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1: i M- • • /'T TBB GBBONlCtB St^Tca T^ m m Omm paper, Ceaplctab N^wiql^* s.^ if-. VOLUME XXXV A- i'. I CLINTON, S: C., THURSDAY, MAY 9,1935 If Tm DMt tMi TBS CHRONICLB ,T»a Dm*t Get "Tlie Neva. NUMBER 19 .HP t DUirSWEEN RESIGNS POST Presbyterian CoDefe Head Ac cepts Purity Pastorate .At Chester, Elective May 31. Committee Named By Board To Secure Successor.' W. P. Jacobs Named Acting Presi dent of Institution. The board of trustees of Presbyte rian eolle^ at a called meeting held here Tuesday accepted the resignation of Dr. John ‘ MeSween, its president, srho announced he had accepted a call to the pastorate of Purity Presbyte rian chuieh at Chester. TTie resign- tion, as announced by the board, is effective May Slst ^ The trustees elected unUiam P. Ja cobs'of this city, chairman, as acting president and appointed a coAimiftee to. secure a permanent president. Mensbers of the committee are: The Rev. S. K. Phillips of Columbia, cluiir- man; the Rev. E. J. Hills, D.D., of Athens, Ga., the Rev..Ti W. Simpson of Brunswick, Ga., the Rev.- G. C. Mayes, D.D., of Winnsboro, and Dr. E. C. Doyle oi iSeneca. Jacobs said in accepting the office that,a campaign would be launched immediately to increase the enroll ment at the next session and to secure an adequate underwriting fund to as sure a continuation of' the same high calibre of work* which the college has d(mt in the past In tendering his resignation. Dr. MeSween said in a written statement-, “I believe that I arn'clearly led by the spirit of God, ‘whose I am and whom I serve.’ ” " - • Reviewing accomplishments of the college, Doctor MeSween added that “1 am happy tp feel that the college has made very real progress in the past seven years and that “in many ways I sincerely regret to sever my direct connection with the educa tional work of the church. / “However, as a soldier in the army of the Lord, I must obey orders.” “1 have today accept^ the call of Purity Presbyterian church of Chss ts»,** Dr. MoSwssn said, “and have tendered ihy resignation to the board of trustees of Presbyterian college, ef fective May* 31, 1935. “I^ve enjoyed the privilege of ser vice at Presbyterian college and ap preciate the fine cooperation of trus tees, faculty, student body and the presbyteries and synods of South Car olina and Geprgia in building up this institution, so vital in to the Presby terian church in this grekt Southeast ern ^section of our country. “I am happy to feel that the college has ^ made very real progress in the past seven years, which have been such ‘lean’ years in the general eco nomic situation in America. “The academic standards have been raised, the student body has increased, the physical equipment has been ex- ^nded and improved, the constituency has been enlarged by the addition of the Synod of Georgia and the church , and friends of- the college have con tributed more than a quarter of a mil lion dollars to the institution in these yeara. Today the college .occupies a high place in the sisterhood of colleges in the South with an unusually high type of student body^ one of the best physical plants in the country, a splendid faculty of Christian scholars and .a loyal constituency composed of 70,000 Presbyterians in South Caro lina and Georgia. “In many ways I sincerely regret to sever my direct connection with the educational work of the church. How- Cotton Warning Hurled At South U. S. Meth^ DigpleaM Big Spinning interests. Threaten To Boy Abroad. Rome, May 4.—^The World Cotton congress, in its closing session to^ay, decided that the United States must wlUp its grovnng, shippiag and mar keting policy more into line with the demands of European spinners or see its European market look elsewhere for cotton.' ^ The i^ngress voted to meet next in 1937 in Egypt, the nation delegates said would ben^it most should conti nental spinners turn away from the American producers. The international cotton committee, however, will assemble in Brussels this fall to discuss the effect of rising silver prices on the cotton trade. That question jwas tabled during the ses sion here. / A report Dr. Henry Charles Taylor, American delegate, forwarded to Wahington outlined two possible courses for the department of agricul- turej, They were; > 1, “Abandon the foreign cotton, mar ket i^ndiind other activiiies for United Sts|es cotton farmers who have prq- difted for the foreign market, or 2. “Proceed without delay to devel op a positive program for improving the quality of cotton grown and pro vide for the packing of cotton In even bales, the samples of which will show accurately the quality of the whole bale and provide a means of putting cotton into the foreign market which will make it possible for spinners to buy cotton of the q^ity they desire.” . A series of resbl^ions adopted by the congress today expressed general dissaftisfaction with present Ameri can cotton raising, marketing and bal ing methods, although it said the con ference’s committee would be willing to cooperate with the United States in settling its difficulties. It expressed interest in steps taken by the American government to use metal markers for identification of each bale, and suggested formation of a special committee composed of represeatatiyea-of the department of agrieulture and European spinners to work out the problenL The resolution, however, said it was felt American a- chievements in eliminating “false packing” were thus far “unsatisfac tory” and expressed strong disapprov al “of the present method of market ing the Ameriah) crop.” Memorial Day r Dean Of School Of Journalism Clinton Hi Students The Chronicle is In receipt of the following statement from J. Rion McKissick, head of the University of South Carolina School' of Jout-’ nalism, pertaining to the Clinton High School Edition issued last week: “Editor, The Clinton Chronicle: “Numerous supplements to newspapers prepared by high school and college students have come under iny ^observation, but I do not recall any other so attractive in typographical appearance and rep resenting so much thorough effort as the Clinton'High School Edition of The Clinton Chronicle. It is clearly and correctly written. It is well done throughout. Moreover, the articles are refreshingly free from the dry-as-dust, minutes-of-the-last-meeting style and content of many high school and college newspapers. 1 congratulate the staff "wnd all others participating upon their worthwhile achievement. I hope it will be annually repeated. When such evidences of the ability, the enerUy^ the trained intelligence of the South Carolinians 6f to morrow are contemplated, who can despair .of the future of the Pal metto State? . “J. RION McKISSICK, . ' “Dean, School of Journalism, “University of South Carolina.” Power Behind 4$ SENIORS TO Relief PreBideni Gives Working Orders To Heads To Direct 'Works Scheme Over Nation. Washington,. May 6, — President Roosevelt, in a single move, t^ay ac corded legal status to three major di visions ^ in his $4,000,000,000 works program, gave Harry L. Hopkins GETMGREES Presbyterian College Cornmenee- ment program Oipens Sunday, May 2$th, With Baccalaureate Sermon By Dr.. Darby Fultwi, List of Graduates. The fifty-fourth annual commence ment exercises of Presb}rterian college whip hand in the set-np, and instruct- yill» ushered in on Sunday, May Officer Laurens Man Walter Gray Shot By Policeman Page In Quarrel Following Raid On Store. Laurens, May 4.—Walter Gray, 43- year-pld merchant, was shot to death on an uptown street here Saturday by Policeman Jamea^. Page in a quarrel precipitated Vy officers searching Gray’s store for whiskey. After hearing testimony that Gray was armed with a knife and had threatened to kill Page, a coroner’s jury returned a verdict otdeath from a gunshot wound inflicted by the of- m* iH-0 ficer. Page was granted $2,000 bond by Judge C. C. Featherstqne on the appli cation of R. E.*’1Babb, city attorney, and was released from the county jail. Cecil_Boyd, who witnessed -the shooting on North Harper street in front of Gray’s store, testified, both men had knivea. ^ It was brought out that offletfs, IflsjBiartfrw.. J. JI** eluding Page, rifded Gray’s, establish ment yesterday, found a small quan? tity of llqdor and charged him with illegalpossessioh. This morning as Page was ^ssing the store, Gray accosted him. The quarrel followed. “I’ll kill you,” Gray was quoted as saying. Page knocked the knife from the ep U merchant’s hand, witnesses said,, and 1 O 06 v/D8CrVC€l a moment later the shooting occurred. Gray was a brother of H. Douglas Gray, 1^ city councilman, and a mem ber of a prominent family here. He was married. Interesting Program Arranged By Lo^ U. D. C. Chapter For Friday Morning. Clinton will pay tribute to her hon ored dead on Friday, May 10th at the Florida street school auditorium at 10:30 under the auspices of the lo cal Stephen D. Lee chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Civil war veterans, their_wives. Wid ows of the Confederate dead and friends will be dinner guests of'honor at the Tea Room following the exer cises. The Daughters, veterans, school children and interested friends will assemble at the monument at 10:00 o’clock, where music will be furnished by the college Rr 0. T. C. band. 'The line of march wiU then proceed to the school auditorium where the exer cises will be held. The address of the occasion will be delivered by Dr. J. C. ever, as a soldier in the army of the Roper, pastor' of the North Broad Lord, I must obey orders. The call to street Methoidist church of this city. the pastorate of the Chester church has appeared to me to be such. “I bespeak for my successor the same, fine loyalty and support which I have so greatly enjoyed here.” _ ^rsjyill condude the program. • The news of-Dr. MeSween’s resig' nation spread rapidly over the city and brought forth many expressions of regret from his friends and admir ers. Their good wishes for his contin ued success in his chosen work will go with him. - . Since coming to Clinton seven years ago from 'Anderson, Dr. MeSween has untiringly labored in the interest of the college. During his administration the institution’s equipment, student body and capacity for educational achievement -have been immensely ex panded. But he has not only been a college president, he has' entered into the community’s life and proven him self both a popiilar and valuable citi- *en. His friends wish for him un bounded success as he returns to pas torate work for which he is peculiarly fitted. John H. Hunter, world war veteran, will preside. 'The march to the ceme tery to decorate the graves of the sleeping heroes with wreaths of flow- Court Convenes ~ Next Monday Two Weeks Term To Open With Judge Feathersione l^esiding. Jurors Named. A two weeks term of Common Pleas court will ope^n next Monday in Lau rens with Judge C. C. Featherstone of Greenwood, presiding. Jurors have been drawn As follow! ; ^ ’ First Week - liiurens—C. F. Fowler, E. H. O’ Shields, P. E. Cannon, L. F. Nelson, R. M. Brown, J. C. Reverts, iS. N. Crisp, J. A. Wix, J. F. Nix. r Dials—Z. C. Vaughn, R. A. Hellams, S. E. Martin, W. R. Putnam, Furman Curry, A. C. Shell, L. E. Armsttong. Sullivan—'L. H. Abercrombie, S. T. Bagwell. Jacks—^Fred Johnsdn, I. B. Cope land. Hunter—H. L. Scott, C. J. Black- well, J; H. /aoks, J. D. Hairston, W. J. Henry, Jr., P.’ D. Adair, Jack H. R. A, Waterloo—-C. W. Madden, ■Rnight, Wm. Miller. Youngs .... Sam M. Thomas, C. R. Bobo, Arch Holmes. ^Second Week — Laurens—S. R. Cain, 0. F. Hart- sell, Roy Hudgens, T .R, Rums, T. L, Monroe, H. F. Lee, F. E. Medlock, M, Arthur Riddle, W. R. Moore. Waterloo—W. E. Washingrton, Her- ed all governmental agencies to “co operate” in the work-relief drive. In an omnibus executive order, he officially created the applications, al lotment and progress divisions, headed by Frank C. Walker, Seceretary Ickes and Hopkins, respectively. In it he gave specific powers to Hopkins’ agency to: Investigate and see that the pro gram is honestly carried out. • Make specific reports of progress and end projects that do not give suf ficient employment to warrant their continuance. See that as many as possible of those given jobs are hired fr-om re lief rolls govern their selection. Study wages and working condi tions and give the information to the President on which, these may be fixed. _ . . Coordinate data and make research studies. ' Recommend and carry on small useful pfhjecTs designed to assure a maximum of employment. The exe^tive orders charted offi cially the course that the President previously had outlined for applica tions to follow. . First they would go to Walker’s di vision for study. That division also will inform the public what allot ments are made and how they are pro gressing. The allotments section will recom mend to the President what spending should be made on the basis of appli cations that come from Walker’s di vision—seeking specifically to provide a “coordinated and balanced program of work.” In giving Hopkins so wide a range of powers, the presidential order pro vided for: “A works progress administration which shall .be responsible to the President for the honest, efficient, speedy and coordhimted execution of the work relief program a^ a whole, awl for the execution of that ^irogram in such'manner as to move from the relief, rolls to work on such projects or in'private employment the maxi mum number of persons in the short-, est manner possible.” The orders provided for the com- bert M. Cooper, Chester Pin.son. Dials S. R. Nelson, I. L. Owings,! accounts of the treas- Laurens,-*May 4.—Funeral services for Walter S. Gray, 46 were held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the home “of Mr^ and Mrs. W. . B. Myers, Sullivan street, conducted by the ReVi W. D. Spinx and the Rev. J. 0. Smith. Interment followed in the Laurens cemetery. Gray was killed today at his place of business by Po liceman J. R. Page, after an exchange of words betweeivthe two. He was a son of the'late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Gray of Laurens. He, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hallie Myers Gray; three brothers, H. D. Gray, Laurens; J. S. Gray,*Hart coun ty, Georgia, and Russel Gray, Clin ton; four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Dunk lin, Laurens; Mrs. Marie G. Swain, and Mrs. Susie G. Rounds, Green ville, and Mrs. Carol DesChamps, Spartanburg. B. F. Tumblin, E. E. Weisner, Cecil Gray. Jacks—W. T. Nabors. Sullivan — George: D. Babb, M. L. Cheek, G. M. Brooks, E. E*.jSimp8on. Scuffletown—W. R. Anderson. Hunter—-R. J. Pitts, Carl T. Smith, E. M. Young, L. G. Jones, S. W. Sum- erel, Irby S. Hipp, W. B. Lynn. Youngs—'Hosea M. Cook, Chas. Barnett, M. Y. Cox, W. D. Stewart., Cross Hill—H. E. Hitt, W. S. Smith. _ DIES IN ATLANTA J. G. Hamm, of Atlanta, died Mon day .in an Atlanta hospital. He is sur vived by his widow |uk1 . two daugh ters; one sister, Mrs. Eugene Hitt; two brotbera, M. C. and W. B. Htoam, all «f iOlnloa. • - For more than sixty years the wom en of the South have reverently turned back the pages of memo^ as they have gathered the first flowers of spring to bedeck the graves of that group of matchless heroes who went forth to battle for what theyJcnew to be a just cause. U. D. C. chapters throughout the Southland sponsor Memorial exercises each year in their honbr. Memorial Day . - Nor shall your glory ^forgot - While Fame her record keeps— < Or Honor points ^the hallowed spot ' Where Valorjpfbudly sleeps. Cpi^TER PLEASED OhiMter, May 7.-‘-Members of Pur ity Presbyterian church at Chester -were much pleased that Dr. John Mc- Sweeq, president of Presbyterian col- i lege, Clinton, had accept^ the call re-1 ' cently tendered him to become* their ‘ pastor, The telegram came this af ternoon and the neihi of his accept ance quickly spread not only among this congT«gation4>but throughout the city. The wire stated.that he would aa- svmt Parity’s pastorate June T. ' Chamber Meets - - Tuesday^Night y' The May meeting o'f the Chamber of Commerce will bb held at the Mary Musgrove ^ Tea Room next Tuesday evening at 7:30, with the recently elected dffi^s in charge. All mem- Jwrs are Jhvited to be present since this is "the first meeting of the new 1^- , HOW THEY RATE ly 'i>i CENTRAL CAROLINA LEAGUE Team W L Pet. Joanna .... 4 0 1000 Clinton .... 2 2 600 Ninety-Six 2 2 500 Laurens .... .... 2 2 ' 500 Greenwood ’.L. .... J 3 260 Matthews 1 3 250 Watts 1 J 1^50 V Where They Play Saturday Watts at Clinton. * Joanna at Laurens,— Matthews at Ninety-Six. Ware Shdhls at Greenwood. _ BIG FOUR LEAGUE Team Mollohon . Lydia ...- , GoldviUe^ Newberry W . 4 . 2 . 1 . i L 0 2 3 .4 Pet. 1000 500 250 200 ury to do the paying out of funds and keep accounts of the spending.' They specified that a full report should, be made to Congress of the spending and of the obligations in curred. . The budget director was instructed to pass upon all requests for money to ^ used Tob'administrative expen.se. All emergency and regular agencies of the government were instructed to give full cooperation in carrying out the program. ’ .The three divisions set up by the orders were instructed to submit to the President for his approval rules necessary to carry out the work. The i.Hsuance of the brder cleared the way for the allotment board to act officially tomorrow upon a wide group of projects that have been pre pared by various government agen cies and which already have been gone over informally by the applications division. , The allotment board has several posts which have not yet been filled. It was disclosed today that George L. BerTy bn^ashville would probably be the representative 'of labor on the board, but there still are to be chp.sen representatives frorp the American bankers association and farm organi zations.—— 29th, whoh the baccalaureate sermon will'be preached by the Rev. C. Darby Fulton, TD.D., Nashville, Tenn., execu- tive secretary of foreign missions of the Southern Prealbyterian church. Tha service will be held in the First Pres byterian church, and following a long v established custom, the morning wor ship in the churches of the city will be witJhdrawn in order that the com munity may unite in this special oc casion. ^ Dr. Fulton is an honor graduate'of Fresbsrterian college, a son of Dr. and ” Mrs. S. P. Fulton, for the past half century missionaries in Japan. H^T is hnusualiy popular in Clinton where he frequently visits, and ranks as one of the dutsT^dThg ministers of hiT^ denomination. The graduating exercises proper will he held on Tuesday morning. May 28th, to be presided over by the Rev. Henry Wade DuBose, D.D., of Spar tanburg, chairman of the board of trustees. Candidates for the bachelor of arts ; and science degrees, together with their home addresses, follow: Doris Oleen Abrams, Goldville. Van Munroe Arnold, Sylacauga, Ala. Norwood Fleming Baskin, Dalzel. ,Stell% Viola Beckham, Goldville. Frances Drucilla Butler, Clinton. Henry Drayton Dillard, Clinton. George Williams Dunlap, Rock Hill. Leonard Oscar Elmore, Rock Hill. James Edward Graham, Rock Hill. William Francis Guess, Rock Hill. Robert Pickett Hamer, Eastover. William Ralph Holcomb, Tate, Ga. Annie Lee Jackson, Clinton. James Carl Johnson, Clinton. Furman Ezekiel Jordan, Clinton. • Lemuel ;AllTObrook McCall, Jr., Florence. Jack McCaskill, Clinton. Chalmers Fraser McCutchen, St» Charles. ■ Elizal)eth Tolbert MlMing, Clinton.' .fohn Rhodes, Clinton. John Angus i>mith, North Sydney* •Nova Scotia. Virginia Aiken Spratt, Clinton. Mary Bonds Workman, Clinton^ (Charles Watson Anderson, Clinton. \ James Blake, Anderson. Doyle William' Boggs, Liberty. Harry Edmund Bolick, Jr., Charles- (on. 0 Thomas Frank C arothers. Fort Mill. Charles Edgar Carson, Atlanta, Ga. William Jones Clark, Union. -- (’ecil Benjamin *Elliott, Gainesville, Ga. Robert Hannah FIeming,_Jr., Lau rens. Robert Denham Hannah, Newnan, Ga. Alton Wright Harrison, Cairo, Ga. James Gregg .leanes, Clinton. Furman Alexander McCracken, Bamberg.^, Robert McCall Perrin, Union. William Doyle Reeder, Walhalla. James Monroe Seagle, Camden. Phillip Murry Tiller, Jr., Mayesville. Woodrow Tisdale, Bishopville. Joseph Paul Todd, (’linton, Paul Wilson Yearout, Chicamaiiga, Ga. Patman Measure Provisions Given HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRATEFUL I ■—■■■■I III ■» I At a,meeting of the student body oi Clinton High School held Monday, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted and presented to The Chronicle;- “We, the students of Clinton High School do Hereby resolve: “That we ire deeply grateful to Mr. W. W. Harris and his staff for their,invaluable advice, cooperation and assistance in producing the high school edition; “That wer especially appreciate the time and support which they gave to the undertaking and that we wish to sincerely thank them for their interest and help; * “ ^ “That we appreciate the publisher’s kindness in presenting to each member of the student body ifhd faculty a copy of this special edition of The Clinton Chronicle.” /, _ - . A Washington, May 7.—Here is what the Patman bonus bill, pa.ssed by the j Senate today, would do; I “Pay to the average veteran the full face value of his adjusted service ccr- jtificate, minus any loans and interest :due against it. For the 15 per cent of the veterans who have, not borrowed, J thii woUId average $1^1000. For the 851 iper cerilTwho have, it would avera^' j Authorize the secretary of treas- jury to issue sufficient non-interest I bearing notes to pay off the certifi- !cates. This has been estimated at. ! 12,201,984,000. But if the price level i reached the 1921-1929 average, the i treasury would be authorized to con-j tract the currency. | Eligible veterans who had not ap-1 plied for their bonus certificates would have untiK January 2, 1940, to do so. Altogether approximately 3,500,000 veterans noU^ hold certificates. \ University Dean " Praises Hi Paper Mr. W. W. Harris, Ejclitor, The Clinton Chronicle: You are to be heartily con gratulated upon the High School Edition of The Chronicle. It re flects great credit upon all de partments' of the school, upon the Individuals who contributed, and upon the editorial policy of the management of the paper. May I express the hope that such an edition may hereafter be an annual event? — I should like also to let the Clinton people know what a pleasure it was to have the Clin ton winners on the University campus during High School Week. They made a conspicu ously .creditable showing, and those of us on the University Faculty who hail from Laurens^ County have been boasting ever since! . Cordially j^urs, IRENE DILLARD ELUOTT. (Mrs. Charles B.: Elliott, Dean of Women and Professor of English U.SX^.) “ \ \ -— \ 1 ■■ - w