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1/ / SIfar (Ultnton If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get * the News. VOLUME XXXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 NUMBER 13 SUBSIDY PLAN Action Required FACES nCHT On Hopkin.W ^Debate In Soiate Stalls AssemUy Committee Meets Farmer Parity Voted Down By Danger of Losing His Busi Rejecting Amendment To Fi*i ness Support nance President’s Plan. To Try In Senate. Secretar>' of Commerce Held In Discussion of Gasoline Tax Rev- Issues Statement On Aims and New York, March ?5.—Some fi- enue Distribution Slows Leg islation In Tpner Body. Columbia, Marcii 36. — Protracted. Policy of Group Seeking To Create l*ublic Service Lines In Rural Areas. ^ Coi^ttM Beau SOLONS FACE Local Upton Bill; BUSY WEEK House Committee Disapproves; Liquor Proposal and Would; Passes Bill Requiring Give Tax Commission Greater! Power. Columbia, March 28.—The house! Property Taxes Be Paid Be fore Auto Licenses Be Issued. Many Bills Up For Debate. Columbia, March 28. — A flood of nancial and industrial leaders said.senate debate on the proposal to i,uri>n-5 \T* h •»« tk i today eariy success <rf the business re-jchanipe the methtnl of distr^utinir the ^ km TV- , ^ ... •. i i l Washington, March 28. — House ^^yery program of Secretary of Com-i counties’ one cent share of the fraso- vtmnnit- judiciary conmdttee disapprove«l to-| _ economy advocates emerged jubilantly Hopkins would require one or | line tax, on which a small band of ^ day projmsals for Iwal option on li-1 legislation, topfK d by a measure to victorious today from two hectic *f- two things by next Friday: .determined seators has Mocked a de- *1“"* ^ in the j require h'gislative en<lorsement to en- 1. A -drantatk gesture- by Prrsi-l^i-^^i'e vote for men* than three weeks. community. .I.m U. Miller,^ wholesale liquor business. frays with that usually powerful group, the farm bloc. ' but approv- roll at the Univei*sitv of South C aro- dent Roosevelt which would conrince practic.ally stalled the machinery XV. Brooks* Rlakelv Sandv missio n greater auth ii itv in I't'irul'it tv, ♦re ^ By the skimpy ma.rgin of 13 vol^ ^he financial community that he will legislation m the upper hou.«e of y^m^^uniTv J \V * Ti^ev ing'iiq^r after a imblie* hearing ‘ '"‘"“i ‘ they succeeded in stripping from the ,he plin. .^he gem^ml a..sembly. Trin" v-Ridgrer^muni^v^^ a ! r L billion-dollar agricuitu^ department o. Sarnie reassurance by Hopkins' Suteuide bills have been piled up »ace L mLiu. Youngs*’communitv appropriation bill a S250.(«00^M item regarding the “seeming ;ag",on the calendar like a Jog-jam in a ^ in ths* office of an.r others to allow counties controversial bill to change Uie parity payments intended to developrment of his. plan w-hen lumber river and there was little like- y|j. ('annon <-d in farm products to the business atBisory coun- them until the controversial cU next Friday. And, with plenty of votes to spare, | Some men who have championed they turned back a $60,000,000 appro-'the Hopkins program in recaJeitrant primary instead of the general elec tion as the time for holding such elections and the second would sub stitute one ballot for the two pro posed in the measure. The committee voted a unani mously unfavorable report to the bill by Reps. Bryant and Culler to in the liquor business. for “parity payments intended to development of his. plan w-hen lumber river and then, wa; httJe hke- yj;; Tani^n‘;ml Xc:;s:^rtie'Im;: "I" distrrbuting the counties’ rai.se the purchasing power lepi^nt- busine.ss “exe-i libxMl there would be any actmn on getting rural eleclnfuMition j amemhnents were made ^ ' jcutives of hi* business adAisory coun- thtmi until the controversial alloca- i,n^ thmughout all sections of the thi. committee One would fix the highway c.mvmitU.e fur passed, killed or post- county now bi'ing ..^miHl with ,», in,arv instead of the ireneral eb^.- liectriciiv. As long as that propi^sal nmtinues Follow mg th*. nH.eung. the cimimit- priation closely related to a new plan sections of Wall Street pointed out;under debate, there is no way for oth- through t'hairman Cannon, i.ssuetl advanced by President Roosevelt for;that k had been jointly worked out er measures except those of local,following statement on its aims disposing of the natimi’s huge cotton j by businetw and administration lead-1 nature to be taken up wrkhouR unani-ijn^ policy: surplus. ers who had agreed, prior to its an- mous consent. A few have been acted -pijc cemmittee has full knowledge Grinning at their suoccases. they. nouncement by Hoptos than j on in thi* manner but a great deal of of the county being cut into smaU sec- then, in concert with most members, a month ago, that certain things the pending legislation involved mas- tH»ns by independent power r<»mpaji-j^Uow tin* 'state to engage voted for passage of the measure, andj'w’ould have to be done, and done ter* of more than ordinary import- thenby taking the most thickly wihoiesale turned their thoughts and pUns to the promptly, to restore investor confi-jarwe and is.sues that were likely to p„p,,i,te«l .-Hvtions and leaving the •n,,. committee, however, gave a ‘u u misfortunate sections to secure |wwcr j favorable report to a bill ti) prohibit Holding a favored position by \nr- through whatever mi-aiis and metho«ls the is.suance of liquor licenses to cor- pending request of Presi^nt Roose-, dence. study, thus clearing the way for ac tion on measures which had been blockeil by the filibuster against the gas bill. Senator Warren, of Hampton, co author of the mca.sure, specifietl in his motion to recommit that it should be returned to tin* senate floor promptly and that it should retain its place of priority on the calendar. The bill to require endorsement of two general assembly meimibe>rs as an veil for a supplemental appropriation! Not only have few of the agreed <*{ $150,000,000 to finance work re-^«teps since been taken by the admin-.tue of cla-ssiflcation umler the term ^.htainable. T+k* conimitee is making a norations alhnv the tax commission lief until July 1. jistraiion, they said, but some ele-’of “adjourned debate” was the l»>cal - - - ments of the program have been “ad An important element in the rej«r-, T’" . f \ .v-,—an verselv handled, with the resuh that [group turn of the parity payment fund ap- . . .u.. optirnuun in the rinannal community first me; parentily was a combination of the, ^ ' ■> L r lover the Hopkins program is fast'the ga vote.s of membrT* from city districts,! ... ^ ^ ^ % ^■,6 ,ho K,-,.ubl«ran m-nh,n.»..p of,«« of . r.»ly. .lth..Uf>, in tho laltor U,orr '<• w>*r« s<*mv d»“fecti«*ns. entrance rtquiriment to the univer sity law .sch«K>l wa.s in the form of anamenfhnent to a house bill to estab- Negro mitnl omi er.- on lh«‘ council it-^lf. One faction of the urban represen- Some, including menil«er> of F’emling I m«*nt profHr the;Stukes , u 1 r , —1 i—. «- - council. wikI that they n«»w fear that.an anh‘\:^*ry tation ha<l for several day^ been s«*k-, • , . . . i . i .u i.xik . . , f ..-if n-ither of the two .-.te|»- indicaU"d ■ the r.*4U Oei i';g to obtain as.-iur*nce> of fanm-'»He , . . i . » »..r jiersit we<-«lry refertmjjm in r«^,ve cum«ot nowratic primary, but V larmvrs wlHi exe. pt liien.-ei| -tores and ware-’appla-ii • *ni the line. houses. :h. canty .■...T.-™-,.,.. A latv ,.f .liy. uryd fav,.,-, .si,,,,. „f , thi.e ni. th ..|- »H-ing sMialH-.! all mon- n,..y nn-Iuded; liejiresenrativ.- Sim.ak; ^ « ey- ar. to U- -,x ur»*«l through th. f*-«l Hr. U. K. Burts, iiresid. nt .»f the state f mm . , i r uanT^I^hdarih^’ f .hi |f.*^leiat.sl D.ires for timp. ranee and, (.u.^t.-.s hav.- a right now to mik. H’edgis they sought, they then v.ned FaiTnerS MeCt In 'places of bu.s!m.ss other than iKen-d r'lT^.b^* of '!'• V ‘” «-Bnr, n.enUs” he said. . «... . XV ^ f ■ p03c-ini.ii> OI ..ai mu«*- in.*t .xutive s.xretai-y; Hr. L. It.iss Lynn, Th.- ho.m.- ir«v.. s. on... Millie the house was debating the] I JUlFtfbff FfldHV*fLi* l *!* nevd eh-clncity. The OHmniU.x w ish«-s. pr,..^,d,.|,i „f Thornwell orphanage, I ■lUOJIthe house measure that arv>u»d limit ,his situat ion to tiw‘ atten-l^ . f .w CliHMi ^1, f •' taken by bndav. varh*’Js council st wa- dmibtful if thi- w ‘uld » ♦ .-a* -jpi»ort for the SloO.ni.m.Utm rela-f , ^ •, _ .w • . .4 1.,. memU*r« mav withtl-aw active sup- factory to the autmo-. appropriation reqjv-teii by Mr. Koi'se- - » .u i ■ , . . r .u port. .Anotm-r iiending Iniunr return for their wte- for the I"'’ - i i Fanir.g to obtain the, vclt, in parity Item. ml- istates is- a ant to a state support.d I law sehfHil. -Uggested. might "gft in trouble by the legislatuie trying to retain contiid” of the - .s<-hoo|. "The against the farm group. parity payment question. President ^ tmng tnis snuaiion to uw* aiten-i^ hnton; Dr. K. Helms, of Colum- Roosevch announced to a pres* con-j y Uannon and T. A. Stallworth.' **"^'‘*^ ***” ” w is i> o on* tion of th«-omnty a- it a|q»«ars n«-es-!|„a. |{,.v Pi-wis Taylor, of (’o f4.rvnre a nian for suhaidixina eXDort* I* . * ’igallon. sary that the \ara>u- communitu-s not i,,ih*.rs lerence a plan lor »un*Mii*ing expon* a^rnx*, have arranged fw a i»th.T hiehiv runtroversia' t>rm- .. ^ i l . ..ov.. . I L ^ I iruHT nigniy runiroversm. prv- |f,,<ting electricity niUid link togiSher| «re here tiMlav, from the 11,300.w00-bale stock of 'eounty-wide farmers meeting in Laur-lp,^!^ in vote majority in favor of a bill to make payment of slate, county and municipal pnqHTty taxin nin'essarj’ I before licensr- plates eould . Ih* ob- Dr. Hurts in ighly cunt rovers ra! plus cotton held by the government<timorrow morning at *10 o’clock|^rf4w»^ l»m!^ •*“*|said. “asking the legislature to give! lu.presr ntatives votssl .'kI to as security on loan* to prodneetv. the agncuKnral boilding. S’uimtnded tobacro and eaaibiwb/’**^ !!^^^’*** favor of the mtwsuix*, intnHliKitl by plan hwl worked The meeting has been planned ™,*"hr;VIT’’’” T " ration with congres-.onal Isw^ in-1prsidurtiun. wah alHj^^.., t>n th.- f.^vner, the ag^.- ',1 ,7«m,,luMe,v ,o g^ rigM^ the ,K..pb. of a nuinty W-leh. An amendment by Rep,e- riuding t-haiivnan Jone* < I»rmocrat» invited. I*rwhard tlem-Mm. committee surre-ted a s-m f Z *‘J' J’’ ;-hould have the right to vote it - ami Bryant to ex- Texas, of the house apprQpn*U^>n^| exuvwion specialist, will <!**■“»*! pnmnse that w«>uld leav» the «|ji-ti<m ' , 1 *” ****^ '* " >»» doing regi-ter a pndesi. |>a--enger auto,m4>iI<- from comimttee. Mr. R..»**evelt asked •" l preparation, fertilixation. variety and , refen ialuni to be held m xt Ih > “r* ' < haimian falhuun Thomas a-ked ,axe- was tabbsl. appn.pri.t.on of $ 15..ad».0ut. to f- ..r jdr. Nettb-. »^to-.™ Z "rr ^ ‘T"’' -'f -Mh m-,,. of nville. -aid the bdl rawe the pr.^vwn until .\ugust I. -perLai.^ of 1 lem.son. w.lU favor,hI .mme,lm:e repe. .1! * '/ »I«""ately the aelion^.,,,,,, help “the finaneial situation Not many minutes la,^. 4*****^,gi\e a d, nvmrt'wtion in treaung cit-f sdbmit arose in th;* h«»u.-e to sdbmit an Mmemlment to th,- agricult jre afipro- priation bill umb-r which $*'*<Maai,<aio would have be»*n ma,le avai!al,le to KubsKlize agricultural exjiorts. That sum Would have he,*’n ^ addition to The .-,-nate ju«!;cjary e«*m?r!ltet s,-esl arvl discuss dr-ea-es and • ^ w»*,*\ii potMm. The .\ \A an aia« r !*T;.-«t that It lH*Iiex,s| would rm-*^ t*^- gram wii. rie J;-ca'-eii by I.. H .Vla.s-' sey. ,h'trict agent. Spartanburg. >«,* at stak. t*»,- 3d i* - cent 'd cu-t«ans. rec,*ip'_' n(»w set a.-iJe f*>i the -am,- purj^e^ Jon,**’ pnq*«i'al e»»ntained a provrs,* that as much a.* 2.** per cent ••( $•**.- bdd.lKMl. or the »xact sum re,pje-t,d by r*s|uirr*g Mr. t annm. sta*. - that t-dl weevil hy two l.-g.-lafo- ..f at. ami r„ssl treatment a*, -ui.jecL- of pi,,..,,, f.,r aliiiis-:.m to tb. 1’ >.f moxh impr-tarw. to farm, rs .f the^y i aod,rui .a* oHin.y at this tim, -ph,. drigmal m,*a- jre wa.- |<a--*ii .M.-. NofUe.- wii: br-g e,,u.pfnent ^he h,.use Utause of the ef- ..f ,h.- v.n.... I. v..,y ... ,„ .., h.,,,. m UltmK ,...,0.™. v |„, Mar,- h,. .Nmoak -aid that "if the people are ,„.,j,.,ldy ti,.-,.- ;xere many w'l* ^ ‘«P*Hde of -,.If gov, riimeiit along ..^md aiitomo’ml,- b.cMid not Ivie-w line we are xxa-ti,i|f a lot of mon t^.y ,,* -up|N.-,d to pay v • V on ,sill, a, loll akiiig th,* main of tin- rotii and ,li'r,*iraiding o'Iht -,*• •. , c .n, I OOto 1 d*’r»te*n >*y -urh privat, , on < whe h a,*’ <*0 wdl enppi,- any ,• \* II! *.* wh.-ti«i eounty Aid, or mi -■is-tnl,*nt ptaer n pr,»p't !- wivh h;m t,/ g:vr a -e, ,1 t reatment r, r •bm* r.-trati,»n the tsm-fit in .,f by the pre-salent f,»r cotton. co.Ald be farmers. , xpenik'il on exp»rls of any or.,- com- th» ir »H*re-CT«f»per- w*.th them nuslity. f,s-t i»f a r,veftt preiiie j'ourt ,l,s-i-i,»n rnited on Howe v,*T. the agric allure chairman mentionesl neither cotton nor the fact ,»f the pr,*si,lenl’5 suppwt. He esnpha- s.zed, in.stea,!, the pos-d>ility that the appn>priation would help the dairy- • ng industry. IxMinomy advocates protested ve hemently, and the amen,hnent was re- **^’"*1 ' ’ cati,»n of a rn-gro who -••oght law at the univ,Ts •ty. Two lAher impirtant b.”s aaa ing attentam w-,»ul,| --ubnu’ stitutional am,-n,lment »« hoiiM‘Stea<is fmni taxation up r*< an amount to I»o fix,si by th, g- r, -a! as-s-nibly ar.d refieal the stato:,-' .m- pismg the threx* mil! prope—.v tax Tr, C'-uniiTO-t- f ally 1 -,•*101,- th. !». «i ti«*n in -uch w ,«i k but f,- e!- tiuit •h»* • •niy «»p|Mirtuni*y to g»t Mll 1 *0 - «»»n-i»l«-i>-,l that It wdl Ih- niM- Orphanage Shares In Duke Fund TiU't*-, ' ,d' th,' Duk* K.iitlownn-iit in ■«--ion in .\,'W V,,ik Tin--,lay, appr,>- Farmers Recrive Checks S83,400 < . B ( annon. cour’v agent, -ha-s announcetl that a PiCal of $k:L4.37, 1 j<-cte,l by a voice vote with an obvi- conservation binefits were receiv ous pre*p>nderance of “no's." dunng the week. Tne cherk.< may It became known that administra- he called f«*r at the county agent’s 7 m 1.031 cheeks covering 717 soil purfo^ f-r *^.eh red *"** cm-titutional provj<K.n was c,*ritly renwivisl. .Ntater -J t.h» at-pji- f ■'*■^0 • --ary t«» un»t** a- ,o»,- The c oiimitte,- ha- inforinatloii that pt iat<*.l 724.hi foi lO'.i ho-pitals ! ,*al ,'l,'ctrification *»th,»n*i,^ in and 4.3 orphanage- in the < arolina-. a coTi- \\ a-h.rigt^oi are ,xtrvni»d.v anxiou-; Tb,' appropriation brought to $11,- • x,*mpt *51 rural -r^tnois ns-,*iv,' eje<--, 3;*2,;„; | the sum al)o,'ii!i*il to ho pitals ■ -c.ty. (tf e«,urse, the ciMnniiU,-,* r,*al- mid orphanag,*> in the *two sfat,-s i*» - the rev,*nu»-s mu.st I"* in th,* '■mee th,* ••n,b»wiii,-nt was ,*-tah!ish,-,l leu’Mi ,d rew-um li»*f,»,e a liii,* can la*, 1 ,',-nib,-r II, I'.cJI. Of th,* amount ion-tnic.te,L ' app,<»priat,*d, $tM,4,.',;M; wen; to ho-- Th,* r<,*iiniittee ais«»^,«-- on r,s*ord' F'ltal-', and to orphan a- 1 wi.-he- f,,r Uh* puhiic to thoi,,ugh- h,»m,'S. jn«t-rstaial thr-y an* op-n mirabsi I'h,* l'h,»r,i\v<*il oiphanage of thi- tion leaders would offer later a .s«*pa- office thn^igh MaTh S^rh, after j,„nt n--oluU,m- pnrpe-i^qr cor.kti- rate bill to appropriate $15.00(».(HlO which they.wJ! d:--r:bjr.ed on th,- amendment- to pnr.,: ui- for the cotton export program. 31?t and .April 1>: a: p.»int5 over the'*'*'*’** .***f.*''b*> w,re .As passe,! hy the hou«e and sent t*> c'a*anty sj-ev. fi^-d by Mr. Cannon, the senate, the agriculture appropn- ^ — at,on bill calls for an outlay of $:4JU.- COM-MI'NIOX SERVICE i (HKMKM) in the next fiscal year for soil conservation paymicnt* to farmer.s, in The -econd addition to s(mie r25<1.000.«» to pay of the f ,r-t Presbynenan ^o four y.a^ expen-ses of the agncuHurv de- ch ..'ch will be held next .>ah6ath at L n,k,r Uy.* Als,i on th,* cal, n,iar were, thtv-e jir,. making any criticism ,h'city, in th,- ,|i-tribuli,iii t;- iii.-titutioiis unfair m,*an.'- h,,u.se bill- but the -enat* jj,Jje.a-^, committrs* recmiiiM-ndci se-.-, raJ chang, s, among wrhich wa- eiarr. -ji- tion of the pnip'-al t*, exterd the communion le»ms of hou.-, mejnbe!- frxain t** attempting t** u-s* any towai,! any encern. Mr. 4 annon .-tat,*,! iliat anoth,*r ni*etir;g of th,- c,>mniitt«e wd! U* ht 1,1 •he first of neyt w,*,-k. th<‘ partiment and its subordinat the mommg worship heur. The pas tor. I>r. Eh J. Wood-s. j-gvs *11 com- The rxcord vote bv which the hou.se municants -.o be pre-er.t. An oppor- rejeett*,! parity payments, w h i c h -unity will be r.ver. tbo^e who may w^d have gone to prod’jcers of 3® un.te with the church, either ton, wheat, com, tobacco and rice, was by letter or confession. biennial lesolvjt.ons, -ion W'truld ?•- h* •fi, i.r-t d .n l:,4-3. S.C. of it- type p:irtic*ip;i‘iiig in th<- fuiul, w dl r,-c,-ive $r),0<l.3.f.r». Th,* Baptist o phaiiag,-, < Umi,' Maxw-,-11 at (Jr,-,-nwo<(d, will M'(-( iv $i:,.2ll..37. Kpworth orphanag'-, the .M'-thixlist institution at Cohimbia, will rM-eive •$«’»,tl*!<‘»..32. Kb veil other .-mall oi |,hiin hmn,-s in th,- st;it,- are i;i,-lud;d i.-i.lli,- dist riliulioii. ! T.^,- allolment to oridiiinag,-- is . , , , . . .*!!"*" made ,»n the basis of days of care p, r ;"<• Md h..„ S»«ir.hiy ,n th,. ,im ,.^.,,1 f„r ,h,. v,.ar Baptist church f*»r rrank hal-Ain .Me-' F. E. McCrayy Laid To Rest luiurens, .March 2.>. .\ decrea-e is not- tax,— ,>M th,-m. .Ma-i>n, ,if t K-un,',-. ,»pp,i',-d th,- bi ! tn <*ont» n,!,-,l it vv'w- ,li-cnm - natiM.v t«»vvard autoimdule owner-. R pit .,-n*.nti\»* Hugii', of ('«-onf,*, .tl <1 oppii-,-,! th,* m,*a-ur,-. “I can't f,>r th,- lif,- ,»f me m-,* why th,- uutom,»!»ile ,»wn,'; . . . shoubl be singl,sl out ami |M‘nali7.>-,| f,<r not pay ing h;- pro|M*rty tax” aft, r iiaving to pay a'l oth,-r taxe- on ,i,i.-, Hugh.s said. Ilf u gu,sl that "your taxe- an- a p,-i-oiial ,!,-bt y,iu ,>w,* Ih,- -tate.” Th,* -eiiate gav,- -ecotul r, admg to fiv,' hanking ami irisuranc* eomiiuttis* hill- fo: lix a time limit ,»f -ix month.- on Lank liahility ,,n forg,d ch,xks and -top paynu-nt or,l,*r'; , iiLuge tile p',\v,i - of foifign a<kmiiii-'liitors and ,-\, eir<*r , aliowiiig tlu ni to dispo-.- of -tiM-k in iiatioiui! -l itnks .iiiab!, *. » 111, ft ih, I ,-,iuiia nu-iitaS of thf fe,leial <ifp.»sit msuiaii,-,* eeijxiiation; and i-,-m ive bgal' 1,-sti icti<ms on hank lotiii- mad,* m p.ii t a-ijia*ion with the Rf(-on.-t! ia-ti<.n Kiriance ,*oi-iioiation or ;»ny ffdeial if-, iv,* bank. “Ta.v commission amriednicnt” to rile' -tate l:,|'.i,,r law’, limiting trun-- poi tation to ,-ommoi] carru-rs ami pro hibiting possession 111 place.s of busi- announcexl as 204 to 19. i After the house refused to appro priate this amount, k became known that the administration probably would attempt to obtain congTes.siofiaI approval for a separate $15,000,000 cotton ajipropriation bill, designed primarily to bring aJmuc a 2.000,000-; bale reduction xhiring the next year in the government’s loan stocks. Mr. Roosevek told his pres* con-^ fererwte that, countirqjr the cotbun held as security for government loans, the present carryover of this crop would be about 13,000,000 bales and that be; thought this should he reduced to a “normal” of about 5.000,000. The president proposed a cotton ex port plan under which $1.^ per bale would be paid to produceta who re leased their federal loan cotton to the market, with a subaequmt moderate payment on all cotton exported. The initial coat, he'said, aroald be $14,-. 000,000, to carry oat the plan notili 1. with later eoati af mMO.-* (Cuuthioed «D page eight) | DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFEI So Far This Year There Have Been 5 FATALITIES frMi AlTOMOpiLE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1939 a Safe Year On the ffighvays. .A Meets In Laurens •■.ngf-r and radio entcrtaim-r who died ^ Thursday after a brk-f il]nes.«. The The South ('arolina Pre-tyteriai service* were c»>nduct«-<l by the Rev. will hold its annual mee:..'-.g a* tbe Samuel H. Temptemann of \Vin*u»n- First Prefihyterian church of L* a.'♦-^I^ Salem, N. C., former {uustor Jiere; on Tuesday, .April I*,. corjV<r.>ig at 3he R<*v. Hydrick Reid of Columbia 10 o’cock in the ni«»ming. acf^rding and the Rev. W. Ray .AinlerN,»n of this to an anmiuncement by M-«. H. W. cky. The rites were conclu,l«*d at Kiser of Laurens, Preshytena! prxi-i- -he gTavc*side in the Iaauren.s ceme- dent. ' t tery. Special guesU will incluik Mr. and The only sister. Miss Margarxrt Mc- .M rs. .Andrew Bramlettc. supe rir.terd- f-ravy, came for the fum*ra] by plane ent of Oklahoma Presbyteran coC- from Hollywood, arriving last mid- legv, Durant, Oklahimia. and .Airs. S. Right. H. Askew, field worker of th,: (om- Friends and relatives from many mittee of M'oman’s Work ' f the F«arts ^of the state and beyoml wen* Southern Presbyterian ckuri^- Mrs.! here for the final rites. , • .u , , II II othfi- than Iic»*nie<l whisky „ . . <‘’1 thi- year in the (iiiotas to all iiai-^ , , ( ravy. Widely known loauren.-; go.qn*! tj^-ipating in.<titut - ,.st«>re.s sva- pas.s<*,l and tion.-*. .Askew will have charge of the BaUe; hour. DELEGATION VOTE SUPPLY BILL ready I ON POLICE BILL Memberl of the Laurens county The annual Laurens county supply I house delegation divided their vote hill is practically ready for iniro- jduction and is expected to be thrown into the leginiathre hopper this week, according to iaformaiioa given oat by at home for the last week when the atate police hill kilJed hy a vot^of 64 to 44. Rep-; *\o UL* kMT recorded the bill, and R^re- and Wasson “not to WHO WHERE? R. J. PITTS STORE R. J. Pitts, Prop. J. AA'. .Alilam James .AI. Pitts AA illiam A'ance (colored), deliveryman. This firm employs 4 Twelve previously reported firms employed 77 ToUl .81 It Pays To Trade IN CLINTON ^ ^ Ava- pass<*,l and sent to the ilmus,* as a Milistitute for the house bill i(» limit private (M>sses.si,in of li quor :o one gallon. Thinl reading was given a bill by ,S,-nator Parler of Ihirehester to .-ul,- mit to a popular vote a constitutional aMit-mhiient to roniove Ih,* require ment for showing property tax re ceipts to vote in municipal elections. Pajiiient of |)oll taxes would still be necessary. Thrt*t* hou.se bill.x to .submit consti tutional amendments for biennial legi.^Iative se.ssions were retunuHl to the house with amemlmeiit.s. Ih-incik pal .senate change eliminated the pro posal to make the tenii.s of house members f,»ur years instead of two. I If approved in the next general elec- |tion and i-atified by the following as sembly, the first biennial st*ssion ^ would 'be held in 1943. SPOKE HERE TUESDAY Tuesday evening the Rev'. Anthony W. Dick, pastor of the First PreAy- terian church of Spartanburg, apoke at the oonege as a pairt of the Y. M. C. A. prograin. 5«^. -X . ♦ ■ JU ^ ' J