The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 24, 1936, Image 6
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-TH,4 CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON, S. C
THUR^AYJ gEPTEWBER 24. 1938
Roosevdt Calls
F<>r Crop Safety
Insurance and
Dr^srht Program Presented
Neit ScB^on uf CungicM:—
SPORT scripts
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NEWTON GARLAND
Farm Tensincy, j /
/ ProUeih Looi^
President Calls For Program By
W hich Land CoiiM Be Bought
BRUCE BARTON
SAYS...
We Womter Whyi, Napoieon?'
the pariprrationn and
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Washington, Sept. 50. — President
Roosevelt tonight caHed for irrnnedi-
«te action towiml a two-fold crop in
surance and drought prevention pro-lwith
gram to guard the nation s
ment of opening -games came new
^stars to twinkle on the southern grid
iron. Veterans
that they were
with
.Through.'Government ■
Lord Northcliffe, who directed the
Lns^lish propaganda in thik' cbiihti^y,
Hyde Park, N. Y., .Sept. ^ c i\n me ttvu
R<><«^velttc^ay called hVmidf
tViP j»iin Wt downhi'l John H. Bankhead, (D-fjbjgjjgg Napoleon auu imeu ms wi-
fprpp Thp^irhteat T Marvin Vonee (D** j fjc^ with pictures and busts. His fel-
exhausting force. Th^^nghtest, j^x,) to prepare ‘ plans for meeting' „„ »
{trying to convTnee-' us that all the
' blame for the World war was on one
on his resem-
Napoleon and filled his of-
/-I .*1 ■ prepare plans for meeting countrymen, as a whole, consider
viemson s ^ farm tenancy problem.
two sopho-, “Any long time improvement
! it a patriotic duty to belittle the Cor-
fanners,«*• ‘h* '''<•*
Md coiwumers against the danger «f; Dromise^of'ereatlv’^ in-' , ‘''n« improvement ofjaican, calling him “Buonaparte,” as
food shortages or price eolhpse. inirr^.ll„g‘'ti:e Te^ of ‘.tX^^idrn^ =
. — r V L^ss.er^,,! Pos-piiTsa in people, -the President wrote.^nd even such an independent thinker
^ ■ \ . 'n^ln . !Z.rf^“ ^E mr. impmvement a, H. G. Wells, in his‘foutline of «i».
^Appointment of two commHtees toitroduceu a nm , .
T mai e I of the tenancy situation.’
their first] T,. „ ,
work out specific programs foX pre-1^ public by
«.nUtion tothe ne^ congress year ^e varsity. ^1= nort prom-,
i8ing/of these were Ed Clary,
who
A similar
tory,” dismisses hinauas-of only pass-
i ing significance.
Napoleon please WT^te and tell
why t ,
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New Meet a Gentleman
■ Recently there died a man who nl-
ways shrantrfrom publicity. Bom in
I8W, in a. community stiU suffering
usiutdr to the cbmraunity chest; that
' half-dozen 'gpvernoTS in successic
had drawn deeply upon his time-
judgment to help him in the reoi
zation oT the business of the sta^
the
from the devaetaftion of the CivTl war.
he attended the public schools and
went to work in a little business
own«d“by hi* uncle. Forty years lat^
er it had become a big business, and
he had succeeded to the presidency of
it. He was a rich man, but he never
ceased to be a very simple man.
Whenever I saw him he w'as down
at his factory in his shirtsleeves. He
liked to tip back in his old swivel
chair and put his feet on his battered
desk, and talk. He liked to have the
jmen from the factory call him by his
first name; he liked to have his farm-
Finally the chief of j)olice
city 'wrote A kttoxto tho new
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As lopg as he lived,”-3aid the chief,
‘*iiiy lips wgl'g 'fwifaU; but new I ^1
ffee to tell the story.” And ,he jpro-
Yet in the dictionaries of biography I er neighbors drop in to tell about
Before leaving Washington
annouwed m letters mad^public |;j;:!thrfandeVnmn-mg of the space is given to Napoleon than!their crops,
the White House before the^ president devastating i the . House a^ic^ture com- j
Mr Roosevelt named Secretary of to his opponents. Art Ur-
■Airicul^HJpry“. Winlce c^ir-*^'“''y<' 210 pounds of nophomoro Vov.-
man of a coqjmittee directed to 0.^ er. prov^ to be a plunger who^will | committee.s to work out leg-
pare a report and recomi^ations ^rdJoT any team to stop He is ' Islative recommendations for what
fcr IngisMon providingTrpInn of onusunlly fiat for a man of hn. bulk-, . ^ .,^,1 ^
' <all risk" crop insurauw’and suggest- '•“"'""S J'* ""‘f “‘■'-'anco plan and for efficient-utilira
«d that the system^vide for pay- '» * "
. , son produces at lea^ one, and usual-
„ , „ , ^ „ a. ly more, books on some phase or oth-
Hyde Park yesterday, .Mr. Roosevelt „ ,, Napoleonic Cnd, and al-
ceeded to reveal how on many' a cold
winter night this, simple man had tel
ephoned headquarters and said; ‘‘My
name must never be mentioned, but
tell your officers to canvass the city
and whenever they find a family that
is cold tell them to order plenty of
coal and send the bill to me:”
He was a “gentleman of the old
school.” That school has produced the
most generous and mod^t men and
women the world has ever known.
SUPPER AX-JRURRICANE
and insurance in
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ment of premium,
commodities.
ement..-loIlo,we4?ijiublU;
Buggestion^by Wallace for a plan
under wMch farmers would put part
of their crops in good years into a
'from which they could draw on|on?d with Wfore the season jfrows
ijX^lean years. It would serve to keep oU* They /must face s.ill heavier
'Surpluses from destroying the price fire Sati^ay when they ko uj>
structure in good years and provide 1 against' ^eorgia Tech. The Golden
an “insurance” against crop failures j Tornado/is touted as the team to
in other years, , 'beat in/the South this year, having a
Morris L. Cooke,* rural electrifica-' veter^ team ami a group of first
tion administrator, was named chair-1 year inen who would add stiength to
man of another committee to draft any/club. If Presbyterian can come
ways there are a certain number of
{individuals who fancy that they look
I like him and put forth a desp^ate ef-j
'fort to play the part. You probably]
'e known at least half a
After his death stories about him
began to come out. It was discovered
that he had been ~the principal sup- j
porten and encourager of the hospital; Hurricane school house
There will be an ice cream and box
that he had been the largest contrib- Friday evening. Sept. 25, at 8 o’clock.
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I tion of the roMurf M of the K^trRsy,, k„„„„ least half a doaen
■" I Pinl-siaed lad.s who made themselves
a nuisance to their employes and their
1934 and 1936.
Coach Johnson’s sophomores show-j Today he asked/Bankhead to meet' . v m r •
ed wr7ftTfn-sr'-'Tnrw-b-«i!ThfiirToS?T-ana--iTsr^^ .'tuMteinis
did some costly fumbling b;it other-1plans for meeting the ten-'*^*^' ^
wise showed t^iat they rnu.nt be reck- lancy pi'oblerh that might be under-1 What is the reason for this strange
Seaboard Appoints Bontqn
General Manager of Road
recommendations for a permanent
land use program designed to avert
drought emergencies in the great
plains area. ^ ^
The president suggested that th
crop insurance plah might be limi
through this game without a large
c^ualty "list they should be prepared
,yo give the remainder of their oppon-
i4nt3 plenty of trouble. Weldon
I seems to be a greatly Improved play
er over last year. Jacobs hasn’t lost
to one or two major crops at /he i any of the effectiveness of his toe
start and that it should be formulated | and-this should be a great help. The
with the advice and assistance <a na-j veterans in the line playe<l*up to par
tional farm organization leaders so with Beeman showing that he is just
that it can be submitte<l to ^bngresslas good a guard as last year when he
with their-aupport. / . . /• -i- . «
In his letter to Secietary Wallace,
taken by the federal government
He added:
“1 relaize your long interest and
fascination?‘\He devastated a conti-j
nent, s>ie<l the youn^ • blood of mil-!
Nions, and ended dp-,in prison; hardly
that of (’ongressman Jones in this' ® recorded of him.
important problem and wish that
you and he would arrange to m^e^
with me early in December when we
can complete our recommendations
YeX little folks in very country look
in the mirror, puff out their chests*
and whisper his name.
It’s too bad that George Washing-w
to congresis for legislation designed'^®*' Abraham Lincoln were so big
to bring about-‘improvements in the]*'^^ distinctive-looking. I am not
tenancy situation.
aware of ever having met a man who ]
was mentioned for the A. P. all-state
team.
Mr. Roosevelt pointed out that during
his administration- the government
has helped farmers to meet emergen
cies of two kinds—“collapse of prices
ressulting from huge surpluses for
lYhich-the foreign markets disappear
ed and a failure of crops jn wid^
areas resulting from drought.”
- “E^ch of these emergencies,” he
continued, “except for government
action to assist farmers, would have
had devastating consequences to con-
Bumers and business as well as to
fariners.
“The time has come to work out
permanent measures guarding farm
ers and consumers against disasters
©f both kinds- Crop insurance and a
system of storage reserves should op
erate so that the surpluses of fat
years could be carried oyer for use
in the lean years.
“Measu,i:e3 of this kind should m^e
three important contributions to the
general welfaie of the country as a
whole: '
“1.. Protection of Jhe individual
farmer’s income against the hazards
of crop failure or price collapse;
“2, Pnktection of consumers against
sbortajjeft of food supplies and against
extremes of' prices;
Assistance to both
employment .through providing an
even flow of farm supplies and the
ealaWishing of stability in farm buyj
ing fKiwer,”
The president sard he Was especial
ly iivteieste<l in Wallace’s 8tu<he« pro-
vidinjr for the payment of premiums
and insuran<{e in commodities. “This,”
he said, “should make it possible to
base the piemium rates on the pro
ductivity of the individual farms as
shown by records of past production,
a large number of which the AAA
county committees already have on
file.” He suggested that for this rea
son the federal insurance be made
Announcement of the new attack • look€<l like either of them,
on the farm tenancy problem came I Their goorl influence as moulders of
in the middle of a presidential day j spix'sf's fo wane, while the
spent quietly at Mr. Roosevelt’-s spa-l^®*^®'^ rooster influence of Najxdeon
cious home- above the Hudson. J breaks out afresh in every gener-
The President’s only appointment “I'®*!- Will some sawed-off imitation
was with Vincent I>ailey, New York
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The reception given to nighV foot
ball in Columbia was very indicative
of rising popularity for this under
taking in South Carolina. Five
thousand fans came to Melton Field
to see Columbia high school make
^an auspicious debut. A large crowd
is expected to- attend the P. C.^Caro*
iina freshman game ’here in Clinton
Friday uight ' The P. C. yearlings
are in fine shape and should put on
a good exhibition against the Biddies.
Coach Petoskey has even a more
promising team than the Biddies of
last year. They aren’t as heavy but i pioach,
are much speedier.
Up in Durham, North Carolina,
there is going to be one of the big
gest football shows of the year, this
Saturday. Some thirty or forty
thousand fans are expected to gather
state manager of the Home Owners
Loan corpomlion, with whom he
talked over the state’s political out
look.
The main feature of .Mr. Roose
velt’s day was a birthday dinner in
the evening honoring his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt. She
was 83 today.
As an approach to the farm ten
ancy problem, the Presjdent sug
gested t© Bankhead government fi
nancing of land purchased by, ten
ants.
Other countries, he, said, have ap
preciably increased farm ownership
through such a plan. He mentioned
Ireland and Denihark particularly.
“I think we need some such ap-
he said. “It should give
program on vSchools ami Christianity
wa.s rendered after which the hostess
served a variety of fruits.
Birthday Party Given
Mrs. Beulah Stewart delightfully
entertained a number ^ little friends
Saturday afternoon in'honor of herj
little nephew, Kenpeth Smith, who
was celebrating his fourth birthday.
Many games were enjoyed, after
which dainty refreshments were
served.
“ NORFOLK, Va. — ‘The appoint
ment of H. A. Benton, a« seneral
manager of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway with headquarters at Nor-
, folk, was announced today byj^ R.
Powell. Jr., and Henry W. Ander
son. Recelvert, and is occasioned
by the recent death of E. C. Beg-
well, chief operating officer. Mr.
B. enton will have jurisdiction over
all departments heretofore super
vised by Mr. Bagwell, which Include
Construction. , Maintenance and
Operation.
The new general manager, who
has served the Seaboard contlnn-
ously for thirty yeara In Increas
ingly ImporUnt poaitiona. has had
a total railroad experience of thirty-
six years, and is noted for his bmd
knowledge of the South and of the
Seaboard properties.
Mr Benton was born (Nov. 11,
1883) and educated In Monroe. N.
C. . and entered the Sesboard'e eer-
vice in 1901 at clerk in the llonroe'
agency. In July, 190S. ha left for
• Mexico and for three years he
served various Mexican railroads in
important poaitlons.
Since his return to the Seaboard
in 1906, Mr. Benton's rise has been
rapid. He had served as train maa-
H. A. Benton
Norfolk aa aaslatant general man
ager in Sept. 1934. from Savannah,
where^ he had been atationed as
ter and superintendent of all impor-, superintrp'' i.i of the South Caro-
tant divisiotta, before cumiug to' Una Diviaiun.
for Duke’s big intersectional^ tilt
with the Red Raiders from Colgate.
A team of Colgate’s repute is seldom
tenants who have demonstrated their
ability to manage land an opportun
ity to buy farms on long time terns
at mmlerate interest rates.”
He told Bankhead an enduring
agricultural civilization “must be
built on the firm foundation of home
and farm ownership.”
Bankhead in the last Congress
brought to the south. The Blue dev-; fatheiT*d a farm tenant loan bill
ils in my opinion will semi them back j which was never acted on, although
with a feeling that the War Between j the Senate agi’iculture committee,
the States hasn’t yet beerTforgotten.
Duki^’s opening against David.son
wasn’t so impressive becau.se they
were saving their power for the Raid-
thtnlr that we
play football as well as the Yanks
and that i.s just my rea.son to believe'
that Duke will come out on top..
ap-
inrl
grams.”
“The expense in the past tO federal,
state, and local governments of bur-
<Jen.s caused by drought shows it ^is
time to tieghr using the ©eoBomi^
Furman’s debut against Wofford
Saturday will be closely watched.
The Hurricane is expected to be much
weaker than tW championship team
of la.st year but they are still a team
to be feared. Bob King is back at
end and June Scott is again the
Furman Mailman. Clemson and the
Gobblers of V. P. I. meet at Clemson
in a/contest which promisee to be a
happy homecoming for the Tigers.
,. , , ^ Carolina- journeys to Lexington
available only to farmers cooperat-^^^ ^ strong Y..M, L team which
after considerable argument,
proveil a compromise measure.
Thoughtful jieople ^everywherej he
wrote the senator, have been con
cerned with the steady growth of
tenancy since 1880.
“Since the earliest days of their
history,” he said, “it has been an
ideal of the American people that
every American should have an own
ership interest in land or in some
other means of production.’’
“Despite this fundamental objec
tive, we have seen farm tenancy in
crease relative to farm ownership
decade by decade.”
The President also gave further
attention during the day to the per-
,som>ell for al federal maritime
ommission, which waa expected to
announced promptly.
ikV the Gamecocks is a team com
posed mainly of aophomores. Cita
del meets Erakine in Charleston and
should win easily.
principles of insurance to lessen .the
financial and human costs in th^ fu
ture,” the president added.
^ “Crop insurance properly worked
out slwuld give adequate abundance
to consumers even though there are
aeveral years of severe drought while
At the same time farmers would be
protected from the low prices like
tboBe of 1932 which might result from
Beveial years of good weather.”
Cooke, as chairman of th© new
committee replacing a temporary one-
arhich recently surveyed the drought
Area under his leadership, was direct
ed to report to the president “not lat-
T^Ferhaps tins Saturday will be more
suited to football as the summer sun
is becoming less potent. ’
Ministerial Groiq>
To Hold Services
West Clinton News
Mre. Sam -Qwmgs ^ Spartanburf
Cliff H. McLeod, preeident of the
Ministerial club, announced today that
members of the club will have charge
of the probing services in local
churches Sunday evening, the services
to begin at 7:30 o’clock.
The supplying of local pulpits one igg^
ir spending the week with relatives.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whitmire and
son, Marvin, and Clarence Fowler
visited relatives and friends in New
berry Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs, Grange ^mpbell
were visitors in Whitmire Sunday.
Mrs. Bedenbaugh of Newberry vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Ammons Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Price and littl©
daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis Clark in Greenwood Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dunaway and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ballard in Ander-
«r than January -1 on a long term "ItM j" »'='l ’>y "■“*
program for the efficient utilization
isterial students of the college began
of the moources of the peat plain, ‘f* J*
H / ' . I throughout this year. The schedule of
“1 am anxious that we leave no
■tone unturned,” Mr. Roosevelt wrote
Cooke, “in exploring and reporting on
aU the poasibihties of this region, as
eme in which reasonable standards of
living can be ^haintained by the larg-
possible population. W« should
tioaB make special safeguards abs^
lutely necessary. I would like yout
report to include recommendations for
sooh as you may deern^
students to preach is as follows
W. Ches°ter Keller, Broad Street
Methodist; Cliff H
Presbyterian; Hubert G. Wardlaw,
Baptist; Virgil St. John, Associate
Reformed Presbyterian; W. M. Ppt-
ter, Thornwell Memorial (4 p.ml)
Uet tfe f«t th.t the cHmatic c»n#-l. imrticul.rly
^ ‘'invited to these services.
MASONS MEET FRIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spires weore
visitors in Greenwood Ti^day.
Mrs. Minnie Brewington of Spar-
visited her mother, Mrs.
^rgaret Dunaway, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Windsor visit-
Windsor’s mother, Mrs. Lily
Young who is ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George Addy.
Frmids of Bud Estes are glad he
is better and has returned from <ihe
local hospital.
Sorry to report Miss Franiiee
Thomas is a patient in the Qieen-
wood hospital.
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Camipbdl Lodge No. 44, F. M.,
will hoMs a regular communication
Friday eight, 25, at 8 o’clock.
AIF BhbebsTB are urged to be present
^ tnndtr of W. M.
V.* P. Adair, Sedwtary.
MisBioAary Society Meets - .7^
’The Woman’s Mfssumary aodoty
held its regular meeting Monday
night at the home of Mrs. J.,M. An-
dAiwoB with the prsoidept, .Mi^' 0.^
Chaney, presiding. An interesting
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We Have a^mplete Sup^
....Send Your Children Here
Their
e ready to serve the school enuoren s
eVMything
class room except textbooks. We have a com
plete auortment of aU sdiool supplies needed,
from the small' tot to tho-coUege student
Composition feodcs
Pen<^
Pencils
Paste
Rulers
Chalk
Note Books
Ink Tablets
Fountain Pens
Crayons
Looseleaf Binders
Erasers '
Spelling Books
Cbmpasses
Penefl l^arpmers-
Looseleaf FiUers
Pen Points
Construction Paper
Pubfishing Co
Pid>lish«rs - Printm Stationers
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