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•/ V THE CHRONICUi Stx^lTcs T* Be ie CteMi Ne iMcr, Coai^lete,' Newij. ami Bdff^We. f -f- - ,V0LU5IE xxxy CLlNT(j^, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1935 AT GftEENVlLLE CLINTONFOLKS YOU K^OW Borah And Hoover Clinton High May Split G.O.P. ; • Tops Tliomwell 'One Killed, Two Hurt In Wreck Addresses, Sermons and Re ports Take Up First Day of Convention. Dr. Ellis' Fuller Discusses Missiok Program. Greenville, Nov. 20.—An- ad|[lress by Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, of AtlanU, form er pastor of the Earle Street'Baptist church, and reports on several Bap tist organisations featured the eve- ninig session of the South Carolina Baptist convention last night at thej Pendleton Street Baptist church. ‘ More than 1,200 persons -attended the- - “eessron, Thicludirig 415 official dele gates. Today’s progrram, 'opening at 9 a. m., will find keen interest centered in a discussion of the ^00,000 co ordination of Furman university and _Greenyille Womani^college, reports on education and publications, and j The election of officers. * ! Dr. Fuller, in reporting on the Southern Baptist Home Missions Supporters of Conflicting Theo-'Wins Over Orphanage l^ads In ries May Contend For Nomi- hation. Politicians Guessing. ROBERT LAWRENCE PLAXICO R. L. Plaxico belongs to the' city's board said the finances pt the board were better than they had been in a | younger group of business men and number of years and. that the church j juring his eight years' lesidence here building and loan fuT>d was also now i has been identified with the commu- in good shape. Inity’s civic, commeicial and religious "“We made an agreement with ourjiifg creditors for a moratorium of five ye«R on the princip.1,-’ he s».W- “All' ‘ Vy neVr-Vhe"t7»n“of KinKs'creck, the b«k mterert h.« bwn paid how-1 ^ulia Borders Plaxico and ever, and »,S,000 has been paid on,j„^„ L, .. Washington, Nov, 16. — The possi bility of. a Hoover-Borah struggle over the'Republican presidential ndm- ination and platform for 1936 has pol iticians guessing. ‘ As the former president retun^d I to his attacks on the New Deal to- I night in New York, the impression that he himself is a target of his chief 1928 campaigner gained ground in the capital. Borah .has not said as much, but activities of Hobveritej( plainly have a bearing on his plans. The Hoover speech, one of a series, dealt exclusively with principles. He has been represented as believing the party should put principles first' and personalities second at least until the convention meets in June. " ^ Presumably this would make against intra-party strife in the pri maries, and for key states such as Ohio sending unuislxucte<l or favor ite-son delegations.. The rub comes where he arid Borah differ on some fundamental principles,'such as mon etary policy. In the senator’s view, states should ihave an opiwrtunity to express them^ Well-Played Game Friday Night Under Floodlights. .A hard-charging Clinton high school football team defeated Thorn- Miss Ruth Coker Dies of Injur ies In Crash, Near Hickory Tavern ^nday Aftemood; Mr. Plaxico was horn in Cherokee .shelves on'; such important questions the principal during the past year. The debt has -been reduced $750,000 in the past six years.” He said there was 247 missionaries in the field today and that there had as far as primary pos.sibiiitie« allow. Then, he has contende<l, the conven-. tion would (be more truly representa- ents’ removal to Blacksburg he at- tive of the party rank-and-file. , tended grammar and high school j Kach man naturally personifies the there, after which he became a !^tu-, expounds. It is this ax dent at Erskine college. iom, considered in the light of Borah’s Laurens, Nov. 18. — Miss Ruth Co ker, 13, was fatally injured; her well Friday night at Johnson field j ^y. “I"*. * for the second time in the history of >"* the two schools. The score was 12 toSJ^'” Hickory Tavern late Sunday 6.-Last year the Clintonians whipped , Thornwell for the first time cro-ssing by a car driven i who estimated the enemy dead at Th^ ainVon team preS«l thr« t-yi- L-H.pkin, Joiner Fork Sh«l. j .bout WO " ITALIANS MAKE BIG AIR RAD) Claim 2;00i0 Etfiiopians Slain At Makale In Fierce Pitched Bat tle In Narrow Valley When Planes ^Are Shot Down. NUMBER 47 Asmara, Eritrea, Nov. 19.—A fierce pitched battle between Italian pilots and Ethiopian land forces was de scribed today by jubilant Fascists. ^ diminutive but fast backs to score a touchdown in each of the first two peeiodrfti -KingT* Tram meH and ::6tone, sniair but fast, ran Thoi nwell~end8 ragged in the first half. A pass. King to Smith, was very effective. Clinton .scored their first touch down .after Trammell had it'turned Malpasl’ punt to ThornweH’s 47-yard line. Trammell gained 17 at right end. A pass, King to Smith, netted 21, and from there King .scored standing up on an end run to the left. A pass, King to Smith, netted Clin ton a score in the second period after Stone, Trammell and King had car ried the ball to Thornwell’s 15-yar<l stripe. , i Thornwell scored on a 56-yard sus. Miss Coker, wiho was a high school pupil in the Laurens city school, died at 1:30 a. m „MpQdjy. j|jL.ftJUftUreiia. hospital from concussion of tha haad. Mrs. Coker received a pelvic injury and Joe had a leg fractured. They are at the hospital here. Mrs. Coker’s con dition is “not so good,” according to reports from the hospital this aftpr- noon. * • Child Is Saved Miss Elsie Coker, sister of J. R. Coker and teacher at, the Center Point school near the Cxiker home in Water^ loo township, wl\p was driving, re ceived minor injuries. The eight- months old infant of Mr. end Mrs. Cokpr wes thrown through a window and wes miraculously .saye^l from pos- . . . , . ,, , sible fatal injury by an alert Negro lamed dr.ve, with M.lpaaa fiilll.m attendant, who caught and Llpyd doing most of the bell carrying. In Clinton’s line Jones, Finney and Smith were best. For Thornwell, Mi lam and Jacobs played gieat games. The line-ups: Clinton Thornwell LE-rSmith Anderson been sizeable gains in receipts over position was as a rural j vague but emphatic reference yester-1 LT—Jones Milam ^ n rec p mail carrier, serving-the Kings Creek [jay to having an “objective,” which **LG—Furr -Worthy ' 1 last year. He emphasized the place i: of the board in denomina^onal life and said that ft is an ara to the church in that it gotB4nto places the church cannot go. He emphasized the work being done route. Tweyand a half years later he j little doubt among his hearers accepted a positron with the Bank of Blacksburg, where he was employed for the next .seven years. In Dec’ember, 19!^' Mr. Plaxico moved to Clintop/At which time he among the NogroM and farmers in connected' with the well the South, the French in Louisiana, the Spanish in Florida and numerous others. Dr. Fuller also urg^ churches to assufne~-an~ attitude of leadership in definite action tending to retard mili tarism, to defeat materialization in economic life apd lead to the right use of machinery in religious organi zations. Waddy R. Thompson r^;K>rted on the Baptist Brotherhood; F. O. Lam- oreaux, of Newberry, reported on stewardship; Dr. A. T. Jamison, su perintendent o/ Connie Maxwell or phanage, reported on orphanage ■work. Dr. Fuller spoke here in place of Dr. J. B, Lawrence, executive secre tary of the Southern Baptist Home Mission board, who was ill and un able to attend the meeting. A memoriall service, in honor of the latp Dr. Z. T. Cody, of Greenville, editor of The Baptist Courier, was conducted at the afternoon session yesterday, with Dr. W. L. Ball, pastor of the Elarle Street Baptist Church of Greenville, as prineij^ speaker. Dr. Ball emphasiz^ the Christian and gentlemanly qualitiee of Dr. Cody, pointed out that his writings in the Courier would fill 60 volumes of 300 pages each, and declared . that the force of the man’s influence would never die. The ReVw H. C. Hester, of Wagener, read the report of the committees on obituaries after the Rev. J. F. Pit man had Conducted the devotional. The afternoon session was cut short to allow the various committed of the convention to meet and prepare their reports, which will be submitted later. , Preliminary w'ork to the convention known firm of D. E. Tribble company, undertakers, and dealers in building materials. Following the death of E. B. Sloan, a member of the firm, in December, 1928, Mr. Plaxico be- cime secretary-treasurer of the con cern. Other officers are: D. E. Trib ble,. president; W. B. Tribble, vice- president. J. Roy Crawford, well- known local contractor and engineer, is associated with the firm in its building department in the capacity of construction superintendent. Since coming to Clinton Mr. Plaxico hks made many friei^ds and has liber ally given of his time in promoting the 'best interests of the'community in a public-spirited manner. In his work and all his varied affiliations, he has proven himself a useful cili- zen.. He is an active member of the Chaipber of Commerce and Kiwanis club, having ^efficiently served both organizations as pre.sident. His church affiliation is with the Associate Re- formde Presbyterian church where he is active in its work and is a mem-^ her of its board of deacons. In frater nal life he is a member of the Free apd Accepted Masons. " On October 1, 1926, Mr, Plaxico married Miss Elizabeth Tribble of this city, daughter of Mr and Mrs. D. E. Tribble. They have one child, R. L. Jr., a member of the third grade in the city schools. They make their residence in the Tribble apartments on North Woodrow street. that he .was ready to enter the pri- marie.s if it would help remold the G.O.P. as he wishes. Washington hears the Hoover mail brings more and more pleas to run. Borah says Hoover’s friends are “working.” No hasty decision by either seems likely, however. For the present, Bo rah evidently plans only some Eaat-' ern speechmaking and continued con ferences with state and national leaders. He does not have to show his hand completely until March, when announcement of intention becomes necessary to enter the Ohio primary in May. ^ . The chan^ for such an a/inounee- ment already had some key Ohio Re- publicans concerned. Representative .Marshal at Xenia, said today “if out side candidates, including Borah, came into Ohio it would be contrary both to the wishes an<l plans of most of the leaders.” They want the delegation unat-~ tached, although Borah and Governor Landon of Kansas recently polled 23 and 20 votes respectively as favor ites of young Ohio Jtepublicans. What the .situation amounts to is that the independent Idahoan has put the regular party leadership on., no tice: “I am not a candidate—yet.” If he and his views are ignor^, the breadth of the Republican split next year may depend to an extent on how fully he “follows through.” Both par ties are counting on their opposition dividing. C—Finney McMillan RG—Lawson Haney RT—McKee Dill RE—Workman - Jacoibs QB—Owens Gilliam LH—King Malpass ^RH—Trammell Lloyd FB—'Stone Rawls Wallace Wants National Stand the tot in his arms as the .little boy was hurled out from the car which overturned. Eye-witnesses attwted to the al most unbelievable incident, and de clared the child did not as much as scrape the ground, landing unharmed in the arms of the Negro, who was Standing a few feet away when the car overturned in front of a service station at a road intersection^ Lands His Ship With Engine Dead Washington, Nov. 18. — Asserting t|^ the time has come, to “shift from an gmarfsacy baa|a into a long term permanent aiM ^onomically sound program,” Secretai^ Wallace today ur|^ the farmers of the country to regard the problem as national in character. “We have a man-sized job on our hands,”-Wallace told delegates to-the convention of the association of land grant colleger and universities. “We can’t-get ui first base unless the farmer looks!beyond his Hue-fence to his neighj)or,'to his^gion and to the nation. “Unless the farmers can Itmrn to make the necessary mental and emo tional adjustments, we are licked be fore we start.” The agriculture secretary then fore- ca.st an era of regional agricultural adjustment, and urged development of county planning by farm leaders during the coming winter. Flying Cadet M. P. Freeman, for mer Prevbyterian college track cap tain, now stationed at Barksdale field, Shreveport, I.<a., was sent up last Wednesday for | the department of commerce high altitude weather re- poijt. l^et Freeman made a three hour and twenty-Jive minute ascension to the height of 16,500 feet~tmd came down with empty fuel tanks and a dead engine in a neaHb3rcdtton.,patch, the only landing place available. He proceeded to get a new supply of fuel from a neaaby .soui'ce, made a suc- ce.ssful take-off over the rough field ami returned to flying headquarters Military experts said it' was the greatest air engagement since the Wflrl<Lswar,_th£L jnoiit. .important .battle. of the current campaign and one o#-? the strangest of modern times. A force of more than 15,000 Ethi opians concentrated in a narrow val ley south of Makale wa.s routed, it was officially announced. After the fighting, bmlies of hundreds of tribes men were scattered on the field pilots reported. The Ethiopians, employing rifles and anti-aircraft guns, fought des perately. When .some of the Italian bombers dived as low as 100 feet, the Ethiopian gunners, perched on crags, actually shot down on the planes. ^ Hailed as among the heroes of the engagement were Premfer Mussolini’s two sons, Bruno and Vittorio, and his .son-jn-law', Count. Galeazzo ('ianp. ' Ciano had to return to Makale when his oil tank was hit by a bullet apd {another plane was forced to de scend. Bruno’s, plan was struck seven times and Vittorio’s nine. One Italian mechanic was seriously wounded. A 26-plane squadron attacked the huge encampment of Ethiopians yes- terda.V just 'beyond the failhestltal- ian southern outpost. Jhe odd battle, believed almost unpiece<lented, l>e— tween air and land forces laste<J for* two hours. “We saw the Ethiopians scatter fast, but we got hundreds of them l>e- fore they could take shelter; probably we got more than 1,000: of them,” said Ciano (official Italian repoi-ts esti mated the dead at aroUnd 2,000). Every Fascist plane scored an av erage of a dozen hits, despite the .se vere enemy fire, official reports said. The squadron was commanded by General Aimone. Claim Surrender - Rome, Nov. 19. — The . government claimed tonight the sultanate of Biru, in northeastern Ethiopia, had surren- dered to the Italian northern army, which also resumed operations on the westem end of its front. The Biru region, said anjofficial with his dangerous mission accom-1 communique, extends from the pla- plished. Cadet Freeman holds the state javt elin throw record established while in college here. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M/ F reeman of this’city. Mrs. H. M. Young Loses Famer Club Names Officers In Laurens County Is Good Farming Progressive Ideas About Soils, Seeds, Cash Crops, Livestock, and Living At Home Are Yearly Taking Stronger Hold. '■t W. R. Anderson, Jr., Heads Or ganization For Coming^ear. yWas taken up ut'-the opening session yesterday morning. After the devo-j Associate Officers iVamed. tional by Dr. E. M- Poteut, of Green-' *ville, the Rev. Frank G. Lavender of Fountain Iniv, reported on the order WriUen for The Chronicle By A. h. Bryan, Agricultural Editor, Clemson sCdlege. • Friends in the city of !Mis, Henry Young wiH~sympathize with her in the death of her father, J. W. Fur- queron, 82, which occurred Sunday at the home of his son, J. W. Furqueron, in McCormick, following a stroke on Saturday night. The funeral service was held Mon- {day afternoon from .his .son’s home, with interment following in the Mc- C/ormick cemetery./Six grandson.s act ed a.s pallbearers. Mr. Furqueron-Was-a native of Mc- teau southeast of Makale to the'Italo- French border near Daddato. It is as large as French Somaliland. (The lat ter i.s slightly smallt*r than the state of New Hampshire). Chiefs of Biru-submitted to Italy, the gov^nment said, and “asked to participate in the operatioriT^ against the Addis Abuba government.” Italy held a protectorate over the region in 1904 but was pushed outJby‘‘; Ethiopia. f U'ormick where most of his life had Better yields and a greater variety jords for 1935 are not yet complete, of crops from better soils and a;Pooh* made 3,19H,-poumls of lint on been lived, though he was a resident oi Clinton for several years. \- .Survivng are his widow, Mrs. Molly i was kept secret. Emperor Leaves Addis Ababa, Nov. 19.—Grave little Emperor Haile Selassie left by air plane before dawn today for a tour of^ Ethiopia’s battle fronts. He took off \ after expressing the conviction sanc tions by league powers against Italy would’not 'bring peace in East Africa. It was the first time the monarch had left the capital since war clouds gathered over his country nearly a year ago. He departed at 5:45 a.m., in a twin-motored plfuie, escorted by two smaller planes. His <l<*stination jgreatJer tendency \o self-^lustatining'five acres—639,6 pounds Iht acre, or farming are easily noted on I.aurenajone and a quarter l>ales. His pure 'county farms, the depres^sion 4ind'se<*d of Colter’s Farm Relief g gave Edmunds Furqueron; two sons, J. W, | Furqueron of McCormick, ^ind G W. Furqueron of Henderson, N. five Church Group / Fights W. R. Anderson, Jr.', prTfttfipal/of the ’Clinton of business. Dr. C, A. Jones of Colum-.-{-p^gj(j^j,^ bia, secretary of the convention, in-jf^^ troduced visitors and later intro-meeting Thursday evening- - - * - m.-_._ - :■ - -■ - ■ - i • r, . w ii m v fl duced new pastors who are starting' jjj sQccc*ed J. H. Pitts,,Jr., the re-1more cpfips than cotton grown (cost showeil $213.43, which leaves a mick, anit Mrs. iienry M. young or their work in the state ^nomination-president, at the beginning of but more crops are grown/or'^het returh“bT $318.30 on five acres, j Clinton; 33 grapdchildren, two great- j<><>pal Church, l^uth, reaffirnu‘<i its al work. Dr. B. D, Hahn, pastor emeritus of 1936. [food an<l feed to save cash expendi- Conway, Nov. 18.—^The Sooth Cari^- lina conference of the Methodist Kpis- Dickson, using Farm Relief also, Jframlchildren; one brother, G. P-j allegiance to the church’s traditional Pendleton Street Baptist church, host D. tC. Heustess was elected first'll*’® for these things, and more effort j made j)06 pounds of lint per acre, lint j I’^orqueron of Mc(-ormick; one sister,: opposition to liquor today as one of church to the convention, welcomed the visitors and the response was given by Dr. W. R. Alexander, of Florence Dr. B. K, Truluck of Cow ards, president of the convention, de livered the annual president’s address and Dr. Jones reported on the gen eral board. Dr. W. C. Allen, editor of The Baptist Courier, jpepoited on the denominational paper and Miss Woa- nie Lance of CMumbia, secretary/of W. M. tj. work of the state, and Mrs. J. B. Boatwright of Mulling presi dent of'the state W. M. U. ^Organiza tion, reported on the W. If;: U. activi ties. vice-president; R. E. Ferguson, sec- » • • J X a. rZl ^ ond vice-presidOnt; and F. C. Pinson was re-elected as secreUry-treasurer. prpdqcts grown for market. These is spent in improving soil productivity for economical yields and quality of The followi'ng board of directors was elected to serve with the officers; Dr. J. C. Roper* C. C. Giles, J. H. Pitts, statements are made or^ the strength of what visits to farms and farmers over the county reveal to a watchful Jr., W. E. Monts, R. T. Dunlap, andjCye* W. IFL Simpson. ^ j Cotton—Better Yields and Quality / Th^ new officers will assume office! To put the county’s first crop first. and seed bringing $627.92. Production j l*<^rry ( othran of Greenwood. costs were $205.73, leaving $422.19 as, the difference between value and costs I ~~~ ! " for the five acres ! Week S McnU ak after the annual celebration of “ladies night” at Hotel Clinton on the eve ning of December 12th. Up-State Final MEN TO MEET T$)e Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold their regular monthly meeting Friday eve ning at 7 o’clock in the church dining room. An interesting program has been aivmnged -with an ,invitatidTi ex tended all men of the congiegation to be present. one sees over the county better yields per acre and one learns from various fanners that cotton of longer staple and better quality is rather common and is coming to be the rule. First, because soils are being made more iprodilctive^nd fertilizers are being wJolllC nClC lOCI&jriused more intelligently. Second, be- ■ • icau.se seed of better quality are more Great Falls and Belton.high schools^'common. Third, because closer spacing finalists in the up-statatclsss B high is practiced and other newer ideas in school football chanopionship.' race, will meet here this. aflernoon at 3 o’clock on Jbhnson field.>The coaches of the two teams met st Garlisle Mon day afternoon and decided to play the game on a neutral field. A big crowd of sui^rters for the twQ teams is ex peetc^for this afternoon’s battle. culture are bein^ used. The five-acre cotton contests, farm- From these and others in the cotton.!, contests for several years .scores of|^ other I^aurens county farmers get the j Saturday lessons of better soils and better seeds I Presbyterian vs Wofford at Spar- and better cultural practices for more' tanburg. ^ economical yields of finer cotton. As Carolina vs Washington and Lee at to good seed, County Agent C. B. CXn- Columbia. non says that “Good cotton seed arei F>skine vs Newberry at Ware now common throughout the county > Shoals. Citadel, Glemson and Furman will be idle from intercollegiate competi tion thjs week. They .play their final even among Negro farmers.” Other Crops for Cash For other cash crops many I^aurens county farmers are not lacking. Peach-1 games Thanksgiving day. es, small grains, lespedeza seed, bay! ' crop, poultry, some farm dairying, and | General Standings some beef cattle herds. chards produced 100 carloads worth ers will tell you, have helped greatlyi5bout $55,000 in 1934; and in 1935, the towards these ends. If instances are wanted, here are some 1934 figures from the contest pecords of E. J. Poole, Enoree, and W. P. Dickson, Clinti^n. Others might be cited. Rec- county’s banner peach year, 142 car loads worth $64,000 Besides culls worth several thousand more. Seven commercial peach growers produce (Continued on pa^fe eight) w L T Pet. Furman 7 1 0 87B Clemson 6 2. . .0 750 Citadel ...t 3 3 1 500 Wofford 2 4 1 333 Presbyterian .. .... 2 5 0 286 Erskine 2 5 1* 286 Carolina .... 2 6 • 0 250 Nea^rry 1 7 0 125 its final acts before reading of minis terial appointments by Bishop F’aul B. Kern brought the I50th annual ses sion to a close. By resolution, the conference en dorsed the church law forbidding drunkenness by its members and at the same time called ujion .VlethHlists to have no part in traffic in liquor, either directly, or indirectly by leas ing property for liquor establish ments or otherwise. Union Service Thanksgiving The annual union service of the churches of the city on Thanksgiving day will be held in the Thornwell Me morial church at 10 o’clock in the morning. The speaker for the service will bq.ithe Rev. C Bynum Betts, pas tor of the As.sociate Refonned Pres byterian church. TTie public is cor dially invited to unite in this Thanks- giving service. X •^-4- ■V- \ \- V \