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M # I THE CHRONICLE • Strives To Be a Clean News- • paper, Complete;'Newsj, • and Reliable.'' ^ • .'.i' ■ ■1 y, . i \- • • , ' .7‘yA'-," : If Yen Dan*t Rani THE CHROXICLB Ton Don’t Gat Tim NewaL VOLUME XXXII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1932 NUMBER 48 BAPTISTS NOW IN SESSION State Convention Draws Large Atiendanc|;. Reports of Vari- cus Boards Heard and Officers To Be Named. To Seek Memlx^ For Red CroBs Af fViA l-I#»lTn--‘In Tiin*» nf I Columbia, No* 15.—Sou^Carolina aptists, holdin; their 11-tn annual today ^ Carolina Baptists convention, heard addresses from several leaders in the denomina- v-4ion-,- 4rans€teted-a^ mass -of--preliminary business and prepared for another busy session to-morrow. Election of officers at the day s«- sion and hearing of the social service Aimual Roll Call To Be Made Friday. Canvassing Commit tees Appointed for Drive. Friday has "been designated by of ficers of _the local chapter of the American Red Cross as Roll Call day in Clinton, when new and renewed memberships will be sought for the relief work of this national organiza- bitmt - The^ -ea m pai^n ts agatrr h^ade-f by R. L. Plaxico as chairman, and hej has A number of ward committees who wUl make the cat vass. The annual m-'mbership in t.ne or report at the night session will be j ffpnization is $1.00, but those v illing: f^nfiirPR of ^tomorrow’s program. A to do .so are invited to subscribe asj committee, headed by T)?rR7^. Mc-t much as they can nfford. Farland, of Gaffney, was named to In the campaign to be made loinor- make the nominations. row, every interested citizen i* privi- The social service report; to be leged to either renew,his annual mem-, submitted by Dr. J. Dean Crain, o^f Greenville, chairman of the committee, was slated for today but was not ...^reached b^ause of the press of other business. Dr. W. L. Ball, of Green ville, president of the convention, call ed special attention to the report and urged that all l)e present to hear it bership, or join hands with this great organization to aid in its woik if 'e- licving wide-spread suffering through out the nation. It is hoped that the canvassers will he given a liberal re-^ sponse on the part of the community. All ward chairmen and workers are asked to meet in the Masonic Temple Tn this report, the convention sets I building Friday morning at 9:.30 to forth its stand on prohibition, divorce, | secure supplies and start on the can- education and other-similar iiue^tions. vass. Full information will be given More than 500 persons attended to- all workers at this time, day’s session at the First Baptist The committees appointed by Mr.' chun-h. In a statwnent at the nu‘M- Plaxico follow: ing. Dr. W. C. Allen, of Bamberg, sec- Ward 1: Mrs. T. J. Peake, chair- retary, explaine<l the convention rep- man, Mrs. J. A. Chandler^ Mrs. Cald- re.sented 1,100 churches with a mem-j well Weir. Wrship 0^236,440. j Ward 2: Mrs V. Parks Adair, chair- The report of the general board was! man, .Mrs. R. L. I’laxico, Mrs. B. H. placed before the convention. It, rec-1 Henry, Mrs. T. J. I^ake, Mrs. W, B. ommended a budget of $350,000 for Tribble, Mrs. B. R. Austin, Miss Eliz- 1033, of this 45 per cent to go for abeth Adair. ^ vTOUthwide causes and 55 per cent foi : 4Vard 3: Miss Essie \oung, thair- state causes. It was discussed briefly | man, Mrs. Horace Payne, .Mrs. J. J. by Dr. Charles A. Jones, of Columbia,!Cornwell, Mrs. Roger Coe, Mrs. L. S. secretary and treasurer. i McMillian. A committee, with Dr. W. M. Seayi Ward 4: Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, chair- of Anderson, chairman, was namwi to! man, Mrs. R. C. Adair, Mrs. Irby | go over the general board report and Hipp, Mrs. L. T, Ramage, Mrs. ^^Ider make a report on it to the convention I Smith. tomorrow. | Ward 5: Mrs. P. S. Bailey, chair- Shortly after the convention open-} man. Miss Annie Bond, Mrs. ('. W. eifTTht' annuat sermon wa.t preached [HalhnaTi,~Misy Maude Strmerel. ~ by Dr. John H. Webb, of Columbia. Ward 6: Mrs. W. C. Oxley, chair man, Miss Ruth Bailey, Mrs. R. Gra ham*. Mr*- Odiorne, .Miss Sybil Burdette. Lydia Mill community: Miss Melda Von Hollen, chairman. Miss .Mary Oty To a»e lARMISnCE DAY FbrBig Gamei OBSERVED HERE P. C.-Erskine Battle FYiday To I Draw Big Crowd. Drive Made T- C. Unit and Band Lead To Sell 2.000 Tickets. Blue Key, the honorary leadership fraternity of Presbyterian college, isj sponsoring an effort to sell two} thousand tickets to the Erskine- P. C. i i noon, at three o’clock. Twenty men ^ • ] aiw canVasing Llinton and men in pairs are being sent to surrounding In Celebration. Address By Harry M. Arthur of Union. Plaza Thursday Morning. Exercises Held On " College Armistice day was observed in Clinton last Thursday morning with towns. They are making a price of one an addre.ss by Harry .M. .Arthiir, of dollar to every one, including the state Union, former commander of the j and federal tax. F. B. Pinson. Jr., the. South Carolina department of the team cr.ptair It also president of Bl'ue American I^egion. were features of Key ^ . the celebration. The Chamber of Commerce has The exervises were held under the sponsored a drive asking the mer-; auspices of the Copeland-Davndson chants and business houses ta close at of the American I.egion. 2:30 for the game and practically all pot*' .... * t .u have signed the petition. Pla*arls are ... , . , l . now n,..ted window, of IRe bond. mar<l«d w th. ll>«Tl^nl» .Krwing to J. B. "boro -evora) tlttl aiM Copeland and H. S. Elliott, of the col- The pa-ade lege student body, are auling the pr<K‘eeded down Siruth Brt>ad^ street Officers Again Johnson, Mrs. K. B. Neal. Goldville and Hopewell . conimuni- W, A. Moorhead, chairman. W. B. Elmore Dies His subject was “Christ and the Cri sis,’’ and he said “the supreme task of religion is, not to deifine, but to do.’’ After the convention sermon, Dr. Ball delivered the president’s address. .Asking the iiuestions, “('an Baptists work together?’’ he said that of the]ties: Mr 25.000 churches in the Southern cnn-i vention, only 100 were non-coopera-! t:ve. ! Dr. .). S. Corpening, of Lancaster,! « | Cm.* presided while Dr. Ball spoke, and af-i fH fV StlClTlOO OCCilOH teiwards Dr. E. W. Sikes, pre-identj of Clemson college, was called to thej j yiov. 13. —W. Berry El- ; more, H4, died suddenly Sunday at his Dr. Sikes introduceii Dr. X. T. R^^b-^^j^p New Zion (’hurch section .ertson of the Southern Baptist Theo- Waterloo towns-hip. ^^logical seminary, who spoke briefly. Another of today’s prominent speak ers wag Dr. P'. F. Brown of Knoxville, Tenn., president of the Southern Bap- ti.'t conventioii,. Thofnw^And Greer Meet Today Thornwell’s football team meets the J Spartanburg, Nov. 11. — The fall strong Greer Hi team this afternoon - meeting of the Piedmont ctmference of on Johnson field. The game decides the Evangelical Synod of Sputh Caro- which team will play for the upper- lina re-elected all* offk-ers at its one- state championship on Thanksgiving day meeting here yesterday. ('hanger of COmmefct' in this move- to the Cdllege Plaza, where the ex^r- ment among the busine'^? houses of ci.ses propt'r wen* held. They were pre- the city. si<k*d over by F’rof. H. E. Sturgein, The failure to have a big cr -wd at head of department of chemistry at the game moans either a deficit in the the college, who served a< an off .*er athletic association or a curtailment during the world war. The exen '^s of the athletic program for the rest i^eludeil further numbers hv the "un i ! «»f the year. .As the association does , -1 " , , ’ . 1 .u * period of silence in memory of : not proTOTse to have a defK*it. the ath- , .l ■ ■ ,* 1 -11 i. u I gave their Ii\e,- in the wa- a letic program will he shortened if the l i. . income from this game d»M»5 not bring ^ ^ *’• * and .•*-n- I in additional revenue. Fotrtball re-' ^ uded w’lth Tap.s. !ceipts have always supplied the mon- The parade was •-om|H>s*d <•; t'ne ey to earry on the other sports. In the^e^dlege band and K. O. T: unit, t ie nast few years the gate rei*eipts from 1-Anierican l.egiun. and students of the football has been less by $5,0(X) and*Clinton high SL'hool. the college has bt*en able to carry on ’ An interesting feature of the nro- it? program beratmeof the inci^ase ('ollege Plaza was ^ i the size of the student biKly. However, p^^nt^tion bv the ( linton chanter with slite and fedVr.l la.M Ukmit ^ ^ ••Op,T...nt "1 ‘b' V" Smith, wh.. .-Hrvwl in thf war Dr the ilkrease of the student body does . . * . ' not make up the diffen-nee. » def endant of-a I nnfe ler- l)r. MeSweeh, preaident of the .-ol-j ate soWier. lege, says, “We have never made any | .Arthur, who was introilucei by call on the people in Clinton for help Ih*j>f. Sturgeon, said. “Tfi keep pejice day. ftbtTT teams are reported to be iii good condition, and are ready for the Officers of the women’s missionary - our athletH‘s since I have been here. The athletic asaocialibn lKaal>een on a pay-as-you-go plan.. The full wftJOusLvease glarjfiing war. lat: us stop so much praisings*?”generals wht> won their fa’me only through ihe t •.’•rt group also were re-elected. The spring i - - » - • . • r i — ”'* ' battle. Thornwejl has not lost a game meeting will In* held at Walhalla in j earned on mainly | bodies of hundreds and thou.-ands this season, but has a ti«, 4n an exhi- \|]|y bition game, to mar their record. jby the income from football. U this. men. Let histoV-ar.s »p Wr. victf ' Officers of the conference are: Rev. j f*il* -shuH i*** forced to lul glowing accounts of mditarv Gm r lo»t a hard-fouithl itanm to B. .M. Clark, tt'alhalla. pr».i.)<-nt:-RotM “, lu-t thorn show, insload. ihv awfu the slruiiK Parkrr Hi aKKrcKalion of m. R. Winsard, (:rr. n«oo.,l. VMo-prcsi-i'',»«. . ^ brokon health and human liw- are told how ter*‘iblt- war real ill not want it. if wt van av. . I. . r o . 11 II ■ I enough to make such a move unneccs- n any way. Mrs. T. L. Bridges of Rmk IliII. “We must also take t piesident of the mi.ssionary gn>up; Mrs.'j. D. Hall man. .'spartanburg, #ec- j Greenville by a close sere, but their Rev. F. W. Brandt, Union, .sec-1 *»»»• i ar • I record is spotles.s in the High School r<atary; Kenneth Baker, Greenwmkd.l Clinton, by attending the game '* I league, as P^ker is a class “.A” treasurer i Friday, will provide a gate large .f i-" ..11 If I team. Two \y<^eks ago they ilefeated ' Easley, 12-4), for the Di.strict No. 1 j title. This is the first time since 11128 . ,, .. , L. . m- 11 u 1 1 ou r retary, and Mrs. Henry \ogeI. Green 'that Thoinwell haf} advanced thus far ville, treasurer. profit Funeral .services were held at New; Zion .Methodist church Monday after noon at 2 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. A, Q. Rice of Waterloo. I Mr. Elmore was a native of the sec tion in which he spent his life as a farmer. He had many friends over the county. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Margaret E. Moore, wtbo had made her home with him .since the death Hampton, Nov. 12. — C. Leiterjof Mrs. Elmore about seven years Thomas, member of the state house ago.- He is also survived by one broth- (yf represenitatives, announced here to-j er, J. Thomas Elmore, of the same day he would introduce a bill in the j community, next legislature to repeal all of South ^Carolina’s prohibition laws. State Dry Law. \ Repeal Plamned toward the coveted state title. The game starts promptly at 3 o’clock, and admi.ssion is 25 and 50 cents. Everybody is urged to see the game. Thornwell’s scores fur the season follow: Thoinwell (5, Union 0. Thornwell 31, Honea Path 7. Thornwell 48, .Newberry 0. Thornwell 33, ('1 inton 8. Thornwell 13, Duncan 0. Thornwell 13, Williamston 13. The game will 1h* worth the time .f war. No ime will opeiuy argue and money. So far the Pre.sbyterian^ 1 ;t is g«u>d to' -end the vi-uth <»f have won four gaim'S, tieil one and, Junj onK-r tha* prices . 1 1 IV ... L' 1 , *”'**^ hriday it prov:di.*d the unemployment xanish. MK-ak<TV in.iu.l.-.l Dr. « . .X. fmj.; ,h,. vuil. hy -.1 * !a! '..ne ■ AV Vet. th frf Columbia; Dr. I. C. Kinard. prvsi-1 V tadel eleven n ( harles-1‘I"'' " d.n. N..wlK.rry c.,n.K.-; W. Kr«k 1 ' j" "h.y win the Ervkine r-nn-' Hipp, GreenviUe; .Mrs. .M. O. J. KrepsI njuj. stockings will have! ' • "oni mind a 1 tt Biwl Xir-i H A Mi-Ciilloiiirh Cnium- i i .u.. .aianainCT ! "’•r With Japan if ‘t ra*<es the Dric and Mrs bia; Mrs land, and .M rs berry*. N. E. e war with Japan if u ra*<es the p.’-ice I Ilf cotton and brings' liack prosperity.’ ' fa ll. -A. Mc( ullough, ( place in the state standing. . J. B. Ca.s^ll, New Broolt-j __ Derrick, New-’ . I'hi.s shows h<iw men are pront^ t Riy In ** helps their own 'ir.ter- I I . jests. j C^OdOn CiUinin^Sj “The remeily for this -;tuaii»ir. i.s a ) I draft of ail lahtir and cap'tal in Methodists To Hear MeSween Sunday Methodist Pastors me of war, to work for the c-tmmon ;r.>od of the country. .V bill to this eft’esTt, .sponsored by the .Amer an Legion, w’ill be intrmiui'exl in the coming vc.s- uccording to figure^ re-ision of congress. The effect of this : leased ye>terda.v, by R. Slant »ii Blake-1 bill is that if war i- de -*.sr.-d. v ery Cotton ginnings in laiuren* county Vor the period prior to Nov. l-t amounted to 19,515 bales, as compared Dr. John MeSween, president ofl .jjjj hales for the .same jieri.Hl r\£r nr C ^ Presbyterian college, will occupy thej, , v/n lO VxOIirCrdlCC.pulpit of .North Broad Street Metho-; . “Vy this city,'.s^ial censu, agent | is-drafted'into “the service'of .South Can,lina,.onfc.. "='S. aUo th. lounly ,h, „mnlry. .Son,, will rai.e ,h. envd in OivfnviiU- r im- <<»y “l< o‘l«k j. ginnings this year h ..e >h«w,>. ’****li!!i.’»_**i TK® pastor of the church, the Rev.i^ dei*rease m io,n»-» ndturj? i ew.r- n » tk * - being attended by the Rev. II. O.jH. O. Chambers, is Th GreehvnTe~l1ili | ;i||it|onr^ (linneries throughout ’'Ihey^ ’ The Upper enee which opene ^ will continue until T**® !****“*' church, the Rev. dei*rease of 10,704 bales over last He said he would confer with Hugh " ' “ Sinkler, of Charleston, and Sol Blatt, HPl-. I * * Chambers, pastor of North Broad! week attending the annual meeting of Barnwell, and a number of new| I ilStllKS^Vllli^! Street Methodist church; Rev. J. Q. the Upper South Carolina conference _ , members of the legislature known to] j Tomlinson, pastor of Bailey .Memorial The public is cordially invited to at- next re*p<»rt doubtless will show a siillj^'d to profit from the national d;.-- favor repeai, in drawing up hi. bili t in .n.lchurch; Rev. M. K. .Medlock Sf CoM- lend this service and since Dr. Me-j variation hetwe« •• ‘h:-* year’s tres.s. In this way we can take fr >m “In view of \ the Democratic plat-: 1 ville, pastor of the Kinards charge, Sween is always a favorite with Clin-j crop and the ope produce.* in 1911. war.all opportunity for profiteering, form and the eiection pi last T"”''rh. ^ f- «■ Anderson. Lydia .Mills sup- to. audiences, it is expected that he _J _ . formal statement. ■ day wMl be held this year in the North 1 . ^ . . . .Y .. . . . , , uf en-unty have reported thn-TiU-e cut-!‘"K ■■>>l«‘«aut ..fall, u iu- re.|,,.n mnoinr to be pinned au.l that tVi’’'*"*"”' "r r..ri«rar,.n »„! he a.,.w- day,'’ he said in a formal statement. | ^ ""t! V;ir‘s.k‘,.«.K *«riniply- Mr* Chambers has completed his wll be greeted by a large congrega-i “I cannot help but believe repeal will I Broad Street Methodist ihurch at go across at the next session of the ;0 clock in the morning. The Pr'*'**" Mcdlixk and Anderson are. i laxriaiatiirdx bv s larire maioritv as all, for the service is the Rev, Edward j ^ 1 legislature oy a large majority, as au RontiaA closing their fist year as.signments. wiiwi*i«u r'DArxip J members ran on the Democratic plat- Long, pa.stor of the First Baptist i ~ . form.’’ I church. NINTH GRADE OFFICERS ALL-CUNTON CABINET The Chronicle has picked the • following strong and well-bal anced All-Clinton cabinet: Secretary of State—Dr. John MeSween. Secretary of the Treasury — W. J. Bailey. Secretary of Labor —• Mrs. J. Hamp Stone. Secretary of Interior — Mrs. Claren9e Galloway. Seerkary of Agriculture — George A. Copeland. — SecreUry of War^. Harvey Witherspoon. ■Wretwry of . Commerce — Dr. Dudley Jones. SecreUry of the Navy —Dr. Jack H. Young. Attorney General — R. W. Wade. * Postmaster General — W,^ A. Moorhead. A collection will be taken at the service for the Thornw'ell orphanage of this city, in which all denominations be privileged to give an expres- close Friday afternoon at 2:30 for the STOKES TO CLOSE The stores and business houses of the city, with few exceptions, will sion of their interest in this institu tion in its present needs. . r.r, P. C.-Erskine football game at John son field, beginning promptly at three o’clock. \. The following officers for the niiifir grade of the Clinton high S4*h<»ol have ' been elected to serve for the year: President, Louisa Chambers. V'ice-President, Sara Frances Bald win. - FOOTBALL STATTSDCS General Standing Presbyterian Men To Meet Fridayi The regular monthly meeting of the I j men of the First Presbyterian church, twill be held Friday evening at 7! ' o’clock in the dining department of the Sunday school. The supper, as us- j ual, will carry a charge of 25c. ! The program will be in charge of ’ Frank Miller as leader. 'The October ’ meeting was omitted on account of ' the McQuilkin revival in the city, and 1 It is urged that all men of the con-! gregation be present tomorrow eve- j ! ning when the regular fall meetings ' will be resumed. '■ Thomas Chalmers of Newberry,! I spent the week-end here with his sis ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Red Cross Membership Drive HA VE THAT DOLLAR READY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 1 W L T Furman 7 1 0 Presbyterian 4 2 1 |5k»uth Carolina ’Citadel 4 <i 0 4 4 0 Newberry •> 2 •• .Clemson 3 4 1 Wofford 3 5 0 : Erskine ' 1 i (1 .State Standing \ W L T Furman . •’» 0 0 -Clemson .. ' 3 I 0 i Presbyterian 2 1 1 South Carolina O •• 1 0 • Newberry 1 1 1 4 Citadel 1 3 0 Wofford I 3 0 : Erskine 1 3 0 “However, if \ve want peace we I must also have an aJe<|ua!e system of I national defense. If \ve had been •"it prepared in 1911 (termanv would not ' have dared to pnkvoke war with us. We thought we were waging a War to ; end war, but now we find armaments greater than in the earlier days of IVt. (kriuan militarism. We cannot ignore .K75 jhi.s fact; and as lung as it holds good j we must keep our defenses stnxng •nough to resist any formidable for eign attack.” Mr, .Arthur closed with the striking statement. “It is better to have a po»Ki .125'*fmy and not need it than to need one and not have it.” .68 .500 ..TOO ..500 Pittanan Efected Pastors' Leader Pci. 1.000 .750 .887 .687 i ^^oJumhia, Nov. I J.—*>r. C. Fr.nk .250fpj||j^n Greenville. wa.s ele-'tif i president of the South Carolina Bin- -^’^Itist minister^’conference at a meetir? I tonight preceding the opening of the WHERE THEY PLAY THIj* WKEK Baptist atate convention tomorrow. Friday • Dr. D. L Purser of Charlestoa, waa . P. C. vs Erskine at Clinton. ^ named vice-presideiit and the Eev. J. Sainrday University vs Citadel at Columbia. Wofford Ts Newberry at Spartan McKtMricfc of MThitmire, aecrrtary, and treasurer. ‘ '"Vi.*** Mr. and Mrs. Fat Kinard of AMae- \ iA'-: