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\ IT ■ > 7 >'''^ ^^~Cg7 V^ffgrAjKgiySgpy? .5^:’“ . :J /■ « t t t If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. .• THE CHRONICLE • Strives To Be a Clean New** • • P»P«ir, Complete, Newsy, t : and Reliable. • •VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 NUMBER 38 SELECT SMITH TO SOUND CALL Senior Senator Authorized To Call Meeting To Force Cotton Price Raising Unless InihatiOii Ordered. Situation Is Termed As Desperate By Senator. Kiwanians Hold “School Night” Meeting Given Over To Study of City Schools System, With Principals As Special Guests. Inflation Chief Need Of Nation Senator Fletchj^r. of Florida, In sists Natioi^l I^olicy Should Be Made Known To People. , 3,000,000 Bales Cotton Wanted Cross Hill Loses Esteemed Citizen The regular meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis club last Thursday evening was designated as “school night” with Washington, Sept. 19.—A delegation from nine cotton states tonight au-1 of the Clinton dty schools, thorized Senator Smith, of South Car- | The club had as its guests. Sup*, olina, to call a nation-wide conference I j. h. Witherspoon, W. R. Anderson, of agr-icultural representatives if the'jr., Mrs. H. A. Copeland, Miss Aline administration does not 'take early steps to increase farm prices American International Banker From Paris On Way Here To Arrange For Purchase. New York, Sept. 17.—B. Coles Nei- decker, American international bank- er with headquarters in Paris, will ar- Washington, Sept. Ifi. — Declaring that “the American people have a right to know from the leaders of the a special program arranged in honor administration what the national pol-1 rive Wednesday tci negotiate purchase icy is.” Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, | by French interests of 3,000,000 bales of Florida, chairman'of the senate [of cotton, banking and currency committee today advocated a program of inflation and credit expansion as of the “greatest William H. Leaman Succumbs To Heart" Attack. Many Gs^ther For Last Rites. Cross Hill, Sept 16. —William IL Leaman, 66, prominent Cross Hill citi zen, died at his home here last night from a heart attack "suffered at 7 o'clock. He had been in, declining health for some time but apparently a week ‘BUY NOW’DRIVE IN OaOBER Johnson Maps Campaign To Give NRA Eagle Impetus In Pro- ducticn arid "Sales. Will Urge Public To Take Advantage of Present Prices. thrniio-h immediate importance « iJr., principals of the high. Providence, j Kloridian pointed out that ‘the currency inflation. I .Academy and Florida Street schools. , f f • fu » A few minutes earlier, the delega-^They were presented to the club of ' •' lacmcvcment to which this administra tion has deliberately pledged itself,” j and added that every major act of 'congress and of the administration since .March 4 has been definitely di rected toward this end. While Fletcher allows that putting of wheat from the federal farm board two years ago. The basis features of the wheat credit formula were inter-govemment- al credits and an excl\ahge of foreign tion, after lengthy detiate, had been. President Plaxico and brought greet, unabl^ to agree upon a resolution call-j ings from the respective schools and ing on the governors^ of cotton states ta brief review of their work for the to request growers to suspend sale of, new year. Dr. L. R. .Lynn anef G. N. cotton and cotton seed until the prices j Poy. representing the orphanage and' are increased to 15 cent.s a pound and (Joldville schools, wore also heard with, 125 a ton,_ respecUyely. i intero'St by the elub. . The delwtwB also approved a ict-f Ah added feature of fhc cvehine! ® -rftcomModtries for American wheat, ter directed to President Roosevelt was an enjoyable piano-violin program as?^ etn seriou.s urging him to consider the resolutions'by Miss Josie Pressly of the local high enormous task o delivered at the Wliite Hou.se earlier'school faculty, and Miss Dorothy Ha-. in the day. igan, member of the Joanna school fac-*^^^ ^thti aCt.s, the time This resolution, which the delega. | ulty, of Goldville. i /^“The^uutumn^oMhe tion had intended to give to the Presi-; A talk on the school'svstem of Hun His associates'said today he would I recovered from an attack go directly to Washington to complete the negotiations. The credit arrangements under dis cussion for the cotton deal are^based partly on the wheat formula u.sed by Neideckcr when he repre.sented a grain cartel in purchasing 50,000,000 bushels' of the Presbyterian church at Washington, Sept. 19. The begin ning .of a nation-wide “buy now” Imoverhfnt to support the greater pro- jduction and sales co.st.s under the re- _ , , jcovery pi-ogram has bien set tenta- The funeral service.s were conducted | lively f&r fl^tober 1 by Hugh S. John- at Liberty Springs Preafeyterian son. / church Sunday ^tern^n at 3:30 ,t duseked today the .Sentem- ocl^k by h.a paator. the fev F. T.|h„ ^0 date orh^nally fixed for Lrt- McGdI, and the Rev. .S. J. U Crouch. the campaiKnXto stimulate buying year is here,” he said. “The major farm crops will be moved onto the market and out of the hands of the farmers within the jnext 90 or 100 days. The'farmer’s an nual obligations will mature during dent, was left with Stephen T. Flarly,; ter district No. 5, was made by W. W. one of his secretaries, because of the Harris, member of the board of trus- illness of Mr. Roosevelt. I tees, in which he discussed the set-up I^ter the group went to the agri- j of the district, the type of .scholastic culture department, wh^re Early had work being done, the school’s high rat- thi7 period. made an appointment for them. Secre-' ing in the Southern Association ofj “During the late spring and earlj taiy Wallace, having a previous ap- Schools and Colleges, the financial sta-of fbe pursuit poinment at the budget bureau, put: tus, and other problems confronted by of .an inflation policy, property and them in touch with George N. Peek,. the trustees.' commodity prices began to rise. Some the farm administrator, who is super-1 ,TIie program in its entirety was of (jo^^bt, how-ever, as to whether the pol- vising the farm program. lan educational, informative nature. At W’ith Peek, the delegation discussed its conclusion the Kiwanians were the proposals they brought calling^ for Uhanked by the guests for the recog- icy of expansion will be carried out in the immediate future has arisen. This doobt should.qn my judgment, be removal orTHe^cotRifir processing"tax, i niliun mad^ uf ’ Without imy a^O cent price for cotton, $30 a ton’eourtesy shown In setting aside a spec- for cottonseed and inflation. ; ial program in their honor. Some members of the delegation ac-1 cused Secretary Wallace of “running; out on us.” I Peek, after listening to the propos-, als, suggested that members of the house and senate agriculture commit tees join with the farm administration in working out plans for aiding prices. The letter directed tonight to the President said, “The situation in the cotton growing states is desperate” j and asked for "immediate effective; Rotarians To Hold Inter-City Meet I^rge Delegation To Gather In Laurens Tonight To Hear Not ed Belgian Scholar.' further delay we should put into effect the policy authorized by congress to expand credit and currency." The senator said the reserve banks should be directed to buy hot less than $100,000,000 of government bonds weekly, and the treasury should issue a like amount of new treasury notes W’ith which to buy the bonds issued for the public works program. The ef fect upon the public, he points out, will be to accomplish the great result " I which President Roosevelt in his in- A number of local Rotarians vrilljaugural address aimed at when he action to raise the level of the price I journey,over to lAurens this evening |,aid; “The greatest thing we have to of cotton and other farm products.” j fet 8 p. m. for an inter-city meeting of [ fear is fear itself.” Claude N. Sapp, of Columbia, South 14 Rotary clubs covering the upper j Fletcher took the opportunity to rap HOifle of the nation’s bankers when he Neidecker, who initiated the Franco- American cotton deal, has been promi nently identified with inter-govern mental commodity negotiations. After serving in the American aviation force during the war, he became a member of the United States relief commission to Poland. I He founded the Travelers Rank of Paris in 1921 and Neidecker and Cie in 1926, and in succeeding years has been active in international credit op erations. - His organization activities included the International ('ommodities Trad ing corporation, the European Grain ('artel, the Amsterdam Trading cor- t'lem.'-on college, and interment follow ed in the church cemetery. Mr. Lea man was a devoted menriber of this church and was an elder for many years. R. T. Baggott, Sam I^eaman, Miller I^eaman, S. L. 1^‘aman, William liCa- man, Willie Boyce, 1. IL Smith and R. C. Adair. The honorary escort was composed of the elders and deacons of the church. Mr. Ijoaman was a native of the under the Blue Eagle had been pushed back a few days by \|ie prolonged ne gotiations for a bituminous coal code. Dozens of plans havt\been laid be- officials, invplving generally sug- KMipns. ibaLxarious-iucaliiieii b*Misk- ed to a.s.sume ascertain quota of pur^ chases over a given period. Dne and all. these have Iveen discarded.Xit was said, and Johnson will go befoiy the country with a straight-forwanlXap- peal to buy under the Blue Eagle. \ Th9 administrator has reiterate^ ti-n *• .A. r ms ‘ Ubat increased costs would be inevi- Cross Hill .section, the son of Major:. . .l . . 4, , , JO I • • *'*‘o*c to meet the highe Samuel lioaman and Su.san Ijavinia Waldrop, and had lived his entire life there with the exception of a few years when he was a resident of Greenwood. / has r payrolls and sought to stimulate buying at pre.sent prices by warning of higher ones to come. ' (Kficials of the NRA had expected ,the tentative draft of the retail trade.s He is survived by this widow, who {charter to be made public today, but was Miss Olive Austin, of Cross Hill; revisions still went ahead as Johnson two daughters. Miss Gertrude Uaman attended a meeting of the recovery and Mrs Ijouis Major, both of council at the White House and .sought. poration and the American and For- Hill; two sons, W. A. J»ck-|to clear his desk for a trip tomorrow ' sonville, rla., and Hugh C. Leaman, to New York. eign Discount c^orporation. During his- stay -in America.. Nei- deckef plans to make a study of the workings of the NR.A. Washington Interested Washington, Sept. 17.—Washington officials today expressed interest in any plan B. Coles Neidecker may have in mind for the exportation of cotton to France, but said they had heard nothing from him as yet. At the Reconstruction corporation it was said the only possibility that could be foreseen now would be an arrange ment similar to those which sent ('olumbia, and two brothers, S. A. LeamaTT and J. E. Leaman, botK of Cross Hill. Jurors Drawn ‘ ^ For Fall Tmih Other officials of the NRA, includ- ■TTig" Donald R.~ Richbery, ~thtr counsett- Kenneth M. Simpson, a deputy admin istrator, and Dr. Alexander Sachs, the economist, have arranged to inspect jthe work of the steel industry under I its . code. John.son was not certain 'whether he would accompany them to New York. Case ARainsi B. E. Sorgee and I Meanwhile, differences between em- Talmadite Sorgee for Murder 1 “p ... wx. . public hearings on the limestone and l^obably Will Be Tried. printing codes. At the latter, refiresentatives of the American Federation of Labor were Carolina, chairman of the state Demo-'part of the state. \ cratic executive committee, i.mpoxeclj ^he meetinK will be featured By an said: “The people must be made to the resolution demanding that the goNfrom Dr. Edouard Willems,! know that money in terms of both cur- ernors of the cotton growing noted scholar and educator of Bru.s-|rency and bank credit shall not be declare a moiatorium on the sa e o* ^ols, Belgium, and explorej in the: beyond . their ability to obtain — the cotton and cottonseed and to close ^”*^l('ongo. He is profe.ssor of anthropolo-ifear and vacillating attitude of some gins-until the federal administration University of Brussels andjSiankers notwithstlanding.” took steps to increase the pi ice of ,3 counselor of the Foundation Uni* j ' He cited figures to show the money cotton. • ,'versity and of the .National Fund for in circulation has bt'en contracted by This niotion was assailed ^'Koious-, Research. 1707 million dollars (.March 31 through ly by Senator Bankh^d, of Ala f)r. Willems is nation.'illy known in August 31), and that Federal Reserve and Representative Rankin, of Rotary. He is a charter member of the bank credit though the same jieriod sissippi, who called it a direct slap at Brus.sels, which wa.s organized has been contracted by a billion dol- the Roo.sevelt administration, Smit jn. 1923, and was president of that club j lars. to Russia. In the Russian deal, around $4,500,- 000 was loaned to an American ex port firm, the money secured by notes of Amtorg, Soviet official trading agency, and used to finance the ex port of cotton to Russia on credit. The (’hinese arrangement involved a direct loen to the Chinese gevtunment. I.Aurens, Sept. 18. — Jury commis- , , I r-Kino anxi <vntfnn Tuesduy in the office charged with coercing'workers to join wheat and cotton to China and n ^ Bennett, clerk of court, and jthe union. The accu.sation came from drew 36 j'urors to .serve during the.n spokesman of the stone cutters and term of criminal court to convene here Monroe county, Indiana, next Monday, SeptenrR»er 25. They also charged that emjiloyers in Judge C. C. Featherstone, of Green wood, has been designated to preside' jj^trict in Indiana had over the .se.s.sion here in the absence pjoyg^ to join of Judge J. K. Henry, who is prevent-' ed by his health from attemling. Among the ciises expected to he call- the B«‘rH’ord-BIooniin/tf>n • liniest.me forced em- company unions domi nated by employers. also supported the Sapp proposal. years. He wa.s governor of The resolution, however, was modi-i jtotary Internation- Aw%A P C *d to read: ^al in ll>29-30. His appearance fn I.au- j V^lClIlowO /X^IU * ■ Set For Battle ‘Resolved that this convention me- rens this evening is being looked for- morialize the governors of the variou.s | ^ : cotton growing states to call upon the 1 expected from all parts ofj -rz: farmers of their respective states o i^he Piedmont section to hear'him. 1 Rivals Meet Satur4lay Afternoon to sell their cotton or cotton seed until, j |K*vai8 ivieei fsaiuruay cotton reaches a price of 15 cents ai ^ ! On Tijfers Field In Seasons pound and cotton seed $25 a ton.” 17aim Tq Through appeals from Representa-1 tive Jeffers of Alabama, Whittington! OdCTI Octolllfil* 16 and Rankin, of Mississippi, Bankhead; and H. K.-McKnight and Represents-! . both of Ixiuisiana, action i <7olumbia, .Sept. 12.—The 64th an- OpeninK Game. The- Presbyterian Blue ^?tocking8 are tapering off for their initial game Saturday with the Clemson Tigers as Coach Johnson puts the finishing liecured by taxe.s, that money heing'^,^, ^ ^^at of B. used for the purchase of wheat ami, y and Tallpadge .Sorgee, fath- cotton on the .American market. jp^, respe^ively, indicted for The Agricultural Adjustment (.onn(.(.ti(^ vvith the death of ministration has been-trying to work 1 out export ioan.s, but so far has done nothing of con.stMjuence but make an agreement with Pacific northwestern exporters. Under this arrangement, the exporters hu^wheat on the Amer ican market and export it, selling it at the world price. The goVc^rnment pays iQ ,the expprtj.,.s the diffei^nce be tween the highei domestic a~n"iklower Expects Prompt Teachers’ Pay Slate Hijfh School Supervi'^or Say.s Will Fare Belter Due To Uhan^e In State Payments. tive Dorouen _ _ . on ihis«««4ution'wax finaiijt putuwr-f"'' which_,wiii open at ijf.;;;";;;;, until tomoiTow. ''1'' .'’*r With MuCuIloch on hand, alonit with During the debate on his proposal to authorize Smith to call a convention of all the agricultural states. Senator Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma, told the meeting that if the committee ap pointed by the convention did see Pre.sident Roosevelt “he would not say anything as to what his plans are.” “I know,” Thomas said, "Pre.sident Roosevelt doesn’t care to make a sug ge.stion on inflation before acting., ^ u /< Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, ‘ H js the purpose of the South ( ar chairman of the finance committee, re- oli"® «t«te fair to encourage the dis- cently called on Mr. Roosevelt and dis- seminatfofi of knowledge as it pertain.s cussed inflation and it was evident tojto economic production in agricplture, me that from Senator Harrison’s grounds here October 16 will be an “all .South Carolina” event as far as premiums are concerned. “We are meeting unusual conditions this year in an unusual way,” Paul V'. . , Moore, .secretary, announced. “All open-to-ths-world classes have Been „,i,the„ics eliminated fr.om our premium hst This scrimmaged the bo- fair will he open to citizens 0 South,Clemson play.. Carolina only, and we earnestly urge ^J.^^, I that you give us your hearty support p^^n m.k- world price. A plan similar to that, o*" ‘k“‘‘Martin, John involved in the Russian and ( hinese} deals, might he worked by Neidecker, officials said here. Dr. S. P. Fulton morning of June lOth^ The following is thC:. list of jurors to serve during the term: Laurens township: P. E. Cannon, H. R. Turner, James M. Donnan, J. ('. Rolrerts, E. M. Shell, W. Ed Bramlett, L' T. Henderson, T. O. Owens, B. B. Blakely, Fred IL Walker and B. T. Bishop^ Dials: L. A. Armstrong, J. K. Nash, paid promptly each month of H. Jones, J. current session wasi^nade tiMlay hy Brcnynlee, F. T. ('urry. Gray Hipp and;jj,y,„ q school su- Rufus (gray, Jr. 'pervisor. Youngs: C. R. Bobo, M. E. Ixrng.j Kelly said he believed “ti^echeis will J. (). Garrett and T. R. DeShields. better this yeaiV as a re- The following Associated I’ress dis patch from (’olumbia will 'ne of .spec ial interest to teachers of thr* county: —Columbia, Sept. 18. .\ prediction that South ('ai’olina school teachers Visitor Iii City Reeder, prospects have brightened in; the camp. ' Coaches were well pleased with the The Rev. Samuel P. Fulton, . , , u v v in the nuntinz and niissionary to Japan, now on furlough I Balentipe and John r. Vaughn, m punung country, was a visitor at the' Gross IIilK B. Y. Hollingsworth. Thornwell orphanage over the week-! Jack.s: T. H. South. HunUm: J. P. Byars, W. Hugh Simp- son, W. .M. McMillan, ir., R. H. Hair ston and W. E. Neighbors. Waterloo: A. B. Fuller, W. (L Bur- j ton and George C. Cooper. D.D.,! Sullivan; M. U Traynham, H. S. ing beautiful runs around ends and Higha returning punts in his usual way. Sims, on tackle, is making the line much stronger. Spirit is high on the campus, with 'fare suit of a 1933 legislative act provid ing monthly in.stead of siuni-annual payments of state school aid. . “'Some teachers got little or no cash last fall under the obi anangement,” he said, “and there were ineiiualitie.s over the state.” “I believe the schools wlil do bettv work this year despite conditions to end and was heard wih interest at the | — — morning service .Sunday at the Thorn.} Q 1 • • well Memorial church. He is now at-i- rresoyterian men tending the fall meetings of the Pres-i ep >> I?. * byteriea of the synod. j 1 O iVlCCl rTlClfty Dr. Fulton is a distinguished alum- livMtock \ raiaing, poultry breading, ^ for Priday night and mechaflical arta; to work in hniom^i^'j declared Statements Mr. Roosevelt would not tell him anything.” The tekt of the letter to President Roosevelt, signed by most of the dele- \ gates, reaif: \ “Dear Mr. President: \ “We, the undersigned delegates rep- re^nting nine of the cotton growing states, are greatly disappointed in not being able to present to your excel- •* lency in person the resolutions which . w^re adopted by our convention yes-j With tile slogan, “^very member of! terday. We extend to you oUr syj"-! the Sunday school pren^ent,” Rally day nus of the orphanage and" college. He Bailed*for foi*eign .service in Japan in 1888 under the ern Preshyteria^i Mrs. Fulton hav^ been engaged in mis work {which thi^y ate .subject, and part of jthe improvement will be due to the fi- , nancial worry taken from teacher.-.’ minds.”“ * First payment under the new law will be made about October 13. The .September meeting of the men-1 of-the-church,x. organization of the} auspices of the South-1 P'jrst Presbyterian church will be held j n church, where he and ■ Rriday evening at 8 o’clock in the! church rooms. .Supper will be i^erved i with all fe^ral and state agencies, ^®|gnjyj.(juy*a8 their football holiday for!si®** work for the past forty-four|,by the ladies, after which an^interest- the end that'it may become the real,^j^^ j. night both the varsity I ye*rs- The greater part of this time jng program will be pre.sented. 'The ‘show window of t»roduction’ via the freshman sduads heard a Ulk’they have been sUtioned at Kobe, I president, Prof. M, W. Brown, has re route of up-toVdate methods.” Soldier Of Cross Rests From Toil S. S. RaUy Day I.aurens, Sept. 14. - for the Rev. Pierce - The last rite.< Fleming Kilgo, For Presbyterians Student We extend to you oUr sym pathy in your illness and our hope for First Pre^yterjan church wifi your spe^y recovery Since the liift of .Clinton boys and — be observed next Sunday morning at girls entering college this ^all wasi . • u # • j • i.u “We handed to Mr. Early, your sec- iq o’clock, in harmony with the gen-i published in last week’s paper, the fol- P**"*!?* with friends m the city retary, the resolutions adopted by our gmi pjn^ Southern Presbyte- lowing additional students have ma- convention, and we respectfully, but (Jiurch. \ jtriculated and entered upon their freshman squads . j # u from Dixon Foster, well known con-1where Dn Fulton is president of the turned to the city after lieingiahsentiMethodist minister and ference referee, who discussed the. theological seminary for Japanese for the summer and will preside at leader for more than two score years, rules. . . ^studente. jthe meeting tomorrow evening. He Dr Fulton was moat cordial y re- cordially invite.s all members to be I Thursday in the First ceived in the city present for the opening meeting of the | Methmlist church and concluded at the graveside in the Laurens cemetery. — {The services were in charge of the W al ^J* ■ ^ PI jRev. George H. Hodges, pastor. Bish- lYICUlOai9U> 1 lail lop u. V. W. Da/^ington, of Hunting- (4p i • ton. W. Va., was present, coming over 1 I OmOllOal a^ay 'from Greenwood, where he was hold- ) ing special acquaintances of long standing. He ^ • {and Mrs. Fulton are now waking their oflOMTS headquarters with their son. Dr. Dar by Fulton, in Nashville, Tenn. Some time in the future they 'expect to re turn to Clinton for a visit at the or. most earnestly, ask your attentioBi to A-'Special and interesting children’s work: »th GRADE OFFICERS\ services this week. The —“Promotion day” will be observed-bishop joined other winisters in pay- iat the Broad Street Methodist^ church ing tribute to the memory of his long- next Sunday at 10 o’clock. Appropri-'time friend and former co-worker them as soon as your physical cqndi- program is being arranged tt>r Sunday Brenau: Vivian Parks Adair. The ninth grade of the Clinton high ate exercises will be held in the wain when the bishop was pre.siding over tion will permit.. -morning by a committee nam^d by the Montreat Normal: Grace Fliedner. Iijwhool has elected the following offi- auditorium at this hour. ' .the two South Carolina conferences., ^ “The situation in the cotton growing superintendent. All Presbyte'^ans ini Limestone: Pkuline Roberta. .T jeers for the year: Adelaide Roberts,; At the 11 o’clock hour Installation' A concourse of friends assembled states is desperate. We respectfully the city, as welL as'other interested! Presbjrterian college: Venable Mar.'president; Dorothy Clarke, vice-presi- services will 'be held for the officeni for the services. Many preachers and remhuPyou, of the fact that within fiends, are cordially invited to attend tin, Christine Peake, M. P. Freeman, dent; Marlon Chaney, secretary-treas- and teaohe^rs of the Sunday school for others came from various sections gt (Continued on page t#q) i the exercises. J. W. Freeman. iPJ'e*’. ' ' t ‘ the new year. ithe stnte. \'