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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14; 1933
(ZIUntatt (Elprntitrlje
BitebiiiM 19«t
'WILSON W. HAS|US, Editor and Publiahar
Pnbliabad Erary llinraday By ^
THE CHBONIOLE PUBLISHING COllPANY
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fhe Chr jn cle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the
j.uh’.ish ‘r will at all times appreciate wise augjfestions and kindly ad
vice. The Chronicle will publish letters ot general interest when they
are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not
be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the riesrs or opinions of
its correspondents.
and it aint nice to rob anybody.
Sound money, as Wall street sees
it, is high price stock.'^ and bond.s
and other securities common to thatj
street, and to thunder with everything
else from a spud to a bushel of wheat.
Values
j The farmers have had no sound
.money for 5 years, not .even enough
.to rattle loud enough to make a sound
j audible to fleas—the insects that pos-,
sess the best ear-drums on the* mar
ket—so what^ w ronjj: in letting ’em '
have a lick or two at a pocketful of
unsound money. It might at least
“whisper” if it can’t talk out loud.
Christitias
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CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 193.S
WE
wilt" (
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( \.N”T .STOP NOW
' unmi'trika’Je every-
Tr.provem»*nt in economic
.Moic tn<n a*e at work.
Nobody want.s to see the United
States go hay-wire on inflation, and
she won’t so don’t worry. We are not
broke; we can issue 10 billion dollars
in currency that will “spend” right
along (any place within our borders)
at par; and, folks, you know’
ought to spend most of our money at
home anyway.
i
' Bethlehem that evening. Suddenly
' there ajipeared in the sky a bright
flight. The shepherd.s were afraid. .An
jr.ngtd spoke to them and said, “Be have
■rtot afraid; I bring you good tidings friends or
of great joy w'hi.ch shall be to all peo- printing presses. What thi.s
pie.” Then he told them that Jesu.s needs is more jobs for the jobless, and
I had been born in Bethlehem; that they i those jobs can only come thru the
I would find him, a babe, wrapped in medium of more money. / »
swaddling clothes, lying in a mujigerl
:\vith his mother, .Mary. j Mr. Mellon doesn’t know what the ^
! Suddenly there appeared with the country needs; he can’t think in hun-
angel a host of other angels singing dred.s—he thinks in millons, and so
WOODBURY’S
Perfume Combination
$1.00 value for 50c
V-
It’s true that Germany inflated ^
and blew up, but Ge/many didn’t yg
any gold or any credit or any
anything else but plenty
country
MELLOGLO
Face Powder and
Perfume
S1.50 value for Sl.OO
LUXOR„ .
Face Powder and Rouge
In Jewel Case
S2.10 value for SI.10
m lli' '^" of them. Fanrors are getting
t»eter pr-c:‘.>. Beta;! bu.<;m'?.‘J is bet-
•V. .Many of t)u- big iritiustnes report
men- onie'-.. fTn hand than for some
y»a!'- p:s t I’;:ccs ,‘ire ri^ihg. The
oank rejiorts for October showed that
monc y. in the shape of check.'^. chang
ed hands at the rate
on ^hs with other vt^ry wealthy honorable
■ men. We need .lensible ad/isors I'.iat
know what it means to try to sup
port a family on from 20 dollars a
week to absolutely nothing per month.
of
"Glory to God in the highest and
earhh peace, good will to men.”
After the angels were gone the
shepherds talked over the wondrous
news. Then they burr-ied away to
Bethlehem to see if it was true. Sure
enough, there were Mary and Joseph Therefore, “sound money,” in my
and the little babe, Jesus./ They then a,jy money
went out to tell oth()rs. that Mr. Koo.sevelt might flecide to
God also told the new.s of h;.s gift! the he.M kind of money for the mas.ses
to the world by placing a new star!_the kind that will help all of the
2r)'per cent/tbe .sky. The wise men .saw k and people who need” help and not hurt
of lb:i2. 'That followed its shining ray.s until they, tho.se that don’t need help. You can’t
WILLIAMS’
Shaving Sets
$1.45 value for Sl.OO
Bill Folds
and Traveling Sets
SHEAFFER’S
Fountain Pen Sets
S2.S5 to $3.95
higher than in Octoln^i
IS j.t ihap.N the most encouraging sign too, found the “Babe-of Bethlehem.’’ hurt people who will still have a few
of all. for It is not the volume of These wise men worshipped him and (hundred thousand dollars left after
mont y but tin* .sjiecd with which it gave him gifts of gold, myrrh and the needy gets fed and clothed—and
rnovr.< fioiM hand to hand t,hat counts.
If everybody had a million and^ no-
Isxly spent anything we would have
hard times; hut if everybody had
only a hundred dollars and spent it
quickly. knowTrig where the next hun
dred was corning from, ^\e would have
Immense prosi>erity.
him gifts
franlc incense.
This was the first Christinas.
10 Years Ago
terns of Interest From The Chrojiicle
can strut around a little bit with a
fevT dollars of sound money or un
sound money in his pocket that will
buj things that the rest of u.s make
and sell.
HOflBIGANT
Shaving Sets
Sl.lO to S2.0b
Flat Uock News
there will be no jireaching
Much ('f the jq^^^ent reeov<-i*y is dm*
to sue 1 govei;^mental activities as the
at re-
bnner
Pipes, Tobacco Pouches,
Cigars, Flash Lights
as
Fublic Works program, and its latest I'uneral services for
offspring, the Civil Works .Adrnini.s- Adair,_ Hr.,-were held,
tration; much to the loosening of noon at the re.sidenee, being conduct- awspev-ee.s of the first baptist and
credit and Uh* jireSsiire on debtors e<l by her pastoiv' f^ev. L. K. Wiggins.
holier ne.yl li^nday morning
count of the pa.sture is in cedar.lane
.Mrs. K. P. helping in a serious of meetings which
.Friday after- being hell theiivthis w'eek under^,
Boudoir Lamps
^LSO
COXY
Shaving Sets
$1.10 to $2.00
COXY
Perfume Sets
$2.00 to $4.85
HOUBIGANT
Perfume Sets
$1.59 to S3.50
EVEM.NG IN PARIS
Perfume Sets
$1.65 to $5.00
Yardley’s Sets
Sl.OO to $3.00
\\ OODBURY
Perfume Sets
$1.25 to $1.50
Comb and Brush Sets
$5.00 to $10.00
Kellers
Assorted Chocolates
49c lb.
Whitman’s Candy
55c to $4.95
IN ( HRISXMAS-WRAPPEI)
PACKAGES
thrmieh federal a.-.'istance to bank.s
and mortgagor'^. .Much rrf it is dui*.
tCK), to the di.sti ibut ion of huge suhis
to growVr:^ of various commodities as
n firemium foi reducisl production.
Tiiose aie only temporary ineas-
ure.s, of cdur.se. If they were all to he
abandoned now, they probably would
have no more permanent effect than
a "shot in th*- arm" has upon a dope
fieml Tiny are. however, laying the
Mounilmion for business and industry
to build upon, and (irobably will tide
QU the road to recovery.
The thing for everybody to do now
is not to gum the cards, hut to give
the .New Ileal a chance to prov«* itself.
Everyone ha?
opinion a> to
will 1m* beneficial, but nobiMly with
}»ense wotild want to stop it now in
tile middle of the stream.
the second methodist
union meeting.
and is called a
Miss. Marule l’earsrrn and .Mrs. John
Holland Hunter are in Florence at
tending the annual Grand Chapter
meeting of the Eastern Stars.
Kellers Drug Store
Phene No. 1 Clinton, S. C.
Misses Janie and .Mattie Holland
are at home from a stay of .several
days in Wa.shington, D. C.
the law.suit betwixt hurt allison and
his mother-indaw about her killing his ■ ^
which seemed to of benn sucked by
his dog was setled out of coart. she i
give him a-nuther dog who wont suck
eggs and 1$ in money.
W. W, Harris and W. A. Moore-
head are attending a meeting of the
South (’arolina Press As.sociation be
ing belli in Erwin and Kingsport,
Tennessee.
Miss .Sallie
Wright has returned
H right to his private from a visit to Mrs, Arthur Jack-
wheiher the end result in Lafayette, Ga.
the sc-dulc of our only train thru
town has now benn changed and will
run north ever other day at 10:00
a. m., and south ever other day at
4:00 p. m. and will hall both freight
and passengers if they can get holt
of anny to hall, the bus and the truck
line has took over all of same.
THE KIILST CIfKISTMAS
At thi.- i>i*ri()if of the year, when the*
hearts and minds of the world are
centered on the Happy Yuletide sea
son, what could he more fitting than
the story of the First (!hristma.s^ i
Over ninijtteen hundred years ago
there Ir.ed in the little town of Naza
reth, a huiiible caipentei and his wife,
Mary
At thus lime the rub*r of the Roman
empire, Augu.stus ('ae.sar, required all
per.son? to [).iy taxes for the upkeep
of ine kingvlom. .lo.seph was a de
scendant of King Havid. .Although he
was living in Galilee, the law rtsjuiied
him to go to Bethlehem in Judea’to
jray trrm taxesT -
When it was time to pay the trib
ute, Joseph took Mary with him on
the journey to Bethlehem. It was a
tiresome journey. They were very
Misses Nannell Blalock and Flor- the wreck on the'main road to-
enoe Rantin are the guests of Mrs. wards the county seat did not kill bill
McKeown in Cornwall. ^ jaustell as was first reported last sad-
|dy night; he wa.s took to the hospit-
Mr. and Mrs, A. F. Lide of Fll-^tle as a corpse, but when he sobered
loree are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. j up, there wassent nothing broke about
F. M. Stutts, I him but 1 arm and 1 leg and 2 collar
I bones and his shoulder blade, he will
Mis.s Elizabeth Young_left yester. get well if newmony cio not_set_ in.
day op a five weeks western trip. —
Miss Myra
is the guest
W. Young.
I.s‘aman of
of Mr. and
Greenwood
M IS. (Jeu.
MOHE
Are Ideal • Useful
hart blackstbne says* that he^enjoya
his radio but is tired of listening to
so mueh toothpaste and blood medison
and fine gasoleen and aunty-freezing
■ fcompound, he tries to tune out of all
.Miss Kara Hunter is attending a advertising talk, and then tune in for
.Sorority convention in Bristol, Tenn. the jirogram. he .said he listened at a
• .sermont last Sunday and tM- Inan
Miss Hazel Scaife of Washington, prayed so long befoar il started, he
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. B. went to sleep..he also tunes out tak-
Owens, .Sr, ^ ing up the collection. —
.Mrs. A. E. Spencer was honored it seems by the newspapers that
by al. smith and mr. sprague and a few
1. other gripers aint as much intere.sted
in keepjng andy' mellon and henry
ford and mr. wiggins (ansoforth) rich
as he is interested in getting jobs
was
on Tue.sday with a lovely party
•Mesdames J. A. Bailey and J.
weary when they reached the little ('opeland.
town. .lo;>eph went to the hotel to get I
A room whei’e they could rest. But Mr, and Mrs. John .Spratt enter
fKioiv Jo.seph was disappointeil, for .ho tained their neighbors on .Monday eve-jfor the jobless and bread for the hun-
many other people had come to the ning, celebrating their tenth wedding jgry and a break for the farmer, it
little town that day the rooms were anniversary, do look to me like it is better to put
all taken. No doubt Joseph and Mary' ^ lour efforts forward so’s we can help
felt lonely and discouraged as night! A Junior music club has been or- yx por cent of the folks rather than
came on. At last they went to a stable ganixed under the- direction of Mrs. 2 per cent what don’t need help if
to find a place to sleep. Here in a Elmore Young with the following of- they have plenty already.
manger the Saviour of the world was ficers: Benet Godfrey, president; Lu-
borp; cy Hailey and Janet l.«ake, vice-
Tbis was a very lowdy place indeed presidents; Alice Benjamin, secreta-
fr»r the Prince of Peace to be born, ry; Jeanette Crawford, treasurer, and
Prophets had been ■ foretelling for Willie Rudd Fuller, historian,
many years. People were expecting (From files of The Chronicle for
him to come, but in some very grand June 21, 1923).-
yores trulie,
mike dark, rfd.,
corry apondent.
Nobody’s Business
G«« McGm
way. Home thought he would make
the kings leave their thrones and him
self be the ruler. But he came as a I
aweet, dear little babe. |
Now you wonder how the people j
heard of his birth, fn those Jong, long ,
days when there were no telephones j ' " ^ ^ -w *—
•r telegraphs? Perhapa you think ao | What Is Sound Money?
important news as* this would be an-1 Sound money ia^ money that can
nounced publicly by the higheat of-.talk or make a noise that (lounds like
Ccials or the richest people in-town
and a holiday declared.
a sound. ‘The dollar we have today
is worth a dollar for the purpose of
But not so. The first news of his'paying taxes, debts, funeral expense*,
.jbirth was told to people engagred^ injor gambling,
a very humble and lowly work.
It moat have been a beautiful warm
ni|^t. JFar out on the hills of old
Judea the shepherds were herdinn
^ E. Mood Smith, O. D.
Felder Smith, O. D.
Drs. Snnith & Smith
OPTOMETRISTS ^
SPECIALISTS'
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Laboratory for P^oraR.tJ|le5)Ui^^-.
Service.
15 West Main Street Phone 101
CLINTON. S. C.
AT no time of the year does the home show more needs for modern fur-
^ niture than at Christmas. Our store is filled with many bright, new,
up-to-the-mMiute Gifts and our prices are exceptionally low.
JUST VISIT OUR STORE AND SEE. MAKE YOUR SEI.ECTIONS NOW.
WE WILL DELIVER AS DESIRED.
LIVING R(X)M SUITES
Choice tapcstry-covered three-piece suites made on Rood lines by ex
perienced workmen. Tleautiful and lasting suites. Mohair covering if vou
prefer. Prices on
ODD CHAIRS AND ROCKERS
W are showing the largest assortment of high-grade rockers and chairs
we have ever shown. All walnut finish with beautiful coverings spring
seats and sag seats—plain backs and upholstered backs.
SPRING-FILLED MA’TTRESSES
Simmons Beautyrest and Simmons Slumber King—enough said.
FOR THE KrrCHl
Sellers Kitchen
Linoleum Rugs. These
Cabinets, Florence Oil I^ngehi Porcelai^ Top Tables,
Bse at lower prices than you vTould guess. '
SELECT FURNITURE AS THE GIFT
We just mention these and ask that you call in and look them over;
Beds, chifferobes, dressers, springs, mattresses, rugs, breakfast suites
stoves and' ranges, cedar chests, radios, etc., etc. *
•You esn’t buy xs mi^ch for a dollar
today as you could k R. (Before
Roosevelt), but when you spent a
their sheep. No doubt they were talk- dollar, then, you were robbing some-
ing together about the big crowd in body down the line of at least 6^ i
WHAT DO
P. S. Jeanes
’*The Home Makm's”
Clinton, S. C.
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