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VOLUME XXXVIII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938
NUMBER 17
UYMEN FIGHT
CHURCH
Opponents of Merger Begin
Drive Against Proposal. Sepa*
rate Church For Dixie Metho
dists Pledged If Plan Passes.
Baptists Meet In I LaFoUette To
Laurens Saturday
Offer Program
UnveilJ*ortrait At 'Six Are Held In
Training School
Annual Session of Woman's Will Sound Out Nation Next Employees of Institution Hold Andrew Brown Charged With
Coun^Killmgj OUT 5. €. RACE
Missionary'Union To Be Held
At First Baptist Church.
The thirty-sixth annual session of
Week On Third Party Move.
Hits Roosevelt and Hoover.
Washington, April 25.—Gov. Philip
Actual Deed and Others As
Accessories.
Birmingham, Ala., April 26. — A . ~ . i” ^jery with which he will sound the na-'
church for Southern Metho-.l'eld at the First Baptist church determine whether s
the Woman’s Missionary union of the'. F. LaFoIlette completed processing,
Laurens Baptist association will a plan for economic recov-|
Ceremony and Present Por-j
trait of Dr. Whitten Symbol-
uing His Yeare of Uve and
il 25. — A coroner’s
Labor For Institution. .jury Monday held Andrew Brown, Ne-
separate
gro, in the killing Saturday night of
Employees of the StaU> Training j^hn H. Tribble at his home near O^’-
dists was pledged today by the execu- Laurens on Saturday, April 30th, be-^ he should launch a national third
■ I school on Monday evening, unveiled' ings station. The jury also recom-
tive committee of a group op'posing‘poking at 10:30 o’clock,
merger of the Methodist Episcopal'
Church, .South, with the denomina-' . . .
tier., ath.r branches.
The following program
in
Chairman of Democratic Party
Upon Visit In State Says Com-
/ mittee ’*Hands Off” In All
State Races. Doesn't Speak
For'President.
Columbia, April 26. — Genial Jim
'party movement.
The theme announced for the con-^ He complettnl the fourth and last
the administration building of the mended the holding of Tribble’s wife of the
! institution, a portrait of Dr. B. Negroes as accesso-l J
Meeting two days ahead of
the Master’ series of radio speeches last. ' sei^ei as e Thomason issui*d warrants against the
will be nre-**’^^^ without disclosing the program' l^'bool’s superintendent since its open-j six, with Brown a.s the principal. The,
■but set April 28 as the date for a SeptemlHT, 1920. 'others, impllcatiHl by Brown in his:
^"iries to the murder, ('oroner .lohn a. ' Stages and national chairman
of the Democratic party, received a
cordial welcome when he arrived here
n I,' I \v IK r I r ♦ I ' ' today after a motor trip from
opening of the quadrennial confer- jiyn.- “We’ve a Storv to Tell to mass meeting in Madjson at tir. r. u » eoD, nuHiicai director | testimony as. having ativi-wl and.coti-rGa-itenia.
ence, at which unification will be the' . Nations” I which he said he will announce a the institution, presidtnl over a spinal with him to “put Tribble out I.Arge grou^is swarmtHi about him
principal issue, the leaders of the lay-j p/aver i “clear, untniuivocal jirogi'am.” iRrief ceix>mony attendinl by "aJl em-jof the way” yicludwl Newt Fully and to shako hands as s(K>n as he alight-
men’s organization for PreserN’ation; rievotionaU Mrs C B Robo I invite the nation,” he said, “to pb'yees. Dr. 1^- Ih .lones, diit*ctor of his wife, Ophelia Fully, Jessie Lee
of the Southern Methodist Church de-1 introductions ' * ' * ! help draft a co-operative recoveiy i activities at the sehotvl, i Tribble and E. J. Young. Dock McCoy, ^ ^
cided to “preser\-e the Southern Meth-! Uvmn for the vear- “Come Women P^'^K’i'am of increase<l production.” ^ sjuike in liehalf of the employees in J who is also held as an accesory, had'hotel room
odist Church, regardless of what ae-l\viip Proclaim” ' '1 He continued his attacks against the presenUit ion of the portrait of Jlr.i only ^•arri(^^ Brown to Tribble’s house, I At the hotel door Farley stopped
Glorifying Him in the I.ivirion.: ;ttu' Hoove.,- an.l Rm-sevvlt a.lmini»-|«hi«-’';- !<'■''»■' ‘-‘if®;'. »"<' •'a.l ha<l no part to nmak »ith momWra of th.. Colum-
Mr., t u trations and criticized the New DeaL(liitKuitus in. vvnitKn has en-im the plans for the slaying of Tnb
Second Hiviaion, Mm. Sloan Mahon. » poljcy^fgamtfd ■,^;r77 ’
Third Division* Mrs J H B>Td 'pioduce less. l ^•^e Tact that hi pioninriHi in this, Rrown testifiwl that he
Report
tendent
Report
(*d from his car and it was ^th dif
ficulty that he nmde his "way to hia
lion the conference may take.
The action was announced as Dr.
James W. Lipscomb of Columbus,
Miss., president of the“ laymen’s
group, said he helieveil “at leasL'500,-
000 members will withdraw if the
had
general conference approves merger
with ttc Mrtho,liat Episcopal (North) t Fmnks!
and Protestant branches, and the jii. i
dicial council and the courts uphold!
this step.” j
aMethoiiism lists nearly 3,000,000
members in the Southern states. Un
der the “plan of union,” to come be
fore the general conference Friday,
approximately 8,000,000 members of'
the denomination would unite in “the,
Methoilist church.’ j
A spokesman for the laymen’s;
group said definite plans for fight-j
-ing unification on the conference
floor w'ill be worked out later,
Recommittal of the
to the annual conference
sought by the organization. A resolu
tion calling for this step will be pre-
senteii independently of the laymen’s
group, and likely will draw* their sup
port.
Collins Denny, Jr., chairman of the
legal committee for the laymen’s or
ganization, said his group would con- j
tend the general conference had no}
jurisdiction over unification, because
the North iMississipfii annual confer
ence returned a majority against it.
He prepared an outline of the com
mittee’s contention that the union
with other branches will change one
section of the articles of religion, a}
step which may be taken only after}
"each conference” has approved by)
majority vote. I
C. J. Steward, Augusta, Ga., mem-1
her of the laymen’s group, circular
PIirvLTV-inoin.r ♦ k'irt» i to speuk of oup piHiplc u.s ‘ill fwl, ill '« ‘‘'^'est cmidoyeo in point of | about the
nJ^Mr^ r I^W clothed, and ill housi-d,’ and then con-<»<■ service, divw the cuiTain that that ther
cIL^SoI I dude that the nation ‘is in trouble i »»''ejl‘‘'i the porti'ait. Dr. Whitten n>-! with som<
duct ion. It does' not .seem reasonable '^’•t-h the institulTbn for. 17 years and' ble, he said, did not know anything
bus (Ga.) Sally league baseliall team
who were departing froniTTu“ hotel in
uniform for a night game. He re-
markid that “if you neiNl a pinch-
hitter, call me.”
In his room, Farley, the top of his
■head a bright red from too strong~ir
dom
tElise 1 because of over-production.” j spomliHi briefly, expressini^ his di'cp the proceeils of the policy. Young
Qff ■ •ic'aa. j examples of the need ‘M’Pr^iation of the tribute on the part'was to get $50 and Newt Fully $15
Pmivot- A/li/knm broadening distribution could be ‘’f his co-workers. j jmd Brown the balance, he
Announcement^ Prayer. Adjourn-railroad field. | The portrait. iKiintiHl by M. Rae, an'p„s«vd.”
^ AftjirnoAn Setwinn ' "'' hy don’t the laili-oails mmlernize «dist of New ^ork city whose jwork Solicitor Hugh Beasley, of Green-
Hvmn oe*ion themselves ?” he said. “Because they: >« well known in America, was pre-
^ are plastered from cellar to garret the more thmi one hundnsl
dose of sun iluring his day’s appear-
IMilicy. He further testified, unce.s in several towns, relaxed an<i
there had bicn ah ag^oment | answereil questions of newsmen be-
some of the others to diviile up fore preparing for the banquet given
in his honor by the South Atlantic
Regional (.'onfenuiei* of Democratic
“sup-1 W'omen.
To a question if the national admin-
Devotional: Rev. P. E. Sisco.
Fifty YMrs of GlorityinsthcMas-l*'"'. -"Ortilfago, with bonds ropro-
employees of the institution, to b<*
woixl, eonductiHl the hearing.
I ter,’ Mrs. J. H. Byrd.
Youth Glorifying the Master:
sentiiig values that have largely dis-;h^*’*f j-he hall of the ^Iministra-■
■ * .V... au .i-tinn biiibiinor ua nn <>Yikri‘SHiAn aT Iav’i* I
Students Pay
Spencer Honor
1 aAiwn I lAriTanwifi- rno vi«=Tor- appearixl. A govemment that saw the|^'*’^ huihling as an expression of love
plan of union! » Rand-NpIIp Problem and had the courage to act,'*"*' loyalty to their .supiM-iiitendent.
mce is being ’ }could cut through the red tape in a: ''hittiMi openid the .school in rpi iQQfi PnC KnU nf PrpuhvfA-
11>20, the act establi.shing it having * I ilL-naL Ol I resoyiC-
8on.
In R. A.: M rs. Uda Yeargin.
In Y. \\\ A. and G. A.: Mrs. John
L. Bobo.
Pageant, “One Woman’s Vision,”
W M. S. of Cross Hill.
In Memorian: Mrs. W’alter Ranvage.
Election of officers.
Hymn. Prayer. Adjournment.
through
few months.
Leaders Named
~F6r Young Group
“First, reijuire an engineering sur-1'^en passeil by the state legislature!
vey (not a banker’s, but an engin-!^w" years earlier, ami has servixl con-
eer’s) to determine w*hat is needed ** directing siiw
give our country the most efficientDuring his administration
the world, '-'^e school has grown until it now
ti’ansportation aystem in
Next, order that it be done. Then, a
judicial proceeiiing permitting the
new capital financing it to step in
ahead of the old bonds
cares for more than 700 indiviiluals
and extends iLs service to many out
side. Dr. Whitten is recognizcMl as a
rian Collej^e Dedicated To Dr.
A. E. Spencer, Dean of Fac
ulty.
The 1938 Pa<T-SaC, Preabyterian
college senior annual puhlk-ation, will
Ik* ihKlicated to Dr. Almon Edwin
Spencer, acconling to an announce-
leailer in this fiejd and has been hon
Thus, we would create millions of | many times by his colleagues. At|jn_chi^f^ Mialcolm Hemphill,
new jobs, and when done we would j present he is the retiring president} i>r. Spencer, for the past forty-
have something real to show for our
First Pioneer Conclave of South
Carolina Presbytery Held
Here Friday With Lari^e At
tendance.
money. This would not destroy the
old bonds—they would have just what
istratiori would Uke a hanil in the
coming >8outh Carolina .senatorial
race, Farley said the national execu
tive commitU*e did not intertere in
local contests.
“But,” he addeil, “after a candidate
is nominated, it is the iluty of the
committee to help him get elected.’’
Aakid if the president himself
would take an interest in the race,
Farley sakl “1 can’t .speak for the
president.’ He said there was no sig
nificance in the fact that Governor
Johnston was askeii to follow up the
president’s recent fire.side radio ad
dress.
“A number of governors were called
upon to make such follow up address^"
ment made yesterday by its editor-
es. No, I would say then* was no sig-
, . , nificance attached to the request.”
of the American Association on Men-|„(.vcn years, has been professor of j Farley .said he helieveil Presrdent
tal I)eficiency, which held it.s annual ^i^eck and French at the college. Be-j Roosevelt “is as popular now as he
j meeting the past wei*k in Richmond,' 300 and 400 Pn*sb3rterian min- was in 1936 ami if an election wero
Attended by 126 intermeiliates, the
ized convention delegates today with Pioneer t.ondave held Friday
a folder i^ewing arguments of his! *f^ernoon at the. First Presbyterian
organizati^ against the merger. church of this city was featured by
He also raised the question of addresses, election of offi-
gro members, placed in a separate ju- eers, organization of a permanent
they had, before. But in place of idle
men and idle money we would have
working men and working money.”
risdiction by the “plan of union.
“The interpretation of the North
ern church is entirely different from
the interpretation of the Southern
church, ^th cannot be right,” he
said, explaining that Northern mem
conclave, and a program presented by
CTinton pioneers.
The program was presented during
the afternoon and evening under the
Final Date To -■
Sign Work Sheets
Virginia. listers have rt*ceive<d their training in-held today he would carry the same
B<*neath the portrait, embwlded inI(;r,H.k under him. LsUtes as in 1936. J'resklent Roosevelt
roses, were burning 18 r<*<l candles at' Also, Dr. Spencer has been connect-' is popular with th4*4masses . “
the unveiling, symbolizing the years ^he administration of the col-i The , iwkstmaster general arrived
of love and lalM>r Dr. Whitten has <le-
vott*d5-tb Ihe institution. His office
lege thniughoiit this time. He is now' here in a car accompanied by U. .S.
vici* pn*sident, an office he has held 1 District Attorney Ulaud N. SapjJ,
was di*corat«‘<l with a profusion bf i;)04. He is 8i*cretary and treas-l State Senator Edgar A. Brown of
County Agent- C. B. ('-ennon an^
nounced yesterday that he has re
ceived instructions from Washington
designating April 30 as closing date
for accepting work sheets to make
farms eligible for payment under the
1938 agricultural conservation pro-
! flowers gn)wn on the campus, and
here he reci-iveil employiH*s iluring a
hapi^y .social hour.
leadership of the young people’s coun
cil of the Presbytery of South Caro-}gram. This means, Mr. Cannon states,
bera had been informVl by Biahop Ed-P farmers who have not already
win H. Hughes of the Northern com- Dorothy Simpson of Whitmire,! signed to get their acreage allotment
Electric Organ
Given Orphanage
Barnwell, ami Alva M. Lumpkin of
Columbia. He said he hail stopped at
and “sh(M)k hands
The Thomwell Memorial church has
been presenteil a Hammond electric
mission on church union that ‘the Ne
gro jurisdiction provision . . . can be
changed simply by a majority vote in
any general conference.”
organ by Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Hana-
, e'hurch of this city, a member of the
gan, of Clover, as a memorial to their , , , • -.1.
. Kiwanis club, ami identified with oth-
Erskine college student, presiding. 1 for 1938 growing cojton must do so,
She was assisted by Cresswell Flem-j before this expiration date. Those who '>tHe son, Ijacy. -,1. ' er interksts of the church, erty and
The organ was installed during the » * '
urer of the lM>ard of trustees of the
college, ami on two occasions has
servisl as its pn*8ident. He has signed Winthrop college
every diploma issu(*<l by the in.stitu-i with 2,(KM) girls.”
tion except the first fifteen. I As a gift for his daughters, Farley
Dr. Spencer holds the distinction of | was pre.sented by .Miss Ruth Wilson
being one of the three laymen who |of I^ncaster, ilaughter of <k>l. J. .S.
have serveil as moderators of the I Wilson, superintendent of the state
Presiiyterian synod of South Caro-1 penitentiary, with two cmiar chests —
lina. He is an elder and clerk of the}made of “Andrew Jackson” cedar
sisssion of the First Presbyterian'from wood on the land in lanca-iter
county when* Jackson was born.
ing, Laurens; Bessie Fortner, Clinton; 1 have received acreage allotments or
Genevieve Watkins, Jo Taggart and;who have already filed applications
week and was used in the services
state.
steward aaid Southern Methcdiata 1 Dr- K- C. Lon*, of Greenwood, all 1 will not be requir^ W .ign under thi. Bu;^y /or the fiint^ fillip
would have only 28 per cent of the members of the council.
regulation since their blanks are now
delegates to the general conference
uunder the unification plan.
Meanwhile, delegates began arriv
ing here with both, foes and propon
ents of unification agr^^cing that a
Officers elected to serve one year}filed in the county agent’s office.
are: Martha Lou Blakely, Clinton, Farmers who have failed thus far to
Lytle, of Columbia, a student at Co-
lumbi'a Biblo colloge and oriranirt ati;®™/" '•'io'' th/ Profeaaor ia held
Araenal Hill Presbyterian ehuneh, ^''t'‘""t‘"= ‘be eol-
Swinging southward into South
Carolina from North Carolina, the
postmaster gi*noral .stopped briefly at
'The dedication of the PaC-SaC to! York where he was introduced by
him is an indication of the high es-1 Repri*sentative Richards as “one of
the greatest men in the United
president; Billy Greene, Greenwood,
vice-president; Buzz Purcell, New
berry, secretary, and Dorothy Ann
apply for their allotment must do so
between now and Saturday, the gov
ernment order states.
majority of the 472 elected would Holloway, treasurer. ’The officers
vote “yes” if a final roll call on uni-'^ere installed by Dr. Long, assisted,
ficatmn were taken today. A two- j following pastors who were /
thir^ majority is necessary for en- pre*ent with their intermediates; Dr.)
ID. J. Woods, Clinton; the Rev. Fred,
T. McGill, Cross Hill; the Rev. David '
School Session
Closes In May
was here to serve as organist. At the
lege.
s. c. delegates
Commencement exercises proper of
IE. Boozer, Goldville; the Rev. C. A.!Clinton high school will be ushered in
afternoon service Mr. Lytle gave ai
recital which was enjoyed by the or
phanage family and a large gathering
of friends from the city. The gift of
Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan will fill a
long-felt need at the church and is
Smith Is Speaker
For College Finals
Senator Ellison Durant ibnith of
deeply appreciated by the officers South Carolina, will deliver the Pre^
and children of the institution.
Columbia, A^ 26.--More than a Cakote, Newberry, and the Rev. C.|on Sundky evening, Itfay 22, at thelSDeRkcrS N&Iliecl
score of South Carolina Methodists i J, Matthews, Smyrna. The installation • First Presbyterian church when the m ^ ^
have gone to Birmingham, Ala., as
official delegates of the two confer
ences in this state to the general
conference of the. Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, which opens Thursday.
The South Carolina conference
services were concluded with a circle' baccalaureate sermon before the grad-
of prayer engaged in by the new of-|uating class will be preached by Dr.
ficers and those assisting in the in-jO. J. Woods, pastor of the church,
stallation. (This will be a union service in which
The program was concluded w'ith ajthe churches of the city will unite,
atory of consecration excellently giv-; The graduating exercises will be
elected 10 delegates at its annual en by Helen Frady of the Greenwood held on Monday evening, May 23,
meeting last fall, and the Upper pioneers. Mrs. D. J. Brimm was music' with the literary address delivered by
South Carolina conference 12. ; leader for the meeting. . D|._ Roswell C. Long, pastor of the
Delegates are choMn on the basis! jijjg conclave will be held at First Preriiytexian church of Green-
of membership of the conference kflAveleigh .church, Newberry, in the wood. Diplomas will be presented by
a ratio of about one lay and one cler- ■ spring of 1930. (W. G. Oxley, chairman of the local
ical per 15,000 members. L____
Keen interest has been evinced in in ^ ^'iwclass is composed of 52 members,
Thomwell Closing
byterian college commencement ad
dress on the morning of May 30, col
lege authorities have announced.
The baccalaureate sermon before
the graduating class will be delivered
in the First Presbyterian church on
States.” He said that , the presence
of the approximately 1,200 persons
there to greet him was a tribute to
the national administration.
In speaking of the heavy South
Carolina Democratic majority he said:
“I hope you will continue to ad
vance the intere.sts of the Democratic
party for in oo doing you advance
the interests of the nation.”
He .spoke next at Winthrop collegi*.
Rock Hill, where he told 2,500 stu-
den|ts, townspeople and others:
“I know of the great work that has
been done -by Dr. I), B. Johnson (col-
The Rev. Flournoy Shepperson, j Marahall, iiastor of New York Ave-
D. D., pastor of the Second Presby- nue Presbyterian chur^^ Washing-
terian church of Greenville, will' ton, D. C.
preach the baccalaureate sermon be- j Sixty-five seniors are candidates
fore the 'Thomwell orphanage gradjj-jfor bachelors’ degrees.
ating class on 'Sunday morning, June; -
12th.
The literary address before the
graduates will be delivered on Tuee-
Sunday, May 29, by the Rev. Peter founder) and I know that the
Standing Through Saturday
Won Loot
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2
3
t)>e general conference in Methodist
circles of this state because of the
question of unification of the three
branches of Methodism—the Southern
and Northern Methodist Episcopal
and the Methodist Protestant.
The Northern Methodist and the'Carolina 5
Prote.stant divisions already have ap-[Clemson .... .... .... 5'
proved the proposal, and ratification} Erskine 4
by the Southern Methodist conference, Wofford .... .... 3
w’ould make it final. Some opposi- Furman . .. 2
tion, however, has developed. ♦ j P. C. 1 .... 3
The question is expected to be * con- : Newberry 2
sidered on the opening day of the The Citadel 1
Birmingham meeting because other
business will be affected by whatever
action is taken.
The South Carolina conference,
which embraces the Eastern half of
the sUte, voted 141 to 70 in favor of
(Continued on page eight)
day evening, June 14, by Rev. John'
board of trustees. The gr^uating w. Melton, pastor of the First Pres-
(byterian church of Rome, Ga., and
Oa a li inn I * recently elected by the Georgia synod
St&tC DASCbSlll lvSlC0' CLUB TO HOLD BANQUET < ^ ^ member of the orphanage board
i;/~jt- Ijii ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f Ministerial club at Presbyte- ^ trustees.
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rian college will hold its annual ban
quet this evening at 8:30 in the Ma-
Pct.j sonic Temple building.
.833, The guest speaker for the occasion
.714: will be the Rev. W. N. Elliott, D.D.,
.671 pastor of Druid Hills Presbyte^n
.500' church, Atlanta. 'The newly elected
.500 president, D. M. Morrison, and other'del, Wofford, Newberry, Erskine and
.375: officers pf the organization will be' Presbyterian college track and field
•286 installed. ) teams will compete here on Friday
State Track Meet
Here On May 6-7
Cilerfi.son, South Carolina, The Cita-
.200
Menu For Remainder of Week:
Thursday
Wofford at P. C.
* Friday
Fomuui at P. C.
TO ADMIT LADIES FREE
Two college 'ball games are to be
played in Clinton this week, Wofford
this afternoon, and Furman Friday! championship events will -be held onj
and Saturday, May 6-7, in the annual,
South Carolina intercollegiate meet.
Varsity preliminaries in the field
events and dashes, and the freshman
afternoon, against P. C. Coach Gallo
way has announced that all ladies wHl
be admitted free to both games.
Friday. The varsity finals will be
run off Saturday night under the
Johnson field floodlights.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
So Far This Year There
Have Been
3
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS
COUNTY
Let's Strive To Make
' 1938 a Safe Year Oo
the Higrhways.
’This date last year, t.
ime work is being carried on in the
same manner by Dr. Shelton Phelps
(college president).”
He stopped in^ (’hestor where he
was welcomeil by a large crowd and
where ^stal employes presented him
wkh a home-made pound cake.
College To Honw
Five With Degrees
} Presbyterian college will confer five
honorary d^rrees at commencement
I exercises May 30. The recipients will
!be:
I Gerrish H. Miliiken, New Ybrk cot
ton broker, doctor of law.s. '
j Robert 'T. B. Steven.s, commission
[merchant and former NR.\ official,
I doctor of laws.
j Samuel Erj’le Howie, director of
I public relations of Southwestern uni-
j versity, Memphis, Tenn., doctor of
divinity.
The Rev. Peter Marshall, paste*- '
New York Avenue Preabyt*
<Aurch, Washington, D. C., doct< • ot
divinity.
The Rev. Joe H. Carter, pastor of
Central Preabyterian chuiieh, Anuor-
son, doctor of divinity.
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