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/ ft- PAGE SIX — THE CLINTON SHALL CLWTON FOLLOW NEW BERRY’S LEAD? ^ ' By MAYOR J. F. JACOBS The city of Newberry about a year ago floated bonds for a very preten tious street paving program. Peti tions for paving, however, were so numerous that the bond issue proved insufficient. The city council of New berry decided to ask for another bond issue of S75.000. which wpuld admit of $150,000 of additional paving, and satisfy all petitioners. Clinton is face to face with the same problem. Instead of the propos ed bond issue sufficient to meet all the demands of the people, it turns out, after authorizing paving of twen ty-three streets, that the following streets, and parts of streets, which have petitioned, have not yet been provided for, and the remaining fupds in the town’s hands unappropriated will hardly pave more than half of the streets petitioned for, but not yet or- -dered paved. These streets are as follows: South Bell street from West Caro lina avenue to the incorporate limit, where Lydia Mill plans to take up the paving and carry it on to the mill, thus putting 1,000 population in South Clinton in hard-surface touch with the business interest of Clinton, which would greatly increase the trade in many lines in Clinton. Other streets petitioned for but not yet authorized for paving are: Walnut street, which is rapidly de veloping, as one of the most beautiful streets in the town. tinned for on streets on which nothing has as yet been authorised, these being Walnut, Calhoun, Enterprise, Clay, Hampton avenue, and the one block left unauthorized on Cleveland street. This would give the paving in a con tinuous section. There should also be included the t^wo blocks left out on East Carolina avenue, north side. All of this could be accomplished with resulting general satisfaction to the community and a much more har monious and complete paving system v; i 9f i - 1 . 1 ..... Bssfe} CLINTON, S. C THUHSBAY, OCTOBEB 2S, 1985 NEWBERRYWINS HEART BREAKER Presbyterians Are Outplayed And Lose to Indiana Twenty-Two • To Six. By TOMMY GRAFTON Displaying a complete reversal of form, Newberry overcame Presbyter iar. College last Friday afternoon on the . Lutherans’ Newbenry stadium. The final score was 22 to 6. * - The Blue Stocking iine could not consistently stop the long runs of Rhiel, Butler, and Swygert, the Indian \ backs. Rhiel showed up as the best if a bond issue of $50,000 were au-1 backfield man that Presbyterian has Calhoun street, on which the college of are neglected in order to accumu- professors live, and of very large in terest ito college development. One block in Cleveland street from Calhoun street to Calvert avenue. One block of Clay street, connecting the eastern end of Florida street with Enterprise street. Half a block of Enterprise street, which enables the connection of Flori da street with Musgrove. Two blocks of East Carolina ave nue between Adair street and Holland street, one of th&se blocks being a frontage of the new school building. Still other streets which would probably petition if surp of getting paving, such as Elizabeth street from Pitts street to the graded school; Aca demy street from the graded school thorized additional to what has al ready been voted. With this, however, there should be a bond issue of $25,000 additional for water and $25,000 ad ditional for sewer system. Of the $25,000 needed for sewer system, $13,000 has already been actually ex pended in excess of previous bond is sue, and several thousand dollars ad ditional authorized in new septic tanks and line extensions, so that even be fore the issue is voted something like $17,000 or $18,000 will have ‘been spent. Over $8,000 has already been authorized to be spent of the needed additional water bonds. These au thorizations have been absolutely necessary in order to put water and sewer lines under the streets ordered paved. Consequently the town is go ing to have a floating debt in spite of the fact that it recently retired its previous floating debt. That is,' it will have a floating debt unless other matters which ought to be taken care late funds out of current income. This latter process would be inadvisable and uneconomical from the standpoint of public interest, for if the town has to pay out of current account for per manent water and sewer construction, it will necessarily be short of money with which to take care of the items of better fire protection, lowering of insurance rate, building of city hall and purchase of lot, and of pumper en gine, making of additional street im provements throughout the street sys tem of the town, a number of which improvements have bertf applied for. This article is written in order that the people of Clinton might know more about their fiscal affairs and be considering the question of whether to Broadway; Providence street from I they would rather have everybody Elizabeth street to Broadway, all of these being near the center of the town, ought to be paved if the abut ting property owners petition. , Still other streets have been cut short of the paving which they peti tioned for. Those which have lost by being cut short are as follows: Musgrove street from the Rantin place to the incorporate limit. North Adair street from Phillips street to the incorporate limit. Calvert avenue from Adair street to Holland street. South Adair street from College Plaza to Maple street. Bailey street from Francis street to Beauregard street. t Another street which ought to be paved is Laurens street from Pitts street to West Maine street. Other streets which have lost by the full distance approved is Florida street from the graded schsol'to Hays street, and Hays street from the north end of the Hospital Drive to Florida street. Besides this, some $62,000 worth of sidewalk paving has been petitioned for. pleased by satisfying their petitions for improvement, or whether our im provement program is to remain on its present basis, which favors some and utterly neglects others. I feel sure that the majority of the people of the town of Clinton who are to receive the benefits of the street improve ments, would prefer to have a little additional debt rather than have oth ers who are equally deserving, pre vented from having the improvements for which they, with equal rights, pe titioned. It is only fair to meet the demands of all the people, and not to play favorites, and a fair policy on the part of all make^for good fellow ship, unity and progress. Under pres ent conditions quite a considerable number of our fellow citizens have good ground to be aggrieved in that their petitions are rejected for lack of funds, and all over the town peti tions for sidewalk paving will have to be rejected on similar grounds unless there is enlargement of the bond issue. Paved streets without paved sidewalks It would be possible, with the | make but a sad appearance, and pedes- and with $100,000 additional, $50,000 si of it to be supplied by bpnd issue, J a $40,000 unappropriated for paving, I trians should have just as much con- leration as the person traveling in vehicle. Especially are the side- and $50,000 by abutting property as- '■ walks important to our school chit- sessment, a total fund of $140,000 ad- {dren, ditional to be appropriated, to do all It looks to the writer as if the sidewalk paving petitioned for, and to do all the street paving peti- we have been too conservative in our plans for a bond issue, and the public i REAL ESTATE CITY PROPERTY .1 warehouse on S. A. L. property near Power Plant. 1 Two-story shop building near Jacobs & Company. . 1 lot 100x168 on Third Street. 1 ^ix-room v hoU9e, 2 baths, 1 double garage, on Centen nial Street. 1 lot on West Main Street suitable for filling station. 1 Six-room house on Musgrove Street. 1 Nine-room house, 2 baths, Centennial Street. ’ 1 Six-room house on Florida Street. COUNTRY PROPERTY 73 acres, one 8-room house, 3-4 mile from Cross Anchor. 68 acres, 2 miles from Clinton, near Calhoun Highway. 62 acres, 3 miles from Clinton, near Long Branch School. * ■ • 243 acres, 5 miles from Clinton on Musgrove Highway. 500,acres, 8-room dwelling, 6 tenant houses, good out houses, 10 miles east of Clinton; a bargain at $10 per acre. SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR HOME. " 'v ■ • ■ t X 7 Sumerel-Stone Realty Co. been up against this season. He cov ered ground in masterful fashion, heaved passes with accuracy, and lift ed long punts when his team was in a dangerous position. The Presbyter ian touchdown came in the closing mo ments of the contest after Rhiel had been taken out, when Stamps swept through left tackle for a half-dozen plays for the marker. The firstquarter was even foot ball, featured by a beautifully worked pass. Standing on Presbyterian’s 46 yard line, Stamps flipped a pass 12 yards to Timmons who reached New berry’s 17 yard line. After two line plays had failed, Stamps passed for a small gain to Timmons, placing himself in position for a try at field goal. His attempt from the 27-yard mark went wide. \ . Newberry’s first store came near the end of the first half. Starting on ■their own 23-yard line, the Indians opened a drive that was not halted until it had passed the P. C. goal line. Rhiel got around end for a sensation al 28-y?rd. run, and after DaRpn had failed, smashed center for six more. Butler went through the line for three yards, and on the fourth down, eluded eleveiyBlue Stocking tacklers and wig gled his way forty yards to a touch down. Berry blocked Rhiel’s try for point. ■ . Newberry’s second tally resulted directly from a Presbyterian misplay. Early in the third quarter, Rhiel kick ed from ^His 35-yard line to theP. C. 21-yard mark, where Kennedy fumbled and Newberry reedvered. After three pl^ys had gained only five yards, Rhiel booted a field goal from the 25- yard line. Newberry again pressed the advantage, and scored her second touchdown in the same quarter yrhen Rhiel passfed 25 yards to Rickert who ran five yards for a touchdown. Intercepting a pass in Newberry’s territory in the last pefiod, Swygert ran to Newberry’s 34-yard line. Wil son was hurt-on the play. Rhiel got 17 yards at right end. Swygert clip ped off 19 more. A fumble gave P. C. the ball on her own 3-yard line. Butler made the most spectacular ptay of the game when he returned Stamps’ 35-yard kick to the Blue Stocking’s 2-yard line. Rhiel went over for the touchdown. Presbyterian was not in her usual form. The absence of Griffith hurt the line, although Witherspoon played a smart game and stopped many New berry advances. Kirven and McKen zie played well at center, and Tim- mons performed in his usuar~ETgh class style at eiid. The backfield did not work well,. Wilson playing probab ly the best ball of the quartet. Stamps was off form, arid though playing consistently, showed none of the brilliancy marking his former play. Wilkes Roll Call Chairman Mrs. S. M. Wilkes of Laurens, has accepted the chairmanship for the an nual Red Cross roll call and has be gun preparations for the membership campaign which closes Thanksgviing Day. The cqunty will be divided into districts and chairmen placed $t the head of each dist&ct. Complete plans for the campaign will be announced later. .1. HALLOWE’EN PARTY AT WADSWORTH SCHOOL There will be a Hallowe’en program at Wadsworth schoolhouse on Friday evening, October 30th. Refreshments will be served and the proceeds used for the school. The public is invited to attend. By Artfapr THE BIRTH CONTROL DEAN. GAS WAR M BARBAROUS?” IF SO, WE' NEED IT. RESPECTABLE REAL ESTATE. Be careful about little things. Sig mund Brierbart, called the strongest man in Germany, bent iron bars with his hands, tore horse shoes apart, held two hones pulling against each other. He scratched himself with his nail, blood poison developed—he’s dead! .Germs too small to be seen with a microscope are stronger than any man. Such germs are usually on the hands. Dean Inge, eminently respectable clergyman at the head of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, favors birth con trol. He says “limit free education to not more than three children, from any one family.” He believes parents will limit the number of children, if they have to educate all but tfyree at their own ex pense. Good, gloomy dean, he knows little about hum^n nature. And he worries, because comipon people have most of the children, the birth rate being lower among the edu cated classes. What would the dean have jaid to Nancy Hanks, with bare feet, a lady unpble to read or write, caring for a heavy baby in a hut with a dirt floor and without windows ? He’d have said “Leave child-bearing to the educated upper classes, my dear.”. But the big baby was Abra ham Lincoln. You never can *1611. . >- \ . ■' ' ' - ... ' ' Clinton Hatchery & Feed Company ’ ; lfe : t^AROLOfA pr— For the money invented and time required, there is noth ing that will yield the Farmers a greater return than rais ing broilers the next six months. We are especially fitted ' ’ to furnish you Chicks and equipment and help you raise them, and give you a good market for your product. Get our plan; come in and talk it over or write today—NOW. REAL ESTATE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA For Quick Turn-Over Get the Advice of one of the Oldest Realty Firms in Hendersonville, ‘The Center of Activity.” H. G. LOVE & COMPANY ^ Corner Third and St. GEO. H. ELLIS, Representative CLINTON, S. C. HENDERSONVILLE, N. C/ The latest asinine, intensely danger ous proposition is that the United States should sign an international “protocol,” pledging ourselves against the use of chemicals, including poison gases and other gases in future war fare. Chemical warfare, in addition to being MODERN warfare, is the least brutal, most ^merciful form of war thus far devised by human brutality. Chemical warfare could render uncon scious the inhabitants of a whole city, capturing without killing them. The old style of war was to burn the city, kill the men and women. The poison gases, so called, mustard gas, tear gas, and other gases are more merci ful than powder or bullets, just as powder and bullets are more merciful than weapons of an earlier kind. In the big war entire regiments, made temporarily blind by tear gas, were taken jjrisoners and brought intof; camp, tears streaming down their faces, un^le to see their way, with not a man wounded. Not one died, and the blindness did not last. Only a sickly sentimentalist can call that l£ind of warfare “more horri ble” than the bid-fashioned war that shot men to pieces and left them to die ef festering wounds on ,the battle field. Meanwhile the army’s chemical de partment, concentrated °on study of chemical warfare and chemistry gen erally, is engaged in work of value to the nation, APART from war. We are not going to attack any body, and should develop to the high est point every known method of war fare, including chemical warfare, to be ready for attack. * • Beg Haa The Beat Of It A Dutchman, addressing his dog, said: “You vas only a dog, butovish I vas you. Ven you go' mit the bed in, you shurst durn round dree times and lay down. Ven I go mit the bed in I haf to lock up the place and I haf to vind the clock and put the cat out and un dress mynself, and 1 myn wif^ vakes up and scolds me; den de baby cries and I baf to put it to sleep, den maype ven I shust go to sleep it’s time to get up again. Ven you get up you shupt strenth yourself and scratch a couple of times, und you vas up. I haf to light the fire, put on de kettle and maype get breakfast. Ypu play round all day and haf plenty of fun. I haf to work all day and haK blenty of droubles. ( Ven you die, you’re dead; but ven I die, I haf to go to hell yet.”—Exchange. Meanwhile, poison gasps are to be used more and more in LEGITIMATE war, in fighting the 1)011 weevil and the European corn borer, which has already .appeared in several states, and mighty if unchecked, blight the corn crop ias the boll weevil does the cotton crop. . „ , \ o a p< ♦ j<rol interest demands larger liberality of bond issue than has been voted. The writer, however, is not. disposed to press the matter, and unless there is a popular move to do this thing it will probably not be done. 4 How do the pie feel abbut it? Real estate is a respectable and con siderable business. August HecksCh- er r . who says he is like the old cab horse in Dickens, that would fill down if its driver allowed it to stop, goes on working and ocdasionlly buys something. A few days ago for “all cash” he bought a 32-story building at No. 61 Broadway, New York, for $17,000,000. 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