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A^OLUME XXXIV
CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934
NUMBER 16
$1,500 CASR TO BE DISTRIBUTED FREE!
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Clinton Chronicle To Award Cash
Prizes To ChiMen Of Community
iFlames Damage I Orphanage Leadars I DEPOSITORS TO
Laurais School! Here Next Week
Sent President'
The First Prize In This Contest Ryi
Will Be $500 In Cash, With
>Nine Other Cash" Prizes In
Smaller Sums. Fathers and
Mothers Are Urged To Read
the Story Below and Call At
The Chronicle Office For Fur-
General Assanbly
Auditorium, Gymnasiomi and
Athletic Room Destroyed. To
tal Loss $60,000.
I Laurens, April 17.—An early morn-
Piyi^lly Q||||.|^'ing fire burned the auditorium, gym
Tri-State Conference To Hold
Two-Day Session On Campus
of Thomwell (hplmnage.
Hie annual meeting of the IVi-State
. Orphanage conference wiU be held at
nasium and athletic room, located ini^^ Thomwell orphanage pn next
- 4he north side wing of the Laurens!Yhursday, April 25-26,
Compulsory Cotton Control Bill Session of Over Three Months , city high school building, and badly|^»^*> indications pointing to an unus-
Enacted. Will Limit Crop To Comes To Close. Number of classroems «■> '»'Tre aitendmi^. p* dejote-s
10.000.000 Bales. Matters Finished List Dai.
Iher Details Governing the' , * i rw_t w ' r'r~* » • i. -rv o .u
I 4 rk Uashington. April 1.. — Only the CsiuiuTia. Annl 14. — The South
Contest. This Is An Opportu-f5ipi|j|{m.p pf Piej?itlent Roosevelt is Carolina legislature adjoumetl sine die
nity Which Should Not R**^needed to pulr^m^ate^^at»te.HiM4lrs »he Sa*a ^iav n.ght. ending a i^Vday ses-
nation’s first federal compulsory pro- sion.
duction control act — the Bankhead Sena: >r lohn F. Williams of Aiken,
cotton hill:
fore firemen stopped the flames about ,^ampu.s, ahd the^ daily .sessions held
6 o'clock Tu^sdny morning. . , chapel.
Troy 0\v(ns. i^ident of the com-1 1^® following program for the two- depositors on April 30th. 19:i4. 20 per
munity, disoover?«l the f:re about confen^nce has been announced: cent of their flepo.'sits. The State Beard
GETPAYMENT
Commercial Bank Will Make 20
Per Cent Distribution April
30th. Trust Department Oper
ated By Conservator To Close.
New Depository To Open Next
Monday.
The Chronicle carries in an adver
tisement in tcnlay’s paper, *a notice'
that the conservator of the Commer
cial Bank will make available to the
Overlooked.
o cjOck and raced
the cjtv fire de
partment . to give t!TMr~alarTO.~Wfien
firemen reached the school flames
The house to'ray adopted the «ienate ~aT *'rT*>~p: m." m tncn^enate kn
th
The Clinton Ghrnnicle: i» -proud to
announce to it.s readers, and to the approved conference rt*port. 2tJ3 *o m th. se>s2on at an em'
public generally of this section, the lOo. and sent to the Whi^e Hou-^^ :h- hv j-t wa.-' adjourne<l sine die
mo.-t unique and interesting distrrhu- to force farme.-s to keep cot- minute- eariier by
Wednesday EveuiBg
Devotions. -
Welcome adilress — Rev. John Mc-
of Bank Control, at its meeting hf-ld
"SmrApriTTtth, authorized and instruet-
Tayl. of Spartanhu g.
-red -tkg conHOfvjttor tp a$g tfae'cayh"
which he has on hand in making avaiL
. . .. i, . ^ m, . able to the ilepositors a portion of
was mought un.ler control before*! John P .Man.ey,
-preading effectively to the main sec-1 ^ a^bolic orphanage. Nazareth, .\. t. .t: u v ^ restr’c'ed smee the
speaker Pro Tern i Presiik-nt’s addres.s—Dr. A. T. Jami- restr.c.ed s.nce the
? auditoHuri. but by fa^pt work the fjre i
11.
The
fivi
preshlent Prefl»jrterian
!
Response — Rev. John P. Manley,
S 'rt y *^efo’v c- nim.ttev- consist-
lyon of the 41-rtv>m structure.
The spacious auditorium and hand-
.some gym. bt*th eIa*H>rately fumish<*<l,'
Connie Maxwell orphanage.
banking holidays in lt*33. The adyer-
iund damage by fire
and \Vator to adjoining cla<ss rooms
tisement .states that 20 per cent of
,’he deposits will be di.-tributed on
Thursdav .Moruiug . ,
8:30^IVvot.ons. * |Apn!.3mh.
K: 15-10:00- Foo.1: (a) The Import-^ (losing Trust Iteposit
tion of cash awards in its history/the production in the comrng cr p (
offering of a total of $1,500^ in.J’^®** 10,01X1.000 bales.
.prizes and commissions. Th/ first I" the^ brief debate it was charged in- f S. nators I.aney. l^mg and B’-»r- ^
$500.00, ami the termi prize opponents. led by R» presentatiw ret*, and R presentatives Lewis. lX»m-
The prizes and commi.ssious will go nieant an irretne\able surrentler of B.a.kwo.Hl .he legis.ature had ,,f j^e f're has not been discftv ance of Food to Growing Children;;
to white children hetweeii the ages rights of farmers to control their pie- its work. I
of 0 month.s and 12 year.s in what is o^n production. * The governor replie.! with a mes-1 exercises were
undoubtedly the greatest innovation; Chairman. Jont*s, Democi-at. Texas, sa^e to both branchrs in which he .said ‘.Sunerinte^iSrT* K ’for Our ilomes—.Misa Fdsie Marlin,holidays in 1933, the conser\alor
of its kind in the history of locaF 0*^ aifri<^ulture. committee, replied “I am dwp!y conscious that you have . , '’^r*. - | Duke univ^.r^iiy I,urham. .V Ci [has been r«*ndenng .service to the om-
newspapering, a veritable “Shower of,0?«t “planless agriculture eomlemns been earttest ami persevering in resumed Wednesday
GoUr Campaign for babies and chil-|0<-r South and our f.^er^^wheir di,^h.rge of your duty. _ iTeniporary quarters for some of t^
1. It mark.s a step forward by The'^o eternal poverty. IndustryThe said, I recognize the diffjcv** *
! Since the Commerctal Bank was
!(b) The Pro«luction of Food by Iii.sti-, B^**^^*^ restrict ion.': by the Stale
suspended for i(ution.s; (c) Tht* Purchasing of F'oodBank Contrrd .after the bank-
t ^ __ 1^ r-a - >1 »a .O' I iTHT tifalirisivs in Ifltltt
dren. It mark.s a step forward by The to eternal poverty.' IndustryThe said, -I rect>gnize the difficult s»D“tions|^^ ^ probab-
Clinton Chronicle whose policy has al-,p!anned production to meet cons urn p- that have confrontetl you in your ear- Baptist and
ways been sen,’ice-^ step forward to|t‘on needs and agriculture should do nest efforts to solve the serious prob- i * . . . ,.h,.reK «bnms
lay
serve the children of this section and likewise.
lems of the state that so deeply in
to niake_iLpQS3^foiLl;heiTU_ later ini "few e.xceptions. the bill went.rohe j^he. welfare and-Jiappiiiefla-of4^
life, to go to college, enter businessTto the president a.s the house original->our people.*’
[some of the other church class rooms
of the city.
uw a-....-. , , - , . , . - . , . - a.. . i was I oc wiog oc anBcx oi iBe pcw Bo-
many other things which I Ij* pas.sed it. the senate having receded i Little remained for tonight .s meet-ijj^- original school
thertvise be barred to them,on its controversial proposal to ex-fiBg except. farewelLs. handshaking|*»© at a cost
life, to go to college, enter business’(o the pre.sident as the original-'our propie.
and do
might other^vi
forever. ^empt the first six bales from the 50-and formalities. The general appropri-
You love-^your children. We knowjper cent tax imposed on production in’atlon bill and other major measures
that, and devotedly. In fact, there is iexcess of quotas. were passed earlier in the week,
nothing proud parents will not doi President Roosevelt recommended, The la.st obstacle of consequence,
to make certain the future happine.s8 the bill in principle in a letter to the 1933-34 deficiency appropriation
of their child or baby. The Clinton Chairman Jones when the agriculture bill was disposed of during the day in
Chronicle is not asking much of par- <^ommittro was considering it. speedy adoption by senate and house
en.s and guardians. What we do ask The measure wa.s initiated by the of a free conference report upon it.
is that you help your child by doing Bankhead brothers of Alabama—senau The report totaled $27H.0‘ii0, a rompro-
your bit for them by entering your tor and representative—aftejr a poll of mi>e between the senate’s $300,000 to-
Chiid in this great “.Shower of Gold” cotton farmers' showed that about 95 tal aad the hou.'^e $IS4,000.
distribution,, a contest which is not P«*r cent favored the plan. It carried an appropriation bf $51,-
ba.-ed on lieauty or popularity, but up-! Ds advocates claim it will aid the 046 for current legi-^lative expense.s;
on daily work of a pleasing nature 'oluntary reduction program, stimu- ^5.000 for Clem son college to corral
iluring their spare time. The “Shower late prices ami whittle down the large a miscalculation in ’a-st year’s bill;
of Gold” campaign officially opens annual carry-over'of recent years. $9«.*XX» for state .school aid, to
•luring the next few days and clo.ses A-' finally passed, its provision- may up for untler-estiniate-- !a.st year; $:W,
in eight short weeks. Somebody’s be extended for a second year by pr*. s- • f.r the sta’e h»‘spltal; for I
The^urnetl section of the school
was the wing or annex of the new ad
10;(M)-10:45 — Report on Recentthrough a tru>? department.
Mental Te.sts at Thomwell Orphanage advertisement earned
—Miss Norma Hallett. State Training 4" Chronicle, the
school Clinton. conservator ha.s given notice that this
10:4*5-11:00 Recess. department of the Commercial Bank
lX:U0-12:0a—Group meetings: “{Will liot receive any fuither deja^^^
ifb^ G.”ii^ef-on^ Saturday of this
ette, presiding; Case Workers, Missi*'^^* H®***T» the conservator,
Steel, presiding; Exeeutiees, Superin-• however, that this department
tendent W. M. Shuford, presiding. ^
Thnrwday Afteranna [days in order to give to the depositors
2:30-3:00 — DuplicatioB of Equip-outstanding for col-
ment in Manual Traimng in Private, <>*■ sufficient time to
and Public Insrtitutioiis—Preaidenl Ed- ^ depo.sits re-
gar TufLs, Banner Elk. N. C. Iceived after April 21. A cash depos-
Discussion. jitory has been organized for the con-
3:3a_lRelation of Private and pub-^'enience of the public which will be
lie Agencies — Rev. E. B. Robia^n. April 23, and announce-
Talladega Ala jment of this oi)ening also appears in
~ j 'Thursday Eveaing j^^is i.s.siie of The Chronicle.
5. 1 rcsbyt^ry • 7:I0 Play-by Thomwell orphanage) Cash Depository Organized
1^1 I 'pupils. I The -ecretary of state has issued a
(Vlccts iNCXl Week* —Address, I>r. C. C. Carsten.s, charter to a cash depe*sitory to be
executive director Child ll'elfare Ijea- operated in Clinton. This depository is
of about $170,000. The estimated loss
by fire today is placed at $50,00 to
$60,000. It is |>artially if not wholly
protecteil by insurance.
The high, b^ieak walls of the de
stroyed quarters were razed this af
ternoon, following the collapse of one
.soction larlier in the day.
of a $500.00 idential proclamation if two-thirii- of- -*- yt-a-’s jirinting aui $I2,IMI0 for.
.\bbe\liie ( oiintv.
Seveial l«H.*al mni^ters and elders;
will attend
the -pf^ing meeCng of
presbytery t^o conv<'ne,;
m. In Green- i
chiid will be the wirme
I)i iz. in cash. owners, share-cropper* and the c:vil contineenry fund.
Kntt r Your ( hild Today Unant* ilesire. Th* day al-» s:tw final action on a
It i.-^ easy to enter youi baby or It levies a tax of 50.p ■ cent of the to, authorize the borrowing of
' mr child. It co.-ts nothing to enter current market price c;i c .-ton pro- $7o(i,00<i from the PW.A for next Tuesday at l«““a-
this “Shower of dol l” campaign for ‘luced in excess of the quotas allotted and repairs at state institutions. The church at .^h.'sils Junction. R. F.
vour boy or girl. Fill out the “Entry on the basis of the average pn>luc*ion house agreed to a senate Me<-a«:lan of ('.rvenw.vod, the retiring
Blank” which you will find on an- in the past five years. The tax is not striking out a prov' "
other page of this jiaiier and it wiR to lie le.ss than five cents a pouml. q-jesiion t^ vote
start you with 25,000 vote.s, bring it Long staple cotton is exemptc^l in j—57
""G Ru<* «f America, Inc., New York .City, authorized umler the law.s of the state
^,ke:Aimual Sprini; To^ ^ i„teresGng articles anO an organization meeting was held
Hvid .At (ireen^lllg ( hurch III p«Ttaining to the conference, its his-j Monday afternotin at wh ch time the
tory. work ;ind aims, will appear in r<-<iuired capital stock was raise<l and
jThe ('hroncile next week. the board of dirt'Clors and. officers
w« re electeil. S-»fne ’’.wnty busin ss
i-p • • O L. I rinen of tht' c nimunity ' h.scriheil to
1 rAllUn^ i^CllOOl the mcessaiy >ti>ck enable the
— Q a • 1, ,p<*ning «»f the 'lep»»si:o.y a’^d the fol-
il. O iJ©ClJjr€ /\]Cl lowing ‘Fr* c‘arsri44ee*^'-'*^ctrrt: ('. W,
to The Chronicle office’and get the sUtes in which production has not ex- ^J||j|.q|| Schools
^ .St< ne, .S. G. Dlllarvl, W. VV. Harris,
anrevuBced that the ln.stitution .Alloted $125,-*•*‘*^" J?', *■ A'*
o peop.,. jo^ninir .r,ro..n will V pt^lx-d hy „„„ *““»»« iTj^ck’ll' You^'
ter and former pastor of thh ho.stes-s I ror Lnlarifginwil Ot I iant. ^ meeting of the Jsiard of direc-
church. ' -
RejKirt.': vviM be ma»le to the presby- ThV general as.sembly duniig its
tery on home mission, by Dr. D. J. closint^^scssions .Katu-day, adopted a
i Wooils of this city, and the Rev. A. F. autfiqnzmg the governor arid state
Seeking Akl
f ill details of this unusual offer to ceeded 250.000 bales in any one year
help your bov or girl build for them- (he last five year^ On the adoptioB ’
selves a fund Sufficient to pay their of the conference report eight Repuh.^
way through college or start them in Hcans and four Farmer-Laberites vot-
business when the_ time comes for with 223 Democrats, including Qf I^Tgsbvtgruui Uol- Doty, (’alhoun Falls; on stewardship trea.surer^o issue bonds of the state
hem to launch out on their pwn re- Speaker Ramey, for the report, and . by the Rev. C. A. Caicote. Newberry;, cerUinX state institutions and to
sponsrbility. ,28 Democrats, one Farmer-l^nte— j on foreign mis.sion By the Rev. Fred <^e»’ta> revenues for the pay-
The next thing to do is to bring in;Lundeen of Minnesota—joined 76 Re- Ask For Federal frUllds. jy Mcflill, Cross Hill; on rhrisiian*!'»;« nt of these4>ondv This is known^M
your own subscription for one to five j Publicans in opposition. ^ ^ieducation by the Rev. E. D. lotion,
yMrs to The Chnton Chronicle andb
extra votes as a starter. Each candi- j
date is allowed five “Opportuntiy” j
coupons w'hich when accompanied by.
$15.00 worth of subscriptions to The!
Clinton Chronicle give you more than HiRh School Contestants To,stitutions open,
a half million votes to start. The best j Gather At l^esbyterian CoL party ^re Dr. John Mc-
way to start is to come and talk with i , ^ Sween, president of Presbyterian col
the campaign manager personally. He > ‘W- <>" 26.-7.
• will give you his advice and the ser-
i Washington. Apnl ^roup-on religious edoewtion^-Dr.
IdiMmminaiional school ka^i?_ werPLln jB_^^ Gn^wnnd- on Bible _
Washinirton today to press for action j l. Shannon,' P^'ovided that the quest ton Carolina and is prepared to serve the
the .PWA in flMt fund*' are .sought
from the feileral government
tors pmme<liate!y fallowing the slock-
hohlei^imeeting. Dr. Jack H. Y’oung
was electetl president; II. D. Henry,
vice-preshh-nt and ca,-h.t-'; and F\ M.
Boland, secretary and treasurer. The
.secretary of .state issued the charter
for the new depo.«itory yesterday, and
it will be open and rea<ly for business
at the old Commercial hank location
beginning April, 23. The depository is
When the hoa^e passed the bilYiCriuthorized under the laws of South"
Meet To—
Ra HdJ HofiP by congress on legislatKm 1 Fountain Inn; on educational instilu-i^be bonds should be submitt<*d public in handling deposits, checks,
w- ^ble them to borrow from ji DuranU Ah- (be November election. The an<l to give general banking
government in order to keep their in-|beville; on woman’s work by the Rev,
J. R. Hooten, Greenwood.
lege at Clinton; Dr. R. C. Grier, presi-
senate struck out the >4:etioa provid:ng
for the referendum.
The State Training school of this
vice Zl . field worker to help you fr»< Tvi" hTheld X Gwathmey. prwh^t of l -An hour wi
Started on the way. -F Convert college.at Spartanburg , j«The SUte of i
Carolina hirh ^ehool Erskine college at Due WeuL on “Presbyterian College."
Carolina f.. * . .. uid Dr. E. N. Gwathmer. president of I 4« IvAtar urtll
Special features will he addresses .
by Dr. Ross Lynn on -ThoniwelJ /-jty $125,000 for budding
Orphanage," ‘
and Dr. John MeSween enlargement purposes to relieve
There is nothing difficult about this denominational schools as well **ichairman of evangelism, and an rve-'*"^ at.Cedar Springs, $25,000,
at Presl)3rterian cbllege on April 26
_ at ^parxanourg. j __
Several hills calling for federal A*d;u„ iw^ r^v g Bowles of this city, i^^*“"'bia, $500,000; School for Deaf
■ • ft I ^ * * * __ ^ ..a go ? —- MIT
the present hadty over-crowded con-
will also he devoted to ditions. Other institution^ to partici-
the Church." conducted | ‘" .(be fund are: State hospital in
.service with the exception of making
luan.s.
i
offer. All you have to do is to ^t'*here •" public seWfe are now before ««-l,j.g.^p„pu|„ m^^tiar on honK mi..- Garolina sanaUnnm
subseriptions among friends and rela-.^_^ Wak.r A. John.v»
Revival Sarvices
At Calvary Baptist
tives during y^r spare time., in t5irk"eommit« ««’“***“ -T kind of
to win th6 ^00.00 in cash or ono of o o
311 VI vrai^ va . . _ . J # D O ^ government aid to denommational L
the other big w. R. 17^ Florida Street
Beginning next Sunday and continu-
State i through the week, special evmnge-
Park. MO.OOO. a mial of SmOIM for''isti*. Mr'Jces will be he'd at C^vary
the participating inatitnUo^s. '
I
Winners Named
Lander Choir
r
l>y the pastor. Rev. V. McK.
Marlowe. The Rev. James A. Howard,
pastor evangelist of Arcadia, will be
*» Q 1 ’:tbe guest preacher for the week, with
1 lore dmiCla^ a cordml invitation extended the pub*
lie to attend the services.
Fred Gentry, well-known radio sing-
W U and girl whXr you ar«! .?? ''Jl* *f tli‘* WhStte^a low. Wa denaminationnl. _ - . |
now a reader of Ve Clinton Chronicle “"7 .!t. “kool shooM he conaidered na n ain- . The Florida »ree« a<^l keM rtaj freuuentrT.weu-an^radioeing-
orMt To show your friends and rela-/r“"'J*'?^‘'^T .'^ ^1 3!.^ of •kia principle ia a de&tablel*"""'**"^ the A Capella choir of lender eol!ege;«r of Spnrtanbarg. will amg nt the
-riveT that you love your child. that:*f~ri event m .11 denominational aehool P^r afternyw Firat plye wy won , „„iee of mwak at the service Sunday evening. J. C. Cannon
^ ^ ! championship tournaments will be elu insisting that their iusli- Margaret Bnee, second by Evely^ | Methodist charch of thi.s will direct the singing for the week.
Stone. $1.50 offered„hy the Wopt^si^j^y defection!with Miss laex Brown as pianist
club, , i i •
i.avtc V..— Champions nip toui
you are planning aermualy and yeare ^ ^
advance fbr thel)r(y8penty and well
being of your dearest possession, that
precious child of yours so dependent
day by the chairman of the committee suppor^ directly out of
that those coming for the erenu wfll.'*-' O'*'''
I . #.,11 need accommodation in the city for’_ - . ——
now bat later »n life to ^ the full ^ 26th. Those who • Pr0^Y|^^ian
growm reahration and pnde of yo»r(;^ are aak«l to com-
fondest dreams. • ipunicate at onee with B- S. Rbsob
The people to. whom you go to get I
subscriptions will admire your spirit, . ,
‘ The -egular monthly raeettng of the
TO MEET HERE men of the First Pr*^byterian church
To Meet Friday
The Pharmaceutical asmclatioB of will be held at 7:30 Friday evening In
your determination to help your boy
or girl and they want to help in
emoothing the pathway of life for
vour child. You will be givingj just a*the Eighth district, embracing the xhe Sunday school building with the
bit of effort'for the future of your! counties of Abbevi
baby or little child.
Mies Josie Pressley spent the week
end in Due West with her sister.
Abbeville, Greenwood- newly elected officers in charge. All
' Newberry and Laurens, hold its Presbyterian mm in the city are cor-
faJl mating. jn_jCIiiitqn, an inyita^on dially invited W;
having been accepted in Abbeville thejw^ be
past week to meet in October, pteerdmg the prodpeam hour.
of Waldojp. Neilsen. hchd of the de-,
In the primary departmewL of music at Lander college. { ra 1 M2.
Tribble won first Pj*^* P'**™* The general public is cordially invited j A ClZ^T Wll
erel, second, a similar prize being. attend this service-
given by the M’oman’s dub. |
.COUNTY SCHOOLS GET AID
HUFF OFFERS FOR HOUSE
11 trill
ds
At GokhnOe
The Pelzer Mins^k will entertain
Phil D. Huff, well known Laurens Jin the Joanna ^hool auditorium at
Laurens county is nirluded in the ^i^oj-ney, announces his. caad*dacy iniGoldville on Saturday evening, Ap il
thirty-four counties of the ^late to re- today’.s paper for the bouse of iep^j21?t. at 8 o’clock,
ceive federal fun k to be U5ed in ex- ^ntatives in this sinnmer^ primaries,! The management of the Jiinstrels
tending rural sd^ terms to their ^ Mr. Huff formerly served the couatj j ztanounces a ccmpletely new program
normal lengths. .Appikatiows approved'for several terms ia the lawer house| which is even better than previous
W Utis ’Ig tlHF iaJite ii|JD^:ahd is “welFTuibwn thrdaghout the)programs which they have rendered.
! Adnuasioa price4m4kf 10c and 2Sc will
tens county has been allocated $ll,0d4.|be interested in his ammoacement. !be charged.
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