The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 14, 1932, Image 8
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THlTIL^nAY. JULY 14, 19S2
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Farm Demonstration
Notes
C. B. Cannon, County Agent
Boll Weenl
Most of the cotton throughout the
county is getting too largest© apply
sweet poison for be»t^ results. In
j checking over various fields iii the
I countv last we«k T found where poi-
i son has been used no squares were
can or taste or h«r-it U just, ;; ,a;;t”'V‘,;;s7itutionkramend-‘ “"<* poison has not
piam unreasonable doubts and fears prohibition tor submission t*!^"" .
.c s. t„e e^t,j.t of 8 and 10 per cent. A]
Both parties in their national con- numb<.r of farmers report to the office
ventions haye pledged themselves to
the submission of such an amende
ment. Why can’t it be done right i
away?
The difficulty will be in framing an
amendment which can" obtain a
thirds vote in both houses,
Amoican Business
And the Depresnon
^ " (By R. Perry Shorts, Regent, Uni
versity of Michigan, and President of
I the Second.National Bank and Trust
' Comoany of Saginaw, Michigan.)
tPri grtfiXist stumbling bhik tot
recover^' right now is not ^ .leign;
loans, or banks, or any other ecofiom- ‘
WASHINCTON
•Y RAPPORO MOiLCr
Washington, July 11
ic pribleni. 1. isn't even anytbinp^ w_e-;;™*^‘<-‘'™
-The most ex
political gos-
congress try at this ses-
in the minds of our people. Our worst
tiouble today is in our heads. Fear
has filled our land with cowards. Our
vision is blurred and we are groping
in the dark. Do you know that life in
surance statistics prove that if all of
the thousands of prospective suicides
wfould only postpone killing them
selves for another week, !K) per 6ent
of them wpuW never commit suicide
at all—because, that which they fear
is going to happen never actually oc
curs. This fear must be fought—it i-
everybody’s battle — and only as the
battle succeeds w’ill pro.sperity retun..
Hundreds of solvent banks have rc-
that more weevils are in their cotton
this year than since 1922. Since it is
getting too late to use sweetened poit.
;8on, the cotton should be dusted with
• calcium arsenate f»r the squares
two- picked up, which is the most
which j,' P*'*^ctical means of control in large
t:m majority rauiie.l by tbr ‘fcWo"- If tba dust is used 1 would
; on for the submiss.o', of a ronsf't.i-' *“ «
io.ml amendment. P" ® !*»!" “Pfrt, »ppljnnir
^ , same while the air is still. Very satis-1
The Democratic platform calls results have been obtained by'
an amendment explicitly repealing the j up squares and burning them.
- - eighteenth, or prohibition, , Xhe present dry weather with its hot
cently been closed by the unjustified, although coupled ''^’‘th this ^ temperature will al.so aid in keeping,
fear of their own depositors—para-■ demand that the federal r^^jj ^veevil under control.
Ivzing whole communities and adding •"♦'"t effectively exercise it.< power. Poultrv '
to enable the states to protect them- . , , / i
sdvbS UKuinst importution of into,xi-. numbrr of calls huvo come to the
liquors in violation of their
■ poultry has the sore head (chicken
_ , , , , , ' j pox). This is a contagious disease that i
The Kepubhean pat form, how'ever,, throughout the flock either'
pecifically says. Me do through *drinkini^ water or contact of j
birds. .Sore head make.« its appearance]
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new burdens to the backs of the poor.
A "money hoardei.,’’ or a "rumor
spreader’’"^n times like these is a
•‘traitor’’ to his own home town and
ought to be (jaarantinsHl and chloro
formed.
.And whut is the .‘•'cnic of it all?
M’hat Ls there to be afraid of? M’hy
should we worry about war (Ubts
when even if they were all cancelled
our annual im onu' would be reduced i era
by only $2.09 per jH-rson? M’hy fret ' the
any more aluiut bank failures wheii
ovtr L’O.Otib banks are .still doing busi-
i-e.-js and if they were strong enough
♦o survive the pa.-t two years on their
i‘Wn resouiees, liiey certainly should
able to "ride out of the .storm"
with the I’nited States government
now standing ready to help them’’
eating
laws."
a sulmiission limited to the i.'-sde of
rcfentitm’or rep«*al.7ttnddtHlaresihat .small sores. Some-
the proiiosed amenHmeut should con
tain provisions retaining in the fed-
government power to, jireserve
gains alieady made iii dealing
with the lifjuor tra^he, while allowing
staU- to ileal ywth their problem as
thi ir citizen^'ftiay deti-rmim*. .subject
to the jiovter of the federal govern-
mt lit to jirolect jfitates w here
tio
^lo
merit
Lime* the case is so .severe the .eyes
are closed up and the bird loses its
eyesight. To control the disease, sepa-
i-ate any bird that shows signs of
pimples or sores on its head and .tre-at
with tincture of iodine. The sores
near the eves should not be treated
W I'
uld
, .J . I with iodine, but may Ik* treated W'ith
caibolated va.seline or iodex, both be-'
ing a salve. If the birds have been in-1
ariM'ud- fected with this disease they are im-j
re(|uire the affirmative mum. thereafter. There is a treatment i
"nicr^' exist. . /
sul init a constitutiona
voles of 2(Kt members of the house of 'f,,j. head and. such treatment
representative^ and of (»4 .senators, should be applied when the birds are
IS distressing of cour.se, to think^about
tbe six or seven million men/tlow un
employed—but how about fhe db ndl-'iv^.,, thirds of'the rnember.'hip of each 4 5 months old. The expense will
lion men who are still at work , ^v-j Neither party has enough vary with the cost of material for the
erybody talks about the farmers who | pj^sent congres.s t< put inoculation. There is no need of treat-
can’t pay interest on their mortgage*! ^ moposal through as a party ipif the flock after there
-^but »e hear little about the .IK out,
of every 100 farmers that are not , „ . .,,w .
- , .a... . a. ,
mortgaged at all.
M'e need leadership
spread encouragerm'nt
is an out-
Amocrats have 21b
today to holp; Hepuolieans 214. If bit of trouble may be expected with |
and construe- mites. One of the be*st controls for,
♦ u-nan*.l uninnir our neo- ‘‘uunted Upon to support a wet t ^ueh is to spray thoroughly the chick-
ole Fear always comes from ignor- amendment at this time, it would still; hoqse with half kerosene mixed'
a'lce-- and ‘“.7,7 .i" Republicans, in^i.^ half^urn, n.ut.;r oil taken Iron.;
three, billions a year on education.. Let; through. car or other machinery. Also, body
us put all this fear behind Cis and' <>n chickens may be controlled by;
thank for the irreat wealth and’ ^^**’'*‘ Republicans, the u.s4* of nicotiue sulphate, known as;
lSty7f ourc7un?rrNr„Zr:^ ■'-.Krais, one Karmer-Ubor sen- ..bu,k |,„f 40,” placed on the perch]
tion in the world is even half as well;,7.“''','“^'] H*"* "'‘’’Z
off as we are. Our life insurance as-,“" '7 Di-mocrats and 1, of the roortmu.
sets alone amount Ui more than all of R> Pul'’"'"" sciators to icive a wo- stick-li(tht fleas may lie eontrolled
U debts put loitether.l""'''", -PP'-«'«I ■" “",hy KreasinK the bird's head with cas-l
amendment. ^
the breeding place of the fleas and de-
our
governmeht debts put logether.’
M’hat do we know about trouble? Our, ,u i • :*
eommodities are low, our manufacl 'f
tured ^uod-s are low. our securities are "■ »'p ""Pt
low, our real estate is low, and m
addition to all this we have, unlimited
natural re.source.s, unlimiU*d money,
unlimited liraius, and the highest
crt*dit rating in the worUl.
. M'e .Americans should hold our con
fidence and our courage on a high and
steady plane. M'e know, that business
TrosptH'La.ja4;t;..always overestimrrtrrf iti
prosfierilies and always underestimat
ed in depressions. \V«' al.-u know that
America has a Idt) per cent ri*cord o
marching straight through every de
pression to new record peaks of pros
perity and that our country today is
sounde r and stronger and richer than
ever before and stands foremo.'-t
among all of the iiatiun.sof the earth
in the piomise of future growth and
development. ^
L*'t us. then, do our fulj part in this
great conslru.Uite .effort to inspire
new conlidence and courage in our
fM'onle to ‘'•Uld*' them on their way
possible that
might be done ,
during this month of July if a deter-j j.
mineil effort were made to get rid of
the sul)j«‘ct now, and so n'tnove ili
from the pr<‘sidentiai campaign per-i
manently.-In view of the apparent j
popular intere.'t in this .subject, to the 1
exclusion of all other campaign is-j
sues, tho.se who would lik*‘ to see the |
ele*'ti«»n lesult turn upon <jU4'.stion.s of
t'conomics and deep-seated jxililical
jirinciples would be glad to have the
f, prohibition topic wiped off the boards
immediately.
To achw'vy that result, it is believed
that a great many drys and middle-
of-the-roaders would be w'illing to
make coneessions and modify their
personal views, if any hope were held
out that by ko doing a constitutional
by .soaking the soil with
per cent creolin or sail solution,
h'leas will breed in such places as
woodpiles, chips, or in filthy places
under the hou.S'e. ‘ ™
Todd Reunum
^ ^
On July 4th it was my pleasure to
J>e at the Todd reunion and mingle
again with friends and relatives from
<'harl<)tte, Oreenville, ('olumbia, l^au-
rens, (’linton, M’hitmire, Goldville and
I^anford Station.
College boys and girls, teachers,
sten*>graphers, nurses, merchants, in-
L 1. 1 surance men and farmers were among
amendment which would put the whtile group. Three ministers were
there, pastors of some of the clan,
s
"JF J got constipated,
* I would get dizzy
and have swimming
In my head. I would
hare very severe
headache.
“For a while I
thought I wouldn't
take anyWng—may—
be I could wear out
the headaches; but I
found they were
wearing me out.
“I found Black-
Draught would re
lieve this, so when I
have' the very first
symptoms, I take
Black-Draught and
now I don't have the
headache.
“I am a firm be
liever
<iucsti*»n up to the people of the (^j^vre, pastors of some of the
states could be drafter and adopted at where there are preachers there ,
this .-ession. That, is regarded as much jg always fried chicken, atfd the table,:
more feas.ble, strange as it may j in the yard near the beautiful rose!
.jMem, than the ainendnient_of_tbg.A2*-1 garden, w'as with chicken and!
stead act at this session, even though | Q^r Cousin Joe Simp-j
it would reijuire only a inajonty of.gyj, ex^iiibited his culinary arts
each house to change that. with his -pot of delicious chicken stew.
The Democratic Proposal I ,, , . , ,
. 1 4^ ........ I Horse shoe pitching, checkers, con-
' The Dernocralic party platform pro*'
,p„sal advoc.tvs the inunvdiat.-.aWi.-i':^*!*^" ^77 ,a
fication of thv VoUtvad act 'o w^al-, entvrtamravnt. And ,t was wrth
izv ih. manufacture aud *al* of beer ‘""'"W t" ««"■ Todd a
and other beveraKea “of such alcoholic I *>•*'*
content as is permissible tinder the! Six t'rmer Ung Brarun school
1 constitution.” The Volstead act de-i teachers were-present and 1v»d their
I 1 ai._a — 1 „4..;„;„.- nw>tiir4>K maiHo Mfs. Ruth Todd Poole,
Todd. Mrs. Leah
the forms
' clares_that any beverage containing pictures made
cohol is intoxicating and is, therefore, I Martin Benjamin,
illegal. ! Donnan Scott,
a' ' i/i
in BUck-
Draught, and after
using it 20 or more
years, I am satisfied
to continue its use.**
—F. M. ifMimmity, Ofn§*
vm
m
THEDFORDS
Black-
Draught
OUBIf who ara ron-down, or
ovarr Diatttli, ahouM takf
if
IU>KSN aed
fffalcr a Hgwid—gei tKc new.
Mrs. Anrdje May
, , Miss Bertie M’right,
The contention of the wets is that | and Miss Lydia Sloan,
an alcoholic content of six or sevenj The wind was blowing a gale but
per cent, which waS the average into the hearts of those present there
strength of lager beer in the old pre- was peace and happiness after a day
prohibition days, or even of ten or spent together at the G. W. Cunnin'g-
twelve per cent, which is also a')v*ut ham home, old Joe Todd place,
the proportion of alcohol in th^ so- ^ "■ ONE PRESENT. ^
called “light wines,” is not in fact in-1 ' ] ; ~ T!T T7~, i
toxicating, as such beverages are or-, resuhmission, tlw* drys still think they
dinarily used. The Democrat^ party’.- “^e strong enough to block any at-
proposal is to amend the law and le-i^^mpt to make the sUtutory restric-
galixe beverages with an alcoh ilic ‘ tions on liquor any wetter than they
content higher than the present one- ^'ow,
near-bee^
Some
cut
observers predict that there,
will be a more bitter fight over that!
proposal than there will be over thel
constitutional amendment. Therv are*
many members of congress m both.
, houses and of both parties who **re j
, uncompromisingly dry. They will ac-!
]cept and vote for a constitutional!
] amendment putting the question up to j
I the states, because they bejieve i hat
it will be impossible to obts:i‘ the
I ratification of such an amendn’cnt by
three-fourths of the 4H states. There i
are more than twelve states, th^y be-j
lieve, which will never ratify .nrohl-'
1 bition repeal, either through the .egi*-1
f latures or by conventions elected by |
the people; and it takes three-fourths|
growB-upa of the states to ratify any change in
the constitution.
Bo while wets and drys find th-itn-
ICdpudine
I best for
HEA^
because--
L
i A' iekif k
»^ Mk. lOe. iOe sisw.
CaataiM w opi«*«*
Wpa’tapsststowach.
BYBUP 9t Tht4
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