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X 1... f,. 'ft •••••••—• ••• ■ . ■■ ■ ;i ' />T .■ T If To* Dop*t Reai THE CHRbNiCLB Tm Dmi'I Get IW NevaJ •r t—i THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be s Clcsn News- , 5 paper. Complete^. IfeWej, | I end ReUsble. I I, i VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933 • NUMBER 20 PEACE CALL TO WHOI^ORLD President Roosevelt Appeal^ To Fifty-Four Nations To Out law War. Messag^e Is Widely Received and Praised By Many Soverei^ties, Pi*esbyt«idns Plan Assembly Ahitual Meeting of Young: Peo ple Will Convene At Presby- . ferian College June I3th. The committee of the Svnoti of South Carolina hast made plans for the holding of the annual conferences Wa.^hington. 'May 16. — President for younfr people fn this city at Pres- Roosevelt appealed direcUy to the rul-i byterian collesre durinf: the month of ers of the nations today to reduce I June. The conference for intermedi-j armaments, eliminate entirely theiates opens June 13 and closes one I weapons of agression, refrain from 1 week later, the conference for seniors' sending- any armed force ^whatsoever j and young people opening the day the; beyond their “own borders, forget !■ former one clones and running for the ' “petty” national aims, and join sin- [ week to June 27. J cerely to assure peace and economic recovery., In a plain-speaking message, with out diplomatic precedent, the -presi dent asked for specific steps at once, and declared if any nation interposed H obstructions, the’ dvilted -world -wrotdd- the Rev. J. I>. Spu^rtanr,. «• “khow where the responsibility for failure lies.” He mentioned no nation by name, but his words rang throi^h The dip lomatic world with dramatic signifi cance at a moment when certain lead ers in Germany are'asking for great er armament; when Japanese troops are marching deeper into the territory of China; and when other peoples are .''Uspected of harboring aspirations to acquire new territory by force. The faculty will be—composed of' Rev. J. H. Cudlipp/ directot\of reli-' gious education for the Synod of South Carolina, as conference direc-j tor, and the Rev. John W. Davi.s, of i Kingstree,. as conference manager;! burg, the Rev. H. Kerr Taylor and-the Rev. George A. Xickles. o^ Charles-1 ton; the Rev. B. S. Hodges, of Bates- hurg; the-Rev^E. Ray Riddle, of Co- lumbia; Miss Cornelia McLaurin, of i Columbia; the Rev. Fred J. Hay, of Dillon; Dr. Charles^ H. Xabers, of Greenville; the Rev. S. P. Bowles; of Clinton, and Mrs. J. H. Cudlipp; of Columbia. The program for this conference in cludes morning classcs.^-afternoon^rec-, reation, evening vespers and a special f For the United States, the plain words of the declaration t>oini to ab- program for each evening. The theme stention from further incursion.s^ by the conference is “The SOpreme -American marines into any I>atin-j Fellow.ship. American country. They hint at a sta-”! ^ The conference for older young peo- tus quo with respect to the Anierican j'ple, from the senior age and up. opens forces now statlohe*!, by treaty, in j the day the intermediate conference porlion.s of China. i closes. This enables parents and lead- I .As an immediate go^I. the president asked success for fhe Geneva a«ms fonf»!^rehCf> and the Wonomic confer ence soon ID meet hi I^<l«n. He pro-^ posed^ .Adoption at Geneva of the Macdon ald plan to reduce the armaments of France, .stabilixe those of Germany, ami set up'a consultative pact to pro mote peace. ers who are traveling by car to take- one groUp as they go for the other. This conference features Dr.; R. C. McQuilkin, of the Columbia Bible col-: lege, in the l^bT^ hour and ibyenihg; addresses, and the* Rev^Homer Ham-j mbtitrye, evangelistic leJder and sin|f-j er, together with his'• pianist^ Pa^l'Oa_ J j. Ilf* Beckwith, as leaders of music andjl^lVG i^lUCldlCS Will EVERY MAN—EVERY WOMAN IN THIS GREAT DOMAIN OF Ol!RS IS CALLED ■TO OBSERVE “NATIONAL COTTON WEEK” ■* - The call has been-sounded . . . and every grateful son . °. . and'every gratcItihrtaUglTrerWitt m It should behoove every Clintonian . . , every Carolinian . . . every true South erner to join in this noble moveiinent to put Cotton in its rightful place in Amer4ea arKl to keep it there* Take out your old 'pencil and figure out -what cotton mean.^f to you and to every other person in the South. You may sit behind a desk . . . you may be a professional man or vou may be a merchant, but believe it or not, your pros perity and the prosperity of yoUr friends and neighbors de- pend.s "largely upon the price of the-white fleecy staple. The money the farmer has to spend comes mostly from cotton . .‘' the money the textile worker has to spend comes from cotton ... the money the mill owner has to spend comes Aid For Cotton B^ing Sought School year ENDS FRIDAY Series of Conferences Held Bv o u c ^ ARricuKural Leaders. Exer- Relief For Dairying. Considered. Washington, May 15. — Prejimina-! rie.s for work4rtg out a relief program { for cotton and dairy products today] commanded the attention of Secretary j ^ Wajlace and George N. Peek, chief ad-i ministrator of the’farm act. Each put' cises Tomorrow Evening. (:ia«s Day Program To Be Given. Baccalaureate Sermon Heard S&nday Night By Large Con gregation. Foity-five ‘graduatt** in a J 4-hour day preparing to start' sheep.skin.>i at T from cotton. Whether you have ever been in a cotton f|ejd ... whether you owu a foot of land . . . your money . . . yourt busine.<s . :. your prosperity is reflected in the price of cotton. . |Wear Cotton—Use Cotton—Do Your Bit to Help Restofe JHe bid King to r will recfeivje the. annual their administrative, machinery. hnton high school enmm^ncement ' I ^ V. ^ it. J • j exerci.sp.s to be held F*'idav eveninir ; ,Peek spent much of the day in con-1 o’clock ■- ifeijnces with representatives of tbej„.h,K,l au,|it,„.i cotton industry, while four doors, away I a group of dairymen working under 1 p ^ . MeSween. president of his instructions, ironed out details for I college of this city, will a trade agreement they are seeking to j at 8 o’clock in the Florida Street lum. deliver the literary address, after which diplomas will be pre.sented to the' graduating cla.ss. Following i.-< the cover the Chicago metropolitan area. Word comes from Wallace that he ntno-vo.., r.... i • 'expects the task of'getting the admin-Prnf'P««i n i ^“i i istration under way will require many I invof ^’n {weeks atirt agriculture as soon as possible, he be- . x f : 1. ,__!“> ‘Spring (from Aula) Verdi; “Hap- lieves important results are still far i ^-aw«y.—*— A series py Days,’’ Geibel. “ Address befwt^-gi'ailuato;.^—Dr^ -Mc--- Sween, f MTif-s of informal 'conferences will wcupy both Peek and Wallace for u- u ’ l i . the remainder of the week. .V.'odnes- 1 ‘ *.* *•• \ day, Chatles Brand, secretarv-trea.i-L-._ j »*’ u ‘ _ cifect Day,* urer of the National rertilizer associ- 1: ♦ « t, . ... ♦ 4 • • i> 1 Vuledictory Ro.sa Hai ev L it e nation, expects to join Peek a.s co- i>,.„. „4 r I • 4 4 r^ 'T'!. J L’ ■ 1 iisentation of diplomas and ccr- athwinistrator. On Thursday or hriday tifieates-Sunt I TT wui Ichester Davis, foi-mer Montana cop,-'''tberspoon. missioner of agriculture, is expected r ^ !to step into another key post. . 'be list of this year’s senior cla.s.s I Subject.s discussed at the informal ^bds u’-’fl twenty I meeting with cotton representatives bn\s. I were not di.scii.ssed. It was understood ;r, ' ■■”8'<‘ne Abrams. Nell Ranua,,*' j that one topic was the selection of a ! ‘. J'”1 ingle .Alo ams, Horenre j cotton commodity chief who will ‘ 1 oung .Adair, \ ivian 'ter his'attention on the program for ' dait,,A. F ranees Bailey, b rank .that crop. ' . '’ auley. Mary Glynn rhambers. T. L ^ j The possibilities of using the Smitn ""P***> • Ducile ( o{)elan(h Ro'f<*rt 'cotton option 4)lan tliis year and the • (ipeland. .Fr.. .Arulrew f nal- • prospects of bringing about a reduc- ^ Densor^, .Allen i tronof cotton acu-^age at thi.s.Jate date; Baynard Elli.s, Eve- with official estimates indicating that' y” .Therfn Patricia (ides, of a later conference to carry these steps still further. ' . •An agreeinent meantime that np nation shall increase its existing a»n\^ aments. * And a pnnoise by -all nations, pro vided the terms of arms limitation are faithfully kept, “that they will send no armeil force of what.soever nature!.. o j r* across their frontiers.””/^ - “Common any strong nation genuine sincerity in these conceited j ^ ^udlinp efforts for political and economic peace, the one at Geneva and the oth er at i.ondon. progress can be ob- .structed and ultimately blocked," said ] Block T* Awards teachers of classes, as well as' the f j leaders of the evening vesper servic- | Agreement upon the time and placefaculty! will be •» Dr. C. D»rhy j perguson. Ijind. MacLean. Cov- F’uhon, of Xashville; the Rev. P. D. > Miller, of Atlanta; Dr. John MeSween, L •president of Pne&byteriah college; Dr. [ Samuel A. Cartledge. of Decatur. Ga.; i Dr. F. W. Gregg, of Rock Hill; Dr.| Flournoy Shepperson. of Greenyille; inRton anti Woods Get RecoR- niUon By Faculty For Meri torious Woi^ DuriitR Year. Five men were selected' by the fac- Cotton Week Is ' Under Way Here Many Cotton Exhibits On Dis play By Local Merchants With “£verybof|y Uses Cotton” As Week’s Slogan. I about 70 per cent of the crop has been 1 , Henderson, Myrtis Holland, planted, also were given attention. loiton, Woodrow Hulsey, J. B. Peek hope.s to obtain information -® nson, Ralph Waldo .Johnson, Fr., hope.s I regarding the attitude bf representa^ jtives of each industry before calling the formal commodity hearings at which the exact program for this year isjto be worked out. •At that time it will he deurmined to*what extent the use of proces.sing on ^Clintbn, along wit'h thou.sands of Rosa Bailey Little, Robert Galvin Mc- I>ees, Margaret Moorhead. .<arah Elizabeth Nelson, Roswell King Pe ter, John Maxey Ray. I’auline RoberL,s Verner Itoss, 01 in Hugh Sheely. Jr., James Parks Sloan, Cora .Mae Sr. ih, Frances .Spratt, .Margaret Bates Tay lor, Easter Lillian Todd, dairy products- , -J I LI f A A ' •! -- - TTJV.II MatlJ |f I i/Vi l«V will i/v: j the Kev. J. H. oi .^ndei^on; | receive the. Block other towns and citie.s throughout the' and whether any attempt should be award, given annually by Pre.sby-j country, is uniting , this week in the i made to'catch up with nature by plow- nut that (olunibia; I college to men outstanding in 7^ ,L^ i Th* men .re H. H. Ferguson, student .body president; C. H. I^and, PaC-SaC .Mrs.'F. L. Martin and the Rev. Lj^jtor- R F \l»cla>jin Y M G A M. Bagnal are senior councilors. The cheer lead-j taxes on the basic commodities — Maed wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, tobacco and ^Ho len. .ji-.r i,r.wii»r.tn_^Yvill bc uscd this year] , ' • 'West, .Mailha Wh:tt(‘n, (laston Colvin Wilder, Ruby Woodruff, Sara Zee Wright. Clas.H Day Fxercises On Friday morning at l»;4.5.in high school Suditorium,’the grad’M’,- ing class will present its annual cli*? Rpv r n Brearlev of Conwav and^* T ''' arouse a greater . regarding the program for refinanemg l.ei; M.rtin nf MnlhnL db^i X T'in the South’s 8t.pl0 for all up to two billion dollan, in f«.m ' . •^“'■'"Ifton. Jr. former editor of The j 4 i,,,,,,. I niortsages. authorized in the farm act. I chants are making special displays of: Insurance companies held about- 23 Mr. Roosevelt- • . ij athletic program. -Miss Marianne Paul Stocking. ••‘In such event the civilized world,Charleston, is the dean of Ahe con- seeking both forms of peace, will i f^j^ence and the Rev. C. K. Douglas, of Seneca, is the manager. observance of "National Cotton Week’’ ing up any crops now in the ground, designed to increase interest in an«l Henry Morgenthau, Jr., farm board use of cotton goods Throughout tbc • chairman, meanwhile conferred %itli United States. • represeritatives of life insurance conqianies holding farm mortgages <*xercises as follows: Hymn—Audience. Scripture reading and pray * •Fames Sloan. The week’s observance throughout know where the responsibility' for failure lies. “I urge that no nation assume such a responsibility and that all the na tions joined in these great conferences tran.Hlatte their professed policies into action. Tbis is the way,to political and economic peace.** 'The message, contrary to long standing diplomatic practice, was ad dressed directly to the kings, poten tates and presidents of all of the 54 Asks Obsorvance ‘ The award, a hich consists of a gold i a*atch charm in the form of a block '“P” and a certificate signed by the I president of the college, w’as made jfor the first time two years ago; and is the highest honor that a Preshy- per cent of the farm mortgage debts cotton goods in their stores ard win dows featuring many beautiful pat- ‘»f approximately SS.bOO.OOO.IKK) terns for cool summer wear, and iirg- • ing more extensive use of the fabric. The people of the .'surrounding coin- _ _ ^ ___ - ... , munity are cordially invited to take i Of Cotton-Weric *'"" port ‘hp 0b«ervanc<- of “Cotton I ww undergraduate. Wets United For Repeal Struggle Week,’’ visit the local store.s and see ni I J IT All! pxen annually to'those ^en j materials and what lovely! Earle Asks All Repealists To Governor Blacktaood Urjfes All who, m the opinion of the faculty, guits may be had, manur; Make Vigorous Fight Until Citizens of sute To Take Rec-1 Vve performed outstanding service ~ ^ ^ v gorou, gni ... # « J for the institution as a member of the os-nition of P^. p„hli«tion, Rtsmbef of e Y. .M. nations to be represented at I-ondon. I observance of National ^'otton ! including Russia. It was signed just ^.,,^^ .11 Csmlinisni; was re-I^' debating team* ‘“Franklin D. .Roosevelt, It aent rect langttsige. tection of 'difdoniiaiie code stu- dresses and suits may be had, manur; Make Vigorous Fight f.ctu|^d -.nd ™do from the .SoutKsj -NJi-ianber 7th. principal crop. The event Will continue' ^ all this week. U Kooseveii, week by all Sou^Carolinians was re jj^ j ^tjier nU-ath-[ Jn CaDtfitill U. .Kooseveit. I quested during jthe week by-Governor' . l f» wvi ao v.pcapi.czui forward early today in di-. ^ ^ proclamation •^'^ued >*25 *'^"*'**,®J . ige. without the u-sual pro- rb. >: VVVIcome—.Suella I'en.^on, prc.'ii.; nt of the class of 11)33. • .Songs—High school chorus. History of Class of U>33—Dill Elii.t. Character .Sketches of the Clas. of 11)33—Robert McLees: Popular songs — Quartet: Nell Vn- rams, Elizabeth Nelson. Frances Bai ley, Sara Zee Wright. Class poem—Mai'garet Moorhead. Prophecy of the Class of ll*3:j — .Mary GLynn ('hambers. Songs—Senior cla.ss. Class will—Ruby Woodruff. .Alma .Matei- Audience. Announcements- W. R. .Ande t from, the executive mansion. ’fne'procla|mation is as follows: Black. Jr., honorable mention for- hw — woift:"wRtrrhr^Y: -Mr €ii‘AHn ofg»n wM*bpforJ the'head of every great “M’here^. the-week of .May Li to training a fleshman cabi- nation arbuiid the globe, arid most of,-’* is being ob»i^ed though-. howeverC^eceive one ?he smaller ores. J*'* as National Cotton.^^e charms. Officials here indicate they did not; j (’olumbia, May 12.- A plan to en- j list al wet forces in a synchroni'zed j drive to repeal the 18th amendment F’*’mcipal. ^ . 11 mw was decided on today at a 'meetinjif of | Che high school comuienceMient Qf DASeDEll Carolina last Sunday evening ir on,- -iV.i' •V. Jack VYooiJ^lugTirTierJer,' w^ tions ed captain of the Presbyterian col- ^(>^1(1 be asked within a few days to The usual ^*\(Ting servic in the state favoring r^i^- F»y—Dih—Dt^tL- -U j mil». ms.) i / consiider inclusion , of Russia among i ‘Whereas. I. with full realization of . i the national imporlahce of the South’s the reeip.enu m ' staple and the f«t th.t Cooton Week tore of Rose-o reeornition. .klthough the Tong expeeted ' reviv’al of business, and ‘ New Prospect Girl this was the first direct diplomatic mes.sage to pass for y^rs Iwtween Washirrgton • and the^ RtSSllir ruling‘ ^ ^ . j -nt regitneTit «.« dezeribed merely; *«p)y '.^terested and w,n jj,, p^apert 4 H girls club ’ ' doubtless 4nve serious consideration ^ representing a conviction that such a , j • j, step as the president proposed could of cotton during this achievement day not succeed unless it had univer.^ar ac-j'^™^!- « lu g- o» i exercises held Saturday by the home ^^‘nce. I ^ 'v ihra C. Blackwood,^^^^^^^^^ _ ..... a • 1 ^ ^ iroveinor of the state of South. Caro- n _-_i “M'hereas, the people of South Car-j i^^rens^ May 16.—Miss F^loise B’ Y n, of New Prospect 4-H iriris cli was crowned May Queen in connection ceptance Mr- Roosevelt’s bold bid for a new; goveraor of the state, of South. jmr gvMM«r»xr.» J. «x«xa . , . V* • 1 , Miss Bryson was selected for the hon- World ordor s«rpri«d «v,n «.me of;l'“»-i» procl.im N.4ion«l Cot- „ contest., held the diplomats who hare l^n directly*^" Week beginning Monday, May lo ^ creeks ago. she being declared associated with the conversations in throughout t^ ^k one of ^at healthiest girl in the county. The progress here preliminary' to the Lon-i hereby ^J/*^** crowning, ceremonies were in charge don conference- They expected him to "?* ^ Tittingly j. '^A’alter Moore, one of the take leadership once the London con- , -v teachers in the Xew Prospect school. The pitogram for the day alsi^ in cluded an address by ference had begun but his direct man- j veloping beforehand was a complete - .3 p,r of xtrikiiMr .t the ob.t*cle, <'* ilQu|y \2 VoteTanS t i surprise. . No American official would com-1 .meat for publication on the possible, ir. jlege ba.seball team at a meeting of unified" battle, yiiey-^said (^ chuiehi*.^ of ’llio city ha.i letter men Tuesday, ; groups to bo contacted included the /O horuh-Tot the occy-. >»T - Wood hit for an aveiage of •>^^2 ■ lawyers, the the large tuidito iiun wH' f..i*'i 'during the season and led his team in ' branch'of the Woman’s firgani- |>ap*nts. friend'^ and lelative, of *•» __J ‘'.I'.f.!' '''.''■'’"“'‘I'’"'“I‘["“''-atiim for Prohibition Reform. IheHhi voumt'xrailiiates. Role.l in l.’ic'; ^^r^n^meO ^Jlueen lock P cluh and a membet of the _.\n.erican Federation of l.abor, the' and cans, the irradnnfing cicss, i junior cla.ss He has been a mainstay aaaoeiation and the. fo'b'oed be the facnlly. enu re I tee on the baseball club for the past two ,church in a body and occupiefi re- .^asons. Wood comes from I-aGrange.; ^viltori H. Earle of Greenville, pres- served seats in iront.of ihe audit ud- , V . , . ident of the State A.ssociation for Pro-i i""- f I'e pa.'tors of the city fhur.:hes i hibition Reform, expressed, belief that "ere .-eated'on the rosti iim and look of the 1J33 edition of the Blue Hose)^j^jj^ for, repeal Fiy a paet in the program, while a sp'^cial a ossers. , ___ comfortable’margin. He urged all l>''eg'ram by the c'hoir wa-* an pealists to make a vigorous fight un-' enjoyanle feature (tf the impre;- =ive til the day of the November 7 j ofer- endum, I'*'- Woods selectefl bis text sOther wet leaders taking par£ in.Fbe sixth chapter of Ephesians, I UJi the discussion of campaign plans in- verse: “Put on the whole arnio.’^ ort eluded 5tate Senator F. A. Desjiortes U'oJ-” He emphasized the importance Pet of Winnsboro, R. O. Bowen of Hamp- of hoing strong in the Ix>rd because loot) ton and W. B. Wilson of Rock Hill. ; of the character of the enemy, self. . and becaqse of the leader, Jesus TP If- im iChuist. Telling the young graduates 1 F&CK IVldl ' . ' that the, gre^t need today is cou. age . Mid-State League. HOW THEY STAND Clinton Dr. L. I TPIia CUnlon; dress review by 4-H|otUray A iO 1116 V^tWUlljr ^^rl»; preseatation of certificates and I Joanna medals, music and recreation. implieatkins of the message with re-|. The observance of Memorial day on The exercises were hel^ at the Lau- sp^ to indiTidoal nations. So far as | May 19th, c^lcd to the public’s mind rens high achooL formal comment was concerhed. .it that there are now only twelve Cbn-J might have ben just coincidence that federate* war surrivors' m Laurens nTAffllO’Ilf’ the appeaL with its words of admon-' county, three of.,Uie list bmng-highly; A * UUHJllL itkm was issued just on the eve of:esteenMMl Ctinton citixens. ! Adolf HiUpr’s pronouncement of Ger-j ’T^ roll follows: Warren C. Ballen-| mnn ^ policy to be delivered in the | tine. Jw>' R Wright, J: Pat Caldwell,! Newberry Mollohon . Whitmire w L Pet. 4 0 1000 . ., 4 1 800 0 2 500! 2, 2 5Q0! 2 .3 400. ... 1 3 250] ’!• 3 2501 1 4 3 250; 'and moral character. He. admonished them:* as did the Apostle Pa'd, to put Jon the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the sandal^ of the At a meeting of the track letter men i gospel of peaee, the shield of faith. At Lydia Scho<d Reichstag tomorrow. W. P. Davewpart, T. S.' Langston, T. The pupils of Providence school bunched hits and errors for the win. *’7* ; « , * D Ti T. 1 r r the helmet of salvation, the aword of , of victories to 4 Saturday, defeating. mg, Powell rVeeman, of C-olumoia,' . . ., . . * * *. t - . . . , ^ , 4 J * • r the spirit, and to fonn a steadfast Joanna, 7 to 4, ,to keep the lead over: was elected captain of the team’for, *• -.i. /-x' i *u u * '«r 4.* ^^k_ If j • J r» nr.oj coonection with God through con.^tant j Watts. Trammel fanned six and Bar-' 1934, J ^ ^ jnett slammed a home run in a game! „ Fjeeman has been a consistent] ; that got ragged at times as Clinton priint winner for his team for the past ; H. Madden, J. -A. Putnam, A. W. Sims, 1 will present an operetta, “Fairies Are Miss EUzabeth Lynn spent Sunday) Major W. A. Watts, A. M. Copriand,!Really Truly." at the i^hool auditori- in Greenvilllr w^ Mias Maxinw Able j Ca^ J. W. ^ Copdand and R Z. | um this evetung at ei^t o’clock. The anj other'Triehaar"*'" ' ‘ ■ j Wirirh^ a I pnb|-./. U attend. % Clinton 7 11 Joanns .... 4 8 Trammel and Welbom; Bouknight and Girk. ' two years in the javelin throw, and 4 has several times bettered the state 5 record in this event, but never in a state meet. He will be a senior next year. ATTENDING CO.NVENTION i Rev. Edward Long, pastor of thh First Baptist church, i.s in Washing ton, D. C., this week attending t|ie Southern Baptist convention. e ; Asaot;}ation for Prohihitjon Reform. ■ Presbyterian church when the Official.s announceT all brgaritza""^''^^ nrrmnn-wxt r.rT»T»'rted L..' /•^