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. ^ a ■ --''r I '»*. ' 1 . . - ■ , % ■/ u - /■' - t ' j, ... - ' $ ■, - . ' -. V » 1 . ■ 1 . ^ THE CiltONICLE Strives To Bo s Clean Neirs* Ipaper, Complete, Newsy, tad ReUable. ■f VOLUME xxxvn CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAYr APRIL 15, 1937 NUMBER 16 NO LET UP IN COURT HGHT iW President Roosevelt Will Push Campaign, Demaild That He Drop Issu^ On Basis of Wag- -•jier Act Opinion Is Rejected. Washington, April 13. — Adminis tration leaders, contending the su- pxcnie court’s Wagner aSt decisions are not guarantee that it would up- Chamber Eiects New Officers S. W. Simerel Named As Presi dent of Commerce Groiip At Meeting Tuesday Night. The April meeting of the Chamber of Commerce w'as held Tuesday eve ning with several guests present, and was presided over by the retiring president, L. B. Dillard. , , This being th^ annual election of South Carolina Presbytery Meets Tuesday At Liberty Springs Chtirch Cross Hill Presbyterians Will St^e Se^uicentennial Celebration. Historical Pageant of Church To Be Presented By Mrs. Crouch.. The Rev. Fred T. McGilL, pssior, announced yesterday that prepara tions are being completed for the spring meeting of ^uth Carolina presbytery and the sesquicentennial , . , i officers meeting,' the report of the! cel®l>ration at Liberty Springs Pres- hold wage^and^houj^ l^slation,U^j^jj^^^jy^ presented j *>ytei*iari church at Cross Hill next pressed on today for reorganixatioh of the high tribunal. A well informed official told re porters that President Roosevelt would go'ahead with his-proposal to name new justices to the court. Some- Cipponqnts of the"propo.sa) have d?-,. manded that he drop it, but it was made plain he would not comjily. Officials asserted, however, that the president would not wait for con gress to act upon the proposed reor ganization before putting forward . new legislation to fix minimum "Wag es and maximum working hours. Hints of a prospective expansion of federal activity into still another field were heard in congress. Stewart McDonald, the federal housing admin istrator, appeared, at a closed meet- -- ing of the senate banking committee, some of whose members said he fa vored “some kind of effective federal action” to keep building material prices under control. Committee members said McDonald expressed apprehension that mount- ‘ ing prices, recently criticized by the president, were threatening to inter fere with the administration’s efforts to stimulate some construction. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, issued a carefqlly prepared Ktatement on the five to four decis ion by which the supreme court up held yesterday * the government’s right to regufate labor relations in a vast sector of manufacturing indus tries. ^ Declaring that a change in the viewpoint of one judge had made “constitutional” legrislation which was “unconstitutional” before the juriat changed his opinion, Robinson said: “Prom these considerationa, it ap- and the following officers duly elect ed to serve the coming year S. W. Sumerel, president. W. R. Anderson,'Jr., vice-president. C. F. Winn, secretary. — B. R. Fuller, treasurer. Tuesday, April 20. The old church building, erected in 1857, has recently been covered with asbestos roofing, painted on the out side and inside, and everything is “dressed up for the occasion.” Ap. Board of directors, in addition to! F»^x‘inately 50 representatives from nititut^al am?ii?Im%nf, tinn or for fcortl of both, concerning the reorgaaixa- Hion of the judiciary connot be sus pended by the variableness of the opinion of a single justice.” At first observers interpreted Rob inson’s statement as a possible hint the ofFicers: L. B. Dillard, E. D. Craig, J. H. Pitts, Jr., A. B. Godfrey and Dr. J. C. Roper. ^ ~ The retiring president thanked the club for its cooperation during the past year and asked the same spirit of support for the incoming officers. President-elect Sumerel was '^absent from the meeting. It was^pointed out by E. D. Craig that the club’s paint committee for Thornwell orphanage would launch its campaign Tn the city F^riday for the purpose of raising funds to^paint all buildings on the institution’s campus. The president reported that “Clean- Up Week” would be observed in the city next weej^and urge<l everybody to support the campaign. » Dr. J. C. Roper called to the club’s attention a peace meeting to be held ^t North Broad Street Methodis^t church on the evening of April 23#d. President Dillard announced that the club had accepttnl an invitation of the Laurens Business league ^o, be their guests in Laurens for a joint meeting on the evening of May 4th. The club had as its guest speaker, Niels Ghri^tensen, field representa tive of Region Vil, Social Security board, with headquarters in Colum bia. Procedures for filing of claims for the payment of luihp sums under the federal old-age benefit plan of the social Security act, were outlined by Mr. Christensen. — “A simple form has been devised pby ^ board iaa the um of eata ai the five different types of claimants,” Mr. Christensen said. “Separate forms are provided for: (1) wage earners, (2) widows or widowers, (3) other close relatives, (4) executors or ad- ministmtorsi, and—(5> guardians -or committees. They ask a minimum of that the administration, in view of from two to a maximum of 12 qiies- the power granted it by the court Jtions I yesterday, might be willing to take the slower route 6f constitutional amendment in its efforts to reor ganize the tribunal. Administration members of congress cautioned against this vie\5^ however, express ing belief that Robinson still favored tackling court rebrganization -both by legislation and an accompanying amendment. The administration official who said Mr. Roosevelt would go ahead with his proposal for new- justices said there was no indication of a compro mise on the judiciary plan. William Green, - president of the American Federation of Labor, called upon the president to urge that he continue to fight for a change in the court.^ ^ ‘ Talking with reporters afjterwafd. Green slid the court had failed to aay whether the labor relations act would be upheld when applied to industries not covered in the five cases decided Campus. yesterday.^ He suggested organize^. «»..Jk-com»ittas from the Chamber of labor might contend that other indus tries were in interstate commerce and also subject to the act. “ Green said he expressed to the President a belief that the sit-dpwn strike movement ia, siR>siding because “everybody is beginning to under stand it is unpopular.” He reported the president expressed no ideas on sit-dbwn strikes or the court bill. - ‘ iPeace Meeting Herp April Zi A meeting in the interest of peace, staged under the auspices of the Emergency Peace campaign with headquarters in Atlanta, will be held 'at Broad Street Methodist church on Friday night, April 23,* at 8 o’clock. The meeting is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and ser vice clufe of the city. A speaker of national rtpuUtion •will come here from the ^tlanta of fice to^cquainb the public with the program and objectives of the move ment which is national in its 'scope. “A sixth form, known as ‘State ment of Employer,’ is a simple report by the employer giving only the total amount of wages paid the employee and the employment period.” Mr. Christensen pointed out thaf^'l^- the 40 churches of the presbytery are expected to attend the sessions. Dr. F. D. Jones! history uf_ the church has been completed ^and will be ready this week for distribution. Some very interesting facts will be revealed in the history, not only to the people connected with the church but to^^msmy others. The historical sketch will be sold at small cost. Dr. Jones also will deliver an historical address on the church during the meeting of presbytery. Smith iv»>n* ^SOLONS ENTER Cotton Action^ Wants Changes In Futures Con tracts To Comply- With Re forms Approved By Senate Agriculture Conunittee, Mrs.\ Sydney Crouch, of Clemson college,'has completed the historical pageant and it has been TJTtnjsutKpd a most e:^llent piece of workTT^e pageant will portray the changed con ditions in tlw history of the churoh from its orgataization 150 years ago until the present date. The first scene' ’ will depict the Actual conditions of life in -this section in 1787. British and American soldiers, the Revolu tionary war atmosphere, buffaloes, wild life, Indians and early settlers will be brought to mind. The slavery period and the Civil war, with the slaves singing in the special balcony built Tor them, will be featured. The ,Cunningham family'^and Ann Pamela Cunningham’s cc^nection with Libt'rty Springs church Will be noted. An interesting session ineet- ing bringing outvactual sessional rec ords and a communion service with the historic silver communion set pre sented to the church by Mrs. Louisa Cunningham will *be further features of the pageant. • Washington, April 12.—Unless the New York cotton exchange effects changes in its futures contract to comply with “reforms” recommend UTH WEEK Senate Begins Talking About Quitting Work and Decides No More State-wide Bills Can Be Introduced By Individuals. Columbia, April 13.—'Definite ac tion to bring about early adjournment of the general assembly was taken ed by the senate agriculture commit-1 l^y ^1"^ senate as the legislators tee, legislation will be sought to force j their 14th week with sessions said Senator Smith, of 'l^tlnfir less than two hour.s. Farmers Choose Community Groups County Committees Are Named With Jack H. Davis Of Clin ton, President of Set-up*. I.aurens, April 11.—The county agent, C. B. Cannon, has announced the completion of the 1937 Laurens county farm setup, the organization consisting of three community com mitteemen and an alternate from each of the nine townships, a board of di rectors of the association and a county committee. Community com mittee chairmen from the board of directors, and from these memfcrs of the county committee were selected. The community committeemen are as follows, the first as chairmah, the second vice chairman and the fourth ,aa alteraata: Laurens township: John H. Pow ers, L. M. Mobley, John S. Madden and John F. Blakely. Hunter township: Jack H. Davis, Sr., T, Randolph Davis, Jim W. Mil- ler and Edgar Young. Jacks township: Tan M. Ray, John I). Copeland, Joe H. Bonds and John L. .Adair. Cro.ss Hill: E.'^A. Adams. Charlw Turner, John HF. Griffin and Sam M. Leaman. Waterloo: Robert G. Smith, J. N. Jones, J. B. O’Dell and J. L. Fennell, Cpunty Supply Bill Is Passed South Carolina, chairman of the com mittee, toiiay. Smith, whose committee approved the recommendations-proposed as the result of a two-year cotton i mafket inquiry, said a * contrjwrt must be adopted “that will prohibit the mi^- nipulati've abuses which have caused enormous losses to farmers and spin ners in the past.” - — “If suclfechanges in the contract, as recommended, are not effected promptly, ^ then legislation must be propo.sod to allow the officials of the commodity" exchange administration any additional powers necessary to take remedial stei‘>s to bring about such changes,” he added. Smith said he had conferred with J. W. T. Duvel, commodity exchange chief, before submitting the recom- mentlations to his committee, which held lengthy hearings la.st year on hotton marketing. ^ ' ] Propoee<I futures contract rocom- Senator Cromer Makes Several mendations include<l elimination of Changes. More Funds Given Roads, «Bnd Delegation Control Liberalized. Senator C. A. Cromet, in the city Friday, stated that the amende<l I^au- rens county supply bill had passed both the house and senate, and had 'jtat’ron on the trading activities of been ordered ratified; The bill when it reached the senate was amended in several particulars, principally in Section 1, pertaining tq appropriations and made .no large difference in'the total amount of the measure as previously published. Additional provision was made for the supervisor’s office by granting all of the gas tax fox U;m maintenance of efMlngangs tax fox Um maintei the house meesure,: only $30,000 of the ga# "tax was provided for thi? pur pose, the remainder not being dis posed of. Ijast year the gas tax amounted to around $34,000 and is exp^KJted to be larger this year The senator liberalized the supply measure by removing in several plac es the control granted the “senator and majority of the legislative dele gation.” .Such control was removed in the purchase of new machinery by the supervi.sor, the appointment of the transferable ‘provision of delivery notices; providing a fixed^ date for deliveries; elimination or curtailment of Southern deliveries, and a limita- ti(tn on the number of ^adc quali ties which may be included in any one unit of delivery. , ' The committee also proposed a lim- any single person or firm anu elimi nation or curtailment of government cotton estimates. Smith said the inquiry’s record also “clearly shows that the government should adopt a final sales policy re garding the balance of its cotton hold ings.” “ -V The South Carolina senator dia- closed be had racoiamandad John L. A resolution to receive no more state-wide bills unless introduced by committee was proposed by Senator Lide of Marion, and quickly adopted. Senator Nicholson of Greenwood,' ex- ipressed adjournment sentiment by tailing attention to a Greenville News editorial and saying “The people of South Carolina think we have been, here long enough and .so do I.” Meanwhile the general appropri-, ation free conference committee went back to work at its ta.sk of compro mising differences between the hoqse bill totaling $9,688,'00D'"and the sen-’ ate measure that would appropriate $10,814,000. The social security free conferees planned to hold their first meeting at 8 p. m. tomorrow. After prolonged debate, the senate passed and returned to the bouse with minor amendments a bill to create a pension system for peace officers of the state. The measure would cover magistrates, highway patrolmen, .state constables, penitentiary guards, sheriffs and their deputies. Entering objections to many phas es of the bill. Senator Sims, chairman of the social security committee, mov ed unsuccessfully to strike out the enacting words and several of the ameh3rnents he proposed were ta1)led. _Although expressing “some hesi tancy in opposing this bill,” Sims said he did not favor “creating a favored class of employes in South Carolina to the neglect of all other state em ployes.” He suggeste<l that the social se curity board be instructe<l to investi- giite and report to the next legi^a* lure a plan providing a pension sys tem “for achooi teachers and every man and woman working in any pe es. In “Bussey, Greenville,cotton mer- tUbdIVislon hf the state.” chant, for the position of senior cot ton expert for the commodity change administration. ex- R.O.T,C. Unit Inq^tion Today This morning, starting at eight o’clock, the annual government in spection of the military unit of the Reserve Officers’ Training corps of- one means of achieving simplicity in the claim procedure Vas by devising a form for eachTtype o? claim instead of trying to use one form for all types. ' Mr. Christensen stated forms are obtainable, and that assistance in ex- (Continued on page two) To Make Drive . ' For TIroitiwell Community Will Be Asked To Provide Funds' To Paint All Buildings On the Orphanage Commerce will launch a.compaign in the city Friday for 'Thomwell’s Paint Fund” to paint the outside of all buildings on the orphanage campus. It is estimated that .>$3,500 wUUhe needed to provide paint and labor for the job. The buildings are now badly in need of painting and the commu nity will be a8ked=4o contribute io a fund for this purpose. Already sev eral subscriptions have been received and an intensive drive will be made to reach the goal with all Clintonians and friends of tb^ institution given an opportunity to make a contribu tion. The committee is headed by R. E. Scu/fletown: B.'A. Goodwin, W. T. Blakely, D. L. McClintock, and L. J. Blakely. 1 * , .Sullivan: G. C. Roper, H. O. Aber crombie, G. D. Wood and E. A. Pitta. Dials: B. V. Gray, F. S. Stoddard, T. W. Barksdale and Ben G. Taylor. Youngs: Wallace L. Martin, C. R. Bobo, J. B. DeShields . and E. J. Sloan. In perfecting the final ^organiza tion, the county committee ‘ selected from the board of directors of the as sociation, JfLck H. Davis, Sr., of Clin ton, president; E. A. Adams, of Cross Hill, vice president; Wallace L. Mar tin, of Gray Court, with Tan M. Ray, of Renno, alternate. C. B. Cannon,« county agent, is secretary of the asso ciation, with H. Ropp, treasurer and assistant secretary. Mr. Cannon has given praise to the cooperation of the fanners in voting their indorsement of the ne^ the court house janitor and the college will begin with a parade before the inspHroting offl-- cer. Major JameT’^'Er Matthew.s, of North Georgia college, Dahlonega. propriatioYi for the health depSTtment. The appointment of the court hou.se program. janitor, undi’f the amended measure, is left entirely in the hand.s of the clerk of courtT His salary remains as before at $50 a month. The clerk of court’s .salary was in creased $100 a year over the house bill,* making it $2,100 annually. The cost of lunacy was taken out of the $1,000 appropriation for two county physicians. The Rem of $25 for indexing pen sion claims, taken out of this year’s bUl by the house delegation, was re placed by Sen. Cromer. The $25 goes to the judge, of probate. The appropriation for the county library was increased from $1,200 to $1,800. The senator said that he had been infoXimed^that the $1,200 barely paid the salaries of the librarians. Following the parade and review the special platoon under Captain Pat- j rick will demonstrate combat princi- I pies of a platoon in actual warfare. After Major Matthews completes his inspection of the demonstration he will review company, platoon and s<]uad close order drill on Johnson field. Go To ColumlHa I For Medical Meet Ferguson as chairman, and hopes to receive a liberal response to their Jqj. 30 qj. Tnope years. This group was 'Dr. J. W. Davis and Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, senior members of the Clin ton medical profession, are in Colum bia attending the annual convention of the South Carolina Medical associ- ation. Drs. Davis and Bailey are among the 01 members who have been in the state association continuously appeid on the part of the commu nity. RECEIVER MOVES OFFICE ■'I The office of the receiver of the First National bank has been moved within the past week to the National Bank building in Newberry, J. L Da vidson, assisUnt receiver, stated yea- tenlay. The office for the past sev eral years has been maintained in the building here, now the property '«f Oopeh^-Stane eompany. O DEATHS from AUTOMQBILB ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY mi \ Let*s Strito To Make TMi m Safe Tear On tke Hifkwajari- -I i honored with special identifying badges and places of honor at the meetings and luncheons of the pres ent convention. L— Commercial Bank To Pay Dividend Notice is given in today’s paper by H. D. Henry, conservator of The Com mercial Bank, now in liquidation, that a dividend,of 10 per cent will be paid its depositors beginning today, April 15. All depositors are requested to present their receipts to share in the distribution.^' "" nf . The fourth dividend payment now announced brings the total up to 60 per cent since the bank closed. Dr. and Mrs. L R. Lynn wSre vis itors ’n ColtMnbia on ■t-v ■I V-’:- P. C. And Clemson Meet'Here Today FIRE DESTROYS HOME Monday morning the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jackson, just be yond Rosemont cemetery, was com pletely destroyed by fire, a.H well asj all furniture and furnishings. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were away from home at the time, with no one irr the dwell ing. The cause of the fire is unknown. Their friends will sympathize with them in their loss. Senator Brown asserted the meas ure embodied “the same plan as in effect jn other states,” saying seven (>eace officers ba<i been killed recent ly and that none had protection. He pointed out that “peace officers get considerably less pay than other pub lic servants . . . They can’t get doul)le indemnity insurance^ "only ordinary — life at excessively high rates.” Sena tor Hates also spoke for the hill. Hy a vote of 73 to 24,, the house gave third reading to the hill author izing the state to take <)ver the La- ~ faye,tto bridge .across *the Pee lice. Klack and Waccamaw rivers and as sume tJeorgetown county’s .$r)3H7{KK>\~ indebteiiness for its construction. The measure went to the senate. On motion of Representative Stev ens of Berkeley, the house by a vote- of 76 to 21, continued the meaysure to regulate the m'anufacture, sale, trans portation, analysis and labeling of commercial fertilizers. Vice Chairman Rowell of the agri culture committee, which sponsored the bill, told the house that Clemson college extension officials had pro posed the measure hut Represtmtative The fast baseball team qf Preaby- terian college, uzuier.-4he direction./)! Coach Chick Galloway, continued Historical as^iation at its aev DR. JONES HONORED. Dr. Dudley Jon^s 'jif Presbyterian college faculty, on .&tiirday was elected president of the South Caro- winning record Monday by defeating F4zrman 3_to 0 in a game featured by the pitching of Weldon, who whif fed 19 Furman batters, thereby mak ing for himself a South Carolina lea gue strike-out record. The season’s schedule will be con tinued today with Clemson meeting P. G. on Young, field at 4 o’clock in yhat promises to be a fast and inter esting game. A special invitation has been extended all men over 60 years of age in the community, to be the team’s guests for the game. The University of South Carolina and the Blue Hose will meet here Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. enth annual meeting held in Colum^J bia. PRESBYTERIAN MEN TO MEET TONIGHT The April meeting of the Men^of- the-Chureh of the First Pteabyterian church "Will be held this evening at 7:30, in the SiOiday school department of. the church. The usual supper will be served by one of the church cir cles, after which an interesting pro gram will-be presented. Matters'of vital importance to the church are to be/considered, with all officers and membera of the or|;anization invited to be present. Baseball Race South Carolina’s Intercollegikte baseball at the close of last week found the teanpis ih the following or der: A Won Lost Erskine .... 4 0 Carolrina .... 1 0 Presbyterian .... .... 3 1 Newberry .... 1 1 Wofforil .... l 2 Furman .... 0 Citadel ^ .... 0 2 Clemson ;... Q 2 . MENU FOR REMAINDER OF . WEEK Baaeball Thursday—Clemson at P, C. Saturday—^P. C. at Citadel, Tcnnia ^ Saturday-rJEL-C. at Oarolina. Track Saturday—Furman at P. C. Golf niuraday—<^em8on at P. C. \ Saturday—P. C. at CiiadeL Manning charged it wa.s a “guano company bill.” '' Manning bitterly attacked the bill, .saying “it is brought up here to kill the very thing the farmer.s have asked for Tor years ... it ,is spon.sored not only by fertilizer companies of South Cah>]ina but of-,North Carolina.” Rowell said Clemson officials had told him that under the present open formula' law they could ascertain what elements were in fertilizer but thyt they could not tell to what quan<t—.. tity. Venable MfU'tin Wins Fellowship Venable Martin, graduate, of Pres byterian college in the class of 1936, and nbw holding a fellowship*at Duke university, ha.s recently received an appointment as an. assistant in mathe matics at the University of Wi.scon- ain. . Mr. Martin is a native of this city, a son of Mrs, A. V. Martin, and of the late Professor Martin, head of the mathematics department at Presbyte rian cpllege for 30 yeai's. Changes Made In Camp Personnel Project Superintendent C. W! Wan- namaker of the CCC camp near Clin ton, has been transferred to C^mp F-14, district “B,” Modoc, S. C. Lt. Robert H. Driscoll of Pitts burgh, Pa., has been assigned here as camp surgeon, .replacing Lieut Zalin, who has been transferred to Edisto Maud. Lieut Dri8<^oll comes from a formei* OCC camp assignment at Che- I -i