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W—- PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. SOUTH CAROLINA p* (E^rontrU PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY BY 9HB CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at the Clinton Post Office as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription^ One year .... .... .... .... ....$1.50 Six months .75 Three months * 60 Payable in advance s orriBii /ACivemvinir lAep* cwt. mimij a o THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION ] The Chronicle seeks the cooperation •f it’s subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. CUnfou, S. 0. CLINTON. S. C.. MARCH 6, 1924 EXAMINE YOUR LABEL The Chfonicle is now issued strict ly on a cash in advance basis unless arrangements are made at the office for extended credit. ♦ This policy is made absolutely necessary in view of the present cost of producing a news paper. The paper is printed and de livered to our subscribers for leas, than three cents a week. Any sub- acriber, desiring the paper, is able to pay this amount if he or she has the inclination. Notices of expiration have been aent out to all subscribers and a large number have sent in their renewals. Others have ignored the notices. A number of subscriptions expiring in February have already been discon tinued. There are many others whose time expires in March and notice is hereby given that all subscriptions not paid for by the end of the month will be discontinued. Kindly look at your label-and if you desire to have The Chronicle contin Be to come into your home as a week ly visitor, send in your renewel to day. It is very important that you attend to this if you desire the pa per, and we hope that you do. pie hydro-electric power* * and means that the town will no longer be handi capped in this respect. The linking up of the community with the enor mous Dukes’ interests, is a step for ward for this community and is exactly what The Chronicle has been agitating for several years. Any town with such facilities at its dis posal, holds an enviable position, and has unexcelled advantages to offer new citizens, new capital, new en terprises. The contract entered into by the city with the Sputhern Power Com pany is fair and equitable, and in no way infringes upon the city’s inter ests. The rates as stipulated, are very reasonable and will give the city its power supply at a cost of a frac tion less than a cent and one-half per kilowatt. In turn the city will be enabled to offer a very low rate for cooking and manufacturing pur poses, together with a lower rate for business and residential needs. The coming of the Dukes interests into Clinton should be welcomed by th4 community. The erection of their cable lines, giving this community direct primary power, will cost ap- coming of the automobile has made travel easy, it’s no longer a problem to go from one place to another, and the community that is not easily ac cessible, giving to the country that surrounds it, improved highways, is going to suffer. Therefore we can see the imperative need of improv ing our transportation facilities if we hope to grow as a business cen ter. Power-water-transportation—4heae three assets in a largfe measure make a town. They put it on the map so to speak and equip it to. go forward. The town with such advantages, sel dom stands'still. The town without them is handicapped and of neces sity, lags behind. The power ques tion settled satisfactorily now, our whole energies should be directed to wards the securing of an adequate water supply and the building of a system of highways into Clinton that will be as good as those offered any where else: These are the factors that build a town. expenditure in this section on their part, should be appreciated, and there should be a spirit of co-operation and fair play exercised towards this great corporation. Some folks stock in trade is to curse and abuse corpor ations and money interests, but it is stupid nonsense. What every com munity needs is capital, and the com- nection just formed with the Southern Power people has possibilities that no one is able to fully appreciate. Link ing up with a big “dynamo" like IhtS is bound to prove an asset to the community, and the benefits to be de rived will be more and more appre ciated as time passes. The city council, the directing heads of the cotton mills of the community, the Commercial Club, and all indi viduals who have interested themsel ves in the project, are to be com mended for their work and congratu- ated upon successfully solving the problem. All who have assisted have rendered a community service that will prove of inestimable value in our future development. ; WORK VERSUS LIFE • ' r The woods are full of that type of Follyanna philosopher who hammers at the public unceasingly with the ad vice to “Work! Work!! Work!!!” and ■ever give the oppressed or the un fortunate time to think about what be may be missing. Innumerable in stances are cited of how Smith made his millions, how Jones revolutionize the industry in which he begah as truck driver, how Brown made the in surance world sit up and take notice How did they do it? Work, from 1( to- 14 hours each day. They dreamt their work at night and got up before daybreak to go down to the shop anc try to improve things. Most of the time they are married men with small brood of little Smiths* Joneses •r Browns to support. Never has an interviewer asked Smith’s wife what she thought of it all, and how the family fared, what the consequences to the children have been of this im passioned devotion to toil. And now what has Smith? Mil lions. More money than he can wel take care of, weighing on his mind bis dreams are not of improvements but of income-tax reports. ' And his wife? Probably too worn with the ceaseless toil of housekeeping am making ends meet and rags last to ■njoy anything but riding in a soft ly padded limousine, wrapped in fine furs, desperately trying to dnjoy her self, and not knowing how. The chil dren? Probably at college, perhaps indulging in petting parties and booze •rgies, growing up ineffective and use less, burdens on an earth that does •nqt need them, but needs their money. And all this is because Smith work ed without living, toiled unceasingly without a chance to notice the beau ties of life about him, neglected his family and left them to think of noth ing but an escape from all work, from all cares and worries, without appre- . dating their good fortune in many little respects. That the movies are full of graphic demonstrations does not deter these rosy-spectacles spouters of non-sense. .It is well to work and work hard, there is no other way of getting out •f ruts; but it should be kept in mind tiiat living, enjoying the pleasures of being alive, is as essential to true success as is toil. „ * By Artfcpr Bribbautt JACKSONVILLE POWER FORD HELLS. FERTILIZER TOO MUCH RELIGION A 50 MILLION DOLLAR BRYAN OUR RUM RUNNING PROBLEM hereafter to a higher judgment Will the State of Florida accept or reject fifty million dollars worth of free advertising? If Florida sends William Jennings. Bryan to the National Democratic Convention he will go at hia own expense and Florida will get free of charge in all newspapers in the Unit ed States advertising as could not be bought for fifty or a hundred mil lion dollars. If Florida allows herself to be de ceived by political gentlemen who belong to the East Coast Railway, which doesn’t want Mr. Bryan to go to the convention, then Florida will lose very valuable advertising. N, — President Coolidge asks thirteen millions for the coast guard to deal with smugglers. The authorities in tercept five per cent of the whiskey now. Spending ten millions more they might intercept seven per cent of it. They can’t stop it. Smuggling cocaine and other drugs is a part of rum running. The questions are, what is this Government going to do about it? And how long will the public be con- lab thfnga adrift ? Unde John SELF-DEPENDENCE We have a fresh shipment of full cream Cheese—“The kind that bites.” Best qual ity. l $ •. ' _ : "V FRESH FISH ' EriraY and Saturday * i Everything In “Groceries and Serviced LITTLE S DENSON mm Clinton, S. C. I don’t mind havin’ assistance when ther’s difficult job to do,—Me and my • i neighbors exchanges chores, which; multiplies power by two. . . . Good j ginft-alship will double teams when but a i must the sweat commences to roll- feller’s religious conclusions spring from his innard soul! ‘ And, I never pine fer advisers—in questions of politics. ... I never in- POWER-WATER-TRANSPOR* TATION Power-water-transportation—these are the three big factors that are es sential in town and community growth. Without them, any city is handicapped, there can be no real worth-while development, because upon these three essentials the ex pansion of any city is largely de pendent; The power question, with the com ing of the Southern Power Com pany’s interests into this community, has been satisfactorily solved. It means that ample hydro-electric power is now at the city’s disposal, and with the projecting of any manu facturing industry, the big pi'oblem is solved. Any town with ample To Mayors of Cities: Go to Jacksonville, Florida—this is written in that city—call on May or Alsop, and learn about Jackson ville’ municipal owned electric light and power plant. . ,, , , . There is no cheap water power in dul * e in compounds that’s explosive Jacksonville—oil is tised, at a cost j M soon as they mix. . . . For I can equivalent to $6.50 a ton for coal, detect an imposter the minnit I hear But the people of Jacksonville buy him bray—so I do my political think- their current at a price lower than in’ in my own, individual way. anywhere in the United States, ex- There’s virtue a-plenty in team- cept, perhaps, Seattle. So says John work, when emergencies may require^ H Perry, whose newspaper, the Jack-1 but—there’s mighty little of “team- sonville Journal, prints this column. I work” in follerin’ a party liar. It’s safer to base yer judgment on Selling at a low cost, the people w h*t the evidence shows, and to nev- of Jacksonville make a profit of e y l*t no political crook put his iron three-quarters of a million on theial^nR ^ yer,no«e! plant. They are building an ad. dition to the plant coating eleven is Here Now is the time to have your light weight coats suits, capes, one-piece (Iresses, gloves, skirts, waists, and deli cate material of every description, FRENCH DRY- CLEANED. By this method every vestige of grease, grime and dirt • are removed and the garment restored to its original lustre and color. We send for and deliver all goods and absolutely guarani tee satisfaction. BUCHANAN’S PRESSING CLUB Phone No. 28 hundred thousand doHar./and th.tr 1 IHI»t W taxes are low. .lid. •- ( ♦♦ THE PROBLEM SOLVED With the coming of the Southern Pbwer Company into Clinton within the next few months, the power prob in has been satisfactorily solved for cheap power facilities holds an en viable position, and the ‘ coming of the Dukes interests will prove one of. the big, outstanding accomplish ments of our town in years to come._ Water—there must be an -ample water supply along with the power for the two go together. The city to day has reached a serious point and it is now imperative that relief be furnished. A modern filtering plant is a problem that must be met, and the petition soon to he put in cir culation by city council to provide for an adequate water system, should have the support of every citizen in the community. The water shortage, especially in the summer, has become alarming. Our present supply fur nishes inadequate fire protection, and should the city be visited by a dis astrous fire, in all probability it would result in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars of property. There must be further' sewer and sanitation development for the city, and as soon as this need is consider ed, we are at once faced with the water shortage. 'Kiese facts should be squarely and intelligently con sidered, and at the earliest possible moment, the city should be provided with a modern and ample filtering plant caring for the present and fu ture needs. ’ Transportation—without - good transportation and communication facilities, any community will suf fer. Good roads mean increased business, they attract trade, new citizens, new enterprises. The build ing of the Calhoun highway through this section is a big accomplishment and will prove of inestimable value. The further program of road de velopment as now outlined by the county good roads association should be endorsed and supported unani mously by our people, and we should constantly be working for improved highways with a proper appreciation of their value and importance to the community. We are fortunate in the matter of railway facilities, yet when an opportunity is presented to im prove them, it should find us eager to taxes are low. Henry Ford, who will shock the I nerves of big financiers as quickly as he would chop off the head of a leghorn hen, has recently startled | gentlemen that manufacture fertiliz ers here. The Ford agent at Jacksonville got 1 word that so many carloads of sul phate of amonia in bags ready for| distribution to farmers would pres ently arrive and they must sell it. Shipments came and have contin- j ued. Jacksonville understands that ] Ford’s amonia sulphate is a by-pro duct of his coke plants. What in terests the farmers is the fact that Ford sells his fertilizer, of the high- j est grade, $19 a ton below the mar-1 ket price. Apparently Ford is trying his hanc at cheap fertilizer without waiting] for Muscle Shoals. AND Boxes “Not too much, not too little,” s Aristotle. Even in religious emotion, excess! is a mistake, and ^brooding leads to] trouble. Frank McDowell got it into his heii that he had committed the ] unpardonable sin. x The idea stayed, and by way of! “expiation,” he killed his two sisters, burning them as they lay asleep in their beds. That also preyed on his | mind and added to his religious wor ries. So, by way of further “expi-l ation” he shot his mother and father] to death. A LARGE ASSORTMENT TO SELECT FROM— <4 WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS GREEN MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS NORTH POLE REFRIGERATORS ODORLESS ICE BOXES tOP ICERS HIGH FRONT ICERS SIDE ICERS .u. jmn to come. The aigningof acon- tosct with the city, a#'well as the _ , ^ ; - ■dBs of the community, insures am- lend our support and influence. The Such religious hallucinations were not unusual in the old days. They ] drove men and women into the des- { ert where they lived in filth and semi starvation, imagining that such con-IS duct pleased the Lord. \ h h ! It didn’t occur to them to ask whyr the Lord had provided a fertile earth and clean water if it pleased Him to j see hermits dirty and hungry. Many have seen the “holy man of I Benares,” a deluded pagan, sitting] on sharp spikes, and accepting little contributions, convinced that it pleas ed his particular God to see him sit ting here. The calming down of our religious emotions is. a most important for ward step in civilization. Men be gin to realize that the mysterious Power above gave us this beautiful planet, that we. might take dare of H like faithful gardeners and- find happiness in'the process, leaving the These FoodSavers are all finished golden oak and make a pretty appearance. The food chambers are finished by the BAKING process in a hard, smooth, non ab-sorbent WHITE surface-easily kept clean and bright. Door linings finished same way. Removable waste pipes and wire shelves. Thick doors are held air tight by massive lever fasteners and heavy hinges. Self-retaining casters. Deep swinging baseboards. Ice and provision chambers nicely proportioned. We are showing a big display of these boxes in tl\p various sizes and have marked the prices as low as anybody can sell them. Treat yourself right and see ours before you buy. Will trade for your old one If you wish. Fuller-Sinpii Furniture Co, Vi -THE HOME MAKERS” i CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA