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h. ^ f I - THE CHRONICLE • Strives To Be a C^n ^ws> • • paper. Complete, Newsy, • : and Reliable. ^ Ifi To« Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get Tlie News. VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY-, MARCH 16,1933 NUMBER ll BANK HOLIDAY IS EXTENDED Legislature Now In Tenth Week I Governor Blackwood Takes Ac tion After Board Finds Time', Needed To Work Out Details.! Saturaay Set As New Limit | CoUimbia. March 13. —The South For Re-opening;. ! Carolina legislature, beginning its Most of Bills Made Law Are of I^cal Nature. Economy and Tax Relief To the Front. House Passes ! Students Hear Econ^y Bill Smith And Byrnes Seminary Head! Get Chairmanships Republicans Assist Democrats Dr. J. McD. Richards Addresses To Rush Through Roosevelt Pleasure To Balance Budget. Students On “The Accomplish ment of a Purpose.” Washington, March 11. — Presiden*^ j Roosevelt’s economy bill was rushed Columbia, March| 13. C. Blackwood late last night extend- ^ed the ^outh Carolina banking ‘holi- h 17, to al- tonth week Tuesday, has passed 24 tlu'ough the house to a divide<l seAate 4f>f Dr. .1. McDowell Richards, president C olumhia Theological seminary, day through Friday, March nary, « . ' . . , . . .... I • . 1 I . 1- , Decatur, Ga.. gave a talk to the Pres- GovcTHor I acts thi'^ session with the i tourv m h spectncular hrittle that snlit - ^ • n * i * u i vju>ti4iui i. av.1. liu. x iiii vii^. ^ ^ ^ x { uvterian college student body on py, poses of ceonomy. tax relief, and'i the .1? I->emocrat.c majority into two j,j. r,r. Richards has financial or legal adjustment pre-1 Dsrh^ing. fr.ctions. ominating. j The opposition was led by insurgxmt the honor of being the youngest semi nary president in the United States, low time for checking statements ofi Of approximately 17,'> laws put on • O^'inocratic forces which refused at n; .several years ago he was a banks in the state and applications for reopening. ' The governor prdered the extension at a meeting with his advisory hoard ate plans fo of bank control to formulate plans for the reopening of the. bank.s. Treasury department regulations for restricted the hooks this year, about l,o0 haveipaitj, caucus to be hound to sUppori i gbodes scholar at Oxford university dealt with affairs of individual coun-'the prc.sident in his proposal to biit.u ties. Much county legislation and the | about economies to balance the fed- me semin principal state-wide bills, on appro- j <‘*'al budget and restore the nat'on’s, week-end. in England. He and a quartet from the seminary were in Clinton over the A.s an introduction the priations, motor transportation, and schools, still are pending. There was a prospect that a bill to legalize beer, now on the house calen banking operations, will apply during with a majority favorable report. the extension. A memorandum to the press, signed by \he governor, follows: “The board of bank control finds that it will require several days to complete ' its investigation of the statements subrhitted by the various banks, and that it will be advisable to woubl l^ceive action this week upder the stimulus of President Roos’evelt’s quartet sang a hymn, after they were intiiodudbd individually by Dr. Mc- Sween. Dr. Richards used as his subject, credit Despite this, the leaders, aided by the constructive wing and a majority of Republicafls, stamned house ap proval on the emergency legislation, i »The Accomplishment of a Purpo'.se,’’ 2f)d to 138. and gave the .Apostle Paul as an illus- On a roll call. Speaker Rainey broke tration of one man in history who had message urging congress to restore pr^j^^pdent and voted for. th£,_hilL | a purpose, and in’accomplishing it Sixty-nine Republicans joined 1<»7 compared himself to a runner in a Democrats in support of the measure, race or a fighter against an opponent, while i>2 Democrats, 41 Republicans ' He gave as the best way of gaining a and five f’armor-I.uib<»rites voted j P^^rpose in life the athletic method agaijn t it. ' ' where constant'practice makes toward the athlete’s Senior Senator Heads Commit- I tee On Airriculture, Junior At Helm of Audit and Control. FOUNDER’S DAY IS OBSERVED Washington. March 8,— Both of; South Carolina’s Unitetl States .sena tors were gi%'cn cha’rmansh'ns of standing committees today by the Democratic steering committee. Senator K. D. Smith, who has rep- re.sented his state continuously since Collejfe Student Body Hears W. P. Jacobs In Imoressive -Me morial Service To Hi^ Late ^Grandfather, Br. William PIu-*" w mer Jacobs. beer. Representative r.ane, of Richland, siaid he would ask action on the bill tomorrow or as soon as congress de cides. Representatives Sinkler of extend the bank holiday through Fi-H'dmrJc.ston. and Thomas of Hampton ; ..ide meanwhile the * Perfection, and where day, March; 17 -In pursuance to this | introduced the bill dn question and sugge.-tion by the hoaid of bank con-1 Repjcsentatne Mai tin of Beau ort, senate finance commit-: The speaker-gave a .sp Foundor’s day was ch.^e-vetl a i^pecial chapel prog>-am at Pre'^hyte- rian college yesterday morninfi' at 11:45 in commemoi-ation of the birth 1900, realized one of his fondest am-; date of Rev. William P’umpr .Jacobs, bitions when he was elevated to the D.D., LL-D.. founder of the college chairmanship of the important ugri- and Thornwell orphanage, and for culture committee. | nearly a half century pa>tor of the Senator James F. Byrnes, e veteran | Presbj-terian church of this city, of 14 years in the house hut a mem-.dacoh.«i, grandson and namesake her of the senate only since 1031, was Jacobs, was the speaker, made chairman of the aialit and con-j Mr. .Jacobs’ talk was a challenge to trol committee. ! those who have benefitted fr.om the .Senator Smith .shares with Senator' endeav ors of Dr. .Jacobs to h'letcher, of Florida, the DemcKTatic deanship of the senate. Only Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, has serv ed in that body longer than the SouUv (’arolinian. carry on that pioneer sjiirii of unself ish building for otjhers and thu.s bene fit future generation?^ “TbtLpurpq.se of this day.” the .suh- I stance of the ad»hx's,s ran. “is not to trol, the governor extends the bank proposed a second beer bill recently. holiday through that date, under the. There was only slight i "'•’^’^'PP* »h‘>nociat, reimrted it favor-1’^ilrifter.’’ the ambitious man with an .spmmary of the tee. hea.k'd l.y Senator Harrison, -Mis-'three olasse.s ,>f men. which are: the modified: restrictions as provided by the apjiropiiation bill, crux the order of the president, dated March 10, 1933. „‘iablv and without major change for ac-i"^f>ble purpose, and the striver lo tion, would be brought out by the sen-1 • tion wouiaueDrougmiouroyuwse,-.^.^^ ^ worthwhile end. The ate finance committee btfoie tin i J, ('onnollv Of Texas and (’lark I da.ss, like the hobo, is always Without the extension, the holiday,'of the week. Headings upon it ai*e first on the .scheduled to continue tlprough Thurs day. proclaimed by Governor Blackwood March 5, w’ould have ended Tuesday. Charles H. Gerald, secretary to the governor, .said the brii’f statement contained all the information a%'ail- one provided the abolishment of th^‘ of Missouri, Democrats. move and, having no objective, conse- ot. •'Senate majority,^ Harrison said. Of four new laws said by then au- u i .,#• , 1 !• , 1 * J Republican help, thev are confident of thors to be directed toward econom>,i * i . No party caucus is planned by thefnuPJ^l.v m’ver arrives. Of the secoful WithJJypP* H’’- RicbimLs offered‘as an ex ample .Alexander, who comiueivd the able at the hour, but that it jifobably xvould be amplified, as the board and the governor continued their work. He explained that care would be taken to avoid any conflict between state and federal regulations and that he felt sure any differences that might arise could be speedily adjusted. Shortly before extending the holi day, the governor telegraphed Presi dent Roosevelt suggesting i-estriclions he placed around the opening of Southern state banks and asking they ^ put on the same ba.sis as national banks. The governor and the board, ap pointed by him under a legislative act of Ia.st week conferring extraordinary powers of bank control upon him, met at noon, the initial meeting, with two brief sdfecesses, extended until near midnight, in the governor’s office. The .sessions will l>e continued toilay state warehouse commission. Another reduced court costs by lowering jui t ors’ pay in nearly every county. Two constitutional amendments, to change the date of the fiscal year from Jan. 1 to July 1, and to elimi nate certain printing in the codifica tion of laws, were ratified. Their .spon- 8or.s said both would reduce govem- I passing the measure and beating off an expected effort to emaciate the bill with amendments. After two hours of debate in which known world of his day and when he hail d(>ne that wept for “more worlds to conquer”; Benedict .Arnold, whp be trayed his country; and Ivar Kruger, The agriculture conttnittee is the: glorify the man or to commemorate second imi>a^tant senate committee i living flesh, but to honor the pioneer Senator ha-s headed. He was spirit which dominated the man. The chairman of the interstate commerc*e, name is nolhjng; the ^pi it of the committee in 1923-24. He was elected pioneer is everything. The real les.son to head that group at the end of a! of this founder’s day observance is to five-weeks’ deadlock among Republi- apply the spirit of the founder’s life, can. Democratic and Progressive Which is the very spirit of the college, members. j to 'our own lives. Had he so chosen. Senator -Smith “I’ioneers twiay have the responsi- probahly could have again headed the bilities (»f the accomplishments of for- interstate commerce committee, a.-^he i pioneers. They inu.-t carry on the was its ranking Democrat. He waxJ\v„rk started by'their predecessors also ranking iV'mocrat on the manu-|^nd give un'^elfishly to future gener- Keiiresentative McDuffie of .Alabama, , I chairman of the special economy com mittee, led the fight for the measure. The hou.se defeated. 272 to 90, a mo tion by Represemtative Connery, Mas sachusetts Democrat, to send the bill back to the commttee, which would the “match king,” who dominated the work out plans for the reopening of the banks in- the state, spoke.smen said. An'angements were made to .set up headquarters in convenient state offices. Julian H. Scarborough, state treas urer, was elected chairman. Other meniber.s are B. M. Edwards, Colum bia, banker; L. .A. Wittowsky of Cam- m^tal costs. n,.;mari’v at 1killed it temporarily. Four meaju«.,d.«cU.d pnm.ruv .t| economic «l.ef cxteTnded the time fo . Browninit. Tennc,»cc trr/rai.zrr.ciriorhuvP-— iMra'uto''tap with cmml, vmmhera'. | P'caidenfa financial world and came to a tragic end because his purpose was only self- ailvancenient. In the third class, which is the only ailmirable one, there are such men as John Milton, who, in .spite of his hardships produced the famous piece of literature which was his goal in life; Robert Louis Stevenson, who, to become a writer, plied himself even in painful illness; Columbu.s, who was determined to find a new Way to the factures and patents committee. -Senator Byrnes-, upon being *wy,rn in March 4, 1931, was assigned to the appropriations, audit and control, ed ucation and labor, and postoffice and post-roads committees. i>outh Carolina was one of the few state.< to have both its senators ac corded a committee chairmanship. I Indies; and many others. reduced the impost on shad, and ’’lumeHtsI H'’- Richard.^ said that the world lated levies on ca.sh depositories. j tbun 25 ner cent today i.s overstockeil with people wi.sh- A quarU't of .state-wide acts on fi-j tactics, the leaders |‘ng to serve, and that whoever would nances were pas.sed. They allowed .. . nframHi binding the! ">*1^** ® di.stinctive contribution to the funding of $5,000,000 in state 1'**^^*! • •, • hlnrWpd it lim to 174 ; world must be a Christian. He also Church School .tions. ^ ^ “There is a man'for ‘‘very hour, and a glorious opportunity^ for all those who will olH*y the call to become a pioneer.” 'Fhe speaker gave as the qualifica- fums of a pioneer vision, persever ance, de|H‘ndability, un>elfi.'jhness and faith. He showetl that Dr. Jacobs p^is- sessed all of these qualities in high degree. Dr.. Jacobs’ vision was almost ^ without limit. He dreamed and lived *1^* ^he future. Although he was cun- ^ C A lUo iTlVlitAIi remain in obscurity, he con tinually deveUqied his own field; and Rev. J. H. Cudlipp To Conduct with remarkable foresight in see Courses for Sunday School ‘>i>i>‘“tunities for scwicf. o A f'U u ii; L fifty yearn at hi* first pr-st *’-ate. and Church Workers. perseverance, dependability, un- The third year school for officers, teachers, scholars and parents of the selfishness and faith were very g"i* Dr. Jacobs’ faith in God and in i' fellow’iTvan enabled him to overc funding 01 J; * 1 ^ and blocked it. lOH to 174.1 world must be a ( hnstian. He also , First Presbyterian church Sunday the frailty which botheied him all poration ta x payments, pai4 «tate~enu ployees for November and December and as long thereaftertax TTPC^ary to ■ftndrveFted the governor with bank control. • - Seven bill.s relating to courts and law enforcement were enacted,.includ ing two to speed the legal process by allowing civil verdicts by consent be fore juries in criminal courts and by enlarging the powers of judges at J chambers. ! ly to adopt a resolution presented.by Byrns of Tennessee, party leader, pre cluding any amendments and curtail ing debate. e.T to TiciW the membel-hip, 4he)4tht_^veL-"'»‘ >■'>“!'< 3^ it ^ Jj-ipneer ipirit. .ml be ne er le.t'it forced the house that met iipmediate- ® e sea. ^ ^ ^ school will be organized at IKe ^urchj .VlcSwcen introduceti tht^speT Bailey Named On Farm Work In County Pushed Advisory Board U*<1 by-tne lA>cal Bitnker Appointed Mem-jR‘‘v. J. Ii. ('udlipp, director re ligious education in the Synod of on The opening evening, after which j honored alumnu.- of Pres y- the sessions'will he edntinoo in-the ; high school auditorium begmning j Monday evening and continuing, - through Friday, at seven o’clock, ( The school will be conducU-d by-4he4Fftjth ber of Committee To Formu- The only state-w-ide textile meas-j den, building and loan; John T.-Stev- ure«approved so far this session pro-i ' ens of Kershaw, manufacturer and hibjted the locking of employees parmers Prepare To Plant New banker; R. E. Henry of Greenville, mills from the outside on account of | (^|.Qpj, Sprin|? Weather Ar- textile manufacturer; W. J. Bailey of 1 fire dangers. . . t, • Clinton, manufacturer and Mayor rives. R. P. C. Pays In Scrip. Burnet R. Maybank of <;harl«*ston. .All attended the meeting. Statements from a large number of Jbanks, many of them asking permis sion to reopen for unrestricted busi ness, were placed befoi-e Governor Blackwood and the board and will be carefuPy checked. Winners Named In School Contests late Plans To Reopen Ranks. t Columbia, .March 11. — Governor I, C. Blackw'ood Saturday night an nounced appointment of an advisory board of banking control, authorized under the new emergency banking I law, and called a meeting of the board South ('arolina, assisted by .Mrs. Cud lipp. The following courses will be offered; No. 1—Conducted by .Mrs. Cudlipp. The three Clinton - elemenUry schools held their annual reading and declamation contests at the chapel Th.3 governor announced through i Florida Street school Mon- h> gpcifctary, Charles H. Gerald, thatj^^y ^oj-ning. The wiKnerS were an- plan.s for the reopening of the hanks, follows: i umlec-^tale^iupervisioa ymiij^bcJag placty-ThoiiMii Raldwin, I.aurens, March- 14. — Farm work nreparatory to pitchinR the oew crop i^^^ IS reported to be getting under w:ay this week. In this connection It is un derstood that employed farm labor will not be given work after Wednes- In Local Banks -A page adverti.seiiient, e\pre.ssi>.'.f confidence and explicit faith in f’.o “Methods of Work With Children.” Clinton hanks. api>ears in today’s |m- For teachers, officers and parents ofjjier. It points out the m-<essity of a children in beginners, primary and united faith In the community, and ' .i junior departments. M’hildren from I unstinted cooi>eiation on the part )f J {Q |]_ ' all business while jiassing through Du* Uo. 2—Conducted by Col. Cudlipp, Acting under provisions of the act | “Adolescent Administration.” How to he signed Thursday night giving him organize and carry on work for young extraordinary control over banka, building and loan associations and worked out as speedily as possible. The governor r nd his advi.sers were in almost constant communication with the treasury department. The meeting, after opening at noon, re cessed for an hour at 2 p. m.; recessed again at 7 p. m. Florida Street school; ^second place, James W'arren, Academy Street school. . day, March 15, with any of the Recon | depo.sitories for 18 months, the struction I-inance corpoia ion uni f-j appointeil seven well known Of cour-e there are numerous fam.- l^^^^^ fapolinians to advise -vilh him. lies now living in rural sections whol.^, have no farm connection, only a house. ^ K.iward of (’oluuibiu, banker. fffiTl II garden perht^-whie^ very little cost in the way of rental. | people. This course for officers, teach ers, parents and young people in in termediate, senior and young people’s departments. Parents of children in the.se departments are invited. No. 3—Department of Bible stiuly i present national banking crisis, fro -i which the country is ali-eady triumph antly emerging. The adver* isenien* lo which the public's attention is dire;'‘- ed, Carnes the names of a number of merchants, business coneeins. insti i- tions and indivi<)uals of the co' i- m unity. conducl«l hy l.r. I.. .1, Wuo,!,. Thisj-^^ C-WorkcrS These “no occupation” family heads: and other dependent members of the cour.HS will be in the Tqiistle tij^he t , Philippian.s. I.,. A. Wittowsky of ( amiUm, repre-j only Pre.sbyterians, but all in-1 Girls: first places Hannah I.4)u continue work with the | i^fate Building and Loan j church people In the city are Paid In Setip Kan. Florida Street «h»ol ;, seeond place, Airginia Wier, Florida Street* i thn x.;, school. The group wa.s appointed by the) xhomas Baldwin and Hannah Lou ation. The payroll of the workers emnloy- j ■ ■*’ I associatibn. I cordially invited to attend the cimrses j The forces of the Recon true John T. SU-vens of Kershaw', mar.ii- { be-nefit.s to be derived j Finance e«u i»oi-'tion i-i tbi ~ er. ed by the Uurens county organiza-j ^ Greenville, texi le . , . , , . : Thomas Baldwin and Hannan ix>u distributed in the form of! » governor under authority of a [ oargan, both of Florida Street school, y.,„ rent navrlav week i >epieHenttng deposit- lative act last week giving him full power to deal with the banking situ- from the .school. ti cou.'" V' — ’ . 1 - scrip for the current payday week,! represent the local elementary. ^ Schools To Close For Convention will schools in the cTunty contests on, circulation. One of the large tex- March 31. " tile mills here also used a similar medium for its last payroll. Neverthe- ors. County Reduces Pay Of Jurors less, there has been no curtailment in the Industrial activities of the section W. J. Bailey of (’linton, banker^^nd mahufacturt*r. i Burnet R. Maybank, mayor of > Charleston and business man. j Many Seeking The governor said his selections^ were “a.*? good as I could make and ' loans amounting to approximately 8001 and none is contemplated in the | ^^Vy kc^t gt^grlpbical rei'ne^^ Ix-en handled through the Clin-' have i>eeji paid the na.st wtek in “sr- •> i checks” which will in* redeemed hs j soon as fumis are recciVeii from^tbe I Federal Reserve bank. Tlie scrip looks _ _ « _ like ordinary checks, is negotiable ^ rCClOrSil LaOStHS l*** o>ed l>y the workers as a j medium «»f exchange until regular 4 1- f ~ ' 1 .• ica.-vh funds are again available. Since pplication.v for crop production,.. , ^ , .w-.. 1 the scrip i.- mlt*emai>Ie at its face ue, nieiehant-t and businiss fiv-'s ;^f increasing demand for mill pro- Supt- J. H. Witherspoon announced yesterday that the white schools ofjty delegation reducing tlie pay of! . - , . J L I ducts and the advance in prices of the An act has been passed by the coun-I . , , in mind.” are l>eing asked tu accept .same in full the city will be closed today and Fri-1 jurors in circuit courts from |3 a day day in order to give teachers an op portunity to attend the annual conven tion of the South Carolina Teachers association which will be held in Spar tanburg. It is expected that all mem bers of the four school faculties will attend. raw material- Qn® large cotton plant er of the county who has held his last jurors in circuit court* .run. reported to have de- to }2 a day, and has b«n a.CTod „f 7 ,.2 for the- ton and Ijiurens offices since la.st, i „ Thur.sday. Of this numlier 200 have! oi -s pp le.. the governor and become effective. In addition to Laurens, the new law is said to apply to about twenty other counties in the state. entire lot. Clerk Makes been filed through the Clinton officOj^ _ ' land abo^t fiDO from I.aurens. As rap-) WallArf^ KllnllAE w 1 C I ; idly as these applications an* ap- L,egal dales proved by the county rommittee, they CrOP LOOH nVOneV COTTON GETS A BOOST > FROM ELUOTT SPRINGS Tax Payment Time Extended To .hme 1 Three Refuse To Support President York, bfarch 11. —• Paying eight cents a pound for cotton, Elliott White Springs, head of textile plants j postponed to-June 1 with two per Collection of outstanding county taxea for 1932, following the recent action of the legislatuK, has been at Fo A Mill and Lancaster, said: (cent penalty remaining in force, ac- Prosperity has come front its comer and ia.*bere to stay.” His offer was believed the highest *in this country in nscnthis. cording to information received Mon day Jrom A« J* Beattie, comptitdler general. The two per cent penalty has been in effect since Febmarj 1st. M’ashington, March 11.—South Car olina’s relegation in the house split evenly in the vote on the administra tion ecoWmy bill today. Representatives McMillan, MoSwain and Fulmer lined up with the majority that voted to give President Roosevelt broad powers to cut government ex penses. Their vptes weee off/tfip by the two new members, Ttylor ami Rich ards, and one veteran, Gaaque. The following sales were made on March sales day by the county clerk of court: The Judge F'owler building on the Laurens public square for $8,125, the purchaser being O. L Long, Laurens are being forwarded to M’a.shington j for final action. The local office i.-^ in charge of Jack M'ashinrton. March IL—A rcorgan- 11. Davis, attorney, with .several young production loan o^- ladies as his assi.sUnts in filling out (ratting the .'?90,000.- the^lanks. Farmers residing nearest appropriated for crop production to Clinton are expected to make their farmers wa.s completed applications here, it has-been stated j Sec'’^tar>- of Agncul- attomey, who said he bid it in for' f PP"****®*** it pas-oeen sraieu. Wallace has nut new directors in an 5hvp,tmpnt Thp u.lJby C. M. Scaihorough, county super- himself as an investment. The sale |whols” biinVVskiited'by C R1 was made in the case of J. W derson, Jr., vs L. N. Owens, et al, the defendants being heirs to the Fowler estate. ^ Mr. Bennett also sold for the master in equity of Spartanburg county, 147 acres of land on Bnoree river belong ing to J. Y. Bryson, et al, to D. L. Poole for I loot a \ Cannon, county farm agent. YOUNG MAN IN HOSPITAL Friends of Will Davis wUl be sqrry to learn,that he is a patient at Dr. Hays’ hospital, where he onderwert an operation yesterday morning. \ lose no more time in getting the mon ey into rural .sections. It is now apparent that the $90,000,- 000 will he inadequate to meet the demands of farmers and Senator E. D. Smim is drafting a bill to nrov* an additional $50,000,000. Senator Byrnes said today he would support the increase. 4 r \ ‘■-y-ijBiirw , La