The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

TTT TT Ji XL ILaarj A j-H J-H A NEWSPAPER IN ALL THAT THE WORD IMPLIES AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 16, 1894 GAFFNEY, S. TUESDAY, APRiL 26, 1938 $3.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE New Deal for Farmer Tenants YORK MAN HEADS GROUP 5 BANKERS FARM WOMEN HOLD SPRING MEETING CIO MEN CONDEMN BYRNES AND SMITH LEPPARD IS LEFT OUT BY HOME BOX .11 CLUBS REPORT REORGANIZATION; OTHERS EXPECTED TO FILE REPORTS BEFORE COUNTY CONVENTION MONDAY i' 5 'A -i 5 A Charge Director With Collecting 'Back' Bills Jcssiip gels loan approval First tenant in the south to benefit by the Bankhead-Jones plan aiming to help tenant farmers buy their farms was J. E. Jessup, left, of Guilford county, North Carolina, who is being given his lon ap plication endorsement by Edgar A Ar.ersoi HUDSON, IUULLINAX ARE SPEAKERS. Mrs.

Charles Sparks is Elected President; Good Attendance at the Meeting is Noted. The annual spring meeting of the Cherokee County Council of; Farm Women was held at Corinth Baptist church Saturday with one! of the largest attendances everj recoided at (his event. Dr. W. H.

Hudson, Of Atlanta, who spent 41 consecutive years! as a missionary in China, dis-j cussed the present war in the! Orient and gave his opinion eventually, the Chinese will! emerge victorious over Japan. w. lviuinuax, county super intendent of education, stressed the necessity of co operation and a closer understanding between the teachers of the schools of today parents of the students. During the business session, Mrs. Charles Sparks, of Drayton-ville, was elected president of the council to succeed Mrs.

E. L. Wylie, of Buffalo. Mrs. Hartwell McKown, of Buffalo, was elected vice president, Mrs.

DeWitt Moss, of Holly Grove, was elected secretary and Miss Mary Blackwell, of Sunnyside, was elected treasurer. Former officers were Mrs. Joe Islai ot limber Kidge, vice i president; Mrs. Will Blanton, of Macedonia, secretary, and Mrs. II.

B. Lipscomb, of Beaver-dam, treasurer. All officers will serve during the next two years. The new council director will be Mrs. Bez Blanton, of Macedonia, succeeding Mrs.

Pierce, of Holly Grove. Delegates to the state meeting of the farm council of wom will be Mrs. Sparks, the president, and Mrs. Furman Maitin, of Draytonville. Discusses War.

During the panel discussion, which was led by Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, clothing specialist, of Winthrop College, details of work accomplished by home demonstration clubs in the county were presented and compared. Eight clubs were represented in the panel discussion, 'Limber Ridge-Corinth, Sunnyside, Beavordam, Buffalo, Draytonville, Grassy Pond, Holly Grove and Macedonia-Midway. Subject of the discussion was "What the Home Demonstration Club to My Community and What I Would Like to See it Mean." Dr. Hudson outlined the causes leading up to the present conflict between China and Japan and discussed briefly the progress of the war several superior of the Japan incut, which has been going on months.

Leadership and man-power are in Chinese, he said, while ins far superior equip-r making war and lias I 1 WINNERS WILL BE IN FUTURE BOUTS PLAN'S FOR FIGHT SHOW PROGRESS. Allen Says Den Drown May He Secured Cor Victor of "Rattle of Champs' Thursday. Spartanburg, April 2 a. Win- the will of tin "battle two main bums of if champions which be stayed in tin armory will be here Thursday nigh matched in a future card with the final victor having a good chance at a bout with Hen Brown, the Smith's middleweight title con- leaner, iTomoier Allen, who is ai lancing the Spartan show, announced. Luster Perry, of Gaffney, and Arnold 'fair, of Lincoln'on, X.

are pilled in the last of the night, with Ed Tip'oi, another jdall'nev slugger, and Man Hoover, of harlotte, matched in ihe other part in the "double wind-up." Both matches are for tell rnuiuU. I'er-y ami 'fair are lighting as iiiidillewoiehts and although Hoo-l ver and Tipton are slightly heavier, both Harm they can scale downward sufficient poundage to make the middleweight ranks without injuring themselves. Tipton, 'fair and Perry all champions or foimer champions of the Cai'olinas Golden Gloves tournaments. Hoover claim- pi championship of two Carolinas in the eavy-' weight division. liaseoiiib Bradley, of Charlotte, and Joe I.ee Sill, Spartanburg's liantam v.eig'd dash, will in 'another Clo.vs champion-, encouii- ANNUAL MEETING HERE.

HELD Wiggins Discusses Economic Conditions of State at Session Held at Limestone. About 125 bankers attended the annual meeting of Group 5 of the South Carolina Bankers Associa tion, held at Limestone College here Friday night with the Merchants and Planters National Bank, of Gaffney, as host. A delicious dinner was served in the college dining room. The principal address was delivered by A. M.

L. Wiggins, of Hartsville, prominent banker and business man, who discussed economic conditions in South Carolina. New officers of the group were elected as follows; Carl Hart, of York, chairman, succeeding L. 'J'. Ilartog, of GalTiiey; Paul R.

Jenkins, of Rock Hill, secretary, succeeding Mr. llarf; Mr. Hartzog, group representative, succeeding J. II. l'oag, of Lancaster; and Dr.

J. 11. Saye, of Sharon, necrologist. The time and place for the next meeting, which will be held in the spring of will be fixed later. Interesting Program.

Mr. Hartzog presided over the meeting Friday night. In addition to representatives from practically all of the banks and depositories in the fifth district, bankers were present from Augusta, Charlotte, N. ami Columbia, Spartanburg and Greenville. The district is composed of the counties of Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster and York.

The invocation was offered by Dr. R. C. Cranberry, president of Limestone College, who also delivered the address of welcome for the hank and the college. William E.

Bell, mayor of Gaffney, extended greetings to the visitors for the city. Paul R. Jenkins, of Rock Hill, responded. An entertainment program arranged by Dr. W.

K. Gunter, member of the board of directors of the Merchants and Planters National Bank, featured a solo by Miss Kathryn Pfohl, director of music at Limestone College; a song by a group of college girls; and a skit by half a dozen college students directed by Miss Dorothy Richey, director of dramatics. State's Economic Condition. J. Claude Fort, local attorney, in introducing Mr.

Wiggins mentioned some of the enterprises with which the Ilarlsville man is connected, and asserted he is always interested in the wcH'aro of his community, his countv. and the state as a whole. rrequently citing statistics to prove his points, Mr. Wiggins said an unlavorabfe balance of trade against South Carolina had drain ed this state of its natural resources, requiring bond issues and other forms of debt to make un the difference. Be mentioned the hundreds of millions of dollars sent into this state in recent years by the federal government.

Poverty, ignorance and "inertia" were classed by the speaker as three of South Carolina's handicaps which must he overcome. In the ten years between the last two census reports South Carolina gained only 3', a per cent in population as compared with a national increase of llj per cent, Mr. Wiggins stated. He said this was accounted for in part by the large numbers of people who have left this state for the northern and 'eastern centers. This state, he said records show, has the largest population of any under 21 years of age with the fewest number of adults in proportion.

This means South Carolina is bearing the cost of rearing and educating citizens for other parts of the country. Mr. Wiggins urged business men to take greater active interest in public affairs in order to improve conditions in the state. Paul B. Brown, secretary uf the North Carolina Bankers Association, extended an invitation to the South Carolina hankers to attend a school of banking to he conducted by the North Carolina association.

Liberty Life Huys Capital Skyscraper Charleston, April The Loan and Exchange hank building at Columbia was sold today to the Liberty Life Insurance company at a receiver's saie in federal court for $200,000. The firm's bid was the higher of two received. It was accepted at a hearing conducted by I'ederal Judge I' rank M. Myers New Skating Rink. A skating rink has been installed on the upper floor of the Hopper building here and will be open regularly in the future, it um been learned.

The rink is situated on the floor of the former Hopper dance hall, Billy Jones is manager, UNION LEADERS PRAISE ROOSEVELT. Speakers Join in Urging All Workers to Vole, for CIO as Hargaining Agency at Meet. Praise for President Roosevelt: and the CIO, interspersed with verbal attacks on so-called "ene- mies of the common people and organized labor," featured a mass, meeting held in the interest ol 1 the Textile Workers Organ iziiv Committee at the Elm Street; baseball park Saturday night. Only a handful of textile em-1 ployees were on hand as several I out-of-town speakers lauded the' president for "liberal policies' a liiiiiianilarian cave the (' in intra- for 1 1 1 1 itti I mill: ria I iat redil. in-lit Janu F.

i G. ll. lull i i 1 1 1 in- loicv i of e't-r wlit'l sailed I'lliled Slates ot on Ed" Sinit and Bvi nes 'ongi'essman ward Maliaii, of Gi eenville lh American Liberty League, tin Uuitid Stales Chamber of Com merce ami cotton maiiuiacuircrs generally. All speakers urged the mill employees of Cherokee county to get. out and work in the i 1.

1 oauoillie' lo oeiermiiie wiiemei or not the CIO will be the work ers' bargaining agency in local plants. '1 he elections are sched uled to be held in the near future. Dr. W. K.

Gunter, of Gaffney, a member of the national council of Little Business, and the "little business men" were attacked by Furman Garrett, representative of the Spartanburg district for the Committee for Industrial Organization, as a 'misrepresentation of that group." "Dr. Gunter and his crowd has no more right to call themselves the little business men than we, the union, have to call ourselves the United States Association of Millionaiiis," Garrett declared. Whelchel Presides. Carl Whelchel, GafTney Manufacturing Company employee and labor union man, presided over the meeting and introduced all speakers from the bed of a large open truck. The meeting was held in the ball park directly in front of the grandstatyl.

"Walking Charlie" McAbee, of Inman, opened the meeting with prayer. Garrett, was the initial speaker. He was followed by McAbee and Elbert Brown, of Buffalo, and C. L. Gibson, an-othei repi esentative of the Spartanburg district office, delivered short addresses.

McAbee denounced conditions some ol the nulls ami declared the employees could have a chance only by organizing." He urged the workers to cast their vote for the CIO in the coming elections. Contrasting the Textile Workers Organizing Committee with the TWA (the latter an affiliate with the American Federation of Labor,) Gibson declared the "CIO has done better things." "We don't want strikes, but I tell vou rie'lit. now if we have to. we can do it." Brown asserted. "They know when John L.

Lewis says something, he means exactly what he says," he added. Garrett openly declared "the workers should go to the ballot boxes this summer and show what you think of these men who have been our enemies." MAJ. WILLIAM EVANS TO V1EWJP0ST HERE Charlotte Officials Will De in Gaffney Tuesday; Service Scheduled. Major William Evans, secretary of the North and South Carolina division of the Salvation Army headquarters, will be in GafTney Tuesday to inspect work accomplished by the local post during the past six months, Captain Sadye Brewer, the commander, announced yesterday. Adjutant Mabel Cleveland, who is assisting in the Young Peoples work in Charlotte, will accompany Major Evans here and re main tor the luesday night serv ices.

herviccs at the citadel on Cherokee avenue extension Tues day night will be conducted espe cially for the young people of the GafTney post, it has been announced. Congressman Taylor tteported Improving Anderson, Apr. 23. Congressman John O. Taylor, of this city, who underwent an emergency at the Naval hospital in Washington Monday, was yesterday reported to be improving, according to word received here.

Mrs. Taylor left Tuesday for Washington to be near her husband, who will likely remain at the hospital for 10 days or two weeks, I I i STATE CHAIRMAN IS DELEGATE. NO Young- Democrats President (Joes to Second Precinct to (Jet His Name Put on List. Greenville, April 24. Many extraordinary developments attended organization meetings of Greenville county's 89 democratic clubs yesterday, according to incomplete reports received last night, and the four most unusual were generally classified as fol- lows: Senator Ben T.

Leppard, state democratic chairman, was not elected as a delegate from his home precinct (Cherokee) and was almost booed from the stand while speaking on a resolution repardinf Rule 32. Would Drop Rule. A great majority of clubs reported voted for amendment of Hie time-honored Rule 32 to eliminate the national election pledge from the county and state primary oath; Attendance setting an all-time record marked a ereat maioritv of ineeiiiiKs, especially inose in the urban and and industrial sections; John Bolt Culbertson, state president of the young democratic clubs, went to West Greenville and was elected a delegate to the county convention after being ig nored at his home precinct, Ward 2, Box 2. Whether failure to send Senator Leppard to the county convention would bar him from being designated a delegate to the state convention and possibly reelection as state party chairman was somewhat of a moot question last night, although local party officials were of the opinion that official attendance upon a convention was a requisite for holding a convention office. Attorney General John M.

Daniel, consulted over long distance telephone at his home in Columbia, declined to pass snap judgment on the matter, saying that he would have to consult the law before rendering an opinion. The Precedent. D. B. Leatherwood, county chairman, said that practice in this state had bqcn to follow the procedure of limiting office tenure to bona fide attendants unon nnr- ty meetings, and that "by inference at least" the party rules indicated such to be the proper practice.

But in the absence of a formal ruling by a duly constituted authority, the status of the state chairman insofar as seeking reelection remained what nebulous. Campaign instituted by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics in January for amendment of Rule 32 to eliminate the pledge to support the national party nominee apparently was bearing fruit, on the basis of reports received last night. Clubs acting on the matter were voting three or four to one for the change a development almost unprecedented in state politics. There was no doubt but that attendance at meetings was the largest in history. At the Cherokee meeting nearly 300 persons were present, and at many of the other municipal and suburban pre cincts attendance of from 50 to 1(11) or more was reported, as com pared with the usual attendance of from four or live to 20 or 25 persons.

Some ISew Stuff. The maneuver of Mr. Culbert son was regarded as brand new in local political annals and at the same time prediction was made that the legality of his representative capacity might be seriously questioned at the county convention. He attended the Ward 2, Box 2 meeting at the Ottaray hotel (where he resides), during the morning, but was not nominated as a delegate to the county convention, despite a speech in which he sought the office and mentioned his position of leadership in the young democratic organization in the state. Later he attended the West Greenville meeting, where he was designated as a delegate to represent that precinct in the county convention.

White Says Kansas Will (Jo Republican Washington, April 23. William Alim White, noted Em poria, editor, told a group of Kansas Republicans today that "if there are four good rains in Kansas between now and election dav, you can't keep the state from going Republican." White, here attending the annual meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, made the remark at a breakfast given him and Mrs. White in the speaker's dining room at the Capitol, Kansas, leading wheat state, was in the Democratic column in Parts of the state arc in the midwest dust bowl. ino Adopts Resolution Favor ing Restricted Camnaiirn. Suggests Speaking Dates.

NO ACTION REPORTED ON CHANGING STATE RULE 32 Question May He Presented for Consideration of Delegates to County Convention. Eleven of Cherokee Democratic precinct clubs yester-'luy had submitted reports on reorganization meetings held Safur- Iday. It whs presumed minihers of others had held meetings on the prescribed date and would file reports with T. Worth Kirhy, county chairman, during the week. ihe count convention is tailed flu 1'i'u 10 ue lied a ie use here next Momhiv Of the renoiting clubs only one filed resolutions.

This was GafTney No. 1 recommending that county campaign meetings be re- siricieo: to the official itinoi ary ahTI suggested opening clos- ing dates, as follows: "That this precinct go on record as askinir that he eliminated, and the county campaign speaking's he reduced to a minimum, recommending that the campaign speakings start on Monday, August 22, and end Friday, August 20." No clubs took any action, so far as reported, on a proposal agitated in some sections of the state for the repeail or amendment of rule No. 32 requiring primary voters to pledge themselves to support the nominees of the Democratic party, local, state and national. This question may be presented when the county convention meets next Monday, however. The reports from clubs which had been received yesterday follow; Alma Mills.

C. C. Hodge, president; Rico, vice-president; J. M. executive committeeman: Mrs.

('. Evans, Mrs. Virginia Sanders will Rice, enrolling committee. '(legates to county convention: Allison, C. Hodge.

J. M. Hon- pe'r, J. M. dine, Frank Oxner, John Lavender Bill Owensbv, J.

I.ee, I). Gibson, Dolph White and Lester Martin. Alternates: L. M. Duckott, Anderson Parker, Cordell Lee, Maxine Cline and Mrs.

Alia Gibson. Cherokee Falls. President, president, J. W. H.

Russell; teeman, F. F. committeemen, R. IJierlcy; vice Patrick; secretary, executive conimit-Moss; enrollment James Early, F. F.

Moss and Russell Owensbv Dele-No gates, Wade Hampton, Cai lan, Dave Bridges, lorn Clary, Russell Owensby, D. A. PaUerson, V. R. Bierley, W.

If. Whelchel and F. F. Moss. Alternates, R.

j. Phillips, R. J. Kiser, E. II.

Patterson, J. II. Childers and L. Vassy. GafTney No.

1. Vernon Fitzgerald, president; Gid Maynor, vice-president; Guy Mere, dith, secretary and treasurer; W. F. Bright enrolling officer; G. C.

Meredith, executive committeeman. Delegates: C. J. Moss, Claude McCravv, J. Y.

Moore, C. 15. Martin, J. W. Godfrey, A.

T. Knight. R. A. Cvle, G.

S. Melton Roy Matins, J). Lewis, J. L. Laughiin, W.

15. W. F. Bright, V. Ii.

Parker, Joe D. Turner, O. A. Sullivan, Lewis Coyle Oscar Melton, J. W.

Molts, Oscar Parker, Lawrence Allison, Hovt McGuinn, G. C. Meredith, If. P. Ilyder J.

L. Wright If. 13. Jolly, C. C.

Justice, Geo. Hall. Gaffney No. 2. A.

C. Humphries, president; A W. Eargle, vice-president; Sum Hopper, secretary and treasurer; A. Hallnian, executive committeeman; A. C.

Humphries, enrolling officer, at Geflys Lumber Co. Del. egates: W. II. Brady, Sam Hopper, Hoy Pryor, A.

W. Eargle, A. L. Hallman, J. W.

Kennett. Joe Camp, Mart in. bi'mnmns .1 1). G. Queen, 1).

I Alternates: C. M. Painter, J. Iton Ellis, Pan Gallman, Andrew Martin, George Douglas, Manson Jolly, Bill Cooksey. Gaffney, No.

3. President, C. C. Kirhy; vice president, Earl Clary; secretary-treasurer, Charles S. Jennings; executive comitteeman, Carl Whelchel; enrollment officers, Earl Clary and Mrs.

Frank Wright. Delegates, J. McSwain, C. C. Green, J.

E. Raines, C. C. Kirhy, Earl Clary, Charles S. Jennings.

Carl Whelchel, Stewart fMooney and C. E. Ilainrick. GafTney No. M.

If. Sams, president; Dr. W. K. Gunter, vice-president; M.

B. Sams, secretary and treasurer; W. H. Middlcbrooks enrolling officer; J. C.

flyers, executive committeeman. Delegates: M. Sums, U. C. Cobb, H.

Middlcbrooks, U. P. Carson. Mrs. M.

B. Sams, Ii. W. Dobson, C. B.

Patrick, Mrs. F. B. O'Shiolds, Dr. W.

K. Gunter, F. B. (('Shields, (Continued on uage Charges that Miss Lenora Jef feries, director of the Cherokoi County Hoard of Public Welfare had cohcted some "back debts" for othe" persons from old age assitance checks sent, to Cherokee county beneficiaries were recevied as information at a meeting of the board yesterday afternoon. The charges were submitted by .1.

I). I'arris, who submitted live lliihi i from beneficiaries relative to I be matter. All of the were to before llailey .1. notary public, a I'm mer member of the county board who resigned several months ago. The meeting was attended by N.

II. Littlejohn, John L. Moore and (1. Lee (ioode, members of the Cherokee county board; Miss Anne Bradley, of Chester, district director; Senator I'airis; and Representative Raymond W. Dobson.

Miss Jell'eries was present. Chairman Littlejohn said the allidavits were taken under advisement. He stated Miss Jef-feries was not called upon for any evidence at the meeting but she had in her possession statements from practically all of ine affiants asserting she had treated them properly. BLACKSBURG SENIOR PLAYJTO BE GIVEN jind Roses' Will Ik-Presented Friday Niji'ht This Week. The seniors of the Blacksburg Centralized High School will present their annual play, "Moonlight and Roses," in the school auditorium Friday night -of this week, beginning at 8 o'clock, it has been announced.

The public is invited to attend. The following resume of the plot of the play has been issued as follows; "The scene is laid in a beautiful old garden which, although well cared for, has been vacant for years. As the plot develops, a smuggling scheme is uncovered. A husband, wife and wayward daughter are reunited and the romance of Joe and Phyllis is brought to a happy conclusion." The cast of characters is as follows Joe lack Roberts. Paddy Marjorie Frye.

Bertie Virginia Martin. Lorraine Collette i i i a Thompson. Jack Martin Paul llambright. Cyril Wentwoith Carlton Gil- lillian. A ileen Frances Killian.

Bradley Wylie Carroll. Mr. Collette James Ilainrick Mrs. Collette Sara Jones. SCOUTERS CLUB WILL MEET HERETHURSDAY Supper Will He Served at Tea Room for J'eons Interested in Scouting.

The April meeting of the Scolders Club of Cherokee county will be held at 7 o'clock Thursday night at the Southern Tea Room, where a "dutch" supper will he served at cents per plate it was announced yesterday by Joe Hart, chairman of the attendance committee. Mr. Hart said the program is being arranged by W. M. Goltys, teacher at the GafTney High School.

Tom Bryant, of Spartanburg, assistant executive of Palmetto council, is expected to be present and two visiting Scouts will attend the meeting. L. F. Carson, superintendent of the GafTney school system, is chairman of the club. All Scout officials in the county and any other persons interested in Scouting are invited to attend the meeting, Hart.

according to Mr. May Enter Films. Hollywood, April 23. At Maude Adams may crash films. The "Peter Pan" of fi.r,, the the stage many years ago arrived yesterday with the announcement she is considering a film offer.

If she accepts she will begin work about. May 1 with Janet Gaynor, Paulctte Goddard and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Racer Is Killed. Budapest, Apr. K.

R. Fernihoiigh, British holder of nu- I I iiiviwufl iiu'LiM i ie fs oeeo was killed today in an attempt to regain the world record for the! mile from a Hying start. I I I NO LIGHTS, LIQUOR SEVERAL NEGROES INJURED. ARE Palrolinen Issue Warning to Motorists to Keep Lights in Good Driving Condition. Several negro men were injured in an automobile accident on the Union road Saturday iny'nt which officers (iaid was the icsull of in- sufficient lights and hiskey drink- mg.

J. B. Edwards, colored farmer of the Sunnyside community, sib- i taihed a broken arm and leg when an automobile driven by Billy i Whit Foster, another no'j'ro, collided with file rear of Edwards' I machine, which was parked on I the highway at Willie Edwards car owned by J. fered a broken si ii Two negi oc seat of the Ed the time, who was ill the Edwards, suf-ind in the colli -s in the rumble wards car and front seat were Foster escaped two others in the badly shaken up. without injury but bis automobile was described as a total wreck.

Was fixing Lights. Edwards, the of tin parked automobile, was out road trying to repair the of his machine when the car crashed into the rear in the lights Foster of his automobile, ollicers stated. Edwards was in Cherokee County Hospital for treatment yesterday, while Foster was in the ecnmty pill on chargi of driving under the influence of whiskey or other intoxicants. State Highway Inspector Ii. C.

hpencer one of the mobiles In won't even oster ca worst damaged had ever seen, make good junk wi stated. All four wheels of Foster loa chine were ripped from sis in (he collision. Tie ear was knocked till the roadway and was damaged. Mr. Spencer said the the cbas-t- Edwards feet down also badly wreck and to the at- another case brought tent ion ot his lb the week-end wcrt partincnt over only instances in an increasing number of highway violations of this nature.

Many motorists in the county are driving with insufficient lights, or none at all, Mr. Spencer declared. Highway ollicers have pointed out that cases will be made against anyone driving along (lie highways without lights. Grant Ilughey, colored, was booked on charges of driving drunk, after ollicers ran him down on the highway. Hughey's car was parked without lights and when police approached him, it was stated, the negro jumped into his automobile ami attempted fo escape.

He was captured after a short chase. Parole Is Granted Willie II. Hulehins Columbia, April 23. Governor Olin Johnston today paroled Willie II. liufchins of Spartanburg who had served year of his three and a half year sentence for manslaughter.

Ilutchi'is was sent up in April, 11)37, after ciilering a plea of guilty lo manslaughter in the slaying of Alonzo l-'iwler. Tie paro'e was recommended by the board of pardons which pointed out that. Hulehins was an invalid sentenced ami had been in poor health since. Ik- is 03 years old. I I I I I 1 I mlo.

'It, he Iter in the semi-final bout of the night. Sill and Bradley will step -eight rounds. Local fans are look-ling for some rousing action in the advantage of more trained men. Dr. Hudson said it was his opinion the Chinese intend to draw the Jap armies farther into the interior by a sei ies of battles and retreats and then turn upon the invaders when their lines of communication are weakened by being spread over a large territory.

In asking for greater co-operation from teachers and parents of the students, Mr. Mullinax pointed out that methods of teaching have advanced in the past, few years and urged parents to contact the teachers when a oiflhulty arises, rather than criticise the teaching methods used. Beaverdam home demonstration club won first place in a musical contest held following the close of the meeting. The Macedonia-Midway club was second. Miss Harriet Downer and Miss Jian Duncan, Limestone College students, were judges.

TILLMAN MINSTREL TO BE GIVENAT GOUCHER Clary Slates Corinth School Show Will He Presented Saturday. E. J. (Clary yesterday announced the Dixie Blackbirds, Corinth school minstrel under Indirection of Mrs. Mamie Dill, will he presented at Goucher school next Saturday night at o'clock for the benefit of the 'fill-man memorial fund.

Admission will be 5 cents for children and 15 cents for adults. Mi'. Clary said he will arrange for a music program to he given both before and after the minstrel, which will be presented by a cast of characters. Mr. Clary said he had received one voluntary contribution of 2.ri cents for the memorial fund.

In stated he will be glad to receive and acknowledge others. Receipts will be given the donors. Arthur Krupp Dies. Vienna, April 22. -Arthur Krupp 82, president of the Austrian Krupp-works nt Berndorf near Vienna, died today.

He had never fully recovered from the elfects of recent automobile accident. one. Indications are that a large crowd will turn out for the lights which Promoter Allen ciuinis. will be one of the best, ever staged in Spartanburg. 'Tickets are being sold in GalTncy, Charlotte, Cas-tonia, Union and Shelby as well as at the Biltmore here in Spartanburg.

'fo round out. the frames of mitt slinging, Promoter Allen has Lefty Guy, weighing 1211, of Spar tanburg, meeting Jimmy I'lsher, of Paw Creek, N. in the curtain raiser's four-round bout. Guy has fought a number of times in and around Spartanburg and is known as a rough and ready slugger. Fisher has been lighting around Charlotte and Gastonia, where he has won most of his battles with ease.

The second battle of the night will see Abe Williams, of Spartanburg, clash with Wild Hill Roberts, of McAdenville, N. weighing 175. Tickets may lie secured at Unpeoples Drug Store in GalTney. Kdtfefleld In Favor Ditching Kulc 32 Edgeliebl, Apr. --The Edge-held county democratic clubs met today and there was usual attendance lit IS clubs.

In Edgeliebl, the largest club adopted almost unanimously a motion celling for abolition of Kulc 112 in South Carolina. Auto Crash Fatal. Goldsboro, N. April 22. Cobb llinson died ill a Goldsboro hospital today of a brain concussion received in an automobile uc-cident Thursday night.

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