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V V ' . < f rr I I Mi 'f- \ THE CHB0Nl4iJ^ StriTCS To Be * Cleta Neirs- peper. Complete, Newsy,' ud RelUble. VJ ^ If Yoa Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get— kih News. VOLUME xxxvn N CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 11,1937 NUMBER 10 SECURin UP THIS WEEK Begins 29th Year Social Measures To H<rfd Atten tion House and Senate, With Battle Expected. State Department Proposed For Ad ministration of Plan. Columbia, March 8.—Social security j lejrislation will claim the attention of the general assembly this week with house bills uled for second reading^. The measures, ^one introduced by! the social security committee of the | senate and the other sponsored by j the house committee on social legis lation,, vary considerably, thus creat ing the possibility of a long drawn- out 'battle over which wUl be finally adopted unless a compromise is reached. The house bill was a revision of one introduced early in the session and President Pleads For Court Plan Thomas P. Wier Sleeps In Peace Executive In _ Say8 Quick Amendment Too Slow.»f,..^ “Fireside’’ ChatiHiRhly Action Needed. Washington, March 9. — President Roosevelt called for sWift enactment of his court reorganization bill to- Esteemed Farmer of Renno Section Succumbs To Brief Illness. Interment In RcAeihPitt Cemeteiy. Farewell Address Of General Andrew Jackson Thomas P. Wier, 66, a life-l<mg-an<t highly regarded resident of the Renno night to "save the Constitution from; community, died lastr Wednesday the (supreme) court and the court|nigiht at the Hays hospital here after from; itself." Ian illness of, only a few days. His In (outspoken fashion, th^e chief ex-j death becausie of its- suddenness, cculive a.sserleTThe high tribunal had I came as a great shock *to_his family "improperly set itself up" as a "super and friends. and 'had tead‘ into the^ Funeral sei viccs were To the Pec^le of the United States. 'Fellow-Citizens: Being about to re tire finally from public life, I beg ISBve^o oitcT you my grateful thanlcB for the many proofs of kindness and confidence which I have received at your hands. ^It has been my fortune, in the discharge of public duties, civ- DRY MEASURE SHOWS LIFE Senate Refuses To Kill Local Option Liquor Measure. Indi cations Point To P^issage By Upper Body Despite Hard ' Fight. Columbia, March 9;--*-The senate to night voted 24 to 4 against a“motion legislature,* SENATOR E. D. SMITH . J • I With the sounding of the gavel last by Vi«-PrMident Gamer, Ellison Dui^nt Srpith began his 2J)th year as senator from South Carolina. the form of an amendment to the original measure. It might gain con sideration before the senate ^ bill comes up for discussion Wednesday. Chief differences in the bills were in the amounts each would provide for assistance to the aged needy, the blind and to dependent children. While the house mea#<ure does not make any provision for general re lief as does that of ^he senate. An annual expenditure of approxi- mately Wws )hxmded Tn;the The veteran senator went to Wash ington March 4, 1909 when ,|!lected to the .senate to succeed the late Sen ator Asbury C. Latimer. B. R. Till man was then South Carolina’s sen ior senator. Senator Smith’s service record is topped only by .30 years of Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho. During the history of the nation ^ held from Constitution "words and implications., the residence Thur.sday afternoon at wliich are not there and which were!throe o’clock with interment follow- i never intended to be there.” |ing at Rosemont cemetery in this At the same time, he disavowed any;city. The services were conducted by intent to "pack" the court with his pastor, the Rev. D. E. Boozer of "spineless puppets who would disre-'Goldville, assisted by Dr.. Dudley jgard the law" and decide cases as he j.Jones of this city. Rev. E. S. Joaes of I n^ight wish them decided, and assert- i Goldville, Rev. John Willingham of ed the proces^s of , constitvitional! Laurens, and Rev. John McEachern of limendment were too’slow for the I Whitmire. Both at the home and pressing problems of the day. 1 grave a large concour.se of friends His address, a ."fireside chat" de-j gathere<l to pay a last tribute to a livered from the small oval room on. highly respected citiizen, friend and the ground floor of the White House, I neighbor. The many beautiful floral was the second devoted to a fighting j offerings banked .on his grave evi- appeal for passage of his bill to per-'danced the esteem and love in which il and military, freguently to have .found mys^f in changing situations,!^, , .. ’ where prompt discussion and ener^ j.ta^ atr4ke-out-the -enacting words-of-a getic action were, necessary; and it is with deepest embtions of gratifica tion that I acknowledge the contin ued and unbroken ■ confidence with which you have sustained me in every I leave this great people trial mit the enlargement of the court un less justices over 70 retire. “We must find a way to take an appeal from the supreme court to the Constitution itself,’.’ he said. "We \vant a Supreme court which will -do eenate bill, but the house P*'oposed (here have been 1.3i?6 senators arid 1 justice under the Constitutionnot only twelve havee served longer than'over it. In our courts we want a gov- i ■ \ to spend only $1,020,000. The senate measure would allocate $960,000 for the aged, $600,000 for dependent chil- -- dren, and $100,OOO for the blind in a<ldition to $396,000 for unfortunates Tttrt covered in these classifications. Proposed expenditures under the house plan would provide $840,000 for the aged in need, only $120,000 for dependent chidren aiwP |60,00()^ for bind per.sons. Another decided difference in the two bills was the house’s measure’s provision that counties furnish 10 per cent of the total mounts to be expend ed within their boundari^. This met criticism from Chairman Henry R. Sims of the senate social aecority committee, who said he was oppoaed to counties paying anything for as sistance, except for general relief. If counties were required to share in the cost, Sims stated, it would force them to raise property taxes. "Social security should be cared for by iiKlirect state taxes," he said. DUierwise the two bills i*ere sub- >-..x-stantialIy the same. Both would set Tillman died in 1918, and .since that-time five men have been sent to the senate from South Carolina while Smith has served as tbe state’s sen ior senator. . These were Christie Benet, W. P. Pollock, N. B. Dial, Cole L. BIea.se, and the state’s present junior senator, James F. Byrnes. Methodists Plan Special Meetings Rev. C. M. Dunnaway To Begin Series of Revival Messages Sunday Evening At Union Senrice. Plans have been completed for a special series of revival services at North Broad Street Methodist church beginninf Sunday ^ and continuing Through the following Friday evening. liie meeting is to be under the guidance of the Rev. C. M. Dunaway formerly of Atlanta, and now of Co X .' J . J ...^|jun>hia. Mr. Dunaway will speak for up state and county departments *of o j the first time Sunday evening at public welfare, as named in the senate measure, or social security, as called in the house proposal. They would be under the direction of a state board, the membei% to be elected by the general assembly for four-year terms. The chairman would Jbe elected from the state at large with six other members named from congreseional^ districts. The house plan specified no member of the gen eral assembly I would be eligible for election. _ The board would elect a ^te direc tor, whose salary, the house bill, pro vided, would be fixed by the hoard at no m/ore than $8,000 a year. The senate hill would allow the board members $10 a day for meetings, but their maximum annual compensation would be limited to $800 for the first year and $200 a year thereafter. The county boards would be com posed of five menders. ner in which social security funds could be raised. (The senate bill, of course, could not be a revenue meas ure). Senator Sims stated he favored "a reasonable and comprehensive pro gram to take care of need and dis- . tre«i and then to find the money." Many members of tb^ general as.- sembly were known to believe no new taxes would be necessary to launch the progr^un. Italian ' in Drive, Rqwrt Madrid Defender Claims Entire Italian Division Participate In Advance On Capital. Madrid, March 9. — With insuigent troops pressing toward Idadrid from the northeast, the city^s defense chief asserted tonight he had proof “a whole Italian division” was partici- meikbership of the clubi paring in the •posh! j • Gen. Joe Miaja, supreme govern- NEW YORK REJECTS ernment of laws, not of men. "I want—as all Americans want-»- an independent judiciary as proposed by the framers of the <!onstitution. he was held by those who knew him. Active pallbearers were: M. I). Milam, E. C. Taylor, Hugh C. Ray, J. David Copeland, Posey Watts ‘UaiKdand and Sain C. Young. The (Uveeased was a member of ef t4>e iMHmty’s oklest and widely connected families. He was the eld est son of the late Dr, Thomas W. and Lou Buchanan Wier of Green wood county, Mr. Wier was,a devoted and loyal prosperous and hai»p‘y; in the full en joyment of liberty and peace, and honored and Respected by every na tion* in the world. . . . *■ We have now almost lived fifty years under the Constitution framed by the sages and patriots of the Revolution.. 'The conflicts in which the nations of Europe were engaged during a great part of this period; the spirit in which they wage<l war against each other'; and our intimate commercial connexion with every part of the civilized world, rendered in a time of much difficulty for the gov ernment of the United States, We have ha<l our .seasons of peace and war, with all the evils wbicb ^precede or follow, a state of hostility - with powerful nations. But we have passed triumphantly through all these difficulties. Oar Constitution no longer a doubtful experiment; That means a supreme court that will 1 memlner of Duncan’s ('reck Presbyte- 7:30 at a union service in which all ddnominations of the city~will unite. He" will speak twice dailyr-at sieJO a. m. and 7:30 p. m. during the week. Two ei^ptions to this 8chedu|^of hours will he made, the serviqj^on Tuesday evening to be at 7 insteim of 7:30, and on Monday at 3:30 insuad of the morning hour of 9:30. This service is espacially arranged for young people of the church and com munity with a cordial invitation ex tended to all to be present. Mr. Dunnaway is a forceful and interesting speaker, ranking as one of the outstanding ministers of the Matbpdist denomination. He is the minister who brought Bishop Arthur Moore of the Methodist church, to Christ, in one of his earnest Gospel appeals. To the services the pastor, Dr. ^ . J. C. Roper, and members of his con- ISM oi me mem^. ^-*f|ifl{H!W/1*vre«ehaa1niiort cor- “i ‘’."’’"I"'. .""J: dM weleom. to the people of the community, irrespective of denomina tion. Kiwanians To Hear De la Howe Head T%e4 (Hinton Kirwanis club at its regular meeting thia evening will have as ks guest speaker the Rev. E. F. Gettys, euperintendent of the De la Howe schobl at Willington, an institution for boys and girls owned and supported by .the state of $oath Carolina. Mr. Gettys succeeded the late Rev. J. Bennett Brahth as super intendent several years ago, and has been most successful in directing the affairs of this school for needy children. Mr. Gettys is an interesting speak er and it is hoped by the committee in charge of this evening’s meeting enforce the Constitution as written— that will refuse to amend the Consti tution by the arbitrary exercise of judicial power—^amendment by judi cial say-so. It does not mean a judi ciary so independent that it can de ny the existence Of facts universally recognized." A major section of the address was devoted to answering the three most frequently heard criticisms of his pro posal—that it is an effort to “pack" the court, that it would create a pre cedent which a future-president with (RctaUffial iiobitlons eoold turn ts his advantage and that the solution of the problem lies rather in a con stitutional amendment. Of the '.‘packing’’ charge, the presi dent said: "If by that phrase the charge is made tl^t I would appoint and the senate would confirm Justices worthy to sit beside present members of the court who understand modern condi tions—that I will appoint justices^ who^ will.snot undertake.to overridF the judgm^t of the congress on leg- Tilarive policy—that I will appoint justices who' will act as justices and not as legislatoTs>-if the appointment of such justices can be called ‘pack ing the courts’, then I say that I and with me the vast majority of the American people favor just that thing—now.” 14-(^nt Cotton Looms For Dixie Average Price of Middling Spots At Ten Southern Markets Reaches 13.96. New Orleans, March 9.—Fourteen cent-a-pound cotton loomed as a pos- s"»iTi!'y Tdr the South today when a brisk advance"”df $li-to |l.26 a bale on the futures market lifted the raw staple close to this level. The averag;e price of middling spot cotton at 10 Southern markets, offi- cially considered representative American price was 13.96 cents a pound at the close today. , Future were not far-beWad.'March option at New Orleans closed at 13.83 cents and May option at 13.66. Buying was general. Foreign inter ests, the domestic trade and profes sional# sent purchaaing orders into the ring. The market made its advance in the face of unfavoraUe news items which included a sharp break in foreign cot ton prices and reports of a poesi- bility of a domestic textile strike. rian church which hi* served faithful ly as an iHder- for many year.s. He possessed many, admirable traits of character that made and held 'friends for him. Ever kind, sympathetic and upright, his life wa.s niarke.d by many good deeds in a quiet and unassuming manner. He loved his homeland will always be remembered as a most pa tient, faithful and loving husband and father. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula Lynn Wier, one daughter, Mrs. R. F. Pitts; one granddaughter, Bonnie Mae puts; four brothers, Sam, «W. L., R. S., .an(( Sheriff C. W. Wier of this counfy. A fifth brother, ^George R. Wier, passed away seven years ago. Gaston Stresses Safety On Roads Judge Tells Grand Jury the Reckless Drivers Punished: Should-Be Spartanburg," March 9.—Judg4* A. L. Gaston told the grand jury yester day in general sessions court that "every man has the right to travel the highways in safety.” / He has the righr^o do .so, the jurist said "without injury to his person or damage to his property." "If % man goes beyond the speed limit or drives on -riie wrong side of the road, he exceeds his rights. “He must then be restrained and punished. . "I don’t suppose there has ever been an accident which was not caused by a man driving too fast or taking the wrong side^ of the road. "When a man drives at 40 or 46 miles per hour and operates his car properly he is jji. inght. When he speeds up to 50 or 60 miles* ari hour and tries to pass the man in front of him he is exceeding his rights and breaking the law.” Touching on the crime situation in general. Judge Gaston said, 'T am free to say that I have no pana cea for crime. Our own government has failed to fin8 a solution.” He stated, that "putting a man in the penitentiary today and tumHig him loose tomorrow is no way- to pre vent crime." — Stating^that law enfortei^nt of ficers and the courts are more an xious to prevent crime than to punish people after they hav^ committed crimes, he said,- "Man is prone to do wrong. He should never be encou raged to do so, but ahould be encou raged not to breal;^ the law." Further, Judge Gaston said that in his opinion *^the certainty rather IS and, at the end of nearly half a cen tury, we find that it has preserved unimpaired the liberties of the people, secureil the rights of property, and that our country has improved and is flourishing beyond any former ex ample in the history of nations. . . I thank God that my life has been spared in a land of liberty, and that he has given me a heart to love my country with the affection of a son. And filled with gratitude for a con stant and unwavering kindnem, I hid you a last and affectionate fare well. ' Andrew Jackaon. ♦ Former Resident Dies In Arkansas MISS ANDERSON HEADS .. ... 1300 WINTHROP GIRLS pumrtiment ^ was more effective in crime preyen- Miss Briggs Anderson, of Green- that he will *>y the entire wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Anderson, has recently been elected ment commander on the central front, declared three Italian prisoners seiz ed in the strugrgle in- ndrthem Guad- aMJara province had landed at (3adi^ 'February 22 with'^an Itmlifn diviaion (usually about 14,000 men) which was sent to the Madrid front. — (Italy, .with 26 others nations op the interiiatiMial neutrality commit tee, agreed to ban movement of vol unteers to Spain February 20). The second day of fighting in <>en- Francisco Franco’s drive in Guadala jara pifovince left the outcome in doubt. CHILD LABOR LAW Albany, N. Y., March 9.—Ratifica tion of the federal child labor amend ment by President Roosevjclt’s home state was . overwhelming^ rejected today by the assembly after bitter debate that ra^jed nearly four hours. T^e final vote of 42 ayes to 102 noes split party lines wide open, 41 Democrats joining 61 RepuMicans in opposing the proposal despite repeat ed appeals by Democratic Governor Herbert H. Lehman and the presi dent president of the student government association at Winthrop college. Mias Anderson, a distingtfvshed student, bqs taken an outstanding part in scholastic and campus activities at Winthrop. She is a niece of Mrs. Julia Griffin of this city. / MUCH INFLUENZA HERE Influenza in Clinton and the sur rounding commuh^ has spread rap- i(Uy during the" past ten days. A niun- ber of cases have been reported botii among white and colored, with many confined to their homes suffering from the diaMse. tion. ' He pointed to the small number of homicides in Canada^ where the stem ano inevitable code of sure pun- ishmottt' under English law prevails asexample of. what he meant. LOSE THEIR FATHER J. T. Gary, 87, died at his home, at Nashville, Ark., last Wednesday, news of his death having been re ceived here by relatives during the .wcpk. . ^ Mr. Gary-was bom and lived in the Shady Grove section near here until a young man. Sixty years ago he moved to Arkan.sas and was one of the early settlers and pioneer fanriers of Howard county in that state. He was a brother-in-law of H. Gopelaiid of this place, having married Miss Nancy (Jopeland who preceded him to the grave two years ago. The deceased is survived by three sons, Jeime and TV>m of Nashville, and Sam of Amarillo, Texas, by two daughters, Mrs. John Dildy of Nash ville, and Mrs. Lela MdCrary of Tex arkana. Clubs To Hear McKissick Tuesday The annual joint meeting of the CHnton Chamber of <>ommeTce and Laurens Business'League will be held in this city next Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at the Mary Musgrove Tea Rooin. 'Tlien^est speaker for the occasion wHi he Dr. J. Rion McKissick, presi dent of the jJniversity of South Car olina, ,and one of the state’s leading educators and interesting speakers. He will be heard following the-serv- ir>g of supper. All members of both organizations are invited and urged to be present, and an unusually large attendance is^expected APPROVE FARM ACT Washington, March 9.—^The house agriculture committee approved to day a measure to continue until 1942 the annual payment of $500,000,000 to farmers complying with the federal soil conservation ^program. he believed/iji ".sane control" of li- 4uor. Senatof Shuler of Williamsburg, said he had decided to vote for the* bill but that he beljeved the present law "the best that can be had," espec ially if "tightened up," although de claring himself "perwmally in favor of destroying every drop of liquor.’’ Here Senator Epp.s of Sumter, re marked that "both wets and drys' wanted to destroy every drop,” but that there was di.sagrecment 0Q„ “the best method of destroying." He.asked, "Senators, why are you opposed to letting counties say what they want?" Speaking for the bill were Sena tors Laney of ,Che.«5terfield, Abrams of Newberry, Lancaster of Union. The roll call vote .was: Nays—(24)—Senators Brasington, Bridges, Brown, Cromer, Davis, Ellis. Epps, Gressette, Hamer, Jefferies, Johns, Lancaster, Leppard, Llde, Lightsey, McCall, Mars, Means, Nich olson, Parris, Pruitt, Shuler, Sims, Ward. Ayes—(4)—‘Senators Harmon, Hen derson, Searson, Unger. Paired: Nays, Senators Abrams. Laney, Wise, Lyles, Stukes, Quattle- heunii Ayetj-John F. Williams, Bates, Hines, McEachin, Dorn, Harvey. Court Releases More Road Cadh Cliff H. McLeod' and sister. Miss Verna McLeod, studehts at Preeby- terian college, were called to their liome at Ocala, Fla., Saturday, on ac count of the death of their father, A B. JfcLe<^ Their friends at the college and iiT the city will sympa- tkize with them in their bereavement. Mr. McLeod w editor of The Blue Stocking, weekly newspaper publish ed by students at the college. O / DEATHS frbiii AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS ia LAURENS COUNTY 1937 Let*s Strive To Make This a Safe Tear Oa the Hi^hwaja. Columbia, March 8.—<'hief Justici* Jhhn d. Stabler today'^ifigned an order releasing $5,31)0,000 in .<tate highway funds on petition of the 'highway commission. ^ The order set forth that the money was for highway, department obliga tions from April 1 to June 30 this year, which will be: Payrolls, $500,000; reimbursement obligations, principal and interest, $1,200,000; construction claims, $.3,- 000,000; maintenance equipment, sup plies and the like, $C00,0(k). H^hway funds were tied up in_ banks in 1935 during the controver sy between (Sovemor Johnston and the highway department, the court issuing restraining orders that, pre vented paying out of the money at the time. The court, since that time, has released a total of $17,785,553 aside from the amount freed today. The orders instructed the banks to' i^eaae tee funds in the approved amounts upon proper request being |made. li of d^ate continued from last week. The vote, which indicated the bill would likely win ultimate passage, came after Senator .Searson of Allen dale,/had withdrawn hi.s motion to strike out the enacting words, but Senator Nicholson of Greenwood,, one of the si)on.sors of 4he -measure, re newed it and requested a roll call. Searson withilrew his motion to permit an amendment by Senator Harvey of Beaufort, to be submitted, but NichoLson .and a determined blue spiked the attempt to have the amendment considered Iwfore a vote. Adjournment came shortly after the roll call and Harvey did not get a chance to present his amendment, which he said woubl eliminate the provision allowing counties and cities to votc*on the continuance of liquor sales within their boundaries. Anoth er amendment that would deny coun ties that voted (Try ariy share In li<iuor revenue wus also to be submitted. The genators. heeded the appeal that local option was “(Jemocratic’’ and that the right of counties or cit-_ ie.s to vote on the (juestibn was "fair" and "rea.sonable." ^ Senator Means of ('harleston,, who ■ opened his remarks with "Kellijw sa loons, I beg your pardon, fellow sci ons,” favored the bill, he said, be cause he was convinced' some sec tions of the state firmly believed in prohibition and believed it could la* enforced. He asserted, however ,that condi- tions in Charleston had vastly im proved since prohibition and expres-- ed the opinion the South Carolina li quor law was “the best in the Unitetr States." -Making his maiden speech liv*-4he senate, Senator Harmon of Lexington, stated he did not believe local option "would .solve the problem ... a house divided cannot stand. This state can not be half wet and half dry,” He said / Stabler’s Order Frees Over Five I MiUion Dollars To Fay High way Obligations.