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-1' r THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. / :/ THURSDAY, MARCH S, 1933 CUUnton (El^antrU WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publubor Pnblished Every Tburtday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance); - Ore year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 cents Einleiwi as Second Class Mail Matter.at the Pott Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publish%‘r wili at all times appreciate wise suKirestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle wili publish letters of general interesi when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonvonous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the vies^or pinions of its corre.'jpondents. ' I I» I respects himself and the sanctity of ing bombs or the Browns causing hL« agreements.*’ strikes or the Scotts .racketeering or the Wilsons doing any . kidnaping. her highway that a lawyer will be hired if! Mrs. Finley was taken possible. ^ ' jdaughte^ to the hospital. Funeral services for the little girl "^th PRESIDENTIAL HOBBIES j That kind of work does not seem to the recent case befoar the coart: were conducted this afternoon at New Only One of pur Presidents had no, old-style Americans. . about a-^lt and battry aginst the' Prospect Baptist church, the pastor. pastimes, William H. Harrison. He! was so bu.sy fighting Indian.s and .Hero’s a list of the names of folks p<erson of mr. herman stadley by ating. ^as and‘dignity of th^ towm upon'the Rev. John H. Washington, offici- holding office he dfd not have the idlei you find causing most of ou»* troubles,®.”'*'’ pistol in the moments that sometimes come to and committing the majority of wheifThcy met in front of some of U.S. crimes: idrug stoar and struck one anoth- All of our Presidents have been' • aforethought ended in a he-men, and this makes their hobbies “t- Time Extended Czoleoscz. Zangara, Guiteau, Gilit-jof the jurymen happen-j To Pay Taxes and pastimes doubly intcre.stin-g. tini, Schranck, Rozxinski, Zipzudxsz, i to be a cuzzin to.i the a-salter and i Washington and Johnson, for instance,' V’or.skitini, Zollinskiniski. ^ them up till he wore them' ... - . lout. ' This country is full of good foreign- ■ loved dancing; Jefferson and Tyler, the "violin; Jack.son played'the flute, ^ .'’ml Garfiehl resd )>oetry. How v e ''ud i* ‘.s likowi'^c full of very bad th'‘ .snak^ o:l this table will let you into the secret" fb’” bom-r.'iised 'citizens back in town last of their private lives: VV'n.shington: Fox hunting, car nv-dMO” .ngen: "sSjceived an extension of time to June week and he want-'- ... . .. ~ Through legi.slative action. South Carolinians who have not p.nid their 11932 property taxes, on Mareh 1st re- 1 with only the present 2 per cent I don’t always like onr public effice-> ^ P cor’’'’ rnondont r-vn-.o' p^paji-y; holders, but they are willing to put snake oil, but he told him he did.n’tj j,;]j granting the extension was playing, hor.se racing an John .\dam.s: '‘he sacred cod. Writing d dancing. op with them. At least, they aint alljO"n anny snake.s and if he did, he ratified by the legislature and a few and eating Ihe time t’ying to blow them up or wend not give them anny oil. he has, ]ater signed by Governor JcC*'0.‘'or!: IMaying the violin, honv - i CLINTO.N. S. C., THI RSDAY;-MARCH 9. 19.3.^ destroy public and private property. ^ lizard oil and some frog oil added Clacky^pod, It staves off an additional ^ fo bis list and plans a big di-;vc 011,3 per cent penalty. for non-payment thing to j 1"”^ room.yii.sm, in .this, \a-hich became due March 1 but which rislative ac- a rjr ly no •• hy the “bad” men 0^ large cities i cured eve'-ything in ce't ^vns withheld pending legi? an’t ),e s'-restel. Thp officers of the _ ing explanations or you won’t have' the br.beci’e children the .stni \ ed chil- time to accohiplish anything else. dren. tb'* dererted children, the bea‘- , en ■i j back riding, gardening, in-enting and i It’s alway:. been ^ I writing. m i,I>on’l waste too much time in mak- c’ippled children, the abu.sed childroTi. Madi.son: The study of govern ^ents. I law know nearly all of them and keep/ootue Monroe: Milita’-y affairs, horse-j track of them, but never seem'willing , , T" ‘ . d bark riding and traveling. 'to bother them till they shoot a few: weather for the r?-st /» .hy-- .1. Q. Adams: Traveling, billiards,! good men on purpose or kidnap a '®'^ swirrioiing, walking, gardening and (by'or a rich man or something. Then wii'ting in hi.s diary'. , they catcli a few- of them and turn COUNTY TREASURER’S NOTICE children, the dead children! Oh. A certain K-pubiicar has charged 'bs n’-my of little chddren! that Roo‘-,.\eft selected forgotten men ii'irn.t It .might have bom 'be nation for bis cabinet. It^might much V urse, tu;wr>vev, as you quickly realize t.y pond<*ring upon 'T.et their wn it mg noon the v ail of -rdlhough trac-e ! i.y ‘ ny fingers as stupend'ou.s as eternity -be (•oi-i-(“ct\\; intc.'-prele.l and read that i farmers have benn able to go .). r.e the books of the County Tre-asurer will oe oDcn for the collection of taxes farm demon-strator and bmry -- ny for the fiscal year, 1932, at the Treas Jackson: Card ^)Iaying. cock fight-j them loore following Tuesday .so’s ^ '‘""P on frmu t | urer’s office from October l.Mh to De- ing. horse racing, hunting and play- they can kdl a few more folks if thev how- some of the l-.te Republican lea.l- 'be awful fObbe-y of the lawful heri er.s won memory. their niche in the hall of 'beir little bodies, mini’s an. ing the flu‘e. Van Iluren: R^admg, horseback rid- wunt to. ! souls is laid at the brazen gates of' '^'- t"ii'’oHr*g I Meohol.’ TIME FOR (OOL HEADS (S'i.h the nation>fcide banking “hob- day.s’’ now in foree, it is generally IHi: INAUGUR.VL ADDRFSS j Hailed a.< the apostle of the “new felt that it will not continue long and deal,” his, induction into office fore-' that a .satisfactory’ adjustment of the! telling the truth of a new determi-l Tyler; Playing the violin and read ing poetry. Polk: Reading. Taylor: Horseback riding. “America for the Americans” poli cy began in 1920. just about .50 years govverment. most of them is counting I eembor 31,. 1932. After Decem.ber 31 on 100$ apeace and it looks h<e thati^^p cent will be added. .After s a.s l:ttlc*as they can get along o.,.. j^^uary 31. two per cent will be add- con idering 2,mu]es in some case- February- 28th, seven no mules a-tall in other ca.ses. it wii! too late. AVe had. by that time, let ^bis seed loan mun- miJlions cf ’dcs co/me in and nev scattered arourid in town. had loaned the foreign nations all of Fillmore: Reading, fishing, hunting jour mont v .and had shed crocodile per cent will be ad led until the loth day of March, 1933, when the books will bo clo.sed. All proiilem w ill come alwut speedily with nation, a new vigor and a new out-j (ding. the cnn'c-'ing today of congress tollook. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 011, Buchanan; Reading and j>€rsons owning pi-opei-ty in the nVis.sion-nery society of rehober j more than one school district are re- and traveling. - [tears on thejr necks when we werei*'' jri'''’ing a study’ class all ot next | to call for receipts in each of Pierce—Military, .sports and trav-• giving our all to help save the world j job and jonah. all the stu- the several school districts in which put remedial* relief into- action.»The situation should^ impress upon all thinking |KH)|>Te the important our bank.H play in the affairs of a city or community. In thi.s c>i.si.s in which the nation is involved, our people need to show’ courage and patience. It is no time last Saturday became the thirty-sec- ami the society of pretty women, onil I'le.sident of the United States. Lincoln: Stv-iry telling and rural S'pPTtef"’ — " [for Democracy, and did we save it 7 bafter furnish is the book.s and i the property is located. This is im- w’alking: You are asking me? Yep, we saved it^^^*b in.the suni of 25c per day to pay iportant, as additional cost and pen- all right, but lost t>ur own nation. fthe woman who is just back from ja-’alty may be attached. •pan who will teech same, this is a' All able-bodied male citizens be- steps of the Capitol with 150,000 peo- John.son: Music, dancing. j fion'’t hlce pie wiine.saing the ceremonies. It y'u"'iand studying the Constitution, a glittering, colorful review, suc'n as F.rnnt; Horseback riding and driv- Washington has seldom witnessed, ing fast trotters. My^plaffbW is^fr-tlTF toi’etsrTW!^ the agestwejitX-one (21) our way of running things, ^ know, and all is invite.rpTd .sixty (60) year.-* of age are liable who has anny monney and can slips© pay a poll Ux of $1.00. ( with the resounding cheers of the for excitement and hy.steria. but • a P*>Puluve joined in enthusiastic trib time when cool consideration is need ed with regard for the general good. ute to the nation’s new leader. Never probably’ in the history I^et us urge our jieople to have con- the country, except in IKfiJ, has a fidence, calmness and courage. As we cheif executive taken command of the stand with (Uir faces to’the front, we government under conditions more should have the firm conviction that adverse. Nevertheless, the whole coun- out of national iuid staJLiiliiy, It IS tunc for feet. Haye.s- Raising poultry. Garfield’ Reading poetry. Arthur: F’hilosophy. Cleveland: Poker playing, fishing and duck hunting. Benjamin Harrison: Traveling. McKinley: Athletic sports and horseback riding. they ought to be shipped back home., .-k, to ,-anr.-i;inB th. «-ar dehta, I am’?" .•'“’'‘•“"'I* ansoforth. ition Road Tax J1..50 in lieu of romi in fa. „, of that if the rieh folka .*11 able-badied men bet»-een a furriner of note. jthe ages of 21 and 55 are liable to —— " I road duly except tho.se in miliUiry I A L. 1 • school trustees, school teach- Jury r\tlSOlVCS ministers and students. Commuta- own our liberty bonds will cancel j them at ‘the same time. Better still,' how 'ihout getting the Americans to i surrender Unde Sam’s notes and i bonds, and then let him give them French and Belgium and Ze(^ho><la- ^ vockia and Russian bonds and dd>en- of school district. D. ROY SIMPSON.— ('ounty Treasurer. llFBK'US WHO C.AN’I- P\V ' defatigahle endeavor to so admini.stei sports. I we would acceiit them. (fu. count.- i.s now paying the p ice, tire affairs of this nation as to correct ! Harding: Uvadmg and traveling. of cbeaT.money and easy credit <lur- the evils from which it is now suff-r-i < oolnlge: Ua.kmg and fishing and Rock Social No aTP'Vh'aU’^^lf- ghouhk-have> [Jmnding his nwn busiPC/Ss,. sustained of all for Hoover: Building dams, fishing, vol-j id reading. Roosevelt: Swimming ani Trig the boVuVi day.*. Ihat is he.* a’ the .bottom of our pre.seiit »iif- 'he |)niyei-s firuli financial situation. The sit ua-, health and courage throughout hi.s a<l- ( b'Y ball and reading. ta>n 1* no different, e.xcept in degree. | ministration he,undertakes the tr.- frenu simila-’ .*iluatiyr.8 which have | mvivlous ta*k that lie.- ahead, tnlloweil c.cry previous boom in our i The inaugural adilress w-a.s I'nc of InKstory. This time the whole worldjhope, courage and determination—the was taking (lart in the frenzy of spec-[ words of a man who is^not aftaid to, ulation with easily borrowed money, fight fear and de.sjiair, a man of ac-j -tH- lennio veeve ews aiitbl quest was conducted liy roronef .lohn A. Thomason at the courthou.se. J. C. Curry, Jr., of I.,aurens, who was driv-! pet ca-rUtg-ttarrrar that struclvd.hochilitJ^, F. 1> boating. 13 Years Ago and not only in America but in every tion calling for the utmost c.<tndor m ^ From The Chronicle other nation, debtors today outnum-. d(*aling with the perplexing problem.^ . ber the credftor.s, and creditors are re-' w’hich confront the American people. | [ hictant to consent to the scaling down He has proini.sed a “new deal” and jnary bi»’:l died last week and hei heart thtv jury that he saw a party of chil- ] is broke, sh’^ foamed all over the- dren playing in the yard near the [county .seat for a bird doctor, but the highw^ay at the Finlev home and then [nearest .*he found to it was a vetter- his attention was di'.erted for the* ! nerry and he told her that he did not niument to another car which he met work on birds, his songs will he badly; immediately in front of Ae house. He ^ I niissetl in the srholl house. did not see the little girl until she ran onto the pavement ju.st ahead of his of debts and starting all over again. | the millions who now hail him believe It seems to us inevitable, however, j that he will carry out that new deal. Some of the highlights from hi.s in that that is what must hapjien. In some direcliou.s thi.s movement has ah'oay begun. No one who lent money on Kreuger bonds or Insul .securities, or ««i some of the obligations of for eign gove’'nments expects to get his money hark, or any material part of augural address follow’; — -= ... • • ♦, Clinton is being represented this week at the State Veterans’ reunion in Greenw(M)d by the follow’ing “old ' sidiiiers”: R. J. (Vipeland, R. P. Adair, A. .M. Copeland, W. 1). Boyd, T. F. Mi lam, I. W. .Adair, E. Y. McQuown, J. Simpson, R. M. ('opeland from “'This great nation will endure, re- i\e and pro.sper. * , * I Nashville, Ark., and Uncle George ..I* - , . 1 * 1,^ **P Adair, a colored veteran. , ... . It ma(T be That an unprecedented It. In many purts of the country there , , , , i i 4 „ ' , • 1.11 demand and need for undelaved action: „ » l- e »«• are not on y municipa ities hut whole , , . Ur. and .Mrs. A. h. Spencer, Miss ' * . ■ . . ' mav call for a temporary departure w w n * coun*M’S aiuLgreups of counties whose • , , iJvluse Spencer„ Mrs. .Myrtle Hunter the highway department is figger- car, too near to avoid striking her, al iu'r on changing the main road thru though he cut his machine and landed^ flat rock and it has h.reught up mutch j© 3 ditch in an effort to miss her. critticism.s and will be fought with a [)^ Pearman, of Greenwood, drove law injunction if carried too far. it ©j, shortly afterward and brought the ! will skip the all-nite caff and the injuretl child to the I..aurens ho.spital'* super-service filling stations by 3 ^here the little girl died in about half blocks and that means that they will 33 hour. Mr. and Mrs. Curry remain- SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE be ruint. they have give notis to the ^d with the other Finley children, as; “The Paper Everybody Reads** NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY tCTEvnr prices at- Several farm.s, tractive. Iloust s for rent. Broad St.. OweiiH Hill and College VieM’. „ Clinton Realty & Insurance Co. B. H. BOYD from normal pro/etSure. “I am prepared under my constitu- K'nd.-i are worth only a small percent-; age of what was borrowed on them. ! Other important classes of debts, have not yet, however. l>een scaled j recommend the meas- down. Vririn mortgages based .upon ^res that a .stricken natron m the flush-time valuations cam in many ® .stncken^world may require. ca.ses. nevt-r )h* paid off. Bank brans [ . made m flush time.- on security then' ^h.nll .seek to hrmg to worth manv limes what it us worth measures as the con- now. co:'.*t’trt_e an enormous burden exjienence of dei»t which hangs like a millstone <>n(f wisdom. ^ ^ ^ around the nec'ks of hundreds of' tht,u^ands or millions of small busi- ‘Tiut- 'i. the event congre.s.* shall ness-men and manufacturers. I 'K congre.ss tor the We do nut belieVe that a return to, one remaining instrument-broad ex- rca! o-osperity i.* pos.sible until some ‘‘cutive power to wage a war againsf and Miss Sa.'ah Hunter treat. are in Mon- Lee ('handler, who recently received his governniont di.reharge, i.s at home.) •lames .Austin is now connected with Dillard & Dillani as salesman. Hartwell Hatton, who has been in the na»y for some time, is now at home. A. B. Henry is s^lending a month at Wnghtsville Beach. means is found of scaling down the*e and other uMoayahle debts. We think all classes of creditors have got to take (heir metlicine. We have no par- ticular'^plan to bring thi.s about, but we are confident that it is bound to c.>me about sooner or later. ^ the oinergimry. WHO WILI, I’AY 'FHE BEER HIl.L? An answer to, this important ques tion now^before (he nation, is given by . Owens Copeland of Manning, who - * * • reeentiy deceived his di.scharge, i.s tne' fooUah-_ftiitj.niia.Uxan jtue&t of hia father. A M.. (!apeIaiuL the dark, realities of the moment. j - • • • J. W. Blakely and Mrs. C. P. Rob- “The rulers of the exchange of j inson are at home from a visit lo rel- mankind's goods have failed thniugh, atives in Clover,, their own stubbornness and irfeompe-j —! tence. Mrs. W. E. Owens is vlsitiug her What The New 1933 Chevrolet Will Do! The following is the bona fide record made by a new 1933 Standard Chevrolet Sedan on a return trip the past week from Clinton lo Washing ton, D. C. : * daughter, Mrs. Marion Scott, in Busli- “Practices of the unscrupulous opvile. * Evangeline Booth, commander of the changers stand inducted in the — — Salvation Anny in the United States.. court of public opinion. The money W. J. Bailey is on a bu.siness trip in the following impressive 8tate-l'*hnrigers have fled from their high to New York, ment: In 1914, just before the country be- seats. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Copeland are gan to go dry state by state, the an- “This nation calls for action, and .spending the week in Montreal. nual be^V^cbmiumption in the United! ((ow. ^ States would have filtejJ; a ditch 6 feet I • • • ^ Pressie McMillan ha.s accepted a |)o wide. 3 feet deep, reacllmg from Newj “''’c require two safeguati+s against' sition with M. S. Bailey & Sons. iq Seattle. [® return of the evils of the old order; t And who paid the bill? - 1 (uust be strict supervision of aJl^ J. \V. Finney has purchased the res- Tbe family paid the bill in lessened* banking, credits and investments; j idence of Joe H. Phinney on Carolina comforts, lessened food, lessened j mu.st be an end to speculation > avenue, clothing, lessened happiness, lessened i other people's money. Ther^ respect, lessened money for education —often paid in actual brutality. ’The.'drinker generally paid the bill not only in money, but in loss of job, must be an adequate but sound cur rency. ^ “I shall presently urge upon a rew J. Clarence Copeland has accepted a position with D. E. Tribble Com pany. loss of leve of his family, loss ofjCunSTeM in a special session detail 1 (From files of The Chronicle for standing in his community. Society paid the bill in hospitals and charities for the drinker and his family, in accidents and deaths due to drink-fogged brains. The worst burdens fall, not upon kin wko dzihka, but upon those who auffiv^because of the drinking habits of otnrrs. " *‘Let the ekiklren speak—the little children, the wronged children, the measures for fulfillment (of banking July 24th, 1919). legislation). ; ’ “I shall spare no effort to reatorelj ^ world trade by international economic adjustment, but the emergency at home cannot await that adjustment. • * * Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee “In the field of world policy I would | dedicate this nation to the policy of | Foreign Relations When you stop to think about it, you never hear of the Joneses shoot-' the good neighbor—the neighbor who ing at president or the Smiths throw- Distance of trip, miles Knmher gillens-ifaseline used owr irip- Averajfe miles per ifallon on trip ..i. 1170 65 18 I • iTrip of 536 miles from Clinton public square to Washington made in 16 hours driving time, an average of 53.6 miles per hour. Car was occupied on trip by five persons, plus baggage, a total weight of 923 lbs. The car on the trip of 1170 miles used less 20 Oil. cne quart of S. A. E. This shows the economical operation of the New Chevrolet the car that every family should own. The above record is attested to by the following local citizens who were occupants of the car on the trip: R. L. Plaxico, P. M. Pitts, W. W. Harris, Mac Adair and C. C. Giles. ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION Giles Chevrolet Local Distributors Clinton, S.. C. 1^^ • ^\£ Prop<*r attention will be given tkoM^ \'iUnVCr vJl ^2Ur "’(^b to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money order, etc., ! giving name of township and numbly- r i