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■■■ : '"''■'V ;/^'; ir,;^ . ' -• / ' 'v^ ■', ■''■ r r ./ ‘; I’-'. ,'f '’* " r^ -'^ THfi CHBOMCLE StriTcs To Be m C3eaii Newspaper, Complete, Newqr, and Reliable. QUinton VOLUME XXXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939 NUMBER 50 Farmen Strong For Cotton Control G. O. P. Cool To Short Session Talk Little Opposition Throughout Nation. 6S.S28 Favor, 2,463 Oppose In This State. Washington, Dec. 9.—Cotton farm ers approved continuance of the ad ministration^ crop control pit^am for 1940 in a referendum Saturday. With approximaitely two-thirds of the votes counted, the balloting stood 640,815 in favor of the marketing restrictions and 58,515 against, a ma=' |j<M*ity of 91 per cent. The quota control program was approved last Washington, Dec. 9. — President Roosevelt’s reported desire to side track controversial issues sut far as possible in the coming session xrf Con gress got a cool reception today from Republican leaders. While such a program has been ad vocated by Congreswnen anxious to get an early start on their election- yew political fence-mending House Minority Leader Martin Republican, Massachusseetts, turned thunks down on it. I “There are very many important domestic prboelms to be solved,” he said, “and I sincerely hope Congress will not run away from them even if it is an election year. “The first duty of Congress is to I promote the welfare of the country I and everything else should be sub ordinated to that—even politics.” Well-informed sources had said that Mr. Roosevelt was advising his legis lative leaders that he wants Congreas to dispose of its routine affairs and go home not later than next May. The chief executive was said to believe that wihile the question of,re newing the reciprocal trade agree* ment law, wibicih expires next June, would have to be acted upon, other administration programs should be left up to the people in the 1940 election and that such a policy would be beneficial not only to his own party but to the country as a wihole. ^Specifically, <me infbnnairtt said, Mr. Roosevelt felt that mipor pesfec- ttODS in the neutrality 'law were the only things needing oongnesekmal at tention in the foreign policy field; that New Deal ppograms stich ms the Social Security Act and the Wage- Hour Law Should be left untouched unless (the need for specific changes is Shown. The chief executive also was represented as regeirding the question of 'how to raise new revenue as one for the people and congress to decide. He Teoontly suggested that the country should think about whether impending inoreascs in na tional defenees expend ittrres should be met by special taxes or by further govemmentsi borrowting. Clerk Of Court Makes Two Sales :h~. 'deik of Court Vic R. Fleming made two land sales totaling $600 daring bidding at the court house Monday, salesday for Decenyber, as foHows: In the case of the Bank of Owings vs I. L. Owings and Alien W. Bobo, as receivers, 30 33-100 sores in Diaii township to Thomas A. Babb, attor ney, for $500. In the case of J. C. Owings and C. B. Bobo vs FJberta Melinda Knight, "t a1, 69 acres in Sullivan township to R. T. Wilson, attorney, for 3100. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE (JIVE THE CHRONICLE FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT MISS MARY MITCHELL In the beauty contest last Thurs day evening sponsored by the Vocal Li^s club. Miss Mary Mitchell, fresh man co-ed .viras nam^ “Miss Presby terian College” over a field of twelve contestants. Miss MHchell will repre sent P. C. and the city of Clinton at the state-wnde contest to be held next spring at Myrtle Beach. The popular young student is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George P. .MhcheH of this city. Miss Vllizahelh Barnes w'as award- eii second place, arnl .Mi» Willie Earle Davidson, third place. .Miss .MargarK Shealy, college co-ed who last year represented the state as “Mim South ('aroKna” at the na tional contest in .AUAntic City, crown ed Mim MrtcheH and relinquished her title as “Miss CUnton” to the new winner who, with her sister, Martha MitcheU, came here four years ago from their native country, Greece, to jotn their parents and continue their ediicatiofi at the high achool and col- year by 84 per cent. Agriculture officials viewed the re turns as a vote of confidence in the New' Deal crop control policies. Sec retary Wallace had warned that their discontinuance would reeult in adding to the cotton surplus and depressing prices. — The farm law requires that quotas be approved by two-thirds of the growers voting before they may be come operative. Under the quota sysrtem, growers receive marketing shares from the agriculture department. Cotton sold in excess of the marketing share is subject to a penaty tax of 3 cents a pound. Likewise, only those who produce and market within their al lotments are eligible for government loans on surplus cotton and maximum farm benefit payments Secretary M’allalce, in asking farm- '^rs to continue quotas, warned that their discontinuance might result in another bumper crop and a<kl to stocks already crowding wanshou.st‘s throughout the South. Under this year’s crop control pro gram, cotton production was held to 11,792,000 bales with a normal crop of about 13,800,000 l>aie«. With ex ports advancing dharply and domestic consumption running ahead of a year ago, officials have predicted that at least 1,000,000 baVes wiU be taken from the surplua to supply needs be fore the 1940 crop is haiv^ed. Realty Transfers Ma^ Last Week Approval Overwhelaibif ('olumbia, Dec. 9.—Cotton farmers j in this state voted overwhelmingly for a ooQtimiation of federal market ing quotas on the 1940 crop, 63,328 a ■ ^ a ■ ■ 'favoring control, with only 2,463 vot- At Court House ing “no.” ^ These rKums were from 743 of laurens townahip: 46 acrea from the 755 boxes in the 46 counties. F. B. and Annie Belle Jordan to C. E. The vole percentage in favor of K«d>inenfi. as tniatee under R. M. Me* quotas was 96.3 and there was not Gee, $1, and other considerations. an unfavorable majority in a single Young"; 1IS.9 acres from M'. J. f*»«nty' Paowk to Ben W. M’eaChers, 32.500. largerd single perrmUge for limit: I 2-100 acres from D. E. was registered in B^ rkeJey Todd to W. A. Undreth, 350; one lot (a-orgeUmn counties, which votwl f-rwn W. T. ('oleman to Roy S. and P**'' control. Fhir- Heenice Taylor. 325 ; 41 arree from returned the lowest percentage, Amue L. Hellos to Laurena Hell- ams 3300 i t«»tal vote was much .smaller .'ijliv.n: lO «... fr«„ E. V. ♦’"TT”' •"'***!• ',*r B.x«n t. J. N. Orowk,. fCOO; JI 7-8 *• A,,prox,n..t.lr M.OW W . ^ eri were eligible to vote and those laoo** cooperated with the Agricultural i«i „ 4 'w ' Adjustment administration in 1939 J crop curtaiknent benefitted to the V. M. and extent of 317,179.316. ZsM B. Robinson, administratrix of Wibon BlakHy eotaiie, to Eltse Spen-j ^ rer Hindman, 32,000. ' ■ i gs* s . Lmvana city: lot and house on HlghWaV right Green aUeet in Jersey aaction from ^ ^ U G. Balle to ComHia Milam. 3426;' CCTtaills OAVS lot on Farley avenue from J. Pa Brown to J. R. Dendy, 3500; lot on! ^ ... . - . .... .n. Columbia, Dec. 9.—R<*p. Calhoun Greenville ^ from Mrs UJlian G. ^ Besufort said today there Minter to Mrs. Rosa & Bo;^, 3150; “every indication that another lot on Gt^vtlle road from Mre. L«l-!,^^^p^ ^igh. G. Mmter to Mark E. risher,general treasury” **5?: 1 J u ®f .state at the session of the Clinton cKy: and house an jp,.neral assembly opening January 9. unopen«d street from (^inton BurW- ,, ^.y t^aml Loan .\sjK>ciatK>n to T. D. some,” he added. The general opeland s^ C. M. Stone, ti^iT^ as this year took 3545,000 in Copeland-Stone company. 321*3.29. hi^way revenue for general sUte ex- Cotton Acreage penses and borrowed 31.^6,000 for that purpose. ' Disagreement over this problem For State Small .length lef^lative session. “The highway fight” is certain to Estinate of 1939 Crop for S. C. ,re-iq>pear, the veteran chairman of Put At 870,000 Bales. Pro- the house judiciary committee said, ductioB SlMms lBere|8e. ^ • lengtlicning of the laeaeion to ahnoat the previous one’s Olumbia, Dec. 10—Frank O. Black, duration. here for the United States departmrat of agricuture, reported yesterday that the fmal estimate of the 1939 South Carolina ootton crop was 870,000 bales even though the total acreage was the amaUest since 1878. A record yiri^ of 342 poonds to the acre, thirty-two pounds above the previous Ingh matk in 1920, was responsible, Black said, for Ihe big crop. The estimated production will be far above the 1938 total of 648,- 000 bales and slightly in excess of the average production for ^ ten years from 1928 to 1937. Total acreage planted was 1,247,- 000, Back said, only lJ2ilS„000 acres were harvested, he reported, laut year, 13^.000 acres were har vested and the 1928-37 average was 1,652,000 CHRISTMAS SEALS One of the great trcnAles today is makas good in a caa*t get of kind.—^ Hmlp to Profoci Your Homo from Tuborculosis I !pgggcggggcceccg*ggcgtccggggggccg«ccg«pgcgeoccccggccccc«ggg Gifts Men Appreciate CHOOSE HIS GIFT AT - WHERE MEN THEMSELVES LIKE TO BUY. 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