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/ A / : TH^ CHRONICLB • Strive! To Be a Clean Newi- • paper. Complete, Naway, and Reliable. I i' i * /: - • ee—eaeoeti if Ym Mt Bm« Ttts anKmiciJij Tm Da^t Gal J VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932 NUMBER 31 ROOSEVELT SAYS PRINCIPAL ^ ISSUE IS ECONOMIC RELIEF Democratic Nominee Would Collect War Debts By Lowering Tariff Walls To Restore Foreign Trade. Asserts Drastic Change In Government Policies Need.ed. Declares That, If Elected Pres ident, He Will Call On Next Congress To Legalize Sale* of Beer. THE SPEED CONTEST By Albert T. Reid Executfive Mansion, ^bany, N. Y., JulySOL-Mkivemor Framclin D. Roose velt launched his drive for the presi dency tonight with a contention that the main issue of the campaign is eco nomic relief and a declaration that he will call on the next congress, if he is| ford to take the lead in asking for a elected, to legalise the sale of beer. ! general conference to establish less Tlie Democratic nominee, making jfiscal relationships and to hia first speech since the acceptance' what can be done to restore address at Chicago on July 2 said; i the purchasing power of that half of “It is not enough to say that when ■ th^ world s inhabitants who are on a prosperity is restored we shall then; basis, and to exchange \ lews consider how to avoid repeating all | governmental finance, the old errors. Todav we recognize! Nothing could do more to create sta- these errors. Today they should be! bJ« conditions in which trade could outlawed for all time to come.”* j once more be resumed. ^ The foreign debt situation. Mr.! Reiterating the p atform s condem-■ Roosevelt declared, “has been brought of the Republican tariff po icj , j measurably nearer a solution by the Mr. Roosevelt sketrhe<l what he’Aould 'recent results at I^usanne.” ,^0 concerning international trade, in “Great Britain, France and Ger-i^^*'^^ words, many have at last agreed among I “The proper procedure is to a^er- theni.'elves concerning reparations.: the facts as to standards and Tfle danger now i.s that they may turn of pniduction abroad and at a united front again.-t us. Tliis comes, j publish them widely am I am convinced, not so much from the: ncgoiiate with each country af- drbts they owe us, as from o-ur bar-. riers against their trade which make. Trade barriers of all kinds ough the problem so difficult. The debts will'' ^ lowered not by rule of thumb, not be* a problem we shall not have; ^ut with due regard to safety and jus-, ’o cancel them — if we are rt'alistic 1 about providing ways in which pay-jfy definitely as pcissible, lo - merit is poitsible through the profits needs to be dominated by the re- ates a general uncertainty concerning the value of national currencies; this uncertainty has a way of spreading from country to country. The world is tormented with it now. “The United States could well af- arising from the rehabilitation <of trade. “The Republican platform said nothing at all about this; but their j"(>sition has been the absurd one of demanding payment and at the same time making payment,impossiible. This policy finally forced a moratorium as it wa.s bound to do. Our policy declar ed for payment, but at the same time for lowered tariffs and resumption of trade which open the way to pay ment.” Mr; Roosevelt made no reference to linking the foreign debt situation with a reduction of disarmament which has been advocated by President Hoover and Senator Borah, Republican chair man of the senate foreign relations comfnittee. .Speaking over the radio and seated at the desk in his study, the Demo cratic nominee (luoted freely from the alities we dkvover and by the national purposes we seekV-Thjs tariff policy, however, cannot/ be separated from our other relations with foreign coun tries. The whole thing ties in to gether.” Referring to the relationship of standards of living and tariffs, Mr. Roosevelt asserted: “Peasants who live at lower levels than our farmers; workers who are sweated to reduce costs, ought ng^^- teimine prices for American-made goods. There are stfindards which we desire to set for ourselves. Tariffs should be high enough to maintain liv ing standards which we set for our selves. But if they are higher they be BOARD NAMES NEwreusn Mrs. E. J. Adair, of This Elected By County Board Succeed Dr. T. L. W. BIbuIof- As Member of Directinc^ of Local School District. FootbaH Days Hurricane Church Drawing Near 100 Years Old Practice To Start At College On Sept. 8 With Prospects Of Strong Team. Historic Baptist Church Five Miles East of Clinton, To Oh- , serve Centennial Sunday. foreign goods raised hut those of do mestic goods also. paity platform which he calk'd “forth- rght and genuine - hone; t to the! cal matter to determine standard.s and | Presbyterian college, 1930 Southern j Hurricane Baptist church near here , . Intercollegiate .Athletic association i will celebrate the 100th anniversary come a particularly, vicious kind of, p,^y eight varsity j of its existence next Sunday with a direct tax which is laid doubly on the| jj^idiron contents tiiis fall. Coach Wal- special commemorative program, consumer. Not only are the prices of ^ Johnson anno'Unced yesterday The deadlock which has since the July meeting ot the eoanrtjg^ board of education over the electkwa mt a successor to Dr. T. L. W. Bai!hey„^ well-knoAvn local physician, as of Hunter school district' No. S. which the Clinton city schools arc ]»-. cated, w'as broken at the August mec!- ing of the board held Tuesday after noon in Laurens when Mrs. E. ' Adair of this city, was unanimoosljs, I elected as Dr. Bailey’s successor, j At the July meeting, which was the I second nH*eting of the newly cr .»--»tedl. ! five-member board sponsored by SufiL . (\ F, Brooks, Dr. Bailey received twv; I votes. Dr. S. (’. Hays'tvvo’votes, and j F. M. Boland one vote. Dr. Bailoy and , I Dr. Hays havjng tied for first place., j the hoard adjourned that meeting I without declaring an election. The minutes of that meeting showed tha! . the vote was l>y sev.'ret ballot, and while no record was given, it is gen erally un<lerst(K)d that the name of j l)r. Hays was projKise'd by R. K. -'ad-- I ler, and that he and (’. F. Brook- vot.- i ed for Dr. Hays; K. Wright and Rev. J. A. Martin voted for Dr. Bai ley, and R. F, Babb voteii for Mr. Boland. Tue.-day afternoon a large de -na tion of ('linton citizens, headed by R. W. Wad**, attorney, as spokesman,^ i went to l>aurens and pre.sented a pe- j tition to the county board requesting j the re-appointment of Dr. Bailey, trka I has been a menrher of the Cli.uton board for fifteen years during which Rpirmrf rendered loyal^ efficient. X CCaoC unselfish service. It was {Kit ited I— f/affgvgn petiiton V/oCU contained 2,375 names from [tatroirs and friends of the schools'^ at Goid- villo, Clinton city, Lydia and Cli itoo Cotton mills, in Dr. Bailey’s bt'.half. It was further stated that the peti tion had been generally circu;:tv:?d and that it had been signed by oasijr New Orleans, Aug. 1.—The world’s 00 per cenf of those to whom it was consumption of cotton, including lint-j presented, only a small {lercentagv -'T ers, for the season ended yesterday j citizens refusing to give it their t'x totaled 13,331,000 bales, a gain of, dorsement. 1,475,000 bales over last year, Secre-j Following the pre.s<‘ntation of whe Consumption Shows Gain of 1,475,000 Bales Over Last Year, Says H. G. Hester. The Hurricane church has success- la rsTJ'TL La o’" with.stoiKl the ravages of a cen-i tary H. G. He.ster, of the New Orleans i by Mr. Wade and the CUm <.. . “It is a difficult and highly techni-i'^, ^ treshman foothall s<hed-|tury of time, continuing through many cotton exchange, said today in his an-| the board went into execu- .trying periods since its formation in nual statement. j After receding fron- De- cost of production abroad and atl club!lH32. bVom its memher-ship have gone The carryover into next .season to-' .xecut.ive se.s.sion the name of , . , , . home A commission of experts can 1 ^ hundreds of men and women tahKl 13,4 49,(KM) bales against 9,130,-' K. .1. Adair wa.s submitted by u' F. it hato ^cvtriciT IL DemiKTatic^ trurted to find such facts; but notl^^'^ oxp^-t a good, fighting team to i now scattered throughout every .s*** - OOO la.st season, and ex,>orts. including| Kadler of this city. t.> replace Dr. b*i. It hard to criticize the IkmcKratic. .. ... represc'nt Wesbvtorian college again j tion of the; country. ^ j Gaivada, were «,S31,000 against 0,927,-j ley. and she was recorded as u’ •. ii - Uhis year was the only...comment; The Rev. Edward liong.of this city,!OOO la-st season,.the, statement said. Tniously elcvtecl, hci riame„ being .V Coach Johnson would make. pastor of the church. He has pre-, The commercial crop totaled 14,-'only one put f()rward7 T7ir miiurtev iiri- Coach Johnson already has maiknl letters to monogram men of the Blue core. a platform-this year,!’ he added. Referring to the platform demands for re{>ea*l of the ISth amemlment ahd immediate modification of the Vol stead act to legalize the sale of beer and wines, Mr. Roosevelt said: “Nothing needs to be added to that, except that if the present congress takes no action, I shall urge the new! a to dictate policies. The I)e able to speak for themselves, free from presidential interference.” Touching upon unemployment re pared an interesting ail-day program I H9SJK)0 bales, against 13,893,000 bales not show who seconded .Mrs. .Ad.v;r*'5 lief re.sponsihility, the speaker de-! monogram men of the Blue' for ne.xt Sunday’s celebration to which ' la^t yc-ar, and 13,514,(MM) bales for the I nomination hut it is umk'i stood w'lat . i Stocking eleven a.sking them to be on j the public is cordially invited. In the 1929-30 s<*ason. .Mill takings tiituled | other members of tin* board jo K>d 'hand StptemJier 8 for the opening, ni^ming there will he an addre.ss by, 14,099,000 bales against 11,828,000,! with Dr. Sadler in his recoinme'da “It has been the theory of Repub lican kaders that relief ii a local re-1 '>;• ’['l';"'*'';' J"'*"!'" »">.>»;C. B.. Bobo, prominent ibilit.v. a theory stated repc.ated. congress to carry out these provis ions. ITie main theme of his sjreech was based on a platform declaration which reads: ly and modified only with great re luctance. The democratic platform was framed with an eye to actual hu man needs. What could be finer than that hold and humanitarian statement •The only hope for improved pres-. pledtrmg •continnooe " ent conditions, r«t..rin(t employment, the government (me.mng the Meral affording permanent relief to the peo- goveimment) for human welfare es- ,, "^Je and bringing the nation back to its | peeially for the proteetlon of e - former proud position of domestic | dren . ,,11 happiness and of financial, industrial.! He then qu.ded from the {dank call- agricultural and commercial leader- ing for extension of federa credit to ship in the world lies in a drastic' states; expawion of public works change in economic and governmental program, and the establishment of shorter hours and fewer work days in policies.” Mr. Roo.sevelt delayed outlining how he would bring abodt “a- redistribu tion of wealth” which he called for in -» .sfieeoh at Atlanta last spring, with the assertion: %’oncerning the necessary revision of some of our institutions, I shall have more to say later.” He added, “It must be made more I difficult for a depression to !YY|Anv|cr|k CKurCn lO in the future; it must be made pos-j V/Wlllg5 V *:ble for its indefen.^ible features to j J A f p||*0 ahoiw themselves again.” , 1 ' Hammering at the methods employ- , od by the Republican presidents, Owir-gs, Aug. 1.—-The Owmgs Pres- Hanling, Coolidge and Hoover, to fi- byterian church was de.stroyed ^y Dre nance the government, the Pemocr^ic on Saturday night, August 30. nominee d^lared “let us Tiave the courage to stop borrowing to meet game with Glethson college. ’The varsity foothall schedule was announced as follows: Sept. 24—Clemson at Clemson. Oct. l--Iienoir Rhyne at Clinton. Oct. 8-re-Mercer at Maoon. Oct. 15—High Point college at High Point. Oct. 29—Wofford at Clinton. Nov. 4—Newberry at Newberry.. Nov. 12—The Citadel at Charleston. Nov. 19—Erskine at Clinton. Freshman Grid Schedule Oct. 21—Erskine at Clinton. Oct. 29—Clemson at Cl^son. Nov. 3—Newberry at Clinton. Nov. 18—Wofford at Spartanburg.^ Nov. 24—The Citadel at Charleston. Track .Schedule - upon Wrbiii^reli^nsroirBf*- -Marpfrf nivtraity-of-Howdt-ot- the cooperative movement; "effective Gaineayille. control at crop sirpluaea” and con- April l-Umveraity of So^h Caro- demnation of the farm board. 11>"« freshmen at Cl.nton. Apnl 8—University of Geo.rgia at layman and | while gross Southern consumption Laurens. In the af- was l,2r)0„0(K) bales against 4,319,000.. government service Mr. RcKusevelt let the party’s farm plank speak for him. It, as he quoted it, called for easier credit restriction* ternoo^n bricl.^ addresses will be de livered by three of the older men of the church, C. C. Young, Job M. Simp son and Harrison Copeland. B. L. Jones of Laurens, a former member of the church, will bring a delightful surprise, and a brief history of the' church will be presented by the pas- i tor. * Dinner will be served in the grove adjoining the historic old building. The church is easily accessible and all former members and friends are in- vited and urged to he present for the day and bring baskets. Figures for cotton exclusive of lint- ers were: World’s consumptiiin 12,- 580,000 bales, against 11,045,000; car ryover, 12,911,000, against 8,710,000. Union Service lion of Mrs. Adair to .succei'd Dr. Bai ley. The entire board was present, in eluding ('has. b’. Brooks, ex-off'oio chairman, R. E. Babb, R. F.. Sadler. C. K. Wright and Rev. Jodie .A. Mar tin. ! The term of Dr. Bailey as tr^ -tee I expired on July the fir.st, and hi? re a['i>ointment was one of the fir.st :.iat With Methodists"’” The union .service next Sunday eve ning of the congregations of the city will he held with the Broad Street ated county hoard at its fir.-t n- .*<»t-. ing h<‘ld on June 28th. Amotion «!.•» then made that a trustee at (’li'.ton be elected to fill the vacancy caj.ied by the expiration of Dr. Baiiey’s continued deficits “Stop the deficits,” he urged, “and let us also have the courage to re verse the policiea of the Republican j«. . • j fv. ieaders and insist on a sound cur- j insurance wa-s earned on the churen Athens. April 15 — Clemson freshmen at'Clemson. April 18 — Davidson Clinton. April 22 — Furman freshmen at Clinton. varsity and freshmen at varsity and nlhg itruc4rthe roof and set th^ build- ing afire. Having no water system, the flames had made such rapid head way that it was impossible to exting uish them. ITie piano and several oth er pieces of furniture was saved. No Barksdale Offers ForRe-election Me-thodist church. 'The pulpit will be minutes state that “after occupied by the Rev. .Samuel P. i prolonged discussion it was decidt*d Bowles of this city. A cordial invita-j matter .'should go over to Che tion is exto-nded all congregation.s in | regular meeting to be held Jjlj the city to unite in this service. 1 •'’lb for final decision.” The v«t> on. i {lo.stjioneiiient, in the word.s of tlie ' minutes;-was-three to nothing-tofi.Ib#- ! motion. ( /•< 4 /■« 4S rr* t ^ ' On July 'tth the board met in re*u- **“0 u Convention, Tor ■ p^j. CommiSSlOnCr j lar svssi.in at whivt. time the (-! n; >n Be Held At Laniord otation. j school matter was again up fo^ con- . u »* 1 L- I sideration. .Nominations were declared A. Homer Moore places his aii-l. . e . . u- j tv. , . ... r ; in order for the trusteeship and D- nouncement in todays paper for!.. .. , • . B. Y. P. U. Meet Set FoF-^ind&y f n jr — ^ I Moore Offers Laurens Man Is President. Laurens, July 31T—The annual con vention of the I.Aurens County B. Y. nouncement in todays paper tori,, . .. u • ». . . J • u i Hailey and Dr. Hays were nommato*c county commis.soincr in the approach-1 . J .u . ..u » ^ .. , A motion was made that the voto je- ing primary. Mr. Moore is well known P with the Baptist 12 miles north of Laurens, it haa been i his announcement and the outoome of announced by the president of the or- his race. , U. will be held Friday, August 5, j throughout the county and has a bo?t i /*r** m^’ with the lesul. -- ith the Baptist church at I.anford, 1 of frienda who will be inter,■stexl i'. jf t«l./'■“t Bailcy re,^e,ved two vo»o , Hays two, and Boland one. iwncy. 4D The Deitiocralic party,' silid Mr. Roosevelt, “not only must make gov- eriinienlaJ 'tneome Tjneet^ ^prosp^tiye expenditures, but this income ini^t be eecured on the principle of ability to P®y- . - .r f “This i« a declaration in favor oi graduated income, inheritance and profits taxes, and against taxes on food and clothing whose burden is ac tually shifted tok the consumers of these necessities of life on a i>er cap ita basis rather than on the basis of ■ the relative size of personal incoones.” Declaring that something more than a domestic halanoed budget and a jtwt revenue system is needed to restore laooQomic balance in the world, Roose velt declared: “Muddled government fipance cxe- Neaiby buildings were greatly in dengerv-aad had-il Jiot -been_fqr the heavy rain which fell, others would have l^n consumed by the flames. The congregation plans to rebuTTd W. H. Barksdale, member of the county board of commissioners, an nounces his candidacy for re-<*lection in today’s paper. Mr. Barksdale is a well-knWn farmer of the Gray Gouit section and has many friends through out the county who hold him in high esteem. He has served the county as ganization, G. Leon Waldrop, of Lau- rens. “Training for Christ” will be the theme of the exercises of the day, which will open at 10:15 with song (JOVERNOK AIM’OIN’I'S ELECnON COMMISSIONERS Columbia, July 27. — Governor I lira and prayer. The devotional services C. Blackwood annuoncwl the following Tue.sday’s action brought the-mat- ter to a clo«e with the new’ appoint- TnehF"aneFTWcbnf1deraliWarTT^^ meetings. The board as now cor/.-t- tuted consists of B. H. Boyd, C. M Bailey and Mrs. E. J. Adair. the church in the near future. They will hold their services in the Metho- j commissioner for several years past dist church until rebuilding is com-land is seeking re-election on his rec- pleted. I ord. TO SPEAK SUNDAY Dr. John MoSween, president of Presbyterian college, will be the guest preachetr next Sunday morning at 11:15 at the First Presbyterian church. 'The pastor, Dr. D. J. Woods, is out of the city on his vacation and as formerly oiHiounced his pulpit will be filled di^ring August by several well known ministers and educational leaders. LUTHERAN SERVICES. SUNDAY AFTERNOON The Rev. J. E. Stofkman of Green ville, will preach at the service to be held at St. John’s Lutheran church Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. Stockman is a popular minister with all denominations in Greenville. The public ie cordially invited to hear him.. will be led by Miss Imo Tumblin. The welcome address byvMis* Belle Patterson will be reaponded to by the Rev. H. J. Snider. A special musical program wall be rendered by Miss Flarrie Lee Lawton of Columbia. Just before the noon hour reports will be heard as to the work of the county unions and committees named for the year. The afternoon session will open with devotional exercise^? led by Miss Raymoth Wardell. Junior and inter- me^ate activities will be dbeussed by Mrs. Marjorie Stevens, to be followed with an address by the Rev. John H. Washington, of Lai^rens. The convention program w^I close after banners have been award^, re- porta ,of committees given and mis cellaneous business finished. appointments as election commission ers for I^urens county: Federal: N. J. Anderson of Laurt'ns, W. T. I ’ace of Gray Court, James L. Browning of Clinton. State and county: B....M. Wolff of I^aurens, K. H. Simpson of Ware Shoals, W. J. Henry of Clinton. City Election _ QuAugustJC Chamber Meets Tuesday Night The August meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce will be held next Tu^ay evening at the Mary Mus- grove tea room at 7:30. Following the •erviiig of the dinner the usuhl busi ness •session will be held for which all members are urged to be present. The city general election will 'be held on August 16th to Vatify the re cent primary in which nominations were rriade for a mayor and six atdet-* men. The books of registration arn now open at the office of W. D. Cope land, supervLsor of registration, and will remain open until next Saturday j at noon, August 6th. S. W. Sumereh J. W. Leake and' Ross Blakely have been ,^pointed by council as managers of i^d electtoiA, and R. J. Copeland as clerk. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis an* family are now making their homo OSip South Broad street.