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1 PAGE TEN THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925 The BULL’S EYE “Editor and Qentra/Manaqer WILL ROGERS 7 Another ‘ ButT Durham advertisement by Witt Rogers, Ziegfeld Follies and screen star, and leading American hu morist. More coming. Watch for them. T HE fourth of March is a Politician’s uncertain day. He is either coming in or going out. Ifhe is staying in it’s because they haven’t got wise to him yet. I have always said Office holders should be elected for life (subject, of course, to im peachment for neglect or dishonesty). Then they could give their work all of their time, instead of worry ing about how to stay in, and that would do away en tirely with the biggest so cial problem we have to face in this country. And that is the thousands of Individuals who go through life just try ing to get in office. If v/c could get their mind off of fices, and get ’em to working at something useful. But what’s the use talking about a Heaven on earth. We got to die to get rid of the Office seeker, and then I bet you we will find them, either wanting to hav : Saint Peter impeached, or to get a job as Superintendent of the Fur nace. Oh Yes, I like to for got ‘Bull’ Durham. It will be on sale in both places, no advance in prices. P. S. I’m going to write some more pieces that will appear iu this paper. Keep look ing for them. MORE OF EVERYTHING for a lot less money. That’s the net of this ‘Bull’ Durham propo sition, More flavor more enjoyment—and a lot more money left in the bankroll at the end of a week’s smoking:. TWO BOGS for 15 cents 100 cigarettes for 15 cents Guaranteed by fic&LCCsfQt •NCOnPORATaD ^ IN CO n PO A AT a o 111 Fifth Avenue, New York City GIFTS THAT LAST J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER CLINTON,03. C. FOR A PROGRESSIVE CLINTON We the undersigned citizens, irre spective of political opinions and per sonal interests, having only the mu tual interests of our town at heart, and thinking solely and only of a united, bigger, better, cleaner and more beautiful town; upon our own initiative, are circulating and prepar ing to present to the mayor and coun cil a petition requesting an election to authorize a bond issue for city paving, water extension, lighting and financing. We are doing so not from coercion, but of our own free will and accord and not as a repudiation or in any way as a reflection, restriction or in- tereference of the mayor or city coun cil, but rather as an assistance to both, and in a spirit of heartiest co operation. This resolution has not in any sense any political significance and is neith er approval nor reprimand, neither praise nor condemnation of any indi vidual or group of citizens whatso ever. We offer these resolutions, are drawing a petition to the council, and heartily urge upon the people of Clin ton a bond issue for such improve ments, because in our own judgement as private citizens, such improvements are greatly needed in our town. We believe that the times are right for such improvements; we be lieve that the present material mar ket will admit of such improvements at a comparatively low cost. We believe that the value of Clin ton’s real estate generally will be greatly enhanced by such a measure. We believe that the cost of street paving in'particular will increase the value of the abutting property far in excess of the assessments thereon. (The average lot in Clinton abutting a street to be newly paved will re ceive an assessment of havdly more than $250.00, or $25.00 per year for ten years.) We believe that the increase in taxes (probably 10 mills) will be a very small increase in proportion to the very great improvements to the town, and that the increase will not be large enough to worl^ a serious hardship upon even the most unfor tunate citizens. (The ten mills in crease will hardly amount to more than $6.00 to $8.00 per year increase to the average Clinton home owners, and for the majority of Clinton tax payers it will mean an increase ofj only a few cents.) We believe that the increase of ten; mills will still keep our tax assess- ! •ment on a par with other towns ourj size in the state, and less than some. We believe that the advertising value of such a movement will work untold benefit to our town. We would be reluctant to see Clin ton fall behind her sister and neigh boring towns in improvements, and would regret to see her stand still in the midst of the stream of progress. The petitions which we are circulating request an election for authorization of bond issues covering street paving $160,000.00, white way lighting $15,- 000.00, water extension $25,000.00, and financing of floating debt $35,000.00. Total $235,000.00. It is identically the same as the issues upon which the people recently voted, and the election requested is in a sense not a new one but a ratification of the former one: (Signed): M. S. Bailey. J. W. Copeland, Sr. H. D. Henry. George W. Young. D. M. Douglas. Jack H. Young. E. J. Adair. Dudley Jones. Frank Kellers. W. H. Shands. • E. G. Fuller. D. W. A. Neville. John Spratt. C. W. Stone. E. B. Sloan. L. Ross Lynn. W. J. Bailey. John H. Young.- L. B. Dillard. H. L. Eichelberger. G. C. Pitts. J. D. Jeans. W. P. Burdette. B. O. Whitten. A. W. Brice. J. E. Ross. E. M. Bobo. W. W. Harris. A. B. Blakely. A. O’Daniel. James I. Adair. T. J. Peake. T. D. Copeland. G. W. B. Smith. George C. Odiorne. M. G. Woodworth. D. J. Woods. J. O. Barnett. S. W. Sumerel. Jack H. Davis. W. T. Putnam. J. V. Edwards. Carlton F. Winn. J. B. Parott. M. J. Danziger. W. A. Buchanan. H. E. Sturgeon. William Bailey Owens. R. C. Adair. D. F. Whitmire. Goync L. Simpson. E. T. Richbourg. E. W. Ferguson. John W. Little. Irby S. Hipp. W. E. Owens. C. J. Killen. F. K. Shealy, M. D. A. D. Lawson. E. Mood Smith. Felder Smith. Jodie A. Chandler. Rufus E. Sadler. T. J. Stewart. J. W. Dillard. Suggestions to Patrons of Rural Free Delivery The rural delivery of mails was es tablished by the government for the special benefit of the rural population —those who live back in the country at a considerable distance from a post-office. It is an outgrowth of the old star route system and in many sections of the country has entirely superseded it. Now what does the government obligate itself to do in the matter of rural delivery? It employs men who bring the mails out to the coun try people daily, or at least tri-weekly as the volume of the mail warrants, and these men carry supplies of stamps and stamped pfcper for the patrons, deliver to their doors special delivery letters, registered letters, in sured and C. O. D. packages and take up for dispatch anything the patrons i hand and have your letters stamped. This will abate the penny nuisance which is the cause of a lot of trouble and delay. Keep a few postal cards on hand. This will relieve you from having to await the arrival of the carrier to buy a card and then maybe have to ask the carrier to wait while you write it, or worse still, ask jiim to please write it for you. If you must occasionally use coins, put them in a holder of some kind, and whatever you do, please don't “sandwich” the money in between the letters, so that some of it will be sure to fall out when the carrier tries to collect the letters from the box. This penny business sometimes causes fric tion between carrier and patron cn account of a miscount of money or a coin falling out which the carrier does not find. Don’t risk it—always stamp your letters. Always face up your letters the same way when placing in the box so KEEPING WELL GIVING YOUR EYES FOR A DRINK DR. FREDERICK R. GREEN Editor of “HEALTH” A OCORDING to newspaper reports, “ Willard Mack, popular actor and matinee Idol, has lost the sight of one eye and has narrowly escaped total blindness, as the result of drinking wood alcohoL With three or four frlenda, he was driving along a coun try road and asked a group of work men where he could get a drink of whlaky. One of the workmen handed him a pocket flask, from which they all took a drink. In a abort time, all of them were blinded. After several weeks of blindness Mack recovered the sight of one eye. The other Is permanently blinded. Forty years ago, poisoning from ethyl or wood alcohol, as It is com monly called, was unknown. The wood alcohol first made had such a disgust ing odor and vile taste as to maka It practically Impossible for any one to drink It, About 1890, a process was discovered by- which wood alcohol could be purified and deodorized and It was put on sale under various tiwle names, such as • Oolumblan spirits, cologne spirits, etc. It was widely ad vertised as a cheap and harmless sub stitute for grain or ethyl alcohoL But soon cases of poisoning began to occur. Not only persons drinking cheap whisky died or became blinded, but painters using cheap varnishes and shellacs, especially in closed places, such as beer vats, ,tanks and closed rooms, were overcome by the fumes and either killed or blinded. In 1904 Dr*. Casey Wood and Frank Butler collected 275 cases of death or blindness from wood alcohoL It causes an Inflammation of the optic nerve, which destroys the nerve and canses incurable blindness. After drinking wood alcohol or inhaling the fumes, the victim has abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache and blindness. In severe cases the vic tim becomes unconscious and dies. In those who recover, blindness may de velop In a few hours or may be de layed for several days. All persons are not equally susceptible. If ten persons drink the same amount, all will have marked abdominal distress, four will die. six will recover, of whom two will be blind. The other four may suffer no permanent Injury. But you don’t know until you try It, whether you are Immune or not. At best. It Is a three to two chance, that If you drink wood alcohol, you'll die or be blind for life. That might be a good bet on a horse but It’s too heavy odds to take on your life o r eye sight. (O, ISM, Western Newspaper Untoa.) Why There Are More Than A Million The Sealed Chassis The Buick "Sealed Chas sis”! From front to rear, a continuous wall of iron and steel housings behind which the Buick driving units operate. Dirt and wear kept out. Lubrication kept in! Only Buick has all of this protection. Another big reason why the Buick name is a synonym for re liability— and why there are more than a million Buick owners. Ernest W. Machen Laurens, South Carolina f i When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them «> * THE CUNTON CHRONICLE—$1.50 A YEAR lllllllllllllll llllllll in SAFETY ! F desire to mail; in fact, the rural car-. 4 . .. Her » a travelm* poatoffice at the I «■« does not have to turn then. # ** * sivrjvve sxw* AvervvtvtH Ka n HI a r/v **aos* tHa service of the public. On the other hand, the patron obli- over or around to be able to read the address. Keep your box in condition go that gates himself to erect an approved it is not too hard to open. Some- mail box in a proper manner and con venient to the carrier’s line of travel and in a position convenient to serve and to see that the roads are kept open and in good condition for travel at all seasons of the year and under all conditions of weather. In fact, the rural delivery service is a mutual times the carrier has to almost pul’ the post down to force the box open. A drop of oil occasionally will fix it all right. If it is necessary to lock your box, see that your lock is in perfect con dition and kept oiled. Don’t put your box too high nor is the first thing you ask in your bank, and the most important. Three factors contribute to it: Capital 4 Sup • • erosion Management affair and the government expects the; too low> The carrier will advise you patron to meet it half way in its 1 to erec t it. administration. j Don't allow obstructions to be plac- | One of the worst hindrances that ed in the way of the carrier’s vehicle, the carrier has to contend with is lack and keep the approach to your box of cooperation among the patrons in the matter of keeping the roads in good condition. In this matter, it is open and accessible When buying money orders always endeavor to have correct change for suggested that the patrons keep in order, fee, and postage, and always closer touch with the road authori- keep a few application blanks on ties and lend a hand wherever they hand. The carrier will furnish them FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS From Glenn-Ayers Floral Co. Spartanburg, S. C. Funeral Work a Specialty Call Mrs. Jas. R. Copeland -Phone 74 or 208 chronicle pub. co. Clinton, S. C. can do so, in repairing specially bad places by hauling material and as sisting in every possible way to keep the carriers’ route fit for travel. If each patron will take under his spe cial oversight the portion of road from his box back to the next previous one, the whole route will he patrolled and in consequence will be kept in shape so that it will always be passable, except probably on account of high water or other extraordinary occur rences. Now, I will close this letter by giv ing the patrons a few other suggest ions that will cost them practically nothing but wfll go a iong way to ward helping out the service and lightening the carrier’s burden^ Always keep stamp -supplies on and instruct you how to fill out. When expecting a C. O. D. package always have your money ready when the carrier brings it. He can not haul these packages around indefinitely. There are many other little things a patron can do to help the carrier, but for fear this letter will get too long, I will close for this time. Help us all you can and I assure you we will be only too glad to return the favor at any time and in any way possible and permissable. (From The State of February 27, by W. H. Hare, of Leesville, Route 7.) WHAT DO P. 8. JEANS DOT This bank has Capital of $100,000 for the pro tection of deposits and it operates under United States Government supervision. Capable, ex perienced and soundly conservative manage ment makes further contribution to its safety even as it makes for service of the broadest and most satisfying sort. 4 : # “Modern Ranking Service” The First National Ban! *4 “CLINTON’S STRONGEST BANK” llltllll T X •i- -j£_ JX. -siii x u t xm i wmmmmm. , . ■ i' > • . j