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/ ••••••• / If You Don't Road THE CHRONICLE You Don't Got Tho Nows. . • THE CHRONICLE Strives To Bo a Clean Newa- paper, Conplete, Newsy, and ReGnble. ——I VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S/C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933 NUMBER 35 SYNOD MEETS CITY SCHOOLS HERE TUESDAY! OPEN MONDAY The Perilous Climb Is On •By Albert T, Reid Annual Sessions of Presbyterian Year’s Work To Be Entered llp- Body To Be Held At CoUei?e. Open in" Sermon By Dr. J. M. Wells of Sumter, .Retirinir Moderator. Sessions Open To PuhHc. Prcurram Given. \ on With Larjre EnroHment.j Few Changes In Faculty. As- sijrnmenls For Teachers Made. Clinton takes on now life next Mon day mominp: — fresh, viporous, and i hopeful life, when U>00 children wMl’ The S^ynod of South Carolina will re-enter .school after a three months convene in the Thomwell Memorial ;period. The, buildinps have church of this city at S p. m. on next been put in first-class condition and Tuesday. Sept. otii. The Rev. .1. M. all plans completed by the trustees for j Wells, D.D., pastor of the First Pres- the formal openinsr. The faculties of' hytenan church of Sumter, and the the respective schools have been corn- retiring moderator, will preach the pleted with few changes over the pre-1 opening sermon. vious year made. Supt. Witherspoon i The organization of the synod wilT^^®^**^ ^^**t the new teim will be en-j he effected by the election of a new ujMm w.ithout delay as'soon as moderaton assistant clerk, and the re- arran.gement.s of schedule, registration port of the steering committee. , other mdaus incident tcTthe opeh- , , , , . . . /• .K <^an he dispensed with. .\s htretofo-e. entertamment for the Four changes are.made this vear in —mmrsWr-s-.,i on the Pr shvu r an college campus. It pootvidedj the faculty: ln"l!ie iTar;:oHdbI wJi .1 ch I’ i ’■ 1 i * • . wh' ,1. again Memui la se^ .-^ions held. WeJf’*' The . f .1! , whi( h will ■ a l\ w e' i;i * sch- iu’e .fa s ; t a. m. 11 ad.ti.g of ceding day. - .A^Wiifhmad ^thhI ' in .he Th.nnwLdl '** the busintss ' ngs will he Pressty will ha'e ebavee of the* ?.aJ Thursday • % ' 1 Te. ed dock 1, auApn''! . w r •\\ ifn e a ill p:<»’ aMy complete hi vnod. !>. >• - na. e ni;nu'!e- erci'ic of tlie p:e- uutnu’nt of biology and general science, succeeding .Miss Loiii'-e .'>iins. and H. M.I Taylor succtl-ds .Miss \ar- c:.'sa dray in th* copiniercial tleiiarl- ipent. In the I loriila .'''trert school 11. A. (jir’- sure* : ,1-; dohn Kilgo in tlie seve nth g ade. ami Mis> Lily Yarbor ough. fo’'nuudv of t'he Aeadeniy StrocU •'cln)''J, w'll have charge of the first g; n'i* in this rebind. <uc» ceding .Miss Lillian Liowii, \li<s Helen .Mil.un has l)0('n allied ty the A cadeniy Street school faculty t,» fill the vacancy iiijide ,hy the traiisXgr.of Ml'^s Varhorough. .Announremt rit’ ef > amiing comniil- -Uiek. dieted. / vT.iumiiunicHtions: in) Regula'" Following is tile list of grades, and their home-: ^ High SchiHil s \V. IL Anderson. .Ir.. (’ [t*achers, liv (2J Dirwtors ^>f t'olumhia Then- 1 logical seniir.ary. (3) 'l iu. ti.e< of 1'revhy‘crian col lege. (-1) Trustees of Queens-dhicora college. Miscella hwus com m uh icat Ions. . iv. .Mmersoii. .ir.. i iinton. jRWtdl lU^ihaitTaipiodi chriiiistry ^nd physijr.s Olive ]»nn. •^'uck, Spaitanhnrg, Kng- Miss ish. Miss (Iladys .'^tilwell, .Silverstnad, geometry and trigonometry. A. L. Duckett, (ireen\v(»od, history. •Mi.ss Lily Mae Wert.s, Silverstreet, Latin. TWO MILUON GET NRA JOBS Johnson Pleased With Propress of Campaipn and Declares Success Already Assured. Dodpers and “Ghiselers” To He Cared For, He Savs. Washington, Aug. 20. - - Asserting that no corporation groiio can block the recovery campaign, Hugh S. John- json estimated tonight that 2,000,01)0 idle had been returned to ohs already through NR.A’s effort to start the na tion on the pathw.ayjtp prosperity. He spoke at the national capital’s rt'covery celebration which was fea tured by'- a jiaVade of nearly 10,000 people including labor, fraternal, civic and business groups, and a display of fireworks-<m the -eldif^se sout-h -of the White House. Warning that the law will take care jof “chiselers,” .lohnson said: t " '*ThT* ~ ^cher inay th^k he-br--*-- i smart business- i>vatv.-4’ vyj 11 -find- ithat his petty fudging is the su’*e.st ^ passport to disgi ac' arid hank’-ujitcy i in the world.” The recoverv admini t-titor, in as- en the na- H)) Miss Josie NRA CAMPAIGN IN CLINTON IS GIVEN HEARH SUPPORT Report of stateti clerk and treas- Xenn., biology and general science. urer. Reports of committees: (a) On Sjmod's Work, F. Ray Rid- <lle, chairman. (h) On Kducat.on, J. M. Wells, | nd wnerai sHeVee Wiidc Rcporls Fine, Cooperation Met By Workers From Consumers and Employers In Hou,se-to-House Canvass. Army of 125 Men and Women Make Drive To Check On Use of In- sipnia and To Get Housewives* Support. H. H. Taylor, (Jreer, commercial tfnd algebra. ' Miss .Azile- Livingston, Prosperity, algebra. .Miss .Ansie Kirven, Kuiiiter, French chairman. (c) Qn LUjuidating rhicora ('ollege Proiierty, W. G. Qia-ry. chairman. (»l) On Woman’s \V«»i k. .1. W; .I^vk- .--cha+rmkn. el Hi.'torical rom:ni.<si<tn, F Mullin.' s. home I). and English. A. H. McCJueen, and geography. M iss Nella L(*ng, Riilgelan ecrmomics^ an»l general s< ience. Florida Street Schmd Mrs. W. R. .Anderson, Jr., Clinton, principal, seventh gratle. ' H. .A. (’arr. Rock Hill, seventh! One hundred and twenty-five vidUn- F'nglish ’ NK.A workers went f(»rth Monday dnorning enlisting th<‘ entire city in active support of President Koose- direction of ('ol. Irby ,S. Hipp, are in charge of the canijiaign in the Clinton territory: Major, Miss Fd!a Adair, wards 1 School Days Here Again jserting that evety see' ition was reporting a “iHiini'ar rising” to make the drive -a sucee^ss, s.iid: “.Amid the turmoil of The s d Titu- tion of the ne_w system for the <il<l pro- jeess of cut-thro;it eorg-i t :t run which *1 was the father of eh.!d la •or. low j wage.s and husiru'ss de t' ue' .en. it i' t iierhaps ^ not easy to ai'nie* ,ge how far this movement has gone. ^ , **11 IS phi in OTtmigh irr the - f net ory - (owns w'h«‘re Uie snuilve rs n-sing from ichininevs that h:iv«‘ tieen eold for I years. Hut in cities our progress is not so obvio.j.s. There arr more fieople in^ tTiF^stores, Imth hehint! an*! bt-fore-thi^ counters. In Cleveland f.OOU people are going hack to work each day. The breadlines are shrinking. Thornweli Orphanape Schools Opened New Session Tuesday. Faculty Given For Year. “F’com the.se minor evidences we can scarcely realize that perhaps 2,h00.(H>(» have been removed from tne ranks of the unemployed and are again Vclf- supporting citizens. - “Well, 2,000,000 people rejiresent at the lowest estimate $30,300,000 more in the payrolls ekeh week, a billion and a half dollars more in a vear. find The Thornweli orphanage schools open«‘d their new session on Tuesday | this money goes right hack into the morning. l,<>ssons wen« assigned at the hopper of trade and is sfH>nt over and Jones, chairman. (f) On F'oreign Missions, F'red J Hay, chairman. (gl On .Assi.tn’ ly'' Home J. .M. Wells, chairman. j Irene W’orkmjjn, Clinton, si.xth (h) On Chri.stian Education and grade. Ministerial Relief, J. C. Bailey, Chair-, Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Greenville, man. sixth grade. (i> On .Assembly’.* Training School. Miss .Margaret opening hourT hmiks distributed, and regular class room work start<‘d. The childrim have all over again," which means more work, more eomfort, more ha|)i>ines.s. .And 1 , 1 1 .1 ,1 . • I 1 /M II returned to the cam-ty^t this great effort has just started. veltj^nro^l.lan .. n.,s,. w,.K.-s an,l, an.l 2. ( a|.^n,, . oil.,. ( hamllor. loa,., aummar »«c»U.,BaWf - ••.Aa t)«. rolla oa-wa- wll- imT..a.s,. oaiploymonl, w.th all w,m.-n.l.ois. M,s. \\illia,„ lia,l...y. Mrs. p,„.„ „|,| ,, „f ,h, reporting hearty response on the part Henry Young, Mrs. (leorge Ho anc , i.l e i. u i i i r / I I 1 M i» ii n I *4 . II' M years work. Uheorv of human helplessne.^s, and of of consumers and employers, both Mrs. Davis Htilland, Mrs. Wilharni . , . . . .. ' i ii , i .u » 1 * I I I 11 f ■ 1 ill HI- * II J he sehoo s are again headis by H. our inability todo anything to previmt white and colored, all of whom ex-! Henry, .M iss Arva Henry. I .-m an innuiii ‘y '■ ^ . l"--l » 'l-i- tla.ir par. to-j Major, Miss Klla A,lair, .war,Is I |3 .p pro-,and 2. Captain, Parks Adair. Team' with a rediietion of t\vo_wa.s a fal.se gospel after all.” I McCord, Hodges, sixth grade. . ^ . , ,, Mi.ss Floy Owiu-s, OwT.igs, fifth \ grade. ^ •Miss Anna Bell Hudson, McC'oll, () a (k*sirt‘ to <lo their wards insiirinij the success of tiie < fintfiin AH*n»* i 4 *1 i* w* l * » * 1 aplain, I Htks Adait. * t»'»»'teachers maile in the teaching staff. A throng rivaling Washingtons in ■ menilKTs: Mrs. Janie L .Sloan. .Mrs jp to Mr. Pin.son, the follow- augural day crowds limd the streets Last night R. W’. Wade, general of John W, Finney, Mrs. Lula F. David-i • . . . .. .1 l .u.. the local campaign forces, announced -son, .Mr.s. Blakely Tribble, Mrs. J. B. i Wihler, M iss Helen Adair, .Miss Nan-' ling teachers constitute Ihi' high school] for- the celebration and parade which that the, canvass undiT here , — way pa.st three day.s, similar in natun the ' to the faculty: jwas headed hyd<*tachment.'i of regular nie Sue Adair. Majoi'i W'. D. Mi.ss Helen Porter, Clinton, English, j army troops, marines and .sailors. nation, umler the NRA banner, was a and 1. ( aptain, J, J. (’ornwell. Team success. WTirkers are still (.'leaning up 1 members: Mrs. Raymond Pitts, Mrs., loose end.s of the campaign, vi.siting j Thomas Jacobs, Mrs. Harry Layton, i persons who happened not to lie ^in j Major, W. 1). Copeland, wards 3 and it is probable that a final analy-land-L Captain, Edward Martin. Team sis of the NR.A situation will lx* avail-' members: f*rof. M. VV. Brown, Mr.s. R.; • • R. Lynn, chairman. (j) On Bible ('au<e, T. .A. Beckett, Jr., chairman. Ik) .Ad interim: (1) On Prayer and FNangelism.'fifth grade. J. M. Wells, ehi^nnan. Miss Agnes DaVts. LHtnton, fourth (2) On Amende*! Plan of Govern- jj^ade. ment for Columbia Theological Semi- Miss Nancy Owings, Clinton, third nary, J. M. Wells, chairman. grade. Mr. Wade (3) On defiat/ig work of various Miss Ina Curry, Simpsonville, sec- night that the committee committee.s considering education, H. ond grade. ; without delay W’. Pratt, chairman. | Miss Lily Yarborough, Enoree, first ready to makf a raport show- Rt'port of tru.stee.s of the W’illiam grad« !practically a 100 per cent cooper- Rfearley Home. Academy Street School - * ation thioughout the Clintoir territor.v. Repori^concern:ng the Mountain Re- Miss .Alline Newsom, Hartsville, | ^ted ^tlT^ ^th- ^reyponse* for i-Vilun^tary I Reports of star ling committees: j Teague Harrjs, Clinton, fourth ha.s been Miss Julia Porter, Clinton, I^itin. 1 i»roximately iJhO floats were in ( opeland, wanls 3| j Meintyn*, f'lio, commer A|>- the pnK'ession. At the ellips<‘ an oak tr«*e was tran.s- M iss F'lizaheth N. C., Bible. (irammar and Primary Graden Mi ss Verna Hill, Orangeburg. ' Duncan, Montreat, 1 planted from Mount Vomon by .Mrs. Eleanor Washington Howard. last grade (a) Bills and O'veriures. (b) Judicial. (c) .Auditing and Finance, ' (d) Columbia TlMological Seminary^ (e) Thornweli Orphanage. (f) Presbyti-ian College. (g) Queens-Chicora College. (h) -Minutes of t^nera! .Assembly. (i) Nomihation*. (j) iWcve of Absence. (k) .Minutes of Presbyteries; Bethel, ^’haileston. Congaree, En oree, Harmony. Pee Dee, Piedmont, g,-^de. Soath Carolina. 4^ .Mrs. Resolution of thanks: grade. .Memorial .services at n*»on W’ednes-Mi.s.s day, will he-followed by ob.«ervance of grade, the Lord’s Supper. , -Mrs. B. Workman, Davidson, Sumter, all that could he asked. There has been no refusal and Clinton, cases has any one . , . „ Mildred White, Charlotte. Adair, Mrs'. John W. Little. Donnan. Clinton, thini Major, W. D. CopYdand, wards 3 1 and 1. Captain, Edward Martin. Teamr ('aniline Moore. Columbia, sec- members: Mrs. E. M. 'ond grade Mrs. Fate Kamage, Miss Nell Abrams, j McDonald, Iva. fir.st Miss Sarah Stone, Mill Hollis,doync' Sarah Stone. I « ^^impson, Whllianl Brooks Owens. j grade. warfhc-3j V% I M rs. Hugh .third grade. Miss .Martha third grade. .Miss Lucy Burns. , , ... . , 'sible. The cooperative spirit exhimte<i • Mrs. J. Garv'Marlin.Clinton, secondt^e workers in connection with the ‘ I drive, the hu.siness men and pulilic ' Miss Collette Griffin, Clinton, sec-C^'^erally, if carried out throughi at ond grade ‘‘'^tiit* county, will a.ssure the sue- Mrs. John W. Little, Clinton, fir.st the undertaking. Dillanl. Team .Johnson, Miss and 4. Captain, L. B members: Mrs. Thad .Maud Pearson, Mrs. R. E. Sadler, Mrs. Bessie Owens. Major, W. 1). Copeland, College Facing memlier of the Washingluu family Iwirn at (leorge Washington’^ estate on the Potomac. Johnson as.serted that “wo have no cau.se for worry in regard to the fel- lou who thinks he can cut corners and by suhterfuge and ev;ision get his share of the coming prosperity tiy sac rificing otber.s,” - “That kind of a fellow,” he said. st(*p thL? grear ptair ward.s 3 asked to he excused from serving up- Clinton the various committees, and in .these cases it was only where press-'Jand 1. Captain, John Holland Hunter, second{lersonal matters made it impos-,T(*am members: H. E. .Sturgeon, Mrs. * L. B, Dillard, .Mrs. Hugh .Simpson, Bright Year; (■h« ater ( rip- u* to the .Mrs, F. ('. I*inson, .Mis.s Mary Pinson, and I B. Dillard, Clinton, Helen Milam. Fht canvassing work has been done fir.st I ^^‘ter the direction of ('ol. Irby -i. ■ iHipp. in charge of the volunteer sales Clinton, first army, and his staff. The majors work-1 nie Mrs. Robert .S. Owens. ■■ Major, F. C. Pinson, wards . . r . .. I , .. m with applications still being G, (-aptain, .Mrs. .1. J. .Smith. Team j memhers: Rev. V. .McK. .Marlowe, .Mrs. V. McK. .MaT'lowe, J. J. Smith, Mrs. I2. T. f'urry, .Mrs. Mcllvain, Mr.s. Bloaxe., Mi.s.s Pearl Roland, .Miss Nan- ^ * . ,, I first-class condition and everything la'll. i.. can no mon than can the incohie lax |)le the revenues that jJ^o» treasury. " “There will, of course, he |>rovision.< Presbyterian college is-preparing toj'n the execution of this law that will op«‘n its d(K)rs on Sept. 12th to anoth«»r ^are of the man who ehi>els an( full capacity student Imdy, it was an- tries to pa^■^ hi-" huiden.' nounced Monday by President M,-. ; on to somebody else. He may get away .Sween. R(Mim assignments thus far! with it for a time hut not ff.r long. Gregory, .Mrs. .Maggie Campl Sleeping Skkn^ Skips 'Columbia. Auk. »!.-SWpinK Providence School H. A. Co|>eIand, Clinton, prin cipal, fifth grade. Miss ^ fourth grade IjlSllC Miss -Mel(ia Von Hqllen, Clinton, 1 third grade. M rs. W. H. Simpson, Clinton, itLc- ing with ( ol. Hipp are W. D. Cojieland, Miss Ella Adair, F, C. Pin.son, C. M. Mauney, and S. G. Dillard. There is also a divi.sion under Col. Hipp’s di- Margaret Blakely, Clinton,'*’*^ction for the Negroes, which is im-j memhers: Mrs. J. D. Word, Harold G. I ”*^ d**M [mediately under the supervi.sion of J. 1 Bass, Josie Goodwin, Repha .Mae Dye, ^ T. W. Mims, principal of the" local col ored schools. Miss luouise Trammell, (i/'iidy .Smith, A. J, Harvey. I Major, F\ C. Pinson, wards o and! 6. Captain, Mrs. L. H. Bagwell. Team] have passed last year’s enrollment,! I he people thern.seives, vvith(»ut an,. niccived incitement from anyhody, will know every day. ^11 dc^rmilories excejit one h‘*w to visit the pi<)])er punishmeii, are now fijled, with indications point- the felhiw who tri(.s to .stand in ing to an enrollment of 300 students. :*he way. lie may evade the legal pea- I'he buildings are now taxing pul in allies. I here may nevei be a har.-h word spfiken to him.._[{ut day by day will he in ri^adine.ss for thi* formal h(* will .see the customeis pa'-.-- ti (doors t(* buy where the Blue Eagle is ____________________ jdis|)layed and where tlie pledges for Miss Narcissa Gray of William.ston. which that bird stands are ta-ing hon ored." has been spending several days rs, T. G. Harris. with Mrs. .Nell Jones', .Mrs. Eunice .Miss Safa Weir,’ Mrs. W. C. Arnold, Oxley, .Mr. Wade stated last night that he'Mrs. B. .M. Weeks, .Mrs. Zelpha Dean. duel ■.ded South ne.ss, which has taken score lives in the middle west, not appear to have inv Carolina. Dr. James A. Hayne, state) health officer, .<aid today. i UNION SERVICES Wilbur, Charleston, wanted especially to mehjtion the group working with Col Hipp, as* this .was the committee that had most of the detail work to do and it has been carried out with exceilent dispatch. Te special mention of Col, Hipp and The malady, i«rh**ch is properly caus'd j COME TO CLOSE! his group in no way minimizes the encephalitis, seldom attacks South! work done by others, the general said, Carolinians, the health officer said. | evening union services held by hut it is due this division of the cbm- Major, F'-^ ('. I’inson, wards 5 and G. ^laptain, S. W. Sumerel. Team mem bers; Miss Helen Milam, Mis.s Clyde Ray. Major, S. G, Dillard, Goldville vil-1 lage and trade area. Captain, Stella j Rackam. Team members; VV'ilJie .Mae ( Starnes, Elise Dickey, Dorothy Dean,} -Myrtle Davidson, Eutha Davidson, .Naomie Hall. J Major, S. G. Dillard, Goldville vil lage and trade area, (’aptain, Edna Scatte'^ czses have been reported inithe churches of the city during Jiilyjmittee to have special mention for its the state for the last 15 years, but and August came to a close last Sun-' effective community-wide work. Mr. they rarely caused death. ^day evening at the Thomwell Memor- 'Wade stated that he wished to empha- Mild epidemics of encephalitis fol- ial church, with Rev. Samuel P. Bowles size the fact that all members ^ all I Hamm. T6am mem’otM's: Sara Asborn, inHuenza epidemics in occupyin^the pulpit. I committees^ had responded without i Madeene Finney, .Savalia Fooc, Eliza- Hayne said. He added Announcement was made that be-jcomplaint^ and had carried out theirjheth Ross, Lyiy4vStalIings. measures in the case of an outbreak will he resumed in the city churches! degree of satisfaction. Mill and tradfe area. Captain, Roy San since the origin of the disease is un-; and continued throughout the winter I Lirt of^ Committees known. {without interruption. ’ {/ ■ The following canvassers, under the lowed sev the state. Dr. ders. Team members: Eloise Von Hoi- ‘ (Continued on page two) / | Going Away To College or To Teach? If you want the Clinton m‘ws -have THE CHRONIC-LE fol low you. Its wo(‘kly visits will be “like a letter from home.” Special student’s and teacher’s rate of $1.00 Ter nine months. List your subscription today. ‘The Paper. Everybody Reads’* Pension Money Being Distributed A voncTier for pen.*ion money in I.aurens county was received by Judge of Probate C. A. Power from the state trea.surer last week and the greater portion of it has. been di.strihuted to , veterans and widows. 'The voucher wa.s ' the second of four installments in which pensions are being paid out this ,year and amounted to .$3,275..56, in ad'- dition to $25 for one Negro veteran. There are 14 liviirg"veterans in the county who participate in the distri- ihution at $51 each. Widows over 55 Xcara of age, of which there are 5^ 1 $26.55. Allowances were made for S j veterans* ftmerals at $61 each and fiwa widows* funerals at $34 each. \ \ \