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i / VOLUME XXXVI CLINTON* S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1936 I4i DEATH CLAIMS LAST VETERAN Capt. J. W. Copeland, Soldier uid Retired Business Man, .Passey In Charlotte' Hospital. Interment Saturday in States- viUe. Suprcane Court Uphold® TVA Government Sale of Electricity Api^oved ^By August Bench . By 8 to 1 Vote. Washinsrton, Ft?b. 17.—The govern ment won a major victory in the su- f . Throng Attends Blackwood Rites Roosevelt Wires Sympathy^es- sage To Widow of Fonder , Governor of This State. Letter Contest Comes To Close Miss Betty Woodworth Wins First Place In The Chroniclers “Tell Why” Feature. N ’Death Claiips Noted Minister Dr. R, P. Smith, First President of Presbyterian College, Pass- ^ In Asheville At Age of 85. -Amid ex- Spartanburg, Feb. 14i- preaaions of regrret and ... V xv • • from state and national officials, fu- preme court today when the nine tices held the TVA could dispose of j afternoon for former •Governor Ibra contest, conducted the surplus ^wer manufactured at Wil- Capt. James Watts Copeland, 88, retired business mai^ and last sur viving Confederate veteran of this rt y community, died last Friday morning!®'^” P®”™' atxMuscle Shoals at 3 o’clock at the Charlotte sanato-i CHl^tf Justi^Hugh^ handed down;*^'^^' ^' «dn«sday night rium where he had been under treatsi the defied riili^/Mfore' sT'How Winner of first prize, a set of sil-l^^r.* Robert Perry Smith, first presi- sympathy verw'are from Frontis Jewelry Store,!of- Presb^emn college of this _ jcity, and widely known for his mis- in The Chronicle’s ‘Tell Why” letter-' sionary service in the mountains of past I Western North Carolina, died on Feb- HIGHWAY ISSUE COMES TO HEAD NUMBER 8 Tenure of Temporary Commis^ sion Ends Thursday. Neither “Governor Nor Sawyer Will Comment. Three Possible Courses Are Open. Columbia, Feb. 19. — While senate And house yesterday, inHief sessfons. Blackwood, who died suddenly of two weeks; was Miss Betty Wood-lruary 8rd at his home in Asheville, i discussed various matters, the high- heart attack at his home in the worth. Miss Woodworth used as her! The funeral service was Conducted by j way situation was_jipperm08t in the vin’s Grocery. jDr. Robert F. Campbell of Asheville.)minds of practically .all members. - !^subject Baldwi Dr. .tJmith was bom in Spartanburg nt. Three weeks ago he underwent,of p;ominbtit la«V«KS and members ope]:ation at the Charlotte hospital i - . , ' \ i ™ of.congress at 1 p. m.\ raent, an anti was apparently recovering satis factorily, having improved sufficient ly to leave the hospital and go to the home of his daughter, Mrs. David J. Only power from Wilson Dam had been sold by TVA. An -8-1 decision, read by Hdghes, Craig, in Charlotte, though continu- and with Justice McReynolds dis- ing under treatment. He suffered a relapse and returned to the hospital, his condition becoming critical Thurs day night. In letters here to friends he had stated that he expijected to re turn home next week, the "tinexpected news of his passing coming u»^refore as‘ a great shock to his familV and frleiids. \ senting, held that federal dispositions read: t Th^ funeral service was held SatX ing in the constitution to limit the urday afternoon at'.l o’clock from thej^vernment’s disposition of the pow- of power was a question for congress to answer, not the courts. The court upheld the right of the government to dispose of all surplus power made at dams intended to pro mote navigation or aid nation defense. Hughes said the government own ed the property and there was notb- prize, a $7.60 permanent! Postmaster General and Mrs. James jisave at Abrams’ Beauty Shop, was^ March 24, 1851, and was orphaned for A. Farley, Senator William Gibbes won by Miss Vera Wilson, who used McAdoo, and Southern state offi-jas her subject, the Ladies Ready-to- cials were among those sending mes-1 Wear Shoppe. sages of sympathy to the family of 1 Third prize, a $7.60 permanent the former governor. “ Iwave at the Mary Musgrove Beauty The telegram from President'Shop, was—won by Miss Clara Bobo, whose letter was about Royal Clean- home of his daughter in CharMtte, er. with interment following in Oakwood cemetery at Statesville. / The service A^s.conduc^d by Rev. Dr. Gammon, pastoY of Myers Park Presbyterian church, Charlotte, and Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards, H Davidson, former pastor of the Fir^ Presbyte- over navigation in the federal The general purposes of TV’A, it was decided, present no ‘‘justifiable question.” ‘‘The Tende^ee river is a navigable stream,” said Hughes, developing the thesis the constitution reposed pow- rian church at Statesville. Dr. Rich ards accompanied the funeral party government. \ ‘‘In its present condition the river to Statesville and was in charge of *)ot adequate for commercial navi- the short service at the grave. gation,” he said, adding that the only thing involved in the present The pallbearers, all Statesville , ^ i j-, /■ ’ x friend* of CapUin Copeland, included |^ «■" !■?" -Major w. I, AlliaonfMesars. Fred J”''.i''* ‘■■an*mi»,..on l.nM Ram*efc_John Sloop, John Wal-^ *J£'J?? Yce, a FrWariaee, Dr. e *-- ur-1 The chief justice dismissed at the rent, William Wallace, R. L. Poston, , _ x^ x x.. J. F. Bowles, J. F. Carlton, L.C. Wag- *'*"';*^ ".‘r u, f 1 -ner and F. A. Sherrill. A I'"* 'f/ The funeral service in/charloUe P''*'''''''''' fathering of luding many was attended by a large friends and relatives, in from South Carolina. Capt. Copeland, aswas known by everybody, was. bwn in Jacks town- sWp in a son/pf George Pringle Copeland and MAry Ann Frances Young. In 1854 bis parents moved to the present Guy/L. Copeland property on the Cliiuon-Laurena highway where the young lad, along with sev ers of the Alabama company. Jus tice Brandeis had by implication questioned their right. ‘‘A court of equity should not shut its doors against such actibns,” he said. “Grieved to hear of your distin guished husband’s death, ,,M r s. Roosevelt joins me in, deepest .sym pathy.” This telegram, as were those sent by Mr. and Mrs. Farley, was addressed to Mrs. Blackwood. “I deeply regret to learn of the death of your distinguished husband,” Senator McAdoo wired. “I re<iuest that you accept my warmest sympa thy.” ' The Farley’.s message follows: “Distressed to learn of Governor Blackwood’s death. I was happy to count him as one of my closest friends. Mrs. Farley joins me in deepest sympathy.” , . Another telegram, appreciated by menubers of the family, came from the negroes of the community. Special details of city police and state highway ipatrblmen were re quired to direct the traf/jc created by the large crowd which attended the services. The lites were conducted ^ the First Baptist church, flf wbick the. former governor was a member, by the Rev. Marshall Mott,- pastor, and Dr. W. L. Ball, of -Greenville-, former ^pastor of the local church. Interment followed in the family plot in Oakwood cejnetery here, Flowers conipletely coveted the front of the church auditorium. ers. twelve years. He was educated at Da- vid.son college, graduating in the class of 1873. He taught a year at Reidville Female academy in this • slAte and then entered the theQlogical seminary at Colunvbia. After his graduation from the seminary, he returned to Reidville and became president of the The temporary highway board, ap Fourth prize, a $7.50 repair due bill academy for the next nine years at Cooper’s Garage, was won by Mrs. Zee McLees. She used as her subject Frontis Jewelry Store. The* fifth prize, a $7.*50 permanent wave at Abrams’ Beauty Shop, goes to Miss Helen Adair, who used as her subject Good Gulf Gasoline, distrib uted locally by F. C. Pinson. ■ Sixth prize, a $5.00 due bill on a tailored suit at Royal Cleaners, was won by James P. Sloan, who used as his subject, 1). K. Tribble" Company, 'funeral directors. His next post was as president of Presbyterian college. Mission work being nearest his heart, he later re signed the position and accepted the little pastorate of Bullock’s Creek. There for three years he ministered to the mountain folk, giving especial attention to the children. After filling pastorates at Blackstock and in Gas tonia,^ N. C., he became supervisor over home missions in the 15 counties surrounding Asheville. -After several years of work in the mountains, he determined to establish pointed to manage the affairs of the department for a period^ of 60 days^ passes from the picture Thursday^ when the period is up. "We are going to quit when the 60 days is up,” A. J. Beattie, comptroller general and a member of the tempor ary highway board, said. ~ “We were appointed for a definite period and will have served during; thatfperiod on February 20.” Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway com missioner, who was reinstated as chief commissioner by an order of Circuit Court Judges G. Duncan Bellinger, asked if he plannecl. to take charge of the department on February ’20, sre- plied, ’‘I have no comrrtwit lo'*mak^^n anything.” . ' ~ Governor Johnston, asked'if he had anything to say, replied- that he had no comment. W. M. Smoak, of Aikbn, one ofv^e governor’s attorneys during the hif^- The seventh prize, a $3.50 credits , -- -- , . , . , , on a tailored suit at Royal Cleaner^, ;an orphanage and in 1904 managed to legislation, was at the governor Highway Deaths (heater This Year eral brother/ and sisters, spent his ' childhood dAys. ' Columbia, Feb. 13.—The state high- As a lad^e attended the schools of ^^’^y department today reported an in- this comrhunity and later was' a stu- 'Creased number of deaths and injuries at Erskine college, his room- ® growing volume of accidents dent mate being John H. Dillard. In 1864,i - - , * i ^ i xtx i # «r ... X . ’ . • . .1 s-,. -I' \Twenty-seven persons w-ere killed,murder in the slaying of W. a growing jon state highways last month. at the age of 16, he ..entered the Civil war/as a member of Co. F, s. C. c^^r^iPared with 20 during .January, troops, with Capt: Cox arid Col. John: were' sefloury Injured Ferguson as his commanding officers. seven were badly hurt a He rem^iined in ^he war for a year ^®*^ i The total number of accidenU in- and rendered distinguished .serv'ice. After returning to his home here he ®*'®*-^®^ from 126 to 135, with care- sUyed only a short while, after which •J®^s or reckless driving still the prin- he went West where he remained the'^'P*^ cause. Accidents due to liquor next two years during the Ku Klux ‘^®®^®*®^ from 19 to 14. days. Returning to his -native home, Capt. was won by S. A. Pitts, who used Joe L. Carter as his subject. Quite a large number of letters were received from various contest-. I ants for the free prizes totaling $50. Certificates for the prizes may now he had upon application at -The Chron icle office. A best-tetter, representing -^ch of the 18 businessTifms partlcTfTatih'g In The Chronicle’s “Tell Why” feature, app<‘8rs on page two of today’s paper. Diamond Cohorts Down To. Work found an orphanage in a tiny moun tain cottage. It could care for only six children and it was a hitter strug gle often to provide food And clothing for the children. By the example of his faith and love he received suffi cient support to enlarge the^nstilu- officei during the day and said that C. S. Bowen of Greenville, another of the attorneys representing the chief executive, would be in Columbia to day. ‘ The .sentiment around the legisla tive halls seemed to be thaf three al- V tion; then it was moved to its presentwere offered: location in a modern building and eciuipjTed to”care for aixty cTiildren. In 1934 Dr. Smith retired from ac- tive work because of hi.s health. Forty ing his regime, all free of debt, stand with the Mountain orphanage, also The NaTional Guardsmen. ~ Ben Sa w'yer back at. the’ diTarVihebC offices. Exten.sion of time for another 60 churches built in the 15 counties dur-^‘^®y® the/emporary board to con tinue in charge. One hill, to extend the time of the Pair Sentenced j . To Die In Chair free of debt, to testify to his life and j ^®'”P‘*J ®*y hoard from February 20 - ;to April'211 WHS proposed in the house , Dr! Smith is survived by three'chil-j y®-"t®''‘*®y hut was withdrawn by its Chick Galloway’s 1936 Edition J. A. Wslki-r o( rhariotts>1'™*"''’ t* 1 I 1 M tx rt J Dr. Bernard bmith of Asheville, andt’,''bmjtauta to .save time. BeKins Tratnlnff. Much Goodlj,„ j„,i Ashcviii... ^Material On Hand. | Baseball jiracticr for the int<*rcol-( Plea of Insanity Fails T6‘“Save| legiate season of 1936 made its of- ! SJayers of Andernon Man. ToKicial start Monday afternoon. The Die On April 3 It^m is expccled to more than nohl its I County Baptists To Meet Feb. 27 Anderson, Feb. 15. -4>am Pov/ell and Sam Anderson, 24-year-old And erson county men, tonight were con- Spiritual Life of the t'hur^es”* will -“De^loping the 'he the general thefriFlDf the program lat the annual conference of the Lau- Baptist association to he held re ns Daniel, taxi’driver, Jarr. 11. v the night of Judge P. _H. Stoll sentenced the pair to die in the electric chair April 3. The jury convicted the men after deliberating an hour and 20 minutes. Anderson and Powell were arrest ed at Lavonia, Ga., the day after the House Approves^ Neu^ality Act i' Copeland was married in the fall of 1874 to Miss Lidie Vance, daughter of David and Frances Tinsley Vance. | The promising young business man | then took charge of his father’s mer- Washington, Feb. 17.—With only a cantile interests. A few years later | smattering of opposition votes, the the business was changed to the firmjhouse today adopted a- compromise name, of J. W. Copeland company, neutrality resolution and hustled it to which he directed ip an unusually sue-'the senate, already debating an al- cessful manner. He had associated bnost identical measure, with him, the late R. H. McCrary, And!* Even an effort to increase debate' later the late John T. Robertson. In'from forty to eighty minutes—amid the fall of 1892 Capt. Copeland moved cries of "gag rule”—was turned down to Statesville where he engaged in as the house, anxious to expedite ac-i business for several years, his busi- tion, smashed dovvn opponents under killing and were sjiirited away to a jail jn an adjoining county as a pre cautionary mea.sure. The state contended one of the de fendants struck the taxi driver with a brick and the other shot him. The defen.se offered a number of- witnesses, including the defendants parents, in an effort to prove* that Anderson and Powell were insane, Testimony was concluded today. ownxagatn.st state ojiponent.s this; Laurens, Fob. 1.8. spring. .Much good material will be avail able for the 1936 edition of P. C. base ball nine. I>ast year, it will be remem bered, the Pre<d)yterian hasoballers i yhursday. February 27, with the FirstV'‘'“^Tf got third fdaee +b the-state. This time naptlsr chureh"oT r>aurens. ~ The confereiKH^ .session will Ik? pre .sided over by (’, B. Bobo, moilerator of tin* assiK-iation. The meeting will be opened at 10:31) loway, well-known local man and for-i^^ with devotional exercises, led new they are expected to he sei-ious con tenders for the Palmetto intcfrcollegi- ate crown in the sport. _j The material that Coach Chick Cal mer player with the Philadelphia Ath-1 ^^e Rev. J. D Bobo, new pastor letics, will have to work with is of un-ij,j- Second Baptist church here, usually high calibre. Last year thcj Taking part in the discussion of P.assage -of the mea.sure, in normal— fa.-'hion would reijuire six days. Repre sentative J. Wiley Brown, eo-author with C; VV’. Josey, both of Ix*e, said ste))s might he taken to resort to the "bobtail” method to get it through, Dh motion of Representative Biatt • of Barnwell, the house .set, as a spec ial onler for toilay, the so-eall<*d Biatt-I’oag-John.son highway whic-h has a majority favi ’ ' ;mi- nority unfavorable reimrt "the judiciary commiltei*. Thii <ure -a l l-man hig mlX-'i<*n l)ul would not fetx tiveXuntil court proc<H highw/y commission^ judicateu.\ ^ Kejire.seritiitiv^Ben FI. Adams of Kichlanil, ha.s prejiared an amendment lings against had been ad- Monis Faces Murder Charge team’s main fault was that only one dependable pitcher was availtble. This time other good pill-slingers will offer their services. Besides John Suggs, the 1935 hurler, there wjll be Coon Weldon, Joe Commander, and Louis Anderson to pick from as relief men. Good players in the- other positions also are present in abundance. the theme will be the Rev. E, J. Ingle, pastor of Lucas Avenue Baptist church; the Rev. J. H. Byrd, pastor to the Blatt^oag-Johnsrin hill, which, in effect,^ a new. mea.sure. n**wb/Td create a 14-man commis- from each judicial circuit, be elected this, summer to \ Plans Complete For Conference Sion, jOne tho^ Ao , , , .... cpme/irom the odd-numbered circuits, of the^Cross Hill chur^, snd Mode-j^^j ^ ,937. rator Bobo. Following the serving a:'“^hincly4t noon, church budgets and oppo/iion- ments Will he discussed and on. In /1938, commissioners would he elected from the even-numbered cir- iCuits and take office in the Janua^ I following. The present commissioners , , 1 . X.- ■ I or any commissioners appointed under Churches embraced in Mie associa- existing law to fill vacancies ted tion are expected to ^nd three more delegates to the^xonference or liSss here continuing, however, with'a 353 to 27 vote. The’margin-of “Laurens, Feb. 17,—-A bill of-in- Mr. McCrary as its manager. He mar-'most 14 to 1 w-as far more than the dictment charging murder was placed ried Miss Mary Rivers of Spartan-^ required two-thirds. * in hands of the grapd jury today in burg, and moved baqk to Clinton ini No amendments were in order. (the case of C, C. Morris of George- Inierdenominational Group To . Meet Jn Columbia Alarch 24 To Discuss Various Topics. De;ath ^llmins ^ Edgar Todd Plans for the seventh annual inter* 1909 and continued the J. W. Copeland | The senate was talking of winding I town, allegedly the driver of car in * denominational conference for So'uth firm untiri920 when*it was liquidat-iUp action-?on its hills, or perhaps the (head-on collision near here December (Carolina have been announced. Th\^] The funeral ed. His second wife preceded him to‘house version, tomorrow. > Each wouldT reenact the grave several years ago. In 1927 Capt. Copeland married Miss Bessie Sitgreaves of Laurens, Besides his widow he is survived by a son and three daughters, chlidren of his Brat marriage to Miss Vance who J* 1 1 died in 1907 during the family’s resi- dcfnce in StatesVille. They are: Mrs. R. C. Bunting of Memphis, Tenn., ’'Mrs. David Craig of Charlotte, Mrs. Irvin Steele of Statesville, and J. W, Copeland, Jr., of Greenville. He is also aurvived by one sister, Mrs. R. E, Ci^land of this city; three brother/ J. Rhett and Guy L. Copeland of this place, and M. L. Copeland of Laurens. 1, in which Frank H. Bell^of Colum- E<lgar Todd, 61, died at his home ne^ here Tuesday following a brief iHness. until May 1, 1937, a provision^'oT the pre.sent neu trality law for embargoes on sale or transportation of arms, munitions and implements of war to belligerent na tions or to neutrals for transshipment ta warring countries. That provision expires February 29. nrgi^nizftfian. repmaant.ing Auc nations will meet in Main College Board To Meet Here The hoard of trustees of Presbyte rian college |WiIl hold their annual Until his retirement, Capt. Cope-1 session in the library building on the land was prominently identified with j campus on next Tuesday, February the business life of Clinton for fifty- j 25th, at 11 a. m. six years. He conducted an extensive; At this time the budget for the mercantile business during this period bia was killed and four others includ ing Morris himself were injured. A re port on the bill is expected tomorrow. The_grand jury found a true bill in case of Roland Godfrey charged with slaying James W. Cunningham but threw out a bill against Ppsey Watts Copeland, of Ciintdn,* held on a murder charge in connection with the death of A. M. Fullerton of Co lumbia in a car accident here January (member the service was conilucted ternoon urn B§tts, I Methodist church, Columbia,^ 10:-(pastor of the Associate Reformed 30 Tuesday morning, Marcy^24. (Presbyterian church of thus city. In-j This organization is committed tojterment was at Providence cemetery,' temperance, law observance, civic three miles west of Clinton. which “now exist” would .serve until ibciY; successors were elected. The chairman of this commission would perform, the duties formerly perform ed by the chief highway commission- (er and would receive $3,600 per year. , This amendment will be offered to day, ! In the. .«enate today there ik to b© I a vote on a local o[)tion bill,’with in- Idicutions last night'Chat it would l>e killed, —^— . Presiding Eldar Coming Sunday righteousness, and matters per- Rev. W. B. Garrett of Greenwood, Mr. Todd is survived by bis widow taining to-the pub^ good. Out of itj^d one daughter, Mrs. J. S. Poole, o£*vvill .spCak at Broad street Methodist* came the federi^d organizations for temperance. / At the Cplumhia meeting every last state constitu- 30, and was also interested in various other enterprises and industries. As a man and citizen he had the esteem and confidence of the community ^nd possessed many s^dmirable traits cd character that made and held for him a wide circle of friendships both here and in Statesville, who 4lrere saddened to learn of his death. He was a mem ber 0^ the Preebyterian chujreh with ‘W. P. Jacobs^ and Dean M. W. Brown!a charge of murde^ had been pre- on the past year’s work. The report jferred, and refuse^/to return a true tional convention will be invited. The president of interdenominational, for-1 farmer in the Long Branch section mec^resident of federated organiza tions and vice president of the last state constitutional convention that opposed repeal 6f the eighteenth) amendment, announced that a lunch- Th© Laurepk county grand ^ry at jeon was being planned in connec- its pre8eni!^88ion on Monday heard!tion with ^his meeting for all mem- CSiurens. (chureh .Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. Todd was a former merchant ] j^ediately following the worship here, operating a grocery business j hour, the sectTrur qUartcrly conference for many years. He retired several will be held with all officers of he years ago and since then had been ajehurch expected to be present. Mr.’ No Bill Against Posey W.^opelaiu City* Has New Health Officer __ ^ , J, L. King h‘as arrived ih* the city coming'year will be tonsidered and! evidence, in thh cas^ of j^e^y Watts'hers of that convention and officers |o accept the jjOsitionof city health! reports heard, from acting president | Copeland, of this city,'against whom and leaders o^ all the temperance or- officer, and ha| aJi;*eady entered upon!' Garrett i.s presiding elder of ’he Greenville district in which the lo -al church was transferred the past y ar from the ^eenwood district. At the evening hour ihe pasi ir, Dr. J..C. Roper, will speak on “Lite’s Master Purpose.” MEN MEET FRIDAY • y* of the nominating committee will al so be heard in reference to the selec tion of a pennanent president for the institution. which his family has long been af filiated. — bill ^e charge.jVas brought in connec tion with thef death of A. M. Fuller ton, of Colombia, in a par accident in Latins on January 3t). . . ^Copeland bad been placed under a ifeoOObond. ganizatipns. Many tff these leaders hi.s duties. He succeeds W. C. DeWitt,; The M®n-of^e-Church of-the F t are members of . the intqrdenomhia- ^ho recently resigned to go to Green-1 Presbyteria^i^^^church. will hold t r tional conference. ' ville. / ’ This interdenpminational' confer- i Mr. King comes here from Six Mile, ence opposes divorce laws, legaliza- is a Clemson graduate, and has had night at 7:15. An interesting prog tion of race tracks, the legal sale of several years experience in public | has been arranged to be presente liquor, vine and beer and *all the health work. *He and hia family are (the conPlusion of supper, with regular Fi^niary meeting in the ing department of the church Fr 1 . other of the that menace ip’.e,” leaders the lid. morals occupying the Spencer' residence ' the end ^ South Broad street. at members pr^nt. \ . invited and urged te