The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 05, 1933, Image 7

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I THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. 1933 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. PAGE SEVEir \ * ■ / \ V / Influenza Now Different Type j other states this year seems to hv'* of a different type from the disea.'io that! ravaged the nation several yea>'A ago,; ■ Dr. James, A. Hayne, state heaitn < f-| ficer, said. j t I ' He pointed out that it has it' in- Jacobs' Discusses; SEVENTH INSTALLMENT Synopsis: Pauline, sentimental, trustful, sincere and loving love, be comes engaged and married Dennis O’Hara in the belief that their blissful happiness will continue unchanged thru all the years. On her w-edding morning she awakens with a strange premonition that maybe love does change, a thought buried in her mind by a letter from her closest friend, Barbara, the night before. Pauline adored Barbara, who had been mar- I erative earns, and the more he can I spend with you and me. TTjiV, PkaKiIattKII ^bis is a phase of the tax problem — I our own interest be very keenly inter- Columbia, Dec. 31.—Influenza that I Official cf Cotton iVfanufacturersV ^stod 1n seeing the tax loads of our has appeared in South Carolina and Asspciatinn Gives Tax Figures^ Laurens’^county cor^rations decrease On Cotton Mills of County and '’^”' "f fT r» 1* r r ' fr- a-i ' ■ he perhaps surprised to Urges Relief for Textile that South Carolina mill, are Industry. paying at present the highe.st tax rata — ■ . per spindle in the world. The cotton .At the county-wide mass meeting inilD alone spend nearly four miPion ception not fiom the coryza, or eom-1 Laurens Monday morning, fer taxes annually, and in ad- mon nose cold, but rather from u county delega-'to that they support at their bronchial inflammation in th- ch.v^t. if p..t,j,ent. .several ei*ir.ens!expense for their operatiVos “The person contracting this yrarV ; nuido talks on matters pertaining .to types of municipal service V influenza,” Dr. Hayne said, . j the county’s finances, all in then- re-j'’^'hich ordinarily taxes are supposed thoughts back to sanity. Dennis did | child.” she told Pauline when it was of oppi ^'ssion m Ihe inuirks urging the strictest economy jpay for. not love her and. even if he did, j collected. -cht st, ha.s pains in the chc.A, and; and a general retrenchment policy in| While the cotton mill tax load in how soon would they grow weary of! lliey got into the car — Dennis in b'^^^'ohe nnd a cough. This tj pc ()f the nuitter of expenditures, botlr 'louth Carolina has steadily increa.sed, each other'? No. no, it was far better I front with Jerry, and the two girls i isdifferont from that n h oh ' county and state. j cotton mill taxes in New England . xxifp far hobind ! a coiy/.a, whica had as it ;, xv. P. Jacobs of as it was, Pauline was the wife for him. Pauline was the kind of woman to make a home for such a man as iDen- nis. .And yet it was by his choice that they were coming to to\^. Why had he done it? Barbara told We’ve got ticket.' for a show to-j running colii and wattuy roiton Manufacturers' Assoei- \V. P. Jacobs of this city, secretary jste.'idily decreased. Today the night.” Barbara said; “and we’ve i ation of Kouth Carolina, was one t)f South Carolina mill pays on the av erage of 7«c per spindle. The Now England mill pays hardly more than’ “Oh, but Dennis ought to rest,”, influenza is lower, the average being [ slon of the tax problem as affecting!fbat amount. The tax load in V. 1 not more than 102 degrees. The grave, the cotton mills. His address follows; I-'^‘-•w England has •booked a table for .supper afterward.’’ “The temue.ature in thus tyi^e ef'the speaker.s anti went into'a discus- Pauline broke out agitatedly ^ ‘Non.sonse.” There w'as a sharp j huyger is from the inflammation of herself she did not know, could not l note in her husband’s'voice. “It’s not pneumonia germs, .Although it app^-urs guess, and yet — deep down in her nearly .so tiring sitting in a train as | that not many ot the cases of mflu-j^^f gentlemen as its representatives ried, was the-mother of a child which! heart there was a little fluttering H is trying to''drag myself about the, are being followed by pneu-1 capable of directing its af died, but now divorced and living a ! hope that it was because he wanted to ; house.’" ' life which some of'her friends could j sec her. has been greatly n • I duced w'ithin recept years. The remov I think I.aun-ns county has a itroup misration of the in monia. -■ I I fairs efficiently. They can run the Pauline’s face quivered. “Of course.! Dr. Hayne advised rest in bod and , (-oynty well. I am hero therefore not not understand. Between Dennis and 1 “You’re a fool!” she told herself-if you’re not tired—” she faltered, i ihe care of a phy.'ician as the host j to tell you how' to run the county, but w-ih J BMirara is a seeming wall of personal dislike by both. Six months after Pau line’s wedding, Barbara comes for a short stay. During this visit Barbara confes.'cs to Pauline that there is a man she really loves, but she refuses her to meet the O’Hara’s., It w to bring out a few facts and present a few' figures which aie of import- to tell his name. Barbara decides sud- pityingly again and again, and could They reached the hotel. j means of avoiding serious complica- only remember that it is better far. “We’H cal! for you at half-past sev-: tions. The incubation period of the to be a fool in Paradise than to be : en,” Bar’nara said. “No, we won’t disease, he said, was found to be fronC ance to the officials and taxpayers of wise and have no Paradi.se at all. j cume in now—you’ll want to unpack, j 2 ! to 4S hours. Influenza, he explain-j the county. Barbara made Jerry Barnet go w'ith|So glad you’ve come.” , ed, is spread largely from contact by j talking as a tax])ayer who owns more real estate than he wants a! She blew Pauline a kiss and learetl i coughing or talking. pourihg wef ^vehtfig; and JfTw" Jmmerrr—Rcirms' frtvm^ s j o,. hgr^w-ittu:qrtOTrtnTd who there- denly to go home and Pauline in.sists - looked at its worst. P>arbar.a slipped ■ Jimi y. 1 feel exhausted. ’ sliow the spread of an epidemic to be j jj, heavily taxed; as an official of Dennis drive her to the station. Irri-|a hand through Jerry’s arm as they! “You go-ond dress and come back Di. Hayne said, although, huiUling and loan association which tated, Dennis drives recklessly, and^ walked up and down the platfonu. [for me. and don’t be lat^." said Bin"-, South Carolina has been more fortu-! holds mortgages on over 12.o pieces of they are in a crash. Barbara escapes injury i>ut Dennis’ leg is broken. .\s du.stry from New Fingland induced the tax authorities to voluntarily reduce the loa<l. and in some cases wipe it out in an effort to hold the fine pay rolls in New England. Their effort.s failed, and many mills moved South <>nly to face a tremendous increase in taxes. I fear our mills must suffer the same experience as in New Eng land. I fear that unless we as citizen.s quicken our efforts and protect this, inir great asset, and insure our pay rolls, that V. e too are going To see great indjst'ial decadence in the tex tile indusLiv here. “You look vo-y young tonight,” *ivr uoor.. i nate. The number of new cases »<■'-1 county real e.stato:.as a rep- .‘^aid. He pi'e.'i ed her hand close to hlsi Ih' was ame'’.ed. whon (>n anuving.qio'tcd in this state last week de-. ,.^.m.j^(.jDve of the cotton manufactur- he rtoiji-ns to consciousness he learns 15.(h; t get-.ip. Ne\v,.^nt th** fiat he found h m- dressed and; cn ased from the number of the lu'o-1 ()f Laurens county and of the who the man is that Barbara loves. 1 jt?’* ! w aiting. j ceding week. j state; as an official of my own bnsi-[ ‘Oh, I’yf^had it some time!” Bar-l “(Ireat Scott!” iie whistled looking^ ‘ The specific germ causing Influ-j ness in Clinton; arid particularly ap-' enza,’,’ Dr. Hayne said, “is yet in dis-j pearing in behalf of the many thoas-i It’s him.self. Dennis spends several j weeks in the ho.spital. Barbara re-! turns to stay with I’auline, but on one I pretext or another fails to visit Den-1 nis with Pauline at the hospital. Pau-j lino plans highly for Dennis’ return j home. Barbara stays only one day af-' ter Dennis’ return from the hospital. | Much against his will, Dennis finds a^ new' altiactipn in Barbara, w’ho plays; the same cool and detached role as j formerly. A fortnight after Barbara’s 1 retuin to New York, she receives a' letter from Pauline that she and Den nis au coming to New Yoi k for a lit tle vacation. ' ^ Now Go On With the Story- Dr. Long Sees Brighter Future Th n she laughed at hCr.self. There was nothing in the world to,! prevent Kartrrnr'fninf ■'gmng''Trff-“«t--|~ any moment if she .so wi.shed. She was free, and she had plenty of nion- ey, hat there vvas nohoily with whom Jihe ^^,'l»e(,l ^ take such a journey. 1 nule, and a definite decision has not! and.s in our eountv who aie depemiont, Crilj [ho.'t who .ived thiough Re ‘ ' ' construction h ive wilne.-'.sed a mo been arrived at.’ Liquor Control 1 As In Canada In a recent issue of “ The Pieduyte-l I'ian of the Sonth, there api>eared i e!ii)i)ing from The Ntnv OiPlook, a I ! publication of Toronto, t’anada.' per-j J^Ke of increa.se in tax levies in Lau- taining to the liipior situation thei'c. ' ‘'on.s county has betm tremendous in ( antuhun clipping is^ as ftvlltiw&:- - uiion irdustrv either directlv or intli- , .TCIlv f,.i-s.ippmt, , |. ..(■.•-•nir -t-,.| ", , I 'urmg tin* past two yoars. bu^ r,fL r All of the intere.sts of these whoin j seriou.slv we huM* I represent will be best served by tbe,,^^.,,,^. j- most rigid governmental economy. gavs Dr. W. W. Long, direcloi- They ask of oUr legislators that they don service of ( exe. c.se every effort to reduce- g<'V-1 j,, ^cw Year’s mes ernmental expense, and thus reduce ihe heavy tax burden which is becom- r... ,, ing un unhearahle load. The percent tanners ri'cejit years. I i-'lli.ei ag-.* f in vhd'h h" improve e. -rt ’ i fundamental conditions and an u. ward trend in prices of f-a. in i r'> l;u . "Those in us who are in a p-o-’.r v i wq'fn^ia-Uy fo ketqr in Duich ei-’.! "Bootleggers have become so pow-i i"’’ instance, th.o leviivs have hi | |j, other .-itat-s re tli/.e tr j m fiil in British ('olunihia that for the Dneaseil in Laio ens cmmiy from l''’dd ^ .:,mf |, (’•udlina i in a more fa ’o' i'- : Inst ten years they h ive dict.'ited leg-' tp Ih-id ^ i fmanciai, condition t!i in m. ay- i> ' jislntion, according to K»'V. R ,| yR.-: .Ueiage school district: h.o ^utes in th- j ■TTflTyvt*,^ "PrntyIng~ sntmtaof thoDnills to 11 milf<. - • -T-t-t- But if .she had been married tp Den-1 ni^ t./Hara - she bnuvheil that thought | •quickly a.side, and went hurriedly tP her l ath. Jeiry Barnet rang up while she wa.s drcs.sing. “Should have 1 ung he- fore,” he explained,“only * carelessly, hut she flushed, hm- over fruwi head to foot. Bailiara you’d l)e asleep. Tired Inyson | wondered what he would say if laughed. “Do you like me? No lip- morninif. Awfull" j it was all new and ex- stick no earrings no nolliing you’vi* ] Suddenly Jerry eauRht her to him. “Ilarharn—darling—’ British Columbia Prohibition as oci- ation. “We liave e .^HM'imented with ' g-ivcnment control fm' II yiais and i the'results have hoen disastrous.” rie- 1, dared Mr. .McIntyre, addres,'i-'>ir tlu* 'association’s convention. “.Vriests for ; d' UTikenness havi* incicai ed ■'frpin 77d I in CMS, the lost year of ruohihition, l.aurens county: Id.o mill.' to IT) lllill.'. y . Lauren.s city; 2d mtUs t(> 2') mills. Laoren-’ ;A<-hoel district: I'L-. iiiills to 22 mills. tV.c e-it '-lie 1 millage rate in other Sv-ctions if the county has increased a.s wi<II. The aliove leeords are presented as .an ■ mote n-eiiay .1 . eL'-.'.uiiporiing hiT is t'.in .it r inie in i’s recent hi.-te y. Lift \ ill's ago .South yarolina ’"as (L-pe' • < lit almost eritu'ely for >(>vei;e'e, v. 1' < -«i \ 1 ten CI'OP lUiell th 'h- to.l -;, •e.'d f'V “I’m as fresh as a daisy,” Barbara 1 bought for Dennis ('’Hura. | tol.1 him cutynKly. ".Anit I y" j'“g| ,||,| ,,1,.,,, „i„k „|| „i,rh,; to tell y.iu itsyi ..If fill-Wi-an'-vJliy- | n;,;. „„ ..xciti .l “Oh, 1 say. igirl waitiii*' for the man she loved. “.'^o ali.surii!” slie scolded heivselt. -always been u.sud to.” He drew a quick bre:it(i. “Jo\e, iCs-you! But a!! the same you’re divine.” .She .“tvept him a mock curtsey, her “Yes; I’ve, got some people coming up from the country,” Barbara ex- nlained coolly. “.And I’ve got to show them around Awful bore!” men. A)f cmarse. “ won’t ia t Jer-y took her hand ami. bemljng., - “Who are they? Didn’t know you i another id my tamnes. Sne tne.l vo ^.,,,.^.,1 ,t h I ' country relations.” jbdieve in her <*\vn words, hut it Wii • • i’ni almost afrau! of you, and yet Uhe government in connection ’vith it^mciea-c proportionately ^ Pauline and Dennis difficult. She had loved Dennis for " .s'u.id-.nly h * caught her to him. | is dictated and influenced hy tlie hig t-urderi. ‘.After all the exper’ence I’ve had of cyt-s hright with excitement. men.AJf course, it won’t la t it’.< just srpiai'n: i creit.' from 4iu“ .sale of Hsjiuia ,.is a i I pra.ctiealiy evi.y truck cr.-u that t i i iie g-'own i»i any nart of the world i .- I ceiit in the tropic-;, suh-t''op;c v a; i arid le.c'tons. , “I'Tiriliermoie, a large" amount » T ' hiittm- is produced in the state thr .i j a> any tune in its history; and the 1 same i." true of th“ production of ho.ys land poultry. There is, also, a niore in- 1 telligent im{ieista iiding among t!ui ' peopie us to l!ie Fundamentat p. inc:- pli;, iiividved ill the economic produc- . . , , , , , , 1 , V I , ,, ,, „ition of crops and the intelligent u e It IS a known fact that the policy of but which are .steadily siH tei mg win | to’:’...'2' in I'.CH,” .’^Ir. .McIntyre said, exaiiip'e of wlitne we are headed. “In Vancouver City, arrests in 15*21,! With tIv. corporations of the couri- Lefore sales of beer by tlie glass, to-|ty (who pay over half of our taxer* tailed 174. In Bt;iU, after fi-e years' t he as, essments have been steadily in- of boor sales, arrests tiitalled I.It.alJ. j creased by the South ( aroliiui tax In order to collect $:{r),27-l,:L'(» in li-i cornmi.ssion, for they are fixed in Co- iuuor revenue during ten years, Brit-; lumlha. On Hie other hand, tlie as- !ish (’olnmhia expended .$r.2.1»is.m25*.’’ se.'sments of individuals like yoT and I E<iu.ally strong in lictment is made by i uiy'self have been steadily reduced by the Rev. .Andrew Koddan, of \ ancon-|.,local hoards. I'or this decrease I am ver: “I say w'ithout fear of conDa- thanktul, hut still sympathetic for diction, that government control of those corporations which are respon- liipior in Hi itisli Cohinihia is a farce, ^ sible for most of the county s payrolls, dicv of hut wliich aie steadily siiffming an III “1 haven’t. It’s O’lii.a. Ihey’re tired of r and vant a change.” “VV'eii, you’ll want a fourth, so what f 'om hisi^ m^ticating ^ year and a y<‘ar ‘itarliaia ilaiiing ” was a great time l<> Bar!i;.ra. .And wiench'-d herself frei no'A' Deniii.s was c.iming to Ne’.v A urk.: -xims. “let me go licas;! Beast!” .lerry BiLrnet was ciimsori with :irr.ier. “.\nyo;ie wouid think you’d never luiuor interests. In another momciit - he wou’d see huii and read th - iLsuri a!m(*'.;i angry diis She gave a lit 8he’^ liretty and--innocent.” That’s another word for stuiiid.” at iu f - e-Voq- think -so ? Well. yoiF musi ; - ‘•VVh'al’s'1 h*. jake ? Lg” : s^iai'o Tt“‘ judge for youivself. They’re going to • “j wondering how yo-u will li'. about me ? ” BaiLara hesitated, then she laugh , , ed “Gh, very well. You’ll like Pauline. app’-ovM in h:s cye.n tie stifled laugh, and Jeriy ' " THIv A H (’ or PHOHIBITION (Continued from page six) diseases and insects is lietter imdet- I ♦. .. stood; the gradim', packing, ami The taxes ol Laurens county cotton;'• c . i I stall ardi'/urig of crops is appi'i'ciated mills have inereased nearly <;> per i <• i . 'luu uiid uuderlaken a.s never hcfime. cent Within the past ten years. I his has been going on while their com-! V. h.le it i.s always d-ingeiou.-' to i petiiig mill.-, in New Lnglaml have eu- I't'‘bet the action "f lcg,-^,au\e bo-l- j joyi (1 grea1 decrea.a’s in tax'es,''and - Hie vi teian tai iu leadei con- wfiile you and I have secui'ed reduc'ul ■'u le.--, I am going to uubke.bold to in the next !;’ months the able, per Reservt 7 m.v friend ” “Gh, all right, I eXp.* 'i stay a* the Albion—deadly respect able, isn’t it? I thought a little sup after a show on Wednesday night, j |)b,.s O’Hara, f tojd you. a table son..* vhere, will you been ki;sed before wRuf the d'-uc; Is . eighti ent h atiu ndmerit, say the wets. las e.,.;ments. though we paid on an u.' ih'ii , i . r-.v Tnnttpi-*’ fV'hm-tinro •cTiVx'u veviTT •'! ne confident irittianeis rf Asso- increarved mrllairc. • I he important ""■t ‘b go\ei nmeiit ai * gi<aty h liic'd and tlierehy ia<e-; . lessene;! h;it tie* liii'ii'i' wall will he loweie- be Tnrtter? (f'hi'r finro' ynYwr' nt'VFi'; T nt* confidentird paper;' r:f Asso- increa;u-d -I'l.fiCted. Oh, I s.iy, chuck it, Bai-idiation .Against the l‘'•ohihitlon thing to reniemher is lh;it oni eotvon .St'irinav, [iiara!” for she had begun to -oh, tear ; Ano-ndnient, made lUihiic by the lobby ,vay -ly, I ut, with infinite pathos. in'e. tigutimi committee <if thb United He li-id never s-*cm her give way t<yl .States senate, reveal that eleven “Yes- did he say anything about j'‘motion before, and he was angry and j'wealthy men contnbiUed (iver iuilf of Pauline?” * ''iistressed. It was almo.-.t as if w'ith ! the sums expended by this wet or- ‘ ............ t he so- thi pu'-cnasii'';' im'i pi>’..au' (d’ a.cd; that the ,t!i‘ right but I shall see you to- “Only t’nat sfio wa.s y lung just a “-'m new mo le of <lressing she hml | ganization in it.s various r night” VVe’fe going to the Venners’.! kid.’’ 'Changed her nature to... “Chu-k ii!”.!,against prohibition, and that Tt seenuTages ainciriasr'night.'*'’'" tJltrihara-'s h7»Trrtr-cT>n*tiNj*.-edrrudtJt-j*...choke, in. .hisiciU.ltid.‘..lmaionty of...Lhe. Amen ..i.L,.-iv-.«n Pu.ilin.* voici* “I didn’t kn'iw'. I’ni aw'fullv ■ ivle.” who aie renieseiited as mills ha"' paid taxes on inciease b* . i'*s, ami ‘ imua'a. (‘d asses?;iiienls. '"r Tims tlit V .-'uffer<‘.l ..a .loulde penalty. Jarmeis theri .i.v There is an im|.oitant phase of this 'f'-roign dtd.ts will be roadjustevl uml i.usine.ss of taxing our coi pm'alions ! f''i‘‘ign trade stimulated. .Some iiiears which is of veiy definite int'-rest to "I aiding honest ami stiuggling hoii *i vou am) me as citizen:'. | owners and farmers to retain the:r The mills Imv (»uV cotton; tlie p.ay- and farms will he provinetl. an 1 .7 ':71 ImlTlxdTi be a 'gefim'.O mi.Vtwm lin-- All thi.s will he She ry wouldn’t be so • • i i i some women would love such devo-j a bedter chance with Dennis it she had tion hut she found it irritating. Hei^et him .sooner—before her marriage, compo: u-e. “I know-fm cheap-sec- the ought to have marned a woman like i;,efore she had cultivated this hard, ond hand!” .She lau-Hm.l \alianily. | . p uljne ‘ cvnical attitude toward life, to hide “Don’t take any notice. Gel me a ? ■American peo.T 1 'lidn’t kn'iw', I’ni awfully! pie,” who aie repieseiited as “in re-; rolls of the mills go to buy our iiiei , . . i,. kisse'i! volt” against jirohihition, acLuallv t handise, our vegetabli*s and other wai. '• P* farm lu'oduct.s; ami in general repre- brought about bec.mse the mm.ls of “All right.” I She was ?q much older than Pauline, “oice rang off frowning. If only Jer- in exoerience if not in aci.ual year.', son y. It’s not a.i if L' c neve slavLsh. .No doubt ! She wondered if she would have stood !y.)u Lcfo: e. or any oth u nian.” ; consi.sted of .TJ individuals w ho ga' e, ^ .... I Ih** Amenean imople are crv.sTaiii'/.e i “1 know!” .She struggi**d in vain tor ITT) per cent of th«* cainpuign l.iiid of s'*nt the life ol the local tiade of I'U' “ , r .i ; . ' *u 4 I .i 4 - ' On the solution of ttiese very ve<- sec-1 the wets! » county. J i i •’ Y Is For Allied Youth ; Shut down the mills, as hecame P''<”*lems. •More than^oUO.OOd young im-n and! necessary during the pa.st year be-' — women all over the country have been ^ cauf'c of bad business condition.', and^ joining the rank.' of Allied Youth, a ! evei^y'ine ot u.s will suffer. j Barbara .spent the morning at herefrom the w'orld hitter hurt and drink d.-es'maker’s. Madame Celeste had' ,jif,inusionment. Shd bed done it so. Jerry broughi her the drink. Hm . , new creations freshly arrived, ^ell that evevvbody acceiitel it now'jhrmJ shook a litt'e, nml hl.s eyes were I vtilunteer lenuierance organizatipn of Paiis that moming, ,so she un- as her real self-all except Pauline, ashamed, though he could not have ex-j young people which is the yotPh de- from BaiLs tnai morn. K,, a.s ne. , i partment of Allied Forces. The amaz- money or af le:ist break even. Tlu truthfully said. She show'ed Barbara ail her moat expensive and exotic models, but Barbara would have none of them. , ' “I’m going to change my style, she said coolly. “Show me something simple-blick or white-nothing Ori ental.” , ^ But, madame—”-.Celeste .was the picture of grief-stricken amazement. Barbara cut her short. “You heard what I said—something aimplc in Wnck “ ynn 1“''*,; K't'got anything I can go elsewhere.^ “I suppose I’m mad—utterly mad, she told herself as she drove away. “But it’* nice to be different wme- tiiiiea--it’s as good aa a holiday, and she thought again of Dennis. - If they have'spent a holi^y togoMfer! For a moment she let her inuigination have full play. She and D^nnU down by the sea, walkiiig haM in hand along golden sands with the fTOsh bwze blowii^r in their f*CM. They would be young together, with etnrything else in the world forgot- ten \ She wrenched her wandering .N<)W no mill can contiiuic to opci-J ate indefiniltdy unle.ss it can niak'* that is—simple little Pauline who IbV- ed her and believed in her in spite of w'hat other people said. “Here comes the tiain,”^Jerry broke in upon her thoughts, and she drew her hand from his arm and hurried forward. Pajuline was at the window, smiling and eager. Barbara saw Den nis lay a hand on her shoulder and heard him say: “Wait till the train stopsL there is plenty of time.” Then it stopped, and Pauline open* ed the door and almost fell into her friend’s unresponsive arms. “How lovely to see you again. It seems years. W^’ve brought an awful lot of luggage. I don’t believe it will all go in oha taxi!” “I made Jerry bring his car,” Bar bara said coolly, though her pulses were racing. She introjucsd them. “Mr. Barnett — M;s. O’Hara, Mr. O’Hara.” Dennis and JeriTr shook hartds.*- “It’s very kind of you to have ‘met us,” said Dennis, looking at Barbara. ”Not at all. Get a porter, Jerry. I doh’t caff this much luggage,' my plained why. “Sony!” he .said hoarsely. “Beastly 30?ry! I’d rather have died than ujiset you. Awful!” “Idiot!” She forced a smile, and drained the glass he gaVe her. “P'or-' get it. It’s too many late nights—my ing growth of tlii.s oiganizatjon is inor'ey~mu.st come from soinewbere to, shown by conditions in "wet” I'tetmit.'pmeet payrolls, pay dividends, and car- “The .Allied Youth (of America have iy oiierating c<>-'^t*'*- Ibe sad' thing is been organized in Detroit only since I that it ha.s not been forthcoming. Not the iir.st of the year, and so far we, mill can operate without fumls. I hat ____ _ , have :J,r)00 members. .Applications arejis why all suffered .so severely dur- nerves a c upset, ril have to put some ■ coming in at. the rate of a hundred Dng the periods "of mill shut-down.s color on after all, I look a sight.” .She kept him waiting ten minutes, and he avoided looking at her a.s they left the flat together. He was a bungler, but .somewhere at the back of his slow mind he realized that he had hurt her intolerably, misunder stood her. In the car he amid: “Would you rather not go? I'll explain to O’Hara.** “My God!” Barbara said violently. What do you take me for? If you ev er breathe a word I'll never speak to you again.” , They drove to the Albion in silence. “You wait. I’ll fetch them,” Bar bara said. She was out of the car be fore he could stop her. In the lounge .she met Dennis. (Continued Next Week). a week and before many weeks we, laiit year. No loiurens county mill shall have 5,000 on our list. j has made money for some time. ] “These young people are working- Our Laurens county mills give em-| hard with a very serious purpose. | ployment to over ‘2,000 families. I..ast They believe in prohibition.”- (Mrs. [year our mills pai<l taxes averaging Truman H. Newberry,, Grosse Pointe, i over $200.00 per family. This is a ter- Michigan.) , rible drain. Now a mill can only pay* Z Is For Zero jits employees if it makes money to^ The benefits of repealing the eight- pay them. The heavy tax load of eenth amendment. Would drunkards! $200.00 per family therefore virtually drink less if booze were made takes the $‘200.00 out of the employees easier to get? Would youth be less^ of the Laurens county mills, o*" at attracted by the glittering saloon ? | least to this extent, that if the mills* | Would the working man be le.-is in-1 tax loads were decreased they would I ^ i ea dined to spend his pay check for! be in better position to take care ofj ^H’lyf’ilillOf lOP booze than now? To all such ques-'their employees. This same $200.00 J *0 tions the answer is—No! [per family thus, by the same token,! Try a Want Ad ( urolina 'Tablets—5c each— 6 for .25c. OO-.-'lieet Fillers—5c. 5i*-slu*e( Fillers—6 for 25c. V« ncils—10c dozen. I tncils, over-size erasers—2 for 5a? Crayons—5c box—6 for 2.5c. ( rayons, giant size—10c box. This store will give $5.00 ,in gold to the boy or, girl who saves the greatest number of Carolina Covers by May IsL CALL FOR THE CAROLINA LINE. THE BOOK STORE ! takes money out of your pockets and SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE | mine. The more the mill earns, ChrOlUCl^ “I'he Paper Kverybody Readv* I lighter the tax load, the more the op- 7 iiwait'sasa ■to* il*T ■iirafvfr’rrwII'eeifirt-riieteMii^^