The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 07, 1937, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVII
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CLINTON. S. C., THURSDi^Y, JANUARY 7, 1937s
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CONGRESS IN
SESSION AGAIN
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Jumps Into Drive For Legi^-
tion For Rigid Neutrality.
Heavily Democratic Body
Loses No Time Gettiii^g Down
To Business. f ’ ^
County; Hospital
To Have Opening
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Public Invited To Inspect Build
ing Friday Afternoon and Eve
ning. First Patient Received.
Washington, Jan. 5.—Congrees con
vent today and, combining tradition
al ceremony with the easy informality
of a family reonion, prepared to tack
le its first taak of 1937—legwlatiori [ of the board of tnurtees, awLthe gen-
alapping a swift embaigo on arms for i «ral publfc is invited to visit the
The new Laurens County hospital,
w^h began receiving patients last
week, is to hive its fomial opening
Friday afternoon and evening of this
week, it' was announced Monday by
E. D. Easterby, of Laurens, chairman
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Spain’s savage civH war.
Administration leaders of both
houses will introdtice tomorrow an
admimstration - approved reaoltition,
bave it referred at once to waiting
comimittees and push it through with
all possible speed to cut off a |2,777,-
000 cargo of airplanes intended for
fh^ Madrid loyalists.
Robert Cute. Jersey City exporter,
was racing to load the airplanes
aboard a steamer at New York before
congress can act, state department
officials said. They also disclosed tha^
a second munitions dealer, Richard L.
Dineley,.of San Francisco ,was plan
ning to ^ship 14,607,000 worth of
planes, rifles, machine guns and am
munition to the loyalists.
Both C:isc and Dineley have ob
tained export licenses from the state
department, which, though opposed to
granting them, is powerless under the
present neutrality law'.
With brief sessions, conducted be
tween crescendoes of conversation,
both houses today prefected the ma
chinery for rushing the new neutrali
ty measure, for receiving President
building and make an”inspection of its
equipment «
No forrow exercise? will mark the
opening, said Mr. Easterby. because
a large crowd in the building at one
time might interfere with the treat
ment of patients.
Visitors are invited to j^tend the
opening ffom 2 until 10 p. m., during
which time members of the nursing
staff with other assistants will act as - . ,
ad»r> to rtow vi«ito« ov.r d.e BSiWq*' p^ple
193fr TERMED ‘BETTER’ YEAR Shertf Wier
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER o®“
Agriculture. However, Is
Back To Satisfactory Basis,
li^’Vites Clemson Service Head.
By p. W. Watkins
IMrector Clemson College Extensimi •
Service..
Clemson, Jatu 1. — The' year now
ending has been a better one for a
larger percentage of farmers thap
anXin the last half dozen. Exceptions
in tblfstate include those whose crops
never n^^ered from the extraordi
nary dro^ht of last spring.
A better year than any during the
last six, IwweVer, does not meai^tlwt
sigriculture . i# back on a normal or
satisfactory basis. On the contrary, it
has bwn rather thoroughly demon
strated that a souivd and continuing
national policy on agriculture is as
necessary as ever to promob^ the gen
eral welfare as well as the security of
Not once exploited are permanently
depleted. Moreover, the ’’wastelaiKi”
portions of otn* farms are capable
of producing trees rHiioh in the fu
ture will be regarded more and more
as a tegular farth crop.
Another factor of profound advan-
tage to the entire Southeast and es-
pecisUly to South Carolina is the- ten-
Clinton Man, Began New Duties
Yesterday. Names Brand New
Deputy Force.
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Caldwell W. Wier, of this city,
elected sheriff of Laurens jcounty the
past, summer for a four-year term,
assumed the oath of office yesterday.
dency toward cheaper nitrates over * j
Si\» « much fcrti- l»I<hu«_t!!s_«*fl« by .p-
FRIDAY SET
^ FORVISION
Great BrHain Demands That
Italy and Germany Speed An
swer I On Spanish Volunteer
Enlistment. Diplomatic Moves
Heighten Tension.
London, Jair 5.—Great BriUin de
manded tonight that ijaly and Ger-
period of J^eaw, _
iizer i.s used in this r^ionand so unexpired term of the late Cdum-i^® agree io force a halt to enlistment
pointment the past year to fill outi™*’'*^ «poed their dec'tsions whether
tie in some corapetii^ areas, the ef
feot is to put our Agncultui'e in a
stronger competitive position as costs
of fertilizers are' lowered.
bus L. Owens.
Mr. 'Wier entered the sheriff race
the past summer with four opponents
fleW. Hc and the' incumbent,
po^i^n Sheriff Watt,, c«tc«d aecSnd
together with the industrial develop
ing and to serve a course of light re
freshments.
j- Special invitations have been ex
tended ^members of the medical and
dental professiorw -of the entire coun
ify, to attend the opening, as well as
old and new members of the cdiinty
delegation, members of the Laurens
il^ty council and to Mr. J. C. Owings,
who donated the lot on which, the
building is located.
“We hope that all citizens of the
county, both men and women, will
take advantage of the opportunity to
inspect their new hospital,’’ said Mr.
Elasterby. “The board of trustees ‘has
exhaiMt^ every resource to build
and equip a hospital that will servet
Roosevelt’s annual^ mwsage in jointj^jie n^ds of the sick throughout the
session tomorrow, and puebiivg the I county apd we want the people to see
irear’s legislative program.
Promptly at noon, Vke-Presidsnt
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Garner called the senate to order,
while simultaneouely South Trimble,
Clerk of the house, convened* that
bran^ of coocrass. Organization
tasks were completed with dispatch.
But even fatfoia ti4>pinf gavels sig
nified ths bafiimiiig of tbs samiMh
the members were ^Hng about their
respeetlTe ohambsra, greeUnc old
fiisads, wetoottiiic asw eoHsagnss,
nai onsatmf • iouveisatiswal dia that
mily pecsistancy aoold qusR y
Frock oohts wars ootiee^ty few
and seamed in greater abundance
among the new mambms titan wHh
the old timers. Such familiar asoatm'-
•al figUrv aa Senator Robinaon, the
Damoeram leader, McNary, the Re-
puUican. leader, and Vice-F’reaident
Gamer scorned them.
Robinsen entered the chamber in
laughing oonveraation with Senatoi*
'Vaiidenbergp prominent. R^ublican.
Senator Glass, of Virginia, and Sena
tor Nye, of North Dakota, who fig
ured in one of last session^ most
peuxtedipeTaonal exchanges, created a
flurry by cordially shaking hands.
Vice-President Gamer had hia choice
of six gavels and he managed to use
^^iree of them before Abe day was
Ftrst business waa the adminaatna-
tiOQ of the oath- of o^ke to.reelect^
or newly elected sena^rs. The
leries chudried as tiny Hattid
way, the senate’s onfy woman mem
ber, firmly grasped ^ elbow of ^
bulky colleague, Senator Robinson,
and escorted hhn to the dais.
In the-house, Trimble directed the
roll be called 'and then withdrew for
that half hour process. With no pra-
■Uing officer, the members fell to
witiT their own eyee how modemly
equipped we are to meet those needs.’’
' Miss Hallie Howard, who is to serve
as superintendent of the inetitution,
arrived in tile city last week from
Henderson, Ky., and has already en
tered upon hw duties.
Rie hospital received its first pe-
ti^ last Friday when AHeli Fa#ers
waa tranaferred from the old hoapKal
after undergoing an operation.
it became impoaaiUe t6 heaI^x the
names called. Little groups here apd
thare tried vainly to heap the oonveK
eation under control with shouted
Former CBnton
Pastor Passes
Friends here of the Rev. E. M.
Lifhtfoot, a former pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city, were
aorry to learn of fads death which oc
curred Seturday afternoon at his
bome^n Comeran where he had serv
ed the Baptist church as pastor for
the past eleven years.
Funeral eervices were held Monday
morning at the Cameron church, con
ducted by Dr. R. C. Burts of Manning.
Interment followed at Drangebuiig,
where''be formerly served as pastor
of the First Baptist church.
Mr. Lightfoot came to Clinton in
1916 to accept the pastorate of the
First Baptiat churdC succeeding .the
Rev. L. A. Cooper. He held this pas
torate for two yiMua, leaving here in
1917 to accept work in the lower part
of the state. He held a number of
important pastorates of the Baptist
denomination in this state where he
well known and highly regarded.
Survivors include his widowv- two
brothers and three sisters aa follows:
William L.- L^htfoot and Albert
We 'have' today the largest farm
population in our history, but not the
best export outlets for the products
of the farm. We have more womout
acres of land than ever and fewer
acres of new lands capable of profit
able use. Fa^ tenantry has been on
the increase and as it operates in this
country, it renders farm life leaS se
cure and farm communities^ less de
sirable as places in which to live. Cot
ton is higher in price than in'1938,
but still creates less buying power
than during the five-year pre-war
period. Overproduction of cotton and
tobacco is not as acute as 4t waa, but
that disaster st^ll casts its shadow In
plain view and could return quickly
should the lessons of r^ent years 1m
forgotten *
The advantages and disadvantages
of each farm, each-community, and
each eUte need Careful study in or
der to make the moat of local com-
petitive advantages and to overcome
disadvantages. In South Carolina
there are certain advantages which
being duly used vriH hidp mightily in
meeting eome of the grave proWema
of the next decade.
First ahPuld be mentioned our ade
quate rainfaU under average cendi-
tiena whkh rendeni diversification
and high yields per nere poseible—an
advantage not to be had in the vast
dust bowl arsa.
Second, the nature of our soil is
such that, Ijbough depicted and wash
ed, it is capable of being rebuilt to a
degree of high fertility through good
farming. Tlds is not true of much of
the land of other regions whidi be-
ment of this region, brings farms into
a better market ^relationship to con
suming centers. ~
The improvement in these ways of
the market possilwlities for the pro
ducts of diversified fanning are
greater for South Carolina than for
the avei^ge state. The development
race which resulted in Mr. Wier’s
election. For the past several years
he has served as a member of the
city police force and is an experienced
and capable peace officer. He was
expected to move his fanuly to Lau
rens yesterday.
As announced by Sheriff Wier in
December, his deputy force is com
posed of members who have not been
of of f.^ .och « W
fru.t. Hi. .iff will con.i« of .ii dopotl..,
^ ^ all ranking as one set of officers in
stead of five deputies and one special
liquoi^ deputy as in the past as decid
ed by an agreement reached a few
. . . I ^ II J ^ ^ 1 weeks ago by the sheriff-elect and
state 18 to take full advantage of tsL. , , ^ a
, , -u i-w .u ' the new delegation,
improving market possibilities, there-' •** w » • i l j
i Sheriff Wier’s aides who assumed
foie, experts in special facing with him vestenkv *re* R A
develop or emerge from among ourip .• u 1,1, ^ u* A. ■
general farmer.. \ S#’"“‘‘“r
The quality of cotton pixatuced in Ralgeway,
South (irolina U .uperi«; to that of,"; i*"®'’' "
increase as
production is increasing rapidly in
this state. Expertneas in handling
the details is esaentiail to survival in
any special type of farming. If the
moat areas outside the delta regions.
Over 90 per cent of the crop this
year is 15-16 inches or lofiger in sta
ple length, and over 70 per cent lis one
iiyh. or longer.
There also has been si gradual but
marked improvement throughoutthe
state in the quality of all types of
livestock with the single exception of
workstock. We luoduee Almost no
mules in this stateNtifebough we shall
perhaps not see dheap^imile prices for
yean to come. \
'Fottunately, it toeka nou^^ lif tha
demand for farm products'is on the
upgrade, bacstuse at the proap^t of
auatahied induxtrial a^vHy. tfNtidm
makerkUises it means that.good'fi^-
en stand a fair chance of making
some profit and poor fannen of los
ing leaa 'than usual. >K aiao maana
that what^fluxnan buy will probably
be higher m price, hence that this 4a
a time 4o live better by producing
more of the things needed on the
farm.
R. Jones
of this city, formerly connected with
the state highway maintenance force
in this county
Tax CoUecti^u
In State Mount
Fignrea of Tax Commissioii In
dicate Great Upsurge In Busi-
nesa Over South Carolina.
Columbia Drive
Proves SucceM
^ Lightfoot, both of Miami, Fla., M4az
iSSg ia.ew louder toisy
foot, both of New York dty, and Mrs.
Florence Snowdonn of New Jersey.
Nelninations for the speakership
were made without'oratorical embel-
KAmenta. ^nkh^jJ_^ of Alabama,
waa niined W the IlemocrBti, and
SneB, of New Yoik, for the Refnibli-
Bankhead,'of course, was re-
t32 to 84. Ten votes were
for Reprsisntatlve Sohnaider,
namsd for the Progressivas and
Ftnasr-isdiorites.
mtk a cordial tribute, Snell intro-
daead Bankhsad, and the latter turn
ed to praising Snell as an abl? legis
lator and worthy opponent Fifteen
minntes later he was calling Snell to
Older and refusing him the floor in
ttm ssastol^s first brisk debate — a
tam^ between the RcpAliean leader
ma4 Reprsacirtative O’Connor, Demo
crat, at Neft York.
M ap Plans For
New Road Woric
‘ Coltnnbia, Jan. 2^—J. S. 'Williamson,
state highway engineer, said today
the highway department had been al-
Iott4Ml 12319,664 by the federal gov
ernment for the 1987-88 fiscal year
and that mapping of the departments
oonatmetkm program for timt
wonld begin nmnediaitely.
Bt said funds of |1,721L18^ and
$344,000, reqwetively, ^i^fOdated for
the improvement of sepmdary roads,
would have to be 4fuitdhed by the
state, but that J7623S8 for grade
crossing elhniinmon would not.
OVERPRODUCTION IS
FBARED BY WALLACE
•Washington, Jan. 2, — Agrieultore
apd.Adaatry are beaded towaxd an
vaHijtododsop criais wtChin the next
x tnb years, department of agricidtore'
gfSfe^ aaid toaigbt i
-JF "Agricfdtttre enters 1937 witii ev-i
^mytking set for iaige production, and'
iiMhietry likewise has ths brakes off,^
SssMtary «f Agrieultiire Hepar Wal-,
and
Banris
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AUTOMOBILE
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LAURENS COUNTY
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Columbia, Jen. 4.—'Tax coMections
ip South Carolina reached a new high
figure for any six months period with
ths total of $9,661,652.88 collected
during the last half at 1936.
’This figure, reported today by
Chairman W. G. Query of the state
tax oommission, was more than a mil
lion and a half dollars more than the
$8,160,701.70 collected fromT July
through December, 1985.
The Decembw, 1936, collections, to
taling |131^7,68&.59, were almost a
at a million higher.
coUeetions of $1,271,694.83 in the
same month of the previous year.
Netting $6378,761.68, the
tax was the largest single ^enue
sbtiroe for the last six monthsAA year
ago it amounted to $4,674j!ral.67r
Query described the/mctric power
tax as one of the bSM indices of in-
creased kmUmma/axA rspoiied it to
have retum9d^g442386.84 to the state
from July^3uough December.^ In the
of 1935, this tax re-
$363,665.80.
lett Receives
Farley’s Thanl^
ThoA W. Bennett, clerk of court, is
in receipt of a letter from James A.
Fsrley, chsirman of the National
Democratie pa^ oiganization, jtha^-
ing hhn for his efforts in promoting
the interests of the Roosevelt admin
istration during the last campaign.
The letter of thanks, be said, was de
layed by hia vacation trip to Europe.
“I wish to congrattdate yon upon your
own re-election,” Mr. Farley wrote,
“and for your splendid support in re.
electing President Roosevelt.”
$50,000 - Given By People of
State To College In Quest For
$150,000 For College.
Columbia, Jan. 2.—'Dr. J. C. Guilds,
president of Columbia college, an<
nounced tonight that $50,000 had
raised from statewide sources to
the institution’s endowment
He said this assured thejTuocese of
the combined campsagntosocure con
tributions totaling $166300 and make
the college fully (riii^le for member
ship in the SmitMm Association of
Colleges andJS^ndary Schools.
The diri^ :wBa laundied kwi year
undivulged “friend” of the
promised toigive the inatitu-
pi6n $50300 if the other . $100,000
needed to boost the total endowment
to $;^00,000 could be raised. The city
of ^lumbia raised $60300 and the
state at large was ask«l for a-like
amount.
While reports were not in from all
sectiona of the state. Dr. Guilds said
that the total cash and promised sub
scriptions on hand antounted to $50,-
225 and that additional reports were
expected to swell this figure. ^
Miss Werts Reugns
School Place Here
Miss %Mly Mse Werts of Silver-
street, dr^ng the Christmas holidsys
resigned 1^ position as a nMmber
of the Clinton high school facuky to
accept a aimiistir position in the Spar
tanburg high shbool. She left Satur
day to enter upon her new work.
The vacancy oaua^3y Mies Wsits’
resignation has bsen BRed by tbs
trustesa with the eteetidn of Ifisa
Margaret Culpepper, who has been
teaching this year in WatkihsviHs,
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Misa Werts fass been a member df
the local school faculty for the past
eight yean in the depastment of
Latin, and ranked as one of the
school’s most capable and vad
teachers. Both With pupils |uxl
rons, she was unusually popular, and
general regret is expresse^lKover her
resignation.
In the Spartanbing''^ schools Mi
Warts will be astuMHtted with two for
mer teachers of^^Ciinton high isehool.
Misses Josie^xPressly and Gladys Stil-
well.
ENS SENATOR
INJURED IN FALL
Welcmne Service
For New Pastor
Senator Charles A. Cromer 4s suf
fering from a painful bhek injury re
ceived several days ago when he trip-
pi^ and fell on 1^ ftont door .stops.
'The senator wUs uj^ysstorday and
barring complicatk»», p&as to go to
Columbia Monday preparatory to the
opening of the general assembly on
Tueodsy^ He was elected last summer
to succeed Senator C. D. Nance.
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
of foreign volunteers ip the Spanish
civil war while a series of diplomatic
maneuvers heightened tension
throughout Europe.
As Britain thus sought to bring to
a climax one of the paramount prob
lems of keeping the civil conflict con
fined to local dispute, there were
these pertinent developments:
1. Germany ordered the Spanish so-
rialist government to give up the se
questered cargo and passenger of the
freighter Palos by 8 a. m. Friday or •
lose to Fascists two Spanish ships
seized in reprisal. Berlin indicated,
'however, that there would be no new
reprisals and that the incident, would
be considered closed, regardless of,
Spanish action, one way or the other.
2. Tlie British government de'thand-
ed that Germany and Italy answer,
not later than Saturday, the Anglo-
French proposal-of D^ember 23 on
banning foreign volunteerkk/
3. Germany and Italy ^it^icated
their replies would be-.“conciliatory”
and that they would be forthcor^gr
Friday.
4. The Spanish socialist ambassador
at London handed. British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden a note in
which his Valencia government held
seizure of the Palos cargo was “a per
fectly legitimate act”—because it al
legedly was compose<l of war mate
rials.
6. The commander of the British
destroyer Grafton informed London
he had been given “satisfactory”
promisea from Spanash fascist patrol
ahips that British shipping rights
around the strait of Gibraltar will be
hooored. Tbia statement was in reply
to~ British protest against the halting
of the Engiiah merohant vesiwl Etrib
by insttiigent trawlers.
Five German pilots •were killed
wihen their planes were shot dibwn by
govenHnent guns, the Bilbao defense
oommiitoe announced—adding further
«use for irritation to Berlin. One of
^be Germans was identified as a mem-
beTx^ the Nazi army corps named
Hermann, a Basque spokesman
said. A bfyth pilot bailed out by para
chute and Vfsa taken prisoner.,,
The Spanieilt note to Great jBritain
asked the Lon^op administration to
present -the Palos cqse before the in
ternational non-intefy^ntion commit
tee for judgment.
It accused Germany of Vkdating the
European neutrality agreetnent to
which it is a party, “firstly t^sup
plying war materials to the
rebel forces;, next, by supplying tl
with contingents of troops, the ‘vol
unteer’ character of which was given
away by the completeness of a Ger
man re^ment; and finally, by provok
ing incidmits at sea.”
The note did not mention Italian
volunteers, but reliable reports in
London that more than 10,000 Italians
liave readied Spain during the last
two weeks—just 'before Italy affixed
its signatum to a Mediterranean
friendship agreement with Britain—
xided to the Ltwjdoa -.government’s
embarrassment and discomfiture.
^ CampbeH Lodge No. 44, A. F. M.,
has elected and installed the follow*
ing officers to serve during 1937:
J. D. Boland, worshipfal master. J
O. H. Sheely, senior warden.
D. - W. DuBois, junior yrarden.
F ry - -'—■'
. 9l« xfOMMl?
V. P. Adair, secretary.
T. C. Johnson, senior deacon.
M. W. AdMna, junior deaeom
J. jf^Glark, stewaad.
J. M. Fulmer, steward.
L. T. Ramage, tiler.^
State Got
New Deal Fund
/
Waahiiigton, Jan. 2. — Mote than
$30300,000 in fedaial fmgfnry
foBda waa mpant in Sputh GanoHna
dvriig 1986, tha iaweik yam af Frsai-
daok Roeaavdtis adaigiatsMtiott.
A union welcome service for the
Rev. 'Walter N. Long, new pastor of
tiie Flint 'Baptiat church, 'has besa
arranged by the city miniatorial union
to be held at that church Sunday
ning at'7:30.
Mr. Long, who cornea-here from
Blacksburg, officially began hia paa>
torate Sunday morning, at which time
he waa heard. 1^ a large congrega
tion. He expe^ ib'imove his family
here this week and occupy the par-|
sonage. j
A cordial invitation is extended allj
churches of the city to unite in thiaj
special service to hear and welcome
Mr. Long, who succeeds the Rev. Ed- i
ward Long, who resigned this charge;
three months ago after twenty years'
service.
X.
Mrs. Jamea BHta and diRdrai have
ratamad from a visit to her mothafr
in Biahopville.
TeD It To The
WorW
The first rule of aalesmaaship
is that if you have anything to
sell, don’t keep it a aecret. TeO
it to the worid! T9mt in Glin-
'ton’s trade area, means to ad
vertise it ip *$9^ OHRONIOLE.
Every yreek/0k» paper goes in
to thejwmls^pf this community
where your ‘prospective 1M7
customers reeii^
The More People Yon Tell,
the More You WiH Selll
The most successful Clinton
firms in 1937 'srill be those who
through eiBective advectiriag
tell t^ buying public eooataht-
ly what they have to ball, tha
values they have to otftr, Aa
smrvice th^ art peepaxad to
ed
Reda Have U-Boats
Paris, Jan. 5.—The Spanish socialr
iat government now is equipped with
“some aid>nuu*ines” and two sizeable
Wiuvhjpa ready to protect merchant
shippi^, Paris Ambassador Luia Ara-
quistato dkMloaed tomght.
German warships wilt be torpedoed
if they atiempt any new attacks alopg
ths northern Basque coast, Araquis-
taki predicted. yr -
(Berlin I indicate^l/Hoday reprisals
for Spanish meiznpa of cargo and pas-'
senger of the Nazi freighter would
be ended).
Faadist General Francisco Fgmop’a
present offensive irever will result in
capture of Madrid, the ambassador
said. —
“It will take a big force of men—
much larger than Franco can muster,
even with lua foreign units—^to cap-
tuze Madrid,” he asserted.
“There is no doubt on the subject
of the government side receiving Rus
sian assistance. We have been getting
it lighft along.”
Dqiository Pays
1936 Dividend
The Commercial Depoeitory paid a
six per cent dividend to its stock
holders during the past week lor tha
year 1936, depository waa or-
ganiaad 4a 1984 by a group ef kaal
buahMaa men Mowing the idtofat
af tlw Copaaercial Bank, and haa.ato
Joyed a atoadify growing hmdntoi
aiaee that tima.
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