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CLINTON, & C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1934
* Pressure Beiiig Brought To By South
To Defer or Moderate Cotton Control Act
% . ^
* Pthnetto State Senatore Active In Move To,Suspend Bankhead
t| - Law. Conference Willi Secretary Wallace Saturday By Leaders
Jn Congress May Determine f*plicy of Goverhnient.
Washijigton, Sept. 18. — Besieged
with urgent pleas from Souihem con
gressional leaders, Secretary Wallace
. may ask President Roosevelt to defer
or modify operation of the Bankhead
cotton control act.
Whether Wallace will do this will
depend in part on the outcome of a
conference he has arranged for Satur->
day with a group of Senators and con
gressmen, including Senators Bank-
hetid of Alabama, co-author of the
law, and Russelff of Gecrgia, Repre
sentative Jones of Texas. Senator
> Smith of South Carolina also was in
vited but he in^formed Wallace today
he would be ur|able to attend due to
aQ engagement to address a farmers’
meeting in Des Mpines, Iowa, Thurs
day night. ■ ‘
'Hit short 1934 crop — one of the
srn^lwt in history—^^star^ the agi-
tation for a ide^rment of tfie act’s, op
eration. ’Those leading the movement
believe it wiIl-*v?ork a •hardship on
'many producers.^ t
Saturday’s-conference was request
ed by Bankhead, reported to Kave
coiqplained that slowness on the part
of the farm administration in admin-
"jstering the act might imperil its ef
fectiveness.
'Already Smith has asked that the
law be suspended and his request has
been forwarded to the president at
Hyde Park by Wallace. No reply has
been received. ,
Wallace himself, is' willing to be
bound by the sentiment of producers.
To obtain that. Caster C. Davis, farm
, administrator, is sounding out farm
ers through county control associ
ations to see if their ^..views have
changed since they had expressed a
desire for a production control meas
ure.
Reports coming to Wallace have in
dicated sentiment for abandoning the
is stronger in the Eastern cotton
belt, where the crop is more nearly
normal than in the Western section.
Which was hard hit by drought.
The Bankhead act liihitSj 1934 pro
duction to 10,460,000 bales'^ but ad
verse weather conditions have clashed
the prospective 'yield to 9,250,000
Secretary Wallace today -the reason
for the Bankhead act had been re
moved by drought and voluntary acre
age reduction and that “the law itself
should be suspended.’^ ^
“In addition to that,” wrote the
senator, “policies adopts for .the ad-
ministi*ation of the law n\a^e R ab
surd.’’
Senator Byrnes of South Carolina,
announced he had telegraphed Presi
dent Roosevelt that “in View of the
fi^ct the department of agriculture bs-
timate.s the cotton crop at less than
10,000,000 bales, the object of the
Bankhead law has been accomplished.
"Many small farmers haye done
more than their allotment,” Byrnes
said, "and if permitted to sell with
out paying tax they^^uld pay their
debts to t"he farm credit administra
tion and to others. If required to pay
excessive tax upon all over their allot
ment it wiir simply mean additional
appeals fo^ relief. ^
"Hardships might be justified if
necessary to accomplish results but
the sesults having been accojmplished^
there is no justification for hard
ships to any person and the act
should be suspended for this year or
allotments increased.”
Battle Front Scenes in Great Textile Strike
Hold Last Rites
ForM. A. Sumerel
Well Known Laurens Resident,
Who Died Monday, Laid To
Rest At Rocky . Springs
-Church. .
More Than Half
Of S. C, Texdle ■“
Employes Work
•Hi J—ii —^
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 18.—Reports
of changes and re-checks of previous
reports today gave the following.tab
ulation of approxiWiate figures on the
textile strike in South Carolina:
7,300
0
3,500
0
0
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WASHINGTON ,, . Above it a photo of Prealdeat IVxMtelt’i Textile
Mediation Board at headquarters hew in the effort to end the Cptton
Textile Strike. . , . Left to right, Marion Smith of AtUnU Oa., Oiair-
man John 8.' Winant of Vermont, and Bajrmond V. Ingeraoll of New
York. Below;'National Guardsmen employing tear gaa to acatter ■trikerir
at a textile mill at Greenville, S. 0. ' , '
PE^ Offices At
Laurens Active
Laurens,-Sept. 17.—Funeral services
for Milton A. Sumerel, 78, were held
Tuesday, afternoon at-Jour o’clock
from Ms home on East wain street,
conducted by the -Rev. W. Ray Ander-
'son, pastoo' qf Pentacostal churches in
the Upper South Carolina, conference
of this denomination. The rites were
concluded‘«t the grave in the Rocky
Springs chqrch cenrietery.
The following served as pall bear
ers: Honorary—Dr. R. ^R. Walker, G.
... L. Watson, Lewis Anderson, Hamp
• nr*' * 1 j -„flHunter, Jack James, Wash Long,
To control production under the .ct ^ p_ ^ g
«ch farmer 1., given a quota. All pro-!g q p „,„p Holland.
|J. C.,Wingo: Active-S. W. Sumerel,
Victor Weathers, Ernest Johnson,
penalty ta^x. .
This situation has arisen: Even
though the total production is under
the Bankhead limit, some states not
in the drought area have crops in ex'-
cses qf their quotas and taxes ,must
"be paid on the surplus. Al.so, individ
uals in drought states in some cases
^^ave crops over their limits.
Cully Cobb, chief of the AAA cot
ton section, today minimised reports
of disjratisfaction w’ith administratiort
_ of the adjusfment program.
Senator Smith said .in a letter to
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Johnston Named
Party’s Nominei*!
Executive Committee Announc
es He Is ViHorious Over Cole
L. Blease By 34,797^oli|8.
Fred H. Walker, P. F. Burns, Joe R.
Adair.
Mr. Sumerel dyed, Monday morning
at his home shortly'after he had re
turned from a visit to the office of
his physician, accompanied by his son,
The^ore B. Sumerel. He had been
under medical'" treatment for some
time. During the past few days pre
ceding his death he had been quite ill
thougMpblo to be up and about much
of the time. When apprised of his
precarious condition, as result of the
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Applications For Aid Bein^ Re-
^eivedsJFrom People In Textile
’ CommuhUies.
Ht '’T'
Laurens, Sept, 14. ^ The local of
fices of the FERA are beehives of ac
tivity these days taking applications
that are being filed by persons seek
ing emergency relief. Many of the ap
plicants, it ts understood, are from
textile communities. Applications are
received in all cases, with the under
standing that investigation of each
applicant’s claim will be nMide in rou
tine order and reports given as in all
such cases. / , / ' *
The mill areas affected at^I>resent
by the strike include: Clinton and Ly
dia mills at Clintoif and Watts' mill
here. The *Laureiw cotton mill resumed
operations Thursday.
Accepts Call To
Pints
Pints
Idid
County
Clsed Opn Wrkrs
Anders/n . „
- 0
Il5
2,700
Abbeville ..
' 9
0.
700
Aiken .
. 0-
9
-. 0
Bamberg ..
..^1
0 .
250
Cherokee .
'9
0
2,700
Chesier .
. 4
3
1,400
Chesterfield-!
.. O'
1
0
Darlington L
. 1
r
475
Dillon
0.
1
0
Fairfield .
.* 2
0
700
Greenville
0
32
1,.500
Greenwood
4
o
AT
1,800
Kejshaw .
4
0
500
Lancaster
.. 0-
1
0
Laurens ...
. 3
2
2,500
Lexington
0
3
200
Marion ..
... 0
1-
0
Marlboro
1
3
250
Newberry .
4
0
' 2,000
Oconee ..
1
5 •
2.50
Orangeburg
. ’-0
o
0
, Pickens ...
- 0
9
0
Richland
6
0
■2,400
.Spartanburg
18
13
10,500
.8umter
0
1
0
Union . -.
5
2
2,6.50
York
14
0
4,150
Totals
. 85
10(1 .
37,525
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GUARD
AS MILLS OPEN
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TerfS|ion Growinjf As‘ GuardsmoiY
Repulse Strikers. Situation .
Little Chanfi^ed In This State
E.vccpt At Rock Hill.
ClMniOtte, Sept. 18.—T’.vd men‘w/q;o~
woundwi by bayonets when .National.
Guard.smen and a crowd of civilians
cla.'^hed at Belmont, near here, to
night. T''
^ The two* men, identified as J. T.
Brown ami Kimest Riley, were brought
ito a Charlotte hospital.
1 \IU
100
300
250
0
11,500
2.400
0
2,000
1.400
800
100
800
0
2,750
3.50
3,351
.0
4,200
200
1,350:
•v o'
14,751
First reports said the guardsmen
I used their bayonets in driving back a
,jcix)wd ai'ound the Hatch Hosiery
plant, one of the mills closed by the
general textile strike. •
Riley wfas said to have lost consid
erable blood and it was feared hi.s
condition was' serious. Brown’s wound
was not regarrded as dangerous: •
The .state’s .soldiers were reported
To have avanced on the crowd when i.
someone threw a missile through a'
winow of the mill.
Rev. S^*. Bowses Resi^rns Posi
tion At Orphanage and Leaves
Next Week for New* Field.
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Jurors Drawn
" For Fall Term
r
Colunibia, Sept. IS.-JOlin D. John-
^ ston, of Spailanburg, Uday was de-
m clared" ttST-DewocrittC" nominee for
last eJekmination Monday, he is quoteii
as saying, “It is all right; I am ready
^o go any time.” WithiiT the hour he
had quietly passed oii.
Mr. Sumerel was an exdellent citi
zen'^ and former successful farmer of
the. county. He was a native of the
^esville church section, a member
of a substantial Laurens county fam
ily, He nvarried Miss Leila Bailey,
also of a large and influential Lau
rens -county family. She died only a
The fall term of general .sessions
eburt for Laurens county will open
"next Monday^ morning. Sept. 24th,
with Judge Dennis presidinjl.
The following jurors have been
drawn to servh:. ’ -
Laurens township:.J. L. F. Sumerel,
C. L. Waldrep, Rt^M. Bro^n, George
M. Brjrson, feobert M. Erwin, J. Shell
Benjamin, C. M. Wolff, R. L. Robert
son and G. B. Coots.
Hunter: J, H. Jacks, P. D. Adair, J.
The Rev. .Samuel P. Bowles, Mrs.
Bowles and four children will leave
Monday for Tampa, Fla., where .Mr.
Bowles has accepted ^e pastorate of
the Palma Ceia Presbyterian church
ind-fwill immediately enter upon his
newSvork. --
'Mr. Bowles came to Clintoi^^in 1928
from the pastorate of the Westmin
ster Presbyterian church, Jackson
ville, Fla^ to accept the position of
trea.surer of ThornweU orphanage, co
pastor of the Thernwell Memorial
church and general assistant to the
president oi the jn.stitiition. During
this .six-year penod he has repdered
Jaithful, unselfish service tp'the- Insti-
tuiiop and has served a.s dne of the
mo.st loyal and valuable-members of
its staff.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowles have made jjntemlent. Dr. B. O. Whitten.
thepiselves a part and parcel of the)
orphanage, manifesting a helpful «
terest in the'large family of Isiys ahd^J^jQ V/alFUllfC 111
Local School To
Get Federal Aid
Announcement has been made from
Washington-W,ithin thej past few days
that approximately $1,0()0,00() will be
alIocate<i to .South Carolina state insti
tutions at an early date as loans and
grants from the public works adminis-
More Plants Ope^i
‘Charlotte, Sept.. 18. — Additional
troops were assigned to strike duty
in the Carolinas today, aciditional
plants reopened behind rows of bayo
nets and- friction between j)icket.s''a»d
mills guards increase<l bqt failed to
reach ignition heat.j
Ciuston county’s long-ljieralded
push" against the sliike’s hold be
gan. with nine mills leopen^g and
'more expected to follow rfult tomor-
roiV as two additional .Vatfonal Guard
units were ordereil to the scene.
At yelmont, N. .C., the Belmont
Hosiery mill reopened but 18 others
remained cltTsed'^despite troop pr^ec-
tion as thousands of pickets hurled ,
jeers and imTults at the guardsmen
and milled alsmt the area.
National (Juardsme'n rescued Sher-
tration and reconittrxctiffln finance cor-
copratibn, working jointly.
In the propk)se<l distribution the
.State hospital will receive^ $500,000;
Training school of this city, $125,000;
Institute for Deaf and Blind, Cedar
Springs, $25,000; State sanatorium,
$.50,000. Senator Byrnes, who has
been^at work on the matter for .some
time, has been' informe<i that the
chances are good that the money will
soon be availabje.
At the State training school the
$125,000 will be used for an aministra-
tive /building, infirmary, extension to
the.laundry, dormitory an?Lother im-
! provements, it is stated by the suiicr-1
iff ('lyde Robinson of Gaston county
when a crowd of Belpiont picket.**
rushed his auto and dragged him out
with threats of “We’re going to beat
you up.” The pickets scattered before
the bayonets of th(e' soldiers. Sheriff
Robinson was unhurt but his car was.
damaged considerably.
The number of troops on duty in
the two states "w^s approximately
4,000, They were augmented by thou
sands of special officials.
The .South Carolina situation re-
matned unchanged during the dajr
with the exception of the closing of
a small hosiery mill at Rock Hill.
Many y{ht% mills which have re-
few years ago; — Ab<mt“ten* years'H^O' Burt'
governor and J. E. Harley, of Barn-[the family moved to this city from
well, the-nominee for lieuteni^nt-gbv- their fairm home in the ridge section,
emor by Jhe South Carolina Demo-. The surviving sons and daughters
cratic executive committee in, session are:'Theodore B. Sumerel and Paul
here- ^ j Sumerel, Laurens; Ryland F. Sum;-
Following-close on the heels of theierel, Clinton; Homer Sumerel, Green-
committee’s declaration came a state-jville; M. A. Sumerel, Jr., Cincinnati,
ment.from Cole L. Blease, former gov- Ohio; Mrs, Irene Todd 'tfnd Mrs. Jack
emor and- United States senator Who [Anderson, Clinton, and Mrs. Dell Aus-
lost to JoHftSton in the gubernatorial tin, Laurens. He is also’surviv^ by
rtm-off primary Sept,^ 11, saying his Jwo brothers, W. M. Sd'merel, Clinton,
future political course'depended upon, and Jeff Shmerel, Spruce Pine, Ala.
hit health in 1936.
“I would not havf{_run again for of
fice if I had been elected^ governor,”
the Veteran office-holder aaid.
CMfieial results of the nm-off pri
mary showed Johnston rec«v^ 34,797
moie ^ote^than^<P4 BIrtse. ^ PresbjCterian coHege enrollment yes-
'Returns ""as, declared by the com- terday hMl leadhed 280 for the new
inittee were as follows: Blease, 122,-’year’s work. Of this number 9h are
W. Anderson, C. B. Walenze, Q. B.
Shockley and W.. Glpnn Davis.
Dials: G.-AI. Brooks, John H. Wolff,
William * Wham, Earle Buzhardt^ A.
B. Terry and J. Q. Hipp.
Youngs: J. S. Higgins, W. N. Steph
ens and J. B. DeShields. —
Sullivan: L. €/ Knight, W. I. Tur
ner, H. B^Monroe, W. C. Arnold, Wr
E. Bagv^l and J. H. Tumblin.
WatWlM: William Miller, P.“W.
Bagwq^, Herbec$> Cooper and J. F
girls, and making a vahiablo contri
bution to the social and religious life
of the campus"'Their friends in the
city will regret to leam that they are
I opened in the past fe w days continued
to operate with rcluced forces. .At
j Higlj Point, N. a hosiery center, a
I survey showed all'‘29 plants runninj^
with only ;t,92.5-(Rit of. (»,3.59 e.m- '
IVllil Situation'p!oyes at work.
. Today’s reojKmings, coupled with,
T,c' . 4 1 4 I -4 4- 4U 'belated returns showing a number of
The-textile .strike situation in the; . , . , .
leaving Clinton. As they go they will o..^ reopened quietly yestei-
carrywith them jrrto their new .sphere, county remain^s unchanged. The thin brought the number of operatirg
the very best wishes of those who , mills in North Carolina to 304 and in
know and esteem them and who will P'^^cted by sti ikers and two opeu I Carolina to' 105, for a total of
always have a deep and sincere inter- national guartl detachments Carolina had nH-rlosed,
‘ Vhe Laurens Cotton mills resumed I
eat in their welfare.
Ctlbss Hill: Jake Rasor.
Jacks: G. H. Littlei
Many New Men
Enrolled At P. C.
r-
876; Johiiii|Dn, 157,673; toUl vote,
28<0,649; total enrollment, 875,796.
In the race for lieutenant governor
Harley receive 147,279 votes to 130,
members of the freshman class.
While South Carolina naturally has ^
the largest number of students, nine j
states, fifty-seven cities and towns,!
321 for Joseph R. Bryson of Green-J and one foreign country, have repre-
ville. The total vote in the race for
lieutenant governor was 277,6p0.
Johnston spoke briefly to the com
mentation in the class. In addition to'
this state and Georgia, thew are stu- i
dents from Florida, Mississippi, West)
mittee, asseiting he inten^d to “try j Virifinia, North Caf^na, Kentucky,
to make South Carolina a governor of j Tennessee, Wisconsin; and Korea. It is^
which ahe will^'^Ms proud**" and asking
the cooperation of the -eommittee
-Members ard the voters.
No prdteifls or contests were, re
ceived by the commitete.
Blea^ in his statement, orge^ the
people of the state^te "Work one for i ton.
aU and all for one all for South
Carolina, oi|r countrY and our God.”
Johnston, sought for an interview,
stated from tke registrar’s office that
forty per cent of the new first year
men are'from outside the state.
"There are 28 co-eds included in the
ptudent body, practically all of these
young women being residents of Clin-
had no comm^cti
Mrs. Mary Pralfier returned Mon
day from a fJw days’ visit with rela
tives in Greenwood.
P. C. 1934
Grid Schedule
. VARSITY^
Saturday, Sept. 22^^Clemso^
aLClemson.
Saturday, Sept. 29—Mfrcer at
Macon. ~
Saturday, Oct. 6—^Howard at
Birmingham.
Saturday, Oct. 20—Wake For
est at Wake Forest.
Saturday, Oct. 27 —Catawba
at Clinton.
Friday, Nov. 9—Newberry at
Newberry.
Saturday, Npv. 16 — Erskine
at Rock Hill,
Saturday, Nov. 24—Wpffford
at Clinton. '
Thursday, Nov. 29—Citadel at
Charleston. '
FRESHMAN
Friday, Oct. 12 — Carolina-at
Columbia. ,
^ Saturday,^Oct. 20—Citadel at
. Clinton.
Saturday, Nov. 8—Clemson at
Clemion.
Thursday, Nov. 8—Newberry,
at Clinton.
Friday, Nov. 16—Woffprd at
4 Spartaid)urg.
1 . T-u I -41 I i<>I 2b9. Idle workers in North (aro-
operations last Thursday with guards- , /.o-.u oo n/./i • /
' I .4 4U 11 • lina totaled 02,.500, with 38,000 in
men camping about the mill iiromiscs. .. r' i- i4i4i-nri
f M u I,.(..'South Carolina, making 100,o00 for^.
It IS reported runrtmg on full schedule' ’ , , u-
... ' .... - , rru , the C aj-olinas. North ( arolina had 87-,-
with comlilions ijuiet. 1 he Wattsi.. ' , i- <-
i. ... f . .' , u..,' oOO working and .South ( arplina 4;),-
fmills, the first in the county to shut, . , i- i.,o
' ’ 000, totaling 132,500.
Bank Resources
Of State Higher
Columbia, Sept, 16. — A report re-closed tight
leased today by Thoma.s H. Daniel,] .Joanna ( otton mills was reported from Rock Hili; S. 'C
chief state bank examiner, said total,full shift.s bo.h Jac Feinberg hosiery mill;
banking rej^urces of all banks approxTiiiately^ 150 was^
forced to close by heavjr picketing."
I A number of wsnkers entered the
' plant, but tWe managcMhent ordered TtT
o
The first close down of' the week
South CaroTina had increased approxi-!Company .M.
mately 50 per cent, ami available C Ufi'vard Boykin,
per cent.during—the yyar ending;^*'*^'** guar4-<iuly. —^
Tune .30 1934 t The Clintofi and Lydia Cotton miUs\, , , ^
June ou, . i .. closed to avoid the possibility of dis-
The repdrt, based on called state- this, oi.y, l>oth remain ^ <
ments of sUte and national banks, 1 with no intimation from the manage- Buffalo mill fit Concord, N. C.,
showed the same number of banking 7' nn employing approximately
mstitutions, 163, »t the end of the pe-jeraUons.^ 100, reopened today wit-h between 40
riod *8 at the beginning, incFuding a ^oth plants, with -q their jobs. Tliere was no
net decrease of three state banks andj<’' disorder. , disorder, -
corresponding increase in-the number j ^ [ Picketing at other C’oncorci mills,
of national banks. * BlfitclcWOOCl BlcStSCO resulted in a.riot last week, waa
' considerably lessened, and national
Total loans and discounts increased
approximately 15 per cent, the state
ment said, while stocks and b<mds
owned by . banks increased slightly
more than 72 .per. cent during the
year,
At Mill Situation guard officers described it as the
quiete-st day .since they occupied the
. . o. , _ ' 'town more than a'week ago. ’
Columbia, ^Sept, 16. Governor Ibraj largest mills to reopen since
C. Blackwood said today he was “gen- .. . beiran Were the
The-report gave total resources ofjuineiy gratified to observe the at Lockha^S. C.! and
- j^atate/banks as $64,216,428. as com- behavior of textile mill operatives Lyir^an, S.’ C..
.pared with $50,246,707 last year, and generally throughout the state. which operated under heavy guard,
j resources of national banks .as $44,-^ If«Jeft unmolested, the kwemory jj^p^jjj|,jg plants put about
1889,000 as compared with $22,060,000, said, “these people can do m6re for j qqq workers back at their jobs, -
'in 19M. Total resources of all banks thmselves than anyone else can pos-^ Smaller mills reopened at Spartan-
! in the sUte were given as $108,604,4381,sibly do'for'them, they are g ^ Concord, Goldsboro, Shel
ias compared with $72,305,707 for the they will do nobody intention- Jarboro, Avondale, Bessemer City
previous, year.
BLAKELY STILL SICK
■d , ~ . J .u Statesville, N. C. Jroops formed
fl believe^In the honesty and the jjua'rd around the.plabts a> tne op-
faith of the people who find natives returned to w4rk.
pldyment in the textile plants of this |
’The many friends of Gilbert Blake- state. "
jly, one of the city’s most popular,' \ —— ^
;young business men, will regret to! aQfarvA
[know tl»t he continues ill-at the home t **I®* ^114*0 lo
of^his parents, Mr. and Mrj3k-i''8n T *
Blakely^
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Barbecue Today
First Bales
Cotton GihnOd
i G- L. Penland bears the distinction
of having the first new bale of cot-
CHILD ACCIDENT VICTIM j Under the allspices of the Clintoruton ginned on the local market. It was* ^
I.4auren8,'Sept. 16.—Sam Latimer, 3, ; Retail Merchants association,, a barhe- ginned oh Sept. 13th by the Clinton '
I a Negro child, was ..killed three miles: cue will be given this evening at sev- Milling company, graded midd’ing,
east of Gray Court this afternoon en o’clock at Young's -spring near (staple one inch. He was followed
when he ran out into the road in front j here. The merchants are to have as 1 closely by A. L. Nabors with two bales
• - —— — — - w.,w . ... — - w« I Asia; isi^« viiaatiwo «aav w iscaw ujf o wraii
j of a car allegedly driven by Fred [their guests tbeir wives and employ-i ginned by the Clinton Cotton Oi
I Tumblin. Tumblin was exonerated by^ees; with indications pointing to a'pany. The cotton wa« not offer
' the coroner’s jury holding the inquest, most pleasaxrt outing.
Oil corn-
offered for
sale but stored in a local warehouse.
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