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i THE CHKONICLB Stiitw Tt B» a Ckmm Vtmu^ paper, Ceaplete, Nc^, ^ ^>r wd Salable. • V ' . ■ pp VOLUME XXXVil If Tea Doa*t Read TOE CHROmCLB Tea Dea*t Get The Ne^ CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937 NUMBER 22 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE AWARDS! degrees to SIXn ONE SENIORS ThomwellfCommencement Speakers Membei^^ Graduating: Class Presimted Diplomas Monday Morn ing: and-Hear Addre^ By Major ManningJ Baccalaureate and Y. M. C. A. Sermbns Sunday By Atlanta and Durham Ministers. - Honors for the Year Awarded and Honorary Degree^ Conferrci^. Virg:inia Boy YaledictiMian. <• Sirty-one Presbyterian collegre sen iors after a fapr-year quest of col lege degrees. received their diplomas at exercises held Monday morning in the LeRoy Springs gymnasium. The interesting closing exercises brought to a clo^ 'the fifty-sixth annual commencement season which began on Sunday morning with the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. "William V. Gardner^,,pastor of the First Presbyterian church of At- "lanta, Ga. , j , The gymnasium in which the exer cises were held, contained many Clin ton friends, visitors, . parents and relatives from all sections of the state and elsewhere to see the grad uates receive their diplomas and to hear Major Wyndham Manning of Sumter, address the class. " The exercises were presided over by W. P. Jacobs, president of the college. I The salutatory address was delivered by Joseph Ernest Patrick of Covington^ Ga., second honor man of the class. The valedictory was made by Stuart Bland Cartipbell, Jr., of Wytheville, Va. H. Smith Richardson of New York, chairman of the Vick^Chemical com pany, w’as awarded the honorary doc tor of laws degree; Dr. Charles Had- don Nabers, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Greenville, was gred, and the Rev. Williapi V.^ Gard ner, pastor of the Atlanta, (i*.. First Presbyterian church, was given the doctor of divinity degree. Alex4, ander G. Fewell, ophtlmjftt^yist of Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded the Alumni medal as the outstanding “alumnus of the year.” ^ * After the diplomas wefe ipnaa^ted President Jacobs made a brief fare well talk to the members of the grad uating class in which he urged the young men and ^yomen to' be leaders not followers,! and to spend their lives in unselfish leadership and serriea-. Diplomas were presented to the grad- ees by the chairman. Dr. H. W. Du- Bose oi Spartanburg. , ^ Awards Are Made 1619 the slave trade began in the South. Southerners were quick to realiz^e the dangers of it and began steps to put a stop to it. Outside intervention, and the fact that the leaders of our state let themselves lose sight of the problems in fight ing over abstract institdtional rights resulted in tha-great^ivil war which settled the problem of slavery" but left the question of race still with us. “That" question of race is a prob* lem confronting us that "we must save. There are other problems, he said. Problems of lynching, of labor in the mills, on the farms‘of our state. They are problems that we cannot neglect, but must face. Too often we have neglected them already. But do not go out into the world thinking that the world awaits you. Old men do not want to give up-the positions that they have. You 'must fight and work for what you achieve; But you have secured the finest edu cation possible in this state. Now you are ready to go out. And if you work conscientiously and well and face the problems which are to be faced, the world is yours; Program Began Sunday The commencement program got off to a good start Sunday morning when the members of the graduating J 16 GRADUATES AT Orphanafi:e Commencement Be gins Sunday Morning With Baccalaurente Sermon By Florida Minister. Graduating Exercises Tuesday and Ad dress By Erskine College Professor. The sixty-second commencement ex ercises oT Thornwell orphanage will be ushered Jn next Sunday morning at id5 when the baccalaureate ser mon before the graduating class will ^ preachpfUTy the Rev; J. A. Mc^ ITALY TO HALT SOVIET SHIPS Clash^Between Italians and Rus sians Feared. Duce’s Warships Given Orders To Stop Aid To Spain By Soviets. Rome, June 1.—iltalian warships, a highly informed source said tonight are under orders to h*^ at ^sea Rus sian ships carrying supplies to the Madrid-Valencia government. There’were warnings also that Italy will force quick reprisals if any of her warships are molested by the Spanish govef REV.'J. A. McCLURE, D.D. EDGAR LONG, PH.D. at the historic First Presbyterian church by the Rev. William V. Gard ner, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Ga. The faculty, followed by the graduating classV kll wearing caps and gowns entered the church in a body and occupied re served seats in the front center of the auditorium. The morning ser vices in the respective churches of the city were omitted and a congre gation that taxed the entire seating -capacity of the church was present for the auspicious event. There was « special prograrh of music by the choir. The exerciaes were presided Rev. James Alexander McClure, D.D., pastor of the Pint Presbyterian church of St. Petersburg, Fla., will preach the baccalaureate sermon next Sunday morning before the graduating class of the orphanage high school in the ThornweU, Memorial church. I>r. Edgar I,«ng. heaiKof the English department, Erskine college. Due West, will deliver the literary address on Tiieti^ay evening at eight o'clock. Churdi Observe , 2Q0th Birthday LanRsion Baptists Hold Home- Coming: Anniversary With Several Former Pastors On Program. \iates in behalf of the board of trust-’ over by Dr. D. J. Woods, pastor of the church. President Jacobs of the college, announo^ the program for the closing ceremonies and extended Dean Marshall W'. Brown of theia most cordial invitation to the pub- ♦ college, made the following awards for the year: Gold “P’s”, awarded for meritorious service in extra-curricular activities other than athletics, to: Sadler Love of Rock Hill, for the Against ^Relief V For'ToUtics” House l)Ioc Opposed To Building: Up Political Machines. Penn sylvania Is Cited. newspaper. * Chester Keller of Greenville, for the 6 Y. M. C. A. Joseph Patrick of Covington, Ga., for the annual. The Pac-Sac. James Gollings of Atlanta, Ga.,. for the Glee Club. ' Stuart B. Campbell, Jr., of Wytbe- ville, Va., for the literary magaxinc. The Collegian. Raleigh Shoemaker of Charlotte, N. C., for the presidency of the Stu dent Body. Members of. Sigma Kappa Alpha, local schdastic honor fraternity: S. B. Campbell, Jr., of Wytheville, Va. Joseph E. Patrick of Covington, Ga. Frances Spratt of Clinton. Cliff Hill McLeod of Ocala, Fla. Earl Ashby Johnson of Coltfmhus, Ga. < Frances Shaw of Honea PatK Orotor's priie, ,won by Wandell Williams of Chattanooga, Tenn. . Declaimeris prite, won by Bwind ’Lambright of Brunswick, Ga. | General Seholarslup Medal, won by Sophia Sullivan of Laurena Fred Jay Hay Memorial Bible Medal, won by Laura Aylett Fl^ng of Laurens; Suella Denson of Clinton, second. ■ R. 0. T. C. Saber to Captain hav- * ing best copany, won by Warner L«- •Krh of Charleston. iMinisferial Club medal, won by Chester Keller of Gmnville. Chi Beta Phi Scientific ward, won by (PunBsan WaUaee. Kappa Alpha trophy to the out- etanding senior athlete, won by J. B. Jacobs. \ Bloc Key intFamural sports trophy, won toy Kappa Alpha fraternity, H. T. Harvin, precident. CommeaeemcAt Addfcee '' Major Wyndham Manning of Sum ter, a former csUididate .for the gov ernorship <4 South Carolina, delivered, the litearyr address. He emphaeixed to the class that it was going out into a world and a state which had a t A- number of problems to fsce, problems which their educstion had well pre- .pared them to confront and to solve. "These problems are not new. Ev- ery generation Kas felt that it faced a new and serioue problem. In real ity, it faced the same problems whi^ iiSie been before mm for meiiy gen- erafions past.” — , Here in South Carolina, he eaid, we have a number of inch problems. In lie to attend all of the exercises. Taking a.s his text the incident in John 18, when the soldiers were sent out to arrest Christ and returned say ing, “Never man spake like this man,” Dr. Gardner addressed the senior class on the three things which Christ said about life as he preached the baccalaureate sermon. He opened his address with a vivid picture of the Christ as a man who spoke as one having authenity, and yet who spoke so simply that the multitudes heard him gladly^ “And what did he say of life?” asked Dr. Gardner. “Well, there are three things which he said.” He Mid that life, must have God. Gdd ritual canndT'glve life. Pleas ure cannot give life? Dr. Gardner cited several examples of ^ Christ’s teachings that jllustrated the point. Particularly did he point out the story of the young lawyer who had kept all the commandments and yet failed of Mlvation. , ' Secondly, ^ife must be disciplined, taught Christ. “Strait is the gate and narrow is the way thdt leadcth to life eternal.” We must follow the rules of living. The architect «ha8 laid out a plan, we cannot hope to succeed if we Aaglact those plans, but like the builders of the leaning^tower of Pisa, if we na^act these plans the structure of life which We erect will fall short ot the ideal of ourselves and our God. A musician must study and work lor years to pei^ect his technique. The' writer spend# hmg hours pre paring hiraeeH for his work. A pi^- er studiaa all his life to put on can vas the thoughts that be hia. And so must we, if we are to live success- fully,^discipUM ourse|ves to a ord ered lil^rf service. And finally,"Christ Mid that life must be joyful. The Christian with a long faoe has missed .the point of Christianity. For Christ is a God of joy, of happinaas, of peace. And joy, happiness, and peace can come only thmugh serving him. “Never nvan spake like this,” and these are the things that he,, said of life.^ To^you who are going out. in the world, they make ex<^ent .guides posts along the way, he iaid in con clusion. , “ Y. M. C. A. Senaen 4 ' - Rev. John* Bright, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Dqriiam, N. C., and an alumni|8 M Presbyi^an college, preached the y. M. C.' A. sermon on Sunday eve ning. Taking aa Ins text the ‘^‘Vsrse “Bx- eepk you ea^ as little''chiliken ye shi^ not receive the kingdom of God,” ^ (OoDtutoad on page eight) The Lahgston Baptist church, or rrthF'RWolutionary warr held a home-coming and its 20Gth an niversary celebration Sunday at which time an interesting all-day program ^was presented and dinner served on the grounds with a large crowd^Tn. attendance. The program opened with a song service led„by Fred Gentry, “the old gospel singer” of Spartanburg. The congregation was welcomed by the pastor. Rev. J^^uy TSTartih, with re sponse by Dr. AlKa B. Langston, re turned missionary from Brazil., .The morning sermon was preached hy a former pastor, the Rev. W. D. Ham mett. The church history was gives, by Mrs. A. J. Lamb . ,, This pioneer church was^ organized in the year 1737 in a small log house only a short distance from where the present building stands. Like many others, the church was disbanded dur ing the Revolutionary period, but wjs reorganized in the year 1787. The church was named for, a pioneer Lau rens county family headed by Solo mon Langston, who settled near the site of the first church. He was the father of Dicey Langston, Revolu tionary heroine. Mrs. J. M. Verdin, a great-granddaughter of Dicey- Lang ston, attended the services Sunday. Ipjinries FoDow Honorary Degree Doctor Nabers and Wife Injured While Returning From College C^mencement Exercises. Washington, May 31.—A leader of .the House revolt against giving President Roosovelt-a free-hand witli- next year’s $1,500,000,000 relief fund declared to<lay that his faction does not want to see federal money “de voted to the building up of state and tity political machines.” Representative Starnes (D-Ala.), who made this statement on the eve of a House session in which the re lief struggle is scheduled to be re sumed. heads a group which tentative ly has succeeded in setting aside $45,- 000,000 of the* relief fund for flood control. “W« are fighting for resumption of congressional control over fed eral fonda,” the Alabaman asserted. He did not go into detail concern ing his statement against political use of government funds. Some oth er representatives asserted private ly, however, that there is much re sentment in Congress against W'PA, Mr, Roosevelt’s chief work relief agency, because of the large amount of funds it has alloted to New York city and the sttte of Pennsylvania, Representative Rayburn of Texas, the idemocratic leader, strove mean while for a compromise with the flood control and other blocs which tentatively have “e^armarked” a to tal of $606,000,000 of the relief fund for specific purposes, against the ad ministration’s wishes. Refusal of Chairman Cartwright (D-Okla) of the House Roads cqm- mittee to change his demand that $150,000,000 of the fund be spent for highway construction through state highway departments, on a contract basis, appeared a major obstacle to Dr. Charles Hadden Nabers, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Greenville, suffered a fracture of one arm and bruiaes and his wife and daughter sustained l^ruises and shock in' a head-on automobile dol- lision Monday afternoon Opposite the G. L. Coi^Iand property on the Clinton-Laurens highway. — At the time of the accident Dr. Nabers and family were returning from Clinton to, their home after attending the commencement program at Presbyterian college.* At the ex ercises the honorary degree of doc- t<Jr of literatureJtiad been conferred upon Dy. Nabers. The driver of the other car, Thos. W. Bennett, county clerk of court, was not injured in the collision. ‘ - Immediately after the accident Dr. Nabers and. family were brought to the Hays* hospital here for treat ment by passensby. Later in the afternoon they were removed byj^am bulance. to Greenville, and admitted to the General hospital where Dr, add Mrs. Nabers were reported jti good condition yesterday. T)ieir daughter Miss Dorothy, was not ad mitted to the hospital. y Stores Begin Clure, U.D., pa.-stor of the First Pres byterian church of_S.t.._ Petersburg, Fla. The regular morning services in the churches Of the city, following’ a custom of long standing, will be with drawn in order that the entire com munity may unite for this special oc casion at the Thqrnwell Memorial church. In the afternoon at 4 o’clock a special communion Service -will be held. Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the annual meeting of the alumni associ ation will be held, presided over- by Hs president^. Geo. M. Cartledge, of Augusta, Ga. In the evening at 8 o’clock the memberji^of the senior cla.ss of the instituti^ Will present their annual' Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 the an nual meeting of the board of trus tees will be held, with Chairrman Martin F. Ansel, of Greenville, pre siding. At this time the president’s report and n-ports of committees will be read and the work of the year re- ■ viewed."** *■* — ^ - ■'* Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, the graduating exercises proper'will be held, at which time diplomas will be presented and medals and, 'prizw awarded. The address before the graduates will be delivered by Dr. Edgar Long, head of the English de partment of Erskine college, Due West. The graduating exercises are being held this year in the evening, and to all of the closing programs, the public is cordially ’invit^. The high school will close a suc- cessfu year’s work tomorrow. The primary and elementary grades closed two weeks ago. The graduating class is composed of the following sixteen boys and girls: ‘ ‘ Annie liSurie Anderson, Marcus Paul Anderson, Mary Elizabeth Tuck er, Anne Kathleen Tucker, Mary Eliz abeth Ayer.s, James de MontmoIIin, William Richard Dill, Frances Quar- terman, Wilhelmina Burden, Bemie L. Fortner, Effie Lou Moore, Ahna B. McKee, John Whitaker, f^muel Smith, Ruth Porter, Ruth Ryan. craft. The Spanish situation developed so rapidly that Premier Mussolini, him- !self at the controls of his tri-mo>t- ored plena, flew back from the coun try to take direct control. * Italy withdrew yesterday from the* European neutrality committee be cause of an attack on one of her war ships, and in sympathy witTTQermany whi(^h lost 25 sailors under bombard- ment of Spanish government planes attacking the Nazi 'battleship Duet- schland. Both nations also Withdrew their battleships from the^ neutrality com mittee’s naval patrol, designed .to prevent armed shipments to either si<le in the Spanish civil war. That withdrawalj a reliable Spokes man .said, would make it “too easy” for the Spanish government forces to get aid, and work hardship on jn- surgt'nt General. Franco, recognized by Italy as true head of Spain. Therefore, he continued, Italy her self will seek to prevent aid to the -Madrid-Valfocia-Tcgrmp, (which 'She regards as Communist and in close touch with Russia), by stopping So viet ships. The possibility of cooperative ac tion with Germany was seen in tho arrival of Gen. Werner von Hlom- berg, German minister of war, to consult wirii Italian officials tomor row. ' *< Suggestions of the newspaper II Piccolo, that* a‘ punitive expedition be, sent ggainst. 4be Spanish gov ern meliF'' we re compromise. ft Mrs. J. H. Hunter Loses Fadier - f Friends in the city of B|rs. John Holland Hqnter will eympathize with her in the death of her father, Wil liam Herbert Wallace, &6, who died at his home at Jalapa last Wednesday afternoon after a bijef illness, and being in.declining hsalth for several years past. Funen^ services were con ducted Thursday ^afterhoon at the graveside at' Bush ' River l^tist church by. his pastqr, Rev. C. C. Vaughn." / Mr. Wallace was one of the highly regai^^ citizens of Newberry coun- and acquaintances who vrill learn witli^ genuine regret of his death. The deceased is survived hy his widow, Mrs. Betty Cleland Wallace; pix sons, C. C. Wallace, Newberry; D. R. Wallace, Catassauqua, Pa.; F. H. Wallace, Seneca; J. W, Wallace, Central; Rajph Wallace, West End^^ N. C.; Lewis Wallace, Columbia; three daughters, Mrs. B. T. Harris, New- berri^; Mrs; J. L. Epps, Charleston, and Mrs. Hunter of this city. Effective yeitefda]^ and continuing through August, local stores and bus iness houses began their regular cus tom of a half holiday \on Wednesday afternoon#. summer holiday has become such f fixed habit in the that the public has coiiie to expect it and is at^d to cooperate by plan ning theh* shoi^ping accordingly in the mornings op Wednesday. Miss Margaret Douglas of Colum bia,'spent the oast week here as the go^ of Miss Florence Bailey. At Training School Parents’ Day At School Saturdigr Tbe eighth annual parents’ day at the State Training school will be held Saturday, June 5. An interesting pro gram to begin at 11:30 a. m. has beep arranged for the'oooasion, ip be featured by the presentation of “Cin derella.” The grounds will open at 9 a. m. and clo.se at 6 p. m., with picnic lunch on the campus. As in previous years, a large crowd of ^relatives and friends is expected for the get-togeth er event which always affords much pleasure to the boys and girls of the home and their parents who are honor guests of the institution for the day. certainly an expres sion of (lie Italian public’s indigna tion over the Deutschland and Bar- letta incidents,” an informed source declared. Six officers were killed aboard the Italian navy supfdy ves.sel Barletta in the Palma, Mallorca harbor.,, last week during an air raid by govern ment planes. II Piccolo, under the direction of- the authoritative Fa.scist Journalist- Virginio Gayda, said the Spanish gov ernment of Premier Juan Negrin was “either responsible for the bomb ing” of German and. Italian ships or “more probably was a puppet in the hands of turWd, irresponsible ele ments alien to Spain.” .. Citizens Pays ^ Four Pw Cent 'The directors of the Citizens Fed eral Savings and->Loan asaociatjon. In session Monday night, authorized the payment on June 30th of a 4 per cent dividend on a per^annum ty, possessing a wide circle of frien^J;tii|jlding and loan'^assoeiatum in the London, June 1,—The return of Gcr- many and iltaly to Europe’s 27-na tion neutrality' committee tonight ap peared -to hinge upon the committee’s decision whether to use force against Spain in preventing interference ^ith neutral shipping. The two nations withdrew from the committee yesterday until they receive guarantees against further incidents such as Spanish govern ment air bomboardment of the Ger man battleship Deutschland and the Italian naval supply ship Barletta. France and Britain suggested safety zones for neutral, shipping, which both the insurgent and Madrid- Valencia governments appeared will ing to consider. r Germany, however, •panted the fur ther step, informed Sources said— use/of force by the neutrality com mittee’s naval natrol, now seeking by peaceful inspection of transport ships to prevent shipment of arms or munitions to either ,.aide' in the civil conflict. . / There were sOme who believed-Umt creation~of a sort of international navy to guarantee that was recently fedaraltcbd. The sociation has rented the former First National bank location and is moving today into its new office. This, afternoon (Thursday) at Q.’clo<Slt, the boys and girls of the St^te j training school will present *^Cmd€r- ella” in pantomime and dancing This annual event, which js always most creditably presented, will be given out of doors. All friends of the school in the city are cordially invited to be present for the entertainment Mias Lois Fafe*vftQ|ft a /risitot ,in Charleston Bonday. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFE! 2 DEATH from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS * COUNTY 1937 Let^ Striye To Make TUcHk Safe Year On ^the Highways. SpainTlaq^ keep the-peace at s,ea might be de-' vis^. • “■ Visiting Minister At Pr^byteriaii The Rev. J. A.'McClure, D.D., pas tor of the First Presbyterian church of fit. Petersburg, Fla., will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. Dr. McClure will) be in the city to preach the baccalaureate sermon for the Thornwell orphanage graduating class on Sunday evening. Accom- , panied by Mrs. MoClure, he will ar rive Saturday afternoon from Atlanta where he will attend a meeting of the board of trustees of .Agnes Scott col- ' - lege. They wiN be guest.s of the or phanage during their stay here. TO PLAY SATURDAY Joanna and Buffalo of the Mid- State baseball league, will play at ^Idville Saturday afternoon at 3:30. Bru riice Galloway’s team thus far has won seven games and suffei^ no feats. His club now tops the league. S' . 1 -I' \ '\ ■-\ Mr,*.. , h ^ -V I y ■ r \