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t . $ . / 'I I - X (■; 4: ► "AH, THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be » Clean News paper, Ctfnplete, Newsy, and Reliable. VOLUME XXXVI .1' If Yey Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get ' ,Jhe News. . ■ ‘v CUNTON^S. C, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13. .1936 NUMBER 7 USEFUL LIFE" -COMES TO END Jobe M. Simpson, Highly Re gard^ Citizen, P^es At _ Home Near Here. Funeral Service With Interment At Hurricane Cemetery. Jobe Mason iSimpson, affectionate ly known by many as “Uncle Jobe,’’ died Saturday morning at his home near__here on the Clinton-Goldville highway following an illness" of the past several weeks which had confined him to his bed. He would have been 87 years old on March 22nd. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the grave at Hurricane Pageant Gives Town’s History Whitmire Honors Founders and Mother of P.-T. A. Sons of Hearst Among Guests. Whitmire, Feb. 5.^—^The Founders day celebration here W’ednesday, sponsored by the Whitmire Parent-J Teachers’ association, honoring the i memory of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, co-! founder of the National P. T. A:, was | largely attended by many from tbdls i and other states. ' The program began at 10 a. m.ri with an invocation by the Rev. W. F. Harris, pastor of the WTiitmire Meth odist church and was followed by greetings by Mrs. W. W. Lewis, president of Whitmire P. T. A. The high light of the program was a pageant'written by Pauline Bran- yon of Atlanta, Ga., depicting the life of the W’hitmire family from the time of the settlement of the town until .Henry Whitmire, grandfather of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, lefbfor Mis souri accompanied by’ his brothers, .iflh. FREE-$50 IN PRIZES-FREE ..■-f SEND IN YOUR LETTERS AT ONCE. As announced in a page advertisement in The'Chronicle last week and again today, |50 will be given away absolutely free in a letter writing contest now open to every person who is a reader of The Chronicle. Get your pencil out and write a letter of not more than 100 words telling why it pays to trade with the firms whose advertise ments appear in page six of this issue. You may write as many let ters as you like, one for each of the 18 firms listed if you so desire. .-The advertisement gives full particulars as toTules and prizes. Your letters must be in TheThrohicTe“bffice by MondayT"February Mrs. Violet Fripp Is Laid To Rest Beloved Woman Passes At Home of Brother In Goldville. Inter- ntent in Union County Monday. 17th. The winners, together with the best^l(?tters, will be published in jthe issue -of' the 20th. W’rite your letters today—write as many as you choose., You have a good chance to be.included in the list of winners. Read all the ad vertisements carefully and^then answer their questions in your letters. T Mrsf Violet Moorhead Fripp, wife of A.*R. Fripp of Bluffton, S. €., died Sunday afternoon at the home of her brother, William A. Moorhead, of GoLixille. In November Mrs. Fripp came to the home of her sister, Mrs. |C. C. Vaughn, of the Bush-River sec tion, to spend several weeks in the HIGHWAY BILL TO BE REPORTED Committee Ready ' To Bring Measure To Floor of House, With Proviso Calling For Set- tlc;ment of Johnston’s Ouster Proceedings First. Columbia, F'eb. 11.—An obstacle to state highway reorganization was re moved today by a decision of the. house judiciary committee to. report out a reorganization bill tomorrow hope qif regaining her health. Thej^nTa special proviso. Senate To Vote Grand And Petit On Farm Bill Jurors Are Drawn Regular Term of Sessions Couft Friday. To Rush l^issage ofi To Convene In Laurens'Mon day. Judge Mann To Preside. first of the year she was removed to her, brother’s home where she* had spent the past month, her condition gradually growing worse for the past two weeks until the sad end came. The funeral service was conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Goldville from the “home of Mr. and .Mrs. Moorhead, with interment fol- Thomas and Moses. The pageant was Be .Limited StartinK very colorfully presented and includ-| . . _ _ . ed the organization, of the Mothers I congress by Mrs. Hears't, who finan-1 'Administration Measure, ced the’education unit 'until it ^ came self-supporting. / Wa.^hipgton, Feb. 11.—Out of an-' Fightoen grand jurors afid 31) petit Following a luncheon the exercises othei; flood of propo.-ed farm relief jurors have been drawn for the Feb- in the afternoon included the plant- <i,i,.titutes. senate administration ing of twq memorial tree.s on the" tp,jay .-alvaged an agi-rement Hearst and*.Mrs. Alice .McLillan liir-' ThelL’ gran.l jurors drawn loyally to her ehiiieh, and the ruaiv term i>f CTtminal court to con-! lowing in the family burial ground at Philippi cemetery in Union county. Both at the residence and grave, a large gathering of friends of the de ceased ¥nd Moorhead family, gathered U) pay a last tribute of respect. The room in' which the service ,was held was banked with many beautiful flo ral offerings as an evidence of the high esteem in which .she was held. T1m‘ Hev. Fdward Long, pastor of the iFi)st Baptist church of this city, con ducted the last rit<‘s, and ,s])oke of her. Viiwli in ViAnM- M■ i’’, ” i i i ■ vcoc in Lauiens on next Monday, th<‘, lx ant iful Christian character, her love nign scnoifj campus m honnl of .'ii s. j,p,i clear the ! . . . . . . ’ . . r a final-vote on the soil-con-evva- riey, co-founder of the congress. ^ubVidy bill by Fri.lay night.’' Mrs. Hugh Bradford, editor, of the, . . 1. i . f .. I Parent-Teacher maga7fine and former ma- with the' 'ix bnnight over frOin_la.'-t . year will constitute the gram ong and faithful services she liad ren- leied in the class room as a teacher J'^”X,and leader of young petiple. ' , Chairman Calhoun Thomas said the committee agreed to bring out the Blatt-Poag-Johnson bill with a pro posed amendment that it take effect April 15 but should be inoperative un til after = litigation over the suspen sion and removal of the present high way commission is Concluded. * The suggested amendment wa.s^ viewed as enabling the general assfem- bly to decide-"what form of reorgani zation it wished, without relinquishing its stanci against legislating the com mission out of office before removal proceedings brought by Governor Olia Johnston, are adjudicated. It would indirectly either permit commissione'r.s reinstated by Fe»bruary *20 to resume the offices from which they were ousted by troops and (lua.si- judicial proceedings at that time or require special action to ext(*n(| the terms of a teniporary road board which e.xpircs on that date. The 1)111-would have a. commission of 1 1. the present number, elected hy^ legislative delegations of the 11 jutii- \- <■ JOBE M. SIMPSON cemetery, conducted by hi.s pastor, z vm - X v«Lin.'i <tnu hum • .m i .i . i .1 \ a* .1" »im ni * • . '% mMVKaiiun^ hi iriu 11 juill- |>rf.i(i,.nl of the .National 1’. T. A., of; ‘ I'o'I'o'Vo'* “o';o n .'iacrainentu, Calif., niaile tho aililress ," • o,.. |i„.inber “'or liy .In.lev Marvnvo'''- a oi •• auK in. . ...Vangrn, .lolmston ap- in memory of these wo di<tingui..be(L^.„ M. Mann, of St. Matthew.- - h Alex I^ wonun A flowing tribute was paid hill. 1(1 minute- on amendments. The following' eon.-titute - the two ^ ’ majority of the commission umier the .Mrs.'Hearst also by Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, jiresident of Oglethorpe uni- Rev. Edward Long. Boyi at the resi-j versity, Atlanta, dence and grave,large number of; During the afternoon a liilgrimage friends and neighbors gathered to wa;^ made to the old Colonial ceme- pay their last respects and the- floral tribute was very beautiful. Mr. Long spoke‘briefly of Mr. Simpson’s devo- tery and at 4 o’clock a silver tea was held at the old Whitmire home,, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs, Z. H. Su tion to his home and chvirch, hisjber. This resid^nje w’as the original strong character, afid his Christ-filled 1 Whitmire tavepn built by Frederic well lived life. The choir sang sev-! W’hitmire, the founder of the town. eral familiar hymns, included Tn the „list bfeing Mr. , Simpson’s favorite, “Higher Ground,’’ which ^ had re quested several years ago be sung at his funeral. . Active pallbearers were the follow ing nephews: W. H. Simpson, G. R. "’ 6impsoTi, M*"“J- Simpson of Laurens," ■Willie Young, Nathan Nabors and Clayte Yoqng of Macon, Ga, - Mr. Simpson was born in Jacks township March 22, 1849, a son of Hugh J. and Sarah Simpson. He re ceived his early education at the . old Hurricane school with E. N. Jones and Miss Adaline Stone as his teach ers. ^hool facilities and opportuni ties during those primitive days were very limited, forcing the young Ud to complete his schooling with the sixth grade. Mr. Simpson’s boyhood days were spent on the farm. At the age of 22, with ambition and enthusiasm, he took Horace Greely’s advice and went We$t. He first landed in Arkansas, where he worked on a farm for two and a half years. From there be went to the fhmous Sugar Bowl in Louisi ana. One season satisfied him there, and the Hurricane traveller journeyed on to the sheep aiid cattle ranges of Western Texas. Being inexperienced, the youthful adventurer was com pelled to receive his remuneration and livelihood by building fences, digging wells and shearing sheep. Being in formed that .good land with unlimited opportunities was just ahead, Mr. Mrs, Phoebe Hearst was the mother of W’illiam Randolph Hearst, news paper publisher. -A'tnong the distinguished guests and speakers, were the tw'in sons of William Randolph Hearst, Randy Ap- person Hearst of the staff of the New York “AmeriraTi, and ' 1lTs bfbther; The'action folJuwi-d Hiliq)ti()n of the tb-lL,k'lanti juryi Fiipp, a daughti's-of-tlu* late fiist amendment to the .<mith-Bank- panel having l)een i)r()iight over fronnW'-. .A. and Delilah Wliitloek Moor head A.A .A replacement measurt*. Of- Lj.^t'yeai-r’" j head, wa-< l)orn in Union county Sept, fered by .Senator Byrnes (D-S<') it j : ♦ ‘ (Irand Jury | th IShe was educated in the pub- would authorize $50(M>90,()()0 for the. {?. j,. ( lardy,Xaurens; J. W. T’eden, •'^ehools of that county and Lime- new program.*. * Dials; -.I. We.sley Fowler, Waterloo; (The hill would ^ permit ' federal; j(,h’n D. Davis, Hunter; Land Hill, subsidization of farmers for “eco-1 Youngs; B. G. Taylor, Dials; W. M. nomic use’’‘of lands. The money' Henderson, A’oungs; H. W. Turner, w'ould he paid directly or through i(>osrjr-Hill; W. B. Mundy, Waterloo; state.". After two ye’ars, federal S. C. Cook, Sullivan; L. M. Mobley, g,U»!>Ls_would be made only to states), i^urens; \V. M. Boyrf,' Dials; W. 'Previously, Republicans had offer-1Krook.s Blakely, Scuffletown; C. H. David Whitmire Hearst, reporter for the New York Evening Journal. Miss Ethel Whitmire of San Jo.se, Calif., Govemor Olin D. Johnston, former Chief Justice Eugene S. Blease, Mrs. Dixon Pearce,of Greenville, W. P. Jacobs of Clinton, W. S. Kiakpatrick, managing editor Atlanta Georgiaji- American, Mrs, Machman Smith, South Carolina state president of the P. T. A., and Mrs. Charles D. Onter, Georgia state president. _ Funds for the tea will ibe used to help equip the Whitmire museum which has been established in the old store house built by Frederick Whit mire. Many valuable relics have al ready been received. for the museum. ed another complete substitute bill, emphasizing increased tariffs. The Oregon senator said it contain-, ed some ^principles advocated by George—N; Peek, - recently- foreign- trade adviser to the administration. Its high spots: ^ 1— Authorization to the president to place a partial embargo on farm imports or “compensating fees’’ not if a tariff commission study showed exceeding 50 per cent of their value, such imports to be increasing at aa alarming rate. 2— Licensing of importers in emer gencies.. . * 3— Use of 30 per cent of the gross customs receipts to encourage exr ports, production of commodities now imported and domestic consumption. Outline 5-Year Program Clerk Of Court Makes Five* Sales Thirty-five Thousand Incre^e In Sunday School Enrollment | Wa4on, two tracts of land in Sulli- Clerk of Court Thos. W. Bennett made the following legal sales in front of the court house on February salesday: Federal Land Bank vs C. Eugene Made South Carolina Goal. van township, aggregating 92.43 acres, .sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, Columbia, Feb- ,10>—J. L. Cbrzine, Tor $.3,100. state director of - Baptist 'Sunday! Federal I..and Bank vs .James Ro.se- mond, 86.5 acres on Ware Shoals Simpson, still animated with ^a fond; school-and training union work, an desire to see the world, pulled*out forjnounced today a five-year program ^'oad, sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, for the mining camps of New Mexico, I for South Carolina baptists would j $350. ‘-.i— Finding the high wages advertised i be launched in Columbia March 2-3.; Federal Land Bank vs Ryland A. here a fake, he soon left and found' The program, a part of a South-1Culbertson, 62.75 aeres in Waterloo- himself stationed in the grain andj’wide movement, includes an enrol-Uownship, .sold tO'R. E. Babb, attor= hay fields of Salt river valley in Ari zona. This, according to Mr, Simpson, was a good country with rich lands ment growth of* 35,000 in Sunday school; 150 new schools; 175 enlarge ment campaigns; 900 training schooLs ISTd' a fine’ cTMaTe,"15ur^sa~‘WiUF churchesT im increHSe of^OO^irr va-Tflvg^^, exci^ssive in ppce .bfi.80on discovered that it would require a small fortune to set himself up in farming. Mr. Simpson’s next move was back to Texas where he landed in the vast pwiirie lands just in time to assist in 'grading the »^uthern Pacific railroad ney, for $750. Federal Land Bank vs Marshall John Williams, 80,5 acres near Ow- Rv- Er attorney, cation Bible schools, and thirty-eight for $1,600. » functioning, cooperating Sunday; B. & IL Association of school associations. j Clinton vs Miles Wimberly, et al, one- Leaders of the Baptist SunHay.; li®lf interest in lot and building in, school board of the Souhterh Baptist j Clinton, ^sold to R. W. Wade, attorney, convention at Nashville will come!for $3,875. here for a wto-day meeting March! io addith)n to the clerk s sales, sev- between EF Paso and Sierra Blanco.‘ 2-3 to discuss the plan eral sales were made by 0. P, Huff, FVom here he later went down to southwest Texas,-and with the limited fiBidk he had saved, purchased a few head of cattle - and set up his' own ranch in the Rio Grande yalley oppo site Santa Lena, Mexico, 28 miles from the closest ranch and 110 miles from the nearest postoffice or church. There he lived the rough but enjoy able life of a typical Western cowboy for a" period of 12 years. Speakers at the meeting will.be Dr. master, in the matter of C, H. T. L, Holoomh, executive secretary McCrary, Hunter; Harrison A. Cope- lahd. Jacks; E. E. Simp.son, Sullivan; P. H. Harri.s, Dials; W. 0,' Martin, Waterioo. J. I*etit Jurors Cros." Hill—R. T. Hitt, R. K. Reed er, B. Y. Hollingsworth. \ Waterloo—C. H. McChesney, S. R. Jones, C. Y. ('ulbertson, Sullivan—H, S. Ballentine, Luther L. Smith, H. O. Walker, B. E. Craw ford. Hunter—W. W. Davis, L. T. Ram- age, P. Br Adair, W. T, Adair, A. E. McIntosh, W. K. Mitchell, E. H. Wilkes, J. W.‘ Miller, J. D. Wilder. Laurens—J, B. Young, P. E. Can non, C. E. Sanders, W. F. Roper, A, L. Nabors, H. L. Senn, T. B. McDan iel, T. C. Owings. Youngs—J.. A.—Britton, B. Herman Garrett, William Loma.s, James H. Smith, Dials—J. R. Armstrong, C. W. Gray, J. M. Willis. Scuffletown—rJ. Talmadge Patter- pix'sent law. Immediate C()nsi<lera(i()n of the bill, which would reduce auto tag fees to a .*cale of $‘2 to $13, ai)i)ar(‘ntly was precluded by house action today in fixing a ways and means comnutteo tag bill as a si)ecial order for debate at 11:30 a. m. tomorrow. The ways- and means bill would scale tag fees from the present rato of $5 to $14 down to $1- to $7. ItS|to-> tal reduction was estimated at $1,365^- 000 compared to $805,000 under the stont' college from which she gradu- at(*(i in 1900. For thirty-lwo year.s she successfully taught in the public schools of fhe state. In early life Mr.'crF’ripp united with the Philippi Baptist church, and g&ve her time freely in Christian service.* Later ..he moved her membership to Blatt-l'oagJohnson bill the Bluffton church where her inter est was continued and felt in religious work. She was married to Archie R. -Fripp in 1921. Her husband survives, andTour sisters, Mrs.-L. J.-Crawford (if Union, Mrs. C. C. Vaughn of New berry county, Mrs. Eloi.se M. Howie of Union, Mrs. R. W. Hughes of Wash ington, I). C., and one broth+'r, W. A. Moorhead, local manager of the Jo anna Cotton Mills,'TJoldville. Work Begins On Armory Here son. Jacks—J.'P. Johnson. W. Henry Franks Laurens Mayor Joe F. Smith, IncumJ^nt, De feated In Primary Tuesday By 214 Vote Margin. Work on the new armory for the 263rd battery, coast artillery, Clinton unit of the South Carolina National Guard, has gotten under way during the past few days. The building is to be located on the lower end of South Broad street near the cit^imits line. The site is a gift from John H, Young, public-spirited Clinton citizen. Construction of the armory, which is a WPA federal project, is under the direction of Walter A. Johnson, captain of the local unit, and director of athletics at 'Presbyterian college. It will serve as headquarters and an in- The highway issue reclaimed atten tion after the house gave second read ing passage to a joint' resolution to extend the time for paying 1935 prop erty taxes and receivtxl a resolution^ for a constitutional convention, and the senate-dieard arguments against a local option liquor bill on grounds it was an “opening wedge’’ toward state prohibition. The repfe.sentatives refused, 94 to three, to table a resolution by Repre sentative Chapman, of Y’ork, to allow until April 15 to pay taxes that oth>», erwise would go into execution March 15 and passed it without a record vote. Johnston Road Debts $154,939 Question of Paying For Military Coup Tossed In Solons’ Laps. Received As Information. Laure'ns, Feb. 11.—W. Henry Franks was nominated for mayor Tuesday in a runoff primary, defeating Joe F'. Smith, incumbent, by a majority ' TPl " C Al- 214'Votes. Franks received 1,005 votes, i 1 lll*C6 rSUTlH Smith 791, according to" unofficial j report . Columbia, Feb. 8.—The question of paying $154,939 in debts of Governor (Jlin Johnston’s military regime was left' to the legislature yesterday in do()r area for The Clinton guard.smen, a statement of the temj'orary road the central drill hall having a floor j hfimni. sfiace of—x^xlOO fe<'t. Specifications] The statentervt-,—ixxuiived as infor- call for an attractive', brick-finish ; matron for the present, *aid the'mili=- building. Itary administration had paid the hulk The local National jGuar.d unit is j of it.s'obligations in ca-h hut had lcft_ now located in, the Masonic Temple | the unpaid balance which the state building. Jt will move into the newjpreme court would not api)rovcyfor armory building as soon as completed. | paynnent.. The court held the entir^admin- William Henry Franks, nominated fox. the office of mayor in today’s sec- Washington, Feb. 10. ond primary, will succeed Mayor Joe, Koo.sevelt late today signed the bill istration illegal, and decl^d to rec- I ognize its obliga4U>ns a4 binding on I the stai«^ Inclu(le(l ip/the debts was $476 4u^ in- wages-^ -eight employes;:: who were hired SfufTng the military ^ President I regime October^ 2H-Decemher 20. F. Smith soon after the general elec-j repealing the Bankhead'v cotton act,,Q r* yfY U X* tion early-in April. He has commit-(the K(MT-Smith tobacco act and thejl. v/l/6Dd.ting Dates Arranged of the boards J 0. Williams, busi ness manager, and Dr. E.’P. Alredge, j statistical secretary. Dr. ‘Charles A. Jones, general sec- r^ry-treasurer of the Baptist gen eral board, said meanwhile that mis sionary conferences for §outh Caro lina Baptists were being held throughout the state this week. ted himself to a program of progress' barren potato control law. consistent with the ability «f taxpay-j : Repeal, of the three compulsory] ers to meet the cost. ^.^op control acts was recommended j Th® mayor-nominate is a new fig-{to congre..ss just a week ago by thp"^ .Prof. H. T. Swedenberg, debate Geiger, receiver of the Abbeville-. ure in Leurens political circles, and prejildent with the explanation that (coach at Presbyterian college, has an- Mutual Fire Insurance association. his friends are elated over hi^s sue-; they were “auxiliary’’ measures tothe j nounced the proposed schedule fo^r the cess in his first venture. He is a na- agricultural adjustment act J^ed by tour which his varsity debate -team JAMES M. WORKMAN [t’ve of the city, the .swond son of The supreme court. ^ (will make through Georgia and Flor- tJohn A. Franks and the late Mrs., Designed a one-pageyspeedily en-; ida beginning .on March 2 and contin- Newherryj'^eb. ll.—James Madi-|S®lly Henderson Frank.s. He is asso-i acted repeal measure^Mthouf "cere-! uing through the 19th. The schedule son Workman, 83, died early Friday; coated in bu.siness with his father,, roony in his office kite today. follows: morning, February 7, at his home on a former mayor of ^ur^ns. ( , three biy* operated, though i March 2^r-Statesbort). Teacher’s col- Bqndary street, following a short ill-| Franks married Miss Mary j^jth differing nSachfnery, through the U*ge, Statesboro, Ga This type of Western living put aj 'The first meeting was held desire in MiCTSimpson’s heart to go ness of ^bronchial pneumonia. Funeral |their onlyjujj^.Qf taxes levied again.st production ' March 3— Univcr.sify of F’lorida, in!services were held Saturday morning (®ndd IS Billy Franks, Laurens city (.)„ ^.xce.ss of AAA allotments). ! Gainesville, Fla. back to his homeland from which he' sentatives from the home and foreign ducted by the Rev. F. 0. l^amoreux. I C- yir had been absent for 26 years. Arising early one’morning, he "said to those about him, “I’m going back home.’’ He lost no time after reaching his decision and came back to the scene of his childhood for a short visit to once more meet and mingle with the comrades and friends of his early (Continned on page five) Spartanburg yesterday with repre-iat 11 o’clock at his residence, con-;^i*®®i pupil. mission boards, seminaries and states; IntermenC Wto in Rosemont cemetery ^ • missions as the principal speakers.! by the side of his wife and son, Her- LAURENS MAN NAMED JOHNSON IS NAMED ■ March 1 — Stetson univerait^, De- Land, Fla. i March 5 — Rollins college, Orlando, ... , - - , Walter A. Johnson, athletic director [ Fla. The group wa in Greenville today forjbert Workman. He was the last sur-! G<;)vemor. Johhston has appointed {at Presbyterian college, has accepted March 6 — FTorida State Woman’s’ afternoon and night conferences andjviving relative of the immediate|W. T. Crews, of Laurens, as a mem-Ian appointment as chairman’of the colfege. Tallahassee, FTa. will go to Anderson tomorrow. Wed-i, nesday the representatives will be in Columbia, Thursday ih Sumter and Friday^ in Charleston to conclude the series with two conferences. ^ Workman family. A number of neph ews and nieces survive. . - C. C. Giles has retun^ from 'a trip' to Florida. her of the county board of registra tion within the past week. Mr. Crews ^succeeds the late A. M. Copeland, of this city, whose death occurred a few wdeks ago. South Carolina Olympic fund. The I 'Mardh 7 — Georgia State WoraanV purpose of the drive is to insure ade- college, Valdosta, Ga. quate funds for participation 'of American athletes in the 1936 Olym pic games in Germany. March 9 — Mercer university, Ma con, Ga. March 10—Georgia Tech, Atlanta. T- t % 'S<.‘ i .M. -Sr.) '..Vjil i. - T' . 'v