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- * PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. 3. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929 Olltnton Clyronirlp Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee The Farmer The farmer is t)je backbone of the country, but he is treated like a giz zard. He gets all the knocks, half the kicks, and two-thirds of the bumps. His rights extend only from the barn yard to the line fence. His voice is heard by the hogs and none else. He lives hard from year to year—hoping, and finally dies hard, hopeless. mad she took her letter home and left it in the trunk for five years, gave tbS-^church a nice scarf for, the piano shortly after she returned to the fold, and all of the old men got so’s they would fuss over who’d lead the choir after se long a time. CLINTON, S. C.. SEPTEMBER 12, 1929 A THOUGHT . I hearty endorsement given the idea by Thou therefore which teachest an- several speakers. As a result of the cthbr, teachest thou not thyself *’ Thou discussion of the need, this body that preachest a man should nbt steal,! adopted a motion to sponsor the or- dost thou steal?—Romans 2:21. Iganiziug of an Associated Charities in I the city and to make a city-wide ap- He is the victim of every parasite from the goober bug to the politician. While he’s fighting the boll weevil, the corn borer eats up his corn. Be fore he can kill the potato bug—the bean weevil has cleaned up, h.is bean crop and moved on. The moles de stroy his garden truck and the crows peck big holes in his melons and his wife is so busy trying to raise a dozen younguns, she never has time to patch the seat of his over-alls. .Men trust rather to their eyes than peal for a membership with small an- to their ears; the effect of precepts is nual dues. Included in such an organi- Ihtrefore slow and tedious, whilst that j zation, should be every man and wo of examples is summary and effectual. 1 man in our city. -Senca. The question of providing for the unfortunate of a community is one which every city must face. It is a There is no place like home—if you , j u ^ , r L • I broad humanitarian obligation that tan feel at home in it. ' One of the guys who doesn’t blow his own horn is the speed maniac. Talking about the faults of others will not blind your neighbors to your own faults. ‘•Rouge is 80 per cent iron,” says a we are called upon to discharge and the shame is that our community -as a unit has turned a deaf ear to this need. There are cases of this kind that are questionable of course, there are fake appeals frequently, but these can be ascertained once there is an agency entrusted with the responsibility of making an investigation. But on the He is taxed to support colleges that his sons can’t attend. If he bhilds a crib or out-house, the tax assessor sees it and writes it down, (He can’t hide his investments the rich man does.) He helps to build good roads for the tourist, but he wades through the mud and hops across ditches to get from his house to town. , , . 1 o ^ / u j i other hand, there are cases that are fashion journal. Some of us had been i , ’ , . i deserving and pathetic for whom this thinking it was brass. appeal is made. There is such a case before our attention just at present K you are in no hurry ab^t cross, 1.'^.^. . “ (interested friends, a local physician If he happens to sit on a bench some day when the ground is too wet to plow, he is a loafer. If he rambles up the highway in an old Ford, he is cussed because he is not at home pull ing fodder. He is called shiftless when he has to ask for a little credit or bor row a little money to meet an emer gency. He is always pictured wearing a straw in his mouth—as if straws A TOOL OF THE DEVIL It was announced that the Devil was going out of business and would offer all of his tools for sale to any one who would pay the price. On the night of the sale they were all attractively dis played, and a bad-looking lot they were. Malice, hatred, envy, jealousy, 8ensugJlay» deceit and all other imple ments of evil were spread out, each marked with its price. Apart from the rest lay a harmless-looking w^dge- shaped tool, much worn and priced highqc than any of the others. SoiAone asked the Devil what it was. “That’s Discouragement,” was the reply. ‘HVhy have you priced is so high?” “Because,” replied the Devil, “it is more useful to me than any of the others. I can pry open and get inside a man’s consciousness with that', when I could not get near him with any others; and when once inside, I can use him in whatever way. suits me best. It is much worn because I have used it with nearly everybody, as few people yet know that it belongs to me.” It hardly need be added that the Devil’s price for Discouragement was so high that it was never sold. He still owns it and is still using it.— Theosophical Messenger. wife has been very ill for more than a week. “Upon returning to my home last night from the city hospital, where my wife is sick,” said the solicitor in a statement today, “I was notified by telephone that a parade or demonstra tion had occurred about an hour be fore. I went immediately to the city hall and got Policeman Austin and oughly and find out, if possible, if laws have been violated and punish to the fullest extent of law the per son or persons responsible for such violations. “I have been in conference with City Solicitor George H. Mason with re spect to any violations of. the law that the city court of Gastonia has exclu sive jurisdiction over so that the same prMeeded to the old Boyce house,prosecuted in the proper where, I had been informed, some dis- {turbance had taken place and began an investigation as to what had oc curred. I court. Mr. Mason is also giving this matter his thorough attention.” “I am continuing that investigation and expect to probe this matter thor-' SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE GASTONIA MOB KIDNAPS THREE are worn any more. how you cross a street. There would not have been nearly 80 many great men in history if it had not been for the kind of histories that have been written. l and the city government, starvation couM never have been averted. When such cases arise the responsibility is upon our churches and each cf us as individuals to give aid. It calls for the response of c: nimunity’-! hoart, a , "71 7 7 ..u i. piactical a. nlicaticn ;.f the Rlblical You have noticed, of course, that a T , . : , e • r-u ■ ... teaching waich as professing Chris- so-callcd efficiency expert is always ^ looking for a job. He never has a busi- . ness of his own. This is the time of year when he ‘that kicks goal is greater than the mighty, and he that maketh a touch down than he that taketh a city. A committee has been appointed to work out a plan and perfect an or ganization. There should at the mini mum be a thousand men and women in the community who will step for ward and join the organization by the small annual fee of one dollar. This would-mean the placing of funis into BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD hands of a competent committee to The fall outlook for business in this these emergencies when they section is goo<l- we are facing the arise, to protect and save the lives of best prospects in several years and hungry children and give aid to this should be encouraging to us *fter and out.” Un experiencing a hard year. It is now Jpgg respond to this appeal, unless conservatively estimated that Laurens rally as a united people and do ccunty will make between 28,000 something to help in this type of 30,C00 bales of cotton which will bring ^^ork, we condemn our own selves, around $3,000,000. Of this total it is ^ only should the Chamber of expected that Clinton and this section j Commerce be interested but every or- will produce about one-third of the ganization in the city should lend aid crop, or 10,000 bales, and this will | likewise. What about the churches ? put approximately a million dollars I pan they remain indifferent ? in circulation in our trade area within ^ They are not discharging their duty, the next four months. The govern-; xhis whole question of aid for the ment s cotton production estimate on j needy should be approached in a broad Tuesday of 14,825,000 bales caused | (^kristian spirit of helpfulness. We cotton to take an upward jump. This, hope that pastors, church members, report further revealed an increase in non-church members, all of our people When he needs rain the sun shines, and vice versa. A drought ruins his crops and bums up his pastures. He prays for rain in July and gets it in October. What little he produces in the way of cotton, corn, potatoes, peas, ansoforth, is sold at the other fellow’s prices and. weights. If he complains, he’s a growler, if he complains twice, he’s arrested, and if he fights for jus tice, he’s sent to the chaingang. (Continued from Page One) trio, telling of the kidnaping and flog ging said that there were 15 men in the party. They named a number of men, including some prominent Gas tonia men, who investigation later showed were either at work or at a distance from the activities of the mob. John G. Carpenter, solicitor for the Superior court district, composed of Gastonia an:d Mecklenburg counties, today promised a complete investiga tion of the disorders. Mr. Carpenter’s DRS. SMITH & SMITH The tariff protects him against making a decent living — because it boosts plow steel and leather goods and curry combs, and keeps the price of his stuff down below the cost of production. The only friends the farm er has is his wife, and she’s generally so over-worked, she makes a poor companion. Nobody knows but the farmer what the difference between existing and living.is: he knows the former from experience and the latter from observation. Optometrists SPECIALISTS Eyes Examined -:- Glas.ses Prescribed 15 West Main Street Phone 101 Laboratory for Prompt Repair Service Clinton, S. C. REAL ESTATE If you are in the market to buy or sell either city or country property, let’s trade JOHN D. DAVIS Clinton, S. C. WELCOME P. C. STUDENTS WE ARE GLAD TO SEE YOU Do as P. C. men have done for years. Make The Clinton Cafe your head quarters. MEALS SERVED AT ALL HOURS “SNAPPY SERVICE” COME TO SEE US. Clinton Cafe • I The Church Organ A hick community is a community j ^ I where the leading Christians refuse to j ^ ■ permit an organ* to be placed in the i S church because they think that the {— proper way to worship is to sing, do, I re, me, la, fa, se, do, just as it is laid i down in the hymn book—without any aid from an instrument of the devil. South Carolina s estima.ed crop by alike—will become aroused and dis- 150,000 bales over August, the yield prediction now standing'^at 1,014,000 bales. Business conditions in the fall, as all well know, depend upon crop con- ■oitions. If the crop is short and pricea low, business is depressed and stag- charge the obligation that is ours. Has Clinton a heart? MORE MOTOR CARS BY THOUSANDS State and Growing Daily. 12,000 Added Within Past Year. nant. If the yield is a bumper one and , \ 7^ . , .. * Number Increases Greatly In This prices good, prosperity permeates the , ■’ air and there is a lively buying and selling. In other words, the town, and, ^ o . o- .n \, Columbia, Sept. 8.—There are 12,- everything else for that matter, is de- , u i • • li. 1 j-i.- lOOO more automobiles m operation in pendent upon agricultural conditions, f „ ^ ^ . .11 I South Carolina today than there were The encouraging outlook we are . u ij . ypar ago. now facing shouli serve to encourage n t ' i inon .u l , , * - . c 1 u J By January 1, 1930, the number i»nd push us forward. Several bad' years in succession have worked hard- Uncle Joe was telling me the other day about the time they had at Hep- zibah ’way back yonder when some of the young folks ordered off and got an organ against the peace and dignity of the deacons and elders. They slip ped it into the House of W’orship one I Saturday afternoon and Sunday morn- j ing when the principal “sperits” of the congregation walked in and saw it, I they threw 17 different kinds of fits. Real Estate Auction Sale! , : f Property of First National Bank Clinton, S. C Thursday, October 10 At 10 A. M. ships upon all alike and we are now entitled to an era of prosperity. Our fanners have worked hard this year j should exceed those of 12 months pre vious by at least 16,000. The state motor vehicle department is handling 100 car transactions per Bro. Higgins started the fuss. He ' blessed out everything and everybody that believed in organs in a church and intimated that he would move his I letter if they ever played a single tune on that thing. Old Sister‘'Brewerton fainted and fell over unconscious just *as soon as Miss Mandy Bostix hit the first key when she started out on— : “Shall we gather at the river.” ALL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION A. B. Blakely House on West Carolina Avenue, two story, ten rooms, water and lights, modern conveniences. A. B. Blakely dwelling on Hampton Avenue, one story, six room house, water and lights. J . .... . , . ,,-5-' '™’ore than was the case at this nr.d It is gratifying to know that their;..^ . , . , . I time last year and the vast majority prospects have improved over last ... . i ' ^ of these represent new car sales. year. With the business outlook encour aging, Clinton merchants and business houses should plan for a lively fall. Ihe gospel of Clinton being an ex cellent trade center should be popu- These facts are brought out in a survey just completed by the state motor vehicle department and the South Carolina motor club. New rag sales for 1929 are already far ahead of the record for all of last larized. Business needs to be invited ,o.ioio e loon , J , A * ^ ni year, standing 124,313 for 1929 up to here and properly cared for. We/.,,^ 7. , ,, 1 V XL X 1 XL* XL August 21, while the total for 1928 should work together to make this the , ^ x xi Lxjfii L L.J- 1 ^as only n3,0o4. Transfer of titles in best fall we have had in several years. Are we asleep or aroused to the pos sibilities that are ours. Deacon Kennerson sat over in the amen corner and looked out across the graveyard during the entire music service, and Elder Skinner, who had always led in the singing, got him a chair and leaned up against the pul pit and stopped up both ears just as soon as Miss Mandy pulled her stool up towards the ivories, and he kept those ears closed till the last note died out. A. B. Blakely Shop, Hamptdn Avenue, large sheet iron building. Fannie Y. Blalock property, Musgrove Street, Home Place, two story, ten room heuse, sub-divided. Five tenant houses. 289 acres, Mattie S. Glenn land on Calhoun Highway, Renno, S. C., two story dwelling and out buildings. 264 acres, Adair Place, large two story dwelling, nice rolling fertile farm land, tenant houses and barn. 400 acres. Pink Jones Place, near Renno, S. C. Five tenant houses and a barn. , 1928 reached a total of 12,854, while I up to August 21 this year, 19,220 such i transfers had been made. The state will need 65,000 “B- Plates,” the tags used on the lightest of the 1929 cars, as against 52,909 of the same class of tags used last year. The original order of these tags was for 45,000; an ‘additional 10,000 were ordered two months ago. These have been all but exhausted, and an addi tional 10,000 recently ordered, are ex pected at once. There will be at least 210,000 motor HAS CLINTON A HEART? The need of an adequate charity or ganization in Clinton to provide for the destitute and needy cases tKat arise from time to time, is fully rec ognized by every man and woman who will stop for a minute and think. There is no orgranization in the com munity to handle such cases, and when a needy individual or family appeals for aid, there is no agency through vehicles in operation in this state by which it may be administered to. The j January 1, next, W. V. Sutheriand, result is, that oftentimes, suffering i^ead of the state motor vehicle de- and even death follows, due to the in- j partment, estimates. This will give the difference of the community to this j gtate* an increase of 15,633 over the type of work. ’These facts, which no' 194,267 vehicles in operation at the one can dispute, have been pointed out | end of last year. The motor club’s es- in The Chronicle in the past but our |4;iniate is slightly higher showing that people ]jave never become aroused and there should be approximately 213,000 no concrete action has been taken. 1 South Carolina-owned motor vehicles The matter was .before the Cham- {when next year is ushered in, a gain ■6er of Commerce l^uesday night and - of nearly 19,000 cars. Bro. Atkinson prayed that morning j that the Good Lord would remove that 1 vile contraption from His holy place I and asked forgiveness for those wick ed ones who fetched it inside, “for they know not what they have done,” and he wound up by explasning in de tail that he nor his wife nor his son’s . wife or any other member of the fam ily had anything to do with the mess. 1030 acYes^ Boyce Place on Buncombe Road, sub-divided, two story brick dwelling, five other dwellings and out bouses. Good fertile farm. 235 acres, Lites or Snead land, on Musgrove Highway, one dwelling and one barn. The preacher was broad-minded; he never mentioned that organ. The church was split wide open, so said Uncle Joe, for several years, and things never got back peaceful again until several funerals were held. The 'pastor’s salary (collected) the first I year of the organ fell from 53 dollars and 25 cents to 14 dollars and a ham. 147 acres, Nabors Place, two story dwelling and bam. 157 acres, Pitts Place, on Calhoun Highway. No buildings. All of the above in Laurens County. 120 acres, Jones Place and 63 acres Bobo Place in Union Countv. near Sedalia, S. C. Fair buildings. » Look the different property over in advance. Sale will be conducted in city of Clinton. Terms easy. Btit time ends all chaos and'turmoil That org;an has been replaced by a' nice new piano and everybody is sing- i ing. Old Sister Kilston who got so Truluck Real Estate Auction Co. Atlanta, 6a. -"lii. i.lr -I . -xA,. - * r <1, Tl J