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THE CLQflON CHRONICLE, GUNTON. & C THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1930 p '■ (Ultnton Qllfrnntrlr IfOf WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publitbtr Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 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. KIWANIS KORNER of parent or guardian and is non-sec tarian," the doctor said. Special work was also done in the ia.st year for getting better educatio: ing enacted toward this humuanitariai;; end. All clubs in the United States and Canada engaged in a simultaneous meeting Monday night. A national broadcast over the Columbia system to me than life itse'l^, and my church {She has a right to ask it! I will help is helping roe to train them for all joyous and clean and Christly living. My church calls me to her heart. her to do for others what she has done for me. In this place in which I live, I will help her keep aflame and al opportunities for crippled children. She asks my service and my loyalty.! aloft the torch of a living faith In some states legislation is now be- Kiwanis had a good meeting Thurs day night, with several visitors pres ent from the Newberry club. The sing- ling was led by Kiwahian John Mc- Sween and he had everybody hugging' united all the clubs. This fellowship I a song book and trying to make music, j occasion was for an expression of ! The program was in charge of the j gratitude for the good will and ac- i Inter-Club Relations committee head- complishment of Kiwanis duuring the i ed by F. C. Pinson as chairman. Ki- j P»*t year. • , wanian Marion Davis of Newberry, | was present and made a very interest- j CLINTON, S. C.. JULY 3, 1930 ing talk on the importance and ad vantages of inter-city meetings as stre.ssed by-Kiwanis International. G. N. Foy, principal of the Joanna school. Goldvil'e, was received and [cordially welcomed as a new member. The only thing wrong with any|cui rence to see a . drunk on regular j It was announced that the next country is the people. ! trains. i meeting would be in charge of the I “College students in the old days, [ past presidents of the club. There Ls always tragedy l)ctween j like those of today, were fellows, but ! The club presented its accomplished the price which the farmer receives Uhey used to be ‘high roller.s,’ inclined j pianist, Miss Ellen Copeland, with a for a head of lettuce and the price that lettuce fetches when transfcfVmed into a salad at the cafe or hotel. THE CANDIDATES It seems that there will l>e a full crop of Candidates out for our county offices this year, but it might be well to withhold your deci.sions until you find out how they stand in connection with such momentou.s questiims as the to ‘celebrate’ any and every occasion, j little remembrance in appreciation of ‘‘I see very little drinking among: the faithful service she rendered re- them now—the change has been sim-jcently in sUging the Kiwanis show, ply revolutionary, and no one has had, The Korner is ready to state that the better opportunity to observe them, as I handle them in and out of the colleges several times a year, which brings me into close contact with club would have a hard time getting by with its programs wHhout Miss Ellen at the piano. Miss Agnes Anderson, who is the disarmament program, prohibition, the (from an economic standpoint: F’rom them, not only on the trams, but on. ^yest of her uncle. Jack W. Anderson, the campus and m their rooms, | fnvored the club with several beauti- Finally, look at the Improvement j ful solos and was roundly applauded. disposition of the Muscle .Shoals plant, the chain -stoBe question, the infalli bility of the Pope and the habitability of .Mars. Their attitude toward county affairs does not matter so much. ANOTHER BIRTHDAY The nation has another birthday Umiorrow, the one hundred and fifty- fourth, to be exact. In the old di^s the reading of the Itevlaration of vndependonce was a rt'gular part of every Fourth of July ceh'bration. The town’s leading ora- 1916, the last ‘wet’ year, to 1929, the Virginia state^ income increased from $7,945,202 to $12,600,000. ' ' , Plxpenditures fur the building and The boys all agreed that she doesn’t sing like her Uncle Jack,^ who claims to have,,lost hvanfoice when n baby. Dr. F. L. Webb was given admon ition on how to behave himself at the .MY CHURCH By William Henry Boddy, In Federal Council Bulletin Before I was bom, my church gave to my parents ideals of life and love that made my home a place of strength and beauty. My church enriched my childhood with the romance and religion and the lessons of life that have been wov en into the texture 'of my soul. Some times I seem to have forgotten and then, when else I might surrender to [ foolish and futile ideals of life, the truths my church taught become ra-. diant, insistent and inescapable. In the stress and storm of adole.-t- i cence, my church heard the surge oJ my soul and guided my footsteps by lifting my eyes toward the stars. When first my heart knew the strange awakenings of love, my 'hurch taught, me to chasten and spiT- -| [ itualize my affections, sanctified my marriage arid blessed my home. ^ Jxcart. \Vas seamed with j J sorrow, and I thought the sun could never shine again, my church drew tor, warm but resplendent in frock (•(MJt and top hat, would mount the j 1247.944,000 to $4r>8,l.'>3,000. flag-draped ro.strum, clear his threat "T) al rc o.n -.-e-s of banks increased magnificently and fl ng forth llio wolds that once told the world of the defiance of the American colonies. This event, sandwiched in between , > . J • ’ It , ..... Friend of all tha weary and conv,„l,on now of anothor ti.c'? oAo *1 > (lAA oi>n 1,^ session in Atlantic City with this popular member as the club’s official representative. Kiwanians, along with I>r. Webb, 6,000 strong, from every comer of the United States and Canada, are now in attendnuce at the big annual con vention. There are lh76 Kiwanis clubs with a meml)er8hip of over 102,000. In .s|>eaking of the work of the organi zation, Fred C. W. Parker of Chicago, International secretary, said in his ari- j nual report to the delegates: However great the past of Kiwanis i $6.'>7,000 to $12,500,600. ‘‘Value of school property increased from $16,204,000 to $61,000,000. ‘‘Industrial output increased from $367,000,000 to $782,425,000. ‘‘Amount of capital invested in creased fr;m $183,000,000 to $733,- 128,000. ‘‘Bank deposits increased from ;norning, eternal and teailess. M'hen my steps have slipped and I have known the bitterness of sin, my church has believed in me and woo- Ingly called me back to live within the heights of myjielf. Now have come the children d;*arer Dr. Frank F. Hicks DENTIST Office National Rank Boilding Dr. Smith's Former Location Phone l.tS 11 om $.3.34j:,5,000 to $674,10.3,OOO. ‘‘Virginia is fast becoming an indus trial sUte, and the slogan of modern [ has been, it is my sincere conviction, . l,y th.. b.„.l a patrioti. j '''..n greater and DRS. SMITH & SMITH re<*itation by some hura.ssed school boy, was always greeted with tre- ‘Finally, if certain classes are ,lrink- . , I a -4 . 1 ing now, at the prevailing high prices, rrwmdous applause but it is to be , ' ..... and others are not drinking for va- doiibted if the listeners ever n-ally gave very much thought to the sense of the words they wei’e hearing. There has been much loose talk lately about “sticking to the princi ples »»f the founders of the country.” Fine; let’s do it by all means. But first let’s see just what those princi ples were. We may l)e a bit surprised. One of the best ways to go about It is to re-rea<l the Declaration of Inde- |H‘n<lence. It would Ih* a good thing if every adult citizen could take time to do that, lamdering on the implica tions of the document’s statement.s as its author did. The nation coulil not celebrate its one hundi'ed and fifty- rious reasons, is it reasonable t.> as- the future gives promise of large en- sume that there would be les.s Irink- deavor in civic and swial activities,” the se<’retary remarked. “Kiwanis at the present time has an organization structure that is sound, a leadership Optometrists mCUARANTff to HCUSfWIVES •pHE one bogey that fright ens people away from laundries has nothing in com mon with our famous service. Losses of clothing are rare in- -r-^eed, through our perfected system. But if anything 'is lost, ’ a check covering the amount is sent immediately. This, in addition to our fa mous hygenic system of laun dering provides just what the modern housewife wants. And in summer — with the trying task of keeping clothes fresh and clean — this is a particu larly good time to initiate your household into the bene- f.ts of such service. i that is unusually devoted and effr-1 ing and better condition.s with the prohibition law repealed or"* modi fie 1, making ‘good’ liquor easily and legal ly obtainable at low price, just as it cient, and a membership that is sta hie. The objectives of Kiwanis. which have to do with under-privileged chil- SPECL*. LISTS Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed 15 West Main Street Phone 101 was in the’old days?’ Nothing New In Campaign dren, town-country relations work, cit- Laboratory for Prompt Repair Serrice izenship, etc., are a challenge in civic service and community betterment.” Over 976 Kiwanis clubs are engaged in assisting under-privileged children. Dr. John T. Macdonald of Norristown, Pa., chairman of the children’s com- Clinton, S. C. lUfi* UlKDfRCRf Time — money — con venience are saved by using this modern laun dering service. Buchanan’s DRY CLEANERS STEAM LAUNDRY Phope 28 ti mittee, told the convention Monday.! Helping the unfortunate child has' fl taken a tremendous hold upon Kiwan-j is, and there seems to be a natural de time for such with barbe<’ues and fishing poles beckoning on all •sides. (Continued from page one) “they are trying to undermine your confidence. “If they are succe.ssfui it will mean 'fouVt’h”'birrhda7 in' r iHa^^^^ highway building pro- »ire on the part of many clubs to do of coursei^it won’t be done. Who has Ashton H. Wlillams, Florence, | avowed wet, termed it a “common fail- j An under-privileged child is coniid- ing of officers tixiay to “pick out the ered by Kiwanis as one who has any mo.st puny and farcial of all laws to kind of a physical, mental, or moral demaml its enforcetnent.” He cited i handicap which prevents normal de statistics as to drunkenness, deaths j velopment. Doctor Macdonald urged Kiwanians to study child welfare work. The tre mendous strides In child study has made personal .service highly valuable and already Kiwanis is engaged in this I work. “Personal service means a mem- hT*', , .. J . . . ifives part of his time to study a Klackwood continued to express his .u: • , j , • that prohibition and theIniucati^arandlorli I’ROHIBITION IN VIRGINIA The Richmond News-leader is pub lishing a series of articles winning ^ from alcoholism, “graft and corrup prizes in its es.suy conte.st on “The tion” which he said “even Mr. Smoak hiffecl of Prohibition in Virginia, has made no attempt to contradict.” Four of the five winners wrote in fa-' vVilliams also udviKatwl a college e.lu- vor of prohibition. A veteran railroad cation for “those who want it and conductor won first prize. After re- haven’t the means to get it them-! vieyving c<)ndition.s as he observtxl them in the "old days” he concludes selv( bond act are “not issues of the cum- rei‘( gnize; 1 ii nicmbci hi.w clerks and labor- paign,” pleading that some solution ers r;il bed elbows with banker and of economic problems confronting the! training. All this work is with consent broker .ii many burs, buying rounds j state Uxlay is more important. He de-' of drink-, getting drunk, spending' dared In favor of biennial .sessions of ir.oney that should have gone to their the general a.ssembly, revision of the f.iniilies. I have helped eonfisoate the court procedure and the banking laws fund of drunken men and turn them and the cultivation of more cordial re- over to then wive.s. I have .seen many lations lx*tween capital and labor, of nn frien<ls. fine fellows, too, go to R. Bs'verley Herbert, Columbia, re- the d(»gs from drink, some of them iterated his contention that taxation Ji’.era!*i ‘lying in the gutter. 1 have^con5tjtutes the naramount i9sue.»be- ■ seen others in. the torment.s of deliri- fore farmers of the sUte. He dis- urn tremens, and known many who mis-ed discussions of law enforcement had to go to Keeley ('ure institutes, and prohibition with the statement some of them several times. I that “it is the first duty of every citi- “Thert is none of thi> now. 1 do n >t zen to keep the law and the first duty | know a single person who makes a. of every officer to enforce it.” habit of getting drunk. 1 do not know' “Economy.” he declared, “begins at a single family in want because of a home and we are living too fast, in drinking husband or father. • government and in private. If we don’t “In the old days, when you arrived com? dowm to roost on a lower limb, in any town or city, in hotel, office, we are going to fall out of the top of on the street, anywhere, the first the tr^e.” you heard was ‘Ix‘l’s have a drink!’ which usually meant rounds of drinks, the cursed system of ‘treating.’ “Today, I am offered a drink occas ionally, and if the stuff is vile, the ,nviroi,mi.nt i. far different from the! by"^ ,Uo not old days, the number of drinks taken | sue.” far less, and there is no tendency to “tank up.’ This custom is decreasing. Business men are cutting it out. attended fairs and horse shows lk*3cribing taxation as a “big sub- Herbert declared that prohibi tion is “no more of an issue than the question of slavery” and the “bond I issue has been passed and approved in the ‘wet’ days, where drinking was the rule, and drunkenness common. “Our tax system,” He said, “is out of date, upside down and worn out.” Olin D. Johnston, Spartanburg, while continuing his campaign against the state highway commission and the ‘I still attend them, and what drink- j ^'^riher sale of bonds under the 1929 ing there is, is quiet, under cover, and I ^'ilfhway act, gave more attention to there is no drunkenness and no rowdy- matters in the course of his re- iam.' marks. He discussed Ms advocacy of “Drinking, drunkenness and rowdy ism were common on the excursions we operated during the ‘wet’ days, and not uncommon on regular trains. No more of that. Excursion trains are quiet and orderly, andit-ta -MTare ne- a .state department of labor; a tax on hydro-electric developments and the ultimate elimination of the state’s five mills direct tax levy. r TBsewBr TO THE* CHgwnfCLif Suffering L 0 i! 0 0 0 1! I I E 0 0 i! Friendly We are always pleased when people make our store their headquarters during a day’s shopping. 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