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:/ ." ■ I'i . .V. *rHB CHRONICtB Strives Ta Be a Clean Newn^ papai;.^Ca|^ gte, Newayt and Uabk. VOLUME XX^ / If T«« Doi^ lUai THB CHSONICUI^. TiV B«i*t M . . IW NtwiL \ 47 GRADUATE GET diplomas Two Conferences Here In June High School CommencemeBt Brought To >a Close l^ith Graduating Exercise Before Large Audience. Wofford Col lege Dean Heard. tK Hitfn^iedlares ahd Young Veo- ple’s .Groups ,To Gather At Presbyterian' College. Facul ties Announced. Announ^ment has been mafle by Dr. Roswell C. Long, of Greenwood, members of the conference cominit- CLINTON, S. g., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1936 / NUMBER 22 \'- •<N, Money Measure Falls Far Short Senate Finance Group Seeking More" Revenue To Meet Heavy Federal Tax Bill. Washnigton, May 26. — The senate finance committee, as a result of a two-hour conferences of Democratic County Relief Cannery Divided State Training School and Gray Court-Owings School, ERA Machinery. / Get United Church ' GRADUATES TO Study Ordered Southern Presbyterians To Re ceive Recommendation Next Year. Budget Is $1,350^000. Ga., May 26. — Southern Augusta, t PreM>ytenans ordered a study of Laurens, May 21. — The equipment of the Emergency Relief cannery, which hadLbeen operated at Laurens members with President Roosevelt to-j for one or two se^ns, has been di-imittee to investigate the pn^sal and night, will explore possibilities of in-|vided between the. Gray Court-Owings t i-ecommend action to the 1937 assMn- church unity today, naming a com- The graduating exercises of Clinton >^J^norid.'’s'trert°Kh^ *«-]»«. ‘'“t ‘h' Pr»»byteri«n Synod of i cretin* yield of the Uxihigh school .nf the^SUteTr»inmg I Wy.' ditorium at which time forty-seven ; South Carolina has cbmpleted plans seniors received their diplomas and J for two conferences to be held in this beard a thoughtful address by Dr. A.j^j^y campus of Presbyterian Mason DuPre,' dean of ^Wofford col- ,, . , ts V * J college m Juner^Faculties and coun- lege, Spartanburg. • .. .. t - isellors- to direct thb lroUng people exercises were attended by a ^ ^ ^, large gathering of parents, relatives The fifty-fifth annual commence ment exercises^ of Presbyterian col lege will he inaugurated next Sunday morning at 11:15 when the baccalau- Senate Majority * Leader Ro'binson,' The trai^ng school will use thejjons, laid the basis for alrnpst'*unani-1 hennon will be preached by the of Arkansas, wh6 attended the White equipmen^^n canning vegetables Miidj.jnpus aation-today. 4 followed nUm-l^®'^’ Orme Plinn,_^JD.j'pasr bill, a task which may delay final j school at CHnWn, on the authorfty of( lengthy night coi^erence, bring- . , approval until late in the week.. :the federal relief agency in this state. |ing together those with varying opin- • The training school will use thelinnw Inirl ih*' hnala fnr almnat iinani. GET DECREES^ Presbyterian College Commence ment Program Opens Sundky; With Baccalaureate Sermon. ^Senator J. F. Byrnes To Ad dress Graduates Tuesday. House parley, acting a§ spokesman, /ruits.fo/tbe population^ the Mhoohj erous appeals hy ^utherh'knd North tbld reporters: * \l Speaking of the transfer of the|^|.|^ ministers for action looking to a and friends who had gathered for the final chapter in the interesting com mencement program. The stage on which the graduates were seated. have been selected, and it is exjiected that each of the conferences will en- ijoll at least 325 delegates — the ca pacity of the college buildings. • The Rev. B. S. Hodges, of Uhion, is Frankly, we are seeking an^plant/equipment allotted to Gray!“untied Presbyterian church” from amount in addition to the amount the I Court-Ow ings, S. C. Gambrell, super-1 Southern, Northern and Reformed estimates show.” * | in^ndent, stated that the cannery jbranche.s.'* — The latest treasury estimates, pri- j ^ujd be set up in the basement, of j “The assembly affirms its desire robed in wps^and gowns, was deco- director of the intermediates, and rated in the cla^s colors, augmented business manager for bolh confer- laas by many beautiful flowers. The Rev. B. <S: Drennaji asked the. invocation. Thelma Taylor made' the salutatory "**^welcome Iddress.” The valedictory honor went to Peggy Sprunt. ~~ The. processional was played by Elisabeth Barnette. A piano solo, ^“Love Dream,” was played by Eliza beth Wysor. The singing of the alma mater by the graduating class brought the evening's exercises to a dose. Diptooias were presented the grad uates by J. Leroy Burns of Laurens. Announcements pertaining to the year’s work were made by W. E. Monts, superintendent of the city schools. The list of graiduates has al ready appeared in The Chronicle. The literary address was delivered by Dr. A.'^Mason^^uPre, who ad dressed ther graduates on^The Maan- —ing^ of ’tbe'XblBCffafibh.’' He bei^A hif addreat by statii^ that his pur pose aras the determination of what the fatbeia of our nation meant when they made the Constitution. ' *^tte of the most interesting angles from which to consider the Constitu tion is that i}f the men who made it. We are astounded that it was so small a group — fifty-five wj;s thi nine men signed it, men with the as toni^ngly low average age of fort^” And yet, he pointed out, they drew up a Constitution to govern '’^00,000 people which successfully governs 125 million. Dr. DuPre’s chief consideration was the preamble to the Constitution, what it meant when it was drawn up, and what it means now. He read the preamble and then asked, ”Have any of the purposes faded out? Have their motives become our motives? Why .should such a preamble fail?” He considered the preaniWe from ences. The Rev. F. B. Mayes, of Beau fort, is director of the young people’s conference. The intermediates will .hold their sessions June 9-16, to be followed by the young people, June 18-23. Teachers and workers for the inter mediates include, the Rev. C. A. Cal- cote, NewberfyX'ldiss Irene Hudson, Louisville, Ky.; Miss Euphemia Gor don, Due West; the Rev. F. R. Riddle, Columbia; Miss Cornelia McLaurin, the Rev. H. P. L’Heureux, Edgefield; the Rev. G. A. Nickles, Charleston; the Rev. F. J. Hay, Dillon; the Rev. L. N. Edmunds, Aiken; the Rev. R. G. Wickersham, Walterboro; the Rev. J. W. Davis; Kingstree; Miss Eugenia Miller, Miss EUise Fain, Mr)i. W. T. Cassels, Columbia; Mrs. J. W. Davis, Kingstree, and the Rev. F. B. Mayes, Beaufort. - or to the White House meeting to^the main school building and would of] be ready for operation with a few night, placed the prospective yield the bill at $560,000,000 permanetit | weeks. Mr. Gambrell will have gen ri^venue ^ and $82,000,000 temporary, compareii with the .$620,000,0M/per-, manent and $517,000,000 temporary funds requested by the presi^nt. Robinson said as he emerged "from the meeting that speaking for him self be was ‘‘encouraged that the committee will be able 4o report the bill before the end the week” and that prospects are that congress will be able to ‘‘brihg legislation to a con clusion ^^une 6.” The f^ority leader asserted the eral super^sion of the work, which will be a regular part of the school equipment under the direction qf the’ board of trustees. It will be utilized for school and community service, to include tenant families, landowners, school patrons and the~-entire high school area, and at least 2|5 resettle ment families in the same and [ad joining areas. In connection with the’ cannery, Mr. Gambrell said that a community and school work shop is being or- confCrees did not discuss the question ganized for the purpose of providing For- the young fhie faculty” InS s, the Rev. J. D. Henderson, Spartanburg; the Rev. H. W. DuBose, Spartanburg; the Rev. C. K. Douglaas, Seneca; the Rev. J. H. Carter, An4l#rson; the Rev. J. B. Sloan, Walhalla; the Rev. S. K. PhU- Kps, Columbia; the Rev. R. C. Long, Greenwood; Mist Alice Inman, Ander- •on; the Rev. Egbert W. Smith, Naah- ville; the Rev, Fx . B. l^laa» Ofangw^ ncttsville; the Rev. C. R. Nabera, Greenville; the R^. J. ,H. Marion, Rock Hill; the Rev. J. N.' Thomas, John’s Island; the Rev. John Me- Sween, Chester; the Rev. C.1>:“Brear- 1y, Conway; the Rev. I. M. Bagnall, Beltpn, and Mrs. F. L, Martin, Winns- boro.- The officers of the young people’s league of the synod who will luive charge of the business nieetings are Walter Dickson, Anderson, president; Allen MeSween, Chester, vice-presi dent; Bill MeSween, Chester, secre tary; Mrs. McQueen, Muljins, treas urer. Other officers include Euphemia V^mferencfr{on-*M*l inciiOTW, a aeven <if ran*, fiwl amt ^mporviaioiTL the viewpoint of tlie phrases that I Gordon, Due West; Thelma Ferguson, 'made it up. ‘‘We, the people,” he as- Charleston; Mae Barton, Andersoji; sorted, assures us that we are to be | Joe Cardwell, .Columbia; ColinHud- mJed by the^entire people, not by any j son, Greenville; Margaret Kelly, one class, creed, party, or section. Oiarleston, and Harris Chewning, That Constitution cannot be changed righly by any body other than the people, and the framers incorporated ihe idea of amendment in the docu ment that they might change it as it needed change. Taking the phrase ‘‘to insure a stronger union,” Dr. DuPre traced the development of a union rather^ than a federation, and re-emphasized the idea that our government was one by .all the people. Considering the phrase “to estaib- lish Greenville. Union Services Art^Arranged To Begin June 14Ui and Con* tinne Through August With Local Pastors Speaking. . Following a custom of long stand ing, the .churches of the '’city will justice,” he brought' out the idea tlttt a liition’s attitude toward its [unite during the summer in Sunday courts was the best index to it« »t-| evening union services. The schedule titiide to authoriy, and he lamented our lack of respect for our law. Taking up the phrase, ‘To provide this year will start on June 14th and continue through August. The services" will rotate-with the for the'common defense,” he empha-1 P»8tors filling the respective engage- sized the word “common,’ stating I ni^nts as adopted by the local Minis- fot oneit***!*! unioj'and announced yesterday, ■glass, or one- section, for the- entare that it meant defense, nbt for onej^^’i*! unitm'ar ■schedule for -the twelve weeks nation. He tljen posed the question, “How large an army shall be have?” and answered it by stating that we need an army large enopi^ that we can command and receive the respect of every nation in the world, and small enough that we wiH never be inclined to take up an aggressive war. Neither militarism nor pacificism ii the proper' path, we must strike the “happy Asedium” between them. “Nationalism is still a respected word. The beat internationalism is the best nationalism. We must first love our coimnanity, our state, our na tion, before we can love our world. period follows: " June 14—Broad Street Methodist church. Rev. M. R. Wingard. June 21—Associate Reformed Pres byterian church. Dr. D. J. Woods. June 28—First Baptist church, Dr. L. R, Lynn. July 5-^St. John’s Lutheran church. Dr. D. J. Woods. Jt4y 12-r-Fir8t Presbyterian church. Dr. J. C. Roper. July 19 — Broa^ Street Methodist church. Rev. Edward Long. July 26—.Associate Reformed Pres- byteriap church. Dr. J. C. Roper. August 2 — First Baptist church. of boosting the normal income tax, income surtaxes, nor the lowering of income tax exemptions. One committee member intimated adjustment of compromise rates for taxing corporations was under con sideration. As amended by the committee, the bill would impose an 18 per cent levy per cent tax on undistributed corpor ation income, and subject dividends to the normal four per cent income tax.. ' Senator King, Democrat of Utah, acting chairman 6f the finance com mittee, later explained that it was intended tp get the added revenue from corporate taxation. He hinted that it might be done by elavating Mm-Mwsn par cent siirtna4Hf^HMHs- tribntedearnings. At the Capitol earlier in the day the committee boosted the total per manent yield by an estima^ $25,- 000,000, however, with a decision late in the day to apply excise taxes to imported fats and vegetable oils. At the same time it turned down a proposal to raise some $66,000,000 by another excise tax of one-half a cent per pound on sugar. Conferees Agree On Money Bill training for high school vocational pupils and furnishing facilities for repairing furniture and^ farm imple ments, and making such artibTes out right. Prices for canning have been set to follow the. leadings of the provi dence of God in our relation to sister churches of like faith and order,” the resolution said. The committee, headed by Dr. C. L. King, of Houston, Texas, was in structed “to study anew the whole question of union in its varying as pects and to make recomipendation to the 1937 assembly as to what action, if any, be taken.” The diamond jubilee assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Unit ed States .quickly decided other is sues. ' Another committee was appointed to decide if pastors shall be hired for “definite terms that will expire auto matically.” Dr. D. Clay Lilly Of Rey- nolda, N. C., led the- fight for this action. The group was instructed to ^have tdf of ’North Avenue Pre.sbyterian church,f Atlanta, Ga. The service will be held - in the First Presbyterian church and following a' long estab lished custom the morning worship in -the ‘ churches of the city will be withdrawn in order that the commu nity may. unite in this special oc casion. Monday afternoefn at four o’clock on the campus, the presentation of R.O.TXI. commissions will be made to the graduate members of the corps. At the^conclusion of this ceremony a reception for the members of the graduating class, their families and...- friends, will be given at the home of President Jacobs. The graduating program pr(^r will be given Tuesday morning at 10:30 with the academic procession| marching to the Lerqy Springs gym nasium where the exercises will be held instead of in the qtadium as previously announce<l. MK^ Jacob.s will preside over thq exerciiles and will be inaugurated during the morn ing as president of the college the Rev. Henry Wfde DuBose, D.Ia, regard for such guiding principles as' , at six cents for number three cans|^^p increased use of the presbyteries’j of Spartanburg, chairman of the and five cents for number two cxns, authority oyer its ministers and board of trustees. A large group of this charge, it is estimated, will cover Families who will have canning done will furnish labor necessary in pre paring products and canning them. Vegetables, fruits and nleats will be supplied, it is expected from the farmers and truckers of the general surroOndtAg section. Faculty Membm Soon To Suiter Several To Spend Vacation Do ing Research Work Abroad While Others Will Teach ki Summer School. churches, facilitation pif ■ miniB4;Pr*a ontHtwndinp f4gnn*K fh th^ State’s e<f- changing his field, and definite terms of .service.” The committee was aiked to solve the problems of “churchlsss pastors, pastorless churches, and churches seeking to change its ministers.” A_$lj3M,000 budget was adopted. Fbreign missions wiU get $706,500; home missions $373,500; Christian education and ministerial relief $775,- 500; religrious education ^pd puUlCf ucational- field are expected tq bd present for the inauguration. The principal address to the gravit ating cldfs will be de^vered h^the Hon. James F. Byrnes, junioiyUnited States senator from South /Carolina, and a leader of the Roosevelt bloc in the senate. ‘The address vnli be broad cast over radtostation WFBC, Green ville. The gymnasium is being equip ped to accomnqodate the large crowd tion $60,750; the assembly’s t^lAIng''expected for the exercisesT Columbia, May 27—Members of the free conference on the annual appro priations bill announced last night they hkd completed a redraft for pre sentation today. The bill was described as a “ com promise” between the $8,143,000 house measure and a senate product authorizing actual expenditures ,bf about $8,550,000. . It was unofficially understood to carry a total of between $8,300,000 and $8,400,000 and to leave a margin of approximately $300,000 in revenue over expenditures for T936-37. Chairman Neville BeAnett of the ways and means committee, a free conferee, said, “In all probability,^the appropriation bill will be laid on the deska^ of the members Wednesday.” With the closing this week of the 1935-36 session of* Presbyterian col lege, members of its faculty are plan ning a wide range of activities for the .summer. Dean Marshall W. Brown will spend the summer visiting the leading col leges and universities of Eastern United States to study their'graduate methods with a view toward better articulating_^e college’s curriculum to graduate work. Prof. Hugh T. Swedenberg will be on leave of a/bsence for the year, and during the summer will be at the Club Members To Laurens Tuesday University^ of North Carolina woricing on his Ph.D. degree. Dr. H. S. Fish^ of the biology de- [ y<^ar "bn furlough partment, will spend the summer) work in CJiina. school at Richmond, Va., $20,250; and the American Bible society $13,500. A proposal to establish a $105,000 equalization fee to-qidjust low salaries of ministers and home mission work ers was referred back to presbyteries and synods. The ds^mbly instructed all depart ments and divisions to op€^;ate under balanced budgets. A movement to es tablish' minimum annual wages at $1,250 for unmarried pa.stors and $1,500 for married ministers was de feated. " A $;i,000,000 campaign for tjjje pas tors’ annuity fund was ordered. Dr. Samuel McP. Gtlsgow, Savan nah, spoke tonight, urging better su The valedictory honor has bee: won by "Colin M. Hudson, of Green ville. The salutatory honor goqs to the '-second honor member of tlje class, Edwin R. Andrews, of Milledgeville, Ga. Diplomas will be presqiued by the chairman-of fthe board;:, prizes and medals awarded, and^a farewell mes- sage given to the/graduates by the presUdent Six seniors ^11 receive gold ".^s on commencement day for mej?itori- ou.s .service, to the college in non- aihletic^^extra-curricular activities. They Wjll be- Hugh Holman, of Gold- vill^for his work as editor of the cpTlege newspaper. The Blue Stocking, IS a member of the staff of the lit- port and extension orihe home m^ erary magazine. The Collegian, and sion work. // j for his activities as a member of the The office of Stated Clerk/E. C.(debating team; Robert Mcl/ees, Clin- Scott was retained at Dalla^Texas, ton, for his art work on the newspa- Ilis salary was fixed at JM.500. The'p^r, the magazine, atW the annual, as.sembly recommended/that Moder-jand for his service as student editor ator Dr. Frank P. Price be given a]of the alumni journal. The Alumlite; rom missionary i James McClary, Georgetown, for his [work as president of’ the student / months at Harvard doing biological j Proposals to drop the “amen” from [council and student body, and as a research work. I the-end of Jl^ns and to adopt a!member of the Y.M.C.A. cabinet; Er- Prof. Bothwell Graham will go toj j^jnjxpie catechism for children were nest Arnold, Sylacauga, Ala.,, for his work as president of The Y.M.C.A. The/assembly declined to adopt a and with the Ministerial club; H. M. prop<*Ml that it protest to the federal i WilsOn, Brooklyn, N. Y., for service gp<iernment “for certain activities as a member aWl manager of the var^ liberty has been won for us — it IL Wipgard. our duty to transmit that same lift- August 9 First Pres^^ytenan erty to those who follow os.” church, Rev. C. Bynum Betts. *1710 phrase “general Welfare” is a August 16 St. John’s Lutheran beacon Kght against class legislation, church. Dr. L. R. Lynn. There must be no individoal selfish- August 23 Broad Street Metho- ness in legislation. Und^ our present system we have legislation ^ not by the pieople hut by intimidation. Letj^^l'u^'*^^* J- G. Roper, us return to the ideal of our Const^ dist church. Rev. C. Bynum Betts. August 30 — 'Thomwell Memorial tutkin. “This has been ordained in the Constitution and it is our sacr^ duty to carry it oat. We must live for state and sectiop, but we must also live for the whole oonntry, aiai believe in ((kmtisaed on page eight) BANKS CLOSE SATURDAY The banl^s of the city wiU observe Saturday as a holiday in observance of ’ Slemorial day. They will re-o^A for bosiness at the usual hour Mon day usomiAg- i The eAtire mmebership-of the Clin ton Chamber of Commerce has been invited to be guests of the Laurens Business League on 'next Tuesday evening, June 2nd, at 7:30 o’clock. The invitation to the ^^i^n body was extended last month in the na ture of a return courtesy, the Lau rens organization having been Clin ton’s guests at a joint session here a few months ago. A special comniittee is now can vassing the menvbership for the pur pose of having an unusually large delegation go over to Laurens next Germany where he will study during voted d the vacation period. Dr. Neill G. Whitelaw will spend the summer months in Europe on an eirtiended travel tour. Coaches W. A. Johnson, Lonnie Millian, Roy Forehand and Frank Waldrcp will attend several cobbing j in position. To-pjotest.^ tQ..the goviSj^i editor -ol . the annualr The-PaC-Safy schools. . itment as long as many of our mem-jand for work on the "newspaper staff. Summer school will be coiwucted atjtjefs ivyjgage in“ the same regreflable/ The' awards, though only simple the college headed by DiyS. M. Hunt- | activities,” an ""Sclopted report said., watch charm pewelry, represent the ley. Other membeFs-qz the teaching; “Judgment must begin at the House highest honor that it is possible for iontrjbuting“ta the breakdown'bT'TTie Christian sabbath.” “'fhe assembly feels that it is no^ "slty debatirig''‘team ^nd out.rtanding work in all forms of forensicsTom Plaxico, .Sharon, for his service as staff-to be associated with him are Dr. M. G. Wb^worthf Dr. A .Spencer, Prof. Jr E. Sturgeon, Dr. J. C. Roper and W. E. Monts, the latter twu sifestttnting dUflMg the past "se mesters^ members of the faculty in the' de^rtoient of education. OthCT members of the faculty have announced no plans for the summer. FT of God.’ .J The assembly was to adjourn after a night sermon. ^ Presbyterian cbllegr Tirair Ib^-re- Mountville School closes For Year week for this enjoyable event. Stores To Begin Commencement exercises of the Mountville high school began Sunday morning with the baccalaureate ser- Splendid School Plays At Goldville No regular commencement exercis es for the Joanna school at Goldville were held this year. ^ On Thursday evening, however, in the school auditorium, scholarship and! attendance prizes *were delivered. ceive. Candfdate.<! for the bachelor of arts and .science degrees, together with thqir.home addresses, follow: Bachelor of Arts James Templeton Addison, Gold ville. Ernest Jones Arnold, Sylacauga, Ala. Catherine Bennett Blakely, Clinton. Elizabeth Bennett Blakely, Clinton. Sarah Augustine Cannon, Clinton. James Preston .Charles, Jr., Con- estee. George Hare Cody, York. Richard Milton Compton, Jackson, Half Holiday mon delivered in thef* Baptist church ftnissed a day in school during the en-! by the Rev. F. T. McGill^ Cross Hill' tire 1935*36 session. Following the; Presbyterian minister. j Last night the grammar grade ex ercises were presented in the school Beginning next Wednesday, June 3,! auditorium, each grade of the schqol local stores and business houses will Ninety-one silver^dollars were award ed to pupils by W, A. Moorhead, lo cal manager, to those who had not | Ga. Ha.skell David Cranford, Sharon. Mai^ ^Catherine Davenport, Lau- awarding of prizes,, the eighth grade I reps. presented a clever play entitled, “The Kentucky Belle.” On Friday evening the primary and! participating in the program. •elementary departments presented an! 'The graduating exercises, proper!operetta, “The Snow Queen.” The! will be held in the auditorium this i casts consisted of ninety children, all; Mary Howze Dillard, Clinton. Thomas Lemuel Estes, Jr., Union. Claude Jackson Gasque, Florence. Francis Mayes Gregg, Florence. observe their regular, custom of a l^lf holiday begiiming at noon. As al ready announced, this arrangement evening at eight o’clock. The address! attractively attired in- “commence- will continue through June, July and will be delivered by Dr. Eldgar A.^ment costumes” made in the home August This summer holiday has be come such a fixed habit in the city tb»t the public has come to expect it i^id is asked to cooperate by i^nning tlM»r shopping aoeordinfgly in the momsBig on Wednesdays.' Long, member faculty. of Erskine college r Mrr. 'It. J. E^isoA and daughter, Kathryn, spent the wedc-end in Gi rard, Ga., with relatives. ^ economics department of the school.- The two nights of entertainment were attended by large crowds who were enthusiastic over the highly credits able manner in which the children* of the community did their parts. Allen Drew Guerard, Greenwood. Robert Franklin Higbe, Andrews, Clifford Ross Johnson,_Columbus, Ga. Lynn Temple Jones, Pontotoc, Miss. Alan Wilder Levi, Charlotte, N. C, Robert <Jjdvin McLees, Clinton. Abram Venable Martin, Clinton, Ezra Douglas Patton, Laurens. (Continued on page eight)