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honorable,' trustworthy bootleggers
who will sell a feHow a quart .pl real-
good Jicker, made-out of hothiirg but
sugar^ potash, stable sweepings, lye,
iplphur, fltes, bugSi conn meal, black
strap and gnat? for only $1.00, includ
ing the fruit ibri, c^p, ring, gasoline;
policerprotection (if any), and federal
stamp. , , , .
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There has not yet been a plan de
vised that will control whiskey, nor
has there ever been a law that will
control a man full of whiskey. But we
have lots to be thai^kfdl for yet: near-
ly..all of our boys and girls who drink
whiskew nowadays are over 21' years
over by James E. Hunter, clerk oT
♦he house. ' ‘
The senate elected half of Its mem
bership this* year, the other'half hold-'
mg over for two more years, so that
it always^has'at least 50 per cent o'
its membership experienced.
The membership of thp legislature,
a.cording tp^dheefc^uj* of i’nofficlal re
turns, is gii^n l\erewitb.
Anbeville Senate, .J. Moore M«rs.
r;£nvb€rs of house; R. McAdatus
l an.i L., KeUer.
Aiken: Senate, J. F.,^ Williams;
housjB, John W. Duncan, M. F. Bush,
Herbert E. Gyles,
I . u * 4.U - ' Allendale: Senate, R. P. Searson;
ago; but, Of course, there are some';,^„.„ n »» vr n ' .
I , !. .ihouse, John B. McMjllan.
exceptions. I think the government i A.nderson*
1,. . i ‘’’in'' Anderson: Sennte, J. B. Pruitt;
ouftht to ■:<»>« the drinking age w. N. .Ciinkscales.'N. A. Cow:
children fronf 12 years to 12 years and' ’
6 months. ^
^ CLINTONS. C., THURSK)AY, SEPTEMBER io, 1934
j Lot.s of us though.^ that whiskey
‘was fine for- snake-bites, but some
ard, W. M. Crenshaw, E. C. Lewis,
R. M. Lawton, W. L. Watkins.
Bamberg: Senate, H. C. Folk; house,
Faber W. Kearse.
You^ Fidriii^
house, iC. Lester "ihiomRs.
Horxir: Senate, H. Kemper Cooker I
house, J. Gary Baker, Lbnnie' D. Cau- |
sey. Pearly S. Page. —7 1' /
Jasper: Senate, H. Klugh Purdy;!
house, C. E. Perry, Jr. ; | Clinton Higil ^Ifool Group S^*,
Kershaw: Senate, S. F. Braslngton; Varfous Prri^t« Tn Tar
hou?e, J. R. Belk and NeiLE- Tnaesrf ^
dgle.
Lancaster: Senate, E. Coke Bridges;
heus4, B. H.' Plyler and T. Y. W.il-
Hams..
ry Oat i'his School Term-
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Believing that it pays to plan early,
the boys tailing courses in vocational
Laurens: Senate, Carroll Dt Nance;!aiTiculture hi; the local high school
house, Phil D. Huff, S.-J. Hunt, 'J. D^fhave already made plans for the pro-
Wjtherappon. ^jjects they will carry eat this winter
Lee: ^nate, R. ,E. Dennis; bbus."',[and next spring. * *
JohnWiley Brown «ndC. W. Josey. I Among, the 28 boys taking the
Lexington: Senate, Lucius E. Dre-J.course, 15 plan to have projects In
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Life is meant for work but' you
'Can’t make some folks believe it.
Women will continue to run for of
fice but they will neyer throw their
hats in the ring.
, No matter how brightly Ithe sun
neighboring cotton-mill or mills w^re , • „ith the bootlegger,
the umrkere have not walked out, tolbpt jt doesn’t.exactly prohibit “is
advertise their strike and to bring ^ r ,
shines, every man can get under, a; pressure upon those who are at work I
\cloud if he wants 'to.
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to join in the walk out. ,^ey seek] , ought' to. call it
by various means to induce the .work-].,
her;, house, M;ms P. Hgll, Lewis p.| poultry, eight in garden and truck
Rast, R. T. Jackson. - [ ’ . * iwork, six in orchards, five in dairying,
^McCormick: Senate, Jennings J.|eight in hogs, six in cotton,- six in
Dorn; house, Thomas A. Dowtin. |grain and hay crops, eight in corn,
Marion: Sen^e, Lanneou D. Lide;^and^6h€ in potatoes. '/■
R- G. Blackburn. -1 Improved practices in connection
ike-bites, but some| Barnwell: Senate, Edgar A. Brown; housV'uiSn C*"No^n' Nevill‘e'&n'*“* marketing of
along the other day!house, Solomon Blatt,- Winchester C. ^,t C. Norton, -Neville Ben- these various pallets are being stud-
—a;— —j_!r. -a, * < l>cd and planned at the present time*
Newberry: Senate, ,B. V. Chapman;iin most cases the students have been
^ J* K* Herrick,,given full ownership and operatorship
Z, H, Sober. - , their projects, othera have been
Oconee: Senaae, Harry R, Hughs7‘^ven part ownership and full oper-
house, C. C. Whitmire,,^^R. H'v'McDon-Utorship. Accurate records of labor
' ' , » - \ other costs will be kept oh each
Orangeburg: Senate, \Henry R- individual project. These records will
Sims; hbuse, A. ^ Connor, E1><C. Har- meet frequent inspection by both the
vey, James F. Hutto, T. A. ^ftHey,, and the teacher, ^
Julian S. Wolfe. ' - i T - ■ i—
Pickens: Senate, Fred F. Williams;
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poor doctor Tcame
and exploded .thit hallucination; now‘Smith, Jr.
we. don’t know what it’s good for ex-j Beaufort: Senate, W. Brantley Har-
we ^understand it, is a group of dis
satisfied union workers who having i g n i . ^ • „
vdluntarilv auit their iobs and walked ^ ® folks can! vey; house, Calhoun Thomae, W. W.
voluntarily quit their jobs and walked, forget their troubles and their wives | Elliott. ^
l>"d their pa«t due uotM rna-.ccount,i^^ Berkeley: Senate, M. M. Murray;
S^‘i!r„iL^lftohibition prohibita the government house, Marion F. Winter, E. W. Stev-
ens.
Calhoun; Senate,
house, M. D. Keller.
J. R. Fairey;
Charleston; Senate, Cotesworth P
Means; house, H. G. Senseney, Huger
The fellow who"tries to beat lhe[ers to line up with them in striking ^™'’MiK'Koger'T’l''T'hla4“''’
.esn’t deserve any sym- It was such a contingent that dasliad,A»,as,i-lj. A. Lofton. *-oger,Jr.,| , R.chland
bucket shop doe
paihy, but bis family does.
The college' boy.s back'adds a'new
touch of life to the town and brings j les.’^ly, called national guardsmen to
happiness to the girls.
with workersMn Honea Path recently
and brought bloodshed. Thejgovernor I
of this state; acting \vi.<ely and fear-1 u , ,
, , 1. ; .. . , . I nibivion seems to extend-sjiecial privi-
housd^, Ben
Senate, Jeff D. Bates;
E. , Adams, William P.
,1 1, 1, 1 u J -ru - Inhibition, or Expedition,! Cherokee:' Senate Jeff D Parris-' ry#v. / t i 'A v-n n « kt 1
Pro- ifr I W^elan, Jake D. Hill, P. H. Nelson.
1 , , . . ^ , gun.usmtn open-handed per-
iduty to bring ahput a sobering effect
upon these caravans and to protect
life and property.
. Such groups of agitators, running
GOOD OPENING AT COLLEGE
It is most gratifying to the friends
here and elsewhere of Presbyterian all over the country closing down mill
college to know thalt it has opened I after mill, or tinsuecessfully attempt-
new session, with an enrollment up tolrng to do so, will never solve the, la
the u.sual matriculation. The dormi-jbor ili.sputc now Taging. ~They witf
tories are all filled, and the campus only add fuel to the fire and'make for
now presents a very busy scene as-j still greater unrest ami discontent, un-
the.^ new year’s work begins under a I employment and suffering. This fact
most auspicious outlook. j is Indisputable to any thinking man—
Clinton welcomes the return each j labor disputes and strikes will never
year of the college student body. The be settled by’ “flying squadrons” in
ing the law has something to do with
prohibition which perniits so-much
whiskey. T
presence of these young mefn gives
the town a renewed flavor. The col
lege is an invaluable asset, enriching
as it does, the moral, cultural, social
and business life of the city.
workers
their effort tb intimidate
and spread propagation.
A man who W&nts to quit work and
walk the -streets has an unquestion-
;abie right to do so. Nobody argues
his right to go hungry if he so choos
es. But to engage in shutting down
Flat Rock News
__*holsum mo(jre and the bilding loan
association had the misfortune to lose
his hou.se by'fire l^t week when it
ketched from a stem flew which did
not run from the ground as ordered,
they, will rebild for him If he can raise
500$ from his wife’s kinfolks, as
iheretofore*
house? George W. McKeown, C.’ E. q.'D. Seay. T. Pou Taylor.
Saint Amand ' ^ Saluda: Sonate.-^oe,Griffith; house,
Chester: Senate, - John M. Wise; h. Eth'eredge. .r !
house, Wilbur S.GranVJ. G. Jordan, j. Spartanburg: ^Senate. W. D. Bur-,
Chesterfield; Senate, George K. La- ^^tt; house. Otis E.^'Bruce, F. M. Eks-
rney; house, J. Arthur Knight. John|tprlin. H. C. Godfrey, T. J. Hendrix,!
Robert ^vens. g Kendrick, W. Fred Ponder,
ClarenoM. Senat^ ^-i.Clauie H. Taylor, Marrin M. Brown. !
Stukes; house, M.- H. Mellette, R., Sumtpr: Senate. R. D. Epps; house.
our school opened with .t bang last
n.onday and childrrns from ^ar and
near fucked in. some bookless, some
with books, and some depending on
the n. r. a. for books, and others de
pending on the f. e. r.'a. and e. w. a.
Hugh Belser;
R. J. Aycock, J. B. Britton,-^ A. J. Hat-
Colleton: Senate, R. M. Jefferies;>
hmise E. L, Fi,,hburne, J. M^, .Moorer. union: Senate, J. ...........
l)arlin*ton;^nate, F B Hines; houee, J. B. Chich, J. Frost Walker.
house, L. W. Coker," J. P. Mozingo,
W’oodrow Lewis.
Boyd Lancaster^
E. Mood Smith, O. D.
Felder Smith, O. D.
Drs. Smith & Smith
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CLINTON. S. C.
Williamsburg: Senate, M. A. Shul-]
rx,, « . fir; house, Paul Otis Arrqwsniith,
Dillon: Senate, J, W. Hamer;-house, I George Morris Graham, John j. Snow.
C. L. Wheeler, P. A. George.
THE GRIDIRON CALLS’ ...r a » «n., l w a
' King Ba.>.eball is about to be de-mills and bulldozing ^operatives who ' « . ^ “j
thronbd and Football is about iS iT- want to work and make* an honest liv- ["^^^atbn miss I’ennie ve *
- cend the throne. ing for themselves and their depend- ^ of evmhinv
• For the next severer Saturday if^lents, is preposterous. Such tactics P P ^^t mg.
ternoons the nation will clo.se up shop not be tolerated either by the
and jam thousands of univer.sity, col-[^'t®te or federal government,
preparatory school and high
Dorchester: Senate, J. Dr-Parler;
house, D. C. Pendarv-is.
Edgefield: Senate, J. Strom Thur-;
mond; house, M. H. Mims.
Fairfield: Senate, J. M. Lyles;
house, J. P. Isenhower, F. M. Roddey.
York: Senate, Walter M. Dunlap;
hou.se, R. B. Hildebrand, S. P. Chap
man, Hugh J. Love, 0. F. Thornton.
preparatory
pchool stadiums, bowls, grandstands,
bleachers and sidelines scattered
across the length and breadth of this
land. While the popularity of.f(wtball
has been on the wane - somewhat in
recent years because of economic con
ditions, it still'holds a big place with
the public.
Basebhll is largely the sport of
tired business nien, clerks and factory
viorkers. Football is the sport of the
hunger set, college and ex-college
folk, parents of those clad in moleskin,
and the many others who at this time-
of year transfer theic affection to the
great game.
With the college, orphanage and
high school teams, ('Hnton is a foot-
Wall-minded town.
10 Years Ago
Items of Interest From The Chronicle
of September 18, 1924.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends through-
Florence: Senate, P: H. McEaebin; j out the county for the handsome vote
house, Dk Gordorr Baker, W. Marshall I given me in the second primary, and!
veeve Bridges, R, Leo Carter, ClydeJ^raham.^ for the marny courtesies shown me
Georgetown: Senate, S. M. Ward;'during/{he campaign, for which I am,
R. F. Blakely is now connected, with
the Farmers Mercantile Co.
Miss Collette Griffin iS "spending
the winter in Spartanburg where she
will study voice at Converse collage.
the few friends of mrs. joe highr
livver will be sorry to learn that her
hip, which she knocked out of jint
when she fell down starS»'"friday night,
is nitting back verry .slow, she had to
call off her bridge party for monday,
and has notified the publick that no
parties will be hell in her* horVie for
the next ensuing 2 months, aa she
can’t do nothing while limping, anso-
forth.
house, Olin Sawyer and J, H. Porter.
Greenville: Senate, -C. E. Sloap;
H. P. Beam, H. M. Farr, B. M. GibsonS
very grateful.
Having been elected to the office of
j^COunty CommiS.sioner, I renew my
J. D. McCullough. John H. McDaniel, j pledge that I will use my bb.st efforts
Ralph N. McDonald, James D. Poag, j to promote the county’s intere.sts, and
Lewis G. Prince, ; (will s.^nd always for an honest, busi-f
Greenwood: Senate, W. H. Nichol-'res.s-like. progressive and courteous
house, W. Osce Coleman,, J. M.! administration of the duties of the
D. E. Tribble Co.’
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E. J. Adair is at home from New
York where he has been purchasing
fall goods for Adair’s Department
!store.
A HORKIF.YiNG DISASTER
The ^^account of the l£Ui^ntng of the
Morro Cai^tU*,’ a story of tragedy and
shame as has been brought out at the
inve.'itigation, has touched the whole
heart, of the nation. i -
Miss Mary Copeland ha.s- returned
to Chicora college whei-e she; will re-
' suni'e her studies.
Cox, D.^'A. G. Ouzts. , joff;ce.
Hampton: Senate, W. H. Lightsey;
JOHN H. WH.ARTON.
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Clinton
s. e.
M iss Mayme ljeake.,d:s visiting her
sister' Mrs. Ebb Stone, in
„ ..-iTies Pitts has returned to Wof-
ThiMe IS »Iwi<.VH somotliinf; es,,vc-,j^l,j
.ill
Misses Emmie Pitts and Martha
Davidson left Tuesday for Columbia
1 college where they will again be stu-
Miss Mildred Workman has return
ed to her studies at Columbia cdllege.
ially horrifying ahbut disaster at sea
Slhipwreck is a terrible thing to con
template under any conditions; the
aea is so vast and the dances, of-res
cue, even in these days, apparently j
small. But when the .^ea disaster takes ‘ ^
the form of ^ire, it is too ghastly to,
contemplate.
^ The recent disaster of the Morro j
Casjte honiewai,II,(lunii from Havana' H.rvard
when KU pa.,e„|te,> . university where he will be a taw stu-
wbcn.^l^sfcujh^CAJrtxriiE^^ —
■within sight of pert, is in some ways '
far more shocking than the sinking,
©f the Titantic. . . .Agnes; Scott college to resume her
If, as has been charged in the *
ernment investigation into the cir-,' '
cumstances.of this tragedy of the s^,f
the fire
rnments
Cuba should sparc-no expen
all their available resources, to hunt
our protrackte4 meeting which has
benn going on at rehober church for
the past 10 days almost broke up on
last' Sunday night when* 2'men from
cedar lane fetched a snake with them
and tried bo "gret our pasture, rev.
w:aite, to let it bite him on the. arm.
they allso had a myd-turtle and aij
ground squirred with them and of
fered to let him take his choice in be- j
ing bit,"but he turned them all down'
and ordered them off while the quire i
was singing: “meet me there.’’ ;
everboddy who lives in our fine lit-1
tie tiown has givven up-hopes of get-1
ting anny monney from the r. f. c. for
watterwoi ks and sewedge, and have I
cleaned out th^lr well.s and repaired i
their premises a right smart, cedar'
lane got ahead' of u.s and fixed up her*
town with/govverment monney,- but
she has alreddy defaulted interreat
and Ijrinc:ple and all other payment,
and it looks like uncle sani phtj-vd
Santa claws unbeknowance to hisself.
-»town taxes will be due^ next week
and everboddy is getting . reddy bo
tiodge;same.'Th'e''3og is 2$, and tKe
citizens send, all-of the carfeen-t ip
MUs- EHzabetlv Lynn hay-Teturoejy tlietrdtinfolks till the time to pay'on
same is over, they all.so dodge the
Miss Cora Richey left yesterday for
pole tax by being too old or top young,
the property, tax is dodged by turning
it back to Jhe mortgag.ee, and, house
^^S'^a>er^a°nd^^ she ;has ajfceptedj hold taxes is dodged by letting the
' , w. I . ^ position with the'city hospital. | installment hou.ses repossess ever-
lould sparc-no expense, utilize i * • . . ' ^
, . ,, On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chris-
. down ho ouipi i .. anil bnnx them to Adair ami Misa Annie B. Adair
-nwift justice. \\e hope that dhe , , p
pic.on proves Untrue. W ^hate to b^ Florente Rantiu.
liA-vvA tVkof tVinfo Qvo hPiniF'i ^ ^ -
lieve that there are .hunian being.s so
callous unil so filled with hatred
s^ain-st their kind as to per^ietrate a
deed like
thing.
yores tft
irnike Clark,^
corry spondenb
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that. But human passions
and hatneds are routining high in these
troubjous time.'*, and it is impossible
to siy thatj^ny atrocity is impossible. |''
Nobody knoW§ what a day will bring |.>
forth—nobody is surprised any more;,.,,
. at what happens
T^obody’s Business
By Gee McGee
New Legislators
For State Listedl
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Wet-Dry Prohibition
I am a dry, and my state is dry,
Ibut booze cheap as well as plenti-
The tragedy of the Morro'Castle i.sjful. Bootleggers are prosperous
a horrifying, black' picture.
iMany Changes In House As Re-!
j suit of Primary. Two Changes
I In-This Countv. \
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Wt^Goodytu DmI^ mU
more tires than anj^ odiar dealers.
That*a why Goodyear can filye.na the
blg^eet Talue to tell at every {trice. Yoa
bank on thia Speedway for a lot of
safe troublefree mileage—plenty for
* I
the price—and it has a Center Traction
tread for quick stops. It*| a real Good
year and a real hoy—blowout protected
in EVERY ply—lifetime guaranteed for
perf^on cd materiala and workman
ship-backed by our full aenrlce.
A NEW SPECTACLE '
A The South has a new .spectacle bei- body’s going Cb g^t hurt in this busi
While the two primary ele'etiops
thanks to the high tax on legal ve-, held in South Carolina this summer
nom, but .competition is too hot
amongst them for comfort. Some-
\ fore it in the form of “flying squad-j ness..
rons” who seen in action can- only be \
interpreted as agencies of strike prop
agation. One of these squads recent-
• Ijr invaded Goldville near here with
- Our state permits ua to send 4 dol
lars to a wet state, often as onc4
a month, for a quart of legal stuff.
Uie intention of dosing down the mill I Now, this legal “happy-day” fluid is
Init wisely retired ^ lifter being in-!O.K.; considering that its cost is made
formed by armed employees and statcfjup of the following items: 30 per cent
lallitia officers on guard that no in-j federal tax, 15 .per cent dealer’s li-
imsion or interference by outsiders
would bb permitted.
- Tkaae motorcades sprang up over
aight* ait whose instigation is not
•teted, and their name will long ^ re-
mambared. A “flying Squadron” as
cense tax, 20 per- cent bottle and «x
press^^charges, 10 per cent packing
costs, and 25 per cent for the whiskey
itself.
We have hundreds of high-clasa,
served to bring about many changes
in the membership of the house of
representatives, that body will by no
means be “green” to legislative pro
cedure when the gavel falls in Janu-
ary.
A checkup of elections returns
shows that 58 members of the 1934
house of representatives come back
for._jinother term; that 13 former
members of the general assembly
were elected, thus giving a total of
71 members in the houjie who are
more or less familiar with “the
ropes.” The house has 124 members.
The report, unofficial! and subject
of course to some change should re
counts be demai^d, were checked
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