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VOLUME. XXXVII
CLINTQN, S. C.; THUR^AY, APRIL 22, 1937
NUMBER 16
DAVIES, BYRNES, AUSTINTO BE
HONORED BY COLLEGE MONDAY
wui
Degrees From College Next Monday
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Will Be Given Honorary Degj.ees At Impreissive Ceremony Here.
Program Calls for Addresses, Luncheon, Inspection of Campus,
Baseball and Tennis Matches. Three Hundred Invitations Mailed
Out for Event. ,
What" probably will be the largest
group oC/national celebrities ever *0
visit Clinton will be here<-iiext Mon-
, day afternoon j as Presby^rian col
lege corjfers the honorary <legre€ of
doctor of laws on Joseph E. Davies,
United* States ambassador to Russia,
James F, Byrnes, United States sen
ator from South Carolina, and Dw’ight
E. Austin, prominent New York man
ufacturer. , '
With the college mailing out this
—-three-'dmndre^- invitations
land on their yacht to attend the cor
onation of George Vf. ^
- James F. Byrnes, United States
.senator from South Carolina, is con-j
sidered by many political writers and t
commentatoi^ as" tbe^great and goodi
to the most prominent political fig
ures in the nation—a list of names
that reads almost like a political di
rectory of American affairs — and
with the governor of the state, prom
inent state officials, federal judges,
and other outstanding figures in the
South attending, there is every indi
cation that Monday’s convocation will
witness a group of celebrities unique
in South Carolina.. ^
The detailed program of the day
begins at TtiAS. with the arrival of
the hon"or guesYs on the Seaboard
train from Washington. They will be
greeted at the station by a welcom
ing committee consisting of Governor
Olin D. Johnston, President Jacobs,
Dean Marshall W. Brown and the
board of trustees of the college, and
P. S. Bailey, mayor of Clinton.
A military escort from Presbyte
rian college’s crack junior platoon
will serve as a guard of honor as the
guests go to the college by automo
bile. On arriving at the campus they
will be fireeted with a nineteen-gun
military salute, and go at once 'to
Bailey Memrfr^l stadium where they
will review the highly-rated Presby
terian R.O.T.C. unit in a full dress
parade. " -
Following this review they wULat-
tend a luncheon given in their honor
in Judd,dining kali. After the lunch
eon the academic procession^^ill fom
at the administration , building and,
march between double lines of Pres
byterian college cadets to the Leroy
Springs gymnasium which is bemg
especially prepared for the ceremony.
friend of President Roosevelt.”
decisive actions in the sit-down s^ike i
debates in congress recently have
stamped him as a man of courage
and independence, one of the mo.st
powerful and influential men on Cap-
Xtol-Hip.
A native South Carolinian, Senator
Byrnes has been intimately assock
ated with the political life of the
$1,500,000,000
FOR RELIEF SET
BY ROOSEVELT
Current Year's Deficit- To Be
, Two and a Half Billion, Presi
dent Says In Budget Message.
Proposes To Cut Department
al Expenses If Power Grant
ed, In Call for Economy.
MEMBERS OF CXINGRESS
TAKI> ISSUE WITH CHIEF
nation since 1911 when he was elect
ed to theTJnited States house of rep
resentatives from the secbrtd district
of South Carolina. He served from
the 62nd through the 68th congresses,
until 1925. H? has servedione term as
United States senator, and last fall
was re-elected by the lar^est/^majority
in the history of the stare, defeating
two opponents on the first ballot.
• Senator Byrnes visited Presbyte
rian college last spring and delivered
the commencement address at tnat
time.
Mr. Austin long has been prominent
The above men will receive honorary degrees from Pre
to right: Hon. Joseph E. Davies, U. S. envoy to Russia;
ed States Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina
Washington,. April 20. - President
Roosevelt told congress to<lay that
latest figures Inrttcare The. govern
ment will.go $418,000,000 into the red
in the 1938 fi.scal year—the erghth'
succes.sjvc year of federal deficits.
However, he calUvl . for economy,
resbyterian college on April 26th. They are, from left fa*id he would* u.se3“every. means at
wight Austin, buKineK.s man of New York,, and Unit-
Riecreational Meet
In Clinton Today
Institute Arranged fpr '-WPA
Workers of Union and Lau
rens Counties.
M iss Mattie E. Smith, WPA recre-
in the fields of drug, cosnwtic,'and | ational supeiwisor for. Union and Lau-
food manufacture. He was for yeat^
president of the Nestle’s Foods com
pany, and he is now president of the
Leeming company, manufacturers of
drugs and cosmetics. He visited Pres
byterian college last summer when
he made «-«ocial visit at the home of
President William P. Jacobs.
These men are personal friends of
President Jacobs and it is throfugh his
efforts and those of the hoard of trus
tees that^ they will be in Clinton on
Monday.
Mrs. Alma
Claimed By Death
Oat of Coininity*8 Oldest Gti-
zens Passes At Home. Funer
al „ Yesterday At Duncan's
CreA Church.
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attend These exerdms after 1:40.
At two o’clock the company will
assemble on the main floor of the
gymnasium to the music of the Pres
byterian college orchestra. Governor
John.ston will make a brief welcoming
address, after which Dr. Henry Wade
DuBose, chairman of the board of
trustees of the college, will confer
the degrees upon Ambassador Davies,
Senator Byrnes, and Mr. Austin.
Following the conferring of de
grees, Ambassador Davies will nuike
an address which will b€“ brogdcftst
over radio station WBT, Charlotte.
After Mr. Davies’ address, Senator
Byrnes will give an addrbss.
Following an interlude of orchestra
music, the other distinguished guests
will he introduced.
Upon completion of.^ the ceremony,
the honor guests will make a ^our of
inspection of the campus, watch
P. C.fB strik*e-out king, Coon Weldon,
pitch against The Citadel baAeball
team, and see Blue Stocking ten^nis
stars engage Citadel padets m duhl
matches. ;
Anrbassadof-Daviasr-who-wdUn4)a-«6'^i
companied to Clinton by hi* wifa, the
former Marjorie Post Hutton, is’‘dne
of the outstanding figures in the po
litical and legal world. A native of
Wisconsin and an honor graduate of
Jhd University of Wisconsin, he early
in life entered the 'political arena.
Following his success in Wisconsin,
he be^me western manager for the
Wilson presidential campaign in 1911
^ and often has been credited with the
success of the Wilson electioifT Preft-
dent Wilson appointed hhn conifWii-
sioner of corporations and in this ca
pacity he drew up the Federal Trade
commission and became its first
chairman.
Following “ the war, Mr. Davies
served as economic advisor to Presi
dent Wilson at the Versailles peace
conference, wid on the convpletion of
the conference the president’offered
him the ambassadorship to Russia,
the ambassadorship to Italy, or the
governorship of the Philippines. He
refused all three, and being defeated
by a narrow margin in a oongreesion-
al race in Wisconsin, set up a law
office in Washington.
He continued this practice until
1936 when he accepted President
Roosevelt’s appointment as ambassa-
.dor to Russia. During this period he
* had many famous cases, the most out
standing of which was that for the
Ford. Motor company in which the
government sued the stoclAolders for
' 136,000,000 alleged due on hack taxes.
Mr. Davies not only won the case but
succeeded in getting Ford a refund
of 13,000,000 on taxes already paid.
Mr. ffevies wid his wife arill leave
for Washington late Monday after
noon, and shortly w^U sail for Bgg-
rens counties, has announced an all
day recreation institute for the two
counties to, he held here today in the
.Masonic Temple building, the regis
tration of the group expected to at
tend the conference beginning at 9
a. m.’ The program for the day*' foT-
lows:
9:30-10—Community sing, led by
Miss Fannie Sparks and Mrs. Gladys
Hames.,
10-10:20 — W'elcome, Mayor Silas
Bailey.
10:20-10:45 — Address by Leroy
Burns, Laurens county superintend-^
ent of ^u^ation. /
" 10:45-11:15—Remarks: Miss Bettie
Brooks, assistant state director of
recreation; Mrs. Edna Gentry, state
supervisor of recreation; Lewis H<
Gault, Union county superintendent
of education.
11:15-12—Story telling by Mrs. S.
N. Burts. '
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Mr,s. Alma Dillard, 77, one of Clin
ton’s oldest and highly esteemed citi
zens, passed away early Tuesday
morning at her residence after being
in ill health for several months.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock from
Duncan’s (>eek Presbyterian church
near here, of which she was a life
long and devoted member. The ser
vices were in charge of her pastor,
the Rev. D. E. Boozer of Goldville,
ksaisted by Dr. J. C. Roper of this
city. A large gathering of friends
assembled for the services, and many
lovely flowers banked upon her grave
gave evidence of hhe love and esteem
in which she was held.
Mrs. Dillard was the widow of the
kite Robert Coldin Dillard, who pre
ceded her to- the grave twenty-three
years ago. 9he was a. gentlewoman
of the type that is disappMring with
her generation. A woman of strong
Christian faith, of sprightly energy
and gentle modesty, she made friends
easily, and having made them, kept
tllthful mother end friend,
•he leaves behind Joy^ ones and
friends whose comfort is in having
known her as a truthfuk upright and
chariUble example of womaiihood.
She leaves many friends who will
regret to lean) of her passing.
The deceased is survived by two
children, Mrs. J. B. Wilder of this
city, J. R. Dillard of Jacksonville,
Fla., and two grandchildren,Mrs.
Johnny Bazemore of Jacksonville, and
Gaston Wilder of this place.. “•
Gladys Cato, accompanied by Mrs. D.
J. Brimm.
12:15-12:30 — Arts and Crafts, by
Miss Catherine Purcell, Union county
recreation council member.
-L:00-2;00—Lunch.
2:00-2:30—Bird Lore, by Mias Wil-
lie Mae Parsons. • f
2:.30-4:00—Games and Folk Dances
by Mrs. Edna Gentry.
4:00-4':30—Exhibit at Clrntmi"work
shop.
Baptists Meet In
Laurens Saturday
Anjnual Session of Woman’s
' Missionary Union To Be Held
At First Baptist Church.
Program Given.
The thirty-fifth annual smsaion of
the Woman’.s Mis-aionary union of the
Laurens Baptist association will bt-
held at the First Baptist church of
Laurens on .Saturday, April 24th, be
ginning at 10:30 o’clock.
The theme announced for the con
ference is, “Building for the Master.”
The watchword is “Not by might nor
by power, but by my spirit, saith the
Lord of hosts.”
The following program will be pre
sented: C
Hymn, “How Firm a Foundation.”
Prayer. t
Devotional—Mrs. C. B. Bobo.
Hymn for the year, “Christ for the
World We Sing.”_ ~
Brief message on watchword—Rev.
W. D. Spinx. ^
Introduction of visitors.
Roll call of societies and recogni
tion of delegates.
MateriBjl' for Building:
T, Division pre.sTJenls
Mahon, and Mrs. W. N.^Long. .
, 2. Mission study superintendent —
Mrs. T. L. W.. Bailey.
Beloved Woman
Is Laid To Rest
Mrs. Tom R. Workman Sue-
cumbs To Illness. Final Rites
Tuesday and Interment At
Rosemont.
-Mrs. Tiloin
Mary Mchison Workman*, 65,
wife-of Tom R. Workriran of thi.s city,
died at her home here early Monday
morning after an illnes.s of several
weeks.
The funerfil services were held from
the residence, Tue.sday morning at 11
o^lock. Interment followed in Rose
mont cemetery. The services were in
charge of the Rev. 'W. N. Long, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, as
sisted by the Rev. C. C. Vaughn of
the Bush River Baptist church. Both
at the home and, graveside, a large
number jof friends gathered to pay a
last' tribute, arid the neiwly-made
grave was covered with lovely floraj
offerings as an attestation of the high
esteem in which the deceased was
held. . . . .
Active pallbearers were: Arthur
Copeland, Joe L. Carter, S. W. Bum-
erel, S. Gary Dillard, I. M. Smith
and Dr. T. J,, Peake.
Baseball Race
South Carolina’s Intercollegiate
baseball at the close of last week
found the teams in the following or
der: - —
J-" ' w
Erskine .... 6
Presbyterian .... 5
Carolina .... 2
Newberry .... 2
The Citadel .... 2
Wofford .... .... X
Furman 1
Clemson
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2
1
2
3
3
5
Pet.
1000
714
667
500
400
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Hail the-Power of Je-
260
000
Joanna Wins
Openii^ Game
Mid-State League Opens New
Season *With Large Crowds,
But Teamwork Lacking.
Baseball Menu Remainder of
~ Week
Thursday
P. C. vs Oglethorpe at Atlanta.
Newberry vs Clemson at Clemson.
Erskine ' vs Wofford at Spartan
burg.
fkitnrday
CHadel vs Newberry at Newberry.
Furman vs Caridina at Columbia.
Wdfford vs Clemson at Clemson.
^ Clemson Here Next
rC”C. next home game will be with
Clemson on Monday. -
Calvary Baptist -
C^ns Revival
3. Superintendent of association —
Miss Alleene Franks.
Methods of Building—Mrs. Waite
Martin, Mrs. J, D. W. Watts, MiJ's
Ethel Balentine.
Business session.
''^Hymn, “Jesus Shall Reign.” >
' Missionary message — Miss Flor
ence Lide, Hwadghsien, China.
Offering.
Prayer. Adjournment. Lunch.
Afternoon Session
Hymn, “I Love To Te^ll the Story.”
Devotional—Mrs. W. N. Long.
Material for Building:
Sunbeams—Mrs. R. Guy Smith.
G. A. and Y.-W; A.—Mrs. John L.
Bobo. ''
R. A.—Mrs. Uda 0. Yeargin.
Special music—Mrs. R. B. Lawson.
Report,on obituaries—^Mrs. Claude,
Patton. ^
Missionary message — Mrs. I. N
Patterson, Abeokuta, Africa.
sus’ Name. ”
Adjournment.
Rites Held For
Miss Bessie Donnan
The Mid-State Textile league, off
Saturday for the 1937 race, saw big
scores predominate, showing a lack
of teamwork accounting for a big
number of errors. Goldville defeated
Buffalo, 5 to 1, behind the pitching
of Gowan, who struck out 11 men.
The game rocked along a l-l tie until
the eighth when Manager Bruce Gal
loway hit a home run. Coleman of
Joanna led at bat, while Inman did
well. . *
Godville 6 6 3
Bitffalo ' 1 4 3
Gowan and Coleman for Goldv^ie;
Wright and Intnah for Buffalo.
Other scores for the league were:
Newberry 10, Mollohon 8; l^khart 8,
Monarch 2\ Winnaboro Ih, Whitmire
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Special revival services began last
night at 7:30'at Calvary Baptist
church with the Rev. 'Clyde Johnson
of Newberry, as the guest minister
and leader. The public is cordially
invited to attend and participate in
the meeting.
The Rev. G. P. Lanier, pastor of
the church, stated yesterday that
their new hhurcK building' progrgjn
now well under way with the
IS
members responding most cheerfully
and liberally to the fund. '
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LEGION MEETS TUESDAY
A meeting of Copeland-Davidson
post American Legion is announced
to'be ijeld next Tue^y evening, at
8 o’clock. Carlton F. Wili^n, aidjutant,
requests that all members be present
Lsurens, April-16.—Funeral rites
for Miss ^ssie Donnan, daughter'of
Mrs. J. Wesley Donnan and the late
Mr. Donnan of the TylersvUle sec
tion, were held from the, Sandy
Springs Methodist church at 3 o’clock
Thursday afternoon, conducted by
the Rev. C. E. Peele of Columbia,
and the Rev^-Glenn Smith, pastor of
the church. Interment followed in
the adjoining cemetery. , ^
Miss Donnan died Wednei^ay af
ternoon in Columbia at the home of
her sister. Miss Janie Donnan, after
an illness of -several months. She
had lived in Columbia for some time.
She had been a devoted member of
the Meth^st church from her child
hood, and was a most estirhable
yoting woman.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs. J.
W. Donnan; seven sisters, Mrs. M. C.
Deaver, Carlisle; Mrs. T. P. Scott,
Whitmire; Miss Irene Donnan, Whit
mire; Miss Jane Donnan, Columbia;
BH8ir'"i.-tiey«-J^on][||in,, Laurens; Miss
Corrie Bell Donnan, Columbia; Miss
Margaret Donnan, Winnsboro; two
brothers,' George S. Donnan, Green
ville, and Samuel B. Donnah, Laurens.
All the members J*f her family were
at her bedside at her death.
Pallbearers were William Peterson,
Roy Simpsofnr^ CarroL Donnan, Fits
Hugh Donnan, ^a]ter[Todd and M«-.|.
Lees Cunningham.
Mrs. V/orkman had been a resident
(rf Clinton for .several years and was
admired and loved by all who knew
her for her many fine traits of char-
^acter and sweet disposition. She was
devout Christian woman, devoted
lo her church, to her family, to her
friends. She was a devotc*d wife and
my command” to wipe out the threat
ened deficit,, and indicated that new
taxes may be sought in the next ses
sion of congress to close the gap be
tween income and outgo.
The pre.sidmt laid the figures be
fore the legislators in a message
which 'called for IT,506,000,000 for
work relief in the Jl>38 fiscal year—
which begins next July 1.
He overhauled previous financial
estimates to take account of disap
pointing tax receipts, which f»*ll be
low treasury predictions.
Two “definite steps” will be taken,
the chief executive said, to narrow
the spread between revenue and ex-.
pend itu res:
1. An effort will be ma<le to save
“a substantial percentage” of appro-,
priations and (2) the flow of cash
into the treasury will be increased
by liquidating assets of certain emer
gency ^bureaus.
At a preas conference late this af
ternoon, the president elaborated on
point No. 1, saying congrei^ probab
ly would be asked to pass a law giv
ing Wm specific authority to with
hold from federal departments any
app’ropriations he believes unneces
sary.
FVir the remainder of this fiscal
year, Mr. Roosevelt said in his relief
messaige, the deficit will rise $309,-
000,000 over the original estimate.
This will bring the deficit to $2,557,-
000,000. If the vtreasury borrows to
the full amount of the increase in the
deficit, the public debt will climb to
a new $3.5,335,000,000 peak on June
30.
The president’s appeal for economy
brought qilick expres.sions ,<)f support
from both Senator Robinson, the
Democratic leader. Senator McNary,
the Republican leader. Praising the
mother and by her supreme unselfish
ness and gentle modesty, she contrib-
uttnl simply but genuinely to life
wherever she touched it. She leaves
many friends who will regret to learn
of her passing.
Besides her husband, the deceased
is survived by threfe daughters, Mrs.
H. W. Bryson, Mduntville; Mrs. J. W,
Parler, Batesburg; Miss Irene Work
man, Clinton; and one son, Claude A
Workman, Marion, N. C.
School Elxhibits
Are Successful
I.ast week all schools of the Clin
ton system presented exhibits, show
ing a 'Cross section of the WCnrk done
during the year. This is the second
consecutive year that the local schools
have, sponsored an exhibit. The work
this year was far superior to that of
last year, school officials ■ stated,
which showed that both teachers ahd
pupils realized the type of work they
were expected to do for the exhibit
and also its value to the school as a
whole and the community at large.
HIGH GLEE CLUB TO
BROADCAST TODAY
The ,Clinton high school glee club
will broadcast over the Spartanburg
radio station, WSPA, today at 2:00
o’clock. Friends of the parricipants
and others interested in the activi
ties of the school will avail Uiem-
selves of the opportunity to hear the
local boys and girls perform.
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DEATHS
from
AUlDMOBILE
' ACCIDENTS
/in
LAURENS COUNTYT-^
1937 ~
Let’8 Striye To Make ‘
This a Safe Tear On -
the Highways.
message, they called for a brake on
federal spending.
From Senator
Byrnes, of South
Carolina, a close presidential advi.ser,
however, came a statement that he
would seek to pare the projected
$1,500,000,000 relief appropriation to
$1,000,000,000.
Representative .Boileau, -Progress
ive, of Wisconsin, also criticized the
relief appropriation, but on the
ground it would not provide for the
needy. He quoted Mr. Roosevelt as
saying recently that one-third of the
nation’s population is ill-clad and ill-
fed, and asserted that under the pro-
po^ spending about half of theiB
people “would have nothing.”
From some Republican quartet
came* expressions of dissati.sfaction^
wW mif" taYRFveirr tax* statemri^r
Representative Martin, Republican, of
Massachusetts, said that “indicatipns
are we will face a huge tax bill next
year.”
Representative Taber, Republican,
of New York’, minority leader,' said
“the spirit of reckless spending is
rampant” in congress He declared
that “new deal money bills’- present
ed by various legislators, total about
150 billion dollars. ,
Representative Fish, Republican, of
New York, ridiculed the president’s
messages, saying:
“The budget messages ar^ a con
tinual serial with the ?^me motif. The
heroine budget is always saved at the
last moment by the hero alibi.”
Mr. Roosevelt told congress the
treasury will submit conclusion!^ for
plugging loopholes in existing taxe.s
in November, together with “sugges
tions for such new or additional taxe.s
as may be necessary to meet deficien
cies, if any, in the revenue-producing
!power of the'pre.sent tax laws.”
Mr. Roosevelt also asked continu
ance of a group of tniscellaneous tax
es scheduled to""expire by June 30.
These include taxes on gasoline, fire
arms, automobiles, radio and amuse
ments.
For the current year, Mr. Roose
velt estimated, receipt.^ at $5,224,000,-
000, or $604,000,000 under the Janu
ary forecast.
I3ther receipts, he said, will drop
$337,000,000 short of January esti
mates “d^ in large part to the ob-
stmetion of collections by humerous
lawsuits against the government.’*
This year's expenditures were 8$|;
at $7,781,000,000, or $^,000,000 less
the former forecast
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