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PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY,, JANUARY 22, 1928 otyr QIl|rontrlf PUBLISHED LVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING 00. 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 50 Payable in advance I Foreign AdrertUmg RepreeeWtree j 1 THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION J The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readers—the publisher wHI at all timea appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING 00. Clinton. 3. C. CLINTON. S. C., JAN. 22, 1925 10 PAG They are hundreds in; the fellow who whistles while he's they lived, number, too. Their gifts ranged from $500 to $1,000 to as high as $500,000 to $1,000,000. While the year 1924 did not make a record for philanthropic gifts—for philanthropists gave away something like $220,000,000 in 1920—yet it is held notable. Especially of interest was the number of women who made public gifts during the year. Accord ing to available records, not for years has the activity of wopien philanthro pists been so pronounced. One v gathers from these facts and figures, that the average American millionaire or multi-millionaire is generous and eager to do good with his wealth, and is not prompted in his motives with the expectation of finan cial returns. Hie philanthropic re cords for 1924 seem to bear oat this statement beyond any reasonable doubt. And this fact is also true, that many of the men who made public gifts during the year have given away millions in previous years and in all probability will give away still other millions in the years to come. putting on a tire is a good fellow. Adam's downfall waa due to an ap ple, but many a man now-a-days slips because of a “peach." A school boy asked in class to de fine “hypocrite," replied, “A kid that comes to school with a smile on his face." Most anybody can jump on the band-wagon after it gets started. But the man who stands by his convict ions, whether the issue be popular or unpopular, is the fellow that gains the admiration of those about him. ‘ A MESSAGE FROM A REAL VETERAN William T. Beck, aged 86, the old est active editor of a weekly news paper in the United States, is pub lisher of the Holton (Kan.) Recorder. The other day he sent out a letter to the newspaper fraternity of America, Thiririg the^year 1924, gifts to char ity, science and educational institir- tions to the total of $130,000,000 have been made by philanthropists of the United States. The big gifts ranged in value from $500,000 to as high as $40,000,000, and the names of the donors are among the best known in the world today. One of the gifts for $1,500,000 was from an unknown phil anthropist. It is* evident that American philan thropists, whether men or women, give of their millions for the pure joy of giving and without expecting any rcutrn for themselves. This statement appears to be proved by a record of the scores of gifts, both large and small, made during the year just clos ed. There are some gifts that stand out above all the rest, the James B. Duke bequest, for instance, yet there are many smaller ones which com bined all together brought the grand total to one hundred and thirty mil lions of dollars. The largest gift of all was given a few weeks ago by James B. Duke, millionaire tobacco and power mag nate. The gift was $40,000,000 for charitable and educational purposes in North and South Carolina. A large part of the total also was set aside for the use of rural Methodist church es in the South. George Eastman, head of the East man Kodak Co., at Rochester, N. Y., who has given away $58,000,000 in 15 years, made a gift of $15,000,000 for educational purposes. Mr. East man, with his latest gift, has disposed of most of his holdings in the East man company, but retains just enough stock to enable him to direct the af fairs of that firm. J. P. Morgan, Jr., made a unique gift when he gave to the public his late father's $8,500,000 library and the building which houses it, in New York city. In addition, Mr. Morgan created an endowment of $1,500,000 to maintain the library George F. Baker, New York city banker and veteran Wall street busi ness man, gave $5,000,000 to the Har vard University School of Business Administration. Mr. Baker has given away a total of $11,000,000 in six years. The gift from the unknown was one of the largest of the year. It was $1,500,000 for the Union Theological Seminary. John D. Rockefeller, in addition to establishing the Rockefeller Founda tion, gave during the year $1,083,334 to the same institution. Mr. Rocke feller also gave a million dollars to the French government for the build ing of a roof on the Rheims Cathe dral, wrecked during the World War, and for other work on war-torn land marks in France, During the year Henry Ford, the Detroit motor car manufacturer, com pleted his famous hospital in Detroit, on which he spent $7,500,000 during the last three years. The hospital covers six city blocks. Women philanthropists gave liber ally during the year. Elizabeth B. Frasch, of New York city, widow of Herman Frasch, the “sulphur king," gave $10,000,000 as a foundation for chemical research. Mrs. “Jack” Gardner left her Italian palace and its priceless art collection, at Boston, Mass., to be a public mu seum and also left a fund of $1,200,- 000 to maintain it. Miss Lotta Crabtree, retired stage favorite, left about $4,000,000 for pub lic use. Other women philanthropists and the amounts they gave follow: Miss Mary F. Bennett, $1,000,000; Mrs. Mary Burnett, $4,000,000; Mrs. Mont gomery Ward, $3,000,000; Miss Jose phine Williams, $1,200,000; Mrs. Mary Richardson, $1,000,000; Catherine E. S. Stuyvestant, $1,800,000. Other large contributions by men were as follows: Andrew W. Preston, $6,000,000 (to be available after the death of all his heirs); Edward S. Harkness, $1,000,000; James ^ A. Pat ten, $1,500,000, and Henry R! Towne, $2,000,000. Space does not permit enumeration of the philanthropists who gave small- . er amounts, for they were hundreds la number, and the men and women "bo made philanthropic bequests of interest only in thp locality in which practiced during his fifty years ex perience and gives some splendid ad vice to his fellow co-workers. His letter is worth reproducing here: “Dear Brother Editor: “My message to the fraternity, based on fifty years experience as editor is, be sincere; acquire an in telligent knowledge and interest in the affairs of your community, and strive in every honorable way to pro mote those interests. I do not expect any one to be entirely unselfish; few, if any, are; but be as unselfish as possible. “An editor has no business being too ‘thin skinned.’ He should make it a point to let ill-natured and un deserved criticism slide off as water off a duck’s back; but give heed to rfair, reasonable criticism. I have learned and profited vastly more from the criticism of those who did not agree with me than I ever did from the fulsome praise and agreement of the ‘me too’ kind of people. “While I do not believe an editor should pander to any one to achieve popularity, I do believe he should neglect no opportunity to cultivate, in an honest, fair way, the friendship of his fellow citisens. “That I have, in some degree at least, practiced what I have preached above, let the' fact be that I have been, not only tolerate, but liberally sup ported in my feeble efforts at run ning a newspaper for fifty years in Holton, kansas, Which is more lib erally supported both in subscriptions and advertising now than at any other period in the Recorder's career. “If Professor Osier’s suggestion had been enforced in my case, that a per son should be put out of existence by the chloroform route at the age of sixty, I would have had my editor ial career prematurely ended twenty- six years ago. “Yours very truly, “W. T. BECK." Some die young, but those who live, never get too old. Rev. Wm. McLean, of England, aged 66, has been arrest ed, by Mrs. Sarah Wilson, 77, for try ing to flirt with her. Probably the world is getting bet ter after all, though its hard to be lieve. The other day, however, two aged sisters in Chicago voluntarily paid a debt of several thousand dol lars made by their father thirty-five years ago. If you coop up a thought inside your brain and don’t let it get out and circulate around, sooner or later it dies of confinement and stagnation and has benefited no one. * ileTTlenfis No man was ever meanly born. About his .cradle is the wondrous miracle^of life. He may descend into the depths. He may live in infamy and perish miserably, but he is born great. COUNTY TREASURER’S NOTICE 1924 The books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of Taxee for the fiscal yaar, 1924, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31st, 1924. After De cember 31st one per cent will be ad ded. After January 31st two per cent will be added, and after February 28th seven per cent will be added until the 15th day of March, 1925, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township sre request ed to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male eitixens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old aoldiers, who are exempt at fifty (50) years of age. Commutation Road Tax 11.50 in lieu of road duty. All able- bodied men between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except hose in military service, school trus tees, school teachers, ministers, and students. Dog Tax $1.25, which must be paid not later than January 31st, 1924. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay their taxes through he mail by check, money order, etc. The tax levy is as follow*: State\.... ....6 mills Ordinary County Tax .... 8% mills load and Bridge 4 mills lailroad Bond 1 mill Jail Bonds .♦ % mill Road Bonds 8% mills Now and then you find a man who is big enough to have tolerance with those who are making the mistake he once made—who helps instead of scolds. Such a man is a benediction to any business. 5 ast Indebtedness Statewide School (6-0-1) Veak Schools Constitutional School .... : En Passant * W. W. H. >1 The way of the newspaper man is hard, but then who cares. A headline reads, “What£ the Mat ter With the Country?” Everything Don’t be a grouch. You will chill everybody with whom you come in contact. An opUmist is the fellow who ex pects to find a clean pair of socks on Sunday morning without any holes in the toes. A woman friend dropped in the oth er evening to chat with the wife, and was surprised to find the husband, enveloped in an apron, washing the dishes. “Where’s the wife?" the visitor asked cheerily. “Gone to the barber shop," came the grumpy reply. PROGRAM ANNOUNCED SEMI CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION (Continued From Page Ono) drew Bramlett. Dedication of Build ings. Acceptance by Judge M. f\ Ansel, Chairman Board of Trustees. Dedication Paper, Dr. Alexander Sprunt, of Charleston. Wednesday 4 p. m.—Unveiling of Monument to Dr. W. P. Jacobs. Ad dress by Rev. J. W. Carpenter of Wil liamson, W. Va. Acceptance by W. W. Harris, Secretary of Board of Trustees. ' Wednesday, 8 p. m.—Play by Or phanage Children, “Seeking for the Light." Thursday will, be given over to a picnic at Enoree river and the week’s program will come to a grand climax with a banquet in the Gening, which is expected to be attended by several hundred. The program committee is compos ed of W. W. Harris, Dr. L. Ross Lynn, C. M. Bailey, Rev. E. W. Way of Jack sonville, Fla., and Dr. B. R. Lacy of Atlanta, Ga. Uncle John Just about time we get our bills paid, some son-of-a-gun book agent comes along to tempt us. It is announced that there are 25,- 000 poets in this country. What a pity. The boys are wonderfully polite in rising from their seats whenever a pretty girl cOiiies in. • Formerly, students used to walk five to ten miles a day to get an edu cation. Now they run that amount to get on the track team. * Cross-word puzzles'in Latin are be coming the craze in some sections. We pass this on to Witherspoon. Life is a continual struggle. We should live it in order that old age may not be a regret. You have noticed, of course, that the frequency of the women’s club meetings is not regulated by the price of cotton. During the past year 17,000,000 boxes of rouge were bought by the women. No excuse for ever seeing one now-a-days that isn’t pretty. Don’t become discouraged. Consid er the teakettle, though up to its neck in hot water it continues to ling. That our sweethearts must be look ed at is a mandate mighty true, but, when she has galoshes on—wal, dunno, do yqu? I seldom look at an kles, bein’ prudent—more or less—but when we’re forced to see ’em, then we ain’t to blame I guess. I hat to see a tailored gal set out upon a trip, when there’s every indi cation that her snaps has lost their grip,—though galoshes might be graceful—even carry an appeal, they didn’t sag down, ornery-like, and loaf around the heel. I don’t enjoy my privilege of actin’ like a spy, when I need to elevate my chin, and let folks ketch my eye. And still, there’s urgent reasons which command a feller’s view, like the innocent attraction to a comely ladies’ shoe. I couldn’t think of noth in’ that improves the searchin’ mind like glancin’ at the beauties of a no ble woman-kind; and while there’s laws of comfort that we hardly dare forget, I never liked galoshes, and—I wouldn’t have a sett. A BUSINESS LIVES THROUGH ITS Customers and its greatest asset is their good will Our service has always meas ured up to this standard and brings forth voluntary expressions of friendship and confidence. QUALITY GOODS PLEASING SERVICE LITTLE 8 DENSON 50—Two Phones—54 wm® ssaaraj-sism W’.V - . > Vi / .*»"V •• mill 4 mills M mill 3 mills Total 36 milla Laurens School Diatricta *o. 1 16% mills *>. 2 **—• •••• — .... •••* ••*. .... 8 mills *>. 3 .... 16 mills ^°* 4 7 mills ^°* 5 13 mills : J®* ® 6 mills l-l' •— *— •••• —• 22 mills Youngs School Districts ^ 3 mills No. 2 ...» 8 mills ® 8 mills * 16 mills go* 5 17 mills go- ® 11 mills g 0 ' l 17 mills g°- 13 mills No - 10 22% mills Dials School Districts 8 mills •*.. 12% mills — 12 mills No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 ^lo. 4 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 8 mills No. 5 20% mills bio. 7 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 8 mills No. 8 12 mills No. SB 24 mills Sullivan School Diatricta No. 1 17 milla bio# 2 .... .... .... w... .... .... .••• 8 mills No. 3 20 mills No’. 7 16 mills No. 17 16 mills Railroad Tax 3 mills Waterloo School Diatricta No. 1 12 mills No. 2 9 mills No. 3 19 mills No. 4 14 mills No. 6 8 mills No. 6 12 mills No. 7 15 mills No. 14 8 mills Cross Hill School Districts bio. 1 .••• •••. •••.«... •••. .... .... 4 mills bio. 2 .••• .••• .... .... .... .... ........ 8 mirlls NO. 8 MM .... MM MM .... MM .... .... 6 lUlllS No. 13 .... 16 mills Hunter School Districts bio. 3 .... .«.. .... .... .... .... .... 6 nulls No. 4 .... .... ..>• .••• .... .... .... .... 8 mills No. 5 26 mills No. 6 ...v 4 milla No. 7 5 mills No. K9 8 mills No. R42 — 13 mills No. 16 15% milla Jacks School Districts No. 2 7 milla No. 3 16 mills bio. ^1 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ^1 mills No. 6 8 mills No. 7 3 mills No. 15 6 mills Scaffletown School Districts No. 1 8 mills No. 2 8 mills No. 3 3 mills No. 4 .’... 4 mills No. 12 11% mills Persons sending In lists of names to be taken off are requested to send them early and give the township of each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? n=l 17=3 g HI Easy to —Hard to Stop Dn E. Mood Smith Dr. Felder Smith MODERN SERVICE You can bet your last dollar t^at| OPTOMETRISTS Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted 15 West Main Street Phone 101 CUNTON, S. C. 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