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-f •./ / THE CHRONICLE . StriTcs To Be a Cleui Newa- paper, CoMplete. Newey. Bdiable. T volume XXXVI L If Ton Den*! Reo4 THE CBROmCUl Tea Dmi Gat Hm Kewi. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22,1936^,. ROOSEVELT IN EASTERN AREA President Drivw Into New Eng land Territory In Quest of ' Votes. WiU Make Five Major Speeches In Severhl States.'**" Bridges Washed Out In County Travel Handicapped By Loss or Damage To 19 Spaps From High Waters. Laurerfs, Oct. 20.—Nineteen bridges were washed out, wrecked or d^ag- ed by high waters Friday and Satiir OLD DELEGATION GOES ON . ANOTHER SPENDING JPREE Outgoing Senator and House Members Order $50,006 for Road Project Out of Cross Hill. Loans Authorized By Group Defeated In Last Primary NdW^Total $158,100. Laurens, Oct. 15.—Sitting in a spec ial'' session last week., the Laurens county out-going legislative delega- Wariiington, Oct. 20. — President B^ijpevelt hustled through a series of I <iay in Youngs, Dials and Laurens cinlerence. tod.y .ml, with a major|towmhip», accordin* to a check-up ,he" county tre.enrer’to, .pe«h in Jiis brief cnee, tu™d M-, m the office of the^ Laurens county another $50,000 for bitumi- ward New England tonight in quest|,„p.rv,sor, nous surfmiing of highways. The authority was voted in a reso- of the 29 electoral votes of Rhode; The reports had not been complet- Island, Massachusetts and Connect!- ed, but A. Rhett Martin, supervisor, j introduced by Representative cut He cancelled an afternoon press conference to provide time for polish ing the address, which aides said would climax his third campaign trip in Worcester, Mass., tomorrow' niglit Later he called in reporters to say he had no plans to start out after the New England trip on a swing through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, The president chang^ his mind about going to his Hyde Park (N. Y.) home for a few days upon con^sion of his Northeastern tour. ~ He arranged instead to return to Washington Thursday night. Official business is jexpected., to keep him in the capital over the week end. Monday he is scheduled to at tend the^dedication of a new ehemit- txT building at Howard university, N^gro school here, and Tuesday night or Wednesday morning he is to board his special train for New Xork to participate in commemoration of the 60th birthday of the Statue of Lib erty. His campaign will wind upji week from Saturday night with a speech in Madison Square Garden, New York. While this schedule would ' leave time for the chief executive to visit -one or two additional Eastern states before the balloting two'weeks from today, presidential assistants said no engagements had been made for next week other than those at Howard uni versity, the Statue of Libertjr and Maddison Square Gnrden. Five speeches, which aides said would be of an infonnal and probab ly extemporaneous character, had been arranged for the two-day dmih through New England. The preaident*will talk in front of the state capitols in Providence and Hartford, on the commons in Boston and also briefly from hit automobile in Fall River and* New Bedford, Mass., tomorrow. While no arrangements had been disclosed for additional talks, there was a possibility the chief executive might speak in other communities. Except for a train run from Wor cester to Hartford Thursday morning, ' the New England trip will be made by motor, starting in Providence ' around 9 o’clock tomorrow morning and ending in Stamford, Conn., about 4:30 Thursday afternoon. ~ The president’s first appointment today was to enroll in the American Red Cross annual membership drive. The chief executive told Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Red Cross chai|r- man, he hoped every American “able to <io so’’ would enroll. Late in theafternoon Mr. Roose velt received their credentials from the new Italian and Spanish' ambas- sadora and the Canadian minister. said the loss of the bridges had se- j pj^jj jj Huff and seconded by Repre- nously handicapped traffiyn the up- g- j. The road to be country area, especially affecting ru ral school bus and rural mail carrier . .. , •, e, w 4the vicinity* of the Gus Gannon*place. In one case cit^, he said the Dur-^ disUnce of about seven miles, bin church was isolated because of bridge and road damage and in al- Meanwhile, over on the otljer side of the court house corridor Treasurer D. R. Simpson said that he had made no attempt to borrow the $78,000 au thorized last week for the Eden and Lisbon roadsT^^Auditor Dorroh said he Fareweir Service For Edward Longs City Unites To Honor Dean of Ministers Who Recently Re signed Pastdrate Here To Go To Greenville. NUMBER 43 A farewell union service in honor of Rev. Edward Long and Mrs. Long, was held Sunday evening at the First Baptist church which he has served as pastor for the past twenty years. MADRID HEARS CANNON ROAR Old and Young -Spaniards Rush- “ ed To Battalions By Wives . and Mothers. Everyone Quits , Work To Battle Advancing Fascist Armies.- Madrid, Oct. 20.—Lashed to martial fury by the shrill "exhortations of worked is the one which runs from Cross Hill to highway number 56 in mMt every community travelers had to make detours. More than 700 feet was-computed as the loss in bridges, and Mr. Martin estimated monetary loss at $200 to a. bridge. Reports also were still coming as to crop damage,^particularly to bot tom .land com, the peavine and other forage crops.. washed-out spans will'he re- pla^ as soon as practicable, Mr. Martin said today, but it will require sometime to work out the plans^ and assemble timber and other material. Little of the flooring will be salvaged. Supervisor Martin said. Teacher Of Helen Keller Passes Away - .. * New York, Oct. 20.—Mrs. Anne Sul livan Macy, the woman 'who taught Miss Helen Keller, fimous blind and deaf mute author and lecturer, to speak and read died today. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Macy, who had been associ ated with Miss Keller for a. half cen tury, was seriously ill for several weeks before her death at Forest Hills, Long Island, where she lived with Miss Keller and the blind au thor’s secretary, Miss Polly Thomp son. Mrs. Macy’s husband, John A. Blacy, an author, died several years agp. Baptists Namle Pulpit Committee The pastoral relationship of Rev. Edward Long and the First Baptist church which has existed for almost twenty i years, officially terming^ed Sunday' evening when Mr. Ldng preached his farewell sermon. A pulpit committee to secure a pas tor for tilie church was elected Sun day morning by the congregation. Its menift>ers are: S. G. Dillard, J. Clar ence Copeland, C. E. Galloway, R. L. Bailey, W. R. Anderson, Jr., S. W. Sumerel and John B. Ferguson. known in some quarters as the Bel fast road. Yesterday’s resolution was differ ent from the one' paesed last week in that it prbvidedjthat the money shall be turned over to the 'highway department as called for and that the highway department is to do the work. The minutes declared that the res olution was adopted unanimously and it is signed by all four members of the delegation, including Senator Nance and Representatives Huff, Hunt and Witherspoon.^ Sunday Movies Tested In Court Theatre Manager Under Bond For Attempting -To Operate Show On Sabbath. Special Election In 4th District L G. Balle Heads Laurens Bank JOINS SPARTANBURG FIRM S. A. Pitts, well-known local auto mobile salesman, left yesterday for SpaHanburg where he has accepted a positioiK^th Ernest Burwell, Chev rolet distc^utor in that city. Mr. Pitts has oeen connected with the Giles ChevroleKcompfny of this city for the past five jMirs and his friendto and acquaintances w^l be interested to know of his new Buriness connec tion. \ Ciihier of Palmetto Succeeds Late'R, B. Terry. I^attersoii Made €tfshier« Laurens, Oct.4^rJ-. George Balle, eashin of the Palmetto hank for many^Me, was elevated to the prea. idency Monday to succeed the late Ralph Bi Terry who died September 10. His election took place at a month- lA Thb Week’s Memi~h On Gridiron Columbia, Oct. 18.—An arrest when the first ticket was sold cut short a plan to institute Sunday moving pic ture shows here today. Sheriff T. Alex Heise arrested F. S. Faulkenherg, manager of a local the ater, after he sold the first ticket to a proposed Sabbath show to Paul A. Schneider, a director of the Colum bia Junior Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the show. When the sheriff informed the theater manager that each ticket sale would constitute a separate offense the ticket office was, cloeed and the doors were thrown open for a free performance. Faulkenherg was released immedi ately under bond. Heise said he acted under orders from Governor Olin D. Johnston, who instructed him to pro ceed with the arrests immediately if an attempt was made to hold the per formance as advertised. Copies of an opinion by Attorney General John M. Daniel declaring Sunday movies illegal were presented to the sheriff, the governor and sev- ral others yesterday by three local ministers. ~ At the close of the free perform ance * collection was taken up, net ting about $50, theater attachea aaid. The money was to be used for char itable purposes by the Junior Cham ber of Commerce. , Two other shows which were adver tised for later in the afternoon and night were not held. Davant Bostick, president of the Junior Chamber, said his organization “feels that the sponsorship of the Sunday movies is a worthy project and not one to be considered anti- religious hut a« a harmless form of amusement. Other cities in the state have Sunday movies, wfty not Colum bia.” , . L,, ^ ■He'-did not Hit Ihl^'other cities in the state” which he said were show ing Sunday moving pictures. . Thoraday Clemson vs Carolina at Columbia. Friday ly meeting of the hoard of directors. Presbyterian Vs-Newberry at New- when H. D. Gray and E. D. Easterby, berry (homecoming), local business men, were'added to thei Saturday board. I The Citadel vs Davidson at David- Dwight Fr Patterson was n^med son, N. C. caahisr to fill the vacancy cauaed by the elevation of Mr. Balle, and Chas. F. Fleming was named assistant cashier. ' Mr. Balle has been with the bank since 1917, having had his previous experience with the old Enterprise National bank. Mr. Patterson came to the bank since 1932, having been con- His birthplace waa Lanford, in this .comity. Mr. Fleming has b^n with Enterprise hank, Jiow in process of liquidation. Furman vs Mercer at Macon, Ga. Erskine vs Wofford at Spartan burg. General Standiaga HIGHWAY PATROLMAN Highway Patrolman L. R. Jackson has announced that he will be at the follotring places in the county at the stated dates to aid motorista in mak ing out their Keense appBcatkms: Laurens, Oct 24 and SO, Nov. 8 and 10; Clinton, Oct 23 and $1, Nov. 2 0; Cron Hill, Oct. 27, aod Gold- viBe Oct 29aii(rNov. L - W L T Pet Carolina .... 3 2 0 630 Citadel .... 3 ' 2 0 600 Furman .... .... 2 2 0 500 Clemson :... 2 3 0 400 Presbyterian .... 1 3 0 250 Wofford .... 1 3 0 260 Erskine . .. • .... 1 4 0 200 Newberry .... 0 6 a 000 Big Foot Staadiaga W L T Pet. Furman .... 1 0 0 1000 Citadel .... 0 1 0 000 Carolina .... 0 0 0 000 Clemson 0 0 0 000 Little Feinr Btaadlasa W L T Pet Presbyterian J 1 0 0 1000 Eirskhie - — .... 0 1 0 . 000 Nawberry .... — 0 0 000 Wfltfford —- .... 0 0 000 Homecoming At Duncan’s Creek Next Sunday, following a custom of long standing, will be homecoming day at the old historic Duncaa’s Creek Presbyterian diurch near here. At the morning hour the Rev. W. S. Porter of Ninety-Six, will be the guest preacher, and in the afternoon Dr. Dudley Jones of this city, will be beard. During-the mid-day intermis sion an old-fashioned picnic dinner will be served on the grounds^ The public is invited to attend these ser vices by the pastor. Rev. David Boozer,,and a large crowd is expect ed for the special occasion held an nually on the fourth Sunday in Oc tober. Governor Sets November Srd As Date. Congressman-Elect' Ma hon of Greenville, la Unop posed. Major. G. Heyward Mahon, of Greenville, Democratic congressman- nominate, is apparently the only can didate who will enter a special fourth district congressional election to be held coincident with the general elec tioh November Srd for filling the un expired term of tbe late Representa tive John J. MeSwain of Greenville, and a native of this county. The other three defeated candidates in the recent primary, Joseph R. Bry son and J. G. Leatherwood of Green yille, and Claude A. Taylor^ of Spar tanburg, have announced that they will not enter the race. ^ Governor Johnston called the spec ial election during the past week af ter having previously refused to com ply with the request on the part of state Democratic leaders. Election of Mr. Mahon in Novem ber, it is stated, will place him in the position of a second-term or “sopho more” representative when the regu lar ' session of congress convenes in early January. This will make him eligible for a number of committees closed to him had he been required to wait until the regular term ^fore taking his seat. Petit Jurors For October Term Thirty-six jurors for the October term of Common Pleas court, to con vene in Laurens on Monday, October 26th, have been drawn by the jury commissioners as follows: Cross Hill: R. B. White, Joe L. Hitt, Harvey A. Boyce. Youngs: I. C. Cook, J. R. Barnett, T. H. South, J. M. Patton. Dialslir A. Armstrong, J. W. Ropp,'J. Clem Willjs. Laurens: A. M. Ramage, John B. Hannon, B. H. Brown, Nat Wallace, St., E. H. itanraey, E. J. Moore, Y. A Gossett, F. E. Medlock. ■“ Hunter: W. Hugh Simpson, G. A. Black,. D. D.^Copeland, Jason A Da vis.. ' Waterloo: P. W. Bagwell, W. C. Burton, J. N. Jones, A. B. Fuller, J. K. Davenport. Jacks: M. D. Milam, Fred Johnson. Scuffletown: C. R. Rowland, S. 0. Clarke. Sullivan: L. H. Abercrombie, Er nest Simpson, J. D. Pitts, F. A. Knight, H. 0. Abercrombie. Furman-G.W.C. at Greenville, and with Mrs. Long, left last week for their new home. The returned to the city Sunday evening for the service arranged in their honor. X large congTes^tion filling the church auditorium and Sunday school room, was present for the occasion which had been sponsored by the. local ministerial union. Seated on the ros trum were the pastors of the city churches who had charge of the ex ercises. Dr. J. C. Roper, pastor of North Broad Street Methodist church, pre sided. He stated that the union ser vice had been arranged by the miniil- terffP union which he said was hf one mind in their work, and spoke of the fine spirit of fellowship and cooperation existing between the con gregations of the city. Prayer was offered by the Rev. C. Bynum Betts, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Ah added fea ture of the service was a lovely duet by Mrs. R. W. Wade and Bruce Gal loway. Dr. D, J. Woods, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, made an appro priate - dnd impressive farewell talk for the ministers. He spoke of the fine spirit existing among rthe churches, the unity of spirit between the ministers, and paid a high trib ute to the departing minister and his beloved wife. He then stated that he had been requested, in behalf of the men of the church, to present Mr. Long a parting gift to complete the silver service gift previously made to Mrs. Long by the women of the church as a symbol of their love. Mr. Long, who was completely surprised, feelingly expressed his deep appreci ation and declared that during hit work here of almost twenty years he had received and was grateful for the love and'devotion of hia people, and that many kindnesses had been shown him, not only by his own loyal people, but by all denominations. He thanked his people for the gift and expressed genuine regret that the time had come for the ties of devotion to be broken that had closely bound pastor and ^ople together over a long pe riod of years. At the, conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Long preached a forceful and thought-provoking ser mon on the theme, “The Judgment.” ‘ The service Sunday evening offi cially brought to a close Mr. Long’s pastorate here. He stated that he had been asked by the deacons of the church to serve as supply until the congregation selects his successor. “I appreciate this invitation and the spirit back of it,” he said, “and shall be glad to__comply with the request and render any service 1 may be called upon to give. I hope,” he said, “that God will lead this church to find just'the man that is needed for the work, and that he may soon be secured to assume the pastorate which I now relinquish.” I w T .. *1 • J *1. V their womenfolk, Madrid’s civilian was not ready to tackle the question Long.recently resigned the charge . of fbcing' the tax levy. ^ ^ accept the position of treasurer of marched to w^tonight. The loan authorized brings the total Furman-G.W.C. at Greenville, and Laborers, factory workei for road surfacing authorized by the outgoing delegation in the last few weeks to $158,100, as follows: Eden and Lisbon roads, $100,000; Belfast road, '$50,000, and two ClintoiT projects, $8,100. With the exception of $22,000 to be raised out of this year’s taxes, the entire sum was authorized under Sec tion 15 of the 1936 county supply bill which purports to give the treasurer authority to borrow money Ofl thi di rection of the delegation for hard- surfacing of highways. The notes are authorized for one year. The $8,100 item for the two roa4 projects near Clinton, was borrowed by the county delegmtiOn from M. S. Bailey^ & Son, Bankers, Clinton. The notes were made for one year and hear an intj^rest rate of six per cent. Laborers, factory workers in grimy overalls, sallow deifk workers with ink-stained fingers—all poured from their buildings in answer to the pleas of frenzied women:'’' Clumsily but effectively they fell in with units of regular miliitia marching off to give battle to Ithe enemy whose cannonading could' b« heard plainly in the streets of Ma drid. Hands that had -never-^held any- TEACHERS TO MEET The Laurens County Teachers’ as sociation will hold their first meet ing of the year on Saturday morning in the Laurens high school audito rium. at 11 o’clock. The principal ad dress will be delivered by W. F. Lolf- gins, superintendent of the Sumter dty schools, with all members of the aaaoeiatioQ invited to bs^ present Laneb will be aarved at tka conelu- aion of the profram. PRESBYTERIANS NAME EIGHT NEW ELDERS A cqpgregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church of this city was held Sunday following the morn ing worship hour for the purpose of electing eight additional elders. Quite a large number of names were placed in nomination, two ballots being nec essary to declare the result. Those elected were: George W. Bailey] W. P. Jacobs, A. W. Brice, L. S. Henderson, R. E. Ferguson^ Jack H. Young, A. O’Daniel and H. E; Sturgeon. Other members of the church’s el dership are: J. A. Bailey, P. M. Bo land, W. D. Copeland, Dr. J. W. Da vis, John H. Young, W. E. Owens, Dr. A. E. Spencer, Dr. B. 0. Whit- tan, Dr. J. Dae Young, Henry M. Young and John H. Hunter. Florence Friends Visit Tlioriiwell A large delegation froni the men’s BtUe class of the First Prekiyterian ebureh of 'Florence, spent Sunday here as the guests of Ibornwell or phanage. The party left Florence ^at six oVrlock and arrived here in time for Sunday school at ten o’clock and the morning worship hour at which time Dr. L. R. Lynn occupied the pul pit. The visitors were then dinner guests of the institution in the cen tral dining hall with the large family of boys and girls. Later in the after noon they returned to their home. Their visit here, which is the second they have made, was to get a close insight view of the work and chil dren and to plan for their annual drive for a Thanksgiving offering for the institution. STUDENTS TO HEAR ROCK HILL MINISTER I has gone. made that Dr. J. N. Thomas, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of Charleston, will spei^ to the students on Novem^r 8th. The Y.MXJ.A., dur ing the school year will bring ft ,num ber of prominent ministers and lay- mcit\ to' the campus to addiwss the stndepts. \ day in preparation for their game with Newberry tomorrow. Nine men are stUl on -the injured list from The Citadel game. Babe Dennftrd, backfield ace, and Waldrep, star end, are definitely out, Moore it ijffpYiCfVlng and may gettlnto action agfinst Newberry. 1, 1 thing more lethal than a saw or a pen clutched cold rifles shoved at them by women, shouting themselves hoarse in the war hysteria which rolled over , the once-drowsy Spanish city. . f The mutter of a city at work rose to a roar today as a sudden shift of wind, rolled the reyetberationa of ar tillery into the heart of the govern ment capital. A city accustomed to read daily re ports of the valiant fight of its forces against the insurgents suddenly awoke to the realization that the ene my was almost at^ the gates. The booming ofjeannon on the bat- tlefronts in the Madrid area rumbled over the rooftops—and w|s muted in the crescendo of thousands of terri fied shouts. The women were the first to hear and recognize the ominous sounds. Through the market places they swarin^, churning the crowds with their market baskets. “Gome outl” they shouted, “Come out! come out ahd fight for Spain.” Desks and benches were deserted as men, old and young, fit and in firm, stampeded liom buildings and held out their arms for rifles. Thcougb tha atraata al Madrid thay swirled, their business clothes splotch ing the serried ranks of the blue-clad militia. Beside them ran the women shriek ing their praises. Now and then one of the women would recognize a male relative and dash into the ranks to he swallowed from view by the massed shoulders and raised arms. No longer was thi^ aroused popu lace content to prepare to battle the enemy in the streets of the city. To the front they^ marched, steam- fitter and sofdier,. housewife and vet eran campaigner. "The military leaders within the city were quick to realize the situation— one which it would have been difficut for them to control had they wished. The war ministry announced aban donment of various names for battal ions. Numbers were enough tonight. Commanders forgot their past ef forts to maintain discipline in their troops and worked only to create some sort of military cohesion. Hastily the leaders cast about for conveyances to rush’lhe wild civilian army to the battle lines and throw them against the attackers before their frenzy had had" time to cool. President Manuel Azana and three cabinet members quit the city Mon day night, but the populace paid no l^ed. It-was announced that the pres ident was touring the Aragon front to instill courage into the government forces—that was all. As night fell, Madrid marched and the,insurgent cannons fired restless ly as if awaiting the additional fod der rushing within range. The Madrid masses did not have to go. Indians Primed For P. C. Batde Newberry, Oct. 20.—Newberry col lege worked for two hours today get ting in shape for the Newberry-P. C. game here Friday. ■ The Indians look in gobd shape and went to work with lots of pep and dash. While some bruises' are report ed the Indian regulars will face the Hosemen in good shape, hoping It he last half jinx so evident thij^/season 'Chester Keller, president of the col lege Y.M.C.A., hfis announced that the Rev. J. H. Marion, pastor of Oak land Avenue Presbyterian church, Rock Hill, will address the student body Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the j Presbyteriaa’s Blue Stockings were college cha^l. Announcement is also I put through a heavy workout yester- Injured P. C. Men Are Improving ■ \ \