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Wc^ Qlljrntttnf jor • Frank Crane Says— PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAf BY CHRONICLE PUBUSHING CO. WILSON W. HARltlS Editor and Publisher r" entered at the Clinton Post Office matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: One year I... « SI.50 Ax months 76 nbree months .60 Payable in advance The Chronicle f-eeks the coo^ration ol its subscribe'8 ahd readers — the publisher will a«. all tiroes appreciate | streets. THE PASSING OF THE HORSE It seems as if the day of the horse is about over, at least in the city. • For centuries the horse has been the symbol of speed and power. He was transportation. The oldest sculp tures represent rampant battle steeds, and heroes have g^enerally been sculp- turd riding on horses. But this age of motor cars is find ing him too slow. We may love horses and delight in them, but apparently they are bound to go. Agitatioa is now taking place in London to ban the slow-moving horse- drawn vehicle from the crowded vise suggestion'! and kindly advice. CLINTON, S. C., JAN. 24, 1929 SPACES A GRACIOUS ACT Mr. John H. Young, without ever letting the world know about it, is frequently doing something nice for some one else. He has within the past week, an i purely voluntary on his part, contributed the lovely Geo.' W. Young residence to the Pre.sbyterian One dailp paper says; “Officialdom s.ands by idle while every day lum bering horse-drawn vans and carts cause long traffic blbcks in congested thoroughfares. The loss and incon venience caused by the traffic delays are incalculable, and yet nothing is done to ameliorate the nuisance.” In som^ coTtgested regitms of Paris, such as the Place de I’Opera and the Place Vendome, horse troffic is banished withki certain prescribed hours. « The indictment against the horse j seems to be that he is slow land that : he is dirty. There is strong support for the sug- the seed, fertilizer and poi^. k^p^ videa that where more than one county has suffered from a calamity it shall be the duty of the extension depart ment to apportion the fund then avail able ^moi^ the counties. The terms of the bill provide that the duties of purchti,3ing ^e necessary supplies shall devolve upon the com missioner of« agriculture, the state warehouse commissioner and the sec retary of the board of fertilizer con trol of Clemson college. The state fi nance committee is empowered to pledge the credit of the state in se curing the loan. Under the terms of the bill, farm ers desiring aid under the act shall make application to their county com mission and upon approved of W ap plication and his giving a crop mort gage the supplies are ta be shipped to him at cost, plus 2 per cent, adminis tering charges, his obligation to bear an interest rate of 7 jwr cent. CLINTON HI SFUTS WITH ABBEVILLE Mellon Gets Lash From Senator Harris college for a presidents home as a memorial to his departed brother. Tl\js i gestion that. London should fol.low the beautiful place on South Broadway I example of Paris. adjacent to the entrance of the col-, Others would banish the horsed if on-! itf ’ThraBri Washington, Jan. 18. — The first prohibition debate since-the|splection broke forth in the senate Thursday with the drys transformed into critics of enforcement, leveling their attacks chiefly at Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Local Boys Basketball Team Defeats Opponents, While Girls Outfit Drops Opening Game. The Clinton boys won their second basketball ^me of the season by de feating Al^ville boys, 14 to 12, in a sldw and listless game, bqth teams missing the basket frequently, and fowls were numerous on both kides. Grady Adair was the outstanding player of the game, scoring seven points, with Seigler of Abbeville, sec ond with five points, while Loeknian of Clinton, and Hall of Abbeville, both scored four points. • The Clinton boys defeated Bailey Military institute last Friday night. Abbeville (12) Clinton (14) F—Perrin (3) , Loeknian (4) F—Hall (4) Adair, G. {7; C—Pressley P(t:a <3) G—Seigler Adair, K. G—Chalmers Ott Substitutes: Abbeville, Neuffer and Bruce. Clinton, Dillard and Davis. Whitmire boys will come to (^linton Friday afternoon, January 26, and will meet the local .b(^s> at 5:30 in the college”" gymnasium,* Safety, silence and simplicity are features __ i of the new Ford six-brake system 1 The bene drj' Senator Harris, Demo crat,' of Creorgia, in urging: his defic iency bill amendment to give the dry sBgeg sirable ami attractive pieces of prop-i cannot watch without pity horses orty in the city and ideally situated J struggling on the slippery streets, for the purpose for which it has been ' They are often stationery in the given. It will be a u.seful and treas-! traffic blocks with their noses just are<l gift to the college and the an- nouncpment of-this interest and gen- above the exhausts of motors giving out foul fumes which have been known erosity on the parjt of the donor will! to kill human beings. be warmly rweiVed by the many | Altogether it looks as if this age friends of the institution. j^pf rapid transit is going to do away! Those who know Mr. Young under-j with the horse, which has Wen called .stand fully the motives that have “the greatest friend of man. prompted him in his bequest. The modest gentleman that he is, he never claims credit for any of the fine j dILL xO BORROW things he does. His charities are al-j wavs done quietly and unpretentious ly. ■1 MILLION DOLLARS For Relief of Farmers In^Strtc^ni Areas; Would Enable Them To I Use Revolving Fund.” s ; Columbia Ja*' 19.— \ bill to author ize the state finance committee to ^ borrow ^1*000.000 or,as niuch as may MR. TAFT SPEAKS William H. Taft, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, ask ed to point oiiUthe most disturbing ele- nifnt in our national lift, aaid it the m»ter,al«t,e. philo^phy which 1purchase of cotton seed, places wealth and wurldly s“«ess, i ^ead of every other consideration of j ^ * ' lina and to provide for the distribu- This materialistic philosophy holds f . , s-au turn cl the tunuds among the counties in it the secret of the crime problem. 1 __j ,,1. u > ,, , u a II J -a -111^^“ provt.e for the collection and Unless it can be controlled, it wh44 return of them to the state treasury. darken ,the future.. It is a menace tOi,,.„„ ...j . r -j ' . ... .7. I was introduced in the senate Fndav civilization . jhy Senator \V. r, Hamrirk of Chero- Asks Justice raft, V\ hat can it 1 profit a man to have accumulated mil-, Seville, and Senator Brsadus Thump- lions if he has not at the same timelg^jj Oconee maintained a clear conaeience and 1 ... acquired the good-will and esteem of, .The provides for the deter- his fellow citizens?” jmination whether tnere exists in any i The Chief Justice believes that the ^ substantial number of larmers who have suffered an unus ual loss in the conduct of their busi- i American people will find a way to solve the perplexing problems before ... • iness and whether a stricken area can We share his optimi.sm. After all, to exist ^in that county, this j the disturbing element of materialism j ‘ is present, but also there is a strong, delegation. Upon such determina-! merarv ami scientific^ trend among delegation is authorize! to Americans. The recent extraordinary ' ^ ^hree to a,scer- discoveries and inventions and artistic the approximate amount of cotton achievements give proof that we are j fertilizers and poii>.on necessary, not to »>e drowned in a sea of mate- | reporting their findings to the farm I extension department of C’emSon col-' True enough, the crime situation,! growing out of this materialism, is' It further.provides that the duty of acute. But the majority are not crim-jt^® extension forces of Clemson col-j inai.s. It is only the minority who see ^ "’ill be to co-opef'ate with the no need of maintaining a clear con-; warehouse commissioner in the pur- sc'ience an! ac^quiring the good-will; chasing, testing and distribution of and esteem of their fellow citizens! ■ ^— Ion says he wants, amazed the wets by calling prohibition enforcement a “farc'e” and declaring that for Xvery o!d time saloon there are now 50. to 100 bootleggers. ’ Veteran wets, like Reed, of Mis souri, and Bruce, of Maryland, were not sure they had heard the Georgian correctly. Bruce facetiously a short time ago took Prohibition Commis- sionelr Doran at his word and propos ed to give him ;$270,000,000 to police the country, Harris, taking the same matter seriously, wants to have $26,- 000 000 more to hire agents. Hfr had the senate clerk read a let ter ex-Governor Pinchot, of Pennsyl vania, wrote, in 1927, denouncing Mr. Mellon as an obstructionist to en forcement an,l citing the former Mel lon interest in whiske’y distillers. Harris charged that the dry - law is being violated “ten times as muc.h as it would be if'we had the proper num ber of field agents.” “The secretary of the treasury,” he said, “is one of the best financiers in this country, but he has been in that office eight years and he has not rec- ommentled the, appropriation of one dollar additional to enforce thi| law, when every man and woman in the countrj- know's the bootlegger is'worse than the bar room formerly was be- c'ause there are bootleggers where there was one bar room and the law would protect us to a certain extent from certain things that occur in the bar room. Later Harris raised his es timate to lOO bootleggers per bar room. Girls Game The CHnton high school girls bas ketball team opened the season Mon day" afternoon with a defeat at the hands of the Abbeville girls, 41 to 28. Johnson for Abbeville, was the out- s.taildi.b.g-JSCprej:.jiLlhti iftarnfainn inilh i i>-vi polMsbo her cr^t," v^le^arter for Clinton, scored 24 points. Abbeville (41) Clinton (28) , F—Gambrell (7) Carter (24) j F—Johnson (34) Copeland (4) i IC—Garnet .' Aughtry j C—Harrison • .. Ray 1 G—Tiddy Ross ! G—Resse Blakely 1 Substitutes:^ Abbeville, Maxwell. Clinton, Pinson and MlH^rary, One of the first things you will notice when you drive the new Ford is the quick, effective, silent ^tion of its six-brake system* This system gives you the highest degree of safety and reliability because the fouiv wheel service brake's and the segarate emergency or park- this construction, the entire surface. o£ the-shoe is brought in steady, uniform contact with the drum the instant you press your foot on the brake pedaL This prevents screeching and howling and makes the Ford brakes unusually silent in operation. 4 mechanical, internal ex panding type, with braking surfaces fully enclosed for protection against muil, water, sand, etc. Ford brakes is the ease of adjustment. CA.MPBELL LODGE ) ET FRIDAY ,7] Campbell Lodjje No. 44 will hold its | regular nieetibg* Friday night, Jan.' 25, at 7:30. All members are urged to be present. ■V". P. Adair, Secretary. Raisin Puffs 1 cup seeded raisins, one-half cup butter, 1 cup water, 2 eggs, 2 table spoons sugar, 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons j baking powder. Sift dry ingredients, a id melted butter to water and beaten eggs, then add flour, beat well and add raisins. Divide into 8 cups, steam for half hour and serve with sauce. The many advantages of this type of braking system have long been recognized. Tlicy are brought to you in the new Ford through a series of m^hanical im provements embodying much that is new in .design and manufacture. A particu larly unique feature is the simple way by which a spe cial drum has been con structed to permit the use of two sets of internal brakes on the rear wheels. The four-wheel brakes ore adjusted by turning a screw conveniently located on outside of each brake plate. This screw is so notched that all four brxdces can be set alike simply by listening to the ^^cliclu.’’ )- WHAT DO P. S. JEANES A further improvement in braking perfcrmancc is effeefed bv the self-center- 0 ing feature of the four- wheel brakes —• an cxchisive" Ford efe- veiopiuent. Through The emergency or park ing brakes on the new F^^rd require little attention. How ever, should they need ad justment at any time, con sult your Ford dealer* for prompt, courteous, and eco nomical service. He works under close factory super vision and he has been spe cially trained and equipped to help you get the greatest possible use from your car over the longest period of time at a mini mum of trouble and expense. DO? Ford Motor Company DRS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists r SUCCESSFUL SPECIALISTS I Eyes Examiifed Glasses Pre.-cribed Ift West Mam Street - Phrne IQl l.ahoratury for Prompt Repair Service Clinton. S. C. 0FI929 SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE INTE.MPERANCE I'ublir attention has' been so long lenterefl on the intemperate use of al- coh(Jir beverages that the word “in temperate” has lost its broad mean ing among a great part of the popu lace.-If one ware to ask the average per.son to .define the word the defi nition most frequently given woul! be ■“to drink to excess,” or .^iniething to • the" same effect. * C-oinpare this popular understand ing of the word with its definitions a.s fodhd in Webster’s dictionary; 5>‘lndulging any appetite to excess; immoderate in enjoyment or exertion; ungovernable; immoderate, inordinate; as, intemperate language, zCal, etc.” So it becomes orident that one may be intemperate in many different ways. There are intemiierate eaters, —rntemperate smokers, intemperate ■workers, intemperate sleepers, intem perate idlers, intemperate spenders, in temperate talkers, intemperate think ers, intemperate reformers; and final ly there may be intemperance in any- ' thing. , . In an essay on “The Evils of Intem perance” appears the statement: “The history of mankind has shown that intemperance is the greatest evil ■which has 'afflicted the human race. Yet this is the lesson that mankind from age to age and from generation to generation persistently • forgets. ■ Spiritual intemperance unlooses the forces of hate, bigotry.,, oppression, tyranny, and the like, any and all of which have, potentialities for evil in civilized communities that may be compared only with the physical in temperance that weakens and deatroy^ ' barbarous or semi-civilized peo'^es.” Victory in oivilization’s w^r'against int^mperance—m-the use of intoxicat ing TiQSCe’s, as much as it is desired, 'will not ~ abolish all intemperance.. There are other forms that are equally: as devastating and intolerable. ScfmtlessM International Sunday School Le.'^son for January 27 THE-HOLY SPIRIT John 16:7-11; Romaas 8:12-17, 26, 27 Rev. Sa.muel D. Price, D. I). ■ This lesson study i.s The'introduc- Bible the following are selected for j tion to a Person. It is an amplifica- specific study by, the lessonS commit- :tion of the confession in our Apostles 1 tee: Joel 2.'28^9; Luke Uv9-13; John* Creed, “I believe in the Holy Ghost.”'3:5-8; 14:1(5, 17,'26, 15:26-27; 16:17-15; While multitudes make that creedalj Acts2:1-21, 32, 33; Romahs Hrt-T^; rstatment they do not have an inti- 26,27; I Corinthians 12:1-13; Fphes- iTiate knowledge of fbis third Person in j ians'^ 1:13-14; 3:14-21; 4;l-‘6, 30. Turn the Triune God. The Holy Spirit-is, as! to your concordance and Bible dictiop- distinct a Person as is God the Father, ary ,for vjman^ othe portions. A very and Christ the Son. j helpful bo<^ foT cbllfiteral w I All Three are equally, externally ex-1 “4* Help to the Study of tho Holy J istant. Revelation, however, of Spirit,” W. E. Biederwolf,.^D. D. *7 , personality and activity cam^in time. | Obediently the disciples waited in! i ^ From the„^fjr8t Jehovah Gfod was prayer for ten days after the Ascen-* known as the Father. Far back in his*--] sion. Then came the advent bf the, i’tory there were evidences of the^Sec- j Holy Spirit to them in .Jerusalem as \ Will be the merchant who buys his merchan- ! dise well, gives courteous service, displays his stock well and runs a systematic advertising c^paign. Competition is keen and if you want to keep on selling ’^ you have got to keep on telling ’em. The advertising department of THE CHRON ICLE wilLwelcome the opportunity to discuss ydur publicity campaign for this year. The advertising coliimmx^Qf this newspaper offer you a sure way of increasing your sales and making new friends for your store. • 'I ond Person and there were repeated I promises of the Advent of the Son, j which-were fulfilled jn.the coming of the Messiah. There are also many I prophec ies concerning the Holy Spirit .distinctive being in Joel 2:28-29, which , wa.s specifically fulfilled in the Day J,. lAvrij ..jpiziv vTitivit 1 cLtri a srriiiun in the Old Testament, one of the most W>n that day, when 3,000 believed. Such mira^lnas signs were wrought. The! abiding personal evidence was their new possession of spiritual power fori service, as witnessed in the conver-j sions which followed Peter’^ sermon f 1 A AAA X . 1* S ^ 1 evilences were repeated in the abid-| ^ j ing Presence with them both for coqi-' of Pentecost, after the Ascensioiwif j panionship and pow^r i»-service, j Jesus Christ, Jesus spoke clearly,;. The Holy Spirit is« graciously help- though He did not explain the extant jful in prayer, Paul states. The .Hbly of the meaning when He told of the; Spirit takes our “unuttered groan- eagerness of the Father to bestow the ■ ing«^ and makes Them right and spe- Hbly Spirit on His beloved. Much more j cific petitions to the Father oh our tham earthjy parents delight in giving | behalf. He is always convicting us of i good things to their children dpt» Je->sfn and making the n^ork of Jesus ef-j; KaVaK Kavo lA'xf in malranrw 4-Ka ^ M aIv I Aitaa z L. ^ f! CHRUNICLE ‘P’he Paper ^Everybody-Reads” ■ / IIIIHIIIIliHUIIIIIIIIllllUUiiilUnilllililllllllliig / ' % \ ■.' ^ *..• 'A ... ‘V