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PAGE FOUR THg CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON, S. C. THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1025 3C (Utiranirls PUBLISHED EVERY 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 A<hrerti«tnt Rr preaentativ. I THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of it’s subscribers and readera—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. Make all remittances to THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING 00. Olinton, 8. C. * CLINTON. S. C., MARCH 5, 1925 lO PAGES MORE SPECIAL TAXES Money—money—money, that is what the legislature is after and says it must have. To get it, it is planned to tax everything in sight to the limit of endurance. The problem now under considera tion is the establishment of a general sales tax to cover plug tobacco, snuff, soft drinks, and probably several other commodities not now burden ed down with a special tax. Such a course the legislature says will be re quired for the financing of the activi ties of the state. After the 6-0-1 tax was passed, the road was cleared for the taxing of “other commodities” to raise revenue. At the rate South Carolina is now spending money, these special taxes will multiply each year. “Get everything in sight,” seems to be the slogan. THE CAUSE OF rttlME A drunk negro, with a pistol in his pocket, set out to take Greenville early Tuesday morning.- Faithful of ficers, endeavoring to perform their duty, were shot by the fugitive when they attempted to arrest him. One of the officers died yesterday morn ing, leaving behind a widow and two small children. The other is reported as resting well and is expected to recover. The deplorable story can be told in a few words—liquor and pistol toting, both in violation of the law. Who is responsible for the tragedy ? The negro, you. will answer. No! Where did he get the liquor ? Where did he get the gUn? The negro will go to the electric chair, charged and guilty of murder. What will be done to the bootlegger who sold him the liquor? What will be done to the mail order house or individual that furnished him the pistol ? Nothing. Back of every effect there is a cause. The law will demand the life of the poor drunken criminal. The bind tiger and bootlegger re sponsible for the negro being drunk will go unpunished. How can human life ever be safe when such conditions exist? Liquor and pistol-toting put hell in people. They make fresh graves, widows and orphans—they are respon sible for the crime wave that is sweeping the country in an appauling degree. In the meanwhile, those responsible for these conditions, the accomplices go unpunished and usually, are un known. born in South Carolina die before they reach the age of five. Think of this. And we only spend 7 cents per capita for public health. Go into the rural homes and see the diet of children; the old, as well as invalids. “The country editog has a great mission. Of course he can not touch the ‘wonderful lamp’ and get his wish, but he can, with patience and work do a lot to bet ter conditions in his county. Make your rural paper the peo ple’s paper, the people of the fanning sections. Give them stories showing the accomplish ments of rural people. Don’t crowd the paper with patent medicine advertisements so that you have no room to inform, en tertain and educate the people. “It should be the aim of the country weekly to go into the home, where it will be read by every member of the family; its measure of influence is not to be estimated in terms of circulation, but in terms of social impulse given to the family unit. It should contain simple, homely things of interest to its readers; it should be teacher, preacher, as well as friend. “Make the country paper a great instrument to advance the' life of the farmer and citizen of the small town. When you have done this you have filled one of the greatest missions of the coun try newspaper.” visited, it is not advisable to stop in the middle of the street to figure it out. I An optimist is the housewife who can smile on Monday morning when the washerwoman fails to turn up. Automobile manufacturers need not worry about orders for new cars so long, as the speeders are smashing the old ones up at the present rate. Old Homer sung about “words as sweet as honey.” He meant this for the cross-word celebrities. “Work for the night is coming,” was once a favorite song, but now it is “Doll up for the night is coming.” The doctor tells us not to worry, and some folks have decided not to do so any more about |heir obligations. Some smart fellow has predicted that text-books will become obsolete in education. So far as we know, no objection. has been raised by the school pupils. THE COST OF INDOLENCE As the observer of modern life looks around, he must be impressed by the amount of trouble and deterioration caused by indolence, or just plain lazi ness, if you please. He can find a good many women, who as the result of having indolent husbands, are hav ing to support themselves and chil dren in part or altogether. Some of these husbands disappear and drop out of sight, while others are poor workers and are out of a job a good deal of the time. He will find workmen dragging about their jobs, performing their task with little spirit, increasing the cost of get ting work done, and adding little to production. He will find listless children in the schools, making no effort to learn their lessons. Soon they will be out in the world, dwadling through the motions of some job that calls for lit tle brain or exertion. The world payp a heavy cost each year for laziness. What can stir these laggards from their drowsiness. Too many people are like the far mer sitting by the side of the road. When asked what he was doing, he replied “that the lightning had struck a big tree in his yard and torn it up by its roots, much to his satisfaction. Then said he, the train" set fire" some of my new ground and cleaned ic up for me. I am sitting here now waiting for an earthquake to knock ’em potatoes out of the ground fer me.” A little more use of the hammer driving nails into good buildings, and a little less of it for driving pessi mistic ideiis into people’s minds will do everybody good. THE COUNTRY WEEKLY Prof. S. M. Derrick, of the depart ment of rural social science of the University of South Carolina, address ed the University Press a few days ago on the country weekly, its field and mission. The following para graphs are taken from his address: “There is a wonderful field in South Carolina for the country weekly,” said Prof. S. M. Der rick of the department of rural social science of the University of South Carolina, in speaking , last week before the University Press club. * This field lay, Professor Der rick explained, in making the paper an instrument to advance the life of the farmer and a car rier of simply, homely things of interest. Arthur Cornwell, presi dent of the club, presided, and s ' W. W. Ball, dean of the university school of journalism, was also present and spoke briefly. “A country weekly has been referred to as a ‘family affair’; and in this it has a great power for building up the community in every way,” Professor Derrick de clared. “We can’t expect much pro gress as long as 64.5 per cent of all farms in this state are operat ed by tenants. In spite of con tinual work we still have illiter acy and it is difficult to get rid of it. Read the stofy of tjios® who have lived ip darkness. We shudder at those who hinder the physical growth of children and yet we have perished the minds of children. ‘‘Thirty per cent of all people The poets sing about the women who are “fair as the dawn,” but most of us are not familiar enough with that portion of the day to know whether the comparison is correct or not, | In spite of all the warnings against hazardous investments, suckers are reported to be biting as actively as ever. ETIQUETTE By HISS FLO . Dear Miss Flo: la it considered cor rect for a gentleman to carry a lady’s umbrella? (2) When a gentleman is; walking with his mother and wife, | what position does he take? Thank you. G. F. * * * When it is raining very hard and it is necessary for the lady to use both hands in protecting her clothes, a gentleman should hold the umbrella. Otherwise, the lady carries it. (2) The mother should walk beside her son, and the wife beside the mother. Sometimes this spring fever we hear people talking about is caused from a dislike for work. Money is said to talk, but you have to get a good pile of it to shouting at once in Methodist style to make it audible in these times. It is claimed that jazz is turning us into barbarians and this might be termed as a reflection on the barbar- ians. % Dear Mias Flo: When a lady meets a friend on a train, and he asks her into the dining car, does he'pay .for her meal? (2) When it is necessary for a guest to leave the table before the conclusion of a dinner, what should she say? (3) Should the hos tess leave the table to assist her departing guest with her wraps ? C. S. * * * When a gentleman invites a lady into the .dining .car he becomes her host. Therefore, lie should pay for her meal. (2) If it is necessary for a guest to leave before the end of the dinner, she should rise at a suitable time and express her regret at the, necessity of her hurried departure. 1 (3) The hostess does not leave the! table. " ! Dear Miss Flo: Should a lady wear gloves td a formal dinner? (2) May a bride carry a prayer book and a bouquet ? G. C. * * * • The lady should wear her gloves to a formal dinner and remove them at the table.. They should be taken off entirely and not merely turned back. They should be laid across the lap. A bride may carry either the prayer book or the bouquet—never both. LARGE CANS FILLED WITH EXTRA FINE VEGETABLES Our Canned Vegetables, bring to your table, vegetables as fresh as the day they were gathered from the field. Or der them by the dozen and have them 4 on hand for use when you need them. Lift the receiver—call 50 or 54—we are at your service to please you. FRESH FISH Dear Miss Flo: Should a lady in mourning attend a wedding? (2) How long should a gentleman remain when calling on a lady for the first time? * * * UndeJohn A CANNERY HERE 1 Idr. John Spratt is to be commend ed for his efforts to give this com munity a cannery. For some time he has had the matter in mind and with in the past few days his plans have been perfected with the definite an nouncement that a modern and ade quate cannery for this community is now being installed and will be ready for business this s^as^n. An experi enced and . successful canner from Roapoke, Va., is now on the ground and will supervise the installation of the plant. This enterprising move on the part of Mr. Spratt’s company deserves the commendation of this community, par ticularly the farming population. In this day we hear much about boll weevil and the need of diversifying and turning away from the one crop- idea of cotton. A community can nery, giving the farmers an oppor tunity to raise tomatoes, and other vegetables and to sell them to ad vantage, will be a helpful asset to our people 4f it is generally used. It should be given a liberal patronage and co-operation by our farmers. Jim Duff was a feller we all ad mired—was a reg’lar glutton fer speed; the pace werent invented that made Jim tired,—on that we was all .ever foresaw no acci dent—nor reckoned one might occur, but he auddenly learnt what his fin ish meant when he travelled one step too fur. A man goes fast these miracklous days, without spreadin’ dire alarm,— but the one wrongs step at the partin' of ways, is the item that brings the harm. We all jigger on at a lively win, but a step too fur—at the end clip, in a race where the swiftest of the trip is when the disastter be gins. We hardly can say it’s the pace that kills, sence humanity’s learnt to fly. It ain’t the miles—nor the size of the hills that frown as we’re whiz-, zin’ by. But, the warnin’s truth that confronts our gaze, is sparklin’ with out a blur,—“The error that hastens the end of the days is—goin’ a step too fur!” A lady in mourning should not at tend a wedding. She sends a persohal note to the bride’s mother. (2) A gentleman’s first call should last not more than one half hour. He does not request permission to call again. If the lady wishes him to continue his visits, he will receive invitations to dinner or tea. J. Roy Crawford SURVEYOR CLINTON, S. C. Telephone 2604 LITTLE 8 DENSON 50—Two Phones—54 Clinton, S. C. i i s Strong, well built and nicely finished kitchen cabinets at prices that range from $26 to $70. Why do without this necessary comfort when the price is so low? Ful- ler-Simpson Furniture Co. CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to my many friends for their kindness and assistance after nty re cent misfortune, when I lost my home and contents by fire. It will ever be remembered. Again, thanking each and every one, I am, sincerely yours,- ' > - W. WATTS- DAVIS. WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 9th day of March, 1925, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executrix of the estate of R. H. Young, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 11 o’clock, a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executrix. Any person iiRpbted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said es tate will present th^m on or before said date, duly proven or be forever barred. MRS. MARIETTA YOUNG, 2-26-4tc Executrix. RENT A CAR _ Drive Yourself OPEN AND CLOSED CARS DAY PHONE 357 NIGHT PHONE 156 I Ellis Auto Livery : En Passant * Goldville, Greater. W. W. H. through Joanna, Grows Some men are others succeed in self-made, marrying while •good George S. Harp Dies • . At Home in Laurens Laurens, March 2—George S. Harp, native of Tennessee, but a resident of Laurens for several years, died a^his home on Lee street at 2 o’clock this morning. Mr. Harp suffered a faint ing spell at the Ham-Ramsey taber nacle service last evening and was at once removed to his home, where he expired a few hours later without re gaining consciousness. Mr. Harp was a member of the big chorus choir in the tabernacle campaign and had been a regular attendant on the services. Apoplexy probably was the cause of his death. Funeral services were held this afternoon and toworrow the body will be taken back to his old home near *Del Rio, Tenn., for burial. Mr. Harp is survived by his widow. He was affiliated with the Baptist church and was & member of Laurens lodge No. 260, A. F.| M. women. They say hides are cheap, but you never would knoW it by the cost of a pair of shoes. A man is seldom as good as wife think^ he ought to be. his The ladies of the Civic are starting a home beautifying campaign. The public square of the city, in several instances, offers a fine field. A scientist says a clock runs faster at night. Well, a clock does seem to be always fast in the mornings. You can’t always tell, Sometimes a fellow may be on the right track but headed in the wrong direction. Speaking of fashions, the naked truth is not quite so shocking as it was a while back. FLOOR OIL Extra good grade, and absolutely odorless. 25c per quart SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION TEL. 400 Dr. E. 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