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yOLUME XXXV TAG FIGHT UP \ TO^EMBLY Dictator JohifatofT^^s Down Hill and Fails To Out His Boast of $3 Ucen^Platcs ^lien He Finds Out Onl3^Gen- eral Assembly Has Power Provide Them. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31,1935 CLINTON FOLKS YOU KNOW Laurens County lYoUng People’s Teachers Meet: Rally Friday Columbia, Oct. 30.—Governor Qlin D. Johnston recopnired the l^slative prerofirative of enacting: $3 auto tagrs today in a statement pointing: out that j the averajre six-month license would not cost mifch more than |3 and sug:- gestinf that half-year tags be bought. He proceeded to control highway fi nances, assuming charge thfrou^ troops of $1,871,352 in road funds in local banks, despite a ‘legal ruling that “no law” authorized his executive highway manager to disburse the money. The tag announcement set forth that any enactmei^ of $3 licenses would j have to come arthe 1936 session of the | legislature, which convenes Jan. 14. Issued after a midnight conference, it left an estimated 150,000 South Carolina motorists with two day^ to purchase tags at usual rates before a President of State Association Delivers Address At Initial Fall Session. . ' To Be Held With Aveleigh Pres byterian Church In Newberry. Program Given.' Laurens, Oct. 28.—At the initial meeting of the Current year of the Laurens County Teachers association, held Saturday'in the city school build-^church at Newberry'Friday afternoon beginning, at four o’clock. The ad- County Baptists In Annual Meet All Officers Re-elected ior Com ing Year and Reports Heard. Beulah Church Host. The fall rally of the young people | Laurens, Oct. 26r:?rThe 39th annual of South Carolina presbytery will be I session of the Laurens Baptist asaoci- held in the Aveleigh Presbyterian ation, held last week with Beulah ling, W. D. Maginnis of Winthrop col- tl^re and piewident of the State ^ach- jers oi^nization, was the gpiwt speak- church, reeJected all officers for an other year and selected Poplar Springs jovrmment ia set for t:30 that evening.;for the 1986 meeting place. The Rev, The Rev. C. A. Calcote, pastor of the J. H. Byrd was named to preach the annual sermon.- The officers are: C. B. er. /The meeting was well attended, hostess church, has mailed inviutions C. b. Williams, superintendent of'to all leaders in the presbytery asking Hickory Tavern school, serving his that he be notified of the number who first year as president of the associa-'expect to attend. All tho.se attending tion, presided. Devotional exercise? j will each pack his or her own lunch jbert.son, Laurens, clerics; R. E. Thomp were led by the Rev. Jodie A. Martin, which will be served cafeteria style, son, treasurer. Mr. Bobo enters on his NUMBER 44 JOHNSTON HITS fin;^ snag Governor’s Military Forces Seize Highway’s Bank Funds But Barred From Spending Be cause the Comptroller General Will Not Honor Warrants of “His” Executive Manager Fol lowing Daniel Ruling. Columbia^ Oct. 29. — The new state highway administration created by Bobo, Laurens, moderator; S. W. Sum-1 Governor Olin D. Johnston’s military erel,,jCUnton, vice-moderator; W. P.|edict nominally gained pos.session of Culbertson, Cro.ss Hill, and B. Y. Cul-; $1,871,362 in road funds today but ap parently was barred under a legal rul- member of the Laurens county board of education. Professor Maginnis discussed plans of the state aVsociation for the cur rent year. Miss Rosalie Bailey, of Ridge Springs, 26th year as presiding officer of the body. 7 At the mdrning session Wednesday, after devotional services by Rev. J. D. I^EV. EDWARD LONG In point of service, the Rev. Edward is president of the Young People’s League, and Miss Euphemia Gordon, of Due West, is secretary. These two young women will have general charge j Hughey, the report on education was ..i A program of entertainment was! of the meeting, which will c’onsist of j read by Dr. A. B. l^angston, who, with given by a group of I,aurens high both the serious side and the fellow- the Uev. W. I). Spinx, Dean R. N. Dan- ship and fun side. The program is as|ipi Funnan university. Rev. H. L. school pupils, and r^reshments were served by the home economics rla.ss. The association has planned five! meetings. At the November 23 meet-'tions. 4:1.' follows: 4:00 Ri'gistration and introduc- I^ng of the First Baptist church of J. L. Mann, suiH>rintendcnt this, cify, is tKe oldest pastor in the ct)unty.- He also hdl^s the distinction of, being dean of the Clinton Mini.s- -.Addix'.ss n^t olonel James J). terial association. of Greenville city schools, will be the Fulp on “Peace in YVar speaker. For the January 18 session, j 4:4.5 — Instruction and confenmci* Joseph R. Bryson, also of Greenville, hour led by Misses Ro.salie Bailey and will deliver the address. Dr. Shelton' Euphemia Crt)rdon.., Ferguson, and the Rev. F. D. ('ox, dis cussed the subject. The rei>ort on Sun- ing from spending it through regular channels. Comptroller General A. J. Beattie refused to approve warrants signed by Joe Calusbf Spartanburg, the gov ernor’s ^highway executive, while Iroops under Major Frank H. Barn well, of ?]lorence, claimed title to the $1,871,352 at three local banks in the name of the new regime. Beattie .said he had no official in day school? was read and discusse<i by formation that the road funds had L. L Langston and Rev. J. A. Martin;'been seized but disclosed that Attor- 50-cent i^nalty takes ef^ct November, Union county, j Phelps, president of Winthrop colleg^l 5:45 Recess and .sup|)er 1'by statute.* . ^ ^ (J l will speak at the February 15 meeting. 6:4.5—Five-minute addresses by i>as- A sjieaker for the last meeting, set tors of the presbyU>ry. for .March 7, will be announce<l later, j 7:15 — Conferences by gi'oups ac cording to seven highways knl by the , ^ ^ , N. C., a .son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Iwill sneak at the February 15 meeting. Joe. C.1U8, of Spartanburg execu- j^„ prominent families t.ve manager under tbe new highway I , setup, inatructed atate highway pa-^^j^, also the Bible vacation .schools by the Rev. B. L. Wood and the Rev. H. Ij. Ferguson, Jr. Young I’eople’s work was .summed up in a import and dis- cussion by R. E. Thbmp.son, pivsident Laurens counyt B, T. U., and H. D. Mahaffey. B. F. Hasty of the annuity board explained its o|H'ration. trolmen Tuesday afternoon to suspend UnionvHle and Monroe, f,d. license, enforcement temporarily, but ney General John M. Daniel had ruled that he should honor warrants only when signed by “duly constituted ivg- ular officers of the state-.” “Therefore,” he declared, “we shall not 'issue any highway warrants duiv ing the period of the stale of martial law.” * , - He pointed out that he and State lowed by two years of college work atj^*^« S* DctCFTTUllCCl North Carolina college. Mount Pleas-) aiit. He then entered the teaching P^-j 1 vCUirttl fession and was engaged in education-] al work in his native state for two!Note To League of Nations Bas- years. For the next two years he was Isolationist Policy To- engaged in newspaper work at Gas- there was no indication by the gover-^ nor that the suspensioji would con tinue. ) The governor’s statement follows in full: “Being convinced that only the leg islature of South Carolina has the right to change the price of automo bile license plates I would not and coutd not, under any circumstances, presume to take from the legislature its duties. It is my purpose at all times, as your governor, to duly exe cute the laws to the hast of my ability. .. “The legislature will meet in two short months and at that time trill have a chance to give its sanction to a $3 tag measure. I would suggest, therefore, that in making application for your licenaes a six months license be applied for. The cost of a six months license will not be much more -than |8 in most' instances. In ths meantime, while this six-mohths li cense is still in effect, the legislature will convene and a bill calling for the new low price tag can be passed and provisions made for refunds for alli licenses in excess of $3. ’I have done everything within my legal powers to give the people of South Carolina $3 license tag ^ No vember 1 and deeply _regret that the constitution of our state in Article 1, Section 13, prd'lfiMts me as governor -- . i Wilkesboro, where he remained for With reaignations^rom 75 per cent ^ At the afternoon jH'ricMl the ReVi following: Rev. G. M. Telford, Miss j F.dward Long read i^d discussed the jTreasurer E. P. Miller lacked author- Virginia Nickle.s, Miss ('onstance Arm-! report on public morals, with brief re-1 By umler^ the law to issue road funds tonia. As time wepX .klong» how’ever, he felt himself more and more en grossed in church work and began further college training to prepare IjiniMelf for the ministry. Proceeding thence in 1903 to Wi^e Forest coHege, he was graduated in 1905 from that institution with the degree of bachelor of arts. Here he made an outstanding record and was the commencement orator at his grad uation. Ha matriculated at the teleo logical department of Colgate aillver- aiiy, Hamiltoa, N. Y., ia the fa)l of 1905, from which he received the de gree ef BlO. in 1M6. While there he did work for his M.A. degree from the 'university, one term of this time be ing spent at (kilumbia university and Union seminary, New York city. At once entering the ministry, he acci^ted his first pastorate at Ifarion, N. C., in September, 1908. At that time he became paator of the First Baptist church of that city, a successful pas torate he held for the next five and a half years. In 1914 he re.signed the Marion charge and became pastor of the First Baptist church of North ward F(>reign„Disputes. field, Virgil Watei's, Mis.s Margaret Bailey, Rgv. Ro.sweli C. Ivong, D.l)., land Miss Sara Frances Baldwin. 8:15 — Brief I'ccommendatidns by committees. 8:25 — Closing address by Richard Potter of Presbyterian college. Washington, Oct. 27.—Standing pat bn its isolationist policy toward for eign diaputea, the United State was dlaclosed today to haw based its Lea-.l gue of Nations communication on two fundamental principles. ^ J*he8e objectives, charted before Italo-Ethiopian hoatilities began in Eaat Africa, were outlined by an au thoritative aouroe as: 1. The preaervatwm of peace. 2. A datenhinatioo to keep out of war once It starts. Favorable initial reaction in both Rome’ and Geneva was attributed in some quarters here to the extreme care with which Secretary Hull draft ed Im reply to the league’s invitation for comment on its'prxjgram of sanc tions against Italy. Affirming to the league this na tion's position of independent neutral ity, the’ American pk^mmunication ex pressed “sympathetic interest” in the efforts of other, nations to halt war. The reference was general rather than specific. A number of young people from the senior and intermediate departments of the First Presbyterian and Thom- well Memorial churches of this cit^ will attend the conference. r Big Increase In mark.s on the .subjw:t by C. B. Bobo, the Rev. F. (1. I^avender and the Rev. J. A. Martin. Religious literature was discussed by the Rev. R. F. Terrell and B. Y. Culbertson, author of the report. Mfss Aleeene Franks, superintend ent of the I.aurens county W. M. U., of the 2,361 highway employes pend ing contingent upon tnd|r continued loyalty and a “diaobediem” division head supplanted, the Johnst^ admin istration apparently had_fuIl\pntrol of road* affairs and the number of troops used in a coup Monday min ing was reduced by half. \ half years. . In 1917, the Rev. E. M. Lightfoot resigned the paatorate of the First Baptist church of this city. A special committee immediately appointed to 'select his successor turned to North WRlceeboro in an effort to secure Mr. Long, who had been highly recom- o « 1 ♦ tin^nded for the field. Impressed with Persons close to the executive moi- v. , . 4 J *1. 4 u- J • • .V u his work in North Carolina, the com- cated that his administration would ^ M^odist Pastors Off To Ginference gave a eompnehensive report of the work, and the Rev. W. D. Spinx high ly commended the record and achieve-* ments of the church societies and the W. M. U. organization. The two-day session of the associ ation opened Tuesday morning at ten o’clock, with C. B. Bobo, moderator, I>evotional services were V^uiiun vuniicu conducted by the Rev. W. D. Spinx. The ■ attendance for the opening exer cises and other preliminaries was large. The thirty-three churches compris ing the association were represented, most of them by delegations, with three or four by pastors only. An ad dress of welcome was grvenHiy the Laurens county farmers ginned 1641$ bakia of ^ 19S5 cotton cn^ through October I8th, according to tHe county’s special agent for the bureau of the census. On the same date last year the coun ty had ginned 9,454 bales, showing an increase of 3,8M bales. The harvest of the current crop is farther advanced than usual this year and further re ports are expected to show similar in creases. without t^e approval of the highway commission, which ' the governor ousted. ‘ He added;that he Inlieved the dec laration of a “state of insurrection” •suspended his control over highway moneys. It set forth specifically that the militia should seize and impound the .sums. It was officially estimatj^ that banks over the state contained approx imately $3,500,000 in highway funds,, deposited through the state treasury, and that the state tax commission held 40 $680,000 in gasoline tax revenue. Major Barnwell said arrangements were made at the 5%uth Carolina Na tional bank, the^Citizens and Southern bank and the Lower Main Street bank here for full control “by the new board” of -the $1,871,352 they xron- tained. He added that he had -•not yet re ceived orders to claim sums in banks out.side the capital. Officials explained 'ed by collateral in the hands qf the state treasurer. Urider ordinary processes, no high way funds may be di.sbursed without Contract Let For Buildings Htfe The j^veroiment PWA contract let! pastor, the Rev. J. D. Hughey, with'that the highway funds were protect response by the Rev. L. L. Lai$gstpn,j‘*<i by collateral in the hands q‘ New paetora and visitors were'recog- state treasurer. . I nized, including the Rev. E. J. Ingle, the Rev. H. L Ferguson, Jr.., and Mrs. Ferguson. The Rev. B. Sorgee, Green-,wirrant of the comptroller general, it ville iiastor; the Rev. W. S. Brooke,| was explained, unlesrf for the payment .Sam Smith and W. E. Ckmper, Connie of- bonds o!r interest by the treasurer. Maxwell orphanage; Dr. H. B. Stew- Since the treasurer, cannot make art, T. E. Jones and W. M. Walker, of payments for general highway purpos- GreenvHle county. without Beattie’s- warrant Beattie Report On MimionH 'is withholding warranty, practically meet a highway maintenance payroll of $30,060 and other general highway expenses Wednesday despite a decli nation of Comptroller General A. J. Beattie to approve road expenditures through the usual channels. * Beattie and others pointed out that] the executive proclamation of a “state of insurrection” by the ousted high way commission .apparently suspend ed civil authority over road funds as well «s other phase.s of highway ad ministration. mit^ returned with a unanimous rec- |Ommbndation that the church call Mr. Long, l^e recommendation was adopt ed, the cill extended and accep^L-Mr. and Mrs. Lqng moving to (Tlintqji in July, i9j.7, w.enter upon their work. Mr. Ldt^ hn;^^alwaye taken an ac tive part in the affairs of his* church apd denomination. Under his leader ship marked progress has beqn made in the work of the cDh^h he serves in every respect. He h^ served for The Upper South Carolina confer ence opened in Greenwood last night with the First Methodist church as host, and is expected to continue through next Monday'. The sessions are b^ng attended by Dr. J. C. Roper, pastor of North Broad Street Mqthodist church; Rev. B. S. Drennan, pastor of Bailey Memorial and Lydia churches, and Rev. M. K. Medlock of Goldville. Several laymen of the respective*churches will also attend the sessions during the week. Dr. Roper “has completei^his first year at Broad Street, and Mr. Drennan also is Closing his first year at his pastorate. “Mr. Me<Hock has completed hi.s four years at the Goldville charge and in accordance with the Methodist last Saturday for the construction of The next pfriod was devoted to mis-jalj highway funds are tied up. three new buildings^at the StateUions, with the report tm state mis-' Only a small highway .revolving Training' school was awards to‘the I fiions by the Rev. J. Guy Martin. Be- Fiske-Carter Construction company of , cause of the illness of the Rev. J, H. Spartanburg. Their bid, wfiich was the lowest of several spbmitte||d, was $66,- 100. A dormitory, infirmary, ami an administration building are tp be erected. A second PWA letting for twp ad ditional dormitories has been set for November 5th. College Installs Loud Speakers Byrd, who had the'assignment, there was no report on the home field. The foreign field report was submitted by fund was' operative. There was no official notice given the state treasurer by local bankers, so far as could be learned, to indicate that the transfer of funds by the mili- the Rev. W. D. Spinx. The address on'(‘a had withdrawn the highway de- po-iit from the state treasury. The attorney general’^ opinion fol lows in full: “My dear General Beattie: This will acknowledge receipt of your"letter of missions was made by C. B. Bobo, .South Carolina member of the foreign mission board, the fall session of which he had attended at Richmond last week. Other remarks on the sub ject of missions were by the Rev. H.j'^f^ber 28th, enclosing an order sign- J. Snider and the Rev. J. C. Pinson,<^he governor, directing the dis- Jr., who is at home from J>ouisiana. ibursement of highway funds on war- At 11:30 the annual sermon wasi>'“'''Ls approveil by .Mr. Joe ('alu.'*, ex- " Ipreacheif by the Rev. A. B. I^ngst'on.hput'ivp ‘lirector. iind Mr. P. H. Feller, It bas been anupuaeced by W. P. |D.D. His theme was “Faith, What D Auditor. Jacobs, acting'‘president of F*resbyte- It Like,” as based on the text, “Ac-! ask for my opinion as to your ^a number of years aa|a m^ber of the * II I J V board of trustees of the Baptist hos-,.. , „ j , u • The comptroller general made pub-. , - , . • ^ ^ is expected to be given a new as I V « J;-;.,- u,r C<Mumbia, and IS now thfirlTOlfa^' . o- v _ v _ lie, however, an opinion by Attorney ; , .’ ^ - . v-, — ^ ’ I T V »» rL • C .chairman. He is a member General John M. Daniel. r*v o *-4. ^ rj J rw • I V J J • .J V eral boaita of the Baptist state c<hi- He said Daniel had advised him to! , * . . apprCve only vouchers signed by-^^dirfy - ' ‘ ^ ^ consWuted regular ,<.ff.«ra_ of thej,.,,^ 'piiai, v-oiumoia, ami is now vne voarue. . , u o- v v ichairmSHrUe is a member ot the g,„.,-g"ment by Bishop Kerns. Presbytery Meets Beattie said he had refused to sane- . „ • . a.v ^ a ^ ' ^ tion reqj^ts for funds fron. Joe Calui the'"nl^rabe™ Sf’ws'flwk' ^he spring meeting ^ ^ ”aUS::5'tT4'^err This Week’s Menu ousted Chief Commissioner Ben Lhn^ne col- this ciyr the invitation h.v. ^i characteristic energy, ability and rian college, that through the efforts I cording to your faith he it unto you”l‘*uty in thi.s. matter. In reply, I beg to of the alumni association, an amplify-[-r-.Matthew 9:29. * ladvise that I know of no law authoriz-, ing system has been purcha-sed andj Following a recently adopted pro-i'ug the procedure outlined in the. or- will .be installed on Johnson field in the jeedure, verbal in.stead of written re-*<l‘‘‘‘ governor, nor do 1 know of near future to augment the nCW~ff5od-1 jHirts were next given by deWatiorL^^y athorizingr you to honor war- ]|ghtipg sysetm. It probably* will be | spokesmen* fmm the church, coveringnot signed by officei>' desTgnat- u.sed the first time at track meets next I the year’s activities of each. '<‘<1 W (iu* law of the slate to sign spring and will give the colJege a com- Promotion''Keport : \ .'them, |ind it is, therefore, my opinion I plete athletic field equalUnl by few othel* schools in the-South.- Sawyer and the state highway com-i, ov i v v v* j 4. . ' J . .... J- f M liege. She makes her husband a most mission under a miliUry edict Mon-! . - . • . • ^ -According to the report on firomor) yi^j'hould only honor warrants tion, as read by-W. S. Power, ohair-\^*kned byxilie (Tuly constituted reg.ilar man, practically all churches in the !''’ff'^^*'rs of the state, that you have association have adopted the every-authonzed by laws duly passed, members canvass. The report was dis-' «igii. Yours very truly, John M. cu.ssed by the Rev. W. S. Brooke, field! L>aniel, attorney general.” representative in this department, and i Executives of the three .banks w here jby T. E. Jones of I'’ountain Ijin. {toad fund-s Were on deposit made the ing been accepted the past week at the , I valuable helpmate in his ifrork, being; , ^ \ . ’ .. ‘ Newberry vs Tampa university ati The report on the orphanage, sub- following statements: day. VM ♦ 1, . 1 Jadmired and loved by all who know her entertained on the or- t 1 « m .... Ifor b.r beautiful Christian $1471,352 in three banks here underi, . j v 1 # 1 1 Jr The presbytery eompri.ses the couii- : V J--* , i:., n. -tmn n1 kiiid and helpful and unselfish .. terms of his edict; sending troops to t ;-ltH terms vx ms I • w Tn ties of Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens mak« .ure^ the oueted comAiseion'!P Newberry, would not havie access to the funds. si <*• 'tko ;«! . The double “ to the’^pUet pereon^ge on South FORMER PASTORS Sro^i’gSu^"rr4ut ' TO SPEAK SUNDAY - The Rev. W. C. Allen of Travelers Rest, will occupy the pulpit of Bailey Saturday Carolina vs Virginia Tech at Blacksf burg, Va. Clemson va Mercer at Augusta. Citadel vs Furman at Greenville. a li^ v/ii viic ^1 ntlU** WWW v«r VO • milled by H4. S. Bojra, was interest-' M. Towards, executive vice-presi- ingly discu.ss<Kl by Sam Smith, as.sist-,dcnt of the South Carolina National ant superintendent of Connie Maxwell, bank: “My bank will ca.sh the vouch- Greenwood. provided the highway authorities The Rev. Jodie A. Martin read the SPProve the payment.” reporCand discu.ssed the progress, im-! H. H. Morgan, Jr., vice-president of Wofford vs Catawba at Spartan-iporiance and needs of the Baptist hoe-.(be Citizens and Southern bank: “We _;4_i .-.-1 u- ■* 4.1.- _ channels, as the $3,500,000 in funds »»»» deposited to the credit .of the state] { MET HERE MONDAY treasury cannot be used for general] The optometrists of the Piedmont'Memorial Methodist church next Sun- •road purposes without Beattie’s con-section met at Hotel Clinton .Monday!day morning at 11 o’clock. The Rev. C. gent night in their regular semi-monthly Beattie made public an order from study group meeting. I^. W. C. Ezell, (Sovemor Johnston yesterday directing !of Spartanburg; chairman, presided, him to disburse highway funds upon Subjects pertaining to sberebpsis vis- warrant of Calus with Daniel’s ruling’ion were presented and discussed by that “I know of no law authorizing Dr. Burkholdt of Union, Dr. C. C. the procedure outlined in the order of ^ Johnson of Spartanburg, Dr. A. H. the governor.” Schade ef Greenville, and Dsr. T. A. W. The ruliiv gave the administration Elmgreen of Columbia. burg. Presb^^rian vs Wake Forest at Wake Forqst. Erskine i^e this week. General Standings Won Lost D. Goodwin of Buffalo, will speak at j the Lydia Mills church at the same | CHemson 4 hour and in the afternoon at 3:30 at Furman,... 4 the Leeeville Methodist church. *Cita(fel_ ; - 2 Messrs. Allen and (Joodwin are for- *Erskine V.. 2 mer pastors of these churches and will Carolina , 2 come to Cninton for the Sunday ser- ‘Wofford vices from Greenwood, where they are Presbyteri attending oonferepce, Newberry Pet. 800 800 pital, Columbia. ' iwill accept the vouchers as collection I Ministerial relief was the qonclud-.'ferns, but we will not cash any of the ing subject for the day, with discu-s-j vouchers.” \ , \ ' -sion by W. A. Moore, author of the] S. C.^Rhame, president of the IjoVer i Main'Street bank; “We have made no .plan.s on the highway matter.” report, and the Rev. J, A. Martin. v\' • ■ • ’ ' ' ’ ’ TO START AIRPORT WORK j r“ — Information received from Washing-! ROAD WORK BEfllNS 6671 ton the pa.st week states that work on! ‘Work on construction of 137 miles 4001 the PWA airport project at Barks- of unimproved top-.soil roads oir^ rural dale field, between Clinton and. Lau rens, will get started at once to bring free delivery routes in the county got Started the past w'eek. This i.s a gov- the present unfinished airport up toiernpicnt WPA project estimated to a state of completion. - [cover a period^ of nine months. • ■ 1: \ •