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,(1% (Eljnnrirlr PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY _ CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. . * v Wilson W. Harris. Editor. Entered at The Clinton Post Office as matter of the Second Class. The Chronicle will consign to the waste basket all communications where the name of the waiter i$ not signed thereto. The Chronicle seeks the co-opera tion of its subscribers and readers— the publishers will at all times appre ciate wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. — — The Chronicle Is not responsible for any unsolicited manuscript which is n * plainly marked with the name and address of the sender and accompanied by stamps for return. Hake all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CC. Clinton. S. C. CLINTON. S. G, MARCH 6. IG19 12 PAGES iTODAY S PAPER LATE Due to a failure of the Express Company to deliver pur shipment Of linotype metal yesterday, today’s is sue of The Chronicle is being sent out to our subscrilrers a day late. The delay, which is no fault of ours, is re gretted. and is just another one of those circumstances over which we have no control. CLINTON’S NEW INSTITU TION. - The State Training School for THE COLLEGE CAN’T AF- ^ FORD IT. President D. M. Douglas, of the College, has been halted by the gov ernment to go to France to engage in religious work, and in case he ac cepts the invitation, he will be ex pected to go immediately. Dr. Douglas has made no an nouncement as to his decision, and while it is a noble work and would lie a delightful trip, The Chronicle hastens to express the hope that he wif! npt go.- We say this because we-do. not feel that the college can afford to spare his services for six or twelve months which would probably be required before he could return. The eollege under his leadership js making wonderful progress and should he pick up now and leave tor an indefinite period we feel that it would be a calamity to tfifc institution. Next year should bring the largest student body in the institution’s history. Further more. just at thus time the Doctor is endeavoring to raise $150,000 for the eollege and of . this amount about $100*000 is in sight. If Clinton will give $25,000 the de sired amount can be realized with little trouble and Dr. Douglas feels hopeful that the work can be suc cessfully completed at an early date. His going away indefinitely might result in losing what has been accomplished already in this campaign. While The Chronicle would be delighted to see our friend, Dr. Douglas. Have the trip to France, we sincerely hope that he will de cide to turn down the invitation. We feel that 'he is peculiarly need ed here at home for the work he i>v doing and his departure might prayer and the ‘‘old man’ stay to mind the garden. will • Keep the chautauqua* in mind and dc your part to make it a real success, The wise former will cut his acreage and he won’t havp to be begged to do it. qwi* hearthstone. the Feeble-Minded to be located here will prove a big asset to thejprove a serious calrmity to the in stitution we all love and which has so successfully been conducted un der his . presidency since coming here. ' community from a number of view points. With an appropriation of $87,500 now available, work on the first building will soon be com- mencod and !the iinstitution -witti i • « + u i 1 * j v \vhat are you doing to help grow from year to year until it Clinton grow? Are you trying to takes its place along with' the oth-j make your home town a live* cn- er big and useful institutions of the | terpri.smg place in which to live? State. I Did you know that more/towns die * A .site of a thousand acres at ^ or war >t of confidence on the part Dovers Junction has been eontri- ■ business men and lack of public buted to the school by the business s PU‘it than any other cause ? Whep men of the community, and Dr. i a man in search of a home dr a Whitten hns been iia’iicd lay the ; ness-WatkHe-gocs-irrto-a-town beard of regents as superintendent. > an ^ everything brim full of , The institution is to be conducted: hope and enthusiasm of the pros- under the management of the board peets of the place, and all earnestly of regents of the State Hospital for,^'V°fk to build it up, he soon be- the Insane. The Chronicle feels comes imbued with the same spirit, and as a result he begins to drive stakes down and goes to work with the same interest. When, however. Nothing contributes to the pros perity of a town more than good banking facilities. In this respect Clinton is fortunate, for we have four Banks, all headed by splendid fellows, who are continually work ing for the interests of their cus tomers and the community at large. Their messages, through their ad vertisements in The Chronicle each week are calculated to do good to tKe whole community, for theirs is a broad spirit of helpfulness. Believing that the banks throughout the country can exert a helpful influence in this direction, the information and education ser vice of the Department of Labor is inclosing copies of several pastel's, indorsed by the Secretary of Labor, — 1 which aim to inspire wage earners to save money for the building of their own homes. This ftieans the employment of labor, the increase of the national wealth, and the making of better citizens ally.” ENCOURAGE HOME BUILD ING. The United States Department of Labor has recently inaugurated a movement to stimulate the build ing and owning of homes by the ac<J omodations, people of the country. Banks are being asked tf> display posters in p or g a | e Th(j| Chronicle’s advertising col umns are carrying the announce ment of a new Building and Loan series just starting. These asso ciations are always strong factors in the development of a town, and now with the scarcity of homes that is so prevalent, they offer fine op portunities to prospective -home- seekers. We want the ‘‘building a home” fever to become contagious for the town is suffering now and that right badly for the lack of ••••• their buildings in which the iad- vantages of home owning are set forth. A letter is being sent out to the presidents of banks over the coun try which reads as follows: “As a banker, you know that home building, or other construc tion, is the keynote to the adjust ment of conditions which peace has created. The future prosperity of the country depends upon the suc cess of the readjustments effected now. “Building construction offers ia / wholesome and substantial solution of one of the more serious social- problems with which the nation has to deal. The red flag of anarchy was never known to fly over ia man’s Several hundred pieces of well-rooted Armo-Riverside Privit, 2 years olj. Apply to, Mrs. T. M. Adair, Phone 315. THIRTY YEARS EXPERfENCE IN FITTING GLASSES E. B. GARVIN OPTOMETRIST , A Office Hours: 8:30 a. m. to 12:50 p.m. 1:50 p. m. to 0 p. m Office Commercial Bank Building Cultivate your garden with a Planet, Jr., Garden Plow. Str.nton & Johnson We will have our formal Spring Millinery-Opening WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19th. - « We promise you a rare collection of ori ginal models and a most complete revo lution in Millinery Fashions. The price will be right. Smart Spring Suits—Finely textured fabrics. Distinctive in every line. Featuring tfie Russian ^louse and Box Coat Models. Em phasizing th| slender silhouette and tapering skirt. Price $22.50 to $37.50u *" 1 ■- T"" Charming New Silk Dresses— in Georgette, Taffeta, .and Foulard. Elaborately embroidered and beaded. Introducing unusual style notes. In choice new colors. Price $15.00 to $45.00. Newness is characteristic in this store. ~~ We unpack our goods daily. v “BEST THINGS TO WEAR” B. L. Ki * / —Telephone Number 45 that the..school will need its own bo rd of trustees, giving liberally of its time to the work, apd .at the next session of the legislature we to a town where everyone \ trust that a law to this effect can be-enacted. The buildings to. be erected will be of permanent struc ture and destined to endure for generations. In the course of a few years it will in all probability be accommodating several hundred children and requiring^ a large, maintenance fund yearly. It is not an experiment but a debt that the State owes to its unfortunate and feeble-minded class. It is a broad, humanitarian, Christ-like work, and one that deserves the love and sympathy not only of the people of this section but of the entire State. The Chronicle is proud of Clin ton’s successful effort in landing the institution. We know that it will grow in equipment and friends and prove a credit to our State. To Messrs. B. II. Boyd and J. F. Jacobs. Sr., especial credit is due for the landing of the institution for they have given gladly and lib erally of their time in seirurihg the school for Clinton and working cut the various problems that have arisen and that have been so suc cessfully handled. To the members of the executive committee, and to all who contri bute^, to the fund for securing the site, congratulations are in order. It has been a. forward step for Clinton and ome that the whole community should feel proud of. The Chronicle will publish the list of contributors in next week’s paper if it oan be completely fura- sihed us in time. Congratulations are in order to all who helped in anyway. ~ 5 3r expresses doubt and apprehension for the future prosperity, of the place, moping about and indulging in mournful complaints he natural ly feels that it is no place for him and he pulls out for some other place. Consequently, you see the importance of ©trying to qiake a live, enterprising town out of the one in which you live. When you are working for or saying a good thing for your town you are accom plishing all the more foi* 5*oun&lf. Nothing pays better than good roads. It costs something to secure them, but they are the arteries which connect city and country, along which the currents of com- j fort perpetually flow. Bad roads, full of chuck holes, kill time, team and temper. Here’s hoping that maybe, someday, our legislature will wake up to the need and do something constructive m the way of road improvement. A fine op portunity at the present session was thrown away. A little boy was on his knees in his night dress saying his prayers, and his little sister couldn’t resist the temptation to tickle the soles of his feet. He stood it as long as he could and then said: ‘ ‘ Please. God. excuse* me, while I knock the stuffing out of Sis.” It would be a fine idea to keep your chickens at home. If you don’t, well have to do like a fam-, ily di^ Qver in Georgia the other day: fW. wife will go to Sunday i The Very Rugs You Want » ' ' ' ■ ... Are here in our New Spring Display that has just arrived. Prices Reduced While Rug Prices have'not declined generally, oiir buyer who has just returned from Market, succeeded in making a contract enabling us to offer you Rugs and Art Squares at substantial reduction. ^ Select now from this Wonderful Complete Assortment. There are Rugs for every room in a variety of New Patterns v • v and at prices to suit every purse. Art Squares from $5.50 up; Rugs from 75 cents up. 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