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THE CLINTON CIHIONICLE, CUNTON,' S. C. ';7 THDRSDAT, JANUAHY. 28, 1937 Circuit Presbyterian College To Joiii Inter-State Conference, geon Attends Meet. ■ . Preeidents and faculty cteinW sttietics of ten small colleges in the Carolines and A4rgmia met at 'Salis- Imry, N. Ci, on last Saturday and made tentative« plans to form a Bvw athletic conference. Professor H. JEL Sturgeon, president of the P. C. Athletic council, and faculty member, represented Prwbyterian college at TRAINING SCHOOL HAS QQQP Y1 Nineteenth Annual Report, of Superintendent*. B. O. Whitten Shoirs Institution Well Organized and Operated. Population Reaches 535 for Yeiur. New Buildings Completed and Perma nent Improvements Madcf. (Ector’s Note:-^We have just read with Tnterest the nineteenth annual Sreport of the State Training &hool located near Clinton, as transinitted to the State Board of f^blic Welfare by its superintendent. Dr. B. 0. Whit ten. The complete report 4n pam phlet form, also includes reports />f the medical director, Dr. F. S. Chance; I the meeting. The colleges which ten-[of the School Department by Miss tatively agreed to join the conference were Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne and Elon in North Carolina; Presbyterian, Wof * ford, Ersldne, and Newberry, jn South Carolina, and Emory and Henry, GuiP ford, and Roanoke, in Virginia —Dr. Howard Om Norma Hallett, director of Education and Phychologist;'the financial state ment of operation for the fiscal year, and other dat|^, Hlr a lack of spj^e these are omit^. The report o^the superintendent is published by The icle today because bf-its inter- stl to the many local friends of the Catawba college, was elected tempor ary chairman, and Dr. E. G# Purdora/institution.) of Guilford college, secretary. Tentative eligibility plans were: To the State Board of Public Wel- working in behalf of d^pendedt and handicaipped children or their families to get assurance that incalculabe good is being accomplished, both in assist ing families wio haiire b<ren carrying extra burdens as we)(i as children who require special care and tj*aining;\;,We are led to a genuine conviction that economy should be the motto of state government, but that there are some things with which we cannot afford to economize too severely is not possible to draw definite lines of demarkataon yrhen attempting to classify or group such individu^ and is even less p<Wible to accom plish these ends until our program has bebh finally cojfhpleted w'here there- is room for placing the various children in buildings and groups to which they are best suited and where they can be givbn most satJ^actOTy care or training. The plan, however, does continue in its appeal to us and we relate briefly, witn satisfaction, ai fair start in its accomplishment.. Roadways The General Assen^ly, without dis BRUCEBARTON ^ SAYS.^. 4- Ona* Prayer Answered A lady from' Kansas sends a very pei^nal question; “Have you,” riid asks, “ever known of any instanee of the efficiency 'prayer?” Tl» answer is. Yes. .'And this is the story. - Years ago when Dr. William Good- ell Frost left OberKn College to tii^e sent, passed^ a concurrent Resolution j presidency of the struggling lifr- at ite last session authorizing and di-jtie college At Berea, Kentucky, hit reeling the State Highway Dd^iaift-1 fthought he luul made ment to assist the Institution in hav-! take. ' < ^ ing certain roads surface-treaied andj m .ve™,e popuLtio. of the In- «;;^i!. ilr ifii+inn hua Mt chaTxred v(*rv mate- There were plenty of debts, agreed upon. Dr. Omw^e said. em-,fare, Columbia, South Carolina. bodying a freshman one-year ruling, and others along the lines of the S.I.A.A plans caH ^r a dozen col leges in the conference, if others are interested. •+- - It was decided to hold anothej^^meet- Institutiori was 'opened, we. con ing at Salisbury on February 19 to adopt a constitution, a name,’ and draw up other plans. 10 Years AgP Items, of Interest From The Chroaicle January 27. -1^7r - Mrs. Howard Caldwell of Green ville, is the guest of Mrs. A. M. Cope- land. , Capt. W. H. Shand.s is spending several days on a business trip to Jacksonville, Fla. T. G. Robertson of'Chattanooga, Tenn., is visiting relatives in the city. Louise Jacobs entertained a num- Gentlemen: I have the honor-‘^to stitutiori has not chaBgsd. very mate rially since our report one year ago, bpt will begin increasing rapid ly within the next few days close of the fiscal year, the popula- be of inestimable value to us, par ticularly in avoiding dust in ‘^dry weather and mud in rainy weather. and no income. In addition to Ida scholastic duties he was expected to At t)>« Many years a,e, we adepud a polity J?" - . . of workin, el^iy in dev%in» ulti-' >>• JO“n.eyed up to C.n- tion was 535, 261 males and 274 fe- „,tely roads wUhin the l!»titution| males. The average population for Und through all of its ground# thatr"® leading ProtesUnt church, the fiscal year was 523.9, of this num-. would be under absolute control of' a-i. ber 34 were admitted during^the yeftrujjg Institution, and while this has and 24 re-admitted< Paroled and dise j ijggji ^ tedious and often very ineon- submit the Annual Report of the j charged during the year 45,-16 ofjvenient plan. We feel that ultimately State Training School for the fiscal yea r July 1, 1935-June 30, 1936. whom were^retumed. There were 5jjt will prove to be a very satisfactory deaths, ^ males and 0 females (8ett'||]^.(i w’ise procedure. The assistance Excepting the year 1920, in which statistical table). We have had noi^f state Highway Department is aider a report of the la^t fiscal year most notable in its history because of the many improvements being made at the Institution and the prog ress which has been outstanding dur ing the pa.st year. * We are very pleased to again re port having operated without .a defi cit during^ the fiscal ycaY 1935-36.- The change* in personnel -have been few except employees have been added both to the Staff and other de partments, preparatory to opening new buildings that have been complet ed and are near completion. June 4, Tonr Plaxieo, graduate of Presbyte- material variation in the percentage j t-.eJng sought with greats eagerness of paroles and discharges; havingassurance that at "no ^ace could operated thret^ or - four years with severe economic difficulties prevail- it make a more worthwhile contri bution than assisiting us in getting ing in every community, we naturally better road.s. could not develop . hiRh jmreenta^ce Soil Erodon of .ueee«ful parole., Feelmg aome- ^ what dmturbed over thm artuatmn, we mvcatijrated the aubjeet in aeveral commis.ion and the Soil Eroaion De- Will you invivte some of the gen erous people of your city to a meet ing and let me tell them about the needs of the m'ountains?”' Froet asked. “Oh, no,” replied the pastor. “I couldn’t think of that.” “Will you let me preach in your pulpit Sunday morning?” “No. We have a positive rule .that the Sunday morning service is never leading atala inati^ by the CCC Camp type within tie nation anTfoimd th« Laui^ni in eooniiUon wHh t& , a . # , !«“' ••• cooperation pert^a our r^ord of paroUa, .'ik- county Agent. A complete yvAOrfifiil on/I ^fiovninaA WQtt aKavo th^ I ii% « i survey of our land has been made ami map showing the general contour cessful and otherwise, was above the average. We again call attention to the very low death rate during the' past year. and various types of sqil and timber- lands. Approximately 50 acres of our land has bwn terraced by the Soil ber of little friends Monday after-j been divided between the Superin noon in honor of her sixth birthday. {tendent. Supervisor and others who Pout with a lovely party Wednesday after noon given by Mrs. Rex Phillips. Saturday morning and afternoon Mrs. L. B. Dillard entertained with parties in honor of Mrs. WesJey Boyd of Spaitanburg. V The Woman’s club was re-organize<} Tuesday ^afternoon with the election of Ihe following officers: Mrs. John W. Little, president; Mrs. C. M. Bai ley, vice-president; Mrs. J. Will Leake, secretary; Mis* Clara Duckett, treasurer. Mrs. J. A. Chandler heads the' ways and means committee, Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., the echool commit tee, and Mrs. W. J. Bailey the library . committee. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends for their kindness and sympathy dur ing the illness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Jones* Also for the beautiful floral offer ings. May God’s richest blessing rest on each of you. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Copeland. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jones. ^ Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones. Mr. and |)frs. L. G. Jones. the total number being five. One can- rian College, was employed as Busi- not fully appreciate the gratifying j Erosion employees and otherrmprove- ness Manager. This ,is a new depart- results of such medical .service with- ments are anticipated during the fall out very intimate knowledge of thejaj,d winter. In previous Reports, welp'^, i ToT nn large number^ of mmates suffering^ have called^^ attention to - the v^re^j ^2o!oOo!oO Other F4uipnnent and ment, the functions of which have could spaf^suTficient time to perform ■f Bewar^ .Coughs J — from OMnmoii coMt That Hang On Ko matter how many medicines you bave tried for your cough, chest cold irritation, you can get re- Serioi or bronchial hef DOW with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you can not affordM take a chance with any- less than Creomulsion, which rl^t to the seat of the ti^uble 1 nature to soothe and heal the Inlbuned membranes as the germ-laden phlegm is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies nave faOedr dont be discouraged, your druggist is authorized to guarantee Creomulsion and to refund your money if you are not aatisfled with results from the very first bottle.QetCreomulfiion right DOW. (AdvJ INSURANCE We offer expert service and protection. Agent for some of the I strongest Fire Insurance Companlea in America. REAL ESTATE / Town and country pro^ erty. Prices attractive.^ Clinton Realty & Insurance Co.-~ B. H. BOYD, Agent such dutie.s. It is necessaiw. on account of limited funds, that this position pay only a moderate salary in its be ginning and we did not seek a highly trained, experienced^ person but one who is weir educated, stands ttigh’ in all places and positions where he is known and one who should be expect ed to make valuable contribution to the In.stitution in the years to come. On June 1, Miss Elizabeth Speake, graduate of Presbyterian College, was added to our office force, occupying a position as stenogrrapher, ami we feel very gratified over having se cured another iperson oi refinement, education and culture to fill this po sition. Miss Helen Gilchrist, griul* uate of Baptist Hospital, Oolitmbla, and Miss Marie Mooneyhan, graduate of McLeod Infirmary, Florence, have been employed for duty in our new hospital. Additional employees for wai^ duty and other functions, some of whom have been added and others to follow, have been selected and within a short'time, our personnel will be complete. , ' As'the time appioaches for occupy ing ne^w dormitoi-y space; we are faced with the problem of selecting ap proximately 200 children from a list of over 500 for whom we have appli cations. We have given considerable thought to the most equitable proce dure in handling this task and after ciixularizing every member of the State Senate, it was decided that we should assign a quota to each of the forty-six counties based upon a com bined estimate of preperty valuation and population. When our tabula tions were finished, it was found that some counties were already above their quota and had quite a number of applications oonsidered urgent, but for whom the Institution could not offer assistance until other counties were given opportunity to make use of the space assigned. This is a uifficulty which seemed inevitable and one that we hope to woric out to the satisfaction of all concerned; but it does not give reiigti0..n)apy diatces®’- ing cdnditdns found in some of the homes where there are afflicted chil- dre and to whom no aaeiatance can be given, notwithstanding the improve ments we are soon to have completed. ration and sympathetic, encourage ment which have been received from your Honorable Board during the past year. * Respectfully submitted, == .H..O.^WHIT^ M, D., , Superintendent, /other Facts From 'Report ' Date of opening .^Institution, Sep tember 14, 1920. (Established by law, General Asseilhbly, 1918, Act 398, ap proved February 12th). Type of Institution: State, for care and training mental defectives. . Assets: Value of Property to be devoid to any charitdble ap peal.” , Frost persisted. “Will ypu^ let me speak Bunday evemng?” Affun the. preach^ reused. about the Wednesday eve&iiig pr^r meeting ?T “No.** “My broilwr, amee you caa*do noth ing to. help' us, will you ^ join me in prayer for your churph and y9ur min istry?” ^ The pastor cbold not refuse. Down on their ki>ees they went together, and Frost proceeded to send up to the Pearly Gates not only a prayer for the church but a most eloquent mov- tpg presentation of the needs of the Kentucky' mountaineers and the little tollege. When the prayer was finished the preacher’s eyes were fulL “You miist aomt to my church Sunday morning. My people roust hear you.” I Everybody Rribs AaylMy A man stopped me to say that he had some important information. “They are going to put the market up in the next few weeks,” he said. ’ “Who are they?” I asked him. He looked at me scornfully, as though I ought to be ashamed to con fess such agnomnee. “Why, they,” he answered, “are the big shots, the in siders ,the'international bankers, the interests.” ^— “Oh, I said, and thanked him 4nd I went on my way. ..x When I graduated from college I \ ¥ with grave, and in many-instances, in-conserving our forests, as curable phy.^cal infirmities. j waste land, and if we are able New Buildings and EquIpuieM | continue the- present relationship Under , this heading, we feel an, wiith the agencieii mentioned above, it had a great deal of awe of the “inter ests,” and at that period they were indeed pretty powerful. Important corporations were comparatively few. Thesf stock was controlled by a com pact group of men who could often make or break the market. But times have changed. Corpora tions are enormous; shares are scat- tered among millions. They, the in- Improvements ! 69,000.00 urge >to report more -in detail than,j^ hope that”much gain may be would seem practical for an Anniml i by n<ivan,t^es which this/ D. E. Tribble Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ♦..gild.— EMBALMER8 Licensed. Enbahaers, .CaapleU Modern EquIpiieBt Day Phone f4 Night 34, 2SS «r lU county should be given opportimity to select the most urgent o^ meritorious cases for whom applications had been made, we. prepaid lists of suph ap; plications and presented them to the authorities, in each county with re quest that,.the cases be investigated and recommendations be ma^e .in or der of merit or urger^y-so that what the ^Institution had to offer might be Report, due to our having almost completed the largest program of building in the hi.rtory of the Institu tion. In the beginning, we were de termined to utilize every dollar of PWA funds that could ^ssibly be done for the purpose of construction, realizing the need and believing this to be the opportune time. This plan, however, is not without difficulties because Jlhe problem of equipping the buildings and adding one hundred or more minor improvements before we can operate oucceMfully place* a tremendous hardsMp upon us with regard to having limited maintenance funds with which to accomplish these tasks. We still feel, however, that it -is wise to follow this course and that iit will lead ultimately to the be.st results for the Institution. There were available approximately |1’74,- 300.00, including PWA Loan ‘and Grant for permanent Improvements here. Contracts have been awarded and the funds appropriated for the following improvements: F.iske-Cf rter Construction Co. — Administration building, Infirmary, 1 Dormitory, capacity 32-36. D. E. TrilAle Company—2 jDormi- tones, capacity* 80-90 eadi) ^5-room Cottage for Employedv^ntall Recre ational hall or gymnasium. New roof on dining hall and laundry, moving plan has to offer. The very nature of ouf 'real' estate makes it somewhat difficult of preservation .and develop ment, but very ilesirable and pleasing if sufficient attention and work can be given for its improvement and maintenance. Farm and Dairy The outcome of our work and plans on the farm is still somewhat in doubt as we have just recently had suffi cient rainfall to dispel the gloom and doubt as to what h<4;>e could be main tained for any worthwhile yield from our agricultu^ pursuits. Fortunate ly, we are able to harvest a very good crop of oats and whether corn will be produced in quantities much above the requirements for ensilage cannot be determined at this tithe. Early vege- t^lee have been a failure and we can only' anticipate better results from mid-.summer and early fall planting. The farm land is being gradually de veloped into a better state of produc tion and our- next consideration will probably ba some method of artificial water supmy to a limited space for vegetable farming. The* dairy and swine herds have been ravag^ by disease during the past year but we have, by persistent effort, brought these under control Total 1529,000.00 Staff School B. 0. Whitten, M. D., Superinten dent. . F SvJChance, M. D., Aswstant Su perintendent. Lois Blakely, Secretary-Bookkeeper. Elizabeth Speake, Stenographer. Norma Hallett, Psychologist - and Director of Elducation. ■ Doris King, Domestic Science. W. E. 'Robinson^ Physical Educa tion and Manual Tuning. Louise Ck>x, Kindergarten and Pre- Primary. Mrs.” C. E. H<d8on, Advanced Aca demics. Cleon Pitts, Elementary and Pri mary. Mrs. Thos. O’Connor, Activities In firm Group an^ Handicraft Mrs. Wm. Brooks Owens' Musk. * Tom Plaxko, Business Manager. ' Georgia Brooker, Supervisor. F. D. Jones, B. A., D. D., Head of Devotionar Activities. D. O. Rhame, Jr., M. D., S. C.. Hays, M. D., Visiting and Consulting Sur geons. F. F. Hicks, D".Ty. Si, Dentist. terests,” are not what they used to be. ' One time I served on a civic com mittee, most of whose members were bankers. The executive secretary was a bright young college graduate. He said to me: “I don’t have to worry; when this job is over these big bank ers will take care of me.” , Well, the job was over, and I told him: “You are going to have a great shock , as to the power of these men.- They may control millions, but one thing they can’t do is to get you a job.”- It turtied out as I predicted; The young man finally secured a job, but hot by any help of the bankers. In the last analysis, who are “they”? I’ll tell yon. You and I are “they.” We run things. A business may have nkillions of capital, big plants, and huge sales forces. But if you and t do not like its pixxlaet, all there huge assets are merely liaMlities. Dont GOtTGMii^i ^UR b Off ask for MENTHO-MUISION IF IT FAILS TO STOP YOUR COUGH DUE TO COLDS ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK only 75 f 1 SMims PHARMACT after considerable loss, we ar^ now in position to hope for better' results, and partially repairing old adminis-1 However, this will take some two or tration building, to be u.sed as staff’s three years on account of the serious quarters, building two compartments depreciation from cholera among the for refrigeration American Laundry Machinery Co.— One large royal Calendar Ironer. Louis T. Murray^—One large and one small refrigerator. Wiith the completion of these build- swine and Bang’s disease in the cat tle. There conditions are being hand led under the SKlvke and direction of the state and federal veterinary ser vices and, while the Toss in slaughter ing dairy cattle will be-heavy, it was ings, the capacity of the Instit^on j Q^yinus that we must face the situa- will be 700, and it is very evident i n^d work out of it as rapidly as that we shall find difficulty in tiding pnsaiblp. " to avoid going above capacity. The new Administration Building was oc- cupiad mew Hospital was occupied June 15. Probably one of the most outstanding and indispen sable needs has been met by this im provement This,is approximately a 30-bed hospital, 'capuble of taking Feeling that ^the people jjn each <are of at least 40 patients, equipped given 'to those most in need and wholwill, of course, add tremendously to might profit most by our help. These agencies were also requested to report on all applioations with whom no con tact could be made or who had been given provision or had made adjust- thoroughly with modem laboratory, x-ray mid fleurnscope, operating and sterilising rooms and ofiier' auxili ary space andJlipparatus. The dcurmi- tory with 32-36 b^ capacity has been completed and will be occupied within a few days. The larger docmitories will be occupied in ' August. The other improvements listed above will be finished in the near future and our satisfaction luid comfort in'ope rating. In planning for the new im provements, we were able to develop in part our original project which we ret out to do in the year 1919. lUs ment in some other manner which consists of' dividing the Institution, would not require institutionalization. This precdure was intended to dis card or dead-file all applications we might have' been Ix^ding that should not be considered jBCtive. It is quite obvious that the capacity of the In stitution, after improvements are fin ished, will not be sufficient to take care of jreme very urgent calls, par- tkuli^iljr in certain counties. This, bow6ver,_wa8 thoroughly understood by the Superintendent and attention tnal Application to the PWA, approved State Ftaaning Board, wa* be- ; |he General Areembly in. 1934. aaywiler. one has but to contact the various departmenta who have been so far as practical, into three dietiact- ly segregated but closely coordinated and conveniently looat^ groiqM.— (1) .The main campus, to be used pri marily as a place for training and schoolwork, supplementing' this wkh quite .^a considerable number of lees capable children, academically speak ing, who are helpful in work' and cqiteidered trainable 'to some extent and in addition, those ehowing delin quent tendencies. (2) The intirm. Budget In all en deavored to fix an amount whkh would represent accurately t^e daily and annual operating costs of the Institution. The past year and per haps the ensuing fiscal year, will find UB'^ith so many extras, large and Small, which we must have and for which no funds are available ex cept those for our^jnaintenance, it is diffkult to discriminate between what ^ould be chargeable to Perma nent Impi^ements and regular ope rating expenses. Our figures are, therefore,,approximately rather than actual cost of maintenance, whkh probably do not need to be more accu rately cakulated. Our aim has.been to operate as economieHIly as pos- aible arid add* as much to the de velopment of the Institutiion, and in flaet t^the state, as was possible in each and every instance. The fizet half of the year, (grat ing coots were ebihewhat lower but during 'the last half of this fiscal year, costs for staple commodities have been steadily rising. The ave rage daily per capita coet during the year waa .662. average daily per oap^ food cost for'children and em ployees, not including farm and dairy products, was .1312. In conclusion; I wish to express mf appreciation for the interest, co-ope- ii It's pretty hard to beot NATURE SVLU Sals, deep liTor-aad* 911 Whitt poiotcc bitch, owned by A. G. C. Smc. New Yoik. Hmc d/W iy Clyde Moctoib ’EM is an acdon piemre oi the fanxnu Sulu, Ihe H- JL JL pester who sweptsvery- thing twfore her at National Fidd Trials of 1936 at Grand Junction, Tenn. Siilu, the ^leen of them all! Thousands of bird dogs range dk fid[ds...but there’s <me Suhi. To this glorious aeature Nature gave hn greatest gift, a perfect balance of the vital ele ments; speed, sdenc, endurance, insdnet and inteUi^ence. An other pointer may be just as good to look at, but Site faau diat vital ^•ik-everydur^ in pc^ea bal ance. So Suhi » die qcecn; the othdr is just ik . dog. Just as NatBUC favored Sulu, - she-fi^sd Natural Chilean Ni trate of Soda. Just as Sulu hat many dements in Nature*! bal ance, so has dus nitrogen fer- dliz^ Namrt agedand blended into Natural Chilean, more dion thirty ••impuiioesr, or vital de ments that your crops need to grow and to produce dieir besL These 'vital dements are im adJMou to Natural' Qulean’s <)aick-acting nitrogen. That's why Natural Chilean b so good for your land and your crops. t NtUmratJChUemu mraaii oi SMia 'Was called to this fact when the orig- situated 2,000 feet from our hospital, whidh is at the rear end ef the quad rangle around our buildinga are located. (3) The colony types, to which refereike has been made s»v- orol times ^ in previous reports. It FOR THE NEW YEAR JOURNALS CHRONICLE PUB. CO. NMMMM 1W ImllotmrA BAMO—"UNCLE NATCHEL A StWiNT* PAISMIS ORUAN CAtMOAR CNASACURS ■ ' 0t-- - - \ f \ /. -I \ "A .... . 1_ X-i. 4 ...s '.ir, ..