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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1532
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Nobody’s Business
By Gee McGee
, , We Know Now
There’s an old farmer living down
below Stebbins Cross Roads wiho is
still looking! for farm relief. He ac-
Farm Demonstration
Not^ ^
C. B. Canhon, County Agent
Clinton Man Successful With
> Home Orchard
I
Ibra C. Blackwood that the houses
Were organized, for b\\siness.
•The governor’s message, to the gen-*
eral assembly will be delivered to
morrow.
Election of a judge for the ISthc
jwiicial circuit, to i, succeed the lat.€
Judge T. J. Mauldin, of Pickens, facee
DC/-, u-ii 1- • /.L legislature. The house voted to
R. S. Gaskrll, living on the Clin^n- balloting at 1 p. m. tomorrow,
tually believes that the government ... ^ ....
is going to do something to help the i Cnnton, has 1 senate had noi designated a
price of cotton and com and peas. In ' . time.
fact, he is still holding the 3 bales hei l^^^ens county. Mr. Gaskill has about j Avowed -candidates are G. 'Dewey
made year befor^ last and the 2 ^les l^''^° acres in his orchard and is taring of .Greenville; J. 0. Williams,
i he made last yeat. He has no peas ori*®*^ same as if it were a large con'-jof Pickens, both house members, and
com. • • Imercial omhard. He realized that in|;gi,to„ R. Earle, of Greenville.
E. Mood Smith, O. D,.
^ Felder SmHh. 0<lJD.
DBS. SMITH A SMITH
Optometrists
order to have an abundance of fruit
as well as a good quality, it was nec-
This poor old /ellow voted for Mr.
Hoover because A1 Smith was a cross,
betwixt a wet and* a Catholic, and he''^®*‘®^®’’®’ ‘'® taken g^at care in
A resolution of assurance to "tax
payers” that the-legislature will make i
«sary to c^e for the orchard, effort to adjourn within 40 days i
CLINTON, S. C, JANUARY 14, Isa
Some men reach the age of discre-! increase business, without the strait^
tion too late in life to be able to ap- jacket of heavy taxation. Once we are
predate it.
It is said that too many young, men
are looking for $10,000 jobs and it’s a
safe bet that most of them look,
only.
There’s one fine thing about mere
ordinary singers. They get by with it
without revealing their tonsils.
on our feet agaip—-once prosperity is
back to stay—then you may talk of
raising salaries, increasing public im-
says he intends to give Mr. Hoover a
.fair trial .-He-thinks times will be bet
ter because this is election year—as
the Republicans will turn loose some
of their money. ’He doesn’t know that
most of ’em turned it loose in Wall
strwt in 19 and 29 — and it’s still
Idose.
pruning, spraying, fertilizing, and cul-
was approved by the house. !
The senate spent most of its day!
tivating same. Mr. GajkiM does not, executive session. Bills in
have in mind growing fruit on a large
scale but simply for his own use, wiih
a surplus for local markets. The pur
pose of this article is not to push Mr.
Gaikill ahead, of any other farmer in
this county, but to show other farm-
It must be fine to have such faith
as this old farmer has. He believes
that t;h® present congress will force
eluded ones to reduce the $65,000,000
highway program to $45,000,000-and
to require state banks to supply bond.
Among the measures received by
the house were ones which would pro
vide extension of time for purchase
era that they too, can do the wme j automobile license plates to April!
If they will Uke care of the.r orchard'i. , constitutional convention; seek j
a moratorium of one year for farm- j
as Mr. Gaskill does.
The records" kept by Mr. Gaskill on
provements, and visualizing new pro-1 " C a u ^ ,
Lf. h,.t nnf »,» I...* new w .n. “>« legislature to reduce Ux- his orchard show that he cared for
jerts, but not now. Just now we are
weary and “broke.” Beware that the
straw (or rather^ the heavy log) does
not break the back of the camel.
REASCkN for HOPE
The news of the week opened with
Whatever it is that makes a man two specific indications'that better
tell hix story 40 times^ it isn’t a sense, times,Jess disorder, and increa.sed se-
of humor, or any other kind of sense, j curity for money depo'sited in banks,
will be with us in the near future.
es on farm lamis. He read that in his 200 peach trees, spending $6.65 for
ers indebted tp Federal Land.banks;!
reduce the salaries of state employes;
make the prices of state automobile
paper, Grit. He doesn’t take any pther i fertilizer, $4.83 for spray material, licenses $1 except to vehicles for hire,
paper and sBys Grit is good enough $32.95 for ‘labor, ,$2.40 for paraside j which would abolish revenue support-
SPEaAUSTS a
Eyes Examined -> Gtssses PreKribai
15 West Main Street Phone If 1 ,
Laboratory for Prompt Repitfr Serriee
Clinton, S.C.
SSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
All Kinds of Insurance and
Real Estate.
City Dwellings and Buslneas ,
Property. ,
Also Several Farms. - n
Prices Attractive. ^
B. H. Boyd, Agent
Clinton Realty & Insurance Co.
Phone No. 6
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Anotber trouble with a' great many
people is that they have no convic
tions^ of their (cwn hut puddle along
with publif opinioq.
IKINT HIHK IT AWAY /
The National Credit Cffrporation. in.
a statement is.sued a few days ago,
estimates that more than a thousand , . . , * u- x,
, ,, , . . , . g have been anxiously watching the pro-
mi lion do ar.s has been taken out of . numuHi eu\n d
, , . r i 1 .J I,..! ! gress of the $2,000,000,000 Recon-
circulation, out of the banks, and hid-i ... tv .. , - a,
y C. , , •. L 4,x„ struction Finance Corporation which
den awav in safe deposits, mattress-' j j- • * ;
. , 1 k.r ihas been under discussion for several
es, stocking.s and other piaces by i , m. * ui- l . t
' weeks. The establishment of such an
frightened people.
The confirmed pessimists must admit
that times can scarcely grow worse; ■ thit big mouth of wisdom he possess-
for him—and I think he Ought to feed
that paper to all of our office-holders
—so’s they’ll, have some grit in them.
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F like to hear tnis old gentleman
talk: it's great to feel that yOu know
just a little bit more than somebody
else knows. He permitted the follow
ing facts to ooze and effervesce from
the undaunted optimistic see in these
reeds, evidence that the wind "has
changed—rthat we may now round the
buoy and head tor home and increas
ing prosperity.
Bankers, financiers, and other well-
informed citizens all over the nation
In the ordinary course pf business
every dollar changes hands seventeen
organization would insure the stabil
ity of shaky banks all over the na
tion, revive the long-dead optimism
es: “No, it ain’t no use for Al Smith
to-r-un for nothing else no more—
that air man, Rass Cobb, ruint him
in the last race, but I think he was
ruint before Cobb jined in with him.”
in the control of trunk borers, and
$1.30 for basketo, or a total cost of
$48.13. From his orchard, he sold 28.
bushels of peaches to trucks and 311
bushels in small lot? locally,*or a to
tal sale price of $241.60, beside the
fruit used in ■ his home and the 60
quarts canned. This left him a net
profit of $193.47 received from the
200 peach trees. .
ing the state highway patrol.
“If Al Smith would jine the Bap
tist church and line up with proher-
bition, he could possibly be^pressy-
dent, but the folks wont stand for
his kind of -religion. A man told me
that Mr Uawes might run, but he
ain’t never done nothing that I ever
heard of except smoke his pipe bot
tom upwards and give Eurup.a plan
times in a year. Tp-take a billion doN confidence of the American pub- to beat us out of our money. There
lars out of cir- ulation means a lo.ss of
seventeen billion d)llars of bu.siness,
and that, the exjierts say, is large
lie, and perhaps give consideraJite im
petus toward a real return to “good
business.”
en<iugh to keep four mfliron persons at, .
^ ^ But such a corporation, involving
. , . , i -"uch a large sum of money, will prob-
Thi.s hoarded moiu^- must be put discussion for a
work before vvv reach an end of hard meantime,'* Sena-
tinies. Money us not o ^ ® , tor Thomas and RepresehtaitiVe Beedv
^alue except, to spend. Hidden away; introduced into both the upper
it earns nothing. j and lower houses of Congress bills
If vo'r are holding money because i»roviding for the immediate estab-
of fear, invest it to,help bring pros- li.shment of a “defxisitors” relief fund
perity back. A'i(kjt i.s our opinion that j of $150,000,000. This fund would be
Fruning De monstratUm
There will be a pruning. demonsAra-'
tion on the farm of J. Talmadge Pat-1
terson, Lanford, at 3 p. m., Thursday, |
January 14. The.purpose of this dem
onstration is to reach a large number
of farmers in regard to care for or
chards in order .ihat better home or
chards will develop throughout the
county. '
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I>e<*ember and January are the best
months to set out fruit trees. They
may be bought at small cost this
year. Due to the oriental fruit moth,
ain’t but 2 Kood men left in the'field! *'>''!>
amonKst the Republicans thatlstandi i
a chance to be elected, and them is-
Cole Bleese and Tom Heflin of Ala-
bamma.” **
the safest of all jilaces to invest is in
impDved real estate.
Now is a gOiKl time to buy.
available for the reorganization of
hanks which have failed since the be
ginning of the new year, as well as
for banks which may fail in the near
future if relief is not forthcoming.
Kvery indication is that this “deposi-
(J’The poor man has to pay all of the
taxes anyhow. The rich fojks have
bought up all of the bonds that they
varieties of peach trees that ripen af
ter the Elberta.
- There is no need to try to grow
fruit without projierly spraying for
the control of scale and worms ii
fruit. The spray for the control of
scale is to be done while.the trees are
in . dormant condition. The trees
burned, following
spray.
with the winter
STATE FX'ONO.MY NEEDED
South ( arolina legislators will be ^yj.jjt* fund is favored by both
concerned, primarily, with consider- parties, and may receive prompt at-
ations of finance during the session tention. Early in the week party lead-
of the .A?spm'l)lvy which began this were confident that the measures
week. Greate.st intere.st i.s focused on pass handily and go to the
the discussion of the new budget, (orj^yhite House, for President Hoover’s
at pre.sent it i.s unknown to what .^ijrnature not later than Saturday,
gree the two bixlies ai^e divided in; {'ohsideration of this important re-
tbfir sentiment for and against econ-j measure brings us home to South
omy. In-general, it i? safe to say that, lamented Peo-
most meniliers of both hou^s favor State Bank, whose 44 members f lowers:
tK'oni. rny to .stime degree, but it is ^jo^e.l doors less than two weeks ago.
probable that argument ovei the pro- chain of banks, having failed
posed budget, involving, as it J''^‘’' '.,aince the dawn of the year, will be eli-
the rno.st drastic cuts in every <»♦*-. for government attention under
partment, will Im- hot and hea\y. I the provisions of the Thwm^as-Ileedy
■As jirojiostd by the Buibtet f om- bjUs. «
mission, the new s<.’hedule wouhl/ lie j From other sourc<*s have come pro-
last
don t hafter pay no taxes on, and ♦hat .1.. jr-* u
, . X # X XL I should be pruned fi»‘st and the brush
leaves the working man to foot the 1,1 j ...ol xl
bill. The railroads have raised the
freight ratei^ so’s the bonds them fel
lers has wonr'beJike a second'mor-
gage, but I'll beteher*they will lo«e
more money trying to get mo-re than
they will make by taking what^ithey
deserve. Well, niy mule.? is about done
eating, so I’ll have to go home. I did
n’t get no tag for my Ford, so I fell
back on old Pete and Beck. Good-
day.”
LET US
HATCH YOUR
EGGS
^ 3c for lafirer quantities.
3Vic less than 100 lots.
«
We are equipped with three
Petersime Electric Incubators
that will-.hatch every Katchable
egg. Get strong chicks |by hatch
ing the electrical way.
THORNWELL
ORPHANAGE
y’linlon. S. C.
A. A. May, Manager
Schaeffer
yfeTime
X Pens
The makers of Schaeffer
Pens" are precise in every
detail. Every pen must
measure up to a standard
that is unquestionable n<4
for just a few months, bui
for a life time. Their per
fected methods assures you
of this service, yet the cost
is low considering this fea
ture.
^ Guaranteed for life
against the slightest defect. <
Designs and points to meet
your individual require
ments. y .
Other Pens are carried,
priced from—
$1.00 up
CHRONICLE
PUB. CO.
Stationery Dept^
rift rock MpeciaiR
i have benn asked to rite up or
foam in a copy of the minnets of the
last meeting of our lodge which was
hell as usual in the lodge hall over
the post offis, and i will do so as fol-
Indian Bread
Mix thoroughly’the following ingre
dients; One cup of white corn meal,
one cup of yellow corn meal, one tea-
spoonful of cayenne and one cup of
chopped suet. Add a'cup of cold water
and stir thoroughly. Form this batter
into rolls about five inches long, roll
in greased paper and bake moderately
for an Hbur. They should l>e served
hot. According to the government re
port it was the custom of the Indians
to bake thepe cakes by rdlling them
in husks of corn, a practice which is
rc< 0 ni me ndc(1 to ca ni pe rs.
the lodge was called to order by the
chair and the pass word”wa8 given
out by him as the old one gave out
in Klecemlief and it was—“Be reddy,”
and it was accepted by all press<*nt.
LEGISLATURE
NOW IN SESSION
(Continued from page one)
night, indicating that there woujd be
little delay in getting legislative ma
chinery in motion.
Few preliminaries marked the open-
eonsid<*rably jower, than last year, posal.s for reorganization-of the Poo-1 The .seeker terry, mr. mike Clark,
However,' the Ways and Means com- State Bfnk. News dispatches telf rfd, read the minnets of the meeting! ing, Lieut. Gov. James 0. Sheppard!
mitte ha.x made further arnputotion-s, us that vertures have been made by a [ befoar last and they were approved called the senate to order while!
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and the present form of the budget Delawar** finance corporation, in con
for 1932 is a scycely-recognizahle: junction with the firm of Buist and
remnant of the earlier proposal. A? >11 ^ Charleston, for such a reor-
will go before the .Assembly for dis-j jfyj^iyjjtion. This plan will be submit-
cussions and voU*. Uie amount of tht;!j^.(j depositors as soon as final
budget nearly $1,;)()0,0()0 lower than check-up has been made on the asset?
the one offered by the Budget C oni-' „f defunct banking chain.
mi.'*?iori. Whether from goveriiment or pri-
For the present, ec’ohomy is a good vale sources, relief Is relief. It
thing. The slate, like the- nation, is | little difference whether the deposi-
vilally ill. Recovery is in the near fu- tors vote for Messrs. Buist and Buist* and throwinl it out of the winuer and
ture, but it will 1m^ a slow convales-prefer to await possible aid from it hit a feller on the head arid he is
cense a convalest erne requiring P^-1 t)n» Federal government. In either j thrtattening to .-’Je the perpy traitors
case, it seems highly probaiile that | thereof, but he can’t prove who •'they
*‘re many days have pass<*d, depositors j were.
as read, but he could not find hi« de-
cenuber minjiets and he explame 1 thal^
his wife might of used them to cook
a cake on or something, a? he'left
them on theH^hle one night.
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it was move<l and seconded to move
the old Christmas tree out of the hall
and throw it away, as Christmas was
over. bro. king and bro. long took it
tience, self-sacrifii-e, and self-denial
on the part of every citizen.. Until
business wake.s from its long winter
sleep — until circutatibn of money is
,;re,storeil to its normal state, until the
skeleton, confidence, solidifies and
shows indicattorifi of bc*ing able to
support the ailing body,' the patient: pvent will indeedIfive reason to sing
h^s no busine.ss on his feet. U't us j the song, “Happy Days Are Here
^give our.selves a short breathing, again.” The gloom of the past two
will be able to recover their money
up to the full amount of their ac
counts. At least, let us hope so. *
For many families and many indi
viduals in South^ Carolina, such an
apell.
by a unai'iir.ojs vote, which was
seconded by the seeker terry mr.
mike Clark, rfd, 4“new spittoons was
ordered for ♦ k lodge hall and the
mendvei's was asked by the chair toj
spit straighter at same than they had*
benn doing in the past, as it ctsts
too much money to scrub up the flO ir
weeks, both in the hearts of those^ after ever meeting, bigger ones will
Increased taxes can only mean fail-j who sustained direct losses, and in
e to' collect. When a man has no'the ai.nles nf stei-e* whieh '‘/LrHinat-iiv
.te
ore
money, he cannot pay, and it is use
less and unreasonable to expect that
the state will undertake to sell all
property for the sake of taxes. It is
futile to make a budget which
bound to cause trouble and cannot be
It is time to look the situation
■qusurely in the facje and recognize the
necessity for loosening the pressure
on the people.
.|^lf the tax-payer does not have to
pinch and save to meet exorbitant
taxes, he will be able to buy—and in-
oreasod buying is just what is needed
to put the bug-bear of^^pression to
flighL Increased taxes will only tjghi-
«n ihe already over-tight purse-
atringt pf a fear-sDudfe nation. 'Hiey
vtU <lrive us steadily from had to
wpoM.
,>To our legislators we lay—give us
a )|rear of coipparative peace. Give us
a Ihaitfeilo ■ ga4 back on our feet. Give
: the aisles of stores which ordinarily
I do a thriving business and now do
none at all, has been appalling. This
ray of light strikes across that gloom
with the cheerineas and promise of
better weather and bettw'^times in the
near future. Perhaps we may read a
direct symbolism in the actual wea
ther-conditions, for after four or five
days of continuous rain, the sun has
come out again, and spirits every
where are picking up.
If the Peoples State Bank does in
deed reopen and pay 100 per cent on
deposits, we may rejoice in more ways
than one. The reorganized bank will
be clear of the weaknesses which un
dermined it previous to the crash, and
will stand steadily and, healthily in
full seciuriiy. With a miw start and
reinforced aaaeta, people, peed no
longer be afraid. Let nervousness be
relpgated to bad dreams of past days.
Let us prepare for the new era which
" t<r
be installed.
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on motion of bro. redd, it was mov
ed not to pay his brother, jim redd,
anny sick bennyfit onner count of his
case of flu, as he had not P*ld anny
duel in 6 months and after the treas
ure, ri|r. niikp Clark, rfd, reported
that ityiddent have anny money, the
motion ^as tabled witifout i' secqnd.
on motion of Tiro, smith, it was car
ried to thank mr. mike Clark, rfd’, for
being sj^ch^'a good janitor for the past
12 months and he^ was honnored with
the' same job for 12 months more,
but.they asked that he keep the 2
swi^ng lamps a little bit fuller of
kero^ne, as they always go out in the
middle of the meeting. ’
Speaker John K. Hamblin, of Uniqn, j
wielded the gavel in the house. Com- j
mittees were sent to inform Governor ;
PAINS
QUIT COMING
“When I was a girl, X suf
fered periodically with ter
rible pains In my back and
sides. Often I would bend
almost double with the In*
tense pain. This would
—^ '
last for hours and I could
get no relief:
*Z tried almost every
thing that uras recom-
me^ided to me, but found
notbiffig that would help "
until I began taking
CarduL My mother
thought tt would he
good for me. eo she
got a bottle of Oaidid
end started me taking
tt. I aoon Improved.
The bed spella qtfft
coming. I wee aoon
in Dormel heelth.'*
—Mra Jswsl Barrta
SwifFs j2Wel‘
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there being no further biznesis be
foar th« lodge, it was adjourned till
the next ti^ie and all o^The. toohi was
put up by mr. mike,Clark, rfd, cheef
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MEAL « GBITS loose 5 te. 10c
BELLIES ^ 3 HL.2SC
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CARROTS, fresh screen tops^^upch 10c
Irish POTATOES, U. S. No. 1^) lbs.
SPINACH, cleaned, no (frit, lb. 10c
CAUUFLOWER, trimm^, lb. 15c
PEPPERS, large firm pods, Ihi. 12y.c
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