The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 27, 1934, Image 2
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^Tlkougb busm^ss, right now, mfy‘
■‘ ju*t « bit slack, ' ^ *
The days ,of good busjj»css>re sure td
eo<he back'
woa t
Hdusing
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But Vhinii^ and growling at thiafsHViwWligtoii ' lEagerly -^ Watches
COTTON CONTROL
Ag WINS ACQUITAL VERDICT
eve
i.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,
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Swings Intp Action.
that are wrong,
And spreading dark rumors,
help things along. . ‘ - , t
lt*8 no time fd1r quitters, whose couf-i i
age is slight, , * > Washington, Sept, 21.—There is no
Buttaction is needed —and fighters Deal agenc:rwhi«H is being more
who'll fight. I ' *1 Widely discussed behind the scenes in
' And those who are twiddling their W'ashington these days than^the Fed-
thumbs while they wkit-i j^ral Housing Administration.
AsTthe $3 OQD 000,000 plan! Oavis and Wallace, Following Craference With Congres^mep From
ed the conference?today*. J /
W'allace said the 10 per cent
serve"^ would be administered under
/•
everJmay mean its end once the 1934
cyop/js harvested. »
/ Allotmeni of county (|[uotas^ and
quotas for the individual farmer hasl^he act’s terms
nflpf been'cwnpleted although .cotton is! ^‘W’e have, no power,’?:he said, “to
moving rapidly to mar^etfc i Ijo anything b'ut follow the terms of
,Ser*ator Bai^khaad said today ^hat | tfie measure'. W’e will do all we can to
Remain Uhsuspehdeifcf^qor administration”.was the prime smaU farmer^and bth-
act.
Fle'ec)^ Staple States, Assefi Law Will .
S^refat-y of Agi:iculture lieclares Provision Made Tor Small sentiment tto suspend the
Farmer To Prevent Suffering ^ Ac^unt of Measure.
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W’hshlngtQn, Sept 22.— The‘Bank-j justices 'and unequities. But I think
head cotton control act went bn trial
For times to get better— will lose—is no secret that President Roose-
for its life toddy and the verdict was
sure as fate!
1 veil’ holds the highest hopes for this Acquittal \
F.r while- the,, are whiti„i.loe hrSht^rS ^SfoOO^tthirrlr.t: I f "O.
''^nny skies— ^ j Capital frozen in banks and to^ .start GLester Davis, AAi^ adminis-
The fellow of action runs off with the thq wheels of the building *. trades, jtrator, after a conference which
prize. •" ['which normally employ 5,000,000 men,.^Secretary Wallace^ and congr^m^n
So be like'the sprinter who’s r^ady to |o moving again. I Urom the cotton states partlcipf^ed.
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this fact has not been generally rec>
run—■
All ready to leap, at the crack of the
«un! L ,
Look over yqur prospects, for w^ys
and for means. ,
To increase yo.ut membership—aith
men, good, serene.
And then when; the plouds begin
breaking apart.
Be not merely planning—be ready to
,ptart!
The capital’s interest in this plan] help small farmers, whdiconi-
ognized and that this .10 per cent will
take care of the rituation-” /
Everybody present said he hoped so,
but Senator Russell, of Georgia, in-
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terposed:
ers* who may be suffering under the
‘‘I don’t wani to be bound. If the ] ended
small farmers are taken care of, I fn addition
hav9 no objection to continuance of
is especially keen in ^^8w of the'faqt thc..nieasure. tlte|r al-Hhe bill, but if Present injvstices con-
that the Housing Administration is | JotmenU'under it will be increased 10
regarded as the'only one of the agen
cies set up under the present admin-
tration which is a purely business or
ganization.
It is headed, by James AT Moffett,
former Standard Oil ex'e'cwlive, and
per cent.
The Bankheiltf law, ,pa33e^d larMly
through the efforts of Senator Bank-
head, of Alabama, who partpipatoq <n
the discussion today, places a tax! of
5^ cents a lint pound bn all cotjton
Have faith in the future ^— and what
YOU can do—
Have faith in yoiy order, and stick
to it, too! <
Have faith in the country—your c6un-
try and mine.'
In all of her crises, be in the front
line^
And, too, as you struggle for glory,
or pelf— ~
Hold tightly, forever,, to faith in your
self!
So, face not the future, with worry
, and dread—
Get busy, get ready—good days
ahead!_ j
— Author Unknown.
there is not a single brain truster i from this year’s crop in exeess of
who has a word to say about its op-j bale^."]^
That is my position,” said both
Senator George, of Georgia, and Rep
resentative Brown, of Georgia.
The delegation that visited-Secre
tary Wallace was divided on continu
ance or suspension of the control
Rresident RoefeAek has the power [ act’s term?
to suspend the measure outright ild he
believes the “cotton emergency” ik at
an end.
. “We have had a hasty opinion from
0|ur degal department,.” Wallace said
today, “and we do not think we would *
be justified in Kecommetiding suspen
sion of the bill to the president-on the
grounds that - the emergency has
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to Senators Bankhead,
Russell and George, Representative
Jones, Representatives Perry of Ar
kansas aqd Patman of Texas, attend-
Everything In
FLOWED
Clinton Flower Shop
Member F. T. b.‘
Phone 35
WHAT DO
P. S. Jeanes
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The measure was the first conipul-
sory crop control legislation and Presi
ident Roosevelt had to approve it pub
licly before it was passed by congress.
•primarily, because of drought, the
production of cotton this year is esti
mated at only 9,252,000 bales, more
than a million bales below the Bank-
head quota. Nevertheless, many farm
ers east of the Mississippi river and
Trustees File
School Request
The Laprens county delegation in a
epecikl called meeting last Wednes-
eration. The men^who conceived the
plan and drew uplthe act have Ijeen
forced out of the picture. Hard-
headed motor executives and bank of
ficers are working with Mr; Moffett
in his attempt to execute the,plan. ,
Plan Is Steadily Pushed
in the farce of claims tha,f the plan
could not succeed wihle ndthing was
done to lower the cost of lumber fur
ther, that the adminstration was go
ing after the support of bankers and
business men but was forgetting that
success depended on public enthusi-
and that politics were hamper^
• 'ing efficiency. Mr. Moffett and,, his
jaides moved slowly ahead setting up
I their UVachinery.
' i Today the housing program is
'“ready to go,” and Washington is
! watching with interest to see whether
it catches on.
-Despite insistent criticisms,
ing leaders have insisted
is a program,,which will go
measure. Most of the group from west!
c^f the Mississippi, among them bejng |
Chairman Jon^s of the house agricql-,
ture CQmmit-tee, opposed sxispension
because, in their view, it would be an
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injustiae to farmers who did not raise
the allotment given them.
For example, Texas.is expected to
fall almost 854,000 bales below the
3,237,000 bales given the state under
the Bankhead bill. If there is any
market for them, farmers’ certifi
cates—each representing a bale which
be
Notice to Farmers
some jekewhere yni have to pay the
levy. Their production has exceedd, or i may be marketed tax free — will
will exceed, the allotment Assigned j sold for about $20 each,
them under the measure, Thi.s, com- • The farmers in Texas, Oklahoma,
and other states affected by the’
drought expect to sell a;.great rnatvy'!
biped with delay and administrative
difficulties, led to an outcry for out
right suspension of the law. The idea
was abandoned, so far as the farm
'administration was concerned, at to
day’s conference. ^
.. Wallace pointed out that the c^nty
allotments thus far were only 90 per
certificates to their more fortunate
brethren east pf the Mississippi.
Secretary .Wallace and his aides
were lukewarm toward the Bankhead
bill from the first. But the AAA has
gone so far toward.s jits affministra-
hous- cent of the final allotment each county I'tion now tha't sus|pension probably
that this'^c'^^^ receive. ' [would cause more difficulties than
on fori other words,” he said, “we re-1continuance.
day, attended by Meaars. Nance, Witb.l««.Y
erspoon. Cook and Lanford, refused to
change the action taken at the Aug-
usi 0 meeting turning down a reque.si • . . • i. *
and CIin«bn .«hool
scWl levies at ‘“I*' "•>) sruaranfetJ ‘fxthe ex-
year be-^‘'” authorized by few. About .1,000
I communities; are reported to be ready
to carry on campaigns in favor of
“better housing.” J. Howard Anlrey,
until leceiuly an official of the Guar
anty Trust Company "of New York,
has been named Deputy Administra-
base 10 per cerit.j9f the allotment to
work carefully. They have refu.sed;handle cases where there might be in
to be rushed until they-were ready. L "
Some 7,000 banks have now signed
The mix-up,and muddle, which had
developed over the bill this year, how-
We have received the 12 cents cotton
loan blanks and will be^glad to assist you
iff securing your loan.
Store yoUr cotton with us and save it
frQm weather damaged Every courtesy ex-
tended to our customers.
and.
Bonded Warehouse
Clinton, S. C.
from the Laurens
trustees to fix'-their
the’ same figure obtaining
fore last.
.Kopresentati-ve (’ook, who has ^ided
h the Laurens and (f'linton trus-
Y\
tt v.s at former meetings, retained the
' position. Represent>tiva Lanford
and Withei.spoon Upheld and voted
, (tor to handle the financial features
With Senator .Nance in refu.sing Ane the act' '
Farm Demonstration
Notes
C. B, Cannon. County Agent
ricae.'-LS.
’’t i,’o\yir.g the action the local board
<)f tru.stees filed with .\uditor S. R..
I)orroh and Treasurer I). Roy Simp-j
son. the following statement: “Here-
tofo;^c 11‘-2 mills were voted by. the!
t:’*;paj’^s yn Hunter School District
No. 5 to\pVovide for general oRprat- •v'hw —
ing expenses for the schooLs. This Permanent (lin Certificates
in-: mills is necessary in. order to pro-1 The permahent gin certificate.s a^
vide fund.-ji for the-present school year, being* delivered each day to farrperS'
This is vour notice that the Board of‘calling at the office for .san^t will
Trustee.s of Hunter School District | he impossible to notify HvtKfarmer as
No.,.o will qxirect that llh mills be [to what day to cnll^iof their certifi-
levled as heretofore, assessed and cates. \Ve^ can only handle about 400
.coll.cted for the year 1034 and placed! ^ day.. Due to court week, we
to the credit of Hunter School Distrietja'c limited on office space, which has
No. 5 for general school purposes.” ddayed delivering the certificate.s as
The petition filed with the couiity Uapidly as the office force'is in po-
•officials was signed by the members rition to do. No farmer can receive
of if he disU'ict’s board. B.’H. ‘ Boyd, i hU permanent certificate untH his
C. M. Bailey. Dr. T. L. W. Hailey, W.iJrinner has returned his temporary
Afternoon
AIRPORT SHOW GROUNDS
"VV. Harri.s-and S. W: Sumerel.
certificate to this office. Ginners will
he notified as to what day to bring
their temporary certificates^in that
•‘they have collected from the farmer.
Two-Cent Cotton Option
This office has received notice from
‘Washington that blanks are being
Wa..h!n)rton. Svpt. 25.-TKe foor-'^*";county .»*ent to bv used
prints of Bruno Richard Hauplmann, >'>« f»™>et wishing to borrow two
^auptmann Got .,
Money Is BeUef
CAMPBELL BROS. CIRCUS
Lindbergh kidnap .suspec^have been'*^C*^‘*
As soon as'said
found by the'-departmertt'0? a'-r-'-e notieeit will be put in
to resemble minutely those rtf the man|“® papers^
who accepted the $50,000 ransom .buL' !
. - ir»ve rmthing- in return, . - < - SlTlut Tr^ilnefti
“We have had .some splendid • • dlUIidH
today,” was all J. Edgar Hoover, the I ' Pof* DaF
department’s chief investigator, would | * *
»ay about reports that a -similafTlyj • - j
%ad been noted. “Hpw can I save my oats from the!
“An excellentfpiece of information,” loss which occurs annually from the j
g’Hoover added when word reached him jmc.sence of smut?” ha? been the|
' .that the telephone number of Dr. J. question frOm a score of farmers thisi
F. Gondon, the “Jafsie” of the casq, week as the^* begin to plan their fall [
had been found on a closet panel* in grain sowing.-The treatment is simple j
Hauptmann’s home. ^ 'and inexpensivve, and yields high re-i
Have Fine Impression turns to those who use it. I
'Overturning previous limpressions * 'Purchase one pint, of formaldehyde i
AND HORSE FAIR
SUPERLATIVE AND
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
.lhat no footprints had. been ohlaine^tl, and mix It thoroughly with 30 gallons ^
the department - made knowti ; tod^* (^Jrater in a barrel, letting the bagk[
that it had run throu^jh its scientific of oats stay under the solution not!
laboratory a comparison of..!thepnarks -longer than, five mi-hutes. ’Then re-|
left by “John” with those.of.K^V'move and dry thoroughly before,
enann. . . : - ; planting. j
It was “John” who, daring a con- One pint of formaldehyde will make
ference wjth “Jafsie”' in a Bronx cem- onough so^lution to treat 25 to 30 bushf
..•«tery about delivery of the ransom els of gy;ain. ^
‘‘ihoney, became frightened and jumped'v
a* wall and ran. Police the .next[»y^^^ | -^^1
morning made“n impression of. the* 1 MrO I^OC&I 1Y11118
deejp print thus'made in the soft* v
';^ound. * , I r i
Justic^epartment agents indicated (* ‘ ' '
that impressions of a shoeless foof-^-^Tj^^ mUls of the city.
Joe Hodgiiu and^His Family of
Bareback Riders
Clark Sisters
Queens of die Air
An Army oL,jFunny Clowns
Rex Cole and f^oUywo^ Ranch
. WndWesl
Severn Lelands
Are Still Closed
or one wrapped in cloth to muffle^ciinton and-Lydia Mills, which have
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been-closed under picket guards since (
the Hopewell, N. J., residence of the national strike was called Sept.
Lindberghs and were being checked. not re-open for business Mon-
PRICES: Children
Adults 35c
INCLUDING
TAX
day Vnorning.as had been expected by
the employees, and have remained
’.^closed tight all week.
No statement has been; made-as to,
thajr re-<^ening. Wheii interviewed
one ne^ me
artiefe you have to
-«< flF ^ * j . a «-\iF^v4aiat^a vv ssvat sitbva v i’
ttoll A yI 'll%' Veifterday thie management sUted that
UW 1±1 -ft time he« Wn aef tvhan n
no time has been set when the plants
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