is postponing until Agreement was made to meet again jq the additional five per cent TlK. *enat« tonight refu»«t to ^ ^ „ pr^^sor of the salary of the state .uper^nW^ent] Preabyteri^ of education to the constitutional ng-i vMWlMlk La .WaaiB ore. The vote was a tie, 16 to 16, but in the absence of Lieutenant Governor Sheppard the motion to reconsider the vote of the morning session whereby the senate denied the raise ••from $4,000 to $5,000 was lost. The superintendent of education is the only constitutional officer whose salary was not increased to the “anTounr 'guaraHteFd''lsy-'thr tion. Co-Ops Adopt 5-YcarPlan New Orleans, La., March 4.—Direc tors of the American Cotton Cooper ative association have voted to con tinue .the organization for five more years and ratification of the program by member organizations in eleven Southern states is forecast. E. F. Creekmore, ^neral manager of the association, said he anticipatoq prompt approval by members since thf board of the parent organization is made up of presidents of the state groups. The directors voted the con tinuance yestreday. Another proposition referred to the state associations was formation of a South-wide cotton pool, which Offi cials urged in order to wipe out state association 4mes in themerehandisinf of the cotton -of the cooperative growers. Announcement* the board’s ac tion wa/s~mad€ at the S5uth-wide as sembly of cooperative forces here be fore which the proposition was dis cussed. The association was formed two years ago and will expire August 1 unless the continuance is agreed up on by state leaders and then endorsed by the Federal Farm board, under whk-h it operates. Bennett Resigns t As Lander Head Giifenwood, March 5.— Dr. R. * Bennett, president of Lander college, Thursday tendered hjs resignation as head of the institution, to become ef fective June 1. The resignation was presented at the annual meeting of the tkoard of trustees held at the col lege Thursday. \ After statements of ^appreciation by several members of the board of Doc- tor Bennett’s faithful serviceg to the college, the resignation was accepted. A committet was ^pointed to draft a resolution expressing the board’s re gret In losing Bennett. BACK PROM hospital . Friends of Miss Iona Blakely will be glad to,know that she returned tb . her hoS^esdar after being a pa- ?tient in the Pryor hospitol, Chester, J the past two weeks. the position which he has ocbuhled continuously since that time, In 1903 Professor Martin\marri Miss Mary Bametit, of Atlanta^ Geor gia. The couple are now wab^ing with pardonable pride the just-opeh^ ing careers of. the older of_ th|eir four children. Edward, now twenty-four, with degrees from P. C. and from the University of South Carolina, is teaching in Rome, Georgia. Taylor, twenty-two, is^ teaching in FarmviWe, Virginia. Venable, just turned-twenty, is in Hampden-Sidney, his fathers alma mater, and Caroline, “the baby,” is a n>ember of the eleventh grade ip the local high school. Professor Martin has been presi dent of the Citizens Building and .Loan association ever since it was or ganized in 1969. His administration of the affairs of the association has been efficient and successful. Several se- matur- within a month for formal organiza tions of a men’s group of the church. This first meet’ ig was considered a success both as to nuqibers and pro gram. One hundred ai d three men were in attendance. V. P. Adair was chairman of the committee appoint- 'ed to secure attendance and to him and his committee'^redit is due for tihe splendid attendance secured. The -men expressed unanimous ap- ation to the ladies of the church ^contribution to the aucco.ss of the o^c^on. \ J.B.d<^land penalty generally added in March. Of course, he added, if the legislature overrules the governor’s veto of the time extension act he will follow thi course laid out by*the legislature and add one per cent ptmalty for Maivh, making three, per cent to date. So, when the electors voted at the palace of Versailles it was Paul Dou- mer, of the dignified white beard,, who became president of the republic. New Major Action (Shanghai, March 9. — Reports thAt a now major engagement wr,s brev.- ing along the battlefront disturb* 1 Shanghai today as neutral mediator*, inactive for several days, again Io'a up the task of negotiating an agr-'- • Death Claims Dr. Sullivan Presbyterian Minister Passes. At * Columbia After Illness of Two/ Weeks. Funeral Tuesday. ries of investments have ed with no delay or uncertainty in volved. The association has proved to be a popular repository for invested monies, for its present fund amounts to nearly $300,000. Of this, nearly all has been invested by Clintonians or by former Clintonians who have main tained’contact after moving to other regions, P^e»byte^iaI^S\ 1932 bf^^tball let ter men met Saturday mortimg and salected J. B. Copeland, • oCr^^^n- burg, captain of the 1933 BluV^Yipse quint. They did not choose an a nate captain. Copeland is a three letter man and one of the ibest all-round athletes in school. AHhdugh this was his first year on the varsity cage squad he proved himself equally as good at the game as he is at football and track, where he has already won widespread recognition. He made the 1932 selec tions for^the all-state and all-B. I. A. A. grid teams and was the only Pal metto player to be placed on the lat- Fxlends in the_city of ..Dr^Charles E. Sullivan will learn with sorrow of his death which occurred at the Co lumbia ho.cpital Sunday afternoon af ter a two we^ks illness. The funeral servicese were conduct- It was a blow, but the gladiator re- ment to end the fighting, turned to the arena. When Pierre.-loi-1 Some observers asserted that Gc - val formed the first cabinet under the j eral Chiang Kai-Shek was taking an new president Aristide Briand was ■ aitive part in preparations for a ne back as minister for foreign affairs. | Chinese offensive. General Chiang ha^ . I been reappointed commander-in-chi<'f ^ I of all Chinese armed forces—the a - VjTOUp my, the navy and the air corps. While war and peace maneiiv^M continued, officials of the internatio’*- al settlement became worried about IXK-al Members Join With Dis- »->mUry wndiiions in Chapn. . a • n iw fn CI4 Since the Japanese pushed tm- r trict In I>ro|fram To Stabilizeto a au. Wul condo.. M6mber8hip In CaroHnaB. ~ (ion by completing occupation, the/ ■ "■ * j have done little to clean up the ar-' i Twenty-five members of the Clin- and settlenveht ofificials declared it Outline Plan ton Kiwanis club joined more than be a menace to health. 100 members of clubs in Greenville,; Unle.ss the Japanese or (’hinese aj- i Sparta id) urg, Newberry, Rock Hill, j thorities undertake to purge Chap.'-, I Greenwood and Anderson in an inter-1 the municipal council of the settla- rcily J , .. ... Kiwanis program for the year ed Tuesday afternoon at the Firsti, u i * fnu , • , .u ... . . # 7* 1 u.. held last Thursday evening at the ■e^yterian church of Columbia by . u * i m i i V . TV 1 Mr S I ' Poinsett hotel in Greenville. The local ^a»tor. Dr. J. W. 3|^k*on. wa, haadwi by Dr. F. 1.. Sulhvan had made h.. home -"j preaident of the iJal club. The meeting, which included repre- Coluihb^for*Stttfr years and was pas tor of Presbyt e rlb^^u rc he s. Foi six yekm^he was pastor of the Presbyterian chi^^es at Ninety-Fix and Hodges, and^'«*qm these pastor ates moved to Colummi^lle had bten a member of the Soutns^grolina pres bytery for. ten years. HVOwas a c*in- ment may assume responsibility. Tr.e Shanghai health commissioners con ferred about the problems with ire Japanese naval authorities i-H char<;;e of the district. ter aggrei?SNtron. He Is “ilso a ,Kj.e .^jentious Christian and vaulter. * - ... 4 entire time to his churches. ^ meeting of ^the many who will learn with d Bethune end Wmiuzt.ml "'iT ""ir'"..V' 'A* U>'. i^hiirfhoK ' sentatives of all clubs in this district,: way again it was authoritatively re- was callerl by W. D. Hull, of Spartan- ported ^that the Chinese had not burg, lieutenant governor of the ninih chang^ their opjiosition to any arm- division, and was also attended by i.<»tice ba.sed on “humiliating” conce^- several past di.strict governors. sions. A mernbeci^ip, stabilization prt-i A Chinese government representa- I gram was launched at the meeting^] tive summed up the Chinese attitude Vx_ M 1 u • J J ' council Captain Barrett, A. Copeland, Professor Martin is • l»*'’:minded, | ^ P g ,, four-square ertiaen, and a thnauan | baskeftall letters. Five e.i hi.s .w Hull stated that the program,; thus: “It takes two to stop a fight (Continued on page two) gret of his death. jjj; briefly, was cowerned with the reten , tit.n of the present membership of thej ’ clubs; ^tJie restoration to active mem-| He is survived by -two daughter.s,; gentleman He holds, in a large meas-i .metiers, rive Sullivan and Dorothy iv.wan.M quai.i.iauunM «nu Jre thT?es^3 admira^^^^^^ block; .f rfJnn.8i«. nn*. son members of the ure, the respect ana admiration 01 bY»ti>e of breaking training. I ‘ wida circle of frienda in fitis commu-|^ nity where he has made hia residence; for the past thirty-six years and A a useful life. ' Sullivan, both of Columbia; one son, ! Uharle# E* Sullivan, Jr,, oL New Yorlt; I two sisters, Mis.s Frances Sullivan and, x ■ Miss Emma Sullivan, and two broth-' ’ rship’ of former memiliers pos.-ie.'t.s-j re.l Kiwanis qualif,cations. and| -AssistS JolulSOn The ultimate Mason Coaches Textile Champs At Book Store fers, Frank Sullivan and Fred, Sullivan,! I all of Nashville, Tenn. His wife died j!®” ® in May, 1930 Announcement is made by C. E. ^ Galloway that he has purcha-sed the interest of L. S. McMillian in the firm ® {of Galloway-McMillian, and that the On February 27tb the Unsdale b«- wUi continue to be operated keiteers were crowned Southern textile at its present location as The Book ehampione of claaa A Me for ^ The Seneca P^ers are a squad of fine athletes. They have won 28 eon- , complete and varied secutive games this season. The coach of this champion team is Joe Finney Mason* a son of Clinton stock. Mrs. W|illack ha« been connect ed with this concern for the past few years and has numerous friends in the to ma):e Kiwanix in the!College Basebiiir Work Begins. .. . ... . I'ormer Major IvcaRue Short- and should biVthrough the mr>bjliza- ^ ^ *' ^rsonnei tievoted to Instrucl.s Infielders. ^ the ideals and M^vei'cly desfrou-s of. ' _ 4— I leiiltering the grcktcM.^ possfBle com- Twenty-six candi^tes for the Pres- .munity ■service,’^-'I'he plans as out- hyterian college baseball team are off j lined by the Greenville m^*<tting have ® good' start in^ spring training, lieen approved and presenteHsall Chick (lalloway, former p •! ‘ wants clubs by internation^HK'^hcad- Philadelphia Athletics star. ror ^IVli I 6nil quarters as a part of this year’hwrhrk.' 'Di^‘ f«r'ner shortstop of the Macks. an alumnus of Presbyterian college-, Ipr more than a w'eek has been assist- (’oach Walter Johnson with the infielderR. He also has taken time to furnisj^xin.struction for sluggers. Cheiithhm, Dunlap, Keeble and Gdi- orne hav^neCT worked into a good The jury commissioners met last week and drew a venire of 36 jurors tq serve during the March t“rm of civil court to convene in Ijsiireiis March 14, wit h Judge G. B. Green % of quarters as a part of this year’s wrOi^k. — ■ ■ - — ' \ Newberry Pastor To Be InstaUed l a^ a product of Pr^yterian college, j ^ know that! follows Anderson, presiding. The venire is as The Rev. C \. C«lcote, new pastor i comS^tion, while Howe!!. Mr. Mason graduated in the class of *24 with the A. B. degree. He is a son of Mrs. D. W. Mason of this city. The V following is taken from the Pi^-SaC oi 1924: “Joe is an artist among the basketoei’s. He captained the quintet of *23, and guided his team with all the''lltleTgy of a consistent player. Who knows but that Joe will she will be associated with Mr. .Gallo way in the future. . ... “I Prvubyterian chur^. williS. iirttlc, and Flvm- ■.t,n. tt. r. '.f Nv«8'erry. wa, revived into ,ah„ f^:^abl» Tdrieia, a- Local Ministers Attend Conference Youngs - Stewart. Sullivqn~S. S. Beeks. Dials—J.'l. Stone, W. F. BoK --.r- , . , . „ Hubar Smith, J. C. Vauf'.n. R. w.;Calcolc» inatallation war. i Burdetto ^ i*"* weetting for March l.Hh, ial ecs.sion J , Greenwood. held la.st Tuesday Arrangements for Mr.' 8 point to a ensive or- The regular monthly meeting become a famous coach. If so, here’s the Prekbyterian Ministers’ Study hoping he will fWodoee many athletes of a Mlibre equal to his own.” This pro|)h^ of *24 is rapidly being ful filled. TO speak SUNDAY Rev. J. E. Mahaffey of this city, will preach at the Broad Street Meth odist church next Sunday morning at J1 o'clock. The public is cordially in vited. conference was held in Greenwood last Tuesday afternoon. The topic for discussion was, “The^ Minister' gram for the New Church Year, the Rev. W. C. Kerr, pastor of the As-; Burton soeiate Reformed Presbyterian church 1 n of Abbeville, as the leader. i w ♦ 1 ‘ 'those attending the conference! from here were: Pr. D. J. Woods, Rev. Samuel P,.^Bowles and Dr. Dudley Jones. Mr. Bowles was one of the speakers on the program. . ' A. Rhett Ma South Carolina Prvvbytary at a ^^^.v Indie ‘ strong defense but we . ganization. Barrett, a heavy slugges^xls. likely Burdette. - | again fill the first string^i^i”? S“y‘"r?h'' R “/'w V “r-’k ci!Suin‘'c^.n"y^S J. T. Little. John Byafs, Weidon Jack.,., aIhsi Htv TrAn Mr , CapUin Copeland, Mwutci^ son, A. O’Daniel. L J. Nabors. Robinson stand out among 'th? . Lachern of Whitmire^and ^IfV. q<$ch-^ the most formidable pitch- j cr.s. 6. Montgomery add Wilson a?e. other promising hurlerSb..^ J .rv.rv, .. Si : Eachern of Whitmire-, and'Rpi mond 0 Dell. Preston of Newberry. ^ Laurens—-L. F. Nelsoh, Fwi Hold- ■ .1 ^ t,., . . . .. ■ 1 ? I«. R- E., burn., L. P. Dailey. G. Add, opHftOI TO ‘ ^ i . .t . « ..u i.e, • Campbell, E. P. Milam. S. W. SVHOOI^Ta \ In the ou«:eW. only Mettle. t.‘. j/'J*'' le<l*e. F.. G. Bramlett, R. F. Lee. F.l CLOSE TWO DAYS veteran. Woodv a »phoinore. ij a. J. E. Switzer, L. 0. Mc- most certain to land one^ job. J. Mont- J. 0. Stribling, D SmP.h, W. B. Kims, J. L. Martin. Cross HiH—J. C. Wells. ScufXletown—J. C. Bramlett. R, A. Goodwin. 1' Pupils of the cky schools Will get a gomery, a second string catcher, may « '. holiday today Friday whi|e their , be used in the outfield fomhis hittin? " ■ teachers are attending the annual con- , ability, while Hamilton is another fly ‘vention of the state teacbiers associ- hawk of promise, ation to be l^ld in Columbia. The an- The Blue Hpae will open nouncement means a brief respite for son March $l aiMiQst thw the children from all claases. i college Indiana. . - ^