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'■/ \ '• .THB chronicle StriTcs To Be a Clean Newa< paper, Cooiplete, Neway, and ReUable. VOLUME XXXVIj[ If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get The Newe. 1 J CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,1937 NUMBER 35 DISEASE ADDS TO WAR PERIL Cholera Breaks Out' In Shang hai. Chinese Port Shut 'K Amer ican Ships. Danger of Bombs. Shells Looms. ' Shang-hai, Aug. 31. — The perils of war were aggravated tonight by an outbreak of cholera in this, conflict- Hot.. Show Here^jtRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE READY ^St?"“^F0R NEW TERM OPENING TUESDAY Two Thousand Spectators See Events -Under Floodlights Sponsored By Lions Club. With an expected enrollment break ing all past records, Presbyterian col lege will begin its 58th se.ssion next Tuesday. September 7th. The fn>sh- The Laurens county horse show, held last' Friday night under the floodlight^ at Presbyterian college, was attended by an estimated Crowd of 2,000 spectators from all sections of the county. The show, sponsored by ridden city where Americans arefthe local Lions club, and an annual, stranded by a ban cn American ship-Invent, was pronounced by the largereport on Tue.sday and ping. {crowd as an outstanding success.register on Wednesday. Old stu- The disease appeared in the French'Forty horses, allfrom Laurens coun-1rep<irt on Thursday and he concession, home of most of Shang-jty, were centered in the various con-! on,^Friday. hai’s American residents, and desper-j tests, with a group of out-of-town Everything is now in readiness for ate efforts wei-e made spread, j ipg t Winhers in the events wefe: Enrollment Expected To Break Previous Records With All Dor mitory Space Reserved. Three New Men On Faculty for Year. Special Program of Orientation and Wel come Arranged for Freshmen. Laurens Mourns Dr. J. H. Downey ♦ Georgia Physician of Note Na- l tive of Laurens County. Laurens, .Aug. 29.-Ll)r. James'H. Downey, of Gainesville, Ga., who died in .Atlanta Saturday afternoon, after a brief illnes.s, was a native of Lau rens county, a .son of the late James and Sallie Hudgens Downdy. The fu year assistant pTOfessor of military science and tactics, will replace Major R. E. Wy.sor, Jr., transfernxl, as headineral services, at Gainesville, Monday of the R. O. T .C. unit. Major .Alex-i niorning at 11 o^lock, were attended ander rummings, who recently came'hy a numlxjr of Laurens friends and here from San Francisco, Cal., wilLikinsmen. \ .serve as as.-^i.stant professor in this! Doctor Downey left "a notable roc- department. . ' lord as a physician an«l fsurgeon in Faculty F dr • Year | northeast Georgia, a$ well as in the! to halt itsjjudges picking the winners and mak- yt*ar’s work. Campus work-' The complete faculty for_..the .11)37-1 nj)-state 'of South Carolina, having !ing ^hf ribbon |grs,--CajpAiatAL»atuLfu>4ntcvy have a " " announced by Dean pi act iced Jjis profession at Piicolet for ' .Unitary officers of the internation al settlement^at the «ame time waged a campaign ^gainst the menace of bu bonic plague. United States nayal authorities can celed all shore leaves for men on American warships statione<l here and Chine.se hands, were ordered off the XJ. S. 8. Augtwta, flagvhip of the Asi'atic fleet. This action was taken because of the danger of The cholera and worsen ing ‘ .Sino-Japanese hostilities. The ports of Shanghai were were closed to .American shipping, except ing warships, following the bombing Monday of the Dollar liner President Hoover by Chinese war planes. One seaman, Lionel Haskell of Bal timore, killed and nine per.sons wounded. (Si'cretary of State Hull in AVash- ington said the Chinese government proposed full financial and moral rb- dress for, the bombing and promised the attacker would be court-martialed and severely punished). / Fighting ‘raged, meanwhile, along the left, bank of the Whaiijlriroo river, Shanghai’s waterway to the Yangtze end to the sea. where Japanese said they captured Woosung. • The order against American ship ping was issued by Admiral Harry Yamell, commander in chief of the Uniteil States Asiatic fleet, and Con sul General Clarence Gauss because of the danger from bombs and shelLs, It adv'ised vessels flying the Amer ican flag—whether passen^r liners or freighters—^to suspend calling at Shanghai indefinitely. The action left marooned 500 Amer ican women and children who had planned to leave. With them, the . American colony remained at a total of 2,000 men, women and children. The authorities reached no imme diate decision on plans for future evacuations becau.se of the absence of suitable naval vessels. The only avail able one, the Supply Gold Star from Guam, cap accommodate but 60 pas sengers. Action in the undeclared war rang ed in the Shanghai area from Chinesa portions of the city to Woosung-and ir 12,000 civilians were driven out of the Hongkew and Yangtzepoo sections by the Japanese in advance of a her alded “big push” against Shanghai’s defenders. Japanese authorities announced Woosung village, 12 miles north of here along the left bank of the Whangpoo river near where it joins the Yangtze, had been captured from the Chinese after a terrific tyarrage by Land and naval artillery planes. They »said the conquest included capture of the station of the Shang- hai-Woosung railway and the Woo sung forts at the mouth of the Whangpoo. Chinese denied these assertions, countering w’ith a statement. that the Japanese instead of advancing barely were holding on in the W’oosung area. A Japanese force bombed Shang hai’s north railway sUtron, cau.sing a number of casualties. Some of the missiles fell in the international set tlement. Fresh fires blazed near the settle ment following Japanese bombard ment of Chapei, Chinese sector north of Soochow creek and adjacent areas. It was believed many Chine.se were killed and wounded. A Japanese navy spokesman an nounced the international settlement area north of the creek, including Hongkew, Yangtzepoo and wayside districts, will remain under Japanese occupation. r American and foreign residents who have property or businesses there, 'he said, may gain access to the districts by obtaining credentials from their consuls. ^Chinese civilians were driven out of the Hongkew and Yangtzepoo dis-] tricts after the Japanese issued aj •warning they must bje i oirt before ! nightfall, the first ^time such noticej to withdraw has been given the ppp-j ulation of any district. , The Japanese warning, seen as the first .step in a high-pressure offen-' sive, was believed due to world-wide reaction to the death of noncombat- wnts in previous bombardments. The menace of epidemic to Shang hai wwB traced partly to the orer- taxing of facilities for removing the OCootinned on page eight) Draft brood maivs: First, Thorn- well orphanage; second. Thornwell or phanage; third, W. C. Dobbins. 'Saddle brood mare.s: First, B. H. Boyd; second, Jack H. Davis; third. Heath Copeland. Children’s horsemanship: First, .Ann Richardson; second, Bob Yeargin; third. Prank Ramage. Ladies’ horsemanship; First, Miss Bruce .Annstrong; second. Miss Dolly .Milling; third, Mrs. J. J. Cornwell. Three-gaited saddle horses: First, E. L. Martin, Jr., on Jna Walker, owned by Gary Dillanl; secon<l, .Major F. (\ Harding on Cherry,, owned by Lawrence Davi.s;*third, Frank Ram age on Chance, owned by George A. ('opeland. .Mule race: First, B. H. Boyd, .Ir., second, J. B. Townsend.' .Ir.;'third, John David Blakely. I’lantation walking horse: P'ii-st, L. B, .Armstrong; second, Ryan l^w.son; third, Jack H. Davis. Fivc-gaite<l saddle horses: First, Ina Walker, owned and ridden by Gary Dillard; second. Black Cloud, owned by J. J. Cornwell, ridden by Gus Ramage; third, Chance, owned by George A. Copeland, ridden-by Mrs, J. J. Coimwell. Lancing tournament won by Andy Young, Jr. Thornwell Begins New Year’s Work Children, Teachers and Matrons 'Return To Cahipus^ After Summer Vacation. Several Chan8:es In Staff. The Thornwell orphanage schools opened their new session's work on Tuesday with all children, teachers and matrons back on the campus af ter their summer vacation. Only one change in the faculty has been made for the coming year. Miss Luva i.McDonald of Iva, succeeding Miss Sara Parkinson, resigned. The staff of teachers . has already ap peared in The Chronic^ ^—^hi-rthF“-YtiBtTtm^“Tt8|Yr,'n:here are three changes for the year due to res- ignation.s: Mrs. W ,F. Creson of Augusta, Ga,, succeeds Miss Mary Alma McLaurin of Clio, as matron of Harriett home. Mrs. .Margaret Marion of Bethune, succeeds’ Miss Mildred Hardwicke of Austin, Texas, as matron of Virginia home. Mrs. Margaret Barnett Rust of Miami, Fla., saeceeds Mrs. Bes.sie Peters as superintendent of Lesh in firmary. “ ; Miss Margaret Harmon of Kinatds, will be kindergarten teacher at the Baby cottage, succeeding Miss Jean McKee, resigned. Carroll C, Brannon of Inman, suc ceeds R, G. Murphy as superintendent of the dairy. City Schools Begin Session The Ginton city schools opened their 1937-38 session ye.iterday with a large enrollment, and with regular class-room work scheduled to begin today. Several changes in the high school and Florida Street school fae- bu.«y .>5everaLweoks irvpreparation for the opt'ning. The dormitories have hwn cleaned, repaired and painted and'areliow spick and span for their occupants. The rostrum ari'angement in the chapel has bet'n changed and new chairs and equipment atlded dur ing the summer. The program of orientation for “freshmaa^veek” will be 'ushered in Tuesday evWTng when supper will be sensed in the dining hall, followed by a “college night” program. Welcome addresse.< will be heard from Presi dent W P. Jacobs and the presidents of the Y. M. ('. ,A. and student Ixniy. This will Ik* followed by an Informal recejUion for the new men given by (he V. M. ('. A. Wednes<lay at 8:30 a.m., the first devotional exercises for freshmen will be held in the chapel, followed by an introduction of the fat’ulty and place ment test.s. In the afternoon at two o’clock in the gymnasium' there will follow coirferences with faculty and registration. .At 7;.‘{0 in the evening opportunities will be offen*d the first- year men in extra-curricular activi ties followed by talks from' officers of the various student organizations, dent organizations. > Devotional exercises at 8:30 Thurs day moijling will be followed by psy chological tests. The remainder of the aftemtwn) will be given over to con ferences pertaining to the year’s work Brown, follow.s: Pi esitlent—William Greek and French.^: Plumer Jacob? UiV-A^ ^Georgia Imiiru- cer. I.i»tin and German—Prof. Bothwell Graham. ' English-^Dr. M. G. Woo«iwbrth. .AsstK'iate in English — Prof. Kurt Weber. Bible and Religion — Dr. I). J. Brimin. Associaite in-BibleProf. Bernard TT. Boyd. Economies—Dr. J. B. Kennedy. Business .Administration — Picf. Kenneth N. Baker. Uhemistry Prof. H. E. St’irgein. Psychology atid Philosophy—Dr. F. D. .lones. Education- Dr. Clarence R. Ham rick. History—Dr. M. W. Brown. French—'De.Js. M. Huntley. Physics—Dr. Neill G. Whitelaw. Biology Dr. H. S. J-ish. Mathematics—Dr. H. E. Spencer. Director of Physical Education — \Valte+- .A. John-on. Assisfanit Ui4-4H.Ltor of Physical F.d- iication :Lon;iie .S. .McMillian. .Assistant in I'hysical E<lucation — Roy Eorehan<l. Baseliall Coach—C. E.* Galloway. Assistant Tennis i^oach — Taylor -Marti Ilf Lflirarian- WillanI L. Jones. r ^ Mi severjvl y^ars before going to Gaines ville .36 (.years ago. In his adopted COnON LOANS TO BE 9 CENTS Borrowers Will Be Required To Join Pact for Crop Control. Maximum Subsidy of Three Cents Pound On fi5 Per Cent Acreage Voted. Washington, Aug. 30, — Loans of 9 cei>ts a poumi will be* made on' the P.»37 cotton crop, Secretai-y Wallace announcc<l tmlay. In addition, each grower i>articii>ating in next year’s protluction control program^ will be e 1 iglble for a rfWVTThllhl suhsiJy'ol cents a poumi ion 6,') per cent of this year’s basis prmluction. ,, The Commodity Credit coriioration J own- -mgke D-cetit—kam —on 'Cotton ed an<l operated the Downey hospital for about 20 yyars or until his death. .Another contribution made by him to the profession and suffering human ity were * some'^of the original parts of the system used in the treatment of hone fractures, with weights and balances. Te mechanical device, said to he in wide usage, was installed al most a year ago in the new hospital here as a part of its equipment. IhK’tor Downey was thrice married. His first marriage Was to Miss Lulee Ifark, a <laiigliler of the late Judge Cullen Lark of the Boyd’s .Mill s*‘c- tipH, the same l.aurens county area in which the Downey family lived. His second wife was the former .Miss .\melia Gi-iffitli, daughter of the late Dr. H. P. Griffith. pri‘si<lent for many .years of Ifimestoiie eoMege, (rti-ffn«‘y. lijs thiitl union was with .Miss Lillian Farara of Atlanta, by whom he is survived. 1I«‘ isj^ilso survived by two ^sisters, .Mrs. Lidia Watkins, Liurens, and Mrs. W. L Box. .Spartanburg; a hirlf brother, Dr. Carroll W. Downey, Tallapoosa, Ga.; a steji-lirofher, John .A. Franks, I .am ens. , Doctor Dowimy hiid planned to re tin* from active jiractice next .March, to mark the close of .''lO y<*«r.s of .ser vice in his profession. changi's anil no loan inch Professor with members of the faculty, athlet ics and iddeil recreational features. Friday will he given over to organi zation woik and the meeting of clgMes, On Saturday evening at eight o’clock at the home of President Ja cobs, the Y, M. A. an«l College Dames will give a reception in honor of the new students. .Sunday morn ing the students will be welcomed in the churches of the city, followed by a special Y. .M. C, A. meeting in the chapel in the evening at 7:30. Several of the old students, mem bers of the Y, M. C. A. and student council, will arrive the firs't ''of the week to assist the college authorities in extending the “glad hand” to new students and help in adapting them A»4hoi^-new environment for the next nine months. Five changes are made in the fac ulty for the coming year. Prof. Ber nard H. Boyd of the English depart ment, has been shifted to the depart ment of Bible. The position he held will Ik* filled by Prof. Kurt Weber, a native of New York city. The chair of e<lucation will Ik* filled by Dr. Clarence R. Hamrick, of Char lottesville,^ Va., succee<ling Dr. J. C. Long. Major Floyd C. Harding, last I i lit ary Science and Tactics—Major Floyd C. Harding. .Assistant Professor of Military Sci ence and Tactics—Major Alexander Cummings. , j„A88islant in MilHary Science and Tactics—Sergeant Sterlin Young. College Physicians—Dr.. S. C. Hays, Dr. D. 0. Rhame, Jr. College Directory -Marshall W. Brown, dean. H. E. Sturgeon, assistant to thi* president. *J. H, Hunter, business manager. F. 1). Jones, director of vwatioqal guidance. Mrs. Lillian G. IVown, registrar. Mrs. Myrtle HunU-r, dining hall matron. , Federal Deficit Keeps Increasing 69.8 CentH of Every $1 Spent (Collected, Treasury Reports. Balance Added To Debt. CldlOM )«^ai will be under madf* rr^ middiiiig i:m6 grade. Loans will b/ar interest of 1 tier (•(‘lit and mature .Inly .31, next. Col ton must b(* stored in warehouse.s np proved by th(‘ Commodit.v Credit poration to b<* (‘ligiblr* for loans. Loans, it was announced, will be available “as soon as necessa'ry ar rangements can lie completed,” but not later than Sept(*mlH*r 1.^).. Tlie Commodity Credit corporalien has arranged to 'borrow $l.')0.0n0,r,()() from th(* Ii^>)con.sftruct ion Finance c('r- p< I ration P the loan program. Congress authorized Wallace to u e $130,00(1,(10 for a cotton price adjusi- mcni- payment prograni for the. I'-KiT- cfoj). ■ Under proof of compliance* with a li;38 agricultural jnogram, Wallace announced, cotton producers who sell cotton from th(* 1937 crop prior to .luly 1 next , will be paid the differ- Washington, Aug. 31. —The tn'as- ,.,ice betw(*en 12 cents a. pound and ury reported today- d colI(*ct<Hl 69.8 the average price of 7->iinch middling cents in taxe.s for every dollar spent|cottiHi on the 10 spot markets in the dpring the. fir.st two mohths of the j day of .sale. But the subsidy is nut current fiscal .year. ' to cxc(‘ed 3 cents a pound. As in Pi:’.;*), This was a better ratio than in thelnavment will be limited to 65 per '.a.se production. I payment win ne first 'two months of the last fiscal | cent of a grower’s Mrs. Drucie Cromer firmary matron. MeSwain, in- —Mrs, William D. Adair, secretary Mi.ss Catherine McKtn*, secretary. Student Directory Joe Commander, Florence, S. C., president student body. Wandell Williams, Chattanooga, Tenn., president V. .M. C. A. (Jiff Hill .Mcl^'od, Ocala, F'la., ed itor “The Blue Stocking.” Malcolm Hemphill, Griffin, Ga., ed- kor “The PaC-SaC.” Keitt Darliy, Fort Motto, editor “The Collegian.” year, when colh'ctions av(*taged 65.3 j If tin cents for every dollar expended. (cent of the 1937 base productiop The government’s account Inioks not e<iual the $13(1,(1(1(1,0(10 Hugh Jacobs Hurt In Auto Wreck Hugh—^^oekley Jacobs received rather serious injuries, and his father, W. P. .Jacobs, sustained painful but! superficial injuries when the automo bile in which they were traveling, en route from New York to CKnton skid ded into a truck on slippery road near Monroe, N. C., fate la.st Satur day afternoon. Mrk?-flacobs and Wil liam P. Jacobs, III, who was driving, were uninjured. Hugh Jac(d)5 is confined £o a hos pital in Monroe. He suffered a small skull fracture, which physicians be- ulties have been made for the coming lieve will heal naturally without un- year. The latter school is headed by J, A. Cheatham of Abbeville, as the new principal, succeeding A. B. God frey of this city, resigned. The list of teachers for the re.spec- tive schools has already appeaTed in The Chronicle. Firms To Start Earlier Closing The .spectar committee recently ap pointed by the Chamber of Commerce to consider earlier merchants’ closing hours on .Saturday nights, stated yes terday that plans are going fon*rard to put the practice into effect on next Saturday night. Placards have been printed and will be distributed today among all merchants who will sign the uniform cIo.^ing agreement. The cards read: “This firm will close ev ery Saturday night promptly at 10 show(*<j a larger deficit for the period this year rhan last, however. With only two busines« days of August unreported, the treasyry list ed Ihe two months’ deficit at $357,- 923,000, or $31,000,000 more than the red ink entry for the corresponding months a year ago. Officials expressed some satisfac tion that the $108,539,000 deficit for August was $95,000,000 under that of: Augu.st, 1936. In July, spending topped revenue by $249,000,000, or $126,000,000 more than the July, 1936, deficit. The two months’ spread between income and outgo this year was only $.53,000,000 less than the $410,000,000 deficit predicted by President R(K>?e- velt for the entire, fi.sca) peri.ocl ending next June 30. subsidy payments'on (T) per do api'i-opi i- ated for this purpose, payments Union Service - Period Closes The schedule followed during the summer for evening union services in the churches qf the city came to a dose the last Sunday in August 'at the Thornwell Memorial«»ehurch with I>r. J. r. Roper of North Broad Street o’clock, and we ask the cooperation! Methodist church, as the speaker, of the public.” I Regular .services in the respective . All merchants and firms in the city Going Away To College or To Teach? If you want the Clinton new.s —have THE CHRONICLE fol-. low you. Its weekly visits will bq “like a letter from home.” Special student’s and teacher’s rate of $1.00 for nine months. List your subscription today. llie Chronicle “The Paper Everybody Reads* plea.sant results. However, it is ex pected that he will be confined to his bed at the hospital and his home, for at lea.st a month. Mr. Jacobs returned to the city Tuesday and took up his duties as i. pre.sident of J’resbyterian college. He jwidows, suffered some slight head injuries' » ^ and considerable shock in the acci-| Baptists Plan Hugh has many friends in the city who will regret to leam of his in juries, and unite in wishing for him a speedy and permanent recovery. ‘ i churches wNl be resumed Sunday eye- ter months. will be .«ked to enter the .(treement, "‘"K *'»• the committee said yesterday. Those who cooperate in the plan may be identifier] by the public by the dis play of a closing card announcement Church Addition SUMMER HOLIDAYS END The merchants’ summer half-holi days on Wednesday, after continuing through June, July and Augu.st, came ... to a close yesterday. The full six-day Lhis purpose in view, there The First Baptist church of this city, for some time has been planning the erection of an addition to the Sunday school department. Plan.s for the .enlargement, the building eqm- mittee states, are about to materikl- schedule was resumed this week and will continue without interruption, M iss Wjd ie Harris has returned W her home in Sander.svilie, Ga., aftej;^ a visit to her sister, Mrs. ’Tbomwell Dunlap. ' ■ \ will be a final discussion of the work! next, Sunday morning both at the Sun day .school and preaching hours. All i members of the school and Congrega-j tion are urged hy the pastor and com mittee to be present for this impor tant meeting. . DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 4 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in Laurens' ; COUNTY 1937 LeCg Strive To Make This a Safe Year On the Highways. Ik* made on a larger proportion of the base pr«Mluction, Wallace sai'l. The seerfitary said that sine* ad justments will Ik* related to the price of cotton on the date of sale, p.'-oduc- ers must .sell lK*fore next July 1, ;(ad should retain original sales receipts, on all cotton sold from this year’s crop pending announcement of de tailed regulations. The 9-cent maximum loan is in line with Wallace’.s jireviously annourc'*d views. Southern congressmen had urg(*d lO-cent loans, with subsidy pay ments to assure jiroducers 12 rents a pound on this year’s crop. Gotten loans of 10 cents a iiound were made in ltl33 and in 1935, wi‘h 42-cent k+anw-m 493+.* The*- government lost money on the 1934 loans. Cotton no'w is selling at pric(*s higher than thi* loan schedule an^ nounced today. (’4>tton classing 7-k inch milidling is selling above 9,5 cents a jiound as compannl with the loan figure of 9 cents. Farm legislation, under a resolu tion adopted at this congressional .session, will r(*ceive attx*ntion at the beginning (rf the next sessirm. President R(K)sevelt agreed to a cotton loan pnxgram only after being assured that crop control would Iw* gi^/en prompt attention. Farmers Meet At Laurens Friday County Argent C. B. Cannon'mailed out notices last week k) memlK'rs of the Laurens County Soil Conservation association calling for a meeting in the court house Friday, Septemtier 3, at 10 a. in. The purjyose of the m<'et.- , ing is to discuss different crop ro- jtations, Idnd u.se practices as set up j i.’i the soil conscrvai,ion service agree- I ment, and to consider the c.stabli.sh- I ment df water disposal measures, I such as terrace outlet channels and meadow strips in. advance* of terrac ing. I Jack H. Davis, t^r.. of Clinton, is I president of the association. A repre sentative of the Spartanburg soil con servation service will be present to morrow to address the farmer.s. All members of the association are in vited to attend. ): classing 7-8 inch middlmg or fietter; 8 cents on cotton classing 13-16 inch grade^; cents on cotton classing staple, and middling or bettor in 7-8 inch ‘a.s <t(/stafile !)ut tinder mid- dlifigjas to glade. The purposV^is to buoy up price.? of cotton. Sagging price.s prompted Jeg- islatorN to demand loan subsidies at th(* last s('.ssioti of congr( ss. •A condition of each loan is that the producer-borrower agives .to'*pai'li(..- I)at(* pi Ihi* 1938 adjustment program. No lt»an will lx* made on ,7-8 Uich cotton'ot- better in staple which is of a grad(‘ not deliverable on cont’:*'t under tlu* regulatiofis of tin* Nt v. 5 i rk and ,New Orle.ins cotton e\-