r ' 7 ' :: ' A -' ■ ■■ / t i- 1 ' f • ) •i t V .. > <- * k THE CHRONICLE Strivta To'Be « Clean ^ewa> (paper. Complete, Newsy, ? uid Reliable. *■! VOLUME XXXVI JL If You DoaVR^ THE CHRONICLE * ■7^®“ Get The News. CLINTON, 3. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1936 NUMBER 2 SUPREME COURT SHAHERS NEW DEAL FARM MEASURE X, AAA'Beyond Field of Congnress Since It Violates* Pow^ris Delegated To Fate of Federal Goveriiment. Outcome of Other Administration Recovery Laws Arouses Speculation. Three Justices File Dissenting Opinion. Farmer’s Group In Annual Meet Stockholders IVfeeting of Clinton Production Credit Association Hears Good Report for Year. TRIBUNAL KlfcLS ^CT IN UNCOMPROMISING OPINION At the annual stockh<^ders meetinff of the Clinfon Production Cr^it as sociation, which serves the counties County’s Oldest. Veteran Passes J. B. Wright, 99,1 Dies,At Home of Son At Lanford jstatioh. Was Born in 1837. BUDGET TO CONGRESS FORECASTS OVER BILUON DOLLARS DEFICIT Lanford- Station, Jan. G. — J. B. Wrijrht, 99, Cofifederate veteran, dieerative . . „ “ITnclp Tim ” ' uMt of more than a billion dollars onlv • Supreme court* held federal re^u- Nary of Oregon, the Republican lead-1 Lncl^e.lim. J. , 7. ■ only lation of acricultural nroduction iin-'er ~~~—’ LUdit organization ot taimeis .Pad a^ .j Confederate soldier and ; to, have-dnT™rrfttmates throwii out of constitutional w v 11 * -Ha ’ In Is^uccessful year in 193o. | j, I health pormittecutive’s cornmuniedtion, the timated but not including any new ap- court swept away the souixre' of children were born, eight of them now living. Mr., Wright is survived by four sons, VV. B, Wright, Jjanford Sla'tion; 1. .■ . I."'A...,: future rtdief requests may be was: aflticipate that the need for additional relief funds will be a.s great a.s that sum .($2,13G,000,000).~r" “To state the ca.se‘ even more pre cisely, the gross deficit of the govern ment in 1931 was $3,989,000,000; in 1935 $3,575,000,000; in 193G (es'.i- n. Whiteside,. Kq- Mrs. Wallace R. Tim merman, Mrs. S, O. Nesley ami Mrs. Stanmore Lanford,, all of Newln'rry; .second corner-idone. Justice Robert said I 11 grandchildi-en and 20 great-giand- ation and how much income was ;children. and ^xixmdituivs|cciveil, the meeting was adtiressed by j services were conducted from Ihilterson’s cha|H*l at l..anf()r(l stone of the New Deal—so completely! “Appropriations today that previously planned patch-1 under contiWts for proper govein- work was all but forgotten. j mental puriwses cannot justify, con- , An uncompromising G-3 opinion not:tracts which are not within fi-dei-al only wiped out President Roosevelt’s' power. Ami contnicts for the riXif- cherishtul farm-aid program, but' lion of acreage ami the contxuLof lu-o- threw a shadow of doubt' over other, duetjon are outside the range of tbi t Twent hiajor legislation. [power.” kveping tin >y'tein-on u sound basis In shocked .silence, the ailministra-; The courtroom was janinu d wHh^hty can ditain fund^ from investors tion leaders were called to the White notables and friK'k-coated lawyius jn costs as low as those available to House. They talked it over with the the nine justices enter.-d at 12:0J. ] . ;i„y otlier indutiv. 'I'he associations i Fu llest llrahani, of the Production j ('redit corporation of ('olunibia. ' Mr. (Iraham ^aid that by 11^‘ans of 1)1 (iductiTui 'credit ■ iis.Miciat ions', “fai in- j :ers have been ahu* ti) 1 educe the cost collecting loans and hy Station F'riday afteriKMin at 2 o'cbK-k •)V the Kev. Mr. McKIralh. Burial fol-! ,, , tor relief. away the souixre ot an estimated $1,07G,312,000 in revenues, over a two-year period, by invalidat ing the proees.sing tax, Immeiliately, President Roo.sevelt and his aides decided to seek funds to pay off existing A.\A_ Inmefit pay ment eontiaets. Unofficially, it ha.^ been estimated $500,000,000 would be reipiired. Before the court’s decision, Mr, Rqo.sevelt mentioned the possibil ity of new taxi's in this regard. Surprising many, the chief exc'eu- tiye also left open in his budget- mes- th(' amount of money to ho askml of making and lowi'vl in the cliurch cemetery with the last riti's in charge of the local .Ma sonic lodgi' of which he had In'en a member t'oi‘ a long miniher of yeafs. president for two-hours. They t'merg- m.—Two niiifiutes late. Corridn s out- ,|„ U-nd government money hut ed saying no decision had been reach-1.side were filled with those anxious toliu j^jr the farmers in touch Witlj the eeddcd in our immediate speculation on the fate of j constitution prohibits the enforcement New Deal legislation still to face the!of the agricultural adjustment act. court s scrutiny. What will happen, lawyers Ponder ed, to such measures as the social se curity, Guffey coal control, Wagner The’' act invades the reserved rights of I,he states. It Ts a statutory plan to" regulate and control agricultui’e, a matter beyond the powers delegateeratio,ns -of the brorowor’s farm.” The a.ssmiation, .Mr. Graham point ed out, charges 5 per cent interest and the borrower only pays for the time he actually has the money^ The association, he said, is operated by the borrowers, each borroWer being re quired to take out class B stock in the association eciuivalent to 5 per cent of the initial loan and may obtain new loans in the same proportion without purehasing additumal stock. The di rectors of the ass3G by the same amount.” In withholding final relief figures, Mr. Roosev('It not(*d that ultimate success in l»alancing ineonu* and’ out- llays “will depend, el in the morning for .the ben efit of the students, and an evening address at the F'ir.st Prodiyterian church for both students and residents of the city who a-re cordially invited. will TTuhT'd that cstiliTated r<*venu<‘s Ik* sufficient to cover all I'Vpenditures .than contcmiilated except those for to Ik* relief^ with .$,5,0()(),()00 left over applied to the latter. This would be an all-lime high. There tyas not the slightest hint of readiness to nuH*t demands from the oppositibn for an immediately bal anced budget. Pending study of the voluminous document, politieaT" le’ad- eTfTin’general withheld detailed com ment. - court, “we will have to faci leui of financing existing contract-' for iM'nefit payment.s oiiU of some form of new taxe.s.” 2. If congress votes ex|K'nditure.s outside of budget (*sitmates “I strong ly urge that additional taxes be pro vided to Cnvei- such charges. “It is important as we emerge from the depression that no' new activities Ik* added to the govc'rnnient unles.s provision is made for adiiitional reve nue to m(H*t their cost.’* .Asked whether this postiion applied to the cash bonus issue, the president F'rom the start, however, dispute , was plainly inevitable. ^ohl newsmen it was just a general Uomment varii'd largely according | apropos of gover nment sol- to the economic view.s <»f the legisla- Cost Of Maintswing Troops Was S5,549 tors rather than along strictly party line.s. —"Tu-rjun all th«—regular acLiv.itie.1 of the government,” Mr. Roo.'H*velt said bluntly in the message rea(4 from •the rostrum to s<‘nate and house, “I said, as more and more farmers ai t* “hat the 5LlJ •t*! f availing themselves of the services offered by the as.sociations as they learn of the advantage_offer^ by this permanent cooperative sy.stera. ICarmers in this section were ad vised by Mr. Lanford- to make their applications early th's year. He point- ('olumbia, Jan, 4. — A statement from the office of Adjutant General ames (’_ Dozier set,forth yesteixlay cost of maintaining troops in the road bureau from October 28 through Decemlier 20 was $5,549, Pay amounted to $4,579, including "We can look forward today to a continued reduction of deficits, to in creased tax receipts and to declining exiK'tidRure.s for the needy, unem ployed," the message said, in empha sizing* refieatedly that an estimated jump T)f $716,66.5*000 in 1!>37 tax re ceipts over 1936 was “due largely to j increa.sed colleetions afrtiripated un will need a total of $5,069,000,000.” This figure, put forward as a new standard for the government’s |k*i-- maneiit ofierating costs as dffferenti- 'ated from “emergency” outlays, ex-j^l'^^* to new taxe.'i. ^ ftnn/Li/l •'\«k 4 1 ** k'kifs^ii lf> ..I-/’ Fs|M‘(-iaIIy bvideneing cxptH-ted bus iness improvement was a fot-ecast that eeal policy adopted to “reg- 1933 “to stop the downwaid et*on Biic '.spiral,” the president said, was “i red- he cost them no more to make their ap-|un,|j.,. military control, plications early and get their loans the court “a.ssume.s a power to over rule or controj the action of the peo- ple’.i representatives” saying that it’s “delicate and difficult office” was merely to ascertain whether legisla tion is in accordance with the consti tution. could not lawfully ratify or confirm appro.ved so that when they get i-eady what an executive officer had done!for their money it will be ready fon in that regard. Consequently the act them. of 1935 does not affect the rights of the parties.” / , m Still lowever, wa.s in question, ^ whether congress had been succes.sful in its attemiit though the. amend ments to prevent processors from su- ^-however, declared j to recover taxes already paid un- that “the present act is held invalid, | Je.s.s they coub^ prove th<‘y had ab- not for any want of power in congre.ss j sorbed such takes, to lay such a tax to defray public ex-j More than/$I.50,000,0OQ in process- penditures . .\ but because the use jinjr levies bas been imjHiunded by to which its proceeds are put is dis-: coui-ts in litigation aw-aiting supreme approved.” Stone added: 1 court de^iermination of AAA’s valid- The Clinton association made 802 loans for $202,000 last year. — Two members of the board of diiec- Postal Receipts Show Increase • “The removal of unwise laws from the statute booItR MeR«ot to^Ahe courts but to the ballot and to the processe^ of democFatic government. A few minutes after the opinion had! been read, new farm legi-slation was HOUSEWIVESt With the New Year here/it is in order to make good Resolu tions, especially when means money in your p^ketbook. Many Clinton womeji have al ready reeoFved to pp6fit by THE CHRONICLE'S g^ceTy adver- tiaenienta every 'Ihursday mom- ing during and %ill »ave much money/tberrfiy. This is addressed U> those who have not yet fqfmed the habit: “Resolved, that I will consult THE oiffiONIGLE grocery ad- vertiaRments every Thursday select my needs for "wi^7 and patmw, savings^ in the bank.’ All of your food, drug, cloth ing, household, etc., needs can be easily supplied through THE CHRONICLE. \ ity. Arid more than $1,000,000,000 al ready/nas been coTIec^^^ the gov- ernlpent. —- troking hi.s chin as he leaned loss the m'assive bench 'in force- ul presentation of the majority views, Roberts declared: ‘•Congress has no power to enforce its commands on the farmer to the ends sought by the agricultural ad justment act Bosma.ster B. R. F'uller stated ye.s- tors of the as.siK-jation elected at the jterday that with the exception of the meeting are Ur. W. C. Brown of New- quarter ending June 30th, 1935, postal; ben'y, and E. J.v Sloan of . F'ountain | receipts at the local office showed a Inn. Other m«m)>ers elected a year ■ substantial gain over the correspond- ago are C. W. Stone and Jack H. Da-j ing periods in 1934, and closed the^^j^^ year with a consistent increase over • leave a $5,000,000 surplus of revenue i(lK*fore relief costs) as a result of ■‘increased earning power and profits throughout the nation and not from the new taxes inijiosed” last summer. In defense of New Deal financial jiolfcies, .Mr. Roosevelt adds'd: “The credit of the government is at its highest, . . “The average hu.siness men of the nation stand ready to do their share. ieated on two inter-depenilent “F'irst, the measures would/imme diatley cause a great inereas/*in* the urfnual expenditures of the govern ment many of these e^mnditures, however, in the form of /oans which would , ultimately return/To the treas- * ury. - ■ / ./ “Kei-ond.-as a result of the simul taneous attack on ip* many fronts I have indicated, lh)t receipts of th(? government WoubF ri.s<* definitely and * sharply (hiring/the Lillowing few years, while gi/at’ly increased^ expen diture fo/ the Jiurposi's stated, coujiled vis, Sr,,..of this city, and J. T. Me Crackin of Newl)^-!^. Trstin Derailed parative figures. ‘Ml is to be ho|M*d that the motives;^lues and the slopping of and attacks which spring only from J*’''''** '*, “ period of years, desire for political or financial iI* R"' work relief and will not ‘ thereby “ (‘(luce ftKleral exiH-nditures, ease in revenues wouhl ulti- me the jintM-e yea“n making h.« »Uto. I we are I Th'' i"; ment Mr. Fuller did not give .com-1 . .f j huately At fross Hill Connie Mack To making I “Our policy is succeeding. The fig- inraji- irrove 4L— ^ S<*cure in the cost M ►Southbound Seaboard vestibule No. 5 wa« derailed near Cross Hill Friday afternoon when two pullmah and two dining cars left the track, A cook, waiter and porter on the train were slightly injured and rushed to thC Greenwood hospital Where they were The Philadelphia Athletics of the American league, headed by Connie Mac, will play an exhibition game of baseball with the Presbyterian college nine here on April 7th. “Chick” Gal- It must follow that it may not i treated and soon dismis.sed. No pas-jloway, baseball coach at the college, . 1 played nine years with the Athletics RlTie train, was running about an and has arranged the game here for the early spring. indirectly accomplish those ends by taxing and spjejiding to purchase com- pKance. 'n»'^ constitution and the en tire plan of our government negative any such use of the power to tax and to spend as the act undertakes to au thorize. '“It does not help to declare that Fo cal conditnqns throughout the nation have created a situation" of national concern; for this is but to say that wherever there is a widespread simi larity of local conditions, congress may ignore constitutional limitations upon its own powers and usurp those^ (reserved to the states^ re served juriedktioii, which is prolribit- ed the. congress''^uld invoke the tax ing and spending poWer as a means . ^Ovnthroad on paga lix) \ '■A hour late when the accident occurred. Passengers in the derailed pullmans were transferred to the day coaches and the train continued to Atlanta. Baptists Hold Vesper knowledge that “teadily decreasing defitats' will tuFn 1 GAfn steadily increasing surplus/ ■ «s, and that it is the deficit of today which is making pos.sible the surplus of tomorrow, let u.s pursue the cobr.se that we have, mapped.” Thd figures had been e him Saturday to more than men in his office. His “'bu for reporters,” popping wi and answers, lasted mqre houJ's. / Secretary Morgent^u, Daniel Bell, acting budget dir^tor, t and other aides were at the president’s .side. Repartee minglu^ with the business Friends* of Dr. and Mrs.'> Georgel at hand. Starnes and little son, Will be inter- In his pai^I relief budget, Mr ested to know that they have moved Roosevelt esjnmaetd a®$l,10'3.00fl*0i^ to Laurens during the past week carry-over from 1936’8 billions of rolief./ - • here i.s today nojJouWWf the fun damental sbiihdness of the policy of 933. If proceed along the path ned I news- et .school quesfion.s than two we have/()lIowe(l and with the ri*sults attaineij up to the pr(*s<‘nt time we .shall continue our successful jirogress during the coming year.s. Mr. Roosevelt estimat(*d gross re- jjy ceipts for the new fiscal year at $5,- '.564,217,650 as compared with $4,410,- 793,946 for the current period. .i“The finances of the government (Continued on page eight) MOVES TO LAURENS o where-Dr. Starnes is now associated Hef money! I with the Eureka Drug company. Until [ By d^ucting the estimated $5,000,- differ- “If, in lieu of compulsory regula- «grviafeg on ' Sundfly wffaRmnnn at tion of subjects within the states' Beginning last Sunday and cohtinu-irecently he was employed as pharrna-jOOO su/plus representing the differ ing for the next several weeks during Smith’s.Pharmacy of this city. [ence between income and “regular” e winter seasonV the congregation of | "ly.__iexpenditui'ea. ^ arrivcil at theq>a^ Ato sing SUNDAY I (estimate of the 1937 (leficit—$1,098,- . i OOOiOOQ, The Presbyterian college glee club,} Thi.s compared with an estimated the First Baptist church will hold ve.s- five o’clock. These services,, to which the public is invited, will 'take the place of the evening 7:30 service un til further announcemcnt.il m^de by tbe pastor. ' . , DEATHS « frqfin AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS' in TAURENS COUNTY under,the direction of Dr. S. M. Hunt- ley, will have chai*ge of the music for the morning aervlca Sunday at the Tint Presbyterian church. $3,234,000,000 deficit at the end of the current fiscal year on June 30,— a difference of |2,136,00y,(JlW: Mr, Roosevelt’s nearest hint of howfmuieh L^t'8 Make This a Safe Year. \ •m* U10 'pSirryi • ■■ “ Rf .l,k—