The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 14, 1932, Image 6
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THE CLINTON' CHRONICLE
THURSDAY. APRIL 14, 1^32
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On a floomy day I met a New York
man who seemed almost happy.
A friend asked him: “How’s
market ?”
“Haven’t tlw slightest idea.”
The questioner was astonished.
“Don\ you own stocks and bonds?”
“Sure I do,^’ my man replied. “But
J know the things I own'can’t disap
pear. I know:niTBd7~ITiirT-haTe-no^^»en-jgiped_aut and lack the strength
chance of selling them at a decent
you anywhere. It uses up
brain ^lls and nervous energy that
might be used for progress.”
Ever>' one of us who has any heart
at all has had his heart wrung in the
past few months. We help as far as^
wp can, but there are so many we can.i
not help. So many men who want to|
work for whom there is no work!
To these victims of the depression,
and especially to the old who have
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price in this market. Therefore, why, d. rpest sympathy goes out
should I torture myself by watching j
them every day and figuring out how!
much they have depreciated?” ,
The other looked at him as if h'
were a traitor to the serious ideals ol,
American finance. Whereupon
friend uttered an important truth
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Hut there..l»8 been a lot of whining
n the part of men who have no ex-
i.ie to whine.
1 have been reading Emerson’s dia-
• ries. His railroad bonds went sour
n the panic of 1857. He refers to his
osses just once. His .house burned
“The-troufele-with-the^e-fellaw* iii^ Joi^lU-and.his_diary records: “House
Wall street is that they have taken I burned,” and goes on to more impor-
their losses fifteen times a day for, tant things.
two years,” he said. “Think of it^ fif
teen times seven hundred. What U loss
that makes. Nobody can stand a loss
like that. If they’d put away their
lead pencils; if they’d quit figuring on
the back of envelopes and the margins
of newspapers, and (orget the whole
thing, they wbuld be much better off.
Taking your loss fifteen times a day
Soich men give us renewed respect
for tbe hunoan race, and America has
her full share of them.
But I am weary of the boys who
tell me how much they would have
had if they had sold everything in the
summer of 1929—the back-of-the-en-
velope lads who take their losses fif
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Bonus Payment
Is Pictured As
National Menace
Funeral
For G.C. Pitts
Washington, April 7.—A staUmient
that cash payment df the soldiers’
bonus either would make taxes un-
bearid)le or rul\i'federal finances was
issued today by Representative Milli
gan of Missouri, assistant Democratic
whip of the house.
Though leaders in both parties are
known to be opposed to cashing the
veterans’ certificates at this session,
Milligan is among the first to make a
public statement in opposition. Acting
(Tiairman Crisp of the ways and
means committee, also has announced
his opposition.
“If congress now passes a law pro
viding for the immediate payment of
these certificates,” Milligan said, “It
will mean an additional increase TrT
taxes of approximately $2,423,000,000,
or the issuance of now money in that
amount.
' “To increase taxes in amounts .suf
ficient to pay these certificates would
make taxes unbearable. If we issue
bonds or money to pay them, I feel
that it would ruin the financial stand
ing of (he federal government and
might drive the United States off the
gold standard and bring a^ut the
greatest financial panic that ever con
fronted any nation.’’
Meanw'hile the Veterans of Foreign
titions urging the bonus payment and
Well Known Local Cotton Buyer
Buried Yesterday. Death Is
.Mourned By Many Friends.
bearing 2,500,000 signatui'es to the
ways and means committee on the
cap'tol steps tomorrow.
Rr'presentative Patman, Democrat,
of Texas, one of the leading bonus ad-
voiutfs. ma<le public a number of tel
egrams ri'ceiverj from M’eterans and
veterans’ organizations in nine states,
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jtayTnenl
Funeral services for Guy C. IMtts
were held yesterday afternoon at four
o’clock at the Presbiderian cemetery
with Di. D. J. Woods and Rev. H. 0.
Chambers in charge. Many beautiful
floral offerings and a large attend
ance at the service were indicative of
Mr. Pitts’ popularity in the communi
ty where his entire life had been
spent.
Active pallbearers were Hubert
Pitts, George Albright, David T.
Pitts, W. Roy Pitts, Davis Holland,
and H. D. Payne. The honorary es<*ort
included Joe H. Phinney, W. H.
.Sbands, R. E. Sadler, C. W. Stone, E.
W. Ferguson, Gus Mason, J. .1. Corn-
well, Jack Adair, W. D. Copeland and
A. J. Milling.
The community w'as shocked and
saddened Tuesday afternoon shortly
before six o’clock to learn that a self-
inflicted pistol wound, following a
period of despondency, ended his life.
At the^thne of the tt^edy he. was in
the rear of the West rind Service sta
tion resting on a cot because of his
physical condition.
Mr. Pitts was a native of Clinton
and, had for a long period of years
beett-an aetive^eettoft-buyer on the lo
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Think of tlw advartisemenU in this paper as
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so mfiny letters addressed to you, personally.
That’s what they’re intended to and, actual-
ly, that’s what they are. This newspaper is, in
effect, a mail-bag which brings news-of eventsr
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and news’of thel>e8t merchandise at the fairest
prices.
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You don’t throw away letters unread. You
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don’t read three or four letters carefully and
skim through the Vest. Treat the '^merchandise
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letters” in this new^papto the same way. Read
them all. Read them carefully. One single iton
Will often repay you for the time it has taken to
read them all.
chI market; He was a son of the late
R. G. and Martha Meadors Pitts, one
of the widely connected and esteem
ed families of this community. He
pos.sessed many traits and character
istics that made and held sincere
friends for him, all of whom will
mourn his tragic pas.sing.
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Besides his wid<)w| Mrs. Ina Vance
[mouncing the opposition^ to bonus by one daughter,
syTnenl.s voiced by Henry L. iitevens, Pitts, who is teaching at
national commander of the Ameruun . vi^Adenville, N. C.. and by three sons.
l>‘gion.
One of Lhese messages, signed by
t'olquit Drown ow the veterans of Bee
county, Texas, said, “Ri^quest im-
p<achnient of Commander Stevon.s.”
“The following telegranvs are not
all I have reieived but are typical of
the reaction to Cointflander Stevens
of the .American I>‘gion’s statement
that he was backing Mr. Hoover,”
I’atman said in a statement.
Guy, Joe Vance and William. Also by
four brothers, George L. Pitts of Ty
ler, Texas, J. H. Pitts, Sr., W. M.
Pitts and J. M. Pitts of this city.
Mrs. Cannon
Loses Mother
iVIany gg0d..hou»ek:e^2fa:s,Jia:^^
habit of reading this newspaper with a pencil
and paper, ready to jot down the articles they
wish to. look at when they start out on their
shopping tour. Try this method. It saves time,
and saves money, and provides you with the
pick of the day’s merchandiser
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CROSS HILL NEWS
•MrsT-R. W. Griffin and Mrs. Frank
j Friends in the city of Mrs. .Arnold
) Cannon will sympatbixe with her in
' the death of her mother, Mrs. Lula
Ilerrick, 53, who died at her home in
New^beiry on Saturday afternoon af
ter an illness of several weeks. The
Tuneral service was held Sunday, af
ternoon at the residem.*e, conducted by
her pastor, Rev. E..B. Keisler, of the
i Lutheran church of the Redeemer.
Besides .Mrs. Cannon^ Mrs. Dt'rrick
Gregory were shv>i>pers in Clinton, on
last Thirr^ay.
.Miss Jean Klugh'sp<‘nt last week In
R(Kk Hill. —
Mrs. Leonora Major, Misse* Ann._
Major and Agnes I.eainan, Mrs. S. A. j *‘.*‘^**'**''’*‘^ by her mother, .Mrs. B. B.
Ijeaman and (’harles H. I.eaman spent M^*^**^'*'I children, Mrs. K. B. Setz-
Saiturday in Augusta with Mr. andj^^*" Spartanbui'g, L. ( aldwell Der-
Mrs. Bob Baggott. C I fick of Charlotte, Miss Helen Derrick
Mrs.!). R. Chapman and Mrs. C. S.rt’nd Eugene Derrick of Newberry, and
Pinson were shoppers iin Greenwood brothers, C. Hiller of Ridge
last Thursdav. ' Eric and Vemon Hiller of
Mrs. Lydie .Miller ii visiting rela-1 Newberry,
lives in Whltanlre this week. ! ———
Miss Margaret Hipp, who teaches' ^ OffCYS^^
at Pelzer, sptmt the week-end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Hipp. I
I ft C. I^eaman of Columbia, spent
tht Week-end witr Mr. and Mrs. Vt.
H. Leaman.
For ke-election
Fred Burnette, member of city
council for the past two years from
MIm Gladys Griffin of Greenville, {waid six, announces his candidacy in
spent the week-end with her mother, i today’s paper for re-election. Mr. Bur-
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Mrs. W. E, Griffin.
Miaacs Johnella and Blam^he Aus
tin at Arcadia, and J. HL Austin spent
the week-end,with their mother, .Mrs.
Lilia Aaatin.
Mrs. Lula Griffin and Mrs. S. Mv
Leaman spent Tuesday tn Newberry
with Mr. and Mrs. I^ MeSwain
nette h favorably known in his ward
and has many friends who will wel
come his candidacy.
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the an-j
nual meeting of the stockholders jo^
Miasea Eliae Hawkins and Mary | the Joanna Mercantile Company,
Farvow iipent Thursday evening in
CUoton.
Mm. L. E. Martin and Charles H.
f^MMBaa i9>ent W^nesday afternoon
hi Aalpda with Mr. and Mrs. R. L
:RI»B to tub CHRONICLB
GoldvHle, S.,.C., will be held at..the
office of the company on W’odnesday,
May 4, 1932, at 11 oVlock a. ’ih. for
the transaction of such business as
may come before the meeting for con
sideration.
S. G. DILLARD, Swretary.
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