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. THE g^INTON CHRONICLE^ CUNTON, 8. C. Nobofly’s Business i. % By Gc« McGm (hir Upa and Downs There is very little difference be tween a boom and a bomb. A boom ac tually becomes a bomb in the end, and that’s where I trot it. And the explos ion was so great that I lost 25 pounds voirdupois, 1,000 nights of sleep, r.'.l of my best friends, and all of my real and personal property, plus my earn ings for the next 283 years. The boom dasted 15 months, but the bomb lasted 10 years. bile: it was as long as from here to that great big oak tree on the other side of the street, and it had 8 cylin ders, and 5 of them functioned at tlie same time on a few occasions. (You see, 1 had a large family: counting my wife and my daughter and myself, there were 3 of us.) about over it, thank you. It is consoling to know that all of the fools didn’t live ip A^erson Coun ty, S. C. And furthermore, it is indeed consoling to know at this late day that while I was a “whopper,” I did not head the list, but a guy can’t cash in on consolation; the banks want noth ing but-the long green, and that’s the stuff what simply ain’t now-a-days. I bought a pair of mules during March for 800 dollars. I hired a Negro for 2 dollars to shoot one of them the next year, he (the mule) was so no account. I purchased cotton mill stocks that 1 had never heard of, and don’t even now know where the mills were located. I took options on farm lands that were So poor doodles would*nt live on them. I loaned money as far off as the third mortgage, and have never heard of it since. I even bouj^t 100 shares of “Squirt-Hi” oil stock. But what saved me was—I .“^pent only my own money, and did.’^’t sor row any, and haven’t any left. Other sections of the country are going through what this section has already been through. It’s bad, folks, but you can get over it. Look at me: I am slightly battered up and ain’t rich, but I have not been hungry and only slightly naked. Yep, it could have been wor^e. against the folks who was considered suspishious of manslaughter and wreck less driving and’manny other miss demeanors the following goods and chattels to wit: 3 shotguns, 5 butcher knives, 7 ice picks, 89 bottles of something that smells like cow- bollick assid, 11 decks of cards, and 1 Back yonder in 19 and 20 when cot ton was shimmying around 44 cents the pound, and land jumping up 20 dollars an acre between breakfast and dinner, I bought a great big automo- During those few months of imagin ary wealth and prosperity, I sub scribed to everything from the “As- |8ociatioin to Help the Crippled June j Bugs of Persia” to the “Woman’s I Club of Nova Scotia, operating sole- jly for the Relief of Fatherless and Motherless Sardines,” and 1 am pay ing on some of those pledges yet. And then something happened, and it hap pened here first, and now we are Semi-Annual Report flat rock, s. C. decern. 9, 1930. to the publk'k at large: i herewith submit my report fbr the ensuing year which ended december the 1, and it cowers my reccord as kurriner of yore vailuble county since i was eleckted by a big majority over 3 competitors who got beat so bad that they have swore off from polly ticks entirely and are now trying to make an honnest living if possible: PAGE ELF " chewerlays 34 shotguns and pistols 24' ^ ^' rasors S3 V pizen at night time 30 whiskey and bayrum 26 over sleeping 11 missy laneous 0 i now have on hands as evvidence ax. inqucstes hell corpses found guilty murder ansoforth axcidents unloaded fire arms ... hommy cides . fords ...167 ...167 .... 82 52 22 42 36 i have sent 55 ca.ses up to the com mon please onner count of manslaw- ter of a high and agger vated nature, malHs aforethought, and carrying con- sealed weapons on the persons and intimidating the citizen" of his com munity, as well an selling whiskey with intent to defraud as shown in • statues xiv, page 88, civil coades of the gen. assembly of the state and county ^oresaid. if you dc not fully understand this report, pleie rite or foam me and i will correct same. respeckfully permitted, mike Clark, rfd.. lUilSpiASINAN r^RUKER HpTen Gaisford STHKR MARTI.V felt cheat ed. Here she was on her first trip by air—at Clirist- nias time—ami she couldn’t enjoy It at all I Of course, she had to adiult to herself, Fred Harrington was prob ably as surprised as she was,'lf he hatl seen her. ITHER a board or a beavj piece of canihoard will do. This should be about ‘JH Inches wide. The top and bottom of the hoard should he rut a little cun’ed, as the picture shows. Now print very neatly the articles you wish to include—sugar, lard. At least he didn’t know that she bad seen him. She had been In her seat when she noticed him entering the air liner and never since had her face been turned from the wlinlow. That wouldn’t have been so bail If she could liave se<*n the earth and watched the rivers and farms ns they skimii’.ed sw’iftly along, hut with tills snowstorm raging! She lifted her vanity case for fh'‘ tenth time and under pretext of jir- ranging her hair carefully .survey* I the man IWo seats liack across the aisle. He was still uhsorhed, appar ently, In his muguziue. That was wimt she had e.\pected, nn^ she wouhl have dreaded meeting his glance, yet s.;j pursed her lips In dl."content. She lowered the glas.s and ags.iu lo4»kfSl out of the window, trying to cheer herself with the pnispect c.' Christmas. Ichristmas without Frtnl! Again.st her longing to go to him, to talk to him, was her pride. Owe was proud In love. She tilted her chin higher, but- could not keep the tears i from her eyes. i The other passengers were chatting gnyl.v, exuberant with holiday plans. Suddenly there* came a hush. The sliip was going down, slowly glldiny earthward. Terfkely they watdied the land seemingly come up to m^t them, and then as the ship struck and jolted over the rough ground a wtmMftT •creamed. Involuntarily Esther looked hack •nd Into the eyes of Fred Harrington. •DJi, Fred!” she said, and he caught her to him.- “My dear,” he whl."pered. “My dearI”. After a bit they Joined the excited group about the pilot. “Couldn’t take butter, eggs, coffee, tea, lemons, ex- tr.icts, spIccs, rice, fl«)ur or whatever el.-e Mother may nts'd in the way of supplies for making the daily m(‘Hls. When she rej-elves her Christ mas gift, she can hang It in the kitchen, and when ever ,sbe runs out of one of these articles, she can sti<-k a pin lieside Its name on the board, and not forget to order it. This also can be made out of hoard or enrdbitani, cut a little fancdly at t«ip and Imttom. It can he made to hang on The wall or to stand on a cleskr A slteet of p«t»er cut rmjml»Hke a chick fai-e with numbers neatly prlntHl on It must be pasted in tiu ii A Reminder Clock Will Be Appreci ated by Father. center of tlie board. Then from lighter cardboard or tjiln pieces of metal, two hands, a Httle one and a big one, must be fastened through the middle of the dock face with brass fastener* or a pivot, and when Daddy has an appointment at a certain time he will nxive the liunds to that time on his clock so he surely won’t forget to IL m chance in this bllr.zard.*' be wa^ •aying. "so we dropped a flare. Wc'Il have to all stick by ^be ship till It cfeani up. A man wouldn't get fe. - In this storm.’* mean,** Esther asked, “we’J( have to spend Christmas heref -I'osslbly.’* . •Vh, well,” aald Fred, "what does It ^ aiatter? I think well have a very ffaicrry Christmas — now -r-' together — ^ dWi you?” -r And Esther, understanding, smllcf answered, "Very.” X 193S, Wcstmi Newspaper Uai«e.> »' How to Ui^ Am Troo Ito combine In «|nal proportlou Pit wad fraan Uidtta of equal biigbt- ^ OB yonr Outatauis tree is ar «B tb* eyerfght The result traile Mgaala gone gaLd parts af greea toaM of red an: more A block of wliite paper, eitlier ruled or plain, a pair of scissors and a ruler are all you need to make many of these books “for those you love, f’ut one sheet timt measures three and one-h a I f inches wide and eight inches long. Then with this for a measure cut twelv-* more exactly like it. Fold them in the middle and make a cover of colored paper In w’bich to enclos<> them. Then punch two holes where they are folded and fasten the slieehi together with brass fasteners. Print the letters of the alphabet, one letter In the right hand comer of each page, and yoa wIR have a neia^ Mno laidexeU address hook. (ih ISSS. W«at«ra Newassssr VsIm.) UIbs Christ . b ||4te. of 4dl tba aieaaeod Idaaa Of the rising ganeratfoa, the average amall girl atm llkM a doU as wtU aa she Ukca tmj aClMr Chrlitimif •4^ -4^ '4'^ -4^ '4*' •'4^ -4'' -5^ J -4'^ -4^ -4J.-4J -SJ -iJ -4^ -4J -4J DOORS OPEN PROMPTY AT 9 A. M. FRIENDS TELL YOUR NEIGH BORS BIG SEMI-ANNUAL SALE Sale Begins Thursday, December 11th. Prices Are Right Merchandise Is Right jk All Ladies Ready-to-Wear, In eluding Dressesy Coats, etc Cut To ONE HALF PR CE EVERYTHING CUT - EVERYTHING MUST GO. All Goods Marked In Plain Figures. 1- 4 Off On Entire Stock SPECIAL CADET HOSIERY $2.00 Hose $1.50 $1.50 Hose p. $1.13 $1.00 Hose i—. 75c JUST ARRIVED from New York A ship ment of Smart Dresses to go in this sale. MILLINERY Our entire stock of Millinery greatly reduced for this sale. Store Closed All Day THURSDAY arranging for sale KING’S "The Ladies’ Store” Clinton, S. C. ALL SALES CASH NOTHING ON ‘APPROVAL ii ii Ends Wed., December 24th H a A Here Is News of Our Big December Discount Sale. It Comes Right In the Midst of Your Christ- ^ mas Shopping, Which Me^s Great Savings. %