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I ^ '' *^r'^. ■ ^ TT^wiUDf iKijjpprwi:'-^ ig^j ""■ >' fc- :t. -jr^T: .V »• -HE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C; THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931 CUNTON IN THE MAKING Inlerestiagf Historical Paper Read Hefore ^\oItlan^s (’ImIt By Mrs. A.^^. Spencer, ( hairman of Literature Committee. This is th^ story of the early dav of Clinton, as told to the writer near ly forty years apro by the late I>r^ .lob J. Boozer. Prior to the buildinif of the raHrm;! between Laurens aiv] Newl>erry, there realized that the settlement was neither Five P'orks nor Holland’s, so there arose the question of a name. Many wante<] to retain the name Five Forks, others desired h'ive Points; while some sujrpresUd Round Jacket be inquisitive about money is spent. how\their tax! was, about nine miles from I.aurens. an intersection five road?, known,» vVaist-e-oat or vest called in a.s Five Forks. The railroad oror^ed this poiat and here a station was built. in honor of one prominent citizen w’ho wore a \<raist-coat or vest those days a round jacket. FLYING More air-niiles of travel were paid ! ftr by the i>eople of the United States in the past year than in any previous twelve-month. Busine.ss men and oth ers are srettinjf the habit of flyinj? from city to city to save time. Be tween Washinjrton and New York, for | [ example, the fa?(te.st trains take f^'e hours. The airplane does it in two. A New York business man, having^ to see the income tax unit of the trehs-j ury, for instance, can leave the city! Ar-jat half-past seven in the mornin<f, be' As early as 180(>, Imfrirc tb‘ c”' - ence of Five Forks, there v a? a set tlement about a mile east kn: wn a Holland’s Store. This wn lb* onl source of suj)ply of into-c-bought nmr chandise for a lareri^ se<lio.n ^ eo” try. A.s far back as 1K;{(), H i’a-f ftore wa.s the ctmim. nity post ff! < The railroad was s.vevdl v''ars buildinjr, durinj?' the late forticM s I the early' fifties. It wan about IK.’i ' that the station was located a? Five Forks. This mwting of roads he I 'or some years been the tratherinir pla-e for the ypi.rt.smen of the siirnur li^'' country. A race track wa.s maintaintsl. Chicken-fiKhtvrs, drinkers and sram- blers, as well as horse-racers a?s( ii- bled here fn^m far and rear., This was also a restinit place for miK'rutinj4 biiors. The surroundinK ewanvps^. duts'vl with for wild du, ks and jfee e. and btca-aw’ a wodl-known huntiiivt-f;roun<i. AlthouR'h this section was niph. i' was flat, an<l water coll<*ot«'d al)out the depot an<l bar-nwm, and jranfr filanl.s weme frequently used by the people leaving or l)oardin>r the train, as'w(*l! as for aci'ess to the bar-room. W(k* to the c;>nvivia! spirit who broutfht a l.yhl head away v tli h ni ard triid to wa’k ‘.VO ira’u: n an!., n h'.s way out! Will Ji the s,a‘ ' ll wa.s b’i’lt. it, wa im 1#'hie fha* t t ;'vn sh-oild ' row around this niieieus i f race-tra l<, liar- riKim and ladi oad <leMot. Qu te natur ally am ‘■’R the fii s* rr"’" ri’tc i were th <• l- 'wcaa II ,'lar i’; ,St >re and I'ive Forks, the two settbiuents gradually growing t gether to f fin one village. .\b.»ut isritl then* weie ciLizt ns who this was a joke, but it is said that for a time the village was known by this name. A group of far-.seeing men realized the need of some concerted action. 'Ihe village needwl not only a name l.ut al.so s<jme plan for streets and jilding-Iota. These men sought the help of 'their legal adviser and fr'end rif.rn liuurens (tourt Ilou.'se, who act- d as chairman of the commKtee which laid off the first .streets. A .study of old plaU shows that the principle streets followed clo.sely the f:ve roach radiating from a c mm on center; the one toward the east lead ing to NewlM'rry; we.st, to Laurens; south, to the Belfast settlemcrt; and the two to the north, to Mu^gro’/e mill and Lang'ton ch’jrch. For his valuable service in laying off the town, the local members of the* committc^' desircMl to honor thedr chairman, Henry Clinton Young; so HEREDITY Talent runs in ‘families, .“ays thur I). Howden-.Smith, who has writ-j'^ the treasury before ten, and if he ten the biographies of several famous' i* not detained, can take a plane hack Possibly j Americans. He points ' ‘ ' “* ‘ H. D. HENRY P. M. BOLAND H. D. Henry & Company INSURANCE STOCKS BONDS REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED Chamber Meets Next Tuesday i. The Auril 'meeting of the f’hanihcr of '■ m iicr'e will he held next Tiies- ■ lay evening in th ■ club rooms a' 7did. and a'l meiulx -.s arc u'^gesl to ■ r;r '- ent It will le the eledion of >ffi'ers mietirg and the c')mniit'te''’s nouiina- t' ns for the m w year w II he pre- si'uted and adopted. I'hcrolnfe Icing Grate a S(|uure and a half of un- .nveelir.id chocolate and add to it five l•lll'c poons of sugar and three of wo‘( r. .SGr .iver the fire until smooth and glossy, beat and sjiread over the cal *. to the Adams at twelve, arriving at his office a lit- family, which has given the country j tl® after two, with a lot of time left diplomats and the present secretary! in the business day. two pre.sidents, one or two famous . The combined rail-and-air routes be- of the navy, as well as one*gt«^at phi- tween East and West are growing in Icsopher and several bankers. Another • Popularity. The plane flies you as far talented family is that of Rwsevelt, it can go in a day. Then you take with one president t.o its credit and the train for a night’s sleep in a Pull- three members now in jiuhlic service, , nian, pick up another plane in the one a.s governor of .New York, anoth-1 nioming for another day’s flying, er a.s governor of Porto Rico, and a It costa more to fly than to travel third as amhas'iador to Austria. The by rail, but the cost is -coming down Du Pont.s of Ihduware have an un- and the safety of flying-is increasing. bniken record of high ability both in ~ — husines.s and state.'-rnan.ship, as the! IF IT LS A MAGAZINE OR NEWS- Morgans have in banking through j PAPER THAT YOU NEED. SEE— f.'.ur generations. The first Gorncliu-! ' JAMES VE. CALDWELL. Van<lerbilt .‘'ei ms to have tran-'mitte i I “The .Vlagnzine IVlan’’ his driving (n( rgy and miir’h of his engineering talent as well a-i h’s busi ness ability to all of h..-* eleven chil dren and most of their <lescpndanfs. The l.aFollettes as a family have male a great start toward e^tahlish- ;ngjtt-“dyoastyi.’’^ constitute the ruling .class.' But for every reprt'sentative of a talented family in aetive public life here, we have a thousand who came up by their own unadiil efforts, inclmling su'h outstanding examples as Chief Justice Hughes, Alfiel E. Smith and Herbert Heover. ALL PRESCRIPTIONS HLLED BY UCENSED PHARMACISTS jj; CALLED FOR ANP DELIVERED PROMPTLY SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “At Union Station” Phones 377 and 400 Phones 377 and 400 H lJ rices OUR EASTER OFFERING r To the Rood housewiveH of (hi.s community. Read every trade item in thi.s ad and decide to Set Your Easter Table, with QUALITY FOODS from ROGERS! STinCTLY FHKSII EGGS DOZEN 23® FOUR STRING BROOMS, EACH 35c SUPER SUDS, 3 PKS i .25c OLD DUTCH CLEANSER, 2 CANS 15c CANOY EASTER EGGS, LARGE SIZE, EACH 1c CANDY EASTER EGGS. MEDIUM SIZE, 2 FOR 1c PLOW BOV SYRUP, NO. 5 CAN 34c rose BRAND MACAftONI. PKG. ........... 6c ROGERS NC. 37 FLOUR, 24 LB. BAG. 75c Ot-VMPiA LIM \ BEANS. NO. 2 CAN 10c CHICKEN FEED, 100 LB. BAG $2.35 •AMERICAN DILL PICKLES, 2 QT. JAR 43c PCNCY BREAD, 16 OZ. LOAF 6c TEMTOR PRESERVES. 4 FLAVORS. JAR 21c ROSE brand preserves, LARGE JAR ....... 23c ROSEMARY GRAPE JAM, JAR 21c I.IHHY.S .SI.ICKD PINEAPPLE NO. 2V» CAN 23® SUNSET CANNED MACKEREL, TALL CAN ...... 10c SHADY DELL APPLE BUTTER, 36 OZ. JAR. ...... 21c ROSEMARY JELLY (4 FLAVORS), JAR 21c CANOVA BLACK PEPPER, i/i LB. BOX 25c ROGERS SANTOS COFFEE. LB. .21c ANGEIjUS CELUOpITAfiSSSRAFpED Marshmallows 3 25^ it. Si‘ tw-i.u|ut.i.-.ing (ipinion.'- ur the he'll bv -;'.i*h‘large mriibei.-< sitblt l'!1 M.ABKIAtJK Tb;‘ ai-tii-n of ‘.he Federated Goim- cil of Glnirches of Christ in America Gn declaring that there iH no.hing in- comratihle with the Chrittian religion in birth control, brings out ■'harply the contrast hetwtmn Protestant and Catholic teachings about marriage ami its concomitant.s. The Catholic chunh tca-hes that marriage i.s a sacrament and that to interfere with any of the naturHl con- .je<iuenci-s of ntarriage is against the will of God. The Protestant stn-ts uni- f<>nnly deny that. The Plymouth eolonists, to whnm almost all American Protestantism traces, hud no minister at all for sev- cia! years, hut even after they ha<l one they decided that the chur h had nothing t.> do with marriage, which was purely a civil contract, and it was not until RO ycar.s or “o after the set- thnient of New Kngland that any , inmriagi w fs neiforiiK .I in the olony i ly a minister. j 'Ihest two d Noreent points of view j ac'oiint f r the differenct - of •■iDmionj I M ii (it divorce, also, 11 marri-j ! .ige is lop.r li 1 as a civil contract it j I 'an bo i.i- '.dvi ! by the civil nower; it I t 's a l!od-elvcn • l c’lly Go;l ii-.i'i di- .dvc it. So b ni' as th.'vc art" Ui both ; '.;d( >, -tiariiage, liirt’i tonti d and di-l vi.i.e will 1)1 dt’iutable .su'qv.'t'. | ■ I tlKAbT \Vlii-:bcr tin to i.s any me re graft an.l comiotio.i on the p.iit of polit'- •inns in the ic.g citit <. in proportion, I to popnl.itiun. than there is in manvj ^ -nalle. c..nun'anitie<, is a question to which nobody can give a satisfactory lan.swcr. it dies n( t always lake the same fm tr. bnt it i.s curious h iw pr;;s- pti.iiiis n inv rural sheriffs,, super-j v.sui.s and electment In omt'. j Several cities which have ahoUsheilj the ohi systt n of electing their a.i-' ihinistraliVe officials, empl:».ving a ' ty mamigcr instead, ropert timt n.it' •only is the expense to the taxpayer.s. I much lower but that public money (ices not flow nearly so rr.pidly into; i p: ivate p ckets. ' This i.s a g. od t ine f.ir taxpaye".s to W A N T S FDR RKNT Killimr station on Mus- grove stryet. C. W. Weir. Itp j l^l-'OR RKNT Two-room down stairs aj artincr.t. furnished or unfurnish-' !id. .^pply to Mrs, .-kgnevs Kern. t»T K.] (Tmtennial stiamt. Ft'iR SAlK-.'iO bushels pure King; cotton -seed, dac per bu.shel f. o. ^b. j Ki^r$J,v.jS* U. Weir. 4-9-2p| CHICKENS—Nice fat Rhode Inland j Red friers. You mus-t be satisfied or I your money back. Mrs. J. W, Milam, phone 126. Hp t^YSANTHEMUM PLANTS — I have some fine plants and this is a good time to set them. Will appreci ate your order. Phone 126. Mrs. J. W. Milam. WANTED—By piano factory, « home in w^hieh to store high-grade piano with prospects of selling, in order to save drayage and freight back to fac tory. Will sell for balance due on monthly payments. For particulars address Factory Wholesale Represen tative, Box 518, Atlanta, Ga.' 23-4c BABY CHICKS AND HATCHING- Bring your egg« today. Sc each in tray lots of 112. Chicks off every Thursday. Have a few broilers and fryers this week. Also fat hens. Call us for all kinds of poultry supplies and feeds. Sprstt Foultry Farm, phone 156. Itc The Quality-Service-Savings- Way Jumbo Peanut Butter, jar 2Sc CHIPSO (‘hipso Sud.s last because they’re rich. 3 for Golden Grown Syrup, 5 Ib^^^ .NKWIiKKRY FKKI) & MILIJNG C’O. Meal, 5 lbs 19c Red Pie Cherries, can 23c Duke’s Mayonnaise, pint 42c Borden’s Eagle Brand Milk .. 21c Purity Iodized Salt, 2 for 15c Salad King Mayonnaise, 8 oz. 18c IIWINKI.I.-WRIGHTS Loose Coffee, lb. 18c WHITK PROVISION CO.’S REGCI..VR Hams, lb 24c Newberry-Maid BUTTER lb. Sl’NSHI.NE Loose 8 lbs. Because we know they will please our customers OC1AGON Your dwacg of beautfful new pro- nmims if yon toYo Octegon coiip(Mis THESE MERCHANTS ARE MEMBERS OF QUALITY SERVICE: CLINTON. S. C. WHITMIRE, S. C. Baldwin’s Grocery, J. M. Pitts, Blakely’s Grocery, 1. C. Boland, L. V. Pinson, Clin ton Mercantile Co. Young Bros. Scott Grocery Co. CrOLDVILLE, S. C^—Jbanna Merc. Co. t' Mi-Gel, 3 pkgs 23c SNOW KING Baking Powder, 25 oz 22c CAMRBEI.I.S Pork & Beans, 3 for 24c Swan Matches, 3 boxes 10c Bee Brand Spices, 2 for 15c Okra & Tomatoes, 2 for ..... 25c Spori.Mirecl by I.ihcrty Life In.^urance Co. Balentine’s Mince Meat 25c Grzuideur Flour, S. R. 24 Ib. .. 85c I Package Crackers, 3 for 12c Grandeur Flour, plain, 24 lb. . 82c Lettuce, firm head, large .. ^ 10c Old Gold Cigarettes, 3 pwgs.. 50c Fresh Country Eggs fer Easter at all Quality-Service Stores. Also a splen- did assortment of Ek«» Dyes. W’e Feature Claussen’s and Beckers Bread and Cakes 5 for 19c /