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CHRONICLE, CUNTON. S. C.
THURSDJfY, JUNE 18,192S
BULLSEYE
MISDIRECTED 11 SIGNAL CORPS
BENEVOLENCE MEN DIE TAKING
“POWDER RIVER”
A Miracle,
ATruthfulAd
Some people are naturally generous
and will respond'to any appeal. Many
are superstitiously fearful of finding
themselves among the’goats if they 1
“turn down” any appeal. And many
are loath to “pass by on the other
side” of any appeal for help lest they
discountenance a really worthy ob
ject. Most of us realize that we need
to cultivate in ourselves the spirit of
The American people promised the
American Soldier that if he lost Ms
life as a result of the World war, his
widow and child would not want.
The American peoplfe are now re
deeming that pledge through the
Americah Legion Endowment Fund.
This fund of $5,000,000 witt be in
vested and the earnings will go to
benevolence and charity: Some care 0 f dependents of those
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Powder
to a
give what they have nandy up
limit of fifty.centS^just to get rid of
the solicitor lest the latter should
“touch” them for a “fiver” or “ten-
spot.” 1 am almost prevented from
writing what is here, and have re
frained for a considerable while from i
s lying what I ^eel ought to be said,|
because I feel that it is better that't 0 n and
some fharity and benevolence be mis- do their
who gave their all, that America
might live.
“The torch: be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep; though poppies
‘ grow . •
In Flander’s Field.”
In order to give the people of Clin-
vicinity an opportunity to
bit, the local post of the
is bringing a re-
to the Casino on
The proceeds of
toward the endow-
Did you ever read a truthful- Ad.
I mean one when you read it you
would say, "T hat fellow really
means what he says’ ’ ? No you never
did. You rend where some Guy
endorses an Overcoat, and to prove
it he has one on, (or one they
loaned him for the Picture). ,Now
even if he did like it, what has that
got to do with you. Peoples tastes
are not alike. What difference
does it make to anybody what some
prominent Statesman, or Actor or ,
Actress, or Movie Star wearsr. You '
are no kindergarden, you knpw
what you wore last ye^r and if it
pleased you try it again. Now I
-dont smoke "Bull” Durham, I am
not going to» smoke “B/ill” Dur
ham, but if ytfH did ( and you liked
it, why dont let some Guys Picture
and indorsement tout you off on
something else. Now the only way
I could ever be caught in a false
hood with this ad would be fd T
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smoke it myself. . -
placed than that we cultivate a.cold,!,A mer j C an Legion
uns; inpathetic disposition in ourselves. 1 ma rkabfe picture
All the same, there is need for cau-' Friday June 19.
tion lest we be found abetting frauds' s h 0 w will go
either individual or .organized and giv- men t f un d. . -- cv
ing assistance to unworthy objects J Actual Motion pictures taken on the
that should be reserved for the worthy, western front at the cost of eleven
Our appeal is for more generosity, 0 f signal Corps of the
more of “sweet charity,” but with dis-1 United States army, will be shown"
crimination and care in its direction. j^e Casino tomorrow, Friday, June
“Pickmgs’ in Clinton must be ^ un( jer the auspices of the Ameri-
pretty good, judging by the frequency can Legion of this efty. The pro-
with which we see beggars on our ce eds of. the show will be used for
streets and the same ones returning ^g j-elief fund of the organization,
again and again, and by the jegular- The boys have undertaken a big re-
ity with which certain solicitors visit S ponsibility in taking over the Casino
our town. As a matter of fact, it is Theatre, but with the hearty co-opera-
woll known that many professional tion 0 f the membership the show will
beggars have larger bank accounts undoubtedly be one of the biggest
and property holdings than n;n» f y- successes ever put oyer by a veteran
eight percent of Clinton’s citizens organization. 1
have. They arc parasites arid leeches. The name’iof this remarkable Sig-
Prpfessional beggary should-be out- n al Corps picture is “Powder River”,
lawed on our statute books and pre- an( j } s the first and only authentic
vented-by our police. It is a matter picture ever released by „ili£_Uriited
of protettion of our people which is States government as official.
the; function of our police system. ; ,
There are plenty of cases of sudden
are twenty oi cases
reverse and temporary misfortune to
absorb all of our minor ^benevolences,
and-there are few, if any, professional
beggars who can not support them
selves honestly and 'productively if
they vvoulds ; The public provides for
those that cannot. When they get off
the'train they_ should be told to move
on.
Woman Convicted r
On Whiskey Charge
Laurens, June 15.—Miss Nora Pin
son, white woman 58 years old, was
convicted of violating the prohibition
law by a jury Tuesday after Sheriff
Owens and Policeman
We (ommend this matter
Z t U ‘r ?• .V . . had found about 15
But there is another type of para
sitism that I wish to call to the at
tention bf our citizens and* to our city
authorities and police. Certain garb
ed, uninformed people are canvassing
our town regularly, who are certainly
irresponsible and should be shut out.
Here again the “pickings” must be
good or they would not be seen among
us so frequently and returning so
regularly. There are. but two incor
porated, regularly authorized and re-
P. S. There will be another piece here
two weeks from now. Took for it.
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO!
In 1860 a blend!of tobacco
was bom—“Bull” Dur
ham. On quality alone
it has won recognition
wherever tobacco is
known. It still offers the
public this—more flavor,
more -enjoyment and a
lot more money leff at
the end of a week’s
smokingv ’ *
gallons of whis
key in a. vacant house belonging to
the defendant. A joint indictment was
presented against Miss Pinson and her
nephew, Clifton Watts, but the latter
gave notice of entering a plea of
guilty and only the former went on
trial.
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Officers testified that the two de-*
fendants went to the vacant dwellinjg
at night, drew out a jug of whiskey
and that they were placed under ar-
sponsible ‘national organizations, the res {.* 8 the y came back *° their aut °-
Salvation Army and the American mob “ e *
Volunteers, an offshoot from the Miss Pinson, testifying in her own
Army. Both are eminently worthy and behalf, said her nephew lived with her.
do a great work for man-and for God. That the two drove to her former
Thd Salvatin Army works in our sec- home on the night-of the arrest to
tion, has barracks and hospitals and sewing machine needles that she
rescue homes in our leading South bad left there when she moved. That
Carolina cities.' We ha'/e occasion when she arrived and found**there
from time to time to send cases in was liquor stored there she ordered
them and they never refuse us. They ber nephew to move it out, which he
canvass our town blit once a year and agreed to do next day. She said her
are entitled to our heartiest support nephew was carrying »a jug full out
and generosity. They are represented that night for some-friends who had
here by Dr. Sadler. We all love the helped to buy the whiskey and she
Salvation Army for what it did for denied that she was the hne carrying
our doughboys -in France and for tho jug as the,officers had testified,
what it is doing all the time, day and ^he sentence as passed is that each
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THRILLING
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EVERY DIVIS
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SEE YOUR OWN
LOCAL BOYS AT
THE FRONT:
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CANTIGNY, CHATEAU-THIERRY
ST. MIHIEL and the ARGONNE
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DO YOUR BIT-BY SEEING “POWDER RIVER’’
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night, for the nearly “down and out.”
It is a great salvaging agency, with
the spirit of Christ in it.
But to most people an individual
\yith a poke bonnet (ind a ribbon on it
wuth some printed legend and a tam
bourine to drpp your money in, is a
Salvation Army worker, or “just as
good.” But nojt so. People masking
under various names and simulating
as nearly as they are allowed the
garb and insignia of the Salvation
Anpy,—-are ^simply supporting thenj.-
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serve a prison term of 12 months, all
but two months suspended on the
payment of $100.
Applause Followed
Acquittal of Cole
'r Laurens, June 15.—When John Cole
wa§ declared not guilty m court here
Wp<Iriesday afternoon of a nameless
qffense against a member of his fam
ily, there was an outburst of applause
selves or covering : up nefarious work, j that made the court room fairly ring.
have been' told that one of these it appeared that both men and women
“workers” is a horribly immoral char-joined in the cheering and hand-clap-
acter, a procuress, in fact, luring girls pi ng> probably to the number of 30
to ruin. I asked one of them recently 0 r 40, but when the court ordered the
what her organization did and where entire group be/ore the bar “for con-
their headquarters, hospitals, and tempt of court,” only one individual,
homes were. She deluged me with a a n aged citizen from the Clinton sec-
flood rtrf.rtalk that L tried to escape 1 t.nn plejwteH girilfy ,
-He told the court
from, but she followed me up till I frankly that he dapped his handsTmt
looked for a chance to dodge to cover.: meant no
I.
Though ruled in
offense.
It was all camouflage. .Her organize- 1 contempt, the “one honest man,” as
tion has been driven out of many he was so designated by the court,
cities. One of the men, after having!Judge Featherstone did not impese
been jailed in Washington, was told to fine or jail sentence, inasmuch as he
move on and not show himself again had tried to make amends. Appar-
in that city. He remarked: “All right! ently the aged spectator wa« the only
There are plenty of good pickings in one who was conscious of taking part
North and South Carolina.” j in .the demonsti'ation, for a score or
“Nuff said.” The point ts that our more subsequently took an oath to
city council had better give the *u- the effect that they were not guilty,
thority arid dqr police had better in-| The incident came late in the after
vestigate before they allow solicita- noon,-with the announcement of the
tion, and that you, Mr. Citizen, naJ verdict acquitting John Cole, a Span-
better save up your dimes, quarters, ish-American war veteran and regular
halves and dollars for known worthy army man for years, of a charge al
- causes and then be really generous^ to legirig ^n unemotional felony and for
s them. There are local and state or- a few seconds the court room was a
ganizations, besides the two nritioral scene of confusion. Order was quick-
ones mentioned, to which we can give ly restored and the supposed offenders
our bounty and kftow that it will be were marched to the 1 bar by bailiff
carefully dispensed, that they are re- and other court officers, only to plead
sponsible and can be held *to account, “not guilty.”
They need the funds we give to 'hese.j *
irresponsible and unworthy charao! IY PTy’^T A A D
ters. Let us no longer encourage the ^
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FIGHT AGAIN
CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES
unworthy
lence.
by our misplaced benevo-
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