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VOLUME XXXVI
Clinton; s. a, Thursday, December 31; i936
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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. . „
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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*