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\ \ * Page Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 QJlj? (Clintnn (Ehrontrlr Establish rd 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. The Chronicle seeks l ic cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly adVice.'The Chronicle will publish letters Of general interest wnea they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications Adi not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. MEMBER: SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Father, and your Father; and to my J God and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things ; unto her. ♦ MASONS TO MEET ! Campbell Lodge No. 44, A. F. M., j will hold a regular communication Tuesday evening, April 19. at 7:30 in the Masonic Temple. The F. C. degree will be conferred and all members are invited to attend, offi cers state. -.i^r --- • !*■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ROGERS BROTHERS CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 What Easter Means is the most inspiring because it stands as a sacred commenaoration of the resurrection of Christ following the dark days of His crucifixion and burial. His resurrection came as a new light into the world, proclaim- ng the deathlessness of Christian ity. The triumph or Christ over the ' vote was cast. This general spirit of; , , _ . • indifference in public affairs is not 1* r !i lgl ?. U Lf! ; 1 _ e ? rat ^ n !.. E f 3t ^l confined to our community. It is! prevalent everywhere, and is an un healthy sign. Taxpayers should ex-1 press themselves on all local issues,! for they are the ones who must foot! the bill. The approval of the bond issue for the sewer, water and light improve-; ments is a wise decision, in the opin- j ion of The Chronicle. The need of grave tells that He did~not die on these improved and enlarged facili- Calvary, it means more than eternal ties is urgent if the town is to fur- existence, it means resurrection from ther grow in the future and be at- si.n through the ever-living Christ. tractive to new residents and new Easter means courage and hope, it industry. It has been a number of «ives us a strong renewed faith in the years since a bond issue has been triumph of good over evil, ultimately authorized, and this means that we life over death It if does not teach have fallen behind and the city has I REMEMBER.., By THE OLD-TIMERS » * From R. O. (Dick) Helwig: “I re member when the most popular character in the comic strips was ‘Happy Hooligan'. His tin can hat and his typical tramp clothes were outstandingly funny features that grownups and children liked. His conversation and antics didn’t give the Juveniles any bad ideas, either. In those days funnies were ready funny." ONE DAY ONLY From Alice Heim: *T remember when we children used Bull Dur ham tobacco bags to play with, filling them full of beans so we could toes them around as bean bags. I also re member attaching a string to a wooden butterdish and using the I i THURSDAY, APRIL 21 RAIN OR SHINE us this, then it is meaningless. suffered fof a lack of essential mum-J cipal improvements that no longer could be postponed. The sewerage ^ facilities are inadequate and many at the ii nes need to be replaced. Other con-; School Need Met ■Open house'' was held eVemn J # Wlth * template improvements' are" jusTail large number of patrons and friends needed And as we have said! ca.hng to inspect the new.auditorium before, these improvements cannot! Aha ..5 Mating capacity, the add- be provided out of the city’s current' ed class Hooms and other improve- i ncom e. The only way to make them possible is a bond issue with a tax The beautiful auditorium is well levy to pay them, and this the ma- arranged. well lighted and furnished, jority of those who voted Tuesday and will be a valuable asset to the have end >rsed school and community. It is adequate Plans will now be completed for to fill the needs of the student body the expansion program as rapidly as for many years to come, and is a possible, the mayor of the city said | credit to the city Congratulations yesterday. This will make it possible' are in order to taxpayers, the school tc "put our house in order'* and go authorities, Supt W R Anderson, forward as one of the progressive! and all others who had a pert providing this community need Use dish aa a sled for my dolls, drag ging it behind me In the snow. Kids today don't improvise playthings like we did when I was a youngster. Whet’s happened to the ingenuity children used to have in the days beg are prognssive education?"* f ■ ■ » ■ SPONSORED BY CLINTON KIWANIS CLUB AFTERNOON AND NIGHT — 3 AND 8 P. M. POPULAR PRICES — SEE H. Teague: T IW- iber on old lamp lighter in our town who carried a torch to fight the street lamps as he rode along «n Ms bicycle Be was such an ex pert that he seldom had to stop his bike while performing his lamp- lighting Jab." in He Draws the Crowd The Anderson Independent is a strong Olin Johnston newspaper. Its publisher served for a short while as United States senator upon ap pointment of Mr Johnston who was then governor of the stale. The Anderson paper is the Sena tor's principal booster in the state cities of the Piedmont area. The money should be spent by the city administration in fairness to all parts of ike city, with competent! engineers directing the work on the basis of the city’s most pressing needs And we saw confident this wtli be The Easter Story It ie the custom of the Chrow- icle at CkruUna* and Easter to print As an example, a news item from its 1 passages tram the Uz&in Henry H. Vockr: "I remember when electric street lights were first Installrd In eur town. The air eras full of beetiea and bats every night-" Grandpa Mkhoe! flrna: *T re— iber when street cor fare* were a nickle. shows were VSt cents and a- newspaper wss two cents. In Chicago street car fares have nearly tripled since theae days." < Oaotrlbutloas to this ordman are ’i.ir»,cd fraui o.U*ume readers. Ad- I ~»«u wo Box $40. Frankfort, * \ » • Captain Eddie Kuhn And his arena full of trained wild and domestic animals. Also dogs, po nies, monkeys and Liberty and High Schooled Horses. Frankie Lou Woods And her Hollywood Aerial Ballet, Clowns galore, wirewalkers, oerialists, acrobats, also Shirley Temple and her playmate, Susie Cue, America's finest two performing elephants. ALL FOR THE ONE GENERAL ADMISSION PRICE — CHILDREN 65c — ADULTS $1.30 i Show Ground Opposite Clinton Armory Columbia news bureau said Sunday,. Today ww print the marvelees sto- - a ev a r- w Af * Kan* rm* ■ sfr-^rt i n n aw# T When United State* Senator Olin D Johnaton visits South Carolina he doesn t have to seek a crowd because the crowd usually seeks him. And this wa* the case when he visited Columb.a the past week " What is the magnetism that draws ry Of the resurrection as recorded m the N of our LordL Testament. John 20 1M9 (According to the King Jemies Ter- sioa) The first day of the aaek cumeth the crowd" The job hunters in many Mar y Magdalene early, when it instance*. .> e would guess ? ct dork, onto the *epuichr<*. and ^ seeth the stone token away from the Clean up Drive Planned T ien she ranneth and onmeOb to The period April 25-30 has tosen Simon Peter, and to the Bher dis- ie .gnated by Mayor L E. B.-hop ciples. whom Jesus loved., and «uth : Clean Up-Pamt Up-Fix Up Week unto them They have taken assay n Clinton with everybody invited to the Lord out of the sepulchre, and j in n and help give the city a good we know njt where they have laid i .e..n-up on the sound theory that him. lea::, ness produces general health Peter thereLire went forth, and ,ir. i '.i ety C'mmittees represent- that other disciple, and irxme to the r.^ various organizations in the city sepulchre. nave oeen.named and tne campaign So tney ran nuth togetl«r: anihthe be emphasized in next week s other disciple did outrun Peter, and ivM.ie of The Chronicle came first to sepulchre. May Bi'.nop will i>sue a procla- And ne sbxjping dowxv and link- mation he states, calling attention to ing in. saw the linen clothes lying; the city-wide clean up. paint up, fix yet went he riot in. up campaign. All citizens will be Then cometh Simon letter foflerw- aske i to j<>.n in the effort, to remove iag him. and ^vent into the sepuifchra. all health hazards, and thereby gen- and seeth the linen clrthes Uu. crally impr >ve Clinton as a good And the napkin, thaa. was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped itigether m. a. place by itsetf. ✓ Then went, in also that other dis place .n which to live and enjoy life. LIKE YOU CAN DO WONDERS WITH Washable... Luxurious Killed As Expected As would be expected, the state ciple, which came fir^ to tha sej>- legislature last week on roll call, ulchre, and he saw. and beleived. 1 killed a bill that would have prohib- For as yes they kne\x not tin* scrip?- I ;ted the sale and circulation in South ture that he must rise again from the * Carolina of publications advertising dead. liquors. Had it passed the house its Then the disciples went away xg- death would have been inevitable a i n un t.o their horr*B. w hen it reached the senate. But Mary stood without at the The state is in the liquor business sepulchre weeping; end as she wept, , for revenue, with the big emphasis s he stooped down and looked into on the schools, so the legislature the sepulchre. would hardly pass»a measure intend- And seeth two angels m white sit-t ed to curtail the sale and consump- ting, the one at the head, and the lion of intoxicants. The children in other at the feet, where the body of our public schools are dependent to Jesus had lain a large degree for liquor tax money for their education, but this fact dis turbs few people. The big argument for legalized liquor is revenue And they say unto her. Woman, why weepest "thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they The defeat of the bill in no way have laid him. a/fects The Chronicle. We have And when she had thus said, she never accepted an inch of such ad- turned herself back, and saw Jesus, vertising. We can make a living | s t anc ji n g t an( j knew not that it was without it, for which we are thank-|j esus ful. , Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why When The Chronicle accepts ad-' we epest thou? whom seekest thou? vertising its desire is to help the j supposing him to be the gard- merchant or firm placing it sell mer-1 eneri sa jth unto him, Sir, if thou ohandise. We will not tie up with • have borne him hence, tell me where the liquor interests to help increase (t hou hast laid him, and I will take their sales to the detriment of men him away. and women, boys and girls. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She — m ! turned herself, and saith unto him, For A Greater City Rabboni; which is to say, Master. The $450,000 city bond issue for) • Jesus saith unto her, .Touch me nublic improvements was. approved 2 l ot ’. for I. am not yet ascenc * ed to m y in Tuesday’s election by a substan- Father; but go to my brethren, and tial margin, though a very small say unto them, I ascend unto my COTTON RUGS Cut Pile...loom Woven \ With modern or traditional settings ... in bedroom, Kving room, dining room or den ... Wunda Weve adds colorful brightness and fresh livability. There's a practical side, too. Wunda Weve vacuums easily, washes like a dream. Wear is comparable to a I quality broad loom. Loom-woven through the back for double durability. Exceptional beauty at a stand-out value. Mist Constance Bennett, popular star of stage and screen, in her Wunda Weve carpeted living room IN SCATTift RUG, ROOM, AND CUSTOM-MADE SIZES T. E. Jones & Sons FURNITURE Phone 131-R AS ADVERTISED IN HOUSE ft GARDEN HOUSE BEAUTIFUL