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r i • * T' ■ ’T THE CHRONICLE > Strires To Be a Qeaa Newt* » paper, Coaipl€ta,^Hifway« aad RdUble. — 7 '7r7 / /'- .-V , If Tea DM*t Read THE CHRONICLE Tea Dea’VOeC "jt^ Ncwa. VOLUME XXXV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ,7,-1935 NUMBER 45 FEDERAL ROAD FUNDS TIED UP CLINTON FOLKS YOU KNOW Approximately $6,600,000 Held Criminal Court * — ’ •/•• Opens Monday . • * ^ V Foe. November In Abeyance Account John ston's Troop Rule. No Further Contracts To Be Approved In State Until Legal Status of Highway Situation Settled. ~ Washington, Nov. 5.—Approximate ly $6,600,000 in federal highway funds apportioned to South Carolina was tied up today as a result of Governor Olin D. Johnston’s military enforced rule of ,3^e state highway department. Public roads bureau officials said no further approval would' be given South CaroHiw highway contracts pro- ]>osing use of federal money until the legal status of t^e new highway set-up ia determined. Governor Johnsotn in Columbia saidj he had^“an agreement” not to submit' any further projects until the contro versy is settled, explaining “not a sin gle dollar in federal aid will be lost.” “The amount set aside for South Carolina^ and not yet claimed is there . whenever we are ready for it,” he added, “and f am simfdy deferring my requests for it until all is in order here.” Public roads officials and Johnston agreed that approximately $880,060 jn federal funds already obligated for road construction would be available. Approximately $175,000 in. federal funds was sent to the state in October and a voucher for an additional $65,- 000 is here awaiting routine clearance. L. E. Boykin, public roads bureau legal chief, said the bureau probably would await a ruling by’^tlM S<^th Carolina supreme court on the status of present highway control in that state before approving further pro ject* there. The court is scheduled to hold a hearing November 11 on litigation al ready started by 13 members of a 14- man highway commission Governor Johnston ousted October 28 by declar ing it in a “state of insurrection” and calling out the militia. “We probably will wait and see what the court will do,” Boykin said. “That ought to decide the legal ({Destions In volved. It is our policy to follow decis ions of the state cowts in matters of th^ kind.” portly after Johnston ousted- the qld commission, headed by Ben Saw yer, a political ^opponent of the gov ernor, Boykin expressed the opini the legality of the new set-up w have to be determined before the itate would continue to share' in federal road funds. He recalled federal aid^was withheld from Georgia ^here^Govemor Eugene Talmadge last y^ar in a similar move, ousted a hostile highway commission with stat^^oops. Legality- of Tal- madge’s action was not recognized by Jurors Drawn Term. Policeman Page Case Expected .To" Be Tried Again. Farm Income To Continue Gains Thirty-six petit jurors have been drawn for ther November term of crim inal court cbnvenin^irT Laurens next Monday morning. , It is expected that the case of J. R. Agriculture Depart^nent. Predicts Increase In Consumer Buying Seen For Next Year. Washington, Nov. 4.— The agricul ture department predicted today that the present'Upward trend in farm in come would continue in-1936. “The demand for farm products in Page will come up for retrial qn a 1936 is likely to be greater than in. murder charge. At the last term of 11935,” the department said in its an- Icourt a mistrial resulted after long nual outlook report. “Consumer buy- deliberation by' the jury. At the time of the homicide last May, the defend- jant was a Laurens city policeman. Hefpower of consumers in many foreign MARSHALL WALTON BROWN Prof.. M- VV.'^ Brown, dean and pro fessor of history at Presbyterian col lege, has been connected with the in stitution. for the past ton years and ranks as one of its most valued work ers. As a teacher he possesses cultui4, scholarship and knowledge, giving aj- ways to his classes the b^st of his energies, time and thought. Prof. Brown was "born on Jan. 8, 1900, in Newberh, Tenn., a son of Basdil W. and Mattie McConnell Brown. He was an honor graduate at Castle Heights Military academy, LebaAon, Tenn., in 1918. From Castle Heights he entered the University of Missouri where he took his first year of4*igher education. In the fall of that year he transferred to Centre college, from which he graduated in 1921 with distinction. He was a graduate-student in history, 1922-23, at the University of Vienna. His post graduate work was rounded out at the University of Wisconsin from which institution iie received his master of arts degj^ in 1929. . He holds membership in^Beta Theta Pi social fraternity, and^Gmicron Delta Kappa, honorary frajeimity for leader ship ha %taAt!nt gmvities. He is a member of theAmerican Historical as- socia'tion, Hf^rical Association of Englandj^jffid National Council for So cial G^traies. He served as a member of Jtne executive committee of the Carolina Historical association, 1931-35, and as the organization’s president, 1934-35. The honors which have come to him are well merited. Prof. Brown’s first work in the edu cational world, after receiving his bachelor of arts degree from Centre shot Walter S. Gray, of that city. Page admitted the slaying at the trial of the case last month, but made a plea of self-defense. Jurors for the approaching session are: Dials — P. H. Harris, J. JIuber Smith, D. V. Knight, Wm. S. Peden, ing power in the United States is likely t,o be increased in 1936; buying countries is also likely to incwase.” ’ The report was prepared by the bu reau of agricultural economics after a week of conferences by field i-epre- sentatives from all parts of the coun try. It discussed prospects for more than 50 products. No Changes In _ Pastorates Here Dr. J. C. Roper and Rev. B. S. Drennan Returned for Second Year. Clinton Put In Green wood District. Dr. J, C. Roper, pastor of North Broad Street Methodist church of this for the past year, was returned to this charge on Monday by the Upper Con ference at its closing sessions in Greenwood, presided over by Bishop Kern. * The Rev. B, S. Drennan, in charge -of Bailey Memorial and the Lydia Mills church for the past year, was also sent back for a second year. REPUBUCANS SHOW GAINS Appear To Have Control of New York Aai^nibly. Districts of President and Jim Farley Go G.O^P. Mayoralty Candidates Lead In Cleveland and Phila- , delphia Elections. The Rev. M, K. Medlock, • for the past four years the popular"-pa8tor of the Kinards circuit* with his resi dence. at Goldvilie, was transferred to Gramteville. He is succeeded on this B. Terry, L. R, Brooks, L. T. Hel- The report declared consumer'buy- lams.- Waterloo i— W. E. Washington, J. W. Bagwell;'T. F. F. Moore, A. C. Phillips. ^ Cross Hi 11—W. T. Boyce, L. E. Mar tin, J. T. Hollingsworth, ■» Hunter—Richanl F. Buford, J. W. Miller, C. I). Yarborough, J. J. Young, L. S, Holland, P. W. Burns. ' ■ Laurenses. L. Madden; H. J. Mar tin, J. S. Hill, J. N. Richardson, J. R. Murff, C.J. Utimer, F. A. Dial, R. F. Jones. Scuffletown — J. F. Taylor, Brooks Blakely. Youngs — \^r. Crow, J. A^ Brit ton, F. E. Bobo, S. D. Coo Jacks—Harri^n A. C5>iieland Sullivan—J. L. Baldwin. Claud&^ands Union obert Claude Sh'ands, 71, a former resident of this city, died at his home in Union early Monday morning after a brief illness. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian church near Un ion, conducted by the Rev. J. Q. Wal lace, pastor of the church, the Union Masonic lodge. Interment fol lowed in the family burial ground. Mr. Shands was born in Spartan burg county and* lived for a nudiber of years in Clinton, his parents being the late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Shands. He is pleasantly remembered here by a large number of older citizens who will learn with regret ‘of his passing. Mr. Shands is survived by his widow, before marriage, Miss Annie Askew; one son, Askew Shands; one sister. Mrs, Minnie E. Middleton of Ander- college, was as head of the history de-ison, W. Va., and one brother, W.1H. partment in the McCallie school at!shands of this city. Chattanooga, Tenn., for four years. ' In the fall of 1925, Prof. Brown came to Clinton upon the invitation of the late Dr, D. M, t- - insldn c^nie nSM« recently for ATjent of Presbyterian college, to bead mference with Thomas H. MacDon- history department. In recognition aid, federal roads bureau chief, say ing afterwards “everything will work out all right.” At that time, however, he made ho mention of an agreement withhold projects pending the out come lif the controversy: — —4. Laurens Baptists . Call John L. Bobo history department. In recognition of his scholarship and executive abil ity, he was elevated to the position of Clinton, Woodruff Hay Here Tonight The Clinton high team will meet the school football fast Woodruff ing is Increasing because of improved in<fustrial activiity. Though ■ the re port said there is expected to be some charge by Rev. E. S. Jones, who comes from the Phoenix circuit jin Green- wowl county. Mr. Jones is a .son of the late Rov. E. S. Jones, well-known improvement -in foreign demand conference, who wbs American crops it also asserted that, a few years ago in an automo- there lare still sevei’e import- re-]* strictions in foreign countries. | Local Methodists will Ik* interest- The-rei>ort warded farmers against jvd in the assignments of several of laj-ge (pixxlu^rmi increa.s<^s^ saying i their former pastors. The Rev. O. M. they woul(j/“tend to check the ad-! Abney was ixdurned to Ridge Spring price.s^ that might otherwise jin the Columbia district; Rev. Henry vances be exp^ted.” surplus of wheat with a supply vailable for export was forecast for 1936. End Of Relief fai State Seen / No More Persons To Be Put On Rolls, State Administrator In formed. By Washington. Columbia,-Nov. 6. — A definite end to the federal emergency relief pro gram in South Carolina was »een in official circles today in an announce ment that no more persons were to be put on relief rolls after Nov. 1. J. p. Fulp, state relief administra tor, said the notice had gone out to all cot^y reliaf offices and that certifi cation and “intake” of relief clients had been discontinued upon instruc tions of Aubrey Williams, assistant national administrator. Williams added that no persons were to be put on the growing works pro gress administration rolls unless they had been on relief roll befoi-e Novem ber 1. Fulp said KERA projects in the state would end by Deceml>er 1, leav ing the WPA program to shoulder the full relief burden. College Glee ClubChosen has effkientl^ filled this poeltlon. - When Dr. John MeSween resigned as president of the college in June past, W. P. Jacobs of this city, was 'chosen by the trustees as acting pres- — , ident. At the .same time Prof. Brown, Laurens, Nov. 4.—The Second Bap-Hn addition to his duties as dean and lists church of .Laurens voted g unani- instructor, was designated ““by dean in 1928 during the administration eleven tonight at 7:30 at Johnson field^^ of President B. L. Parkinson. The fol- in what promises to be 6ne of the besv lowing year Mrs. Brown became regis- games of the season. The date was trar at the institution and since then changed this week from Woodruff to Headed Axain This Year By Dr. Huntley; To Make State Tour. First Concert On Dec. 17. -The Second was designated ““by the mous call Sunday to its pastorate of .' board as assistant to Mr, Jacobs with the Rev.' John L. Bobo of Furm'an, -Hampton county, and a spokesman for the l^ard of deacons today, expre.ssf j the belief that he woidd accept. The chinch has been without a regular pas tor since September 1, when the Lev. John H. Washington closed a nine- year pastorate to become pastor of tne Park Place Baptist chureh, Hot Springs, Ark. Until a new pastor is a special responsibility placed upon him for the academic affairs of the in stitution. In this capacity he is ren dering valuable services. Prof. Brown is Clinton’s most wide ly-travelled citizen, lie has spent sev eral summers in Europe for the pur pose of travel and study. He has vis ited Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, England and many other plac-. Clinton and to tonight to avoid a con flict with the college freshmen game against Clem.son tomorrow night. Woodruff played Thoimwell here last Friday night, defeating the hon)e team 6 to 0. Tonight’s performance will give local fans an opportunity to compare the strength of the two Clin ton teams which will meet^here Fri day, Nov. 15th, in their annual game. A big crowd is expected to be on hand this evening when the whistle blows for the kick off. Members of the Presbyterian college glee club for the coming year have been announced by its director, Dr. S. M. Huntley. The club’s first appear ance wilK be at Cheraw on December | 17, followed by several other engage ments in thC state to be announce! SPEAKS HERE SUNDAY installed, Rev. JodU^ A, Mfirtln ofjw of interest on foreign soil. Laurens, i^jjsrving as stipply pastor, j Although Prof. Brown has given his The Rev. Mr. Bobo is pastor of the energies whole-heartedly to his pro- £t|iptist church Xt Furman and is a clerk of the SavniMh River as.soci- ation. He has b€en\|n the ministry aeven years, two yearsXt Plum Branch and five in* his present pastorate. He is a native of Roebuck, and is a grad uate of W'offord college and the South ern Baptist Theological seminary, Louisville, Ky. Blease Is Silent fessional tasks, be has by no means confined his attention to this one field of activity. He-has been active in civic, social and religious affairs since tak ing up his residence here in 1925. He has served as secretary and past pres ident of the Glint^n l^tary club. His bobby is tennis, and there are few players in the city who can excel him- He is a member of the executive com mittee of the local tennis club. His re-'i ligious ^iffiliations are with the First - E. L. Nelson, of Columbia Theologi cal seminary, Atlanta, will have charge of the services next Sunday at the Thomwell Memorial church in^e absence from the city of the pasaor. Dr.* L. R. Lynn. Mr. Nelson is a former Student at Presbyterian college and has many friends and acquaintances here who will be glad to he^r him. later. . \ Two outstanding solo men are avail able in'Billy Cou.sih^ of Atlanta, artd John Hinton of Dublin, Ga. Both are trained and experiencethNsingers. The members of the ^Ide-club are: First tenors: Tom Newland. George Plunkett, Roy Forehand, Jim (iollings, Colin Hudson, J. M,-Wylie an(Kjack McAlpine. Second fenors: John Hughes, W, Horne, Harris Gray, Warren Dickey, Henry Calvert, E. J. Horne, "LyTTn Jones, John Hinton and Joe Clements. Baritones: Merle Patterson, Gf L. Anderson, Billy Cousins, Jake Berry, Walter Smith, F^arl Winn, Douglas Patton and Tom Valley. Basses: Cliff Johnson, Malcolm Hemphill, Dalton Mann, Furman Wal lace, Nathaniel Heeth and Hubert Wardlaw. Stokes was'added to tbs superannqate list upon his own rtsjuest; Rev. W. A. Fiilrey wa.s returned to Honea Path, placed in the Grwnwood district; Rev. 1.1. E. W(iggins to St. John’s in the“Aml- erson district; and the Rev. H. O. ('hambers\o (Uemson college in (he same district New Pmiding Elder The Rev. W. ^Garret, former pas tor of Main StreeK^hurch, Columbia, was made presidingVelder of the Greenwood district, IlV.^ucceeds Rfev. C. E. Peele who was assigned to the Columbia charge. Clinton was transferred front Green ville to the Gr^nwood district. Be fore being a part of the Greenville district the local church was in the Spartanburg district. Appointments This District Appointments for the Gfeenwood district of which Clinton has become a part, follow: W. B. Garrett, presiding elder. Butler Circuit, J. T. Frazier. Cliqton:. Bailey Memorial and Ly dia, B. S. Drennan; Broad Street,: J. C Rop4*r. E<lgefield and Trenton, John D. Hol ler. Graniteville, M. .K. Medlock. Greenwood: Grendel, C. D -Harris Lowell Stieet and ('ambridge, W. F. Gault;-Main Street, Jt. L, Holroyd. Greenw(MHl (Mrcuit, R. L. Hall. Honea Path, W. A. Fairey. ^ _ Kinards (^ircuit, E. S. Jones. Ijangley, J. P. Byars. • McCormick, 1). W. Keller. McKendree, Foster Speer. ‘ NewberryT'Central, A. E. HblleF; Epting and Oakland, W. H. l^ewis; O’Neall Street, M. M. Brooks. Newberry Circuit, W. F. Johnson. Ninety-Six, 0. A, Jeffcoat. North Augusta, J. M. Ma.son, • Phoenix Circuit, C. W. Brockwell. _ Plum Branch, Rex V. Martin. Saluda, J. K. Walker. Ware Shoals, R. C. Pettus. Wacrenville, J, L. Jett. Waterloo, M. E. Derrick. Student Emory University, Bell. —. President I^ander college, Jl Speake, professor in I.-ander college, J. Patton^ Professor in Blackburn college, F. Nesbitt.. SuiK*rannuates, I). R. Roof, J. Stricklaml, R; C. Boulware, T, O’Dell, R. L. .Keaton, J. D Daniel. Greenville District New York, Nov. 6.—Decisively lead ing in New York’s state eIeq!;.Ion8, Re publican leaders quickly fildl a clairq last night that-the Empire State had lepwliated the New Deal. Ousting at least-eight Democratic incumbents, they apparently regained control of the state as.sembly, by a margin estimated at five to six seats, fhe Democrats had a majority of lour in the last assembly. A Republican trend was apparent too in t^e state’s .nayoralty elections. * . Melvin C. Eaton, Republican,-state chairman, hailed the balloting a.s plainly marking “a trend away from ti'o^New Deal.” Irving M. Ives, Ropnb- lit-an as.sembly loader, dedareil the re sult outright repudiation of the Koo.se- velt administration. • Such claims, however, \v(M*e (luickly contested by Postmaster General Far^ ley, chairman of the Democratic na tional committee and of the New York .state committee. The result, he said, “ought to be a sufficient ^answer to the question of the continued popularity of Franklin I). Roosevelt.” He asserte<l that R<- puhljpan gerrymandering had niad,e.it impossible for the Democrats to elect a majority of th« assembly except 'n a landslide election. -- Farley saw his own district go Re publican, as did President Roosevelt, so far as the assenj^ly elections were concerned. In Hyde Park, however, a Democratic supervisor was elected for the first time in years. Elated neighbors formed an im- prpmptu torchlight procession to the Roosevelt home. Mr. and Mrs. Ronse- velt greeted them smiling, on the porch. Several of the ladies kissed the president. ^Meanwhile, returns were coming in slowly from state legislature elections in New Jersey. They showed the usual I>emocratic sweep in Hudson county, one of the party’s strongholds. Topping -a long list of mayoralty elections, Philadelphia produced a growing lead for the Republican can didate, S. Davis Wilson, over his Dem ocratic candidate, John B. Kelly. In Kentucky, more than a million votes were east in a heated guberna torial election which saw a-split in the ranks of Democratic leaders. The bal lots were locked u|) until today, when counting will begin. Republican Cleveland .Mayor (Ueveland, Nov. 5.—Early unofficial Teturhs tonight showed Harold H. Burton, Republican, with an indepen dent following, almost certain brel^- tion as mayor of Cleveland over Ray T. Miller, llemocrat. The unofficial count from 360~pre- cincts out of 831 gave Burton 65,571 votes and Miller 51,i81. The campaign was waged on local issues, with both candidates stressing “law and order.” The winning candidate will take of fice next Monday. C. O. W. P. Wilson, Republican, In Phtladejphia Philadelphia, Nov, 5.—Returns from 756 of the 1,285 election districts in Philadelphia gave S. Davis Wilson, Republican, for mayor, 227,.5,‘i3; Johri B. Kelly, lX*moc»at, 191,967, El C. Albany, N. lY., Nov. 5.—The elec torate of President Roosevelt’s home state turned <kK.Msively against New Deal foVees today in a state-wide as- jsembly .election. Assignments for the Greenville dis-' the basis of returns from 132 of trlct," from which the local churches districts. Republicans had recap-_ were^removed by conference, follow: Fcizl\C. Beach, presiding elder. DuncahGircuit, B. H. Tucker. Enoree, W. McElrath. Fountain Ihn, J. H. Kohler. Gray Court, W. M. Owings. Greenville: Bethri, J. A. Chamller; Brandon, W. S. F^ttus; Buncombe Street, R. F. Morris; Cl^Mce Street and Holroyd Memorial, D. Dickerson; - j Pianist: Keitt Darby. ^ ' *' I John Hughes, .second tenor, was j supply, Dunean, A, H. I^uknight; ff the.Emory Junior college;Judson, A. M. Doggett; Moni^an and ■irwF * *• 1 jPreabyterian chureh of this city, and On HlffilWAy ROW'^- served as president of its Men- Columbia, Nov. 5.—Cole L. Blease, former governor and senator, said yes terday he preferred not to. discuss the use of troops by Govemo^ Olin John ston, who defeated him by 25,000 votes in a second primary last year, and added: “I am leaving all the glory of com ment to the people who elected him and to the newspapers who are abus ing him so severely now but who made 'lihn such a wond^ul sugar baby be tween the' prunaries last, year.” of-the-Chureh organization. ^ As a teacher and citizen he has accom plished much in this community. By his genial and courteous manners and excellent qualities of chara^tlliC ho has won the esteem, respect and confi dence of those who have the privilege of knowing him. Gn June 19, 1926, Prof. Brown mar ried Miss Lillian Gross of Chatta nooga, Tenn. Their home is in College View, a residential section of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Bibo visited relatives in Newberry on Sunday. Saturday Furman vs Wofford at Greenville. Clemson vs Alabama at Tuscaloosa. ,;Erskine vs Stetson at DeLand, Fla. * Nawberry vs The Citadel at Charles ton. - Presbyterian college and the Univer sity are idfe this week. General Standings W L T Pet. Clemson x.. 5 1 0 8333 Furman ...*. .... 6 1 0 833 The Citadel .... 2 2 • 1 500 Erskine ...: .4. 2 3. 1 400 Carolina'. 2 5 0 286 Wofford A'. .' 1 3 1 250 Preabyterian .. 1 5 0 167 Newberry .. .... A... .... 1 5 0 167 glee^club last year. New Short Story \ begins Today. Another prize short story of four installments begins in today’s paper. It is from the pen of . . . Rex Beach . ‘THE MICHIGAN KID” Don’t miss the “opening jchapter,. It appears today on page seven. Woodsidc, E. E. Glenn; Poe and St. John, Paul Kennett; St. Mark ^nd ! Stephenson Memorial, J. F. Farr; Paul, W.,R. Bouknight; Triune, M. B Patrick. ^ - . Greenville Circuit, J. A. Bledsoe. Grqer, Concord and Apalache, N. M. Phillips; Memorial, L. P. McGee; Vic tor and Ebenezer, T. A. Inabinet. ' Laurens: Central"and Watts Mill, W. F. Hedgepath; First Church, F. E. 1 Dibble. . 1 Princeton, R. M. DuBose. ' '^Simpsonville, S. R. Glenn. Travelers Rest, E. A. Wilkee. Woodruff: Grace, J. S. Edwards. Student Clairmont college, J. C. Cun ningham; student Duke university, C. F. I>uBose, Jr. Student Emory university, F, T. Cunningham. ^ \ ture<l all of the critical 1936 .seats in the larger hqui^*orNew York’s lejfis- lature. Democrats controlled (he 1935 assembly for the fir.st time in 22 years. , New York’s senate, now Democ’ratic, does not elect until next year. Senators are chosen for two-year terms, as semblymen for one year. The G.O.P. ousted Democrats from three seats in Erie county, three in Monroe, one in Greene and one in Rensselaer, in upstate New York, - At the same time, 20 precincts of 96, showed Edward Curley, Democrat, leading Victor Cantini, Republican, in the race for election to the national representative.s from the 22nd York district, in New York city. Loetd Cot icem GetsiQbntract -r z. The governmeht PWA’ contract let here Tuesday for the construction 'of two brick dormitories at tl^ State Training school was awarded to D. E. Tribble company of this city. Their bid, the lowest of ten submitted, was. $73,988. The buildings are 'to be erecti- ed under PWA supervision with work expected to begin at once. 'X A