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CLINTON, S. C., APRIL 10, 1924
14 PAGES
THE PIEDMONT MEET
The Piedmont Meet to be heli
in our city next week, will bring
a large number of visitors here from
all over the Piedmont section and
will prove a valuable advertisement
both for the city and the college. A
■* number of contests have been built
into the program that will appeal to
high school pupils and their friends.
The holding of the events here will
bring them in direct touch with the
college and this will have a good
effect and make for the institution a
favorable impression.
The people of Clinton should 'co
operate with the college authorities
in their efforts to make a success
of the three-day event. The athletes
participating in the various contests
will be entertained at the college,
while the speakers in the boy's and
girl’s contests will be entertained in
Clinton homes. We should all join
in and boost the Meet and contribute
in whatever way we maf to the
pleasure of our visitors. *
ting for the happy occaaion. The
menu served under the direction of
Mrs. Hunter, the efficient head of the
dining department, was excellent, and
the season’s opening with fried chick
en on the menu pleased the large
gathering. To Mrs. Hunter, to Dr.
Douglas, and to the young men of
the student body who served the din
ner, the profound thanks and appre
ciation of the two participating or
ganizations is due and is hereby
whole-heartedly extended.
The meeting will result in lasting
good. It will serve to bring the two
towns to a better understanding of
each other, it will create a more
sympathetic interest between the two
communities, it will promote a bet
ter spirit of friendship and fellow-
shp among the members. Such an
end is commendable and desirable.
A spirit of antagonism and misun
derstanding will do neither of the
towns any good. That old feeling has
passed away, our people are seeing
things in a broader and different
light, and permeated with such a
spirit as was manif&ted in Tuesday
evening’s gathering—these commer
cial organizations will become great
er factors in the county in the fu
ture.
It was a fin
passed off nicely and everybody went
away pleased. We know and appre
ciate one another all th,e better by
the holding of such a meeting.
County Clubs To
Be Reorganized
THE CHAUTAUQUA SEASON
The chautauqua season is upon us
again. It has come to be an institu
tion in the Kfe of Clinton. Were
Clinton not on the chautauqua cir
cuit, along with the other aggressive
towns of this section, hundreds of
people would ask, why ? The pro
grams as presented each year by the
Red path bureau have always been ac
ceptable, they have interested and de
lighted great numbers of people of
every age and station, and Clinton
w a better informed, more cultivated
community by reason of them. This
year the program will measure up to
tiie standard already set and when the
week has ended the verdict will be, as
last year, that the chautauqua is in
dispensable—we must have it.
Remember, however, we cannot have
the chautauqua season without sup
porting it and our people must bear
this in mind when the ticket sellers
start out on their work. That there
is negligence or indifference on the
part of some in extending the chau
tauqua the necessary support is hard
to explain.
For the sake "of the children, for
the sake of that part of the commun
ity that has few oportunities to hear
music of high quality and lectures that
are entertaining and at the same time
wholesome and educative, let us hope
that those who endeavor to put the
chautauqua across for Clinton will
meet with a kindly welcome from all
whom they call upon to assist
Recreation, Inspiration, Music, En
tertainment, Education—you get them
all in the chautauqua and at the nomi
nal cost of less than twenty cents per
attraction.
, THE JOINT MEETING
To witness 250 business and pro
fessional men gathered together as
one r representing the two commer-
<*al organizations of the two lead
ing towns of the county; is an in
spiring sight 'Such was the case
Tuesday evening when the Clinton
Commercial Club and the Laurens
Business League gathered in the
beautiful new dining hall at the
Presbyterian College for their first
joint meeting. The spirit of Good
Fellowship was in the air, and all
of the happy after-dinner speeches
were filled with the same fine, whole
some spirit, calculated to bring the
two towns together to be better un
derstanding of each, other and to
result in lasting good.
The meeting was a success from
every standpoint It was a genuine
source of pleasure to the Clinton or
ganization to have 125 members pres
ent fromi the- Lauren* club as well as
a number of proponent visitors from
' _.iace*~.. The program includ
ed speeches- and” musical selections
both towns, and the college
MS
BEAUTIFY!
Shall we have a city beautiful?
Shall we advertise our town as a
clean town, a healthy town, a beau
tiful town, a town attractive in
every way. Do tre wish to impress
favorably travelers and tourists pass
ing through on our two railroads and
our two highways, so that they will
wish to ■ “bide a wee” with us and
to come back again ? Do we realize
that beauty is uplifting and cleanli
ness is next to Godliness? Do we
appreciate the cultural and educa
tional value to our children of order
liness, cleanliness, sightliness? Do we
know the moral reaction of comeli
ness? If we answer these questions
affirmatively—and who, pray, would
answer otherwise ?—then we must al
so admit that to secure these ends all
must cooperate. If one family beau
tifies their premises and the next-
door neighbor neglects his, the ugli
ness of his surroundings will be mag
nified by the contrast, but will also
detract from the beauty of the oth
er, will at any rate destroy the pleas
ing effect for the neighborhood.
Properly painted cheeks are hardly
helpful by a shiny nose! A pull all
together is necessary for success in
anything.
* The Civic Improvement association
and the Commercial Club each has
a committee on beautifying the town
These cooperate with one another and
M^ith the city council to this end.
But for success we need the cooper
ation of every citizen of Clinton. We
have been calling attention in the
past to unsightly fences and out
houses, to ugly spots, to the need
of shrubbery, trees and paint, but
with little apparent effect. We are
planning now for a constructive pro
gram looking over years to come, in
which we must count on the backing
of everybody—More of this later—
Meanwhile we exhort everyone to go
out into the street and solemnly
survey his premises and ask himself
how do they impress the passerby;
how can they be improved with a
little expense and a little work?
Meanwhile we strongly urge those
who have chickens to respect the
rights of neighbors who are trying to
cultivate flowers and shrubbery, and
keep their fowls at home. One old
hen with a flock of chickens can in
a half hour destroy the work of a
half day. Chickens have the ides
that everything planted is for their
special delectation and that they
show their appreciation by scrAching
it up and cropping it down. Curi
ously the owners of these chickens
generally get offended if protest is
made. From ocean to ocean com-
olaint is made, ordinances axe passed
and if enforced hard feelings are
aroused. The only way to accomplish
anything, after all, is for everyone
to recognize the rights of the oth
er. Clinton has its full quota of
thoughtless offenders and complaint
is continuously made by those who
wish to beautify their premises that
they cannot do so on account of their
neighbor’s chickens. Meanwhile,
again, all can help these ladies who
ate giving time and money to try
ing to beautify certain spots in our
city.
For the Joint Committee,
Commercial Club,
Civic Improvement Asso.
April 26th la Date for Reorganize
tion of County Democratic Clubs
—Rules and Regulations
Given.
The Democratic Clubs of Laurens
county will be reorganized on the
lourth Saturday in April, the 26th, it
was stated yesterday by county chair
man, C. A. Power of Laurens. The
county convention will be ’held on
the first Monday in May, the 5th,
when delegates will be elected to the
state convention to be held in Colum
bia May 21st.
The following rules and regulations
of the state Democratic party are
applicable to the local clubs and the
county convention:
Every general election year coun
ty conventions shall be called by the
county committee to meet on the
first Monday in May at the county
seat composed of delegates elected
from the clubs in the county, one dele
gate for every 25 members, and one
delegate for a majority fraction
there or based upon the number of
votes polled in the first primary of
the preceding election year. The lists
"P* XTOZ"
dent and secretary of each club shall
constitute the temporary roll of the
convention. The number of delegates
for new clubs shall be based upon
their enrollment at the time of the
club meeting.
The qualifications for membership
in any club of the party in the state,
and for voting at a primary shall
be as follows, viz: The applicant for
membership, or voter, shall be 21
years of age, or shall become so be
fore the succeeding general election
and be a white Democrat. He shall
be a citizen of the United States and
of this State. No person shall be
long to any club or vote in any pri
mary unless he has resided in the
State two years and in the county
six months prior to the succeeding
general election and in the club dis
trict 60 days prior to the first pri
mary following his offer to enroll:
Provided, That public school teachers
and ministers of the gospel in charge
of a regular organized church shall
be exempt from the provisions of
the section as to residence, if other
wise qualified. Every negro apply
ing for membership in a Democratic
club, or offering to vote in a primary,
must produce a written statement of
ten reputable white men, who shall
swear that they know of their own
knowledge that the applierftit voted
for General Hampton in 1876, and has
voted the Democratic ticket continu
ously since. The said statement shall
be placed in the ballot box by the
managers, and returhed with the poll
list to the county chairman. The
managers of election shall keep a
separate list of the names of all neg
ro voters. ~
In cities of over 10,000 inhabitants
one or more clubs shall be organized
in each of the wards. Each ward
shall be a club district. But the
county committee of each county in
which said city is located may per
mit voters residing in the county,
outside of such city to belong to
club located in such city, and to vot»<
therein the club nearest to their
respective residence emulated by the
most practicable and convenient
route.
In cities or towns of less than 10^
000 inhabitants the county commit
tee may authorize the consolidation
of two or more wards to form a club
district, and where townships are
embraced in whole or in part
such cities or towns, the county
committee may permit the voters re
siding in such townships to belong
to a club located in such town or
city and to vote in such city or town
in the club nearest to their respec
tive residences, calculated by the
nearest practical route: Provided
no person shall be enrolled or vote
out of the county in which he resides
In cities or towns which are not di
vided into wards the county commit
tee may designate the extent of the
club district Each territory so
designated for a club shall be its
club district.
In other cases the voter must en
roll in the club nearest his place o
residence, calculated by the nearest
practicable route, and can vote only
at the votng place of such club, and
the territory included by this test
shall be considered the club district
of such club. i .
“Good Fellowship” Is
Keynote of Meeting
(Continued from Page One)
unless Laurens county went forward
6nd provided a county-wide system
of high class roads that it was sure
to lag behind and suffer.
“The Southern Exposition” was the
subject of the address of Mr. Holmes
B. Springs of Greenville. He spoke
of the wonderful possibilitie| of the
South and South Carolina, and stress
ed the importance of the state tak- 1
ing part in the great exposition that
is to be staged next year in Ne
York, in order to properly put before
the nation tile advantages and won
derful assets this section has to of
fer the world.
Mr. McDougall, president of the
Chamber of Commerce of America,
was present and made a brief talk
on the aims and purpose of the or
ganization which ill, nation-wide in
its scope.
At the conclusion of the program,
all visitors present not members of
the Clinton and Laurens organiza
tions, were asked to stand one by one,
give their names, occupation and ad
dress, and as they introduced them
selves, -they * wert^eartiJ^welromecF
Mr. M. S. Bailey, one of the oldest
citizens of the community, was pres
ent as an invited guest and he was
introduced to the audience by the
president of the Clinton club and
heartily applauded when he arose.
One of the delightful parts of the
evening’s program was the music
that was furnished jointly by the two
towns. The Smith orchestra, com
posed of Dr. E. Mood Smith, Dr. Fel
der Smith, and Miss Leonelle Smith
of this city, played during the serv
ing of the dinner and added in a
large measure to the pleasure of the
evening. The Laurens male quartet
composed of Messrs. M. L. Roper,
C. H. Hicks, James McCravy and
Grady Culbertson, favored the meet
ing with several numbers and made
a decided “hit.” Mrs. C. T. Latimer
of Laurens very sweetly sang two
selections, and a ladies trio from
Clinton composed of Mrs. B. O. Whit
ten, Mrs. W. P. Jacobs and Miss Clara
Duckett, gave a selection that was*
greatly enjoyed by the big gather
ing. Mrs. C. H. Hicks and Mrs. J.
J^CQ.tp, Jr. presided at the piano
'or these" numbers.
With the singing of “Bless Be the
Tie Th%)t Binds,” good-night was
said. The meeting, the first of its
S Can you imagine a more tasty or whole-
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m of our strictly fresh Eggs?
Place your order now and thus insure
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LITTLE ft DENSON
50—Two Phones—54
Clinton, S. C.
kind ever held in the county, was
pronounced by all as a success from
every standpoint and afforded for all
present a delightful evening. Its
prime purpose was to promote a bet
ter spirit of Fellowship among $he
members of the two towns, and in
this effort, the clubs succeeded ad
mirably. All in all—it was a happy
occasion, .one that will not soon be
forgotten—one calculated to result in
inestimable benefit to the participat
ing towns and the county at large.
WE CLEAN YOUR
~ CLOTHES
We repair them.
We press them.
BUCHANAN’S
PRESSING CLUB
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BRIGHTEN UP THE HOME WITH NEW
SHADES AND NEW CURTAINS
Notice
-The South Laurens singing con
vention will meet with Lydia Mill
Methodist church in the school au
ditorium Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock, April 13th. All singers and
the public are cordially invited to
meet with us.
H. Y. Abrams.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
! _ Beautiful windows make beautiful homes. Give
your own home a new charm—the charm that lingers
in the glow of lovely windows. You can do it easily and
at little cost by leaving the order with us. We sell the
famous Brenlin shades in single and duplex colors.
Brenlin is the kind made without a particle of filling of
chalk or clay that durables and falls out leaving cracks
and pinholes in the shade. We sell Kirsch window rods
for curtains—the kind that’s handy and that will not
tarnish. _
Remember we give’service with what you buy. Let'
us put up your shades and curtain rods and guarantee
satisfaction. -
All persons having claims against
the estate of Mrs. Mattie 8. Glenn,
deceased, are hereby notified to file
the same, duly verified, on or before
the 10th day of May, 1924, or be
forever barred. Same may be left'
with R. W. Wade, attorney, Clinton,
8. C., or filed direct with the Pro
bate Judge for Lauren* County.
By order of the Court.
4-l-4t W. WATTS DAVIS
Administrator of the estate of
Fier-Simpson Funiiri Go.
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