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v. PAGE FOUR THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 19? (Eljnmirl? PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. narrowness of view which would not serious problems of farm life'been ig- WILSON W. HARRIS Editor and Publisher Entered at the Clinton Post Offiv - e as matter of Second Class. Terms of Subscription: < One >ear ..$1.50 Six-months *75 Three months ... ; 50 Payable in advance The Chronicle eeks the cooperation of its subscribe s and readers — the publisher will a all times appreciate wise suprpestion . and kindly advice. Foreign A<iverh,in* Reprooentntive THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION Make all remittances to ■'-r THL CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. Clinton, S. C. CLINTON. S. C., AUGUST 18 1927 8 PAGES RATES TOO HIGH Tourist hotels in Western North Carolina are complaining over tKe small crowds this summer. There is not the rush that once existed for res ervations and the result is a consider able failing off in summer business. The hotels don’t understand, they say. Well, the. public does. The ex orbitant hates charged is the thing that is driving away their patronage. The point has now been reached when a man of average means and a medium sized family, cannot afford to stop at these’ hotels. If they want business— a revision at the clerk’s register is the remedy. be helpful. This has not been the case as it is well known that tolerance and breadth of vision is a characteristic of those who have enjoyed the advan tages of church schools. The mpn who looked with doubt upon the probability of the success of such institutions claimed that they would not be able to meet competition from state and private institutions. It was claimed also that the patronage and financial support of such schools would be too limited. Aside from the fact that a school is not always to be judged by noraPor put aside by men of affairs. That situation must be changed. The farmer must have his inning, or there will be trouble for all.” Dr, Frank Crane Says— HUMAN FACTOR WEALTH OF NATION People who pile up billion-dollar for tunes ip the steel business, in banking, in automobiles and otherwise are sup posed to be the greatest adders to the the size of its student body, the past' wealth of the country, history of church schools is proof I Some years ago, however, John Rus- enough that these men were poor kin wrote about “The Veins of Wealth” prophets. ' ' n an article in which he held that the There are several main truths which true wealth of the nation consisted enter into the work and life of a \ not in the yellow veins of gold running church school which cannot be too fre-, through the earth, but in the blue quently emphasized. One such truth > veins of human blood, is that such institutions are untram-1 In other words, men were worth melled in their teaching. Their work. more to a country than natural re- is circumscribed only by the realms of j 8 ° urc os. truth and righteousness. Knowledge in | Had the Pilgrim fathers, who land- its broadest sense detached from po- ®d on the bleak shores of New Eng- litical or other external influences of, land some years ago landed in Manilla, like character is what such schools ; the Philippines would by this time covet for their students. The church have been as prosperous as Massachu- school has also in modern times be-, setts. Take all the Phillipinos and come one of the most powerful earthly! transfer them to New England and in factors in promoting pure and unde^- their stead put New Englanders in the filed religion. L There is each year a' Philippine Islands, in a short time stronger tendency to put the Bible out; New England would be devastated and CROSS HILL ITEMS OF INTEREST Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Martin and Mrs. Bigie Leaman returned home Friday after spending a week in Asheville. Miss Dorothy Me Swain of Green ville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Claud Hipp. ^ Mrs. J. B. Rasor and sister. Miss Nettie Simpson of Greenville, spent the week-end here with relatives. Dr. J. H. Miller is spending several days at Wrightsville beach. Miss Floride Rudd is visiting friends in Greenville. —• The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fuller are sorry to see them leave Cross Hill. Their .best wishes follow them as they go to make their home in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Leaman and son, James, have returned from Glenn Springs where they spent a week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rasor and fam ily spent Saturday in Columbia. Miss Grover Manhein of North Car olina, is visiting Mrs. Lewis Hanna. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Adair of Clin ton, visited relatives here last week. Jack Babb of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Weldon Lea man SHERIFF OWINGS’ WORK In the person of Sheriff Owings, Laurens county has an officer who is conscientiously endeavoring to enforce the law. He is one of the best sher iffs in South Carolina. Nobody asked us to say this, it is said with no in tention of making anybody feel good or bad, but it is our honest belief, based on information in our posses sion and a knowledge’ of the work he is endeavoring to do as the head of the county’s law enforcement agen cies. Citizens of this county who in reality stand for law enforcement, are due the sheriff and his force their sup port and encouragement. Anyone who imagines that sheriffs and rural policemen have nothing to do is entirely ignorant of the facts. The moonshiners and bootleggers are at work and other forms of crime and law violation are common. That our county has a man at the head of its law enforcement program who is fear lessly endeavoring to do his duty, without special fkvors or considera tions to any class—should be a source of gratification to our people. of public schools while state and pri vate institutions seldom are exacting in regard either to the private lives or public utterances of their professors. The church school is the bulwark of the church in the matter of Christian education. Furthermore, the church school gives an education which is broader in its usefulness. It produces fruitful lives by establishing the pro- per relations between knowledge and the tasks of higher citizenship. Oth er schools, in the main, lay too much emphasis upon the selfish advantages which may accrue from specialized lines of study. Another truth which is sometimes overlooked is that church j schools have the best faculties not on ly in the matter of character but also in the handling of the subjects which are taught. The so-called great uni versities are manned by those who are adapted to the work of research and minute investigation. As teachers they are usually far below the aver age. They too often lose touch with the useful and the human and are hid den among the clouds of theory. For reasons like these the church school is an institution which- wields an untold influence and merits the support and loyalty of all who love truth and righteousness. Ulintonians should be deeply gratified that such an institu tion exists in our midst. FOLKS ARE FUNNY Folks never know what they want. This is evidenced daily in many ways. Last summer this county passed through a bitter political fight in the race for county superintendent of ed ucation. The incumbent, Mis^ Kate Wofford, a woman of 'outstanding ability, sound ideas, and unlimited en ergy, "’as bitterly fought, and we might say, “cussed” on all sides. By her opponents, as well as many voters, she was charged with breaking up the country .schools and this accusation was aired and exaggerated all over the county. Any informed person knew, or could discover, that the charge was untrue. Schools are con- THE FARMER’S PROBLEMS The greatest problem of the farmer seems to be the securing of a square deal to such an extent that his busi- ness may be rendered sufficiently profitable. State and Federal author ities have made gestures in that di rection, but up to the present time lit tle abiding benefit has resulted to those who till the soil. That this ques tion demands consideration and action is strongly presented in the following article taken from the Manufacturers Record: “The farmer who plows and sows and reaps is carrying on a business just as vital to the welfare of the country as that of the railroads, the public service corporations or other interests; but the farmer feels that he is not given a fair show. He knows that the railroads are permitted by governmental authority to charge a freight rate that will yield a fair prof it on their investment. He knows that public service corporations are pro tected by state and municipal authori ties to the point where they are per mitted to earn a fairly large profit on their investment. He knows that the Philippines prosperous It is men who make the country. W r ith this in view we consider Se- nora Esperidiona Chavez, 89 years of af.e, of Los Angeles, rocking the cradle of her one hundred and sixty-second direct descendant. She has nine daugh ters and two sons and they are* all pro lific. Mrs. Chavez has therefore added to the country more wealth than that of John D. Rockefeller. Property has to be cared for and property rights to be expected, but the most inestimable treasure of the land is its human beings. France is supposed to be decadent because the death rate piles up and the birth rate is decreasing. On the contrary, it is faced by prolific Ger many with a steadily increasing pop ulation. The most important power in the earth is its out-populating power. This, in the end, wins more battles than armies or battleships. The health and vigor of a nation is a better defense to that nation than armies and equipment. No matter how many tools you have, it takes men to use them. No matter how marvelous and com plete is a locomotive, it is valuless without an expert engineer. No mat ter how good your airplane, you have to have a Lindbergh to make it a suc cess. In the end, it is always the human factor, and men do well to conserve life above all other things. gled to know thirTie is improving from his iHnesa* Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Leaman are spending this week in Augusta with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Senn of Beau- ^ fort, viaited here last week as the; guests of friends. Miss Blanche Austin has returned home from Spartanburg where she vis ited relatives for the past week. Miss Gladys Watson of Columbia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert McKin non. * » Miss Blanche Boyter' of Woodruff, spent last week with Miss Josie Grif fin. Miss Myra Leaman of Clinton, is visiting in the city. Roaches live in colonies. If you see: one you know there are many. Roach- • es are loathesome vermin. Prolifci 1 breeders. There are medical authori- 1 ties who declare seventeen different diseases including oancer are trans mitted by roaches. Roaches must be killed. Spray Fly-Tox into cracks, crevices, around water pipes, faucets and other plumbing. Simple instruc tions on each bottle (blue label) for killing roaches and ALL household in sects. Insist on Fly-Tox. It is the sci entific insecticide developed at Mel- Mr.. Lydi. Miller is visiting rela- »f Industrial Rewnreh by lives in Whitmire. Benton Matthews of Greenwood, is visiting Mrs. J. H. Rasor. Dr. J. D. Austin of Clinton, is vis iting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leaman. Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Crouch of Clemson, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Austin last week. Mr. and Mrs. Miller Pinson and sons are visiting relatives in Columbia. The friends of Willie Bryson will be '• Rex Fellowship. Fly-Tox is safe, stainless, fragrant, sure. Easy to use. ^Sketrs like] h/e fust / «*’r sstreUomMM gJ>ennyJ^wrond. ' CheFriendMsAaoder “If you bought at Little & Denson’s you'd have no trouble in saving. Quality foods are al ways cheapest in the end.” Denson Grocery Co. W. 6. DENSON. Prop. SO—Two Phones—54 I’OIFTS THAT JJVST J. B. FRONTIS JEWELER CLINTON. S. C. o i > i) < > o o <► 11 ALL PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED BY LICENSED PHARMACISTS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED PROMPTLY SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “At Union Station” Phones 377 and 400. Phones 377 and 400 solidated upon petitions from the people in the school districts interests, whenever the mar- Miss Wofford, or no*one else, has au thority to consolidate schools without the petition and consent of the people. The charge was all bunk. The truth of the mater is that our people are responsible for the aban donment of the rural schools. They kets will not absorb their output on a profitable basis, can shut down their plants and not be forced to run at a loss. But the farmer knows he does not receive any direct or indirect guar antee as to the profit on his business, j although he feels that railroad and in- have tasted the advantages of good ( (j us trial and banking securities are no Health Things You Should Know DRS. SMITH & SMITH OPTOMETRISTS SPECIALISTS Eyes Examined -:- Glasses Prescribed 15 West Main -Street Phene 101 CUNTON. S. C. Lahpratory for Prompt Repair Service H. D. HENRY F. M. BOLAND H. D. Henry & Company INSURANCE c~ STOCKS BONDS REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED WHAT DO P. 3. J £ A N S do: The Clinton Chronide-^SLSO a Year elementary and high schools and they like the flavor. They are continually wanting to get away from the rural school into the city schools. Exam ples of this are constantly before the county board of education, and they are not ' to be criticised for it. It should be the ambition of parents to give their children the best education al advantages possible. But the point more sacrosanct than his business. "Unlike the railroads which are per mitted to charge a freight rate yield ing a profit, or the management of industrial corporations which close their plants at any moment however great may be the hardship, the fanner must plow and sow often six months or a year in advance of the reaping, and he cannot, therefore, shut down we are striking at is where the fault !hig plantf nor can he cal i upon the gov . lies. It is the people and not Miss j ernnien t for federal aid. is Wofford. There are too many schools any way. One good, graded elementary or high, school is worth a half dozen in adequate, poorly equipped and finan ced rural schools. And the same thing is true of our colleges—we have too many in the state. The denomination al schools must compete with the state institutions and they can’t in the matter of catalogue expenses. The re sult is a burdensome overhead cost of operation and what seems an inevi table debt hanging over the institu tions to handicap them in their work. Folks are funny. They are not sat isfied with what they have, and when they get something new—it is not what they want. THE CHURCH SCHOOL In the somewhat dim past thefe were great and good men who were opposed to church schools and ques tioned the possibility of their success. A main objection to such schools was that -they would, according to such ob jectors, bring about an accentuation • 0l deneminationalism and promote a ..... “It is true that the mercantile bus iness must operate under somewhat similar conditions J and yet it has to take no such risks as do the farmers. The professional man has no govern mental assistance in his operations. Nevertheless, the farmer feels that if the railroads and the industrial inter ests can appeal to congress for pro tection to their investments, he must m some way have a right to do the same thing; but how this can be brought about is a problem which has not yet been solved. Its importance, however, demands the most careful study of the business people, the in dustrial leaders and the railroad man agers of the country not only for their future safety against agrarian legis lation, but for the broadest prosperity of all interests. “There can be no permanent pros perity for railroad and industrial in terests unless there is prosperity for agriculture. Too longlusve the farm ers been ignored, and at times berated Too long have the newspapers and the cartoonists pictured the farmer as “hayseed.” Too long have the real and by John Joseph Gaines, M. D. DIGESTIVES There is an underlying principle in the prescribing or taking of so-called “digestives,” that the patient should understand, along with the physician —and it is this: No stomach should be encouraged in laziness; in other words, don’t do the work for the stomach, which it is capable under proper stim ulus, to do for itself. We know that the stomach is the one highly-abused organ of the body; fortunately, it stands much abuse be fore it quits its job for good. Given an exhausted stomach, the first essen tial is rest—after which, it needs gen tle coaxing back to activity, rather than the medicated bolus calculated to do its work for it; as the years go by, I find myself prescribing fewer and fewer of the factory-made gastric juices. I am speaking, of cour se, of the stomach that is tired out, and kicking up a muss because of abuse—as it properly should. Organic diseases of the digestive tract are different. Even then, the digestive should be used only so far as to maintain bodily weight and strength. Recently a man consulted me, re marking that he had taken “a barrel of pepsin” with no relief whatever. The longer he imbibed the digestive,! the lazier — more indifferent — the j stomach remained. We stopped the j medicine at once, much to hm dismay;! set him to eating orange peel, pop-1 corn, rough, coarse breads, buttermilk, | cured meats once a day—with a mini-; mum of food at evening’s ratal; he did not use a dollar’s worth of medicine, | all told—and recovered: To keep one’s j self on fill diet, and digest it artifi-l cially, is one of the surest ways I know j of to remain a “stomach case.” R member; first rest for the stomach— i I rest till rested. Then, stimulating diet 1 —diet that provokes gastric endeavor [' —and within the bounds of gastric de-1 cency. What Do P. S. JEANES m Beauty in Your Dining Room Good furniture is truly an aid to good digestion. This charmihg furniture, with its quiet dignity and re finement will put you and your guests in the mood for happy dining. Beautiful dining room furnishings such as these add * warmth to hospitality and place the guests in a friendly, ■ gracious frame of mind. And how sweetly their words of admiration fall upon the hostess’ ear. Let your furniture wants be made known here. We will please you. Fullir-‘ > ' Furniture Co *■ * -u . . ‘The Home Mpkers” Clinton, S. C.