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, I’ , ■' . J\-t- y :■ f " ' t ■ ./ / ■ ■ ■ '''3' ■'* A' I i )■ \-...- ' ' 1 , . TBE ^jmoNrcLB ' Stri^ To'B# a doop Notro* paper, CMpleto. Newoj, ^ aadflUliaUa. VOLUME XXXVI Clinton; s. a, Thursday, December 31; i936 If Too Deoft M THB GHBONICUI _ Too DooTt Gol ' llio Nowo. NUMBER 52 SEARCH WIDENS FORmNAPER Washington Parents Prepare To Pay* Sum For Lad’s Return. Ladder and Stolen Car Traced By Oflkcrs Fw Part In Case. Speculates Message President’s ’Address To Con gress Jan.' 6th Expected To Map Course For Session. Washington, Dec. 28. — President Roosevelt’s smnual message to con- Tacoma, Wash., 1^. 20.—A friend gresa, expected by congressional lead- of the Dr. W. W. Mattson family dis- «« to set up signpoeto pointing to clo«d tonight nogotinaon. the ** return of kidnaped ChariM ^•tt^nj| offi^jnig arranged a joint 10, «« “deTmitely under way”__a^ i session today of house and senate tor payment of the $28,000 ransom will } the afternoon of January 6 to count likely be made within 12 hours. The spokesman refused^ to allow his name to be used. He said the “truce” called by de partment of justice agents searching for the boy stolen from his home Sun day night had opened the way for ne- gotiations between the,family and the abdiii^r. Dr. Mattson, father of Charles, was reported ready to pay the $28,000 ransom demand **in 'hia own wpqr” af ter refusing dozens of effete of fi nancial aid. The family it^end said Dr. Mattson lacked any*-sjJbh amount in cash when Qharles w^ stolen, but had obtained it since ^nday. The family friend’s statements fol lowed by only ^fo^hours assurance from another sj^bii^aman that “none of us connected /with the case ex pects any develdpTnents of any kind tonight.” Grandnether Would Aid Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 29.—A classi fied advertisement in The Seattle Times aroused speculation tonight of of an attempt to contact the kidnaper of' 10-year-old Charles Mattson while the boy’s grandparento offered to^sufren- der their small home and all that re mains of a once aizeable fortune for the safe, return of their abducted gmndaon. — The advertisement read: “Mabel: Please give us your ad dress. Amu” . Autbotetiea denied all knowledge of the ad or the poesibility it ndght mean contact was being eatabliahed between Dr. mxI Jirs. W. W. Mattson and the kidnaper who to<A their ami from their prateotious home Sunday, leaving a $28,000 ransom note behind. Various sovreea said the kidnap noto bote the signature “Tim” al though persons close to the family insieted no signature accompanied the crude document. Charles’ grandmother, Mrs. Charles Fletcher,' appealed to the kidnaper to contact her if he fears to communi- eaita with the boy’e parents. “No one comes here very much,” she explained." “It would be easy for him to come and go and rK> one wo^d notice us.” Offering to give up her home and all her posseasions for the safe return of the boy, Mrs. Fletcher fondled a photograph of her own son and said: “He went to France — and never came back. But this—this is so much worse. “I’m afraid Charles is cold. He wasn^ very well, you know, and he wasn’t wai^y dressed.” presidential electoral votes and hear the chief executive. He will deliver his message in person. - Mr. Roosevelt will speak about 2 p. m. His remarks will be broadcast. While his message may focus legis lative tasks of the next congress more clearly, several law-making problems already appear fairly certain of at tention and perhaps of provoking con troversy. Among the Apparent certainties are neutrality, relief, crop insurance and farm tenancy. Other possible 8id>jects include industrial coterol and chang ing the constitution. Congress also must decide early in the session whether to continue such expiring governmental functions as the* president’s power to vary the gold content of the dollar, the Reewwtruc- tion Finance corporation's lending au thority, operation of the treasury’s stabilization fund, arid work of the electric home and farm authority. All expire under present law January 30 or February 1, Democratic chieftains may get a preview, jn White House conferences, other administration legislative proposals. For' the Democratic rar^ and file and members of the minority parties, however, the annual message is expecti^ to pwvide the best index of what may he anticipated.' Annual Meeiinff of Clinton Pro duction ' Credit Association Announced For Jan. 16th. Christinas Lights Are Takoi E)own The Christmas lights in the busi ness section of the dty were taken down the first of the week by the water and light department after burning every night since December 10th to- add to the beauty and im pretsiveneaa of the Christmas season. The decorations were a source of plessure to viaitors es well as CHaton people and have been described by many as the loveliest in this entire section. Mrs. E. F. Stone, of Atlanta, wrote the Chamber of Commerce: “I passed through your town on the train and saw your wonderful Christ mas decofatioRS. I have never seen anywhere, kny display so beautiful.” Heavy Fascist Losses Claimed Socialist Troops Report Killinsr 5,000 In Driving Enemy Back. Germans In Rebel Ranks. Ml^rid, Dec. 29.—'Socialist troops killed 5,000 Fascist troops and drove, back enemy forces, aided by four bat talions of i^rman soldiers, in a south ern offensive, the Madrid defense junta announced today. Shifting of the current battlefront )fix>m fortified Madrid to the strong ARMS SHIPMENT IS DENOUNCED President Rapa-Shipment of Planes and Motors To Span ish Government As Unpatri otic. Will Ask For Licenses To’Ship Goods. Farmer’s Group To Meet Here ■1 and Villa del Rio were bolstered by German troops and several sqtiadrons of cavalry, the dispatches said. Capture of a cemetery at Turuel and Mount Hansueto, the war minas- try asserted, gave Madrid forces com plete domination of the Zaragoza valley north of the capital and lead ing toward the city of Zaragoza, fas cist stronghold since the civil war broke out. Within the capital, officials avowed their pleasure that the United States department of state had ruled favor ably to permit shipment of nearly $3,000,000 in airplanes and other arm aments to .socialist defenders at Bil- lao. VInrP Rahs Who Wns WniihH. I planes were purchased I*®*®? ’’ ® was wound j America from a private firm. Washington, Dec. 29. — President Roosevelt today vigorously denounced attempts ^ ship American planes and motors to revolt-torn Spain as le-’ - - — — 1 gal but unpatriotic and suggested that Fascist territoiy of Cordoba r^lted f congress plug the loopholes in the m decisive gams tor the Socialists, neutrality law which make it pos- said dispatches from Andujar, in Jaen sible. pixivince. / }|jg press conference remarks on I'Xscists.entrenched around Lopera p^^tmlity came at the close, of a day New Receiver For National Bank The annual meeting of the Clinton Production Cre<lit association will be held in Clinton at the high school building on Saturday morning, Janu ary 16, at 10 o’clock, according to an announcement yesterday by C. W. Stone, president of the association, who states that every member of the association is expected to be present. At the annual meeting complete and detailed r^xnto will be made by officers of the association on its op- enatione this year, directors will be elected 'and plantjopde foe continu ing the efficient short-term credit service the association has been of fering the farmers of this section. Last year there was a splendid at- teikdance upon the annual masting and this year Mr. 9totie says ^ aa- eociatioh hospes that every member will be present. He says that the of ficers of the association will not be satisfied with anything short of a lOCLper cent attendance. If there is any queation about the operations the aeaociation or any information about the short-term credit service which the association offers that is desired by anyone it will he supplied at the annual meet ing, the president states. ' _ The Clinton Production Credit as-' 'Daa fk ^1A f sociation serves Uurens and New- V^iaUllS berry counties and this year made 724 loans totaling $205,000. — Laurens County Man Is Killed Joel Blackwell Shot At Home of i in ed .In Af lH'; ^ Laurens, Dec. 28j—The first homi-, Life Termers ’ 1 n t . cide of the Christma.s season tn Ijau-j f\£t I rens county occurrtxl sometime after i V/11 V/H LiCcIVC midnight Monday morning, when Joelj — Henry Rasor and Two Crisps of "’^CroKH Hill, Away From Perf For Three Days On Order of Governor. Not ReveaUag Plans Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 29.—A special deUvery Iteter and n prowlerVi ladder were the only outwaxd signi ci pro gress tonigbit in solving the kidnaping of lO-year-oM Chariea Mattson, ab. ducted Sunday night from his par ents’ home. Federal and state manhuntera atay- cd thwT activities as a safety precau- tion tehile ine boys family awaited an all-impoitant omHtact aigmd. The police disclosed they had seized ladder-nearly tito months iigb'at the mansioa of George FWikihi^ Sr., after a bearded, pistol-flouriahhig in vader had been frightened away from the place on two occasions. Arrival of the special delivery let- . ter during the morniitg/at the home ^ of Dr. Mattibn stirred reports that the missive might have been from the tiidtit, bewhiskered man who todc duDM out of bis home at pistoi point Md left a note reputedly de manding $28,000 ransom. However, family spokesmen and jttstke department agents alike re ported no progress towsrd retaCT of ' the boy. W-- t Eziatenoe of ithe erode ladder sug gested the theory that another “pub lic enemy” waa at work following a course strangely parall^ing major Udnapiogs of the past. Pdhee exam ined it^ eagerly for fingerprints. The Franldina live two blocks from the Blattoons.. A man whose descriptioh.eotncided an many ways with that of the Matt son kidnaper entered Haddawmy Hall' twice early in November, police dis-' eloeed, terrmizing members of the Franklin family. During the sooond ^ invasion, the intruder fired a piteol , at the eatate’s night watchman. C. H. Dixon, of Columbia, has been appointed receiver ipa the First Na tional bsmk of this city now in pro cess of liquidation. He- succeeds W. Scott Farley, who died at his home in Greenwood two weeks ago, after serv ing the bank in this capkcHy for five years. The First National bank closed in January, 1981. Since that time it has distributed dividends aggregating 90 per cent to its stockholdors. Scho(d Bells \ The Clinton city schools will re- q;>en next Mondsy moniing aftor .a two weekly’ vacation period for the Christmas holida]^: Freabyterian college will -resume class work on Tuesday morning, Jan^: uary Sth. The Thoihwell orphanage schools win begin work next Monday morning aftel' a ten days* vacation period. Mr. and Mrs. J. 1L^ WUtmM BiSfaopNrf and family and Mias Rosa Bishop Nrf Se- dalia, apmit Sunday with Mr. and Mn. '^Ndrlgpkfsrd. HOUSEWIVES! .With the New Year here, it is Jn Ofdcr/to make good resolu tions, especially when it means money in your pocketbook. Many Clinton women have al ready resolved to profit by THE OHRONICLJS’S advertisements dtrring 1937 and will save much money thereby. This is ad dressed to those who have not yet formed the habit: “Resolved, that I will consult THE CHRONICLE advertise ments every'Thursday morning, select my needs for the week, and put the savings in the' hank.” AH of your food, drug, ckth- ing, I houMbold, etc., nec^ can be easily supplied through THE CHRONICLE. R. David Bryson Is Laid To Rest Native of Woodruff Passey At Andei^n. Formerly Managed Oil Mill Here. Woodruff, Dec. 26.—^Robert' David Bryson, 62, prominent retired busi ness man of Ivs, died at a«i Aitderson ’hospital Thursday night at midnighit following a short illneiri. Fiinoral services were held Satur day morning from the late reaidence conducted by the Rev. R. N. Baird. Mr. Bryeon was a native of Wood ruff, the son^of ^ late Robert Flem ing Br]ni»o^snd Mra. JoseplUne Had- don Bryson. For a number of years he was associated' with his brother, the |]a|te W. F.. Bryson, in the Wood- j^f Cotton Oil and Fertilizer com pany here. After leaving Woodruff he was. manager of the OHnton oil mill for several yeara before going to Iva, where he has been living for the past several years. He was prominent in civic and church affairs, among which was the bedding of the cdfice of elder in the A. R. P. church for several yeare. He is survived by Me wife, the former Mise Cook, and a sorter, Mrs. R. T. Season. Blackwell, 46, resident of the Poplar Springs .section, fifteen miles west of this city, was shot and kilksl at the home of Vince Ross, 65, who lives on the old Monroe place about two miles north of Tumbling Shoals, 13 miles from Laurens. Roas, suffering from a pistol ball woutkI in one of his arms, made his way to the city shortly after nine o’clock today and reported. at the sheriff’s office. He was immediately taken to a physician’s office for treatment. Later he was, transferred to the county jail, to ho furprar treat, ed in the jail infirmary. In a statement to Deputy Sheriff Tom Abnama, the ,officer said Ross claimed '$hat Blackwell had come to his house around 1 o’clock and, after gaining admunion, forcibly. Rose said, Blackwell startetl a "rough house.” Coroner John A. Thomason held the inquest late^ in the day and, based on the Jury’s verdict, a warrant was^ is sued against Ross, charging murder. ■ Goldville Citizen [enry Rynr Chriatnps,” W. E. Blalock Dies Following Briejf Illness. Had Served As Posiml&ter Several Lears. William E. Blalock, 58, well known Goldville citizen, died last Friday af ternoon at his home following a pneu monia illness of a few days.*^ The funeral service was held Sun day afternoon at 1:30 at the grove at King's Creek cemetery near New berry, with a large gathering of friends present. The services were in charge of the Rev. D. E. Boozer and Rev. E. 'S. Jonsa. Active pallbearers were: C. R. Workman, W. C. Dobbins, Elcy Bragg, W. A. Diciis. The honorary escort consisted of a number of Mr. Bla. ^k’s life-loBg^friendB. Mr. Blalock Was a native of. New berry, but had spent teoei of his life in Goldville where ‘-he ' was widely known and highly reglOded. For the part seven! yte^ he had held the po- sitUm of poetmaster at GMdville. He was never married. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Annie Laurie Simpeon, and two nephews. Columbia, Dec. 27. — Three men, serving life sen'tences in the South Carolina penitentiary in conneetkm with the clubbing to death of W. C. Raaor in Gnnoas Htll in 1981, were away from prison Sunday night, ac cording to information from Gover nor Olin D. Johnston. Two of the' men, Lathan Oriap and Henry Rasor, were at home at Cross Hill, and the third, Eugene Orisp,/w*a in Atlanta in a veterans’ hnapitri, un dergoing treatment, according to the governor, “Lathan <!!^p and Henry wanted to go home for Governor Johnson said last right. “But I thought it best not to 1st them go Chrvatmas, but 1 did let tiht‘m go today for three days’ leave, 'They are to be back in the peniitoriiary Wed- jnesMiay night, Dec. 30. “As to Eugene Crisp, he-^Jeft the penitentiary about two weeks ago, and is in a hospital under treatment in Atlanta. He Was reli^ased under recommendation of the prison physi cian because of hi.s physdoal condition. He i« of oouiye to he returned as soon as 'his physical oondfition permits.” Informstioa from Greenwood was received in Columbia last night rela tive to the presence In- Gross Hill of Lathsn Oisp and Henry Rasor, and when inquiry was made at the execu tive mansion in Columbia, Governor /ohnaton gave information as to the terms of their leaves. W. C. Rasor, a banker of Cross HHl, was clubbed to death at his home in September, 1931.- A non, Jake Rasor, a merchant, was shot as he entered the home he occupied with/his father, and was under treatment for some time and recovered. City Li< This Mkmth > an ordinrim appear- Aocorddng to an ordinMCe appear ing in today’s p4q>er, the time for thjS payment of city buaineas Hoenses for 1937-has been set on or before Janu ary 15th, with a penittsr of, 10 per cent applied if not paid by this date, and with February 16 eat as the final payment date without artion being brought under section 6 of the ordi nance. The business fee for 1987 for all forms of CTiterpritea iii city will he epprorito^y the mam m for the. past yeir, irwaa aamneed laeenUy following paseage by of the new lieenae crdhAiflib' ' , Henry Rasor were tried in connection with the Idliing in'Fehruary, 1982, a mwtrial resiBting. They were tried the second time in, May, 1932, were convicted with reconvmendi^onB to mercy, and senteiKed to life imprison ment by Judge C. C. Featberetone. ^th ths»idesewf" cirtending SMALL DECREASE IN COTTON GINNED Christmas Holidays _J8ring 761 Deaths ' % Chicago, Dec. 28.—^More than 750 persons died violent deaths in the na tion during the Chri.stmas holidays and week-end. TVaffic accidents brought death to at least 555. A variety of other caus es swelled the total to 761. Thirteen died in shooting.s and; 8tri>bing8 in Kentucky. Other fatali-| ty <!ause8 included burning homes, | fireworks, falls, drow'ningi^ plane and, train accidents and suicides. The holi-1 day period was unblighted by violent ] deaths in only three states, Delaware, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Cali-i fomia. paced the .states in traffic | deaths with 58. | Traffic deaths by states include^:! North Oarolina, 14; \^uth Caroling 13. Dewths from <>lher\riolent by states included: North Carolina, 12; South CXrolir t, one. ^ The specoal census agent for Lau rens county leported yeaterday that 18,413 bales of the 1936 cotton crop were ginned prior to Decemi>er 13, is compared with 18307 bales ginned up to the same date >laat year. Uns is a small decrease of 394 bales for the period. . „ O !\ DEATHS from AtlTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in J LAUREN3 COUNTY 1937 Let’s Strive To Make This a Safe Tear Oil the Highwajrs. the present neutrality law to’covhr^^ civil wait. “The conflict, in Spain is- a conflict between two philoeophieg of life, be tween two systems of government,” Borah eaid.-“It is a fight between groups of nations which are fighting (Continued on page two) New Pastor Begins Work Here Sunday The Rev. Walter N. Long, of Bkekaburg, recently called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church of this dty, will offi^j^ly enter upon his new work Sunday morning at 11 o’clock'when he will preach his first sermon. He will also occupy the pul pit at tile evening service hour. Mr. Long 'has been pastor of the ^ptist church ait Blaclcsbmg for the |pa.st five years. He is a graduate of Furman' university' and Ix>uisVille I Theological seminary. The congrega- tion of the local church, following the resignation of their former pas- j tor, Revf Edward Long, inyited Mr. ! Long to become fheir pastor and gen- ' eral gnatification" has beenJaxpregsed , by the entire congregation over bis acceptance of the call. Mr. Long has a' wife and three chil dren, and expects to bring his family here next week to occupy the parson age as soon as the repairing and re modeling work now under way » com pleted. ' . that saw a surge of resentment in congress against Robert Cuse, New Jersey exporter who . heads the com pany to which the -state department reluctantly issued a license yesterday permitting shipment of $2,777,000 of planes and motors to Spain. < Chairman Key Pitman, Democrat, of Nevada, of theaenate foreign rela tions committee, who described the proposed shipment as “a dangerouk and unpatriotic thing,” said he would introduce a bill to remedy the situ ation as soon as congress convenes. He told newspaper men he anticipat ed no opposition and predicted it would roll through congress in si>eedy fashion. Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican, of North Dakota, said he would calL' on the state department for tip names of all parties involved in 0e sale of equipiment to Cuse. jrp "I consider it very imporUlri to a.scertain whether any permris in volved in creating the prq(rint em- herrassing situation are ^$^e same parti^ previously active j0 other cas es whicH'^me to the aijrintion of the senate committe white investigating hhe activities of the thunitions indus try,” he said. i He added ihtat ^tiie information is not forthooming^e will introduce a resolution for $i senate investigation. Pittman aa|$ bis hill would he an aanendment existing law, which * expires M^ 1, extneding it to covet civil i^^^TTie "amendment would de fine wl^ constitutes civil war and empofpr the president to proclaim embti^roes just as he now may do in caog of wars between nations. -jMr. Roosevelt, ,however, indicated would prefer that the bill refer to internal strife rather than civil war because'the latter term is capable of varying definition. But he added that a normal pqrson would describe the Spaqish conflict a civil war and said the president should have power to handle such situations as they ari.se because he is in authority .365 day.s a year. The president pointed out the ne- cemity for business co-operation, re calling that the state department had received several applicatioins for li censes to ship armaments or war ma terials to ^pain. In each case, he said, the applicante. withdrew their re quests when the department pointed out that such shipments would be contrary to government policy. , Then along corned one man, the- president said, who does a legal but unpatriotic act. Mr. Roosevelt pic ture hfan as repre.'ienting the 10 per cent of business that refuses to con form with the remaining 90 per cent. - Cuse, in-A Htwtement at Jersey City, denied the planes were intended for war use. Pittman’s proposal met with imme diate response in congress. Senator Williaim E. Borah, Repub lican, of Idaho, said he agreed “in x*