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ir r w TRB CntONICLB 8tii?ct,T» B« ft CkftB Nftvi pftpcr* C—iphtftb NftWftj, dlltntan If Toq Don't Roft4 TBE CHRONICLB Ton Don't Got The Newa. VOLUME XXXVIU CLINTON, S. b., THURSDAY, MARCH 31,1938 SENATE PASSES -REFORM BILL New Deal Reorjaaiiatloii Plan Approved, 49 to 42, Byrnes* Attempt To Snbstitatc Bill Nicked At Finisli. Measure Now In House. Connie Mack To Be Honwed Here Chamber of Commerce To Give Banquet for Philadelphia Ath letics Manager and Team. j On next Thursday afternoon, April f7, at 3:30 P. M., baseball fans of this section will have the unusual oppor* Itunity of watching a Big^ League base- Washington.. March 2i^~The bill'ball team in action, for on that day ) ' " Beloved Woman Claimed By Death Mrs. Carrie Turner Williams Passes At Home of Nieces Here. Interment At Green wood. Mrs, Carrie Turner Williams, 76, School Events Here Friday County-Wide Literary and Ath letic Contests To JDraw En tries From Many Schools. The county-wide public school liter ary and athletic contests sponsored widow of T. Arthur Williams, died j by the County Teachers’ association, early Sunday morhihg at the home of i will be held in Clinton Friday, April clothing President Roosevelt with'chick Galloways Presbjnerian college her nieces, Mrs. B. L. King and Miss^lJ^t. All schools of the county will be power to revamp the executive branchUtate championship nine meets the;Emma Adams, after a week’s illness.iK'ven a holiday in order to participate of the government passed the senate i Philadelphia Athletics in an exhibi today, 49 to 42. but an attempt to* hurry it to the White House by a short cut failed. NUMBER 13 MEXICO SENT U. S. PROTEST Resuii^pticmr'’of Long-Term Loans For Business Expand'®******s Demands Definite Idea New Deal Urges LiberaLLending sion Sought. Washington, March 26. — The ad ministration asked congress today to authorize a virtually unlimited pro gram of government loans to business and a resumption of self-liquidating loans to public bodies. The administration’s proposal enable the reconstruction finance cor On Pay For Property. Hull Issued No Ultimatum But Vig orous Tone Seen In Washing ton Policy. While administration forces were exchanging congratulations over the bill’s passage. Senator Clark, Demo crat, Missouri, son of the famous one-time speaker of the house of rep- resepjativys, upset their further plans. Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina,_ floor manager _j>f_th«_-ftdr ministration measure, tried to substi tute the senate bill for a previously- passeil house bill setting up a fed eral department gf welfare. Although the house bill emboditnl only one part of the broad reorgani zation bill approved by the senate, approval of Byrnes-’ motitui would have .sent the entire reorganization program to a house and senate con ference committee for the a*ljustment 1 of differences. This would have hast-l ened final action. But opponents con-! tended it would have denied the house an opportunity for full consuleration I and debate. j Clark blocked Byrnes’ motion withj an objection, but Byrnes later renew-« ed his proposal. Clark then won a ruling from Senator Pittman, Demo crat, Nevaiia, who was presiding, that the motion was debatable. In hurried conferences, Clark and other foes of the reorganization meas ure rallied their forces for prolonged I Funeral services were conducted at I'*' varied events , . . , 1. The sessions of the day will open I poration to make business loan.'; on a the First FVesbyterian church of ^ grammar andilong-term basis, meeting directly the Greenwood .londay afternoon at 3:30, contestants will compete in!complaint of many business men that diH’lamation and expression. ,1. A. i such cijedits were not available. Mexico City, March 29.—Relations between Mexico and the United States gravest turn of,the pastjde- cade tonight when Ambassador Jo- by her pastor, Dr. Roswell C. Long,, and Dr. D. J. Wooils of this city, and expression , , , , . I Cheatham of this city is chairman of attendesl by a large gathering of rela-L. i- ■ • u- u n u- i i .. 1 ^ 1 f, I * -1 •. the grammar ilivision, which will hold tives and friends. Dr. Ixing paid trib ute to the fine qualities of Mrs. Wil liams, her devotion to her family, friends and church, and her Chris tian character, ilntermcnt followtni in Magnolia cemetery. Active paUhrarcTs—werer - Willianr G. King. Samuel Turner, Neel Turner, Jim Turner, Lander Turner, Hoyt Watson. R. .A. Johnson, Harrison Mil The RhX] would be en forth in the high school. With Miss AlU'one Frank.s of l^iurens, as chair man, the piimnny units will be heard at the same hour in the Florida Street school. .As in the elementary tests, one hoy and one girl from j'ach school wijl be eligible for entry. At 11 a. m. the high school spelling contest will be conducted at the high 'also to buy securities of’ private cor jiorations, opening the way for capital loans for expansion ami new construc tion. Small business men have com plained to the government that capi tal for those puiposes was difficult sei)hu.s Daniels presented a stiff .American protest against expropri ation of the $400,()(K),0()() foreign- I?9,iyyAJili Mwwwed oH-imlustry. The American envoy declined to reveal whether the protest was oral or written. A high Mexican official dc'seribed the communication as a note didiver- , . . , . . . cfl by Daniels to Foreign Minister to obtain e^cept^i large ({uantities. Ktiuardu Hay MadiThg iHlblTc ^ Tetter from Jesse Jones, RFC chairman, reipiesting that the new authority he granted, Sena tor Glass, Democrat, Virginia, said ho already had introduced legislation de- administra- ford, W. F. Greene an<l W. B. Sprott.' f.ntrouuceu leeisi- The honorarv e-eort was enmnn<«»<i I Laurens, as chairman. .At the same had intioductd l( gi. ic I he h« noiai> ^^cort ^^as compo>ed L;,,,., j,,.siiellimr contests L. carry out the adr the elders of the church. giaminai school sju iiing cont» sus „i Mrs Williams was born and reansF ”* ''ii'l^l'iig. tdnnuiidati i. . .nr. uiiiiains was norn ana uausi Fid.llt'nf I .iinn-n - i- ehiiir J<>d“s said in lus letter tin w-r.reenwnod county, a v Roo.sevelt had authorii^ the late Samuel Turner and Emily Sample Turner. She made her honu*| high school expression contest in Greenwood until twelve years ago will be at the Floriila Street school when .she moved to Hawkinsville, (Ja.''"‘*^*hning at S p.in. \\. K. Anderson, her to- the CONNIE MACK tion game to be playetl on Young baseball field at I'resbytc^rian college. .And baseball fans have still an other treat in store for them as that evening at 7:00 the Clinton Chamber of Commerce honors Connie .Mack and his team at a banquet to which the debate. Clark threatened to try to at- general public is invitcMi. Plate.s will tach the controversial anti-l3n»ching be sold to this banquet for $1.00, and bill to the reorganixation measure. general admission to the game is only Faced with irHlefinite delay, Byrnea fifty cents, which gives baseball fans quickly withdrew his motion. jof this .section a chance to watch a "The entire bill will go before the'great major league hall club in action house,’’ he told reporters, "But we j and to see and e^ with the Grand Old aren’t in bad shape. We are in much Man of baseball for the total sum of better shape than 4 ktd -M hoped. j f “‘The bill will go to the house re- where in today’s paper, organiiation committee, and I find] The evening’s program will be that -when it ia reported - by-Ihat! broadcast over station WFBC, Green- committee it will have a privileged I ville, front 8 to 8:30. stftlus in the housci j "Chick" Galloway, who is coaching is all right-** jthe Blue Stocking team, twelve y^ears Clark and other fiwa of the bill ex-;ago was Connie Mack's best short Her hu.'sband pri‘ce<letl grave a year ago. A month ago Mrs to Clinton to make her home with her nieces, Mrs. King and .Miss Aiiams. She had been ill for the past ten Jr., of the high isohool, i.s chairman for this ilejiartnieiit. At the same Williams moved s<*hool expression contest ants will l>e ill riH.'itals in the same building. Miss Sara Eliza Swygert of liaurens, is chairman in charge of fVint vjiiv til 1 Vi i V iiv |ic«c«v vvii i , days, and members of her family P'‘^Kiuin committee. [41,^. Ai^jidyyrti»emcnt^..perti^ng [to the .«alf of tickets appears else- were at her ht'dside when the end came. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. .Mary Quattlebaum, Miami, Fla., one son, C B Williams, Greenwood, one step-daughter, Mrs. Frank Farnum, New Orleans; four step-sons, T. O. Williams, Fort Douglas, Utah; A. E. Williams and E. R. Williams, Haw kinsville, Ga., E. L. Williams, At lanta; one grandson, Roger Williams, Pensacola, Fla., and a large family connection. Mn. -M. WrOniar Dies At Kinards Beloved Woman Svccumbs To Illness of Several Days. Rites Held Monday Afternoon. ft* shelve it in committee. [result of this close friendship that the Senator Bulkley. Democrat, Ohio,! Athletics will stop over in Clinton on was among those who voted to sertdi their way back to Philadelphia from the bill back to committee. He voted'.their spring training, for its passage. j Chick’s team is in tip-top shape, Bulkley told reporters that, al though he thought the bill should after a arid a month of intensive practice half dozen practice games have been studied more thorouchly, against the best textile teams of the he saw no reason "for delaying t^ section. Galloway boasts that he has ago was pressed .«iatisfaction that they had stop aiMl was voted the finest short j .Mrs. Nancy Jane Oxner, 73, wife of forced house consideration. ;Sttop in the .American League. A deepjM. W. Oxner of Kinards, die<l at her Before passing the bill, the senate personal tie exists betwe«*n the “old home early Sunday morning following voted 48 to 43 against a motion to|man" and his protege, and it wa.s the!a critical illness of the past week. F'uneral services were conducte<l from the home Momlay afternoon at 4 o’clock by her pastor, Rev. E. S. Jones, assisted by Dr. J. C. Roper of this city. Interment followed in the .Methodist church cemetery, a large gathering of friends from the community and elsewhere being pres ent for the services. Active pallbearers were: Geo. H. Bramlett, W. Arthur Bramlett, John H. Bramlett, Charles I. Gilreath, Ansel M. Hawkins, and Spart J. Mc Kinney. The honorary escort con sisted of Dr. J. W. Davis, J. B. Speake, C. M. Smith, Sr., J. B. Smith, John Earl Smith, R. G. McGill and J. F. Bedenbaugh. Mrs. Oxner, the daughter of the late James H. and Mary Gilreath Howell, was a native of Greenville county, and a devoted member of the Sharon Methodist church at Kinards. She possessed a wide circle of friends who will be saddened by her passing. Surviving besides her husband, are five sons, Judge G. Dewey Oxner of Greenville, J. Carlisle Oxner of Co lumbia, L. G., Van C. and M. W. Ox ner, Jr., all of Kinards; one daughter, Mrs. Power W. Bethea of Greenville, one sister, Mrs. W. J. Bramlett of Asheville, N. C., and three grand children. matter further’* after the aenate had voted against returning it to com mittee. Debate leading up to the voting -was dramatic, such veteran senators as Borah, Republican. Idaho, and Johnson, Republican. California, mak-l ing final speeches in opposition. Galleries were packed, many spec tators being jamm^ against the walls at the rear of the seats. Mrs. James Roosevelt, the president^ daughter- in-law, was among the onlookers crouched on a lower step of a crowd ed gallery. Byrnes and Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the Democratic leader, wcore among the speakers in behalf of the bill. Both told the senate that if the measure were pigeon-holed in com mittee, year-long efforta to proenre government reorganisation would be in vain. In brief, the reorganizatioa bill the finest infield in the college game this year and all the teams against whom their practice games have been played testify that they are as hard hitting a team as you will find in a month ot searching. And sports writers all over the nation have been hailing the Athletics as a Hearn which was definitely on the come-back road. There is every indication that the baseball fans of the section will see one of the best baseball games of their lives as Chkk pits his college cliA> against his for mer maestro’s big league batters. Many of the sports writing coterie have begun making reservations for this game, and while additional stands are being made at top speed, it is be ginning to look as though seating is going to be a problem. Five hun dred reserved seats will be available at 75c and the college athletic de partment is urging people anxious to see the game to write for them at Chib Plans For Plant Exchange County Farmers Paid $278,525.12 Laurens county’s share of the $7,926,922.92 distributed in payments under the 1936 control plan to South Carolina farmers up to November 39,j 1937, was $278,525.12, according to It was understood the protest had nothing of the nature of an ultimat um, hut was energetic in demanding that .Mexico clarify how she exjiected to pay for expropriated oil properties. The Mexican’ government was de scribed as conceriKMl over the unex pected vigor of the Unitisl States stand, and officials imnusliately start ed drafting a reply. Daniels di.sclosisl he reported to Secretary Hull hy telejihone afteiL talking to the .Mexican foreign minis ter about the “.seriousness’’_of the situation. He said he conveyed “.Mr. Hull’s deep w’ishes for an adjustment in a way that is consistent with Die friend ship-of the two countries and rights that attach to Inith nations.” Declaring “nothing final” had-been done, Daniels said he exptH.“t(sl to talk with Hay again tomorrow. British Minister Owen St. Clair O’Malley, who last week told Mexi co that Britain “reserved her rights," declined to comment on the United States move. It was stateil authoritatively that the Mexican government feels the energetic stand of the United States was due largely to British pressure. The government also was under stood to feel that suapension of sil ver purchases by the United States came as a result of British complaints that continuation of the purchase.s merely gave Mexico m0re aitiniuhitioh for war on British amL^ther fm-eign capital. (The United States treasury an- nouncisl Sunday it would suspend sil ver purchases from Mexico April 1, terminating at least temporarily, its program of buying $2,50(),()00 worth of silver monthly at 14 cents an ounce, ^ . u * cents above the world resentative group of farmers of this! jf- ^ character of government guaranteeing'a day to day community, the ptogram for the oc- lending that promotes work and that ^ keeping the silver off tlie can iM- done withnreasonahle safety, ^^^hl market. This had the efftsjl of supporting the market. The jirice for Beginning at 10 a. m. grammar gra<ie athletic evi-nts will be stagisl at Presbyterian college with ten events listed for boys and six for girls. Ernest Pittman of I^aurens city ■scdiools, is chairman for this de|)arl*- ment. High school field day s-ports will begin at 2 p. m. aD Presbyterian col-' lege. W. R. Anderson is chairman of this program with eight events open to boys and seven for girl contest ants. Apart from the April 1 program, grammar and primary reading tests ^fwiFfe l<w*t \^eek at the Ijaurena high school. Mrs. R. F. Fleming of l,aurens, sei-veil as chairman of the gramTnar unit and Mra. B. L. Jones 'of Laurens, printary division. Cannon Speaks On New Farm Program The Clinton Kiwanis club had as their guests Thurs<lay evening a rep- ize<l him to make the rt^iuest. Under existing law the RF'U is pro hibited from making loans maturing later than Jamiary 31, 1945. The to tal of all private loans outstanding can md be more than $300,000,000. Both restrictions would be eliminated under the administration proposal. The new provision would empower the UF'C to “purchase ,thq. securitie.s and obligations of and to make loans to, any business enterprise when cap ital or credit, at prevailing rates for the character oT loan provided for, i.s not otherwise availalile." The corporation wouhl be restrictwl only by its judgment a.s to the sol vency of the borrower and the soun- ncss of the loan. It woubl he recpiired to determine that the loan or security was of a nature “reasonalily to assure retire ment or repayment.” The corporation would be permit- ttsl to lend money to .states, munici- palHies and other public agencies for projects authorized by federal, state or municipal law. Under the emergency relief act of 1932, the_RF(' was authorized to maki* such loans, but the authority was re.scinded when PWA was estab- li.shisl. Subseciuently PW.A authority for such loans was taken away also. Jones told Glass that he had no es timate of the amount of money that could be lent to public IxmIIcs, add ing: casion having been urrangtsi espec ially in their honor. The club’s guest speaker was C. B. Cannon, county agent, who was in- troduciKl by Kiwanian B. H. Boyd, chairman of the committee having the meeting in charge. President R. FL Ferguson presided, and extended to 'the visitors a most cordial welcome. Mr. Cannon spoke on the future of agriculture and pointe<l out the bene fits to be deriv^ through a diversi fied farm program. The latter part of his interesting address was a full explanation of the 1938 farm act. He stated that he would be glad to an swer questions pertaining to the pro^ gram and a number of farmers pres ent took this opportunity to further familiarize themselves with the new law. PRESBYTERIANS PLAN COMMUNION SERVICE The second quarterly communion service of the First Presbyterian church will be held next Sabbath at the morning worship hour. The pas tor, Dr. D. J. Woods, urges all com- He "forwast there would be ^ net loss from* the corporation’s pi'esent Investment in such projects. Clinton Lions Honor Johnson Presbyterian College Coach Vot ed Outstandinii: Citizen By Local Club. Genial Walter Johnson, general issimo of athletics at Presbyterian college, had a new honor added to him on ' Friday evening when the Lions club of Clinton honored him as the outstanding citizen of Clinton for the past year. The Lions make this award annually to the man who has most unselfishly served the com munity and exemplified the qualities of true citizenship. Gf the three awards they have rtia<le, two have gone to people conn«*cted with the college, the first, in 1936, being made to William P. Jacobs, president of the college. Last yc*ar the award went to John H. Young. Coach Johnson came to Clinton in would give the president authority tojonce. A letter to the Chamber of reshuffle most federal afunries, ere-1 Commerce of Clinton will reserve a ate a new welfare department, provide I seat at the banquet for you for the appointment of six adminis trative assistants to the president, sizbsftitute a single administrator fmr the civil service comiaiaBion andj transfer the duties of the compt^ler general to the budget director and a' new auditor generaL i The civic committee of the Woman’s Chairman OTonnor. Democrat, of;Cli* has designated next Monday Hew York, of the powerful house [ Tuesday, April 4th aiKl 5th, as "plant U. S. department of agriculture, rules committee, issued a statem«»t.exchange’* days. The committee will! largest allotment in the^te, tonight saying the bill mif^t well be have headquarters for the two days,^®® Spartanburg county, $583,-j allowed to slumber pencefully “in in the vacant store room next door j'^34.11. The smallest total was Char-j some cobwohbed"pigeon hoie-" * ,to Miss Elk Adair's Shoppe in the'Heston county’s $8,997.46. | "This is no time to further inflame • National bank building. All who are Pajrments throughout the country, j our people by such a legislative gea- interested in further beautifying including national, state and county, tuie,” he declared. ; their premises are asked to bring or administrative costs totalled $398,-' "Right or wron^,** OTonnor said, send plants for exchanges vrhich will. ^ "the bill would lend nolhiag toward he made free. It is hoped by the com-j •^**'^^*"*^*®^ revealed, the prdblem of solving uaemployiaent i mittee that flower lovers of the com- —it might tend in the egpoeite dime-! cooperate to make the tion—and sui^ it haft no rdfttion! «whftnge a succes^. whatsoever to reassuring a much abused business world.’* Much of today’s senate debate con cerned the thousands of telegrams which senators received over dm week-end fitun persons seating to in- (Cofttiftftsd on pftgn aii^) municants to be present. An oppor tunity will also be given parents to! 1915 and for the past twenty-three present infants to God in family cov enant at the Sunday school assembly hour, 10 a. m. 230,333, figures by the adjustment ad- AT DALLAS MEETING Dr. Marshall W. Brown, dean of Predbyterian college, is attending the annual meeting of the Southern Asso ciation of Schools and Oolites im ses- sion this week in Dallas, Texas. TENNIS TOURNAMENT Under the leadership of Robert D. Lynn, the orphanage is to have ai tennis tournament, with elimination! matches to start in the near future, both in siiigles and doubles. The chil-j dren of the home have a tennis court and will soon. have two basketball- tennis coturts. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! So Far This Year There Have Been S FATALITIES from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS - in LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1938 a Safe Year On the Highways. This dste last year, 0. years has been directing athletics at the Galvinistic institution. He has during this time coached every sport on the calexular at some time or other malcontent.s "treason to the coun- d(>mi*slic silver in the United .States i.s (M.f)4 cents an ounce). The oil protest, according to the government officials, asked in effect: "Since Mexico has been unable to pay for lands expropriate<i from Americans under Mexico’s agrarian program, how could it be expected to pay the larger anrmunts involved in the oil properties?" Meanwhile, a split in the ranks of oil workers added to Mexico’s diffi culties as the peso continued to drop, following the Washington silver an nouncement. The split develope<l after 6,000 members of the oil syndicate at Tam pico ousted a provisional administra tive council appointed from Mexico City and demanded that the govern ment put into effect immediately wage increases and other benefits or dered in an arbitral verdict. (Failure of 17 British and Ameri can companies to comply with the verdict led to expropriation of their $400,000,000 holdings by the govern ment). National headquarters of the syn dicate charged that the Tampico agi tation W’as caused by “company agents distribuDnl throughout the union" and termeil the attitude of and has seen the finest athletic equipment for a achool its size in the South grow under his direction on the college campus. His spirit of clean play and hard fighting has been com municated year after year to the boys who have played for him and has earned the college an enviable repu tation. In addition to his coaching duties the "Swede" finds time to serve as Captain of the Clinton unit of the National Guard, and this past fall he dedicated the new armory. He is a member of the Rotary club, of the Country club, of the Chamber of Commerce, and a deacon in the First Presbyterian church. OWENS HEADS GROUP Willkm Brooks Owens has been electe<l pr ijident of the "Men-of-the- Church" group of the First Presby terian church for the coming year. He succeeds Heath Copeland, whose term expired the past months try in such difficult moments for the nation." The pe.so closed at 4.80| to 4.90 to the United States dollar after going as low as 5.15 during the morning. At the lowest point the peso was more than 100 points below Satur day's closing. Special Services At A. R. P. Church ♦ Rev. S. A. Tinkler, of Atlanta, Ga., will conduct preparatory services this week at the Associate Reformed Pres byterian church for the celebration of the sacrament of the Lord’s supper on Sabbath morning. Services will be held tonight at 8 o’clock, Friday af ternoon at 3:30 and again that night at 8:00; Saturday morning at 10:30, •nd two regular services on SaUiath. The public is cordially invited to at tend.