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/■ / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C TIHWSD£Yj_F®^^A^Tr2ili22? / ►-v-' It jt- I ! V (Eluttoit Ol^i^antrle BsubiiM ItM WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor *nd Pubfisher i.>r. ..Published Every Thursday By ^ THE CHRONICLE PUPUSHINa COMPANY .'i- Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Ore year |1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 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. - I they houled my back free of; would be biting off more than he I exciting throughout. The half ended I NOTICE CALLING IN CREDITORS jchm^ and tpok my cow which stooil,could chew: and I won T do it.” ' (with the score 12-11, in Clinton’s fa-' AU parties, holding claims agajnst j as .part purity. The radio a^ent re-1 • Someone pointed out that'' Smith | vor. Newberp* did most of the scoring j estate of Gwrge Pringle Copeland {possessed rpy radio, but I had taken | had not said definitely he would ac- half and the game ernwu | ^ notified to file the s^me. (the precaution to remove 7 n.’ the ioent the Demorratic nreside'ntniil 1«-14. ^Tiitaker^of Newberry, ’ I tube ; Ime. 7 - -- - - - cept the Demorratic presidential nom- -which I can trade for gaso- j {nation if it were Tiven him. ihigh scorer witfi ten ypoinU,' while! duly proven, wqth the undersigned at (Hcllarid of Clinton,' vvas next with - Clinton, S.' C., or with the Probate ’ ' “I^k at the rt .teinent,” the for-1 . .n. « .r ^ ^ , . . 77, , , nn-r *oven,«r repli«l. Picki-g up wl;;!™- l%dee at Lau-fps. g. C., on or b. ‘b* In oitior to complotely balanro ".vf thu copies, he read the second par- ■'■feree. , day of Fe; -uary, A. I).. 1M2. agraph. , ;■ I say there that I’ll mail, the fight the convention .should decide it budget I called on my doctor and gro cer and millier, and finally ‘ffli them ! to give me a receipt in full: theyl. • knew I had to balancer my bi|dget, so '* they would they dad -not expect me to pay • 1 • nchow—-if' I kept my car—and it’s a besides the nominee? cinch that I am going t • Keep it. NOTICE PRIMAiY ELECTION The County GEORGE A. COPELAND, , 2-18-2tc executive. Committee Adminiitratcr. y thought repudiation of my delits 'Vhat does lead {has appointed the following managers; laid possibly suit them all jright, as uiean . Of course it means that if I’m, for the following places for a specia ^ V did ^t expect me to pav them uoininateil. Who el.re does any fight-i primary election to be held on Febra-j CUNTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932 I'olks who have money seem to l;e getting haaxfhoiled. What I need is more credit. My liabilities should have nothing to do with getting more cash. It’s a funny world we are li\ing inj when I had plenty dough, my credit- * prohibition statement, the I^ea- , trs wanted lathing but the intereat, i Nations, the Hofstadter conir- hut now'—when a dime looks like a***'’!^**^ inwestigition bf the New ?ry 19, 1932, to name a Magistrate; N.ne of the newspaper men made for Hunter Township at Clinton, .to! a move toward^the door. Smith oon-j/iU out the unexpir^ term of John tinued a look at the ceiling. Then j G. Pitts, decea^eyi. The shall came a barrage of n'llitical questions open the polls, at 8 a. m. and shall mcst of w hich he avoided committing I close them at 4 p. m. I himself on. , (^lintcn City—John D. Davis, L. D.' He refused to discuss Gov! Roo«e-1 McCrarj’, W. S. Denson. ^ ^ — a dime loons like a . every vote will count and the final they want both their Large fdrc'es usuaUy move slowly, {issue possibly will he decided by the j of their Princi- , work for a wet plank in the ^ ' h of' a hair or the value of a' P®>' * possibly make enough to ^ « ^et plank in the ACTION ON RECONSTRUCTION bwt the m*w Reconstruction Finance breadth 01 a nmr ur i,n»r vinue wi « • T " uT '• ' I nartv nlatform Ourparutiun*. ttH.-4tup«nduuy urKuni^a- -inKle vote in the El«w>r.l ehlleKe. It'ke'P my auto.nob.le rurniing ..^buy ii>«^eatli-;'u..titut*d by the United,is no tin« U. wave red flaRs-it i8!.‘“>«to «>1«. but danged if The prospects for a Democratic States Government under the direc-1 time,to muster forces, organize a defi-i ^support a family on top of all * I e r i a X ^ lihut- 'iiO Financi<*i“ —vou itimv now tiH&n in tion ot Cba.les G. l.awee, ha* got un- n.Je and foreeful campaign, put for-, “f; " ."’*1 "Will you support any candidai se su^prising'rtpidiry. An- wa‘.d the finest eandidai available.: mondyjtnd my ^t*. « my at the opening of the coortruet an intelligent platform, and kalineed as the public '’y convention , he was .at selc tiun of the f irst .-onte-t every vote in the country : dm. t take care of me when I as-t a Bennett ’h'i way with xwHincements week statt»d that 17 key cities had l>een made, and first Once again, A1 Smith as party lead *m/vefnent.r of money and securities j er for the Presidency mean.s disaster toward these centers has alreadj* been j to the hopes of the -Democrjits. His etarted. annouiK-ement is the l)est new.s the For the people of .South Carolina KeiAihlican.s have had since Hv>over interest foL'uscs primarily around fool. Smith Available Hill he asked. “That famous old Democrat said, ’Pm a Democrat.’ I'll Clinton Mill—J. H. WTutmire. J. D. Word, L. W. King, F. C. Pinson. . L.vdia Mii'i-—J. B. Reeder, U. T. Reeder, D. S. Wienn. 1 Mountville — W. J. Cluck, J. S. [ Winebrenner, Hugh Jones. Hopewell—'Hugh B. Workman, HeX' Than Henderson, J. J. Young. Goldx'ille — W. E. O’Shields, G. A. j Barrett, J. G. Franklin. K.ALPH T. WIIwSON. ^ County Chairman. W*- l.say?” Richmond and Atlanta, the two near-; iwt of the.se key cities; Each is a city ctominatiriK and draining the resour- <-e.s of an imp riant section of the na tion. If the funds admimi.stored fn>m tne.se central los-ations are distriikutosi; with the .same activity and facility which lhe heasi 'ifficc pf the organiza tion has (ietiMri-trated. tangible re- rults shauld iVc •disi't'rnahle in a short. titnej^ Surely anvone who oh-erves eondi lion.' 4 Nobody’s Business By (iee .McGee never forget the cartoons of David! a J* J ^ i Bennett Hill with a feather in his hat^ /\S x^2tllCllCld.tCj » Democrat.’ That’.s your! I answ'er.” I myk He Will Make RrM If Con- ’ v. ‘’*1 . „ w'ould confer with the pre.ss on .Mon- vention Wishes. Refuses To dav. I E. Mood Smith, O. D Felder Smith. O. D. DRS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists Knlarkie On Statement. .Mike Explains Everything j “I’ll be in mv office,” he replied, I “but I don’t kryow what you w'ant to New York, Feh. 7.^ Alfred E. Smith I There’s my statement, will accept the l>eii>ocratic pre*siden- That s ail I II have to say.’ flat nx-k,'s. C..fehhy 8, 19.32. tial nomination if it is offered to him, deer inr. editor: he,said in a 144-word .<tatomenl to- ‘ me and my wife have been talking day, but he will make no pre\conven- alx-ut the big hill that congre'-ss pa.s-s- ti n campaign. , \ ed the other day which will put $2,- The .'•tatement in full follow.s: . in South Car lina must a lmit 090,OU^,000 in circulation, my wife up. many-inquil^f'S have come^ to that the nu-t di.'stres- rig cri.si.s of this and .say.s -“mike, how will we get h.ilt | .r«. f-oin friends throughout the conn- Clinton Hi Teams Are Eliminated SPECIALISTS Eyes Examined Glasses Prescribed 15 West Main Street Phone 1®1 ‘ Laborstory for Prompt Replfr Service | Schaeffer Life Time Pens The mffkers of Schaeffer Pens are precise in every detail. Every pen must measure up to a standard that is unquestionable not for just a few months, but 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 agaiitst the slightest defect. Designs and points to meet your individual require ments. Other Pens are carried, priced from— $1.00 up ; CHRONICLE PUB. CO. Stationery Dept. Clinton, S. C. I SUBS( KIBE TO THE ( HRONICLK ji r .xl of hard times has passtxl. Wc Id army, < f that morinc/?’’ i said— try who worked for and lielieve in niv. At the district tournament held in' I,auiren.s on.last Thui-Jay and Friday, !t t ) anny is to rny attitude in the present politi- the ('linton hoy.s ar^d girl.s were elimi-. for us.” ,cal situaton, that I feel that I owe ^heir first games. Gray'j ' to my friends and to the millions <>£ '-oiwt-flwings defeated the (Tinton Sire definiteJ.v in a fx-riod of building “who .said we w.,ul<l get . !t —(f iTCuri dra tion. .A new plan of | of same ? it ain’t intended I‘resideiit Hoover’s is to devi.se some ; iiHdhod of tapping the fonnidahJe' j re d up how i think that men and. women who supported me so hi.ys, 10-12, and .Newiyerry girls de- g .'Jill ot inonney ,will hi* dished! l<>.vally in 192K to make my position ft*ated (dinton gfrls, IH-M ina.ss s)f h'iaixk*<l inioney wh'ch iv now kept out of'^the channels of hu.-mess, here it is thus crippling credit and pr^sentihg' 1,;^, l)anks nn a!ni -i uii■ UMn.ouii‘al)Le obstacleito e ir ID turn tj> pr siK'iity. If the gep- eMak'-simo and hi.s-staff of asivi'er* <ari (I’an a di fitiite ainl c ri -citid ■well-fi.x-used atta' k on thi.s I ii U'd| icsti vr, it . is v'lin.ly iri^.sildc tha' a ouK'k cure may he effect* i. Kvi ry iji; t4 iiig«-nt < it zett will understaii 1 that Silly h^aiil.ing if mt*iu*y on hi.s own I ;irt may ha\ »‘ a share in thi.s general leg oi'/,n«‘.ss jittle Lizness the fainiir.s po.<!ta::e -as foil* w t*rs: $99r).999,92:».00 91>r).999,970.00 2.50 - 2.50 8.(M)0,100.00 i irntis that mr. ford .says his new Hr will fetch ba k ’ prosiH*rity. no d* uht, it will feti'h prosjK*rity back to him, as he st*lls f :r cash Jinly, and we inU't ride, eve-n if we do have to pat- iies betwixt trips. ei,rt.r ‘ The boys’ game was playeel at f:30 “If the r>emfKratic national conven-1 Thur ;day afternVx n. In the* first half tiun. after eareful cansiileration, fiiay (\>uit boys ran away with | .should decide that it wants me t» lead, game. The score at th<» half was { I wiU make the fight; but I will not ^'linton made a fine rally in the! make u pi e-conv*'nticn campaign to half do make the final score 10-i -♦‘cure the .support of ileb'gates. i ke ( a-key (if Bre-hyterian col-! “By action of the iKunucratie na- «xllalion of market \alu* .s and wages. Ives'pun.sA* la the campaigns conducted!*'””’’'' ^ ' nea. i by th*’ governnu-^it is the <juickest way! •if lift.ng ()urj»elv**s fiswn the mire. ! it is a futi iv thing about the-se hard —— ! times, when most of the folks lo.^e tional convention of ll*2S I am the leader of my party in the nation. With a full sense of the respDnsihility 'hereby imposed, U .shall not in ad vance if the c*)nvention either support ■ r oppose the* candidacy*.of any aspir ant for the nomination.”' The 1928 starvdaul bearer handed the statement to 40 newspaper men late .Satuixlay afternemi in his office lege, was th** touniament refeiXH*. V, Th** girls’ game wa? plave^ at 4:30 FLOWER SEED t Now is the lime to plant them. We have a large assort-^ ment of new crop at reduced prices. GARDEN SETS lliree Tools — Trowel, Fork, and Hand Rake Very Substantial — 2.5c the Set. VTGORO FOR SAI.F:—10c and 50c SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “Corner At Union Station” Telephone 400 Thin sday aftern*)on,^and was close and j INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Prices Attractive. B. H. Boyd, Agent All Kinds of Insurance and A I* SMITH /VI’I'EAKS .AGAIN their jidis the fin»t thing they think late .Satuixlay aftern-mi in his offu-e Real^Estate. The biDwn *k*rby and expan.sive 1 *» peddling something, you the thirty-second floor of a Fifth Ally Dwellings and RusineSS rrin of New York’s “.Al” are oncesell rwithing to men and wimmen avtime skys«‘raper. .Property. ' *ji:)ie re()oshig in a ♦onspicuous s|x>t | ain t got nothing to buy.nothing “Here you are l>oys, hut remember,! Also Several FaTRIS V near the ( enter of the tomia-studus it’s not to lx* publish***! until Monday v.-rtex which we naively call the po-( . morning,” he said with A grin, i ticai “ring." Once ni,)re h s larg**: *'” • vditor, i have-ha*! news: 2 of - •*D**es thi.s |>erinit vdur friends to .bu«is d.miiiiatos the front pagt^t^h'’ ‘I®*?* dide la.st wix-k with 2 enter y*)ur name in various state pri- , of our daily journals, the nation (tver;!black tung. we had inaries at whi* h convention delegate.sj Clinton Really & Insurance Co. a.’xi once more a thousand editorial * ^ ag<*nt.s at our jiouse orn* day iliul will Ih* elt*cted?’’ Smith was aske*1. Phone No. 6 vones are iai^*d in useless ***)mmen- cant pay our pitcher ^ “I will answer that by re|H*atii!g, oatioiFs of his *,ualificati*)n for the | - that I’ll make no pre-convention cam-' j I paign ’’ he replied. i d Mi’t think this country is in for Then he pausc'd, li>ok»d at the ceil- the <lole .system, a.s most *»f us can ing. and a<lded: make out till blacklK*rry time, but i “.Xnd without a campaign I'd**n’tj .1.) believe that it will take a dimmer s*e how a fellow *an get any dele- hut the present enthusiastic I ci atick victory to get hack to imrmal gates." rally to the -uppoit of the ex-candi- times again, it will [M>ssihly he u sur- “Will you forhi*! tlie use i)f your da.e wh.t faii«sl in 1928 (xdiit to the prise to you, hiit i have 3 m*>ie goovl. name in states that d.> not require a «oit i>f r sy s* lf-«i*‘« cpt!Oti that will dogs sick with the black tung. * candi*late for the nomination to give •igain bring *1 to:*', in thi.s year of our his p*‘rniissi()n ?” 1/ vii ninete*‘n h.indted ainl thirty-two. will, inr. editor: ple.-e u.se yore in- ”1 *I n’t know hw I can s. .p any- ■ ✓1 HUGH 1. EICHELBERGER NEW YORK LIFE MAN Ten Years Experience._ Professional Insurance Information _ Furnished Free Office: Room 209' Jpcol:M & Company Building Urosident's chair. 1 i) !h? Dcin K'lati • party "calamity” and “.^1 Smdh” sluHihl be, by this synonym* us ternus. ,.N*»rmaHy, fiolitical part M'S aix- taught by exfieri »*ni< AlfiD' i 8'nitl ,r Will never cai-ry the ^ fluence. if you have anny, to '.-et the one from doing anything.’’ Smith re- Ir.in ers «)f the Denio*-! ‘ti^ party t*t 'g*>vernment to send some of th** “re-“iilied, as he bnmght hi the Whit*‘ House. He nK*\. if we are coiutruction inonney down s*>irth .as fltjor with a hang. feel t*) the yiHl not ear. fill, be <i«‘legated to carry the north has already go' all we ever tb . e stan;l;.:d: - ire-' h*, e, but t** the ha*l. if i think of anny other nice W hite H ,)U: e h > p.ilh Tn.-.-:t certainly | things to tell you aliouH i wdll rite or dtx.s not lead. For the party, he will: foam you lator on. priilahly na an *livisi()n, st^uabhling,! .^yores trulie, and sacrifice ;)f power aiai “punch,” J ' mike (Tark, i fd. The chances'of the Ik'imxTats are i »driUtt*Mlly bettier this year than'th<y| How I Bulanred .My Budget Kai*“ J)* * n .sine*- Wilsi n dominated af-1 1 called on my chief cre*lit r the Lui-s doi-iiug. tlu!. \V.urJd.--W’ar_iiluwly. I ctlviiiy. day and informed him that I fvW nearly a *le-a ie. the IK*:!].)CraLs | would need ad*litional advances right have lH‘en collecting th*‘ir ftnees. They away or 1 couldn’t tuiu a wheel, lle^ have w’ iked up from the near-nothing ir.a js of the ('(;x-Hai*ling campaign “1 think a fellow w ho w >uid*d » that told m** to leturn in .h days, so pr Hupl- ’y in 10 «lays I was ht iore aim again, untd now thejiiare i\*presenl'*d stivUig- It su ms that he ha*l “investigatiHl” )\ in Cor gre s aij*l have an excellent me. He politely notified me that 1 cha ice to be t ige .st'iiou.sly the long-mu't balance my budget before I btod Kept.olican sti.inghold in Wa.sh-!could couitt on him f ir anything else. ■ in'M n. Paraphrasing Lincoln, we ‘ —- migh* a.'k, “Shatl the.se efforts die in | -When y*)ur financial papa tells yoii vain?” hat your bmlget must U* balanct*d, 1 ‘ XI .Smith has V!^■i*ln if he Has at. there’s nothing els** to ilo but’ get busy XI .Smith has V!^■i*ln b* art the be-’t intor* .sts of h?s party, and .' ee that it is balance*!, so I imme- he will sitep a.'ide and let a candUiate diately t*)ok up this work of neces- w ith the tave.r and confidence of the | ai y adju.itment. h'ir.st, I deciiled that nation take the nomination without jl would have to send my wife to the dispute. United, the DenKXTats will; “Old Ladies” h;;me. She’s gather Ifive the Republicans the struggle of I young to go there, but I’ve g*)t to bal- their live:; divided, there isn’t the ance iny budget, ain’t I? , •lightest charvre. time yoa are out of fix fiis'‘The reavilt of ir- YOffular or faulty bowel movement, try Thedford’s Black-Draught for the re freshing relief it gives thousands of pe<^le who taka it. Mr. E. W.Cpcil,a construction anpar- intendent in Pnlaaki, Va., Mjr* * ”Whaii I fat con stipated. my haad nchas. mod I T>day the wealth of material eli- I next decided to send 5 of my chil- gihle and logical for the Democratic dren to an orphanage. (I will have to nomination is amazing. Govermir R:,o3eveIt of, Ne\v^ York, Newton "D. Baker, Repre^ntstive Gamier, of Tex- kcep Jerry—so’s I will have somebody to drive iny car). The orphanage, might complain about the adoption of! as, present Speaker of'the House oflso many ytmngsters, but th*y si\nply Bepiesentativei^ all--are good mon ' must understand that I’ve got to bal- Who have the ct^nfidence of ,the Amer- kan people. Bu^ Al Smith, though he ]r9e;e^3 a pleasing personality and ance my budget. I hav'e already writ-' ten the F’ederal Land bank to take my fain.: I am moving out as soon as have that dull, tired not aqoal to my woik. I dont feal hungry and I know that I need aomething to dcanoo my ayatam. ao I tako BUck-Dnught Wa have found it m groat b^** Sold In 25-cent pochna. El Mi lilillli 4 Women’s and Children’s Slipper n Harf-Price Every pair is from our regular stock, and of fered at a price - that would pay you to get more than one pair. Vy Thedfordk speaking voice, has been!! can find a place'to go where t.here’s pTO'.ed -io have fallen short of theja go,.d house and a nice garage that ikieaU of the nation. As a man — he I can rent on credit. ,docra well enough; as a political can- ftidate—no. * The-party must surely realiz** that the nomination of Smith means the alienation of a large portion of the toalienation at a time when The telephone company began to help me balance my budget about 3 weeks ago; th^ took my phone out.. The '‘Pay-.Xs-You-Slecp” Household Furnishers lent their assistance alsoc) BLACK' DRAUGHT > - f • WOMEN who art ^ ev^ry ir.ooth. MmuM taka Car- qut. Us<*<l for over K ysarm. s-tr^A Just Half (V2) for Any Pair In the Store’ V Come in today — see them — try them on buy them and tell your friends. New Shipment of luring Dresses just surrived, at “special” price ... Phone 47 ‘^One Price To Air Clinton, S. C. m J % \ 7^ ■aHM