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THE chronicle Strires To Be s Clema Ko#o- paper, Coaiplete. Neway, -na VOLUME XXXVI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936 LONG RESIGNS HIS Wm HERE Pastor of Pint Baptist Chut‘ch To Become Treasurer of Fur* man-G. W. C. Con8:re^Uon Gives Him Up With Reluc tance After 20 Years Faith ful Service. Tragic End Met By E.H. Garrett Clinton Man Falls Off Road Ma chine and Is Killed When Wheel Crushes Head. ' mlirn “ROLLING TO HELL ON WHEELS” Says Judge Henry Johnson In Charge To'Greenwood Grand Jury. The Rev. Long, for 20 , years pastor of the First Baptist (From Greenwood Index-Journal) Edgar H. Garrett, of this chy, fore-j J'JJ** J. Henry Johnson’s criticism man of a county road constriwtion | of drunken automcAHe drivers and his crew, was "instantly kUled early last j appeal for some steps to nmke life Thursday morning when thrown from in South Carolina in his ^arga a road scraper. At the time he was j to the^arand jury at the opening of working with several others on the | crimii* court this morning provoked road leading from the 0. P. Goodwin I ^ much int^st that he was inter- hip-pocket is the cause of many in tentional killings. How many times have you h^rd a defendant''say in court about tjhe man he killed; “I saw TiTm reach tio his hip-pocket and I killed him.” And yet often when the victim is turned over officers can’t even find a pocket-knife. I often wonder and I sometimes J. WiU Uake Dies Suddenly! Wfcll-Khown Citizen Passes Un expectedly At Home. Many Join In Paying Tribute To His Memory. Clintonians were shockM Sunday morning to learn of the sudden pasa. ing at hja home during the night of James Wi'lliiam Leake, 77, one of the community’s highly regarded dtdiena. The family upoh arising at the usual hour found that he had died durii^ church of ^is tendered Ms resig- ^ Duncan’s creek. When he fell j rupted before his charge was complet »tion 1^ Sunday ^'“jfrom the machine one pf the wheels-ed by several officials wHh brief re-!womler why juries don’t wonder why i Iv .["J p".rr -r “t.h”'’ r Tt,. K ■’ '‘in r r-tzTz.«« J , 1. t .V 1 I neck. He died in a few seconds, before Judge Johnson, near the conclusion; hip-pocket first never seems to be v.j »nd people together by the closest j. , v v,- r i.- i u j • . j ..i* • ui . u . i when found, bince he had been medical aid could-reach him. |of his remarks had just said: “It is I able to shoot first. Isihout his accustomed work on Satur day and had" not been ilTW cbmpTaTn-! NUMBER 39 RALLY HELD AT mUMBU Rivers, Georgia Govemor-Nomi- nate. Principal Speaker. State Urged To Roll Record Vote For Roosevelt and To Con- ' tribute Quota; Columbia, Sept. 22.—A vote-getting rally of South Carolina Democrats took on the additional aspects today of' a revel over the defeat of Georgia New Deal critics and an added im- ties of devotion. In offering his resig imtdcm,:, which the .congregation ae-^ cepted with reluctance, Mr. Long ^ stated that his action was taken in order to assume the position of treas- , urer of Furman university and Green- ' yille Woman’'6 college. He expects to enter upon his new work the^ latter REV. EDWARD LONG part of October or eaily in November following the completion of ah audit of the institutions now under way. Mr. Long came to the Clinton church in July, 1917. Hie first paa- torate, following the completion of hia theological, training, was at Mar ion, N. €., where be labored fpr five and a half years. In 1914 be resigned the. Marion charge to become paator of the First Baptist ohufch at North Wdlkesboro in the same state, where bf remained three and a half years. IVhen the Rev. E. M. Lightfoot re signed as pastor of the First Baptist dburch here in 1917, Mr. Long.was chosen by the congregation as his aucceseoT and with Mrs. Long moved here inunediately to enter upon the work. Under his leadership marked progress has been made in the activi ties of the church in every respect. His wife, Mrs. Long, has been a great and is admired and loved by all who know her for her strong, sweet spirit, and beautiful Christian character. «Mr, Long, in point of aervice, is the oldest pastoi* in the county an^ also holds the distinction of being dean of the Clinton Msntsterial asseeiation. There ia not a pastor in Clinton to day who was laboring here when Mr. .any>*b^hPt. Judge Johnson^then launehed into day moriiTng, a verdict being rendered j gets himself drunk and then gets into; a discussion of what he termed “the that his death was caused by a fall an automobile doesn’t give a darn! criminal waste of human life on the from a machine on which he was at work.- Funeral services 'were conducted whether he kills anybody or not,” j highways of South Carolina.” During when I. B. Taylor, foreman of the | the 18 mont'hs'America engaged from the residence here Friday af-j for the charge grand jury, arose and thanked him temoon and attended by a large con course of friends who were shocked and saddened by his tragic death. The are injured permanently ’land a mil lion more injured otherwise. Think of the loss of man power in the kill- “I am glad to hear you discus this important matter,” Mr. Taylor said, “because our county has suffer- services were conducted by the Rev.jed « great deel along this line and it B. L. Wood of Lydia Mills, with has given the members of the grand interment following in Sandy Springs! jury as well as their law-abiding citi- church cemetery, six miles northwest j jens of the county much concern., of Clinton. Many lovely flowers werejour barrooms are Wide open and they ing of 3(5,000 j)eople every 12 months! placed upon his grave as an expi^-'are increasing in number. • “in the last 10 or 16 years more Sion of symimthy'and evideiKe of ^e “Our county officers are probably people have been kille<l with automo- esteem in which he was held. Active'as efficient as in any county in the biles in America than this country state,” Foreman Taylor continued, “but it seems they can’t control the situation. We appreciate what you in the World war, he said, only 50,000 of her soldiers wei-e killed by all. the modern weapons of Germany and her allies. Yet, in peace time, 54,000 peo ple are kille<l in America every 18 months, a quai-ter of a million more pallbearers .were: Hallett Davis, Paul McCauly, (Seorge Donnan, Gardner Donnan, James F. Donnan, Posey Howard and C. M. Donnan. Several | have said.’ county officials and friends of the family formed the honorary escort. Mr. Garrett was well known in this section w'here he was formerly em- ploy4^ at the Lydia mills, and for the past two years had been engaged in county road work. He possessed many admintole traits of character and by those who knew him, was highly re garded. His untimely death came as a great shock to the family and to his friends, and brought widespread sor row. Mr. Garrett is survived by bis wid ow, Mrs. Mollie Donnan Garrett; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Davis and Mrs. Alice YaritorpUgi^ of Clin ton, and Mrs. Janie Weisner of Green ville; four sisteii, Mrs. Leila Nally, Mrs. Lydia Howanl. and Mrs. Minnie Holcombe, all of ' Eastey, and Mrs. Lola WilliaiML of Laurens. Court Convenes Monday Jurors Dirawn To Serve For Sep tember Term. Judge Henry Johnson To Preside. The September term of general ses- sroTis court will convene in Laurens . . , ,, . _ . .... V. _ J jnext Monday, the 28th, with Judge J. The following ju^s have been drawn by the commissioners: Hunter townehip: J. Roy Cmwfprd, W. J. Dufican, Roy O’Dell, H. A. Bal lard, J. R. ^urphy, Irby S. Hipp, G. F. ( Buford, J. J. Young, A. C. Workitian. A Laurens: . J.., Hogan Walker, J. G. Sullivan, Tom B. Culbertson, F. H. Urn* took up W. work .too* t^ty j. ^ j Ungrtoo. C. E. S.n. years ago. Dunng this long period of . 'I ^ Omv J W Tin*l«v J „i ....I hi* <*rs, ii. w. vvray, J. w. nnsiey, j. faithful and devoted aervice to his people and the community generally, he and Mrs. Long, have made and held a host of friends not only with his own congregation, but throughout the city, who will regret in their depart ure. jiriaehtihg liis «idg- natkm Sunday gave a review of the work aooonipliehed during his minis try and ^^obe fe^ng!y_ol the pleas ant and helpful relationships that have szisted between pastor and peo ple. In his communication to the board of deacons and membership of ^ churchy he said: Dear Brethren and Sisters: In May, 1917, I received a hearty call to become pastor-pf your church. The middle of the following July Mrs. Long and I cama to make our home in your midsi and serve aa beat we could-in your good church. Qmekly we were reoeived into the 'closest ot Christiaa feUowship with you. Your Intereete became our interesta, your W. Orr. Youngs: R. 0. Brank, J. Everett Himt, J. T. Edwards. Jacks: T. W. Dillard, N. H. Nabers, J. H. Bdl. Sullivan: Calvin Weathers, J. A. BagweWr A Wv-Sharper^ “ffill: r: W. Reeder, W. T. Mr. Taylor’s statement suggested another ilne of thought for Judge Johnson ami a few minutes later brief remarks were made by others. “They told us a few years ago,” continu^ the judge, “that if we re plied prohibition it would ,put the bootlegger out of business.' T listened to the siren voica. But I recall that the statistics during this year show a great increase in automobile fatalities every month. """ “I know we can’t atop drinking by law and that it has to be done by edu cation in the Christian homes and in the schools, but I do believe our pre sent liqirar law should be tightened up, that publication of the names of drunken drivers who lose their li- cenaea should ba mandatory and that a limiit should be fixed aa to the a- mount of whiskey any one individual may have in ,his possession.” ^licitor Homer S. Blackwell said an effort to pass such a law had been made and the sheriffs of this circuit had approved it, but it had failed to get'by. Sheriff E. M. White nodded assent and Senator W. H. Ntcholaon confirmed the statement. Then Representative D. A. G. Ousts arose and suggested that the court lost in every war in which it has en gaged since its foundation more than a century and a half ago.” Judge Johnson said some leader should devote some of his time to wards relieving the situation caused by the appalling number of deaths from automobiles. He said he never had any assurance when he left hoitie that one of his loved ones might be killed by a car before he returns and he always suffered agojfy on opening telegrams or answering long distance telephone calls, living in dread “that some drutiken fool may have run into some member of my family.” “Why don’t we puiilfh them? Why don’t we take away their Hcenm?” he asked and continued: “I would rather take my chances with a drunk en man with a rifle shooting tndie- nnminately than with a drunken man behind the wheel of an automobile. I oftao jneei aome tool coomic around a curve or eee one on a blind hill try ing to get ahead of the car just in front of him and taking chances on a car he is meeting just to save a sec ond or two and 1 have almost become an expert in taking to the shoulders. Down in my country they drive about j »aid, he was a friend of all and an 70 miles an hour and that speed i enemy of none. He was a devoted ing, his death was quite unexpected and brought widespread regret. The funeral services were conduct ed from the' residence Monday after noon at 6 o’clock, with interment fol lowing in the family burial ground in the Ih-esbyterian cemetery. An un usually large gathering from all walks of life, assembled at the lK>me and later at the cemetery, to pay tribute to one who had liv^ a tong and honored life in this community. The services were conducted by his pastor, Dr. D. J. Woods, assisted by Dr. J. C. Roper. His newly made mound was covered with many beau tiful floral tributes giving added evi dence of his numerous friends. Active pallbearers were: H. I). Ran- tin, H. M. Young, S, G. Dillard, Geo. H. Little, John H. Hunter, and J. A. ('handler. The honorary escort con sisted of a number of intimate friends of Mr. Leake and the family. ^ Mr. Icake was a gentleman of the ^ school, appreciated and liked by all who were priviledged to know him. He was born in,Glinton in 1859, a son of the late William James and Susan Little Leake, one of .Clinton’s pioneer and highly regarded famil ies. As a young man he waa* engaged in the mercantile buaineaa in Laurena for about ten years. He then apent a simiku- numbw of years on the road as a hat salesman, 'nria connectioa terminated, be returned to hia aatiya home to apend the remainder of bia life. For many years paat he. bad engaged in farming, real eatate de- velopmenta and investments. He waa a practical and conservative business man and made a success of his busi ness ventures. f .. Mr. Leake was a quiet, ' affable gentleman possessing niany strong traits of character. Truly it could be means 105 feet a second. “We need stricter^traffic laws,” the judge said, “and those in authority should see that thfe proper legislation •lecture”’the newspapers for not pub- [ to improve conditions is passed lishing the names of drunken drivers who lose their licenses. —-The house passed- a—biH;^’—Mr husbaml and father and made his home his first interest. He was a loyal and devoted member of the First Presbyterian church and faith- iful always upon the attendance of Ouzts aahlif “removing the inhibition against making the names public and I think the'newspapers should be made to publish them.” Judge Johnson, however, interrupt ed to say that he was not lecturing anybody or any institution in his re marks to the grand Jury. At the beginning of his charge Judge Johnson said he was more con cerned over “the cheapness of hunwn life in South Carolina" than over any thing elae and he discussed at length the large number of intentional and unii^ntkma] killings. He added: “Statistics show that America—Christian America, if you pleaa»—is the bloodiest nation on the Boyce, J. T. Hollingsworth. Waterloo: S. M. (hooper, J. G. Mad den, W. W. Miller. Dials—R. W. Gilliland, C. L. Wil- son, R. E. Gray. Wingard Named ' Health Officer City council during the past week elected B. F. Wingard as city health officer, auooeeding J. L. King, re^ cently resdgned. Mr’ Wingard has been a citizen of Clinton for the paat several years, operating the Clinton Flower Shop, Be is apending several daya in Greenville and at Clemson oar jroor l»y» out „ ^ ^ ^ dopartmrnt. Joyit Wo h.»o boon on. m «rtorin* upon hi. now nork. bopea, Joya and aorrowa for more | ■ thah mneteen years. Perimpe there is' -A. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ no more sacred relationship than the apiritual relatiottahip that exaats be^ tween a spiritually-minded people and their pastor. The people have been mindful of. this fact and we have tried a t all times to prove worthy ofj that spiritual relatsomihip and in turn j render a spiritual service. This Wedc’s Mmu On Gridiron He also referred to the maximum its services. He was widely read and sentence of three years and the mini mum sentence of three months im- posed on automobile drivers in unin tentional homicides, and spoke of the appeals made by preachers and others for those who kill their fellowsi Judge Jo'hnson, again appealing for education on this subject in the homes and the schools and saying that if America is to stand it must be upon a foundation of rilfgion, closed with the statement: “I say it with sadness, Borrow and reluctance, but we are rolling to hell on wheels a^ fast as we can go.” ^ well informed upon all subjects^ and All eight South Carolina college football teams' adll swing into'*<iCr6tt We have received into the church > Saturday as follovra: by baptism 155; during the first eight years we received by letter 189, the record aince that time haa not been compiled in the miautea and ao I can not give it. Wa have given to all obr Jeois about |ie0,000.00. Wa have had a worthy giuerlh in memherafaip. Wp reported to the aa> aadation the year wa cama hare 184 (Continued on page eight) Furman vs Wofford at Spartan burg. Clemsod vs V. P. I. at Clemaon. Carolina:;vs V. M. I. at Lexiogton, Va. lhasbyterian vs Georgia Tech ««t Athmta (Friday night). ^ Erskine va The Cita^l at Chariet- ton, Newberry vs Dgkthorpe ait Atlanta. lace of the ^oba and South Candina in the bloodiest spot in the bloodiest nation on the globe. Let us compare the homieide record of South Caro lina with that of London, England. Mote of w are deecendod from Eag- lieh atock. London has a population more than four times that of South Garoltna and therefore in pr(^^ortion to population sltoulld have four times as many homicides as South Carolina, but the facts are that in South Caro line we have 300 or more every year, and on thib basis London snould have 1,200, lilt actually London has only 15 to 20. In other words, we slay 50 or 60 while England ia slaying only one, thus .naking lij^ 50 to 60 times cheai^r here than ItT l^mdon.” Co^nuing, Judge Jo’hnson asked* “Why is this true? I don’t know, but 1 believe that all of us are a Kttle too hot-blooded and too quick on the trig ger. London occasionally goes a whole yeair without a single homicide. I ^- Keve one reason is that England, in. 95 of every 100 killings, the man is caught, tried, convicted, sentenced to be hanged, appeals to every higher court and is-hanged in three months. In South Carolina sometimes when a man doesn’t want to come to trial it may take three years! We execute about two out of every 100. “I tell you, men,” Judge Johnson added, “if the cltizene of South CaroT lina knew that 95 out of every 100 guilty of kiHsiig their ftelowmen were going to swing. for it we would be slower on the trigger, • “I hope to live to see the day when it Will be unJawfid in Sooth Carolina to sell tronsera with hiph.]>ocloeta. The 9 ■ Columbia, Sept 22. — The state Democratic fo^mnittee chose electors today to cast South Carolina’s elec- torid vote in the presidential race. Subject to i Democratic majority in the general election in Novenftber,' State Democrats ^ _—Choose Electors I Mig Mayme —Leake -of-thm^-placey a constant student of the Bible Only a short while‘ago he was award ed a Bible by the Presbyterian Com mittee of Publication for the perfect reciting of the’’Shorter Catechism, quite an unusual feat for a man of hie age. He was a good man whose sud den passing* has caused widespread sorrow and there are many to join Y^ith the family in mourning his death. Mr. *Leake is survived by his wid ow, before marriage Mias Bessie Con- stine of Kingstree; two daughters, Mrs. J. F. King of Alexandria, Va., and Miss Isdie Leake of this city; one brother, Tom H. Leake'of Paris, Tex. as; four sisters, Mrs. C. C. Baili^ and expressing thej petus to raising national campaign funds. A succession of speakers told ap prox:! matoly^iOO .paxty leader* :^that^ Soiitli Carolina should poll a record Democratic vote in the general elec tion to assure it full representation at the 1940 party convention as well as fitting support of President Roose velt; that only $12,500 of a $50,000 campaign fund quota had been raised; and that defeat of Governor Eugene Talmadge and his camlidates in Gwr- gia promised closer official relations between the two states. Governor-nominate E. D. Rivers of Georgia, the principal speaker, arous ed a roar of applause when he said “we have very recently drawn down the pair of red galluses that'adomed the flag-pole of our state Capitol and have again run up, the flag of De mocracy.” Janies H. Hammond, of Columbia, former state senator, introduced Riv ers by saying: “In Georgia the yoke is already thrown off, and the gen tleman I am going to introduce is go ing to restore conslillutional govern ment and law and order there.” Rivers plc<)ged cooperation with South Carolina which he and other speakers said they felt had been lack ing in recent years. He then urged the state to vote “militantly” and in full force foi Roosevelt, and lauded it for re-nominating “that brilliant statesman,” U. S. Senator James F. Byrnes. Byrnes and E. D. Smith, senior U. S. senator, shared the program with party leadert.. Byrnes, following Riv ers, said “I feel closer to Georgia this minute i^n I have for the past four years.” The jnirior senator warned that “millions of Republicans” voted for Roosevelt in 1932 but that their back sliding this year made Roosevelt’s re- election less certain than many South Caro] i nians .thought. “We have “more to do in South Caroljina than to get out and vote,” he commented. “It is no secret that the treasury of the national Demo cratic party is sorely in need of funds,” He jaid tl»e party chest wOpId have been in better shape if congress un der Roosevelt’s leadership had not passed such public-minded legislation as the power bill, since consumers who have save<l small sums on power rates often failed to contribute to the party, while power companies whose rates were cut “will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat the president” .Mrs. E; W. Btome of Unioii; and Mrs. X. E. Moody of BronxviUe, 14. Y. ' i TeatnOpens Seasem Friday the following were named presidential _ , _ ^ uliStor. from thi. 1 U>e»l Team T® Meet BcHon At largg, William E. GohzaTes and D. C. Heyward, of Columbia. I First district, Ernest A. Marvin of j White Hall. Second diterict, Alex F. Weinmoriz ^f Elko. ^ ■ Third district, Sam H. BicGhee of Greenwood. Fourth district, Douglas Gray of Laurens. Fifth ffistrict, N. S. Richards of Liberty Hill. Sixih district, D. M. Ellen, Bishop- ville. . ' In Night Johnson! Field. Game At Students To Get Tech Holiday The student body of Presbyterian college has 'vo^ to take next Satur day as this year’s football holiday granted by the faculty. Friday niglri the Presbjrteriaiks play Georgia Tech in Atlanta. It ia expected^hat a large group of students from mere will attend the Atlanta game which will attiraet wide interest both in this state and Geor gia. Clascics suspending Friday after noon at -the regular t..ne will be re sumed Monday morning at 8 o’clock. The Clinton high school opens its footbaH season with Belton high school Friday night at 7:30 o’clock, on Johnson field. AH football fane who want to see a good game cannot afford to miss this-opener. Belton de feated McCormick last Friday by a large score. This is the local boys’ first game, thus they do not know their strength. Prospects are for a team as good as last year’s of prob- iably a little better. The local team will be heavier than the team of last season; however, ft will be hard to replace Trammell, Finney, Smith and Lawson, lost by graduation. The following line-up will probably begin the game Friday night: Ends, Beauty Pageant Here October 6 .Win Be Sponsored By Local D. A. R. Chapter. I..arge Group of Young Girls To Appear In Grand March. The Clinton chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will sponsor a bmuty pageant on 'Tuesday eve- 'diacr OctoW 6lh, in the Florida ‘Street school auditorium in which a manber of charming young women and girls of the city will .take part. It will be recalled that the chapter presented a temilar pageant about three years ago which was an out standing success. Many changes will be naade in the forthcoming presenta tion, with a baby popularity contest included as an added feature. A group of three out-of-town judges, not ac quainted with the participants, wiH select the winner in the older division. A process of voting will determine the winner in the baby division.. Active work on the entertainment will begin at once. The young ladies entering the pageant will appear in e\en‘rtig goww^ the gran,d winner to be selected from a standpoint of charm, personality, grace and poise. STOKE HERE SUNDAY ^Gordon Parkinson, of Due West, conducted the services Sunday at the Workman and McKee; tackles, Brown' Thornwell Memorial church in the ab- and Jones; guards, Furr and Bishop; center, Bolly King; quarter, Owens; halfbacks. Hall King and Foster or .Stone; fullback. Freeman. Others to see service in the game will probably be: Cranfmvi, Carter, Baldwin, Davie, Boland. - Mrs. L. W. Rawl, Mn. Homer WwodruH! and Mies V’vian Woodruff were vkdfora in Greenville Tnesj^y. sence of the pastor, Dr. L. R. Lynn. Mr. Parkinson gave an interesting ac count of bis teaching and travel in Elgypt and India where he made, a study of mission work. He is a broth er of Miss Bara Parkinson, a mem ber of the orphanage school faculty. Joe Hagina left Monday fbr Abbe ville, where be wiH be manager of the Belk*ii Department st<»e. .S« — . ^ ^ .kujSit ri-l ^ : , . .. A .