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o. - ■ V .' ■ ,T77r i : # T. ■ / .. I- THB CHRONICLE StriTcs To B« m Clean N^wo- paper. Complete. Newey, and Reliable. If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Ton D<m't Got ^ The News. L VOLUME XXXVIII CLINTON^ S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1938 NUMBER 21 GRADUATES Td GET DEGREES Trees Boost Income On Farms Presbyterian Q^lege Baccalau reate Sermon To Be Delivered Sunday Morning By Washing ton Minister. Senator E. D. Smith To Address Graduates Monday. Sixty-Nine To Re ceive Diplomas. Forester Points Out Shift From Emphasis In South On Cot ton-Growing. i Atlanta, May 23.—Planters in the ■ land of cotton are turning' to the pine I tree business to boost their incomes, j Pointing to a shift from emphasis ion cotton growing, State Forester Frank Howard of Georgia said to-j The fifty-eighth annual commence-1 day private forestry in the South is ment exercises of Presbyterian col- experiencing a phenomenal^ gro\nh. lege will be inaugurated next Sunday! “And why not?” he askeii. “The mpming at 11:15 when the baccalau-' Southern planter is learning he can r'eate sermon will be preached by the plant pine trees, go off and forget Rev. Peter' Marshall, i>astor of New them for a few years, and then haf- York Avenue Presbyterian church,, vest naval stores or wood for cellu- Washington, D. C. The sen-ice will be, lose products like paper and rayon, held in the First Presbyterian church,| or for and following a long established cus- pilings. communication poles, wharf ■ saw timber, cross ties amlj the like. “-Meanwhile, n^^watering, bbtt wciwils wmrry about and no plowing and very ea.«y 1 harvesting.” ' no ier- L tom, the morning worship in the churches of the city will be with drawn irr- ordi*r may unite in this spt^cial service. At eight o’clock Sunday evening, the sermon before the Young Men’s! Heyward gave figures .on a survey Christian association will be delivered by the Rev, Samuel Howie, director of public relations at Soutnwesiem j Presbyterian university, Memphis, of li>2 , i'674 in landowners representing Georgia counties to 27 724,- em- Southw-estern! I’l’*^***^ contention the private for est business is “booming.” Of the I total he said, 45 alivady were plant ers, 31 plan to plant trees next fall ^ and all expresstnl interest in some phase of forestry. j “The cellulose age is beginning," ' sadi Heyward. “I’aper, container Tenn. . The graduating program proper will be given next Monday mo'ming at 10:30 in the Leroy Springs gym nasium, with President W. P. Jacobs presiding. The principal address to the graduates will be delivere<l by i Senator Ellison Durant Smith, senior pn>ce.sst*<l wood apju'ai South Carolina senator, w-ho has^® served this state in the Unitinl States; prodwt.s senate for the past thirty years. Class! '^ith a little care and ine pio- honors for the year will be announcinl; ^^^*^*^* by Dean M. W. Brown, The vale<lic tory address will be given Hutchinson of Lawrenceville, College To Honor ! Prominent Men I^eaders In Religious and Busi ness World To Receive Honor ary Degrees Next Week. 62 GRADUATES GET DIPLOMAS .\t the commencement exercises on Monday morning, May 30th., Presby terian college will honor five out standing men in the business and re ligious profession with degress of Debtors of Law' and vinity, Dean Marshill \V. Brown has announced. * The men to be honored with the Degree of I>octor of I,.aw aro Gerrish j H. Milliken, of New York, and Rob- ! <‘rt T, .Stevens, also of Now York ! City. The nuvn rt'ceiving the degree Doctor of Divinity aro Rov. .Samuel K. Howie, Momiihis, Tennessee, Rev. Peter Marshall, Washington, D. C anti , tarter;“Thde rsbli. Milti1aTr“is president of snT import-1 ant New York ooi’iiorations, and, Deering-Milliken, Incorjiorated, Gaff-i ney Manufacturing Co., Gaffney, S.f High School Commencement Program Brought To a Close With Graduating Exercises and Addr^s By Dr. R. C. lA)ng of Greenwood. The graduating exeixM.st‘s [ton high whool were held of Clin- Dootors of Di-i^”" "Wr"., "''r’ Monday 'evening in Florida .Strt'ot school au- tlitnrum at w*hieh time sixty-two se- iiiois H'eeiv(*(l their diplomas and hearrd a challenging addix-ss by Dr. R. C. liOng, pastor of the First Pres- hyteriaii church of Greenwood. The exerci.s<^,-^.s in past years, were atleifded }>y a large gathering t)f parents, relatives and frientls who had gath(*red for the final chapter _ gradti.’iles. rolietl in mps. aaul (H‘eupied seats on the stage. The prt'lude was playixl hy Miss Glace lilai tin of Goldviiu*., The Rev. The gownsr- D. E. Boozer, of Goldville, asked the destined for can wood even further outlets than now exist.” little care and fire the forever said, a farmer! figure oh an annual” income oft BUY COTTONS - lirOfF SAVE MONET RECOVERY C., the Garner Print Works and .. .. . , . , , . Hl.'juhvry, TIu. Mmlis,.,. \V,v,l,.n pany and diiTolor ..f sevc-ral mills."’'' f"'’' llaisals„am.MnlH.|M.(tho N,.,v ‘'l'’ J'y th" ChamlMM- of Comm.-ic,. an.l a Kra.l-!'"'‘","--1“ ‘h«’ A r v I -A -AL Ai 1 , niniT s (‘Xc!Tis<*s to a c ose, uatc of 1 ale univcisity, with the de-^ gi(‘e Batchelor of Philosophy. i The sa1utatoi-y “welcome^” address KolHTt T. .Stevens is president of i-'a^ohs. The, vale-^ .1. P. Stevens and Company, class B: din-ctor of the Federal Reserve Bank! in Hill the salutatory address by Cliff McLeod of Ocala, Fla. I On Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock,, the R.O.T.C. senior officers will re ceive second lieutenants’ commissions in the Officers’ Reserve corps. Major, Paul W. Rutledge, Columbia, Coast Artillery corps. United Sitates army, will make the address and presenta-i tion to the graduates. At 5 o’clock' the seniors will be honored at a re-j ception given in their honor at the home of President Jacobs. Candidates for the bachelor of arts and science degrees, together with their home addresses, follow: Bachelor of Arts George Samuel Beatty, Jr., Fort Screven, Ga, ^ William Parker Burns, Macon, Ga. Augustu.s Huff ('artUxige, I>auren.s. Reta Chandler, Clinton. I Sara Catherine Clarke, Goldville. , Norwood Marion Cole, Wallace,! N. C. j Joseph McDonald Commander,! Florence. Malcolm Shields Croker, Fayette-1 ville, N. C. j Aathaniel Sheffield Heeth, Quit-' , y TT- L T ' Columbia, Robert Franklin Higbe, Laurens, j Bennett of Roy Foskett Hutchinson, (magna cum laude), Lawrenceville, Ga, i Early Ashby Johmson, (cum laude), Columbus, Ga. Marion McAlister Jones, Pontotoc, Miss. T. B. Allen Jones, Seneca, George Frank Landen, Chinquapin, N. c. : Frances Evalyn McCrary, Clinton. Arthur Robert McElroy, Union. Eldred Forrester MacLeod, Ben netts ville. Cliff Hill McLeod, (cum laude), Ocala, Fla. Allen Crews MeSween, Chester. Mary Motes, Laurens. Merle Culpepper Patterson, Moul trie, Ga. — Alexander M. Pelensky, Malaga, N. J. John Benjamin Penland, Columbia. Walter I^an Power, Jr., Wood- income by Royl^*'®*^^ acre, under a con-j Ga. and estimate, from his forests | without any labor at all. j “And,” he added, “there is anoth-1 er factor. These forests affonl good, grazing for lieef cattle which in turn i destroy combustible material, and i they are great as game preserv-es— | something el.se that can be figured | In dollar.s and cents value to a sec-; jtion.” j He pointe<l to the Thomasville' (Ga.) winter resort section as an ex-| ample. Game preserves mean good huntinir and that brings visitaiw and more sources of money, j “The Southern farmer,” Heyward! said, “is definitely becoming a timberj cropper. He has become so intereste<i) Degree Be Given P. C. President Doctor of Law.s To Be Conferred On. VV. P. Jacobs By South western, Memphis, Tenn. Acconling to an announcement by ; Dr. Charles Deihl, president of 1 Southwe«<tern University of Mem- . phis, Tenn., the honarary degree of Doctor of I>aws will Ik* conferreil up- |on President William Plumer Jacobs, i of Presby-terian college, at the regu lar commencement exerci.ses of South western on June 7th. President Jacobs, in addition to bi.s notable endeavors in the field of edu- Patton Resigns Laurens Charge First Presbyterian Church Con- };re)3:ation Accedes To Re<|uest of Piistor. of New York City, a trustee of the Mutual Life Insuraiu-i’ (hinipaiiy and ho (lTiT-ct3”elev(‘n corpoi'ailon.s. He is a graduate’■ of Yale university with the degree of Batchelor ArtK with honor. Rev. Samuid Eryle Howie is Di rector of Public.. Rtdatioiis at South western University, Meniphi.s, Tenn. Rev. Peter Marshall is pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian <’hureh of Washington, 1). (’. He was formerly pastor of Westminster Pres byterian church, Atlanta, Rev. J(M* H. (’aider is pastor of the ('entral I’resbyterian Church, Ander son, S. C. Third placi* in .seholasU’c .sUinding the class went to ItV'liecca .Spi'ake. i Diplomas wi’re presented the grad- ’ trates hy \\'. t'. OxTey,'chairman of the hoaiii of trustees. Aniimineemeiits pertaining to the yeai’.s work were [made hy W. E. Monts, superintend- I ent jjf—lh(‘ city schools, who ahso stressed in his remarks, the neinl of * enlarged schoid facilitic’S. The list of graduates has already apjiearesl twice The ^ I.4»urens, May 23.— At a congrega tional meeting Sunday, the First Pre.Hbyterian church acce<U*d to the I rwjue.st of the Rev. T7. D. Patton toj Davis Offers For in it he is demanding forestry legis-, . . , , lation and fire protection just as he|^.“^'«"' author of several books has demamkHl plague funds in past to protect his cotton.” the I dealing with the industrial situation and the industrial history of South I Carolina. He is secretary of the ! South Carolina Cotton Manufactur- Association, secretary of the the American Association, ■ ■ ' ^ i executive vice-president of the In- Bc^nettsville I.»awyer and ^Vay8.stitute of Drug .Manufacturers, and Bennett To Seek ers ^ • I Print Cloth Group of \AOV6niOr 8 ^llSlUr I Cotton Manufacturers’ join him in asking the Presbytery of South Carolina to dissolve hisyims- toNtl relations with the chrmdfT' At a former similar sei-vice, Mr. Patton was requestixl to witljdra'W his resignation, after the -church had voted not' to concur^ in his offer to resign, as previously plactnl formally Ix'fore the church session. Clerk Of Court Tn^d'h (• C hronicle. j The literary address was delivered by Dr. Long, who chose as his sul)- Iject, “Finding a New Fronti«*r.’’ Each j of you as you step out tonight are i pioneers, he .said, as you go out into I a world where freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and a freedom I in th(* wor.ship of God exists. There I aIX* new frontiers in all fiehls you are now call(*ii upon to find, follow and conquer. How aix* you to con- f|uer the.se new frontiers that are John D. I>avis, of this city,’who is I - completing the unexpjred term of the late Thos. W. Bennett as clerk of court, formally announces today that he will stand for re-ehxdioii for the wide op(>'n to you, h<* aske<l ? There i an* three w'ay.sT^e saTiL Tn answer ing the question — he clean, hi* hum ble, he useful. Whatever frontier you enter, in the Chri.stian or business life, hi* admonished, always In* clean mentally, ^in sju’ich, in conduct, in nounces. Honesty Stressed. and Means Chairman An-{a prominent figure in the advertis ing world. He is moderator of the South Caro- May 20.—Rep. Neville, lina Pre-sbytery of the Synod of .South BennettsvilJe announcetl | Carolina of the Presbyterian church, his candidacy for governor today, as-'and an elder of the First Pre.sbyte- serting his campaign “wdll be based rian Church of C linton. on honest, economical and sympa-l Hi* interest in sports has been an thetic government.” ! unu.sual one and he has done much to His announcement, in three brief i promote sportsmanship in South paragraphs, confirmed rumors that j Carolina. He is the donor of the would Jacobs Interference Trophies in foot- I ball, the originator of the tennis j clinic idea, a leading figure in the Junior Davis Cup work, and a mem- In renewing an expressed desire to | remaining two yi'ars of the four- have his resignation accepted, Mr. i .veaP term. . . habits, in t'he home, in the .school, and Patton statisl he had given prayerful j .Mr. Davis .said yesterday that if, <.verywhere. To conquer these new consideration to the expre.ssion of the I allowed to complete the two year-|y,.,,„jj^,,... humble, the church in asking him" to withdraw, term to he filled this year and Thenmeans self-coii- the offer, for which he was profound-! if elix-ted to fill a full four-yiiir^,.,,] humility, free from show , and seeking after vain glory. Be use ful, Dr. Long urged uiion the gradu- ; ati*s. There aix* ojieri .spaces in the anil had come to the follow his original ly appri*ciativi txmclusion to plans. j The resignation is to bt'come effec tive .September 1, as first announci*<l. j Under the [lastorate of Mr. Patton of more than thirteen yt^rs the Pres-j ^yterian church has maile notable j j progress, spiritually and otherwise. In addition to his services as pastier of the First church, Ijaurens, he has served as pastor of the iXorroh I’res- hyterian church of (Jray Court for a term of his own, then in that event, he will not six'k re-election again. “I ajn running on my rix'ord as made thi*s far, said Mr. Davis, and will, spiritual world wdiere give a full account of my .stewardship ^ p,.,,pp. j^i j, challengtsi to enter pnqH'r time. their lives may count in useful- fiosition Mr.unselfish service. He charg- coinplimenUHl I j^raduates to get these fron- of persisted for months that he be in the gubernatorial race. His statement follows: “I am a candidate for governor ^ the state of South Carolina in the her of five national committees of coming primary dection. , the United SUtes l^wn Tennis As- “I have been-a memiber of the leg-1 sociation. , islature for the last 10 years and l' Besides President Jacobs several feel that I am familiar with the af-pother noUble leaders in Southern fairs of the sUte and the problems'education and business will be hon- of the people in all parts of the state.; ored by Southwestern. ■“My campaign aill be based on i honest, economical and sympathetic j government.' at the pnqH'r time Since a.ssuming the l>avis has been highly hy many on the efficient manner in which he has handk*d the busines.s of the fofice, anil has a wiile circle of friends throughout the county who , will Ik* interest**!! to know he will number of years. As other tokens of, stand for re-election, his general popularity, he accepts in-j A irtatement hy Mr. Itevis as to his vi'tations to preach at churches of dif- candidacy appears elsewhere in to- ferent denominations in the city and day’s paper. Bennett I important stock, Ga. Sarah May Salters, Salters. | Jamie Pressly Snipes, Wade, N. C.: John Wells 'Todd, Laurens. Boyd B. Underwood, Clinton. Sadie Lee Vincent, Laurens. Hubert Golden Wardlaw, Marietta,.’ Ga. I James Hewlette Wasson, I.aurens. i Calvin McIntosh Wicker, Gulf, | N.C. Robert Wahdell Williams, Chatta nooga, Tenn. Mary Nancy Young, Clinton. Bachelor of Science Charles Louis Anderson, Lake City. W'alter DeVere Beeman, Clinton. Hervey Francis Blalock, Clinton. Abram Jones Briggs, Landrum. John Steele Caldwell, Jr., Chester. Hantbleton Baxter Carpenter, Greenville. John CJharles Cavin, Menlo, Ga. William Maurice Clark, Laurens. has been chairman of the house ways and means I committee since 1931. Hi.s service in I the house of representatives began when he was first elected from Marl boro county in 1929. He is a lawyer at Bennettsville and operates farms at Clio, where he ■was bom November 9, 1902, the son of Henry J. and Loretta Heusteas Bennett. He was graduated from Wofford college with the A. B. de gree in 1924 and attended Columbia university, the University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina. College Faculty Soon To Scatter With the rian college closing of (the Preebyte- year this week, members other communities of the county. Laurens Farmer Dies Of Injuries Farmers Harvest Grains In County I Laurens, May 23. — It is harvo.st E. Clvde Simpson Fatally Hurt! week in I.auren8 county. Motorized While OperatiDK Garden Mo- A4 u* u mule machines, mowers tor At His Homo. j fashioned grain-cradles are annual golden rhythm Laurens, May 24.—^E. Clyde Simp-j vicinity of Buzzard Roost view border-line, from Old and old-j joined ini from the to Fair-j Mu.sgrove on the east side to the reaches 24.—E. son, 52, farmer and florist of the Shiloh section, died at a hospital here . late this afternoon from a head in-j the Saluda and Reedy rivers in thet of the f.culty W.II hern »c«tter.n» .uttered a few hours before| we.teru area. It i» a bit Ua. early to' while of)t*rating a garden motor at estimate the probalik* yield, but it record. 1 for the summer months. Several of the professors, as al ready stated, will teach in the sum mer school conducted by, the college, while others will enjoy a vacation season. Dr. Sh M. Huntley will spend the summer studying in France, and will leave New York on the Franconia June 3rd. Prof. Kurt Weber will his home eight miles west of Laurens. Sheriff C. W. Wier said while no one witnessed the accident, physi cal, evidence indicated he had been stmek by a pair of shop tongs with \ which he attempted to regulate the flywheel belt. He was found near the machine in an unconscious con- ’ dition by members of his family, they ' told the sheriff. may be in the nature of a according to some observers. Commercial Bank To Pay Dividend Announcement is made in today’s paper by H. D. Henry, conservator of the (Commercial Bank, now in liqui-|-A^*T Arbor, Mkhij^n. dation, that a dividend of 10 per cent si^rner touring the Continent, andt Simpson is survive*! 'by his! will spend some time in (jermanyj\|j.g Isabel Stockton Simpson;’ ^one daughter. Miss Mary Lou .Simp-1 ,8on; four sons, Edgar and Richard* the New^ Hampshire > Hi^pson, at home, J. 'B. Simpson,’ North Woodstock. lOreenwocxl, and C. F. Simpson, Che-j study injraw; hi.s mother,! Mrs. B. F. Simp-I studying. Dr. H. S, Fish will spend the mer teaching at ^’ature camp in Dr. Neil G. War<ilaw sum-1 will will be paid its depositors beginning Clyde Douglas Conrad, (cum laude), , depositors are request-j Clinton. Norman 0./Creech, (cum laude), Moultrie, Ga. /i. Artemas Keitt Darby,' Fort Motte. I Bebe Irene Dillard, Clinton. Harris Gray, Jr., Greenwood, Misa. Leonard John Hammel, Blue Dia mond, Ky. (Oontinoed on page eigid;) ed to call at the bank to share in the distribution. This announced dividend now brings the total up to 70 per cent since the bank closed. Mrs. Agnes Kem spent the past week with her aister, Mrs. B. M. Anden^on in Reidaville. McFADDKN TO GRADUATE -r AT MEDICAL COLLEGE Dosscy Howxe McFadden, only son of Dr. and Mrs.' M. J. McFadden, of this city, will graduate in' medicine at the State Medical college, Charles ton, at commencement exercises on June 2nd. His many friends here will learn with interest of the outstand ing record he has made at the insti tution. son; two brothers, Eugene and J. A. Mrs. Dallas Pitts, of Harmony, N. C., Simps*m of Gray Court; four sisters, .Miss P’loride Simpson, Asheville, Mrs. W. R. Owings of Cwings Station'and Mrs. Herman Power of Barksdale. SPOKE AT COKER VVm. P. Jacobs, president of Pres byterian college, delivered the com mencement address Monday morning before the graduating class of Coker college, Hartsville. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! So Far This Year There Have Been 3 FATALITIES from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS I. in LAURENS COUNTY Let's Strive To M^e 1938 a Safe Year On the Highways. ' This date last year, 1. get tiers in their mind anil then to meet them in an uncompmmising and de termined .sjiirit. You will find ob stacles, but they may be overcome. Enter upon the new frorutiers, he said in conclusion, by looking forward ever, backwarii never. Award of Medals The following nieijals were award ed for the year at the dose of the schiMil session: Senior scholarshif) mixial for high est four-year average," Margaret. Brice. Kiwanis club nie*lal for highest av erage made * by stuilent in entire sch(K)l system, won by Ruth Sharp- ton. Expres.sion contest m(*ilal given by. J. C. Penney company, winner P’ran- ces Edwards. Declamation contest mi'dal given on'*‘y Rose’s, won by Douglas Byrd. 1 .Spelling conte.st me<}al given by J. B. Frontis, jeweler, won by Ruth Sharpton. Activities medal given by high 8<*h(K)l for outstanding work, won by Betty .Spratt. Athletics me<ial given by high .school, won by Rozelle h’os^r. D. A. k. medal given for outstand ing'record in history, won by Mar garet Brice. U^ JX-XL medal given to pupil nt ‘ grammar school, won by Marcia Gal loway. The Baccalaureate Sermon The baccalaureate sermon was Fireachixl Sunday evening at the First Presbyterian churcH by its pastor. Dr. D. J. Woods. The serx'icc* w'as I attended, by a large union congrega- jtion with members of the graduating class occupying seats in front of the I aiiditoriurn. Dr. Woods took as hi.s i theme, “Christian Optimi.sm or Hope- ' fulness,” based upon • pa.ssage m j Romans 5:2-5, 12:12, 8:24-25, and I I Peter 1:3. He said that there are I nearly 150 references to Hope in the Bi-ble. The hard-boiled realists, he said, ridicule the world’s optimists, they are labeled as mere idea1i‘:ta, yet history and experience show tl»t (Continued on page eight)