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V V; ^ iV '> '*■ If Ton I>Mi*t ^ . THE CHBOHICUS / ^ Ton b«l*t Got Tko Nonro. ■ ' 'I - ■ ' " ■ ■ > r. Mi VOLUME XXXV \ CLlKhX)N, S. C., T^RSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1935, ir I THE CHRONICLE To Bo'm ciiMin Non*- paper, Comploto, Neirsy,, ^ '» and R^Uablo. U •r * NUMBER-7 • > BLASTS FIRED BYSOIONS HIGH^BODt JPressure Being Used To Defeat Administration Measure Is Charged In House. CLINTON FOLKS YOU KNOW REMOVAL OF GOVERNOR ^ AS MEMBER PROPOSED Group Adjourns Without Taking Action ’^^On Bill To I Abolish Present Commission. Columbia, Feb. 12.—After hearing a fiery two-hourf blast against • the Etate Htghfway* eommfsskmr the honao " recessed tonight without taking action upon an administration bill to abol ish the present commissioti: Representative Adams, of Richland, an administration spokesman, charged during debate that outside pressure was being exerted to defeat the mea- sura. First refusing by a six-vote margin to suspend discussion, the chamber later consented to defer further con sideration of the bill until tomorrow by a B7 to 39 ballot. Adam^ asserted “there is a man sit ting in "this house tonight who was told that if he did-not withdraw his name from this bill his county woul^ have to pay $3,000 in interest on highi* way bonds it has not had to pay up to now.” An amendment to eliminate a pro vision that Governor Olin D. John ston be made an ex-officio member of a new board-of six commissioners was proposed at Johnston’s request by Representative N. A. Coward, of Anderson. As debate grew warm, Representa tive S. P. Chapman, of York, a clergy man legislator, took the floor and strode from his seat to where Gover nor Olin D. Johnston was seated with Mrs. Johnston at one side of the cham ber. Patting the governor on the knee, Chapman assured him: *^ou won’t have to call out the milBiiL Th«i« are 5S apoaaorf on this bill and it’s going through.” The statement was understood to refer to reports that Johnston might - declare martial law to oust the com mission, as Governor Eugene Tal- madge did in. Georgia, if the legisla ture declined to abolish it after its -rB^mbers have refuseef to resign. Representative Huff, of Laurens, in launching ^ate for the bill, said it might haye read to “increase from a one-man Commission to a six-man commission instead of decrease from a 14-man commission to a six-man commiasion.” Asserting the present board is “dominated by one man,” Huff main tained “the people want this bill passed.” Representative E. 9* LewiSi of Ah- f derson, author of a so-called anti administration Mil, openod ailment against the Johnston measure with a contention that abolishment of the road board was not x*the wilJ of the people” but mereljr a plank in John ston’s summer ^ti^npaign platfqrm. “You are tampering with a $100,- 000,000 iipNwtment,” be. said,- refer ring to the. amount expended on state high^frays, and added that his bill was “democratic to the last drop” and Would “remove the commission abso lutely from politics.” Lydia Association To Give COUNTY TEACHERSMEGISUTIVE COMMinEE LODGES PROTEST Coun|^ Cotton Set-Up Complete JOSEPH ABRAMS BAtLEY J. A Bailey, dean of Clinton mer chants, widely known and highly re garded as “Mr. Joe,” was bom on 41 farm near Clinton, the oldest son of Mercer S. Bailey and Rosanna Lydia Bailey. His parents moved to Clinton in 1866 where he entered, school as a small lad with Mr. Bill Stone as his first teacherl ' - In 1878 Mr. Bailey entered David son college where he received his A. B. degree in June, 1883. Upon his re turn home from college he immediate ly entered the mercantile business on Aug. 1, 1883, and from that time he has continued actively in business here in the same location and ranks as the city’s oldest nverchant. He was associated in busines.s with his fath er and three brothers, under the firm name of M. S. Bailey & Sons. Later upon the opening of Bailey’s Bank in 1886, Mr. Bailey and brother; P. S. Bailey, bought the mercantile inter ests of M. S. jand W. J. Bailey ,, and they continued to operate the business under the same firm name until the death of P. S. Bailey in 1922.- Since then the business has continued un der hia individual firm name. In 1873 Mr. Bailey had the misfor tune of losing his left arm in an ac cident in which he narrowly escaped death, while attempting to dislodge a^ small belt which had slipped from^A pulley in his father’s flour, grist4nd saw mill, he was .wrapf^ on thti driv ing shaft resulting in his am being caught and torn off. FrpYh the inju ry ha was confined in for several months and has fre^u^ntly stated that it was due to th$ skill and special care of his physicianSi Ihr. J. J. Boozer, Dr. W. Irby and Dr. T. G. Harris, that he recovered. Mr. Bailey has always loved Clin- ton,^^er people,” and 'varied interests. F,oir 24 years, beginning in 1894, he served as a member of the board of trustees of Thomwell orphanage. In 1898 he became treasurer of the in- stitutioit succeeding R. H. McCrary. In 1916- he retired from the hoard af ter rendering long and faithful ser vice without remuneration, ile also was deeply interested in the college and served on its board for 16 years during the presidency of Dr. W. 8. Neville, Dr. kobert Adams and Dr. A. E. Spencer. Mr. Bailey^ is a charter member of the local Knights of Pythias, cham ber of Commerce and Kiwanis cliA. In 1876 Mr. Bailey affiliated with the First Presbyterian church of this city. He served as a deacon for 16 years, and as treasurer for 10 years of this period. He now is an esteemed and beloved elder of the church. Mr. Bailey in 1899 marriek Miss Nina Vance of New Orleans. They have two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Ob With a cast of forty local people, the Friendship Association of Lydia mill will preset “The Big Dixie Min- ering of San Welo, Texas, and Miss strel and Variety Show” in the Lydia mill school auditorium Saturday night, Feb. 16, at eight o’dock. A number of good black-face comedian&Arill keep the audience in an uproar with l;heir Alden Bailey of this city. Mr. JBailey numbers his friends, both white and colored, by the hun dreds. His always bind and gentle personality is often remarked upon by <K>iip, Joke., dan^ end prenk., white Through- a chorus of pretty girls and hand some hpys will sing and dance some of ^ latest popular songs and dances as well as a number of those good old minstrel melodies of yesterday. A number of good soloists will ^sing, augment^ by the big choruses. " The show is being dibe^ed by L W. Dickson, of Greenville, and all indi cations point to one of the best shows ever given at Lydia.. A novelty fea ture will be^ the many valuable prises whkh will 6e given aw*y> donated by the merchants of Clinton. The music is being directed by Miss VonHollen anid Mr. Bobo. A small admission will be charged and the public is invited. out his long residence here, in his in timate circle, he is known for the Staunchness of his friendship, for his warm hospitali^ty, and for his un swerving advocacy of principle. Mr. Bailey recently underwent a senouw operation hi a Charlotte ho»> pital which he hopes will greatly im prove his health. He is now at his home again and his numerous friends will learn with pleasure that he is convalescing and hopes to soon be out again. . . Group Organized By TQwnshlps I To Handle Crop Pi^uction Control for 1935. Laurens, F^b. ll;‘-^Tlve official set up for handling thevl935 cotton pro duction program for Laurens county was completed^Saturday at a meeting of the community committeemen, who had been elected kqring the week at town.ship meetii^gs, Conducted by C. B. Canhon, county age^ and who, in turn, had the perogative\pf naming the county committee. . \ ' The, county, or central comqiittee bbard) as selected Saturday, consists of: C. B. Owings, of Owings statioh,^ chairman; C. W. ^one, of Clinton, aAd N. J. Anderson, of Lauren^ with E. A. Adams, of Cross Hill, as alter nate. Mr. Cannon serves as secretary to the committee. Township community committeemen who have been elected to serve for the year follow : Laurens township: John H. Powers, chairman; R. M. I^ngston and A. H. Moore. Hunter towmship! T. J. Davenport, Jr., chairman; Hugh Bonds Workman, Jim Wade Miller with Edgar M. Young, alternate. Cross Hill township: Sam M. Lea* man, chairman; E. A. Adams and H. E. Hitt, with C. R. Turner, alternate Waterloo township: Joseph O’Dei chairman; R. Guy Smith and John- 0. Stribling, with C. Y. Culbertson^ ilter- nate. . / Sullivan township: Grovpr O. Roper, chairman; Archie 0. OwCns and Her bert 0. Abercrombie^^britb G. Deigey Wood, alternate. , ' , J" ' Dials townshig; T. ,W. Baiksdale, chairmaril Be^ G. Taylor and Fred S. Stoddard, with alternates to be se- -leeUd. Youngs township: L. R. Henderson, chiurman;-W. L. Martin end C. R. with Boyd DeShields, alternate. Scuffletown township: Bryan Good win, chairman; Clifford E. Wingo and DeWitt T. Davis, with J. L. Cooper, alternat.e Jacks township: John L. Adair, chairmanfTan M. Ray and J. D. Cope land, with Don Cqpeland, alternate. Group and ploring^ , To Raise In Laurens Monday Resolutions De- ilure of Legislature chere* Salaries. Protest against Che failure of the legislature to providX^more pay for school ■ teachers of South Carolina is voiced4)y the legislative cbmmittee of the Laurens County Teachers’ associ ation in resolutions adopted ^onday at a meeting^of the committee in\Lau- rens. \ j The resolutions follow: “The Honorable, The General Assem bly, “Columbia, .S. “Gentlemen: Rites Held For . Chas. S. Lankford 'U» “Whereas, The Legislative Commit tee of Laurens County Education As sociation has observed with keen con cern and disappointment the action of the House of Representatives in pass ing House Bill No. 163, which does not provide an increase in teachers’ sal- oHm for 1936-1936. “Whereas, A perusal qf the same Bill thq^t jn son)e instanced salaries of some stkte emplyoees have been re turned to^the 1929 level. “Whereas^\A Further perusal df the record shows wmt'the salar^" of the teachers of th^xState were reduced from an Annual Salary ranging be tween $640.00 and $^0.00, to the 1933 level of $360.00 per yekr. “Whereas, The above mentioned re duction in teachers’ salaried amounted to a drastie cut of from 33 per cent to 4 per cehif and the 1934 increase was only JrO per Cent. yTherefoxe, Be it Resolved: “First, That the 10 per ct. increase allowed in 1934, with no increase in 1936, as passed by the House of Rep resentatives under Hbiise Bill No.^lbS, is entirely inadequate to meetjhe ad- position he held'fdr vancing costs of living. “Second, That we wish to respectfully call to the attention'of your honorable body tihe fact that teachers’ salaries have only been increased $36.00 per year, $3.00 per month, since the dark est days of the depression in 1933. “Third, That we wish also to call to the attention of your honorable body the fact that teachers wish to fare just as tither people, no better, and no worse. As you know it is neces sary for them to maintain both proper living and educational standards, and these for twelve months each year. “Fourth, That we wish further to re spectfully call to the attention of your (Continued on page eight) Local Citizen Passes *^TIiursday Night After Few Hours’ 111- ness. Interment At RosemonL i Funeral seWicca for Charles S. Lankfo'rd, 75,^ere held Friday after noon at 3:30 aVthe home of hia dau ghter, Mr.s.-P. X Adair. Mr. Lank ford died ThuradaKnight at his hmne on North Adair stiWL after only a few hours illness. Inti^ient was- in Roa^ont cemetery. Tme service at the home was con ducted by Dr. J. C. Roper, pastor of Broad 8trwt Methodist church, while embers of the local Masonic organi- iod^were in charge of the service at the grave. , - . * arers were selected from the Masoni^rder: L. T. Ramage, S. A. Pitts, WXr. Pitts, Dennis Sowers, T. M. Sease^nd E. P. Little. Besides hisNwidow, Mr. Lqnkford is survived by nne daughter, Mrs. Adair; one son, Clvde S. Unkford, of this city; one broHwr, S. S. Lank ford, of Union; and thm sisters, Mrs. Joe E. Hawkins of Ui^n, and Mrs W. A. Kirby of Pacolet. Both at the home and at grave the serviced were attended by\ large concourse of friends and relatives. The mound was'^covered with a beauti ful selection of flowers, attesting the love and esWm irKwhich Mr. liank- ford was held. 'He\was popularly known and well liked, ^ing of a gen ial disposition, he made many friends and held them, all of whoh\^ join the family in mourning his deat Mr. I^inkford was born in NUnion July 1, 1860, the‘son of Phillip ciuik- ford and Cassie Eison Ijankford married Miss Eugenia Gore on 24, 1886. * - in 1903 Mr. I^ankford moved to Clinton when he became foreman uf the ThornwelL orphanage farms, which several years. Severing his connection with the or phanage he operated his own farm near here. During recent years he had been retired, his impaired health preventing him from pursuing active work.' > .* Mr. Lankford waa a member of Broad Street Methodikt church* and was a regular*VKendant upon its ser vices. He was also a member of the local Campbell Lodge No. 44, Mason ic order, ami was ah officer at the time of his death* CHAMBERVOTES PROPOSED PLAN FORSECMTARY Committee Ordered To Proceipd With EfTortH To Raise Neces sary Funds For Budget. BUSINESS MEN APPROVE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM Highway Men Address Monthly Meeting. Committee Named To Nominate Officers. STUDY SHOWS 1,529 ACCDENTS CAUSE DEATHS OF 270 PERSONS Clerk Of Court Makes Three Sales Ck>Iumbia, Feb. 11.—Two hundred and forty of the 1,629 accidents which oc curred on the highways of South Carolina in 1934 resulted in either sudden death or fatal injury to a to tal of 270 persona, a oomprehenaive statistical study just completed by the highway department shows. In other words there were 1,289 non-fatal accidents and 240 fatal aeci- dent8.~ The 240 fatal accidents caused 270 deaths. Included in the nuiitber of persons killed were 83 pedestrians. In addition to those who died were 210 persons who were seriously injured and 1,127 who were slightly-injured. The department’s study includes a detailed amdysis of -the which brought about the death of the 83 pedestrians. Six of these unfortu nate victims were killed while cross ing the highway, on one occasion two by one automobile. Eight of the pedes- road against traffic; 17 were walking on the right of the road with ti^affic; five were getting off vehicles, 17 were crossing at.intersections, six, all chil dren, i^ere playing in the street; the cause of the other 13 were not given. Sixty-one of the pedestrians who ware^ killed were-men and 21 children. The sex of one was not reported. Only two of the pedestrians killed were less than four years old; 20 were from five to 14 years old; 44 were from.15 to 64 years old, and eight were over 66. “Carelessness of pedestrians’” was the cause reported for 61 of the deaths^ two were caused by careless driving, seven by reckless driving, six accident8<{by “reckk^ssness due to liquor,” three of accidents ^ resulting from bright lights, and one of those killed was “confused by traffic,” the report said. Six of those killed were running across the highway, and one was Clerk of Court Thos. W. Benneett conducted three legal sales in front of the court house on January salesday as follows: For the master of Greenville coun ty, in the case of Isabella James vs R. T. J^mes, 61,34 acres in Scuffle- town township, sold to the plaintiff for $280. Ludte A; Taylor v» Uon Taylor, at al. 133.8 ac«« in Soflivan tiSwn;| «hip. «>ld to Goo. T. ikrumti. for'»f 31,000. J. E. Johnson vs J. Russell Camp bell, 14 3-4 acres in Diails township, sold to Phil. D. Huff, Atty„ for $220. Mr. Bennett, who had to go home after the sales because of sickness, was unable* to read the orders ahd R. E. Babb, Esq.,tread them for him. Executors df the estate of the la^i C. W. Tune sold his residence on Church^t-eeet to B. M.. Wolff, agent, for $2,006. The Chamber rtf Commerce at ita regular meeting Tuesday evening at the Mary Musgrove Tea Room autho rized the committee that - had been working on the project to proceed with its pTafis to ediploy a full-time secrethry. The Chamber had as its guest speakers Benjamin R. Stroup, direct or of ^the motor vehicle division ^of the state highway department, (Co lumbia, and William B. Powell, of the Bureau of Public Roads of the federal government. Mr. Pewdl is stationed in Columbia -and is directing a traf fic survey now being made in South Carolina. Several other guests were ^present and were welcomed by R. L. Plaxico, president of the club, who jtn'sidod. F. Wingard. repre.setiting the Lion!^^club brought to the attention of the ('hamber a “Buy In Clinton” niovemon\^and requested its interest and cooperation. His reniark.s were received as intprniation. - The presidenKap;»ointed a commit tee to make nom^ations for officer.-; the coming yea\ The committee wKi make its report at the March and the electwill take placeN^ the April ineetmg of ll\e ChambiN E. D. (\aig, chairman of the com mittee .seeknig ways and rneanV to employ a fulPtime secretary, repc ed on work' done by the group. H presented a planXwhereby, with the cooperation of merchants and individ uals of the city, fundsxcould be raised Tor the chamber’s budget, including th^salary of aXccrctary.^It was sug gested that the arrangement l>e made to cover; a three-year program .so as to make the rnove more worthwhih' to the city. iKwas pointed out th^ it would* re<iuire^^*veral months to activities started after a .secretary was .secured and a\pf’«giam covering a longer j»erio(Fthan a^year w'ould be more ^desirable. Following a discus sion of the matter by seveihJ members the committee was told to \develop their plan.s and endeavor to rais^‘ the required funds. '’Mr. Powell aipl Mr. Stroup spo principally on making the highways safe for drivers. Mr. Powell develop ed his talk by telling\of the part played by the three “Ps’^inexpe- rience, irresponsibility and intoxica tion—in making the highways un.safe. a more strict licensing the remedy for the situa tion. Mr. Stroup said that engineers have done their part, both in making better and safer cars and in building better and safer road.s, that it remains only for education in good driving and law enforcement to make the highway.s safe. Ml*. Stroup .“Uggested„ that a course in automobile driving be in stituted in .schools and colleges. He d that the number of patrolmen in trians were walking on the left of the walking in the road while intoxicatec ^imator Gdodwin W. M. Blakely To To Preach l^mday Laurens, 18.—O. P. Goodwin, 62, former state eenator, died today at hia home near here. He perved two > yeit^ in the hduae and 20 in the ^nateX^ia laat term eaded ia 19)2. He waa ^reakiaat tif tha atate ianBmr*s alllaaea im 1907. ■\ "WiniamTr.^Biakely, studimt at Era- kine' seminary, in Due West, will con- duet the servioee at the Thomwell Memoj^al church, both morning and afternoon .-next Sunday. Mr. Blakely is Uie son of Mr:’ and lira. R. F. Blakely of this city, az^ hia friends aril] he pleased to have this opportunity to haar him. - TT STARTS TODAY ATHRUJJNG NEW SERIAL “SLUMBERING GOLD” , ^ By AUBREY BOYD The story of^ man’s struggle for gold almost always ts a tense t&le of action . .. ”Slumberrng Gold^V^ fronf the' pen of Aubrey'Boyd, is a story from the raw ... a recital of the deeds of adventurous,men who swarmed into the Yukon field in ’97 . . . It combines all of the demepts of mystery, adventure and romance; a thrilling, well-told story as tense in action as any fiction ever writ,ten of the West and the Northwest. It’s^a story of good men .;. and bad. Of human struggle, adventure, mystery and romance". ‘ '\^ ’’Slumbering Gold” starts in your faipily newspaper today on Page 7. From the first to the last chapter it is packed full of exciting drama. Read it every Thursday in- y- THE CHRONICLE fTHE PAPER EVERYBODY READS” -\ I J Robert R. Hafner^ Buried At Chester Father of Mrs. L. B. Dillard of This City, Passes. Was Promi nent ^siness Man.X — Chester, Epb. 9.—The funeral ser vices for Mr. Robert Russell Hafner, Sr., one of Chester’s most prominent businelk men and one of Chester coun ty’s large.%t land owners, who died Thursday morning at Pryor hospital, were conducted from the home Friday morning, with the Rev. ’^Dr. Paul the\tate should be-increased. As the number now stands a p.ilrolman ha.s one entiVe county as his territory and this is toiKdarge to cover effectively. Mr. Stroup X:ike<l hi.s hearers to prac tice safe drivmg ami encourage oth ers to, do so. Smith' Rail Fulme^ Bill House and Senate Agree On Seed Ix)an App^ priation of $60,000,000. ciato*-Reformed-Fre»byterian- church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Mariotn, Jr., pastor of the Oakland Avenue Presbyterian church, of Rock )Hill. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Hafner wa.s a native of the Bul lock’s Creek community of York coun ty. He was a deacon in Purity Pres byterian church and a member of the board of trustees of the city schools. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Larry. B. Dillard, of Clinton; a son, Robert Russell-Hafnarr —Jr., —of Chester; two brothers, John A-Haf ner, of' Chester, and Woods Hafner, of Newport, Ark., and a sister, Mrs. Samuel George Miller, of Chester, and 'three grandchildfen. Friends of E. P. Ray will be sorry to learn that he is confined to his home on aeeount of illness. « VVashington, Feb. 6.—Upon agree ment of the conferees on the part of PressVyT'pastor of the”che8ter A‘sso-)the senate and house*on the seed loan - ^ - - . _ . . Jjiil today^-this amount being frxed ot $60,000,000 with Senator E. D. Smith, chairman .senate committee on agri culture and Congressman Fulmer,''vice chairman of the same cbmmittee of the house, as members they stated they were much pleased with this ac-. tion. The hou.se passed the Fulmer bill for $40,000,000. Senator Smith had it passed for $100,000,000. Fulmer said that inasmuch as there is still $3,000,000 of last, year’s $40,- 000,000 that was JLQtUMeiL-thaJlxmg_ of this yeajL’i} amount at $60,000,000* should give tormers as much m^ney as they might need for this purpose. Friends of George R. Holland, who has been quite ill at his home here the piwt few weeks, will be glad to know , that his condition- is as slight^ improved. . ' iS. V -v - I .... /■