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THE CHRONICLE
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Newspaper, Complete,
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VOLUME XXXIX
CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939
If Y’ou Don’t Read
THE CHRONICLE
Y'ou Don’t Get
the News.
NUMBER 11
SMITH MEASURE Toung Physician Mrs. Viola Tumblin
GOES TO SENATE New Yorki Is Laid To Rest
Dr. William P. Blalock of This
New Cotton Proposal To Get* Succumbs To Brief III-
E^rly Consideration. Senator ness. Funeral Here Sunday.
Believes It Will Solve Present} *
Serious Situation. Funeral sen-ices for Dr. William P.
^ Blalock, 31, who dievl at St. Luke’s
Washington, March 13. — With the ho.spital in New York last Friday
declaration that ‘‘it is the opinion of: night, were conductcni from the Fir.^t
yx'ur conrmittee that this bill will
Esteemed Woman Passes At
Home of Son Near Here. Ser
vices Tuesdat .\t Friendship
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Viola Klirabeth Tumblin, 61,
died early Monday morning at the
home of her son near here, Hdlowng
d(H*lining health of several months.
Presbyterian church here Sunday af-j Funeral services were held from
at ion ” rhaimian K I) Smith aetine s^i'f'ices were in. Fiiondship Baptist church near (Iray
atjon Chaim an h. D. Smith, acting Dr. D. J. Wo<k1s,!^ Tue-«lav afternbon
for the agriculture committcH', repoit- „ . i t,,. iw ic . n ... o,-.a a* ~ ocukk iuc.<ia> autinKii,
aerate < 'Inm s, and interment following in the ad-
would' unusually large <^on-, j^,jning eenu“terv. The sereici s w» re
course of friemis and acMuaintances charge of Kew .W. N. l^.ng of the
.^»«ni here ami elsewhere. The floral. First Baptist ehureh of thiy citv, and
Ma^irity U-ader AIIhii Barkley offerings were many and beautiful, .j^tondeil bv a large eoncourse of
stated thb^ afteWuHin he would cooix'r- indicative of the high esteenn in which friends who gathered at the church
ate with the .South < arolina senator the young man was held in the
solve the present serious cotton situ-
«-d his cotton measure to the
Monclay and servc-<l notice he
a-k for early consideration.
com- to pay their la.^t respects, .Many Uniii-
admirtsl her.
.Mrs. Tumblin was the daughter of
jLhc> late John and Su.san Holcombe
Hampton, and wa.s a native of .Ander-:
son county. For the past several
years .she had made her home- here.
Mrs. Tumblin was admired H>r her
many attractive personal charaetej-
islics She was a devoted member of
the Baptist church, a true gentle
woman who was highly reganled by
young and old alike, and have- many'
family
in mourning her death. ,
The d«‘c«-a.-e<l is survictd by hc i j
husband, J. T. Tiimhliii, <.ru -.>ri, diiy
Fannie ^ oung BlaltK-k, j.* Tumblin of this place, two hn>th-
young
in scouring consideration of hi.s hill nmnity. |,if^, fj,,,.^, her grave
but fixed no definit. time for calling: Active pallU-arers were: 1. Mac'as evidence of the e.steem in which
1- . V r u j-^dair, R. C. .\«lair, A. B. Jacks ofj^he was held by many who knew and
He indicated his suppoK of the cot-,this city, DiK-kett Young and Gcnirge
ton mea.sure and said so far as he H. Young of Lauren.s, and C. D. Bla-
knew it was the only major piece of; Rxrk of Union. The honorary escort
farm legislation the senate would con- was composed of physicians of Clin-
sider this st<ission. 'ton.
Asked if cotton hgfslalion came' Dr. Blalock had been ill in .\ew
up at the weekly White House con- York for three weeks with pneumonia
ference betwetm President Roosevelt j ami complications, although his con-
and his congressional leaders thisnjjtion was considerx'd as improving,
morning. Barkley said it did not. ^The unex|H-cted news of his <leath
Meanwhile Uhairman Marv’in Jones, jt-ame as a shock to his many friends
of the house agriculture committee,'here and el-tnvhere. The UmI.v arrivtd
ami R4i.ix‘.-entative Harold ( ooley, ^-ai ly .Sunday morning and was at tlw ^.jn j,„„ ,
.N' rth ( arolma meiniKT of the com-, home of his mother until the funeral
Tn.ttee, issued statements tmlay op* I hour.
po-ing the .Smith hill. Dr Blalock wa- a native < lint>)iiian,
<VK)ley said there was already an- h .-on of .Ml
thority on the statute »K*oks for the'a„,j the lat. T. J. Mlal<*ck. a well ^ ,• j y Hamp:..-i ,.f
a irninistration to <!o everything pro- known and widely eonnecKtl funiily * *d- ei, <;iiy
[K-id hy the oill. of thi.- community. .A- a lad he i‘’-,A,iaj,. Tumblin.
‘.'M'ction provides for parity t«'ndt*d the public schools hen* and’ ^
I.a.vments to gnmer-s ami all that i- graduatid from Uliriton high M-h«H>l. , qi i
m «sle<l 1.- for eonfress to approprirate after w huh he entensi Pre.shytei lan IVlfiir^fiirCl OMCSlly
the money," the N'orth Carolinian de- and graduated with honor, |j f f f
< ared. Follow ing hi.- gradtiation he taught fV IITS D6dUTy V^OlTtCSl
< oohy eontoruie.i that -e<-tion 3-J, thr»s* yeai' at Ker-haw. .After disid-, ♦
which sets a.'ide custom et'lhx-tions mg to study iiHslieine, he entered thei 1** 1^*’ ho Will He < Imton"
for the u.s<* of the s«*<'r«‘tary, provid***! ('oih-gt* (if Physicians and Surgeons,.^*''uuty pag«‘ant gi\t n la-t Th>ii'<lay
nuans for stimulating foreign exiH>rts ('olumhia university. New Yoi k, where j Florida street seh«><il
of etrtton. h«* graduate*! wrth an enviable record, j ^l**’^’^*'**^! ^be W«»man- club, .Mi
Discussing w hat ho conhi(k*rs «>bji*c- He then began his internship at St. | Shealy was declared ‘‘.Mis.-
tamable featur. s of the .Smith bill,; Ruke’s ho-i»ital in that city which.‘ f^inn a gr.mp of twenty ( on-
f*<KJey -ai»l the provisi.m providing tn* would have complete.l in Jun»s 'tostants enl. n*d by a -imilar numhei
a.location of loan ci>tton at thixs- At ('olumbia univ»*rsity he wa- ^ of ItM'al merchants ami f nns. .s<c*
centa a pound to groweii who a^eed' i^(^ube|* of the honorary nw-lical fia-l<’**‘l place wa,- awardetl by ih* ju.ig« -,the rigl
to nsluce production kelow AA.A al-Uernity Alpha Omega ,\lpHa. .At Pres-jt^ .Mtrfiwn fVmrwin, and third m«*n, t'J
h'tnvnts would have th«* effect of hyterian co!h*go h«* was a m«*mln*r of
"pulling out the jM g” w hich i.s holding rhi Tau eolbgiate frat* rnity, and < hi
uj> th«' pix'sent ^mi-ket. B« tM I‘hi, -eientific fiaternity. He w.is
The North < aVnlinian s ma.n a yvung man of many fine trail- <*f
je< tive to this pr«»vi.-ion i- that "it fhaiaet*-r, a hrilli.int miini ami -<-hoI
will further n-lue** the size of th« a-t.i attainm* tit. H- wa- u iif«- long
193'.* en»p which is not n»c« ssar>’ or m* mf<‘ r -d he I ir l Pix-hyt<*rian
liable." eiiuich. .M'm1«-‘ ami uiKi'--iimiiig in
* ooh y -aid if th** farniet- to *k full nianm , kiml and genial, he ina>le
a IvaTitagi' of ihi- provi.-ion it wouhl fi.» n«l' i<-a<lily ami h<*I<l th«*ni, ami
r* suit III a “T.'t per «ent n-l n-tion m th» *• an many who aie -a-Mein-d hy
th** 11*3'.* crop. This, h«* cont«*ndc<!. L.- untimely fhath.
Would nn an a T.'» |a*r cent n-duc'ion .n D*. B.al h k uivi\« d by hi- moth
Chamber Endorses
B. H. Boyd For
Highway Post
The Ulintoiv Chamber of Com-
meix'e at its monthly meeting
Tuesday night, went on ri'conl
as endorsing B. H. Boyd, of this
city, for highway commissioner
from this judicial ciivuit «<-om-
poseil of the counties of l^iu-
rens. (Ireeinvood, Newberry ami
•M'hcville. 'ITie unanimous cn-
doistment of .Mr. Boyd Hdlowi'd
a statement from several mcm-
hfis *‘\plaining the set-u|) for
the election this yi'ar hy the
d*“lcgations of the f<»ur counties.
•Mr. Boy*! has the suiiport of
the entire laiureps d**l(*gatioti in
the general as.semhly. Ibx’ently
he was utianimously endorsed
hy the I>aurens Busine.s,s U'ague,
the local Kiwanis club of which
he is a member, and the Clinton
I.ioms clul).
The selection of a new mem
ber on the comimi.sNion to .suc
ceed Zack F, W’right, of Ni>w-
lierry, whose t<*nn has expirixl,
will he made »luring the present
-ession of the I« gislature.
County Teachers [CZECH NATION
Choo^Officers UNDER HITLER
Mrs. H. S. Blackwell of Laurens, | -—
Named President for Y'ear.'^^>’*^an and Hunji^arian Troops
Jacobs Heard.
Laurens, March
1*2.—.At the last
, meeting of the current school year,
the l^aurens County Teachers, as-
|S{K-iation Saturday elected officers
I for tin* ensuing t*'rm, adopted a pro-1
'gram for the annual eounty-w-ide!
school eonti'sf- lu vt month
Race To Eastern Area. War-
Torn Country Is Cut Apart As
Region Becomes Tinder Box.
( ZK('H()SLOVAKIA AT A
CL.ANCK
Berlin. Ci'nnan tr<H>ps march into
ami heard ^ zeehoslovakia; Cztx-h president con-
an addre.-.- hy Dr. Wiilinni !’. .L,. C*i- witli Hit!.*r n-g.ivding cstahlisli-
eohs, president of I’ri'shyicrian eol- *'* Ce:m.in proti ciorate <»ver re-
lege. The .session was held at the ^repulilie.
Devotional ser-! Prague. — C/.ix-hosIovak reimhlio
liy Dr. .A. B. *''uml»Ies; Cenmin ami Hungarian
Laurens high school,
vice was comlueted
Kingston.
.Mrs. 11. BIackwt‘11 of the l.«ui-
reiis city school faculty, was named
prt'sideiit for the 11*31*-10 tr(*m; (1.
.M. Cray, superititemleiit of the Hick
ory Tavern high school, vici* presi
dent, and ,1. Ix'roy Burns, county sup
erintendent of education, was contin
ued as st'cretary. |
1>T. Jacobs, of Clinton, di.scussixlj
armies oeenpy territory in Slovakia
Cormaii military takes over Czech
ami ( arpatlio-l’kraine, respectively;
town.s.
Bmiapest,— Hungary rejtx-ts I’rag-
m“’s answer to Hungarian ultimatum;
10,(HK) Cz(x‘h troops and gendarme.s
withdraw as Hungarian tnnvps march
half-way to Poland.
Bratislava.—iSlovaks iK^wildered at
“St*condai-y Education for the A'outh j events after voting selves in-
of Modern America," giving emphasiiiM^'‘P*‘’’‘^^''’^ Prague with prorni.ses of
to the |H*rsonality of the teacher amii*>*'htary protection if nec«s-
the individuality of the pupil. |*^i*'y: Tiso made first premier of new
3'he annual inthlie sehiHil exercist^s, |'
scheduled for .April will consist <»fl
r«“ading contests, .April
Judge Johnson
Criticizes Pardons
Slatf S>stem Sharply Scorod
lU'fnrt* (Iri'ontilU* (’ o u n t y
(Jrand Jury.
Paris ami
to C'/.eeh
London hold
int«*grity not
I
ligl'e*
legu.at ■'•ti',
1 ' »oni
< ha • -*<>11
’; ,* I’olihv
ami
g:nning, fertilizer and lalmr th.it g<> « ,
it'to piiMlueing r<»tton and would « h*
greatly incna-** relief roll,-. He -aid thi*
such an up-et in the e<»tt*in prodm'ing and
machinery of th** .Smith wouhl in- and
hannful.
Instead of th«* .'smith hill, * .Ktb y
said a .-ub-c«»mm :•«*< , of which h**
a niemU r, int«*nd' !•> bring out a
m»a.-ure calling for u^ing 2.'i<hi,(MM)
hales of loan cotton for reln*f, im
pounding a large «|uantity fot war
uses, and another targe amourtT for
* xjH'nments in finding new uses for
cotton. This is in line with the Fulmer
hill.
While .Senator Smith’s bill is ex-
ptx-t«*d to breeze thixmgh the -«*nat«',
the .statement by <’<><d«*y, and a simi
lar position taken hy Chairman done.**,
iv>ints to rough sailing in the house.
The ix*i>ort of the senate agricul-,
ture committee in support of the
Wo -i.-t* ; , M;-. T. I*. .MeKfown,
'ti ; Ml . .Fann - .Mo<ire, York;
• hroth'-r-. Dr. (ie<ug<- R Bl.ihwk
11 F anei- Bial<M-k of thi- city,
T. .1. BiaiocK, < i«*m-on eol.«go,
a .arg<- family eorini eti'>M.
Thornwell Family
Given Holiday
to .Miss I<u«li»’ Nell .'^<*t
CiHler th** piihli-h*<l
.Mi.-s .Shealy will U* *
|M*te III th** Ktat** ami
Azal* a f*-stival **<»nt* .st'.
In th«‘ ki*l<li*‘ pariidt
Boy«l *'airi*-d *iff fii-t n< ri-.
Aa awarth'l a -i!\* r !ii>ply c i|*.
.S*-eon*l p!ai**‘ wa- won 'ly . M* .* n
•A rnleisoii.
in th** junior h<*auty |iay*a!i*, Mai •
giierit'* .M**Millan wmi fir-r p.a* • aiel
; **! ghi** to atteml th* a*< ' • n
ti«*M Ml * <»lumh:a or a' th*- I- • of
Palm-. Crae«* .Martin wa- ■<or,d, arel
.\gn*- F ull* r thir*l. in th - <oiM' -t.
In th** taU-nt e*»nl* -* Pa il Maitiii,
tap dai'.e**r, w*>n fir-t pla< • . '--••' Oil
hon*ir w**nt to .b an ( op«*..,r «).
League To. Hold
Greenwood Meet
<M••I'ln ille, Mai*-h 13, Uii*-tiit
.Iinig* .1, Henry .lolinson **f .All**ndal*',
ad*li<- -ing the Cr<* vi!l* *oiiniy graml
jiity UMlay at <h** *>p**ning of a g* n«*ral
*--.on, court f* rm. -liarply * iiti« i/.**d
th** .South ( andina pardoning -yst**m.
I *•*>!* *1 tin* I ransf*>rmat ion of high
an*l, ways evei ywh**r** iiitsi "hhaaly shani-
h|**s," an*l *l*“clar**<l hinis**lf a "crank
*>n .stall's righta, fr***sloni *>f s|K****-h
an*l ft*****l*mi **f pr**-.-."
".No line man n** niatt* r how 1
a g<tv**in*»r h*- may Im* sh*>ul*l hav**
right t*» un*l*i th** work *»f Ul
jumrs and a Jtafge,” h«* *1**-
lai* <1
.lii*lg»* .lohn-ori n-ialle*! th** ea-** *>f
a man «**Mivirl***l in Ins eouit in l'.*.3T
wi*h th*- r**-ult (hat it was *-mnnion|y
*aik*-<l on th* -ti***-l - th** ii* xt day
that h** Would h«* par*lon**«l hi'f*ti«*
atoIManuaiy L'l, l'.••3'.*.
"Why -Innild a man h** <-on\.*-t*-d
if he I to h** lilinisl loo'i In for** h*-
ha - **\* 1 -i-i v*-<l a *lay‘.''’ h<- a-k*-*!
"I'ha* ha liappi-ne*l in .South < ar**
l:na more than on*** with nem* than
ofi* goviriioi."
If h* w*-n- govt-inor, .lielgi- .lolni
-on d* i .'ai*-•!, In- wmiM iii i t on a
*hang» in law \vhi*-h now -ihj.el
tin- goVt rinii to a*-**usatmrm *»f p<*lili
' al motiv*- H-ganll**-- *>f hi- -im-ent.x
II I \l**n<ling *-l*-m**n**y. Ph** avi-iay*
*' r'li of a *l* f(-ndant si-nl*-n*-*-il to
r<* iinpi 1 onnn nt in .South < ai'»!iMa,
! *• -anl, is not moi** than II yeai-
.*' I ofv* n 1*--'.
liOml«>n Britain arnl F'ranee keep
i strictly aloof fnim erisi.-; (’hamher-
i at 2 p. m.; *leelamation ami expr**s-j ^***',* *t*-''*‘It*s**.s Iti itain has n** intention
j.-ioii t*sts I'hursilay night, .April 13,inteiv**ne in behalf *»f Prague gov-
pr*ee«l**<l liy sp**Iling **ont**st at 2 p.:’‘'’'''"'‘Lif
m. sam*' <lay. .All liti'i ary *'x**reis*'s j
will he at tin* liigh s*-ho«d auditorium "1”*'’***'’•
or *.lln I halls in Laui.'ii . I'ln’ii- ial Lon.lmi British in*w ag.-m y iv-
liigli s**liool field ilay program will I””’'' Lmnaui.tii troop- ot-('ii|i|i'd mor**
mitt*-<l till- y*'ar, hut thei** will *'’•'*'’ -’** ^illag* in »a t« i n ( ai|»atlio-
,I kraine.
' Bm-liaresf. King * an*! nn*i ts eahi-
n<*t in emeigi'm'y s**^..''n*n on **i-isis.
Wai -aw. F’*»it-ign ministi r n>nf**i-
lat innlnighf parity with Rumanian
ami II Migai ian i-iivoy ; i iimor(*d Ru-
maniaiM will oeenpy <a.t*rii <'ar-
|iatho Ckraine.
I .Mo-ei*w * tnninti i n imlio *|t*serih*
ieiitii** < ■/.*•(-h err-is as "another lyjiie.il
. F'a-*-i>t swiinlle."
Ih-
1m fi* Id day eoinpelitloii at Clinton
with pupil- from the fourth to s*-v-
eiitli grade pai t uipat ing, tin- date for
this **\ent to In- -i-t by a eonimittee
W. R. .And* 1-on, of * linton, *-}i;iir-
nian.
R. O. T. C. Review
At College Friday
R.O.T.*'. unit at
B.-t!
Ill,
I Under Reich .Now
.Maix’h L">. .An ttffieial eoni-
i-arly tiMlay ann**unee*i that
< haneellor Hitler "ha*l tak«*n tin?
<’/.*x*li people uinl* I th* prot*-* tion of
(j'-rnian leieh."
’Pin* eatlets of th
1*1 fshytei lan eoRcg** art* n*»w- in a pe .
nod *»f intensixe training for th** an-1
niial spring in-iH*eLion. .A inajm jiart
in the in.*«|MX’ti*>n is io Ik* a rt*vi**'w
pn-'iiting tin battalion to tin* in
-pe. ting offie. i. .Major Harry ll. nry^ • Rumanian- Dn March
i*f tin* U*.ff*»i.| (**dl**g.- military unit l.oinlon, .Maieli l.‘>. A Briti-li n**w s
In pi**paniIion for tin- ix*\i.*w, lln* ea • ag. ney (R. ut.*i l di pat* h fr ail
<l*-t' ai<* hohling t* vi**w •nu**- a wi-i k
*-\*iy Finlay morning,
ina nitnh a- tin- piihlie lia - lte<-n
'tiatr. cly *'iit off fiom tin* *-orp- In
<au-*- of tin- |ila<-t- tin- r*-vi*-.\ have
been In-ld, .Major Cuinming-- and .Ma
.li'i F *-t gii'oii. < •■minanding offi*-*-i--. *if.
tin* unit, ail now Indtling tin- n-\i*-w-
oii I h*- I'dlei'e pla/a iHtwii-n iln-
^ M C A l.iiiiding and Br*».nl -tr<-* t.
\ K-vi* -.X W!.I In- In-Id F riday iinon
i.g at light o'*-lo*-k. Pin- public i- in
Xlt«-d *o be p|i-.-*nt to '<■** tin- XVolk
bcilig aeeoMI p! I-h*-<l.
Schools To Have
2-Days Holiday
l'l agin- <*ai ly (iMlay -anl Ru'nania!i
tioii|»- had *M-*-iipn-il moi** than 2<i
xi’lagi - m tin- i-a-ti-rii jiart of f'ar-
pat lio I kraine.
'Pin* inbirmation was sent from
Biat i.i-.a, lapital < ! .Sjoxakia.
'Pin* d.'p.-il*-h anl I'm inn r Atig i
tin \oliein. -xlio I-.lay >l<-<!aied tln-
iinb pn*-'leii(-«* of I a > p;it Ine I' k ram*-.
< at* linnet piovine*- of < : eelio ;
vakia, had fleit to Riiinaiiia.
aigi y
'll part
'•habited
b-.-
1 *e- pi 1-. ■
Ruiiianiai
n-e
R*-|)ul>lir
Pin* 'w.*r born
I zeeho-luxakla. d
Mniiieh pact, wa
-olx ed ye 11 I .la.v
-eiie of ty|tiea!ly
'I'h** annual m***-ting of the irig
M**mFay wa- ol*s**,ve* .xf rh**rrrweU,j^^^ Ca ohna
orphanage a- a full hi.liday m hmn.r hel.l a* tm* 1 :.-st
of the hiithday of the institution s
foumli-r. Dr. William I*Ium*-r Ja<*ohs,
who wa- Ixirn .March 15, lHd2. TTie.
holulay xva- gix*-n on Mon'lay in.sl**a<l
of y*'ster*lay. 'The orphanage first
open***l for the ree* plion of chihlren
1*1 **-hyt**nan «-hutx*h of fI*-< < rixvoo*!
.Satunlay l><*gmning at Db'Jd xv.th a
j>r*»gram itr**s<*nU*<l *-ntir*ly by yo-jpg
[Hstpl** on th** th«*m**, “'Phy Kiiigdorn
Com**."
. , , ■ , Miss I>*>rothy .Simp-*-r, [.r*-id<*nt,.
in Ihi.a .Sine** th*-n, for sixty-fourWhilmir**, will pre-al*- ' . chur*-h
^laich l..th. or as cIo.se iheret**
.. “^ <;r**sham <.f Ware .Sh.ia!.-, who
.Smith hill praise*! the legislation from ® holiday for the chiMren in cornmeni- ,|,.votional, Fiob
D.ration of its foun.h-r ami pres.*l(*nt; I*n-.shyl*-rian college who wi.l mak,-
until his death on Sept. 10, I'Jl*. r.vb.r „f
Lutherans Here Ta
Have New Pastor
I'he R**v. J. I/**(frand** .Ma,y**r, pa--
t*ir '*f Piinity Luth«*ran *-hiii*-}i at
F'llor*-**, ha- aee**pt<*d a *-a!l to tin-
jiastorat** of St. .I*»hii’- Lutheran
of this city, it wa- annoum-ed
I *»rn
!;tt!e
me
bl ..J,
( In
\x :
now iMnli put*d iiia-'*
io|M- .\doIf llilb r.
'I'll** repiibli*- <-i lllldded ap.iit both
from xxithni and wit.h->ut. Cermaii
troops inxaded tie- eoiintiy a'- .Mo-
lav-ka <)-tra'>.i, iimtle rn town mar
\ part
r*-pti ill*- of
i'J is d by tin*
' r< lip and di -
*1.1,. I .ind< r a
■ iieiv*- by the
o*' < elp ’ al Fel*
I'.iLsh
**"* . y*‘st**rday by *>ffie<*rs •»f th** *-h-TTi eh.
•Mr. .May**i is a pnonirn nt young
will
lt!a<-k
PRESBYTERIAN MEN
TO MEET TONIGHT
'Pht* monthly meeting of th** .Men--
*of-th«-Church of th«* F irst I‘re.shyte-i
rian church xvill he held at th<* chuixrh
tonight al 7:30, with all F’r<*shyt<*rian!
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
So Far This Year There
Have Been
th*4 'ong lime point of vit'W."
“Ft is a tyjie of emei'gvncy meas
ure which will itnjirove con*iitions
fiom y«*ar to y<*ar,” the rejidil said.
“A- the surplu.s is litjuidatml, th**
cost of th** measuie xvill diminish t*)
the var.ishing point.
"Its first obj*X’tive i.s to inen*ase
the income of the cotton grower an*l
bring it somewhere n**ar the same . . . . , ,
;K*r cent of parity enjoye*! bv other comrnunity invtted for the
farmers. .Second, it is d**signe(l to stop program.
the fuither jiiling up of cotton in gov-'
emment loan.s which now total nearly
txvelve millions hales, and at th<* same
time turn the cotton into trade chan
nels.
"Third, it will provide cotton for
relief purposes where it can be uti
lized by iX'ople too poor to buy need
ful cotton goods, ami other portiorjs
of it can be u.sed for entirely new
and untried uses.
"Fourth, it will provide for the flow
of the coming crop as well as some
of the loan cotton into the channels
•of consumption in such a way as to
prevent- dumping and the consequent
disastrous further decline in cotton
prices.
“It also will insure farmers that]
they may plant if they wish, 27 mil
lion acres of cotton this year, and
there will be an allotment of at least
11 million bales in any. year.
*Mt is the belief of your comnnit-|
tee that if this bill is enacted into,
kiw that ‘we irill soon see a risincj
(ContiBMd on pac* j
4
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
Let’s Strive To Make
1939 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
/
This date last year, 3.
!the op<-nirig talk; .Aiken 'Paylur
I l*r**shytt-i lari e«dlegt- xx he wi.l -fe-ak
ef*the mis.-ioiis task; ( !**'’.V‘-d Fh-m-
|iiig of I,aun-ns, who wil. -je-ak on
stexvard.-hiii; .Mi.ss B*.--ie Foitn'-r, of
;'Phornxx’ell oriihanage, who -.vdi -[x-ak
on home missi<<ns; and .M*-- I/iUi.-*-
1) >rroh of Nt'xvlxMy, */.'i erili.'trri«*nt
an<l training. Billy Lightf*>**t of thi*^
city, will lea<l the .singing.
'Phe installation of n*-w off.'<-ei.- will
b<* held sh<irtly lx*for<- the e.o-e of
the afteriuHui s**ssion.
S. C. Farmers Get
Federal Millions
IS a
minister of th** Luth**ran d<-nomina-
iHtri ainl has .s«*rve«l th** ehureli at Fil-
]or**** for th(* jiasl s**v**ral y*-ais. ll<*
an<j .Mr.-^. .May(*r exp(x-t to moxi* h**re
about th<* tni<i<ll*‘ of .April at which
•im<* h** will *-nl«*r ufam his work.
,Sl. John’s church has been without
a pastor sine** th** first of lie* y* ar
wh«-fi the joint pastoral** between the
church' and fire**nwoo*l was dis.solve*!.
Rev. .M. R. Winganl xvho had ,s(*rv*-d
the chiiix-h h<'re for sev<*ral years, i.s
rei'W giving his full time to the Hreen-
xvoofl fiastorat**.
Chamber Names
Year’s Officers
'l ie* • Liitoii * ity .-«-leM>I- xxill he
g] i-< d JLi'M liixii .-dav ami F’riday in
— ^ --a---**
ordt-r to giv** the l**;ieher.s an l►pJMlr-
I unity to aLt<-iel tJu: atiiitial eonx**n-
fi<»ri of ih** .South Carolina 'P**a<-h<*rs’
a sociation wh'irh Will **otiv**ri** in C**-
liiiiihia \\ * dm s<lay, .Mar<'h 22, ami D|,. juiu tion of th* Ct-t niaii,
eoiitinm* through Friday. Regular « /.,.(ho<Iovakia froiiti*'is. and
da - r<«im xvork xvill h** n-suim-d tie* th*-ii rac*-*! on *'astxvard through the
folio-,ving .Monday morning. night to-.xanl th** eountry’.s eastern-
iiio't provinc**, Carpatho-Ukraine
( R'lthi-iiia I.
.At tie- -time time in thi- provinc*!
ILiiigtii itiM trooi)-, wtre i-u.-tiing
I iioi I Ir.x a I d towaid I’oiamI, tiiel by
<‘;iijy L-ii mo!-ii,-;g htid g ire- halt’
Poultry Trucks
Coming Friday
.Agent (
< ounty
,1.
B. Cannon htis
iiite:i* arrarigeim-nts to mark**t suridus
poiiltry on F'liday, .Mai<-h 17. I'oultiy
trucks xvill h** in Clinton tind (f,tay
Court at S;30 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., at
Laun-iis an<l Fhiuntain Inn from 1 :30
to 1:00 ji. 111. Cash will he [laid ftirm-
er.- at the trucks for their sali-s.
At the .March me«*ting of the Cham-
VVa.shington, March 12.—The Agri- her of C,*»n>merce held Tuesday night,
cuRural Adjus'tment a*>min!stration the following repiirt of the.nominat-
announce*! tmlay $2,oOO.OtiO in U*riefit, ing committee foo offic»*r.s for th*’
pajment ch*icks had he<'n dj.'^ri'bute*] year was pre.senliid:
, to .South Carolina fanne rs w*hp co-1 Presifient, ( . Giles.
^operat«.*d with the 1938.-od c o.n serve - * Vice-Pix-sident, R. FL Fho-guson.
tion programs. • | .Secretary, ^b'* L. O. Rhame, Jr.
I The AAA said payments -would ^ Treasurer, F'. Wihh.
reach a jreak this monrth. The estimat-;-- Axkiitional directors! A. B. Gixlfrey,
Ud total payments for S*»uth £'aro-|the retiring president; P. M. Pitts,
jlina amount't*r $12,000,000. A total | R. L. Plaxico, R. \V. Wade and H. U.
[of 110,000 farmerii in the sitart*** are'Payne.
'eligible to receiv-e payments. I The ne-wly eUteted officers .will l>e
( • . 'voted upon at the April "meeting, af-
DRAWN AS-^FEDERAL JURORS they wjiLbe,inducted into
C. E, Galloway and John H, Hon- (office. a* • .
ter of this city, have been drawn for m
service on the grand jury for^ the , 'Miss Annie Margaret McDonald of
GreenvHle term of Unit^ Statee" ffis- ^rmettsville, was the week-end''
trict oourt wdiicfa opens April 10.
guest of Miss Margaret Shealy.
WHO WORKS
WHERE?
COMMER( lAL
DEPOSITORY
H. 1). Henry, Vice-Pres.
F. .M. Boland, Secv-'Preas.
Mi.ss Vera \ViIs*»n, B*H»k-
I keeper.
Phis firm employs
Ten prexiousiy reported
firms employed
Total
67
70
It Pays To Trade
IN CLINTON
’.viiy.
Butli .Slovak ;;i and Carpat hu-l’k-
raim- l»iok<- away fu.m th«* I’raguc
(-(iiti.-il giiV'-Miim-n; during th*- tiay,
f'tabl;-hirig ;.li<-m-ilv*.-. limit!’ -tnuig
G*-nnaii and li\ingaiiaii prc-suri-,
im-minall!y a- iml(-|M-mli-nt states,
! Til" r<-maimii r nf th*- r*-j>uidi(-, B i-
lii'mia-.M'H’aia, that, rt-gitiu ah-t-u’
I’l.igm-, was silt-nl ami offc;. d tm i< -
si.-taiici* a-: the* Gt-rman trmip- trussed
il- hurders and t-iuk military cum-
mand uf s<‘V*-ral towns. Fuithei i’l-
’.a'iuns wen* <*xpecl*jd at dawn today.
'I'll** political asi»ect- .w*-i*' no l<*.ss
dramatic than the military. 'rin*
pr**si<ii‘nt of Cz**cho-Iovakia, Dr. Fimil
Hacha, went to Berlin and. in confer
ence with Hitler, xxas reported to hav**
iOff*-re(L to *Jishand (he Czi'cri army
am! turn ov*-r the nation’s foreign
affairs to B<*ijin.
The remnant* of the country. Bo-
heniia-.M*)ravia, wa.- * .\p*-< ;* d to b*L
come simply a German colony.
Great Britain and F'ratio* , wh*) took
j.step.s in the pact *if Munich^to guar
antee the frontiers *>f the new C zeeho-
j Slovakia against "unprovoked ag
gression," remain***} firmly aloof
throughout the -day.
Both countries took the stand they
were under no obligation to act in
defense of the republic. Both Lx>ndon
and Paris held the view that the Mun-
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