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^ ■ f ‘ j f r THE CLINTON fcHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. " ' /- L THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933 Forces To RaDy For Prohibition; Govemor^s Race TREASURER'S NOTICE 1953 . books o^^lhe County Treasurer „ will be open for the collection of taxes for the fiscal year, 1933, at the Treas-1- ^ iirer’s office from October 15th to De cember 81, 1932. After ’December 21 one per cent will be added. After Jan uary 81st, two per cent aiU be added,' Dr. j. c. Roper, chairman of the'at the jrovemor’s conference at Sac- Dr. J. C. Ropo* Calls On Temp^ifance iMike Clark In Chapman Heads Legion Post Urges" All f Citizens Opposed To Repeal of 18th Amendment To Register for Election of November 7th. ] Former f‘Kurriner’s’’ Hat Is .At the election of officers meeting Thros n In Ring By Gee the Copeland-Davidson Legion post held last Tuesday night, the following officers were elected for the coming year: fr TglEPHGt^E SWITCHBOARDS COULD TALK Gee. Will Debate, “Wrassle’ or Fight. and after February 28th, seven per South Carolina Forces for Tamper- ramento, speaking on the national re cent will be added until the 15th dayProhibition, has sent the fol- covery act, said: “States’ borders, ^n^jg^gon Sept 18 — Gee McGee of March, 1984, when the books will lowing, addressed to “Fellow Oti- must be to an extent disregarded and humorist, who writes for many be closed. zens,” for publication: the United States must be Uken as an decided that Mike Clark, .All perst ns owning property in more Qn the seventh day of November economic area. rfd., his character in “Nobody’s Bus*- than one school district are requested, pvery citizen will be weighed in the Th3 South Carolina state contention • jj^ggg »» ghuU enter the race for gover- to call for receipts in each of the sev- ijujnoce. God and duty are on one side w’as opposed to repeal and its dele- McGee reached (his decision eral school districts in which the prop- and political expediency on the other..gates at Chicago went contrary to its learning that “Mountain Kitty’’ erty is located. This is important, as necessary to refer the re- * majority did so., . . Sloan, self-styled favorite son of additional cost and penalty may be amendment to the' It becomes the duty of every man Greenville, was going to run. attached. people, it_(;ertainjy is not democracy and woman who loves temperance, Mike Clark, rfd, former “kurriner” •All able-bodied male citizens be- foj.'thg’administration, or any one con-1 morality and righteou.sness to go to of Anderson county, today announced nected therewith, to use coercion^ to the court house on the first Monday 1 ; ^ j cause them to vote a certain way. in September and October and get With all the failure of prohibition their registration certificates and then j 1. has resulted in the drinking of less !?(* to the polls on the seventh of * o-^ ouor than under any other system, 'ember and vote against repeal. According to the government esti- Three ex-governors of this state, at , one-third as much is con- members of both houses of umed as under legal sale. Crimes legislature will do this thing, .s^ ‘lom drink have decreased 54 per cent, a senator has .said, .A bhnd tiger in In England where there.is legal sale i a swamp is le.ss hurtfu.^than a .saloon, of liquor, the crime w'ave shows an in-a prominent corner. <, crease of 300 per cent. Death from al. Registration books will be open in coholism has decreased in the United the court house September 1-20 and States 42 per cent since prohibition, the first, .Monday in October, ^^omen tween* the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00. romniu..a- tion Road Tax ?l.r»0 in lieu of road duty. .All able-bodied men betwei*n the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except those in military service. schiKil trustees, school teachers, min- *'\*_*_j isters and students. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay -their taxe.s through the mail by cheqk, riioney order, etc., giving name of township and number of school district. The tax levy is as follows: Stale Deficit State .Appropriation <'onstitutional School Ordinary County ^ Road Bond (County) Past Indebtednes.s (County) Weak .School.s (('ounty) mills from alcoholism has decreas- mills '■<' .3 mills* United States, under legal- 5'te millsl**^^ liquor, there were 97 Keely insti- Tti mills^THtes] they tiave~bt»en reduced to- 11 3 mills the I8th amendment, a decrease I mill i‘’^ b***' do not reiiuire a tax receipt. Men must, have their tax receipt. Regi.«ter now I | J. C. ROPER I ('hailmen South Carolina Federated Forces for Temperance and Piohi-t hi lion. - i I6‘y Total — _ -- Ijiurens SchiMii I>iK(rirtK No. I. Trinity Ridge No. 2. Pnispect No. 3, Harksdale-.Varnie No. 4. Bailey No. .5. ('i»peland-Fleming No. r>. Oak Grove No. 7. Watts Mills No. 11. l.4iurens No. 12. Ora There were 275 institutions in all 25 mills fur Treatment, of aTcoholic di.seases; now there are only (>8. l)ccrea.se in Hi mills drunkenne.ss cau.sed 207 to cb>se. In 12 mills Chicago during legalized liquor the 1. mills VVashington Home for men, for drunk- 7 mills afds, had 700 to 1,000 patients at a K mills . () mills 8 mills 22 millji ll'-s mills able. There is a very sti-ong element! among the group of administrative ol-, ficials here which is frankly in favor] of thi building up of a “I.ahc.r Party,” j composed cf unionizeil workers and} thiir sympathizers, and who are tiy-l ing to utilize the present situation to R. P. Chapman, commander. W’. E. Dillard, adjutant. J. L. Davidson, finance officer. Dennis Sowers, Chas. Alexander and J. L. Phillips, vice-commanders. Rev. S. P. Bowles, chaplain. A. W. Brice, historian. T. P. Owens, sergeant-at-arms. W. P. Burdette, publicity officer. The meeting began with a fish sup per, after which the veterans assem bled in the Ma.sonic Temple to hearj j inspirational addresses by State Com- imander Foster, St^te Adjutant Goude- tlock, Past Commander Arthur, and, [others. Judge Foster presente"d the fa-' ! mous Purple Heart medal for military I merit to R. C. Adair, Chas. Alexan-j der and Claude’Revels. ! Past .State Commander krthur con-' ferred an unexpected honbn on Judge Foster, the new state commander when he presented him the badge of ! Department Commander for South Carolina. By G. L. McCullough, DISTRICT MANAGH) Southern Bell Telephone^and.T«lefrRph C«. How interesting ft would be if ft telephone switchboard eoald talk. Wci would get a picture of the inti* mate daily life of our community. .A signal appears rope around my nake and make me ^ give them everthing the state has a.s | heretofoar, and the lower part of the i mought a.-^ well get reddy to pay laxes7' too, as - the' peWmount! {.seckshun can’t keep them up no ' longer. state -. -T - Home 7 - J. MIKE ( LARK 4. i will send the leggislature home in 3 week.s. if they have not finnished. their work, i will finnish it myself at my own expense which will not be j lover 3$. •: 5. i will force all lobbyists to sleep time, and had treated 300.000 drunk- workers class-con.scious, as they his platform, and like Senator S%an,*wRb the leggislators they are trying I ards. Since the 18th amendment, jp EurojH*. he is running on the economy ticket, to influence either by the word of i crea.se of 90 per cent. Soone • or later the President w ill However, Mike promi.ses that he will •«outh or the tingle of the pocket or Ih* eonipelled to intervent personally adjourn the legislature in three weeks the lieading of the fruit jar or other i Youngs School Districts i|^ Sc Klship (D-5) No. 2, Friendship No. 4. Bethany No. 5, Grays No. Central No. 7, Youngs Np. 8, Warrior Greek J. No. 10, I.anford No. 3-B, Fountain Inn Dials School Distrirta No. 1, (ireenpiond No. 2, hxlen No. 3, Shiloh (Sul. 17) -Vo. 5. Gray C'ourt-Ow’ings Moreover, bootlegging is less than‘then. Under legal sale ^**'R*'**’‘*. in|*this situation. In approving the au- and will not allow any of his six sons stuff. agents located^ 208 ^spn^akeasie^ ip code, which provides that;or 20 grandchildren to work for thej 6. i will cut out graft if i have to do 24 milU Charleston, S. C. In 1908, under legal "j.n,pioyt.,-s jn this industry may exer-; highway department or railroad “com- so with a razor, and sepperate the 11 mill.': sale. The Minneapolis Journal cise their right to .select, retain or ad-i mish.” highway department from the offis of 17 mills thei-e were 4,000 blind pigs m Chat eniployt-es on the basis of indi-1 Mike’s platform follows: *govvernor and cut their pay so much lOVs mills,vidual merit, without regard to their! flat Rock, a. C., 9-18-33. they will hafter quit and go to the 15‘t mills} wets claim the prohi^ion aw ,„j.^j^her8hip or npn-memhership in any to the voters of s. C.: ;faim—where they ought to of stade. . J5 mills . *** ^he ^tnrif tuj rnuptwm* moat of tha reaUara oi tha,. fallow-eity»TDgrTftm-4hfr IK ® ^ 4 I have aIiKn<:*d himself with the operJ newspapers saw in same last week faVvorite of flat Rock, niv home town. 24 millsl^'erage criminal law. where i had a-nounced myself as on the switch board. “Number please,” says the Operator, and conies an excited voice, '.“Operator, please, quick L want 476 — Dr. Brown." Therels a'flash of quick moving hands and “central” has Dr. Drown on the wire. Another signal, and it’s Johnny Green calling Mary Doe. and it’s likely those lines will be busy for some time. “Number please,” and thli Ub* a stock buyer, is filing a distant city about a carload of hogs. Then It’s Farmer Brown calling in m hurry for the town veterinary. His prize jersey cow Is sick. Then come a string of signals 1ft quick order. Several women are catling frfende to organise a ebttreh socir.l. In the midst of this flurry a Jong distance call comes lot Mrs. Jackson. Her married son, a hundred miles away, Is calling to give tbs news that “It’s a boy.** Si on and on in never ending Hucrcc.-.Jnn the signals come tn while “central" sits at her post and v.;;:i deft hands and sympathetic c::;*.2r3trndlng weaves them togeth er to form the fabric of the social nnd business life of the community. A;: c.^r.:2 one so well expressed it, ’Gwn.ral and her Switchboard ara the nerve center of our community’s ’life.’” The telephone play* a leading part in ev ery phase, station and activity of life. We -iiirn to ft in imi«s. The effort to drive dry voters to 10 mills under u party whip iif not 17S inill.s uhdcmocratic hut it is unworthy, 22 mills The; cry of the states’ rights does 24 mills reach far when Secretary of War where i had a-nounced mysell as a in the general candydate for governor of the grate shop element. I One of the hitches application of the recovery code is the'palmetto state of .s, ('., and i hereby how. inability of many small employers, notify them that i am in to win.- first and my county is behind me, i will file for the peeples rites and reduce taxas. i challons anny of the candydotes who hav.. boon barely gettinK by wllh-l i stated ly fiatform in mV ■•••■ a jint debate on annv questions that . .. out banKruptcy during the period of a-nouncenient but i de.sire U) add the . j* , . No. L-3. Barksdale-Narnie IRS mill, ftP'-*-nt.nR the adm,n..stral.^.j^j,_.^,_,.^__ followinit |,lanks"to aame: - iTTe on -expense which the application of the 1. i garrantee not to pardoin over 5, ^ ... .» No. 8, Merna (Sul.'17) No. 3-B. Fountain* Inn 22 mills 24 mills Sulliian School DistrictM No. 1. Princeton 22 mills No •> •Mt. Bethel ID mills .N'ti. 3. Poplar Springs 25 mills No Brewerton IG mills No.' 'it . Hickory Tavern 22 mills Rail Iroi ad Tax 3 mills Malerloo School 1 Districts No. I. .Ml. G.nllaghcr mills No. *> Botiicl (iro\»* / 1 mills No. 3. Kkom iSul. IT) mills No. 4. ( enter I’omt. ] 1 mills No. 5.' ()akvi!lc 8 mills No. G. Muutil| Pleasant II mills No. < , Mi>unt 01i\e 21 mills No. 14 . Wateiloo 8 mills ( ross Hill Scluad Di.stncis N<»- 13 . 1 1 o^.■- lilll . IT mills - Hunter SchiMil Distrid Is ■ N... .3. U'K'h Bridge <V nrdis Ntu 4. U rid."wort h s mills No. .5. < lin'.on F r‘v mills No. * odd, die 13 mills No. t . Belfast 8 mills No. K 19. Kmaids 8 mills No. R ■42. Reederville 13 nulls No. 1* Mount ville 21 mills Jark.s School District s No. 1. No w'hite school 1 mills No. 2 .8)utdy Grove 11 mills No. 3.. Renno It) mills No. 4. '.\i» white .sehotd 3 mills No. 6. O’Dell’s 10 mills No. « « Gavlington 3 mills No. . Hurricane >G mills code impo.ses u|M>n them, when their conYicts a day wRilt incarcierate^ in. It* and if I the I ; stump i will meet them ih a prizc-fite ' . , ... . u i ’Viup (0 It) endings and who ever excepts' business has not picked op to a point thb governors oheer, and none of should make his' of profit (.eneral Johnson s demond them will be for non-»up|>ort or Steel- ,,eppi„g i„ to the ring, upon the banks to l*e more liberal with ing or selling likker. i wont pardon credit has had no effect except to^ nothing but murdeiers apd highway cau.se con ’derable resentment among icidjers. | bankers, who ask how they can lend 2. i promise that i will not lei either their depositors’ money to husiness'one of my d sons or 2<) grandchildrens irten who are not yet sure tiiey can re- work for the- higliway de,/aitmenti or re iciiii. It is a means of banishing 1 )'’.c!inc.s8'. a comfort and protec- liou at all times. Probably that’s vAy p.-'oplo say the value of tel^ p .one se: vice outweighs the small co.'it. Aok for our free 64-page illus- t-ated liook. Ma.glc of €ommunlcft- 1. ;:i. ft tells how the ihlephone. ra iio aiirl television work, and other i—... e.*c .jiv.,..} S thlnga. * yores trulie, mike (^ark, rfd.’ next govvernor of s. C. nil coi Washington, Septemlier 11.—Frank- pay the loans. the railroad commish or the tax com- Will Credit Bring Inflation? mish or anny of the power companies .Methods of providing funds to busi- or otiier copper-ritions that mOv.gh’, ness directly by the Recon.strection t'i- expect me to protect them w'ith my Ijn Roosevelt has been President of ('orporation are under consid- vote ansoforth. the Vnited States for si.x month.s In ****«Gun, to carry good business men 3. i allso hereiiy warrant that i will that half year hi* lias started more tui- enough peiqde' are back at not let that columby. .s. G. ring put a merous arid more drastic reforms than wages tj^create the add- any President ever initiate*! in hi.> Imying power w Inch is the main whole term-of office. He has a J>ui po.se of the recovery, program. under thiee years left—that is, iiptil ^ ^ the financing of industry un- the early summer of ’l9:>(j to make will make .some sort of his reforms work. His successor will 'uni^ncy inflation absolutely neces- nominuted in June or July of that i-"^ the growing opinion of ob.serv- If the recovery progium as laid Rn»^'ness cimnot run witln^ut Radios, Repairing and Tubes at Radio Exchange NOTICE t (Jood Until Nov. 10, 1933: ('usmupolitan, 2 years, $3.75. (•ood Housekeeping, 2 years, $3.75. ('osmopolitan and <i(N)d Housekeep ing, one .year, $1.00. JAMES W. ( ALDWKI.L, WHAT DO P. S. Jeanes DO? IH' year out has succeeded by that time in pull- fuufits. Profits cannot te eaiii'*d mg the nation hack to its pro.speroms "itliout higher prices, especially when condition of 1925.27, noInMly doubts have. been increased by hiring that he wi/l be renominated and re- niore workers and raising wagts. The elected. No man and no party will l*e puidic cannot pay higher prues with able to stand against him. dollars at their prese:it l.igh value. .lust at the moment it Ioo’ks as if *he Therefore the only way out is to administration's major ex|H‘riments cheapen the dollar at home, as ii^has were going to be successful. The peo- ulx'udy been cheapened abroad pie of the United States havy rallied the inflationists. Blue Thus Scuffletown School No. 1. Long Branch No. 2. Musgruve .No. 3. Langston No. 4. .'>andy Springs No. 10. I anford N<i. 12. Ora Pei .sons sending in Districts 8 mills 8 mills 3 'mills 4 mills 24 mill.-* 11 S mills of names WANTS G-room house on .Acade my street. Apply to J. .A. Hailey. ■ lists under the ensign of the Blue Eag'ii^ as they have never rallied before if(>r' any cause in time of peace. But Jliere are still many industries and groups i’qi; itFNT of industries which have not accepte«l the recovery code in all its implica- tionsv and there are plenty of signs of NOTijGE TO F.ARMER:> If you want trouble ahead. a wagon, we have it. V\e trade or Collective Bargaining s H. J. I, C'opeland & Bro., Hard- . , , , Perhaps the most seriou.* trouble in ware. tl . . . .* . . the application of the code'will be a KENT—Furnished 7-rooni house siiarp confiK’t in-tween orgamzAni la-» and garage. Mrs. W. G. ' tf aji employees of any iniqstry the right to organize and to bargain col- hGR RENT lectively through representatives of their own choosing. This may mean them early arid give the township and school district of each, as the Treas urer l>et I). ROY SIMP.'^ON. Treasu! er. * I J ’ .1. .1 ^ bor and the management of jndustry. . r is very busy during the month of i . oallMOoms •ember ^itterms, gives tf Everything In FLOWERS that the employees may organize a “company union' or join an outside u^iion affiliated with- the Federation Two apartments, with all conveniences. .Apply to D. E. Tribble. ' 9-21-2tc be FREE — Free circus tickets will given this week to all jiersons mak ing a purchase of 25c or more. Good ^^ 4 ^^2 —T-- — tiijC «• |iur Aui ifatJA. VI iiivic. Clinton Flower Shon foi-biddeh to ^llen Bros. (Nreus—Saturday af-i _ . »7 compel them to join company unions, ternoon or night. We invite you to be Me«ber F. T. D. Phone 33 Going Away To College or To If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE fol low you. lU weekly visits will be “like a letter from home.” Special student’s and teacher’s'^ rate of $1.00 for nine months. List your subscription today. The Chronicle Paper Everybody ^ads" night. We invite you ird the Federation of Ubor is seizing guest at the circus. J. 1. Copeland the opportunity to attempt to oigan- ^ Hardware. Itc* ize every industry and so extend its -* —; — ; membership to include all of the'na- I'^R SAl.£ A complete outfit for lion’s workers moving houses. Heavy timbers also.' Many of the industrial leaileis have G*. A. Owens. tried Itp to write provisions into taeir FEDERAL LOA.NS—4 4Vi for farm- codes declaring their right to mam- *.,-8. See Clyde T. LYanks, agent for tain an o|)en shop, regardless of the Farm Ijoan Commissioner and Federal union affiliations of their employ‘es. Und Bank, Laurens, S. C. 10-19-4c General Johnson has refused to tier mit the words “open shop'’’ to appear in any c >de. His labor advisory boftrd ha.« gone farther than that and insists that only by joining naticmal union.s can the rights of employees to collec tive bargaining be safeguarded. Mention of laibor i'arty There have been several strikes al ready in different indu'stri#*s arising froth conditions under the codes that WANTED—All farmers to know that we are authorized International Harvester Co. dealers. It is harvest time—see our new line of mowers. Let us furnish your repairs for mow'- ei-s, rakes, tractors, harrows, or any other farm machinery. J. I. Co|>eland & Bro., Hardware. tf have been adopted. That there will be many more,^ and perhaps serious i strikes, ie regarded as more than prob-! WHAT DO P. S. Jeanes DO? IJ Away To COLLEGE To Teach? If you want the liome news — have THE CHRONICLE follow you. Its regular visits will be “like a letter from home.” Special student’s and teacher’s rate of $1.00 for nine months. List your subscription today. T “The Paper Everybody Reads” y ♦ 1 JT' ’ft