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VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932 NUMBER 22 BACCALAUREATE SERMON TO OPEN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT Rev. Samuel McP. Glasg^ow of Savannah, Ga., To Preach Special Sermon Next Sunday Morning. Interesting'Graduation Exer cises To Be Held On Tuesday Morning.-Thirty-Seven Seniors To Receive Diplomas At Closing Exercises. ^ ‘ The fifty-second annual commence-vident McSween has extended the pub- rtient exercises of the Presbyterian college will be inaugurated next Sun day morning at 11:15 when the bac calaureate sermon will be preached by the Rev. Samuel McP. Glasgow, D.D., lie a most cordial invitation. Thirty-six young *men and one yohng woman will be given their di- Fanners Warned Of Cotton Young People I Here In Junej Increase In Coi^umption Is Only Presbyterian College To Be Host Hope, Planters Are Notified! To Intermediate and Senior By Association. Columbia, May 2^.—Unless there is a “tremendous increase” in the con sumption of ^ottorr during the next few months, cotton growers may haVe td take two or three cents per pound for cotton this fall, the Association for the Increased Use of Cotton said Conferences. Faculties Given. DID YOU KNOW?’ John Holland Hunter, busi- ASSEMBLY ENDS ANNUAL MEET Presbyterian Meeting At Mon treal Is One of Briefest HeM In Church History. Crowe Re affirms Stand. plomas next Tuesday morning, 2! for . , ^ , j the bachelor of arts degree, and 161 * statement here today. “Unless our people go to using their* pastor of the Independent Presbyte-! for the bachelor of science degree rian church of Savahnah, Ga., and one I Their names, together with their of the outstanding ministers of the Presbyterian denomination. The ser vice will be held in the First Presby terian church, and following an es tablished custom the morning worship in the churches of the city will be withdrawn in order that the commu nity may join in this special occasion. Dr. Glasgow is a graduate of Wash ington and I>ee university and Union Theological seminary, Richmond, Va. Following his graduation he was con^^ nected with the home mission fields in Texas. Later he accepted the pas torate of the First Presbyterian church’ of Knoxville, Tenn., and from there he went to Savannah where he now holds one of the most important pastorates in the Georgia synod. He is also an author of note and for sev eral years has been preparing pro grams for young people’s societies which are published regularly in The Christian Observer. He conducted a series of services for the college stu dent body two years ago and his re turn to the city is being looked for ward to with keen interest by his friends and acquaintances. On Monday, June 6th, at 4:30 p. m., the R. O. T. G. graduates will be awarded commissions as second lieu tenants in the Officers’ Reserve corps. In the afternoon from 5:30 to 6:30, a reception will be given for the friends and relatives of the graduating class at President MeSween’s home. At eight o’clock in the evening the an nual oratorical and declamation con test will be he^i^lfl’tbe (.mllege chapel. The gradudting exercises proper will be held on Tuesday morning, June 7th, at 10:30 in the chapel. Departing from the age-old custom, the usual commencement flay addresa will be| omitted and the program will bt* in ( ^haige of several menrl)ers of the I class. The Rev. Henry Wade DuBose, D.l)., pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Spartanburg, and chairman of the college board of trustees, wilP pieside over the exercises. To all of the closing exercises, Pres home addresses, follow: Ethbert Cole Abercrombie, Laurens. Gus' Cornelius .\dams. South Bos ton, Va.' Miss Alice Benjamin, Clinton. Bernard Henry Boyd, Mt. Pleasant. Thomas Lee Boyd, Gray Court. Frank licon Brigman, Wisacky. David Eugene Brown, Clinton. John Morris Burdette, Lihcolnton, Ga. James .\rchie Cheatham, Abbeville. Benjamin Bernard Dunlap, Rock Hill.^ William Piatt Ferguson, J?haron. . James I^roy Harden, .\nderson. Pla/ns are now being completed fori„^„„ l x • the young people’s conferences of the 1 • * ° * resbyterian .college. Synod of South Cw^dTIna to be held at ■* the mo.it popular young irlen Presbyterian colle^-Uua month. Thell" T",’n “ s«n intermediau conference will 'befrin ‘"Joyment of June U and end, June 21, while the I? story w famous, and that he ^le will be in session L ' I a urt'u — cradle up? John Holland Hunter, I r,' Da*y Fulton to succeed Dr. 1 4. J- a -.,1 , affectionately on the campus Ihe Intermediate conference will be as “Hawk ’’ u own product m every | divided into groups as heretofore, each Vift _ » sunnv naturl manner, we are facing complete dis-|with its councillors, the age limits of ^ senior young people will be in session x‘. June 21-28. f”** Montreat, N. C., May 31.—The gen- ^ eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States closed one of the shortest sessions in its his tory here today after electing the aster, the statement said. “Surely, it! the young people attending being 12 is high time that the people of t'ne to 15 inclusive. The mornings will be South are awakening from their leth- j given to instruction in thp mitHnd>rf argy that has brought them to the brink of ruin.” The association suggests that the consumption of cottpn can be greatly increased by the Weafdpg of cotton suits, ties, underwje^, and hose by all of the men and boys of the South; by the wearing of cotton dresses, stock ings, and lingerie by all of the wo men and girls of the South; by the : use of cotton bagging for the wrap- I ping of cotton this fall; by a demand given to instruction in the outlined courses, while the afternoons will be filled with recreational activities. The evening program includes a service. The Rev. John W. Davis of Kings- tre.e, is the conference manager. Mem bers of the faulty in charge will be: First year courses (age 12): Bible Heroes—Rev. J. D. Hendj^rson; Mis sionary Heroes Mrs. S. J. L. Crouch; Story of the Bible—Rev. B. S. Hodges. eign missions, remains ^ sunny on cloudy days and in dark' Miilliam Crowe, <0-year-old times just as truly as when the sun is! f"‘>d<'rator, today reaffirmed the sen- shining. His grin involves his entire! opening day sermon* physiognomy, and his laugh is a “one-' ’’’ admonished the churcK hundred - percent - Hunter” business that is as contagious as it is all-in vesper elusive. In addition, he has a business head that works over-time, both in days of prosperity and in gloom. He is a living example of that ideal com bination of business and pleasure, which we read about. We are inclined to believe that the infant Hunter probably laughed in stead of crying when he fir.st arrived I^eon Cooper Jackson, Marion, Ala. ! o*' William Benjamin Ketchum, .Aritdn,, public Ala. ; the housewivse that all of their flour,' Robert Miirrison I/emly, Jackson, i ®ugar, salt, maearoni and other gro- Miss. j eeries come in cotton sacks; by a de- David .Murdoc .McNaull, Columbia. * mand 6n the part of the wholesale Robert Richardson. Martin, Ixaul^ns, | retail grocers of the South that of cotton this fall; by a demand I Second year courses (age 13): Life j on that twenty-eighth day of June, le part of the hotels, hospitals, j of Christ—Rev. Carl Miller; Steward-i ISOH. His birthplace was his father’s : institutions of all kinds and ship—^.Miss Cornelia McLauren; Mean- farm, near Clinton- the town that is Charlie McFadd<^n Plowden, Jr., Co lumbia. William Roberjt Senter, Jr., Chatta nooga, Tenn. David Sampel Templeton, Owings. Charles Conner West, Egbert Vernon Anderson, .Mont gomery, .Ala. Ijtwis Southern Cannon, I^aurens. l.ee Erwin Carothers, Fort Mill. Randolph ErWin Carothers, Mill. Mike Pickett Caskey, Wichita Falls, Texas. William James Collihs, Chester. Henry Arthur Copeland, Clinton. William FJijah Crouch, Batesburg. Richard Butler Ferguson, Jr., Clin ton. Robert Hall Gillespie, Decatur, Ga. Kenneth LiUlejohp Hamilton, Spar tanburg. fiavid Starke Shaw, Horiea Path. George Kefauver Smith, Clinttm. Ixcm Butt.s Stephenson, Hartsville. their sugar,, flour, starch, macaroni, potatoes, onions, * cabbages, oranges, mixed feeds, etc. shall come only in cotton containers; by a demand on the part of the state, county and mu- 1 nicipal governments, contractors, rail- Rev. J. Bible Rev. iiig of Church Membership W. Davis, Third year courses (age 14): Geography—Rev. J. 'W. Choosing Your Life Work- J. Hay; Week Day Activities I Joseph {’udlipp. I Fourth year cour.ses (age 15): I Evangelism—Rev. Samuel P. Bowles; I Personal Problems—Rev. Joseph Cud- I lipp; Leadership of. Young People’s Christian Activities — Mrs roads and all other large users of ce ment that their cement come on^’ in J ('udlipp. cotton sacks; by a demand on the part j Councillors and workers: Rev. Joe of farmers, dairymen and other users Conyers, Mrs. Joseph (’udlipp, .Mrs. Fort' of cotton seed meal, mixed feeds, etc.,| W. B. Mulligan, A. H. McQueen, Roy I that the.se come only in cotton sacks; | Z<‘igler, Jack Martin, Miss Margaret by the use of cotton twine by the Unit-1 Crouch, Miss Frances Clark. Miss ed States post office department and' Fannelle Shepperson, Miss Wista Me so closely::j^nnefcied with his whole life. It was here that he attended high school, graduating in 1914. It Hickman;^ was here that he took his college de- Rev. Fredlgree from P, C. in 1918. It has been here that he has worked ever since his discharge from the air service. But we are getting ahead of th« story. In college, Hunter won athletic dis tinction as center on the football team Joseph j for two years and as a perennial member of the basketball .squad. But to steer clear of prohibition and poli tics, in spite of an appeal by Atlanta ministers who telegraphed him tb* wet press was “making exultant use of your reported reference to churchy and politics.” Addressing the members of the as sembly today, the St. Louis minister announced he had no apology to make for his statements. The church was admonished to steer clear of prohibition and politics in the opening sermon of Dr. (’’rowe, who de clared it was no business of the church “in its organized capacity to assume responsibility of defeating any candidate for the presidency ui the United States.” Yesterday, a group of Atlanta min isters telegraphed him a plea to “mak^ a ringing statement of the right duty of the church to act in all matters of moral import.” In this tel egram, they made the assertion that the “wet press was making exultant use” of portions of the sermon preach ed last Thursday by Dr. Crowe, a few hours before he was elected moder- he was not a one-sided man, for the records show that he was third honor I man in his class. Ife was a member of Several committee reports, includ- und stewardshhip and finance, were adopted by The as.sembly today Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity, ‘‘^jone of the most popular boys on the by cotton compresses, merchants, manufacturers, etc., who are now us ing jute twine; by the use of cotton fabric in the construction of concrete highways; by the use of cotton warn ing signs on the highways and in oth er places; by the use of cotton station ery; bv the purchase of cotton sheets, bedspreads, towels, tablecloths, nap kins, mattresses, et^'., by housewives, hotels, hospitals, and public institu- Elveen, Miss Eugenia Cochrane, Miss Thelma Baker, Miss Maude Pickett, campus Before graduation he enlisted ii| the flying service, and he reported for ac- L. A. MK all, Jr., I* red Johnson, Missj^jy^ duty the dav after commence- Lula Brockington, and others. | ^xeni. During the summer of ’18 he with only slight changes. The committee on stewardship and finance recommended that promotion al committees be discontinued and their work combined with that of the The senior conference has for its . I committee on religious education, with was a flying cadet, taking prelimi-| manager, the Rev. Charles K. I)oug-j„ary training in the ground school at ^“^^^uarters at Richmond. Va. laa of Sen(H:a. The faculty is composed' Austin, Texas. From there he went to of Dr. William M, Anderson, Dallas, concentration camp, (’amp Dick. Texas; Dr. William ( . Robinson, De- Dallas. Autumn of the same year Conimittees which would be discon tinued are.those on men’s work. With eatur, Ga.; Da^ .S. A. I'artledge, Ik* catur; the Rev. J. H. Sloan, Waynes- headifuarteis at .Atlanta, and on coun- found him amassing flying hours as;^*'.'' churches. an oliserver at Kllinirton Field. Hous-1 with heaiiMuarter.> at in many other ways. , ! son, Greenville; the Rev. Joseph (’ud- ’The rmmediafeenactmenFoT a tar-'lipp, (’olumbia; .Mrs. J. H. (’udlipp,. 1918: , , -A I'lmn his return t<» Clinton, he first iff on jute is suggested and passage| Columbia; the Rev. .1. H. VValk(*r,j vvork as a bookk<H*pei' and ship- 11 QfnniA' I I inne CIllK the “net weight” bill introduced by 1 Gaffney; the Rev. S. K. Phillips, Lo- ^ A ICICI /\llO Ol&piCj LjOCttI l^lOOo V^IUD Congressman Fulmer and now pend-1 lumbia, and Mm.j ('. G. Hender.son, a year he accepted a position oT I t'o” education and ministerial reLef; The committee i of this a!nt)unt, $1,916,667 be appro- ! priated to foreign missions; $')50,;!33 Jacobs and (’ompany.j home missions, $2t)(LttbO to (.hri.^- Other Officers Named At Meet ing Friday. Plans Go Forward For Charter Night, June 10. South ( arolina Cotton Competi-, lion Profitable For Both the; Farmer and Spinner. i ' i Clemson Uollege, May 30.—.Bigger yields per acre of better staple havei — I .Mary .Musgiove tea room, .the recom- brought profitable- results for farm-i ^.^n^ations of the nominating com ers and spinners through the ^'outh weie accepted, and the fidlow- C'arolina cotton contes^t bi*gun six ing officers were elected for the new years ago with the purpose of pro-1 year beginning June 1st:: ducing staple lengths of l.j-ld to! Pre.sident Robert S. Owen.s, 1 1-16 inches, it is shown in data col-* Vice-President—W. C. Oxley. ItH-teil by Clemson college and othivl ; Vice-President -Julian W. Coleman, officials. — f Secretary-Treasurer Frank (lod- Back of the purpose^ of the conte.-t, * frey. ing in the lower house of congress is Walhalla. Mrs. F, L. Martin of Mul- .iniilHr nature with the Dixie Flour -Fed. ilin., and the Rvv. I. .M. Ha^fnal of $90,000 for leligioji.s education aftJ publication; $30,000 for the As.seii.oly Si hool trustees all over the South Honea Path, are the senior council- yya,-. , Again he made a changi*, this' school, and $20,000 for the are asked to consider the adoption ofjlors; Miss .Marianne Paul of (’harles- offices of Lydia Mill, in' Bible cause. standard uniforms of cotton materialsi ton, i.s the dean. The athletics and South (’linton, i for the public .schools and the trustees water sports will be under the direc-1 1921, Dr. Douglas, then president .At the regular meeting of the local: of colleges are asked to consider the tion of the Rev. C. D. Hrearley <>f! ^,f college, offertxj' him the posi-' Lions club last Friday evening at the | adoption of these unif*>rms for the col-j^Conway, and the Rev. R. H. Ratch- ‘ leges. i ford of Greelyville. An apjieal is made by the a.ssoci-l The senior conference is to he invaluable service to his alma mater. ations to chambers of commerce, fed-jfor the 11th ^time. The intermediate; much a part of the | Brings (»rt‘cting.s To Local Club. Ratch-! Ji,nsines.s manager. He accept ed, and since that time has rentlereil Field Official Of Kiwanis Here which was expected to result in staple lengths suitable for mill use, were two adverse facts: The state average was only 152 pounds of lint per acre and since most of the mills of South olina desired Votton of around inch, and could not find it in this - Btat^,- they- were fillmg their require erations of women’s clubs, junior lea ! gues, luncheon clubs, farmers’ organi- I zations, county councils of farm wo- ! men and to merchants’ organizations all over the South to organize imme diately to pronv»te the increased sale of cotton products, “The South has now retreated to its last line of defense,” the state ment says, “and unless every man, nt .Martha lain Blakelv and W. V gathering is four yearsold. Both ^^Icampus and of the" spirit of the insti the meetings have proved ! tution as the very eolumns of the .Ad-, with thi? younji^ of tho vuiiounj huiUlinjif. \Vith his ji^ift i{<llclwin l.ilitt.*rtclin liroilp* churchqs- J. IL Hunter, of f’resbyte- adapting himself to 4*very situ-j rian college, is registrar for both con-j with his even dispo.sition, 1 ranklin 11. Kean, field rejnest ferences and he is already receivinggrown to be an integral Kivyaois Internalio.oal. wa in Lion Tamer—J. J. (.’ornwell. Tail Twister—Mac .Adair. Those named on the board of direo tors, in addition to the-officers, were: j worpan, and child does his,or Tier full^ Jack H. Davis, Jr., retiring president, duty we are facing disaster. Surely i registrations. one'Dr. John H. Davis, A. W. Brice and the time has arrived-when every one Dr. Fulton Gets Important Post L. S. McMillian. ^ I must put aside likes and dislikes, per-1 Montreat, .N. C., May 31.—AfU*£ 20 The new president is a formei^ mem-1 sonal pride, selfishnessTartd personal years’ .service, the Rev. Eg’nert W. f! greed and work together for tne of the Cidlcgc which gave him hi.s dc gret*. Few of the , professors or stu dents stand as high in the estimation of all us does this man. John Holland Hunter married .Miss Net Whllaee, of Kinards, in June, 1920. To this happy union have been •cl- UMofficial visitor at the legular n ing of the local Kiwani.s club Thursdav evening. He wa.s accom; an- ied by W. 1). Mull, lii utenanl gove. r of tills di.strict. ,. . In a short talk .Mr..Kean comm*.>iu- ed the club and spoke of the work h*.-- ments with ct^jton from the western !ber of the Lions club at McCormick, | greed .-hiHrfn-■ Bet*y. who is carried forward by^ Internuti eight, and just finishing the .sec nul * stated that he came to now facing desperation; would insure our farmers getting a better pricf for benefit to every person, business and institution in the South. It is our only hope.” belt. Results obtained may be summar ized as follows: 1. More than 5,000 contestants have grown cotton more profitably, have a successful year under Mr. Owens’ learned more economic methods of leadership. * production and have become distrib-j The Lions club is the youngest scr utiny' centers to thousands of Other vice organisation in the city, having -farnners for purebred seed and ad- been organized last February, vanoed ideas. j Continuing the business session, the 2. Undesirable 7-8 inch staple has members elected L. S. McMillian as dwindled from 54 per cent of the lint' the club’s representative to the Inter- j Q • ■ J grown by contestants in 1926 to ,only! national convention of Lions clubs to! iVlCdWSllll OiAHuS 6.1 per cent in 1931, while the produc-jbe held in Los Angeles the first ofl tion of better staple has risen from August. 4(),8 per cent in 1926 to 94.8 per centi The committee arranging for the last year. j charter night celebration reported 3. In 1926, only 15 per cent of the!that plans^are progresaing for the af- crop was 15-16 inch or longer; in 1931,| fair to be held Friday evening, June 10. Members will be accompanied by their wives and friends. At that time it'is hoped to have present the for mer district governor, W. K. Charles ^-4 Smith, D.4>., today resigned as execu-* School .system; John ‘ ki'b with no particular mei;j.ge where he was an attorney. He is nowjvation of this great section. The in-jtive secretary of foreign missions of Holland, Junior, tim young for aca-' oi’ dot trine To administer, but that h? connected with M. .S. Bailey & Son, creased use of cotton would put our‘the Presbyterian Church in the Unit-• u'mhition.s* as yet, but as hu.sky*"‘‘*' “just passing through” and Bankers, of this city, as teller. It is mills to running again, thus giving led States. . i expected that the club will experience employment to thousands who are The resignation of the 70-year-old- minister was accepted by Ihe general i triumphant assembly of th«. church in session | a youngster as his fathef was before i thought it would dp him good (o at- their cotton this fall and would be of'here, and the Rev. C. Darby Fulton,; For Re- D.D.. of Nashville, Tenn., was elected ; to the post. ! Dr. Fulton, long identified with ^ mission work and until his election to-; day, field and candidate secretary for! the church, defeated Edward I). Grant,' Nashville, educational secretary, 140 him; and young*,Herberf,“~Jli8t reavh-' ^ meeting merely a.s a .spectator, ing the triumphant conclusion of his added feature of the evening s program was the presence of Nancy Owens, member of the Florida Stieet school faculty, accompanied by two f'f her pujiils, Martha Lou Blake ly an»L-\V. P. Baldwin, who took the leading parts in the recent com- ^ I mencement entertainment, “The Snow John Bolt Culbertson, native of this’^^**^' Martha Lou and Paul delight- .ounty from tho Madden Station aee. ‘h" '"'■"tx"'’ wth “''<"•‘*1 »»"*» New Candidate I but For House the percentage was 60.6. 4. Four years’ results in the contest, from 1928 to 1931, show that better staples up to 1 1-16 inches give a larger yield per acre than 7-8 inch va- rie^s. ^ 5. Farmers have learned by better fertilizing and cultural methods to re' Congressman J. J. MeSwain an nounces in today’s paper that he will be a candidate for re-election iii the Democratic primary to be held in Aujgust Mr. MeSwain has represented the the members with several jto 109. The^ term of office is three, hirTa'^rididaci” in "to- recitations and scored a big hit years. 'day's paper for the house of repre- Kiwanians, both beii^ en- r . — , . 'sentatives in the August primary. thusmstically encored Miss Owens Dr. Fulton is well known in Mr. Culliertson is a graduate of the h®*- talented pupils were gn^en a University of South Carolina and is cordial welcome by the club, at present studying law in Columbia. , The club recently had as its guests. For the past .several summers he has ■ ati established custom, tha duce cosU of production, the cost inland other Lions of heaiby clubs , . . . ! Fourth district in congress since 1920, of Greenwood, under whose adminis-1 was norhinaUd on the first tradon the local club was Organized, ballot over three opponents. He has and the ne^ly^Iected district ^ver.|b«an re-elected several times without *°j’ ClartMn of Ne^i^*Ty» opposition and thus far has no op- is well known in (Hin ton where he has a wide circle of friends. He is a distinguished gradu- 1931- averaging pound. \ only 4.64 cents per. ponent in the approaching contest. He holds several important committee Mr. and Mrs. B. L. King, Billy, Gene | assignments and is chairman of the and Robbie King spent Sunday in Spartanburg with Mr. and Mri. Harry ate of Presbyterian college and a son of Dr. and Mrs. S.'P. Fulton, beloved I fJpn'^assistrnJVeVretaTy’trCon^reTs^^ graduates of the Clinton and missionaries for more than a quarter John J. MeSwain in Greenville i Thoniwelj orphanage high ' of a century in Kobe, Japan. * E. F. GETTYS IS ELECTED schools. This occasion is always looked for- “*ward to each year as a most imi>or- terested in his announcement that he ^*^^^ meeting planned in honor of,the and Washington. He has numerous | friends in the county who will be in TO MANAGE DE LA HOWE'will offer for the house this summer. completed their high ‘ school courses. C. F. WINN AT HOME The many friends in the city of j Phillips. ^ \ i - . , , Carlton F. Winn will be glad to learn j Friends of little Dprothy Stutts mil i wide circle oLfriends and acquaintanc- that he returned to his home last Fri- j ba sorry to learn tKgt she has been! es throughout the district who will be dayfi^ter a stay of several months in ^confined to her home the past few [keenly interested in the outcome of Chieiilro. Mays on account of an infected foot, j his race. Abbeville, May 31.—At a meeting | of thexboard of trustees of the De la! HOME FROM FIvORlDA „ _ „ .. . • rk • V « I Elizabeth Lynn member of SERVICES SUNDAY mlHUiy affairs committee. During his j Howe.i^hool this afternoon. Rev. E.,the faculty of Florida State College’ AT METHODIST CHURCH twelve years in office he'has rendered! P. Gettys was elected superintendent,! for Won.en, Tallahas-see, arrived yes-' loyal and efficient sery^^ and has a taking the place of Rev. J. B. Branch, terday to spent the summer with her There will be no preaching servioaf whose death occurred some months parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. Ross Lynn, at the Broad Street Methodist church ago. Mr. Gettys haf acted as suj>erin-'she was Accompanied by Mis.ses Hazel Sunday, June 6, either morning or tei^nt since that time and has met • Phillips, Dorotky and Ruth Whitt*, evening. The Sunday school will naoot with much success in his work. (also of the Florida college. at 10 o’clock as usual. ,3- 14 4 i‘\