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t Jr-.. f ■ ' . ■ 4' ) ■ f *'' If Ton DobH lUad THE CHRONICLE Yo«D<m*^G«t I Th« News. } A V 'ii jptsa XXXIV THE CHRONICLE Strivea To Be a Clean Newa- paper, Complete, Neirap* and ReliaUa. JiJ- cukrON, a i^., Thursday, November 29,1934 NUMBER 48' Cin OBSffiVES DM OF THANKS Busine^ Will Pause, With Banks and Offices Schocds, Clo^ For Day. Union Service Th|s MomiHE At 10 O'clock. New Minister ' Given Welcome Special Union Service Held At Broad St. Methodist Church In Honor of Dr. J. C. Roper. ^ Members of all churches in the city joined together Sunday* niffht »at North Broad Street Methodist church in welcoming its new pastor, Dr. J. C. Roper, recently transferred, here by Thanksgiving, the great American feast day, will be observed in Clinton today in orthodox fashion. ♦ Stores, banks, business houses and I the conference from ^race church at the postoffice will be closed through out the day with hundreds of employ ees at liberty to follow the dictates of their fancies. With the exception of industrial plants, the celebration in thb city will he virtually unanimous. The Thomwell orphanage schools w’ill close for tSday only. The city schools will have two days off, today and tomorrow, while the Presbyterian college closed yesterday to* resume, class roonTwork Monday momrng. With the wild turkey, and bob white hunting season opening today, many persons will -spend at least a portion of the day in the woods trying their skill at marksmanship. Others will leave the city to visit friends and rel atives back home and to view Once again_,the scenes of their childhood. “&tter Is The Heart That Sings” by A B, Chapffi /t ROPER PAINTS ROSY PICTU Others awaV from home much of the /'Union. j The serx'ice was attended by a con gregation thal filled to capacity the auditorium and Sunday school depart ment, The pastors of the city were seat^ on the rostrum and the spec ial musical program was a pleasing feature of. the service. The Rev. Edward Long, pastor of the First Baptist church, and the old est minister in the x:ity in point of service, presided. The openiiig prayer was offered by Dr. L. R. Lynn, of the orphanage. Mr. Long sp<Ae of tne fraternal feelfng that exists among the local denominations, after which Dr. D. J. Woods, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was called upon to brir^ cordial words of welcome to the new pastor in behalf of the year will return to spend the day with their families. ’ Chief among the plans for the cele- fbration of the event here is the union Thanksgiving service whiclT is to be held at the First Pre.sbyterian church churches of the city. He expressed his pleasure in-the privilege of joining Wkh the Methodists in a welcome ser vice to Dr. Roper. In a happy vein the new pastor responded to^'the^'cx- pressions of love and felicitation, .spoke of the cordial welcome received at 10 o’clock when Dr. J. C. Roper, gjnee arriving in the city, and said it pastor of North Broad Street .Metho-1 »hall be his chief desire to promote dist church, will deliver the annual I tW cause of the church rand kingdom Thank giving sermon to a upited au*| building in Clinton, dience of the churches of the city. Aj pv. Roper took his text from the •cordial welcome has been extended to} nth chapter of Hebrews, 10th ver.se,, the people of the city to unite in thisj^por he looked for a city vhich hath} service and it is expected that there j foundations,” announcing as his sub-' will be a large congregation. 'ject, “The Tragedy of a Lost Per- Tm lUANRFUL — TMAT TMBSS muC W tUMCHM, ^ *ivtaT mu. t OMi tfuMPSi *»« MJUt oi: lui sky. ANO^ IM MV rrUMBUM* OMMMU) VlAy, , CONTINUE TO WOOk UP ! MW TUAWXrUL - . / . Pott nucMos WtTW TWe KINDLY SMlLf AKDIM* CMtVOPUL MORO, AMD TNAT I CAM, AT TIMES, CPMQUSS MV PUNY SOtSaS AMO PCTTV CABCS, AMO AMSWea IM KIMD t I'M “WANKFUL- TMAT I CAN mAOrArrUY Oiugvg IM AM ^ Ev/ga GuioiMg DgSTiNV ' *^ WMiCU LtAOS TUt VHOSLO OUMiaaO, THOUGH iven SLOWVLY^ AMO. m TWANKFUL- ’n4AT, r<m many blessimos ausat amo smau., IMIS is imdcco a time for gsgrmjL THANKSGIVING-1 There will be no football magnet to draw a <;rowd to the dity, since Pres byterian college closed its home sea son Saturday in a home-coming en counter with Wofford. The Blue Hom will conclude their season, however, in Charleston, with The CiUdal furnish ing the opposition. Both teains^ have good records this year and it is ex pected that a crowd of several thou sand, including a number -of Clinton fans, will be on hand at ^ha Johnson ‘Hagood sUdium for the kickoff which 18 set for 2:30 o’clock. All in all, the day promisei^o ^ an enjoyable one, c^riDrated in fraditlon- al style, with Clintonians prepared to Uke advanUge of the various oppor tunities for worship, recreation and diversion which it offers. ^ With the celebration of Thanksgiv ing over—the community will turn its attention to the approaching Yuletide season, evidences of which are already beginning to be seen in the city. \ Spective.*’ He said in part: “In a seminar course in the depart ment of education a teacher pupil asked, ‘Why does a teacher often say the group I have this year is not as good as those I had last year’? The dean of the department replied, ‘Oh, it is only a case of the lost perspec tive!’ He then explained that in June the teacher had turned over to the seventh grade a group of pupils and in September had raeaivad another group just out of the fifth grade. “If it is unfortunate for a teacher to lose the* right perspective, how much more Sio for'those of us travel ling from time to eternity! Eve was deceived by Satan, promised knowl edge, received ignorance, pain, disap pointment and death. As a further en tail ‘all the cemeteries, ^isylum-s, and hospitals on the earth. There were RheH-shocked soldiers J, H. Pitts, Jr. Heads Kiwanis Commerce Secretly Pays Visit To President In Georg^ia and Predicts Improvement In Bus iness Over Country. •i Well-Known Business Man Elect ed Club' President For Year. Associate Officers Named. in the World war who have never been the same again. There are shell-shock- ^ saints today. Disappointments from sources least §xpwted, disaster in fi- get two days WF have d.rk«ed .nd Pupil, of the city twisted many a viewpoint. Jol, had enough to swerve him. Friends ac- truly have spmething to be th^kful for Thanksgiving with today affliction and disa-ster hifd J. Hf Pittsi Jrs, was elected presi dent- of the Clinton Kiwanis club for the coming year at the club’s regular hieeting last Thursday evening at Ho tel Clinton. He will succeed John H. nter, the retiring president, at the ing of 1935. W/ Ev; Anderson, Jr., wa.s elected first vice-president; D. G. Heuste.ss, second vice-president; and F. C. Pin son,'secretary-treasurer. The follow ing board of directors was named to serve with the officers: F. M. Boland, B. R. Fuller, W. W. Harris, Geo. W. Holman, G. W; Hollingsworth, J. H. Witherspoon and John H. Hunter. The new officers will assume office after the annual celebration of “ladies night” on the 13th of December. Home-Gipning Day Is Emin^t Success ’<^8 Fro mturr Many Former Stud< Parts of South Day’s Festivities. From All turn For day granted by ‘loverUken him, his wife advised him days. This means that I*”?® to curse God and die. But in this flood white and colored, were released from ^Q^row Job held the right perspec- their books yesterday afternoon until He slay me yet will I next Monday morning. ■ - I ' « / ■ a A December 14 Set As Day Fot —Bankhead Vote Washington, Nov. 23.—Secre tary Wallace today set Decem ber 14 as the date on which cot ton farmers will vote on whether they wish compulsory control of cotton production under th^' Bakhead act to be continued -next year. “Are you in favor 6f continu ing the Bankhead a^t for next year?” is tlie question on “wliich Southern farmers will vote yes or no. AH* eligible voters, defined in the'’ Bankhead act “^ho » have the l^al or equitable right as owner, tenant, share-cropper . or otherwise to produce cotton,” will be given an opportunity be tween the hours of 9 a. m- and 6 p. m. on that date to register, their reaction to ^the experiment^ in compulsory control which has been in' force since the past trust Him.’ “Many yield to the pull of pleasure and ambition. There is something gieater than a career! Marion Talley, Local Depository Insures Deposits Becomes.a Member of F.D.I.C. All Deposits Insured Up To Five Thousand Dollars. The home-coming day crow^ Assem bled on the cjsmpus SaturdaX was probably the largest in the hlstorV of Presbyterian college. Alumni from ajl parts of the two Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia took the trail back to their alma mater and overflowed thel^ campus'. The early part of tht* day was taken up with alumni meetings and the re newing of college friendship.<». A bar- The Commercial Depository of this city, announces in today’s paper that 11 it is. now a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation, with all deposits insured up to $5,000, in accordance with an act passed by epn- ress on June 16, 1933. Their certifi- e of memliership has lieen received witlyn the pa.st few days/ and now han^ in the lobby at the receiving windows as the insignia of the F. D. I. r. T\\e! Depository not only offers governm™t insured deposits but with Warm Springs, Ga., Nov. 27.— President Roosevelt heard today from his secretary of commerce that the plan for tapering off expenditures and preventing tax 'increases “is all busi ness is waiting Sor" to tap “an im mense re.servoir” O'f tirade existing in the country. Secretary Roper asserted there was inci’easing evidence and a growing conviction that the nation’s bifsineSs is improving. He also spoke to the presi dent of general increasing Interest in “worthwhile relief work.” Motoring here after a cTrrie throQgh the Southwest, the commerce secre tary consulted during the day’ with t^e president in the little White Hou.so cottage where reemploymentV efforts received principal attention,,...,.......-. 'Senator Roliinson, of Arkansas) the Democratic. leader, concluded today the legi.slative parley which laid down this .strict' budget program. He and Mrs. Robinson motored from this re*^ treat for Arkan.sas. Mr.-and Mrs,. Kdsel Ford, of.Detroit, who hav? luK'n visiting jieTe and meet ing with the president and .Mrs. Roose velt motored away tinluy, also, “People want the needy taljen care of,” sa«l Secretary Roper. “But they want them taken care of on worth while work projects, — “There is a conviction that the Indi vidual localities, the' states, countiei and municipalities must taky a moio intimate interesf'and become more in timately identifii'd with relief expen ditures to see'to it that only the wor thy needy get relief and that the in terest of the people generally shall he preserved. “The only thing that disturbs busi-_ ness is the matter of government ex- lienditures, both in volume and ih the matter of administering expenditure.^. “Business feels that unless relief rolls are lessened there is danger of increased taxation. The statement of Senator Robinson for a-tapering off of federal expenditures, with no tax increases, is very wholesome. “This is all business is waiting for. There’is an immense reservoir of bus iness which will move forward any way but these assurances of wise con trol of expenditures will make busi- ne.ss move far more rapid. “We should be Just, as interested in creation of jobs as we are in getting money.” This crenlion of jobs is -'very .oji- Iviously receiving the primD consider becuc dinneJ* was served to the old f Ka fivY'pntikn of makinir loans is nre- ■ • . • , • Rr.du.te. .nd former .lu.lente by ."/“T'.lion of F,-..si,lent Roosevelt m th.s Gi’eenwood Gives Thomwell $60027 The Sunday /^hool of the First Presbyterian church of Greenwood contributed $600,27 in annual ‘Tftbrnwell day” offering Sunday at eighteen, stood on the ; morning. In addition, the womep of the Metropolitan Opera house under church recently contrfcuted food- Ihe horseshoe diamond and •} stuffs to the value of $25.00, and the annual budget of the church will bring the total 'contribution for the year to over |800. A special program led by Superin- {greater throng than ever Caruso sang 1 to. In one hour her fame was secure. (But can a career satisfy the deeper t needs of the heart ? Coach Ixinnie McMillian, and later in' the afternoon the crowd flowed over to Johnson field to watch the home coming football classic between "Wof ford and P. C. pared to transact all functions of a hank. The Depositor was organized last study period here. His ideas are ex pected to.be heard when ht* talks to the country upon return to, the White Apnl an,I •'.uicv > opcninR ha, ,,,|y In Decvmbvi'. joyad a steadily mXreasinlt volume of | ,, , '" ly today and Mf. Roosevelt drove hi, Theentme atad.um pre.ented a gala expected .to further ekarge ,t, cl.en-| » ^ picture. The .land, of the ...dm*-tele of cu.lomer.. IteV^cer, are:. xho»ing the foundation ?ir *1“’, •"? Jack H. koung prc.dentV; D. Hen-^ ■ j, . ^^iic they talked, gold and those of Presbyterian with vice-president; F. M. Bi^land, sec- gamet and blue. Just inside-the-fenee-'retarv-treasurer. Board of directors: Late in the day the Fre.sident and Mrs. Roosevelt and party attended the play “Sailor’s Sweetheart” given by the surrounding the playing field and i Jack H. Young, C. W. Stone, S\(]. Dil- track were the W. W. Harris, H. at the community each senior member of the football | m. Boland, O. I. Sheely, JohtK T.' * squad and Governor-elect Olin D. I Young ami W. D. Copeland, ’X Johnston, Accompanied by L. A. Me-1 —- N Cmll, varsity manager and president | rp | i D A of Blue Key.. Mr. Johnston is a gradu-( 1 0|0p|lO110 tx&tCS j The home of Mrs. 1). H. Hayes on Sodth Broad street was badly dany FIRE HER^ SUNDAY ate of Wofford college. The bands of both Wofford and Presbyterian were present and added much to the success of the afternoon. To Be Cut Here age<l\by fire last. Sunda.v shortly'^'af- ter onXo’clock. The fire originated in D v I During the half the Amato brother, of I tendent K. r. McCaslan, was present-1_ , u* . . • j .u -x, * * 'Columbia^ entertained the s^?tators ein Angels’ wings beat more than once at the window panes in the home of a ^ ^ physician and thpn flew away. Thej^^ Todd, a mem-* tumbling act. /agreed to reduce its rates in South young wife adopted a child for her.jj^^. orphat^ige board, was the! section reserved for the alumnijCarolina to become effective Jan. l,i ed at the Sunday school hour before The state railroad’ commission an- the roof And spread quickly, the build- nounced last Thursday that the South-|'nfr beingXsaved only by the prompt Bell Telephone company had,'''^o*'k df thes^^e department. lown. Then at midnight, in a hospital,speaker I a mother died, "niree days liter this Greenwood Presbyterians ovqr young physician’s wife with the mothjj^ period of ye,ars have, manifest er heart claHned the child. The^infant ^ in the orphanage was afflicted. It became blind for its most liberal-and on the 56-yard line was fille<l b<>fore ^ 1935, ! the two teams took the field, as was j The reduction will affect 53,725 sub- the student section. The entire stadi-1scribers in fifjy-nine South Carolina; aui Jttder this plan each farmer was allotted a quota unddr the 10,460,0(k) - bale national total which he was allowed to tax free. All cotton produced in excess of this amount was sub ject to a tax of 50. per cent. 'Each voter will be handed a statement from Secretary Wal lace with his ballot. Wallace ^11 urge cotton farmers to exam ihc earefally all the facta and ratph a deeiafon based upon cob> sideipd jtidfmeiit as tp wrhethet the Bahkhead act , la aedded to aasare attainment of the objec- tlYea« of the^ cotton adjustment prpfnun. —but it had a home. “At daylight on a..^ spring morning a white pillow was covered with crim son blood and two weeks later the young woman with the mother heart jwas buried. One who had never asked the privilege to apeak a word over the dead diifso now. It was to lay the (Continued on pjwe two) GRIDIRON MENU devoted friends in the three control ling synods,^ They stand at the very top in the amount raised each year ior the institution. urn, holding 3,000 people, was well 1 cities and towmi in which Clinton is! filled. The combination of excellent! included.^It will mean an average cut weather and a hard, close game mark- in rates of 12 per cent, the amount of ed the 1934 home-coming event as one of the most successful in the annals of the college. commu- THANKSGIVING PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Tadhy^ Carolina vs Washin^on and Lee at Columbia. Furman vs Clemson at Clemson. Preabyterian vs Citadel At Charles ton! , Newberry vs South >Georgia Teach ers at Statesboro, Ga. State Race Standing W L The following Thanksgiving proc lamation was issued Nov. 16 from Washipgton by Presidentt Roosevelt: “I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States of America, here by designate Thursday, the 291h day of November, 1934, as a day of thanksgiving for the people of *he nation. “Thus to srt Aside in the autumn of each year a day on which to give thanks to Almighty (Sod for the bless- tittfs of'lffe is a wise and reverend I jkVawmsiWa/I «K«V the nitie.s to be based upon jirevailing! rates charged. j Present rates in Clinton, which isi seryed-'by the Southern Bell systernTj are: One party business phone $5.001 a month; two party business, $4.25 a' month*; one party residence, $3.00 a month; two party residence, $2.50 a| ClemsOn South Candiaa Presbyterian .... Furman .... I The Citadel .... •Woffoi^ .... |Newb«^^ •Eridtine 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 Pet custom, long cherished by our people. ^ * rj. A.1 A 1000 760 OAJK OflO 066 It is fitting that we should again ob serve this customi " .X- “During the past year we have bee^ given qourage’ and fortitude to meet 500 the- problems which have confronte«l 600 250 OOO OB in our national life. Our sense of boeial justice has deepened. We have [been given vision to make new pro visions for human welfare and happi-: month. No announcement of the new neM, and in a spirit of mutual happi-1schedule of rates to apply here had. ness we have cooperated to translate'been made from the local manager’s, vision into reality,"^ ~ /office yesterday. —' S "More greatly have we turned ourj hearts and minds to things spiritual. We can truly say, ‘What profiteth it a { nation if it gain the whole world and | lose it own soul.’ | ‘‘With gratitude in our hearts for W. M. U. To Hold Quarterly what has already been achieved, may we, with the l^Ip of God, dedicate, ourselves anew to work fpj. the bet terment of mankind. ' . ' “In witness whereof, I have herp- untd set my hand and caused the seal of the United Btatos to be affixed. “Done in the city of Washington The quarterly meeting of the' Third i divisron of the Lf urens county W. M.i U., will be held at Bethabara Baptist church Decenvber Ist, at 10:30 a. ml The' churches of the Third division are: Beaverdam, Bellview, Bethabara, Calvary, Clinton, Cross Hill, Holly; Grove, Lydia, Mt. Pleasant, Mount- this fifteenth day of November in theiYille, New. Prospect* and Waterloo, year of our Lord nineteen hundred and j, All churches are expected to send thirty-four and of the independence of i delegates. A helpful missionary p"|:o- the United 9Utos of America the one!gram will be rendered. The members hundred and fiffv.ipn|h.^ 'of.Bethabara church will serve lunch. ) Turn eWistmas Street Lights On PeX 7th (’Iinf!c Lon will be all Christnaas- like this year. , /\ .Slreamiers heavily laden with bulbs shining in~'festoon.s of liijfhts, will be provided' by the ^city throughout the business section. / - i) r*- ; z' At a' meetirg 01 the* Mer- T chant.s association held Monday night with President J. J. Corn- WL^ll presiding, and Mayor Bai- le"^ present, a motion was adopt ed requesting all merchants and business houses to provide a flighted'Christmas tree in front of their respective places of business to add a touch of- beauty and gajety for the Yule season. A committee to call up on the merchants asking their cooperation, and to look after other details of the lighting and decofatflv. appointed at the meeting. It consists of W. H. Simpson. Mac Adair, L. L. Still er and E. M. Timmerman. The lights will be turned on ^ for the first time on Friday eve ning. Dec. 7ih, at six o’clock. \ • f >• J; sAf- { , ^ ,