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■ ■ 1 •V V ■, ■ 'f. ■'•■A.; . //., THE CHRONICU I^TCs Td Be a Cleiii Newt* paper, Coaiplete, Newaj, aad Reliable. If To« Doa’t Read THE CHRONICLB 'Yoa Doa’t Get Tbe Newi« VOLUME xxxvn CLINTON, S. a, THURSI/AY, MAECH 4, 1937 number 9 COURT ISSUE ( FIRE FANNED G. 0. P. Leader Sees “Device To Choke ILife Out of Free Insti tutions^^ Texas Representa tive Poinis Way For Members of Supreme Bench To Retire. Washin^^n, March^—2;”“*Senator Vandenberg of .Michigan, a leader in the senate’s regular Republican against the Roosevelt court- ireorganization bill tonight. He denounced the pro- _ posal as “ a device that can choke the Jife out of free American institu tions.'* His radio address (over NBC) was made at the close of day which saw Senator Logan (Democrat) of Ken- tuck indorse the presidential medk- ure and Representative Sumners ('Democrat) of Texas assert, in the house, that the way is open for mem bers of the supreme court to retire ' "and thus be “co-operating with their government.’’ Aside from brief informal state- ments to reporters the Vandenberg address was the first statement .of position to emanate from the regular Republican faction in the senate. Up until now that group had left the opposition Ijfccgely to members of the president’s own party. “I am speaking tonight against the startling proposal to force the imme diate appointment of six new mem- - hers of the supreme court of the' UnKed States,’’ he said. “No matter what its purpose and no matter how nobly mediated the effect would be to control the court with judges re flecting the presidential point of view, “This is' in effect equivalent, to presidential control of constitutional interpretations in a court which'must not be subordinated to • any other Labor Measure Feature’s Week Forty-Hour Week Ranks Tops In Last Week’s Work. Other Matters U|h Columbia, March. 1. — The surpris ingly wide margin by which the house of representatives passed the bill to enforce a five-day, 40-hour week in the state’s textile mills was by far the most outstanding event of the si^enth T^slative^eek just endedT Senators Oppose . S. C. Cotton Slash Byrnes and Smith Want the Acreage Kept On Basis With Other Stfites. Death Claims Beloved Womiui branch of the government if the'es^-in this state.’’ sential checks and balances of the American System shall persist to gxiard our freedoms.’’ » Vandenberg asserted that the presi dent’s arguments that the change is needed to overcome congestion in the courts and expedite justice had been peeved to be without basie. ’The candM aMdlfab«4|Mftriv«t to one inevitable conclxiaion i^ich is now quite generally conceded,’’ he said. ‘There is no reason why the issue should longer be disguised. ‘The supreme, court has not been interpreting constitution of the 1^* W'V***^ —1.--: ymj .jVSCisaM«v assjr%a United States to Ithe satisfaction of <j^fing JohP^ military regime. the president and what he andkmany others deeply believe to be the na tional necessity. “If it had the proposal never would have appeared. He wants a change of interpretation even though the court, including all of its so-called liberals, was unanimous in the most far-reach ing of its prescribed opinions. ‘"rhe change of interpretations is not sought, through a conartitutional amendment, which would permit the people of the United States to de cide for themselves whether he is right or wix>ng. It is sought through a change in .supreme court .person- nel.’’ Sumners’ address in the'house call ed attention again to the hopes of ■evaral leaders tliat a recently enact ed bill giving supreme court mem bers the privilege of retiring on full pay at 70 years of age would >ring -withdrawals and dimish the tension' of the controversy. ‘'It will never regarded andJit^ unfair to intimate it,” Sumners said, “that when these jsstioes reach the point where they feel they should ease i^) in their work and that the puMk interest requires that their regular duties be amftgne^ to a younger person that there would be any lack of self-respect to retire un der the provisions of this bill. They wo^d only be . co-operating with their government which has extended to them that privilege. — “The ptd>lic ought to know that if any of these gentlemra of the su preme court retire they could do it A “fresh pursmt” bill to allow of- fieers of other staler to make arrests in Sooth (Carolina and then turn their prisoners over to local magistrates - —, passed the house and went to the sen- v<^untarily. They do it because th^ nt®, which has already killed a “fresh feel it is fair to themselves and fair punn^** bill by Senator ‘Ward. . to their government which gives them this privilege.” out, he continued, “without hurt to the public interek, without leaving any sores, if imselfish patriotic mo tives guide our efforts. 'Ihere is no ialMreDt rsaaon why this cannot be dona if tiud coKiperaition and nra- tually rejQ>ectfol attitude of the legis- Isghrs branch, tbe ezeeotive branch and tile judicial branch of the gov- enmment for each other and that re gard for tbe nation’s interest which the country has a right to expect^ in tins emergency is shown. Coming the last day the vote cli maxed the week’s session, otherwise marked by consideration of a smaller than usual number of statewide meas ures as the all important general ap propriations bill remained in the hand.s of the senate finance commit tee. Sweeping through by a vote of 82 to 41 the 40-hour bill won a smash ing victory in the face of a majority unfavorable report from the house judiciary committee which had held two lengthy hearings on the proposal. The vote sent the bill to third read ing of which under house procedure it was assured. Introduced by the Aiken delegation, the measure would amend the law en acted last year to adopt the 40-hour week when North Carolina and Geor gia adopted similar legislation by making it effective regardle.ss of ac tion by those two states. Acrimonious d€bate preceded pas sage of the bill, Repre.sentatives Bai ley of Cherokee, Britton of Sumter, judiciary chairman, and Calhoun Thoma.s of Beaufort, vice chairman of the judiciary, opposing it as unwise, but arguments of the many propon ents proved overwhelming. Action on the measure followed by one day^e house adoption of a reso lution calling for appointment of a commission “to advise . . . what may be done,to attract new capital invost- Wa-shingtoB, March 1.—South Caro lina’s two. two senators gave' notice today they would protest any. 1937 cotton pr^uction plan which would cause a greater percentage of acre age reduction in their state than in other cotton growing statesr’ Mrs. J. L. Dicker! Soccuiikbs To Extended Illness. Many At tend Last-Rites AtHopewell. The senate got into the week’s spotlight with a resolution introduced by Senator Burnett of Spartanburg calling on Governor Johnston for a report on his s.uspension of Magis trate R. D. Hkln of rnmin, request ing the papers in the case. The gover nor removed Hkka from off^ after tiyihg Wnr <m ^lerfee broegbt by the State Federation of Labor. Another matter affecting the gov ernor was the bill by Representative Neville Bennett authorizing the high way department to investigate\and pay .;Claims and obligations incurred which passed third reading in both houses and went to the governor for his signature. With the $9,588,000 appropriation bill tenywrarily out of the picture as it underwent study by the senate fi nance committee the house dealt with a myriad of other matters. It pro ceeded to squelch a proposal to change the pjetures in its hall of President R^^veH and- Woodrow Wilson so as to give the Roosevelt portrait the'Tavored position now oc- cupi^ by that of WUson. The house, however^ did not get to the controversial rasolution that would indorse the president’s federal judiciary proposals. One of the perennial legislative proposals to prohibit general assem bly members from accepting during their terms election or appointment to posts created by them went through the house in the form of a bill by Representative Long of Union. It' was hotly contented before beiaf sent to the senate. ’“"A measure to reduce the number of public service commissioners ahd have them elected by popular vote met de feat in the house. | Two resolutions calling for reor ganization of the state and local gov ernments along “more economical lines” were referred „to house com mittees. The~ senate, holding abbreviated sessions mainly, spent most of its The “court matter” can be woiked time on local matters. The bill to au- .• AV X - _ . M , ' ^ DR. ROPER SICK ■-I' Dr. J. C. Roper, paator of North Broad Street Methodist church, is confmad to his home thia week on m- connt^of illness. Dr. Roper has a wide circle of friends in the city among all denominations who will regret to know-,of his ilhieas and hope that he may soon be^ly restored to VaHh. thorize construction of a $725,000 state office .building got third read ing but wa^tben recalled fpr consid eration: of several proposed amend ments While the $2,000 social security bill was returned from the finance committee -too late to be given con sideration. A vote on a bill to divert two cents of the state gasoline tax to the coun ties instead of one was postponed in the bouse when after a long debate the matter was carried over for fur ther consideration this week. Senate and house held „a joint ses sion and quickly elected Aqgus Mec- Auley of Cfaestpr to fill tbe place on the Winthrop bosud of trustees left vacant by the death of D. E. Wylie of Lancaster. Th(^ —state legislature recently adopted a resolution protesting What wa.s' described as a tentative plan which would cause a 65,000 acreage reduction in that state while in creasing cotton plantings in other states by approximately' 600,000 acres. . Senator James F. Byrnes, after a talk with C. A. Cobb, agricultural adjustment administrator cotton division chiefs said Cobb told him no program had been agreed upon for 1937 but that a committee rep resenting the cotton belt was now considering the matteh Byrnes said he advised Cobb that if there is to be cotton a!breagc ria- duction over the_entire belt. South Carolina was not in position to pro test against a proportionate reduc tion. “But if there/is a Mrs. Annie Boyd Dickert, 65, wife of John L. Dickert of the Hopewell section,' died last Wednesday night at her home where she had been ill for several weeks. Funeral services were held from Dij Law Coming ~ To Bishop Forecasts Prohibition Return In Three Years. All Repeal Promises Have'Failed. the residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with interment following at Hopewell cemetery, The services were in charge of her pastor, the Rev. E. & Jones, aiss jsted^^Y a-former pa^or and intimateTi tend of the family, the Rev. M. k> Medlock, of Grankeville. Both at the home and gravo/an un usually krge crowd gat)ieiwn to pay a last tribute to one who ^d lived a long and honorable an^ useful life in that community. Many lovely flow ers banked on her grave attested the St. Petersburg, Fla., March l.~ Bishop H. H. Fout, of Indianapolis, keynoted the^ annual c<)pvention of the Anti-Saloon League of America today with the prediction that pro- hilutkm will return “prnbrf)ly in a love and devotion in which she was shorter time than we are prone to realize.” As chairman of the league execu- tive committee, he spoke in plice of Bishop W. N. Ajnswdrth of Macon, Ga., league president, who is ill. “Repeal,” the bishop told the league, “was a rebuke to the compla cency of the belief that the battle was over with prohibition and the victory won—but the enemy’^. signa POSTMORTEM LOOMS ON NRA President Files Analysis of NRA With Congress To Guide ^ Efforts, and Wants Wage and Hour Legislation At^This Ses^ sion of Body. Washington, March 2, — President RooseveK came out flatly and em- y... » proposal to cause a greatey^ pirentagt* of reduc tion in South/Carolina than in any other state, I desire to have the op portunity to protest against any such act,” Byrnes said. The senator adde<l Cobb told him no decision would be made until careful consideration was given all phases of the subject..and he felt any agreement reached would be fair to all sections. Senator Ellison - D. Smith said he was “unalterably oppo.sed to any federal dictation to a state or farm ers in a state as to what they can plant and how much unless it is left entirely to the state and farm ers as to whether they shall agree.” Smith said he expeirted to take up the matter with Secretary Wxlr lace. Byrnes also conferred with Dr. D. W. Watkins, of Clemson college, a member of the cotton committee. The ‘junior senator also vrt&tt ‘Wfeflmc^ asking that in case any proposal is adopted providing a greater reduc tion in South Carolina than other states, he be given opportunity to be heard. ^ On Dean’s List Jury Panel Drawn For Chnl Court Jurors have been drawn for the March term of civil court to convene in Laurens' on next Monday, March 8th, as follows: Cross Hill: L. W. Reederi Jf., T. A. Robinson, W. H, Bryson. Dials; C. R. Babb, R. G. Wilson, Glenn Wood, H. B. Turner, Grady Bab^ ^ufflcto^: C. Bragg, E. Frank Anderson, C. L. Sikes. Laurens: J. C. Todd, M. C. Cox, R. E. Templeton, F. B. Medlock, O. C. Haymes, O’Dell Campbell. 'Waterloo; C. D. Maddenr>John F. Burton, E. T. O’Dell, H. D. Phillips, R. W. Jones^ Hunter: W. P. Montjoy, J. V. Ed wards, T. J. Nabors, D. R. Lynch, CHaude Cooper, F. E. Miller. Jacks: John W. Littie-—^ Youngs:' J. D. Stewart, Robt. A.' Harris, J. M. Pat<on. Sullivan: Atwo^ Pitts, John H. ^lledge, M. D. Lee,’L. G. Bagwell.^ Judge G. Dewey Oxner, of Gren ville,, will preside over the term. Laivens Visitws Tbe Chamber of Commerce, at its Marck I meeting on Tuesday evening, the 16tii, at 7:30, will have as ite S|>eG- ial guests the membership of the Lau rens Business league. An appropri ate progruti for the occasion is be ing prepared by President e1. B. Dil lard of the local organization. The Clinton and Laurens commer cial organisations held exchange meetings last year in the spring at which time it* was decided to make an annual affair of the custom in or der that the two cities may know each other better, and work together for the common interests of the county. The Clinton organization has been invited by the Laurens Iraguers to be their guests for the May meeting. held by all who knew her. The following hephows .served as active pallbearers: Marion Boyd, Don Boyd, Luther Brock,^T?by Kelly, Carl pickert and Downs Monroe. Mrs. Dickert was bom in this coun ty a few miles above Lau^ns, a daughter of the late Martha Bolt and James Edward Boyd. When a little girl six years of age, her parents moved into the Hopewell section where she had liv^d for nearly sixty yearn. , Mrs. Dickert was a devoted mem ber of the Hopewell Metho<iist church and a beautiful and beloved Christian who gave her time freely in Christian service. She possessed-many ‘ refine- ment.s t>f character that made and held for her countless friends. She loved her Ma.ster, her church and friends. She was devoteil ardently to the intei-ests of her home circle and was loved and apprt'ciated for these virtues by a large circle of friends who are grieved at her death, and who deeply mourn with h¥r bereaved husband and sister. Besides her husband, the deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ella Crawford, also a resident of the Hopewell section. ture was never affixed to any truce.” Seven of the twenty-two students listed on the dean’s scholarship roll of honor of Presbyterian college, an nounced'This week, are Clinton boys and girls. The list, announced by Dean Marshall W. Brown, consists of the upper seven per cent of the stu dent body from » scholastic stand point. . Topping the list of all students with a quality point ratio of 3.80, is Mrs. Mary Ella Osman, wife of John Osman, and' a member of the senior class. In fifth position in the senior class is Miss Frances Spratt. Clyde Conrad, of the orphanage, is the second ranking member of the junior class. Miss Suella Denson and Miss Sara Frances Baldwin are third and fourth, respectively, in the sophomore class. Miss Jane Sturgeon, and B. L. Wood, Jr., are fourth and fifth re spectively, in the freshman class. Reporting a growing sentiment against alcohol Xnd liquor traffic, he said “the—a3|vful spectacle is doing more for our cause than the moot elo quent voice that has been lifted in our behalf. “Sentiment againist the traffic has been growing and it will continue to do so as things grow worse.” All the promises made for repeal have failed, continued Bishop Font. “Has it solved the economic, ques tion? No. Has it solved the unem ployment problem? No. Has it bal anced the budget? No. Has it ended bootlogging? No. ~ ‘‘In the United States crime has increased 100 per cent more than when repeal went into effect. The (prison population has been growing ,at the rate of 25,000 a year since re peal. Reliable reports never place at less than 50 per cent the number of deaths in automobile accidents at tributable to drunken drivers,” he said. “The drunken driving situation is such today that the sober driver and pedestrian is in constant dread of what may happen to him from the drunken driver or the driver who has been drinking. “The liquor traffic is more of a menace and a dancer to the United .^fStates today Chan H ever was. “Prohibition must come back if civilization is to be maintained— and it must come to stay. The time is here for a new crusade. “If we can organize the sentiment that’s coming up now within the next three years we'll win,” he con cluded. Delegate Applauded Joudly when Dr. A. C. Miller, of Little Rock, Ark., said Bishop James Cannon, "Jr., of To Start Work On Joanna Houses - Ground will be broken the first of the week at the Joanna Cotton Mills, (xoldville, for the erection of twenty- seven' attractive new houses to be oc cupied by employees of the mill. Con tract for the buildings has been •warded to the finn of D. E. Tribble company of this city to be completed in three months. phatically today for new wage and hour legislation ait the present ses sion of congress. He said at a press conference that such a irCatute ought to be enacted and that he hoped it would be beforo congress goes home.< — The president’s assertion, in the midst of his fight for power to name six-new justices to the supreme bench '5yhere the old NRA was killed, stirred immediate speculation as to the possible effect upon the contro versy. Some administration supporter.^ have predicted that lidwr groups would campaign unremittingly for the proposed court reorghniaation if a.**- sured now federal regulation of work ing conditions. In disclosing his attitude, the presi dent warned rei>orters against quot ing him as saying the legislation “must” be passed. He said none of the legislation he has advocated is in the “must” category as far as he‘is coneq^-ned, and urged that that tcim- be discarded. , v. , 1 ■ His -press conference closely follow ed the sending to congress of a re port by a presidential committee whic^ conduct^ a post-mortem on the dea<r NRA. It urged that future attempts to regulate business be more flexible and simpler. . . - The president expressed belief "it will point the way to the solution of many vexing problems of legislatioii and administration in one of the must vital sidijects of national concert.” The committee credited NRA with lifting wages, putting more than 2,()()0,0()0 perzons to work. But it hit" at what it called “uncertain” policies and “impracticable ainl unenforce able”'provisions of codes. Several of the committee findings drew hot challenge fixim General- Hugh S. Johnson, first NRA head, who asserted the group was “packed” with persons “inimical to NRA.” - Known as the president’s commit tee on industrial analysis and com posed of three cabinet members and four outside economists and business men, the group said that if the NRA type of business controls are to ()e tried again th^y “should be limited to / Lps Angeles, has been “the wont persecuted preacher in America since a few important industries colonial days.” Bishop iC^nnon, militant dry lead er who faced several inquiries in connection with his activities in 19(28 presidential campa^n, Mt* in the front row. He apo-ke last night on the topic, “Prohibition, Prealdents and Politics.” Will Not Pipvide Tax Collector The Laurene county delegation does not intend to provide a delinquent tax collector on a fee basis, althoui^ it does not wish to appear as' ignoring the recommendations of the grand jury to that effect, it was announced the past week by Senator G. A. Cro mer while al’ home for the week-end Coming SoonjLc^on Dmice ” On Mardi 11 GOES TO COLUMBIA Friends of W. L. Lynn will be glad to know he is able to be out again af ter an tUneas of several weeks. \ Bfrs. Ethel Pitts left Monday for Columbia where she has accepted a seertarial position with the Chevrolrt Motor * divisiim pf ^ General otors corporation. Mrs. Pitts has been connected witii the First National bank of this city enters upon her new .work. A dance to be given in Copeland’s hall on Thuriwlay evening, March 11, is announced in a page advertise ment in today’s paper. The event is being spomored by the local Ameri can Legion and Legion Aiudliary and will consist of round and square danc ing. An excellent orchestra has been secured, with the general public in vited to participate in the'evening:)i entertainment beginning at 8:30, with an admission of 76c per couple. / HOPES EARLY RErdRT recess. “I made an investigation iq por ence county where they have a tax collector working on a fee baaia,” said Senator Cromer, “and fouii4 that it was not working as satisfactorily as they thought it would. Moreover, at the special'request of/Shariff C. W. Wier we gave him An extra deputy tins year so one ^ them could work on delinquent tax^ The only way we the sheri^.” The presentment of the grand jury, mmde/w the presiding judge at gen eral sessions court last«week, recom- ip^nded the employment of a tax col lector on a fee basis. Columbia, March 2. — S- M. Ward, chairman of the senate finance com mittee, said today he hoped to be able to report the* $9,6818,320.90 appropri ations bill to the senate when the leg islature starts its ninth-week next week. The committee resumed work on the bill.tpday. A biir*prqp6sing a $2,006,000 social ,seeing pirogram will reach the sen ate /floor this wedc, but 'Ward de- for several years where slip made to comment upon, its direct re- many friends in a business wny whose .-utionship with the spending measure. best wishes will fellow her as Mie Lsgislathre leaders said it would jw- quire hx^wsitkln of additional taxes. O i , DEATHS from I AUTQMOBILE ACCIDENTS f ^ -|n LAURENS COUNTY— 193^ Let’s Sti^ To Make This a Saf (B Year On Ihs Highwaja. would .be just^ed in creating a tax eollecter*a Jo^ now would, be by Cak ing off the extra man proivided.,^j^ .^ent Roosevelt’s Supreme court pro- The report cited supreme court m- cisions on government busine.ss regu lation statutes, and traced the^Iegal roads toward NRA objectives^ which “still remain open.” Among/these iL_ listed relaxation of anti-tr^ist laws to permit trade agreements formulated by industries themselv^-but reviewed by a government body. It urged that con^l of. trade prac tices end labor standards be divorced in any future r^ulatory system, add ing that the NJ^ attempted to cover too much gir^nd. . It said that several measures fit ted withiii the present constitutlorP al frimework, among them the Walsl^ealy act imposing'' labor starunuds on firms contracting with government, federal statutes aid- state regulation and certain measures jto guarantee collective bar gaining. The report said the government’s power over inter.state commerce would appear to include authority to set up “reasonable” regulation of business through federal incorpora tion of firms. . . . • " Aqy broad scheme for price fiixing. _ the conunittee said, might be inter preted as an unreasonable restraint of trade. It addi^ that NRA efforts to fix prices failed. _ There was no mention of Presi- posal. TAX COLLECTIONS MAKE BIG INCREASE I. \ » \ Columbia, March 2.—The rtate tax commission today reported $1,650,355 in Mllections during the month of February, This amount was $376,259 more than the total collected in the same month last ydsr. At the same time, the commission reported coUaetions for tbe first eight months of the current fiscal year to taled $12,916,468 as a^inst $10,721,- 723 over the same period a year ago. LOSES HER FATHER * Friends of Miss Celia Lathmer will regret to learn of the liudden death of her father, Thomas Newton La^ mer,' whidi occurred last Wednesday at Due West where he hial gooe on bnsineos for the day from his heme Hn Abbqville. Miss .Latimer-ip a mem her of the Florida Street sehbol fke ulty of this cRj, > X* * ' •• . • ^ /•rs. ■ \'