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■ft f . \ .r. 1^,.. f?L 'V- T THE CLINTON CHRONlCLRCliNTON. 8. C. THURSDAt, FEBRUARY 11. 19S2 ESSAY PRIZE PRESIDENT IS ALWAYS TARGET -OF SCANDALMONGERS Head of Military Department Announces Number ef Sub-i ejects To Select t'rom. Com* petition ^ Closes March 25. Simth^s- Stand Stirring Capital (Written for The Chronicle by Caleb Jchnrwn Through Autoca.?‘.er Service). I doi^’t know^ whether the next 'A t ( 1 1 k|' I I j I president of the United States m ing to be a I>emocrat or a •Republican, Capti R. E.' Wysor, professor of mil- but whoever he may be there is one Ftarv science and tactics at Presbyte-i perfectly certain now. Tim colleire.'hks '.mounced e»..y - . he will be sorry he ever got the job! contest, which is open immediately! Most men coming to the White upon publication of this issue of The House have fou^l^t , the ir way up the Blue Stocking, and to continue until j l^der and are accustomled to I having tlwr motives mjsrepreeented March 25. Capt. Wysor will award their perBonal characters he- a prize of Um dollars for the best ?mirched by their enemies, inside and and the moat difficult to disprove is that a pfesident^is using his office to favor his friendjs. There have been few more hgh-mind^ men in s public life^ than William McKinley, but he went to his death smarting under the I>emocrats Read Statement and , . • I Take Sides for and Against Former New York Governor. and Massachusetts hold priraari^ on April 26. The day’s consideration disclosed practically ro shifting from one side fo the other, although Daniel J. Mc- Ginicuddy, Democratic national com- mi.teeman frcni Maine, said Smith’s announcement had “entirely changed” a situation previously favcrable to ’^Roosevelt. The “equivalent to preaentfeg a certificate of rejriection to the Republican nboil- nee. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ^ ADMINISTRATION r- The State of South Carolina, Laurens County. By C. A. Power, Probate Judge: committeeman for; ^^’he^eas, M. Dillard Milam made W’ashington, Feb. —Stirred as by I Rhode Island, Patrick H. Quinn, ’’J’t to me to grant hitn Letters of Smith man. dt-claied I Administration of the estate p.nd ef- no other development since the mo- * onuen^ man, , i#- ^ r t j v \r-i ' Smith’s renomination would be | fccts .of Tandy F. Milam. ' These are theiefore, to cite and ad- essay entered in this contest and parties. Personal addition the winninr es-'av ^ill bejj^ ^ut circulated by word of aeJvt to the Infantry aal, w’nich j mouth, are the fate <yf every man who ■wtf! possibly give the author a ten to goes into political life in America, twenty dollar additional award. ! higher a man climbs the politi- ■ All manuscripts mu.sl be turned in- ladder the more vicious are the.at- ^landers arKTli^, not always set down accusation that he had abused his high rnentous days of 1928, the Democrat- office iiLthe interests of big businesB. , *• j j j .i. ! ~ -n. J *v <• I i the nation read and reread the pro-; There was no depth of personal In- ” i famy, however degraded, which vvas ■ Alfred E. Smith today. | i not attributed by the scandalmongers I and began opce more taking sidts for • to Grover Cleveland. That he was an and against him. j utterly immoral drunkard was firmly' •* .• .v.l u r k . r 1 V ( In spite of his reiteration that hei believed by the tj^ie of people who are POLITICAL announcements nionish all and singular the kindred and cieditors of the said" Tandy F. I Milam, deceased, that they be and ap- FOR .MAGISTPvATF. always ready to believe the wor.«t w ;uld not seek renomination, it re- about any man, and who are never iriiained the almost unanimous opinion willing to credit anybody with having;of political leaders that his willing? any higher principles than their own. j ness to accept support had put him Itfis this nadiness of humanity to be-- squarely into the conte:st. lieve and repeat siandals, that makes j In the main, these who want to to the office of The Blue Sto<'king before the date of closing, March 25. ta<ks. By th<' time most politicMtns .have got to tht* top or close to it, they have become har^'med and dent let life mi-.'ierahle for men who are hon- ,est!y trying to do their best and to live up to high standards of personal conduct. Township at Clinton, subject to the 2-18-‘hc' result of the Democratic priniarv. j T. J. D. JEAXES. As the presidential campaign ap proaches, the slanderers are opening I ^tead to redouble their efforts up on Mr. Hoover more vigorously ' strength of their candidate, than ever. Unable to find anything in’l A charge that the poorer interest.s i Democratic primary, his personal character and conduct i seeking to defeat Roosevelt w’asi R.'J. COPEL.AND. I hereby announce myself as a can-1 didate for Magistrate of Hunfer Township at Clinton, subject to the puncture the high riding boom for Franklin D. Roosevelt predicted that Smith’s attitude quickly would do the trick. The Roosevelt men themselves replied that the effect would be in and , • I - — -- - iXRII I ica I i \ A {MA II Ip Manuscripts will 1)0 accepted up until jj^r.-onal slanders worry tht m. But 12 o’clock noon rtf that day. The win-i (.yen the most exfierienc^xi politician,. ner wnll be announced in the edition: once he gt'ts in the White House. .... i .i • 4.1. v of The Blue Stocking ap}>earing Sat-1 si>ecd;ily dk-H^overs that all that has |Mhite Hou^, or in ^ ^ senate by Sen, Whe^r^ j announce mvself as a can- h«.n p«,d »l„,ut him prmrioadv i, n.n. y.ar8 dunnsr which h. “f Montana, a part,Mn. IT,, MagUlmti of Hunter waa »e< retary of con^erw, they are * PJOPOS*! ^P™- Township at Clinton, subject to the tiyme to dig up d,.scred,tnble epi- "*"'".‘'7 peinocratic prinuirr. sedes in his life abroad as a mining!®*' that Speaker .John M. Gamer be j B R FIJI I FR engineer in Australa, China, Burma, i hiade the nominee if Smith and Roose- and Ru.ssia. It is very easy to lie .‘top each other. That’hiJs iMcn true of almost every idid many years ago pear before me, in the Court of Pro- ibate. to be held I^aurens ^Court I hereby announce my9elf>V a can--House, Laurens, S. C., on Feb. 22nd, didate for Magistrate of Hunter j 1932 next, after pubiication hereof at Township at Clinton, subject to the; 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show result of the Democratic primary. I cause, if any they have, wtiy the said \V. ROY PITTS. J administration should not be granted. , , . ,, 'j Given under niv hand this Gth day I hereby Mnouiwe myaeif i.s a can- February, A. D., 1932. didate for ' Magistrate oi Hurter C A POW’FR J. P. L. C. urday. March 26. I been .«aid ^ about him previously is Judges of the cx>ntest are to U*: Lt,i Sunday >k-.h<K>l talk compared with the A. N. Tayktr, assistant professor of ^***^^**1*^^'^*’^ rumors and whispered miliUrv Kienre and tactics; C. W ' 'i*"''' »» »<■«" science and tactics; , . , ,, ^ • 1 a r- f a* ‘ as he IS comfortably settled in the Grafton, assistant professor of Eng-,,/., , „ ' * vN bite Hou.'^e, Jiah; and a member of The Blue Ktock- ’ nig staff. I president of the Unitosi .State.s, from The purpose of this c<>nte.st is to j t he first. AfUr one term in office, •itim'ulate in essay writing. '..Wa.shington wantesi to quit, so mali- The rules of the contest; ’ I clous and jiersistcnt wore the false- 1. All male students of Preshyte-: which his enemies circulated nan college aie eligible. [ ainiut him. The most ^irrrilous at- 2. The contost closes ruKin March 25. 19.32. ^ 3. .All manuscripts must bh tyiie-i written and double spaced. 4. .Manus<ripts mu-st not exctHsl 2.(»(K) words and must not l)e less than 1 500 words. .5, .Send all manuscripts to thV- of fice of The Blue SUn-king. No niunu- fH-ript will Ik* a<;cepted after noon of 1 la'day on which this contest clo.ses, i.e . Friday, March 25. 1932. 0. The essays will he puhlislHsl as tum<si in to The Blue' Stocking, no nan-e than two appearing in any one «}T;ion of the paper. 7. A man may submit as -many es- as he .se<*s fit, in case, after .;uh- iii.ttiiig one, lie feels that he will 1m* ;.i e tii vvri.e a Indter one. . The winning e.-^ay w,ll he simt ti thi- Int.n^ry .lournal, which will pi hahly pay from $10 to $25. The essays must i>e written on ime vit the follovritig topics: vate c haracter did m t con>e from the .Southern <'(>nf(»deracy, against whith he was conducting a war, hut from hi^ political em'mie.s in the North. The more yigoix^ius the president ami the more difficult the ta.sk before him, the on the other- side of the world; it may be possible to prove t, but it is also almost equally impo.ssihle to disprove it. 1 ki»t)W of only one sound rule for the average uninfoi*med person to fol low in dealang with tales of personal mi.s<‘on<luct on the part of presidents From Senator NorHs of Nebraska, a Republican insurgent who bolted four years ago to .Smith, came the prediction that the Democratic party was preparing to “make a damn fool of it.self.’’ Pa.'.'iing through Memphis, Tenn., .Senator Norris said: “Thi.s is fully a DenuKTatic vct and the election would he a cinch for I hereby announce myself a.s a can- j didate for Magistrate of Hunterj- Township at ('linton, subject to the* result of the Democratic primary. 1 . J. C. CANNON. U or‘candidates for the presidency. That Democrats if they could be har- rule i.s this: i moniou.«.’’ VV’ould you believe that story if it Evidence of the tightening of lines were.. .told to; you al>out a man whom i both sides of The Roosevelt-Smith you have known personally all your j Ea.st was furnisheil I liereby announce myself as a -can- j lidate for Magistrate of Hunter | Fowmship at Clinton, subject to the i result of the I>emocratic primary’. * Fal. P. LITTLE. I ’M on my way CO break into So-and-So’s house tonight! i- ■J' ' 11 ^xlJtllvwliL vl IV vC* ^ A Lfv 1 L/ I V LI 1^- [ • - I L, g « more persistent and violent are th«H- character is known toF>’ ® ^ pro-R.rosevelt .-ongresi- ^candalous attimpts to undermine >n .v<)ur community? . I ^en from Pennsy.vama who ann/>iinc- puhlic confiden. e io h'm. Evs ri^that Ix-come presidenU of j <^<1 P ®ns f'r an immediate pre-pn- I hert*by announce myself as a can didate for .Magistrate of Hunter Township at Clinton, subject to the I result of the Democratic primarv. W. P. BALDWIN. mo.st innocuou.s of pie diMil.-, Ruther- foixl H. Hayes, suffered )fo under the tongues of the -■r:'• dalnwmgers that he wiole in his diary: “To think that any man .should s<*ek officM*!” Mr. Hoovyr had not Ixen president "a year hefoVe he wrote his famous' “hair-shirt” j^U-tter to an ().^o friend, I ill which In* Tormpfameil hitierly of thej malicious rnisrc-pixsentatiori.s Of his motives and hoiK*d that he might lx* given 'Stnoigth to nMiiaui patient in the face of them. Alone afTiong rwent |)resiilenls, Mr. (‘oolidge w;i.s m*ver the victim of the whisiH’ring slander ers, at least in't to ‘any material ex tent. The .sianders alniut h'.b prwieces- 'or, Warren Harding, ci ntinued long I hereby announce myself *as a ean- the United States, or candidates fo-r icampaign, and by pro-!*mith! didate for .Magistrate of Hunter the presidency, whose iiersonal char-l'>^^|i from .Mai'sa'-huse.ts, who began I Town.-hip at Clinton, .subject to the acto rs have not lieen . subjt*ct to the | prepara^oivs to capture theirT re-ult of the Democratic primary, mo.st intomsive jnTutiny, not only by I delegaition. Both Penn.s.vdvania j J.\.ME.S L. BROWNING, their frierxis but by their enemies,; ~ — ^^ If burglars only advertised! But they don’t! The answer ? y®TNA-IZE Residence bargla^ and clieft insurance is ao saertwim/ S. W. SUMEREL, Affenl Jacobs & Co. Building Next To Western Union who cea.selessly !(X)k for flaWs in their •' r Solicitor Admits ! , Killing Sheriff! T. 'Hie value of military training to'after Mr. Harding’s death. ti'ie college staxiofit. 2. What is the' contrihution of niili- tory training to the individual? .1. l>oes milita>ry di.s<*ipliiie ds'velop the qualities of leuiler^hip in men (with refi reiice to past work! fig- I’ew prysifkmts ever went into the* White M use who had such and .•'incere ndigious (k*voLion as Woodrow Wil.s-on; it i.s <louhtfuI if any man in public office ever lives! up so ek.sely to the highe.st m vral eixk*. Yit I/*xiiig'ori, .N. F'eh. 6. — Sheriff .luiiM-.s A. I>eonai<l wa.s killed in a tu«- s!e over a gun with Solicitor George A. Young, of this district, ami was not shot by .Neal Wimmer, Roanoke, Va., youth, as found by a coroner’s jury, Youjk'c saul toskiy in what he descri!^ a strong je<! a.s a “clean hrea.st’’ of Friday morniiig’.s tiagtsiy. Y’ouiue and W. Foil Brinkley, the sheriff’s other coinpanian on a fatal iriglrt ride to Winston-Salem, both is- Payment City Licenses Expires Feb. 15th. 4 almost from the day nT his first th- ■u.sed stateiiKMils late tinlay, and asked that the c< roller’s in()uest lie recon- ve:u d .-o that they might put the mat- 5...W hat has iiiilitai’y training dom .for rut'? d. l>'>e< military training creaU* a n':litari.".tic attitude? 7. Military training as a physical iMiiefit. s I • , i'HugUration the tongues of slaiwler he- 4. Has milita<ry training any defi-)jfj|n („ ctirulute re|M)rts which repiv- r./e value in t<he collegt* curriculum ? c.senU d .Mr. Wilson as a promiscuous I er straight once and for-all. *! lihertins*, as a secret .tool .of the_Po|H* In hi.s statement Brinkley said that and 4s a luan in wlu in per.-onai am- drinking was the underlying cause of^ hition mit,weighed every consideration the entire affair. i of public interest. i The solicitor said the shooting of; Of course, these slanders were with- Is .nard was entirely accidental and' out th«‘ slightest foundation in fact, I that the .•sheriff .still held the gun, ^ 1 • am! they never reached a point where j with which he had already wounded' .lilitaly training to its lankj^^.^j^ resjxmsihle authiis could bel Wimmer, was di.scharged. with the other acailmiiic n)ur.s4A.s from ^ into thcA light ar ! pn ,HH*uted. j Y'ounce and Brinkley joined in re-; the stand|>>int <f mental <!evelop-! But millions of iieople lx‘lid\t<!, and ! que.sting that the inque.st lx* rexiponei! j nient. probably will continue forever to Ik*-* and also, asked that j. F. Spruill, for- • apt. Wysor is spoils .ring the con-!l>eve, that Mr. Wil«on was a tnan of.nu'r solicitor appointo'd by the gover- te-t in the hufie that theix* will he a lowest per-sonal character. nor to make a s|XH‘ial investigation, lai g(‘ nuinlHi of es.sH\'s^ turned in for' Mi. dufts geniality and. inactivity , to he piesent to hear this statement, th.- of'th,. j-jilir,-* hihI h"" 1-'I-Bix-j '-.in .V' Yniei}' ill at hU Ihx it will W lM.m.f„.i„l U, t),.. .•„l- I'P* th.- t.inKuea i h«m. at Thamaft ilU-. Dr. R. K , , . , , <'f maliee wen* turiwx! upon Mr.s. Taft, l.-,., Ih,. «iit..f, aial ll-.. inilitary .U- atal pairtment. there was nothing * mean or ignolile - ' - — -^7-=--— . which was not attribu'i'ed to him, often ^ FI.NAL SKI M.K.ML'il j print. .Most peisi.'-lent of all the whispeix'd .«lan<lers about Koo.-M'vtdt Take not;te that on the 2.3rd da.v j w^.s the fal.'-ehood, widely helievtsi, \)f Feb., 19.32, 1 v.ill render u final a(- -I’^t he wi^a u dririk;irti. Me tixik no 10 PER CENT PENALTY ADDED AFTER THAT DATE. Farrington, of that city, was narms! acting curtiiier by K. B.\x*rly, clerk of court, hurrici! heix*ito take the oath and the .iury.~whrcb *1iad ^Iwlerm! Wiin- mer held for grand jury aeti rt H-S'Ciuhled. .*tion, was Payment for City Business Licenses for 1932, with out penalty, will expire on Feb. 15; 1932. After that date 10 per cent penalty will be added until March,15th, after which action wll be brought against alLparties whose 1932 licenses have not been paid. A-oun’ of my acts and doings as Kxe- m tiix* of that until after he left the rutrix c; the estate of W. S. Porter, | White Hou.se, w'hen he su<h! a newsjia- POWER OFF SUNDAY deceased, in the office oi Ue Judge of i and. which had Announeement is maile that tlnT'city . , , . . , printm! i {Kiwer will Ih* cut off Sunday morning Ib-obate of Uuneius em.nty, at 10 j «nd. at enormous expense am! trouble f^r a thirty minute period from 8 to Vckxk a^m.. and tm the same day^ . made it clear to tlx* world X;;^) a. in., in older to make repairs, will apply for-a /inal d.isctharge frbm^at he was ore of the mi st tein|H*r- ^n the companv’s linerUserh^f elev ate of men and that there wa.s ,h> |h>s-; trieity aiv aski'd to War the hour in sihle ground for the charge of drunk-, mind ■ * enn<*s.s. | One of the ea.dest charges to make, | SUBS JKIBE TO THE D. C. HEUSTESS, City Clerk and Treas. my trust a.s Kx«*cutrix. • .Yn*: t-rsoii indebted to said estate Is ne^'ficj and required to ma.,' oay- ment c. o£ Inf iie tliat date; ai.i d jiersons hav-.ig claims against, said estate will piesent n on or beLirc saw! <I,ite, duly prov.. a or be fore,er barred. MlL< n Jan. effd: walker I'ortek Kxexutrix.! 18. 1932—2-11 4to TBgB PBICB8 BPncnVS. PBXDAT AND 8ATVBOAT. FSBBUABT UU aai ISth (’H A'IIO.N for ITriTFRS OI ADMLMSTRATIO.N The .Sta'e ol Si.uth f'arolina, Lauien* (./ounty. by C. A. Puwc*rr-Pi*ol>ate Judge: Whereas, .Mr<. Irene Adair Pitlsj made s-uit to me to grant her liCtters: .t)f Administration of tlie e-tate amt i effects of Jehn Griffin PitU. These are therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindm! and cr^itors of the said J6hn-.Grif-| L. .... ... .. J . ♦f'^QffALITY FDDD 5HDP5 Tin Pitts, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of ' Trobate, to be held atTiaurens Court Jfcijse, 'Laurens,' S.-' G., on Febniary lt>thL^932 next, after pubHcation bannf, at 10 o’clock in the fdienoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said adminrstratk»n rivould hut be Rranted. i Given under my hand this l)th dayi of February, A. D., 1932. ’ ! V C A. POWER, j J. P. L. C. I ■I K K K K K CORN PRIPE ,0F ILUNOIS OR STOKELYS awnr tsndrb qbaini 3 NO. 2 CANS 25 roa qrirK disb washing svDe SUPER SUDS 2 *«>• t ta I SUOl POLISH »<» CLRA.IS ALUMINUM POTS AND PANS BRILLO 2 rOR PEHPICT HAUNG THIt CRISCO AEMOUa^, VtUBKST TRIPt 2 S* ARMOURS VRRIRRST COOKRD brains 2 READ FORM ITORT SOAP IVORY SNOW 'Z n<» 25e RANNRRa RRAMM SAUSAGE ■£.* ISA ise ♦ i2e ise 19« MO. t CANS 2se JEWEL VEGETABLE SHORTENING BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES ^ 2 PILLSBURY’S PANCAKE FLOUR LIBBY’S SLICED PEACHES 2 HEINZ KETCHUP 19« LUX tOI LET SOAP ~ 3 LUX SOAP FLAKES 2 7 t-LB. 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