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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 6. C
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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER ,1^4 , \ .-1,.
(Slyr Clinton Clirnni^U
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deer mr. eddito^:—
our mayon^tas^asked this
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RANKS HIGH AT CAROLINA
^George Alfred Browniitf, of this
cfty, was the only Laurens/^ounty stu
dent and one of the lOd/in the state
to be listed 1n .^e repoi^t of Prof. W.
* ' IC. ^cCa|I, chairman of the student
Dollar Mail Fraud; Much Re-' pcrsonhei office; as
CLINTON, S. )C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1934
OUR WiisH FOR YOU
■ The Chronicle extends to its large .three states picked the same day
family of readers best of wi.shes forj -The'real “Mother of Thanksgiving
joy and contentment on this happy !l>ay’’ was Mrs, Sarah Josepha Hale,
family day. (who was the editor of the first maga-
: zine published especially for ^men,
KETI ER BE SAFE THAN . . . ? | Godey’s-^Lady’s Book. Mrs. l^le, be
fore ISTjO, tried to get the
m asKeu inis corry, - i_
spondent; mr. mike Clarke, rfd.^^t^ JO Cing In Courts
•put a notis in yore paper inf arming-!-.''^ _ . T
the publick that the jobpf poleesman! Chicago, Nov. 24.—After two hours
of flat rock will >e vacant after the i of deliberation, 12
next meeting-of the town counsel, jurors shattered thp govera-
his'badge will be tooy aWay from charge, of a hundred million
on that date for the following reasons ‘against Samuel In-
to wit: 16 associates with a verdict
I of acquittal today. ' ;
I r> V.1 * I ' Be^tween lunch time and the dinned
, —8 e.ping on duly while at work j^e ease against the ruler of the
and leting^mebody tote off the type- ‘w« *>»»<"> ^o'htr Mtilitiea
writer of ^e city hall which was ,
.on the desk Iw was laying down on at j„ j , |
the time of the highway robbery an- at the breath-taking speedi
* I jof the verdict, Insull eiiclaimed, “This]
I is the start of the clearing of,my rep-‘
2—sampliW 7 fruit jars full pf corn i utation.” v !
licker that He had ketched a bootleg-1 The jury’s verdict, read in a hushed
j u 1 wL a au a. aMittst tHo pease and dig- courtroom bv Foreman ,Iohn P laenf
dom happened that more than twoeor'„..„ . „„ri Jvof foreman jonn r. uent,
ai -a_a-_ J au- j_.. towtt and state aforesaid., came with a rapidity startling to dc-i
making high
scores jOn scholastic aptitu^ ■ aqd
placement tests at the University,
where he is a. member of the fresh
man class. Alfred, who has iltany
friends. here,' was a member of last
year’s graduating class at, Clinton
high school where he made an out
standing record. .
Colds That Haog On
Don't k| Uism gol startod. Rfhl them
^niickly. Cwomnlswn combhMS 7 belpo in
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'otrerful bnt hanaleaa PlesnsnC tn
talcn^Ifo narcodcs. Yom; dmggiat ia antbof
iaad ta refyd yoor money on the spot il
yov conghM ooM ia sot relieved by Cran>
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The hunting .soa.son in South Caro-
1 ini -Opens today for partridges or
quail. Th^3^ means^ that thousands,
armed with shooting paraphernalia,
will daily sally forth to the wood3_^[n
of the United States to issue a proc
he sampled lit early ever night for 2 fense attorneys and prosecutors alike ,
weeks and then it was all gone. Ae the case, developed five-'tona ofj!
business records were^^brought out but^j^l
3—receiving a cash bond for 4$-when the jury r^ired to their room
from judd Clark for being under the they sent thit forTinly three letters,
intoxication of strong dri/ik, and not ^ U. S. District Attorney A. T. Wight,
turning the same into the treassujefw ho had wnrlfpH fnr nonrly twn yg>«y
. of the town counsel in 1929, all
assi^
.soTor
to obtain a different result heard the
verdict without emotion, ‘
rfie~g6vernment presented its case
lamation for a national Thanksgiving' , ^
day. Mra. Ruth ^Finley^
- bombarded p^re^dt'nt''after ^'Jelideit i working agaa^f^he pressentjthe young prosecutor,
scorch of game for the next weeks^to Imand^until. in IRg!}, Presi-1"^^yer enduring Jhd^st niuny-cipa!j“'^^«jave^7^eryth^^^^
dent Lincoln i.ssued thekfirst national i campane, and ^
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come.
ting on the other fel-
The huriting season always brings jproclani^o^t iiamintT’*’’’ at the of 3 to 1, allso for loud
anew the danger of injury from^ fire-last Thursday in November as its «W<‘arin|;xwhile trying to arre.st 2 ce-
ariiris by those who are''amateurs, or From that time on every presi- ‘^ar latie boys for* speeding on mJ’.n
careless. It renews the story often, iJ^J^ucd such a proclamation,
related of a life wiM out by the dis- j^j^j jrovernor of- , ,
charge..j^f an empty gun. (every state has also - proclaimed' o—for swopping off his pi.siol whicn
Here are twelve mighty good sug-^ jg,,t^hur.sday in November as Thanks- belonged to the town courr.sel with- . v, i i i i .•
from .Stftte. Game VV'arden' o.;,,;,,,,;' ,i„„ )gin«'P tVn.rp hns npver holsum moore for a cheajx'r pistol building, expecting
The case in which the Chicago utili
ties builder qnd bus associates were
charged with bilking hundreds of in
vestors* of huge sums, went to the
jury at 2:21, after a two-hour charge
b.v Federal Judge James Wilkerson.
At 4 :23 the jury sent'out word that
it ha<i agreed. The prosecutors and'^
Sincere Thanks On Thanksgiving
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• As, ThanksKiving rolls around again, we hasten to
thank our friends ant^ customers for the liberal patronage
given us this year.
We extend our siincere appreciation for your .business
and go^ will.'On this glad day we dedicate our regular
advertisement towards making our thoughts of thank
fulness and appreciation known to all.
To you and yours on this Thanksgiving day, we extend
the best of wishes for happiness.
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DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY
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gestibns irom .'state, me v\ araen ■ day. Since there ha.s never . . , .
Richardson. Read them, thoughtfully, congress on the sub-^ bad check for the difference, ( speed, I
and then paste the-m In jwur huntingijp^.. Thanksgiving 4ay is not techni-'®"^ turning in anny monney'forj U wa.< a blanket acquittal. A che^rj
Jial: - ii,l|y a „a,i„„al holiday, but it siould,»»"»' »"".■■■ ™unt of ho could not crowd,-only family
1, Do not loail your gm until youl^a difficult to keep the |.eo|>le of any|it '-"hed: .qh'otoJ hy the banging of the clerk’s!
reach your hunting grounds. i from observing it, even if the
2. Do not carry a loaded gun in an, governor forgot to issue his procla-
-antomobile or on your horse. *lmat1on.
3. Unload your gun before getting , . yw u .. i
In a boat and do not load your gun in
gavel.
i am directed'no saynhat appleca-
In 'recent years there has been a
tendency to take Thanksgiving day
lightly. We are all too much inclined.
A moving boat.
4. Always unload before climbing,. , . y y i j* y- —
e I 1 ici iTi Koo<l times, to take credit to our-
over . fence, and never lean a loaded' whatever
gun against a support. . they may Iw, while in limes of dis- , „
6. Never point your gun at any ob- ^ inclination to aJ'l-mmistration.
jret unlc,s» yon expect to shoot. . | ..what have I got to.ho thankfuD
6. Never pul your hand on the hear this .piestion askeil by
tions will be rceiv^d by the undere-
signed in his own hanil-writing for
2 weeks from tonight, all backed up,
and everybody who applies 'must be.
with 1$ in cash as an act of good faith,'
fairly soiier, reasonably honest, mostly'
truthful, and (5 foot tall anti a friend'
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zle of the gun.
7. Never carry your gun with the
jots of peOjple, biit ore of the iM'st
Social News From Flat Rock
ple.-e correct the report made in my
colluni last week that tillie wilkins
cures Tor pe.ssimi.sm is to lilop think- wiiKins
!: r ........ I.W.I- o».T frv. ;.np dillard got marned at the
k. .Never pom a gun at anylrndy I ,he • good things,f the hri.le s mother., , m the,
9. Never lest the muzzle on the lasll''^^ ‘t 'Itf
Thqnksirivina isecont place, sam dillard is alreddy.
if we compare what w« have to be "’■fried, and in the third place, tillie'
ground.
10. Never jump a ditch with ii load-
c<l gun
says‘herself that it i.s a mistake.
iT n 'f 1 1 zinr .gun in f},*. ^bankful for with what our foroliears nc.-Nfu^inai ii i
11. Dp. not load your.gun in Thankagiving ' dav "“'■''ter know. ,t
house,
12. Never shoot at a
— it might be a man.
day vjuKiitcr Kiiuvv. u was turned in by
. ,l„a m.el'bad, we cau count ourselves immeas- ™-rt'' "rchie ,ball Uppina, the.town gos-
duestion nt«rk ^^_^yy
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^ CLINTON, S. C.
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Notice -for Payment of
City Taxes
- Notice is hereby given that Town Tjkxes for the Town ,
of Clinton will be due and collectable! between October
15th and November 30th, for the year 1934. The Tax
Books will be opened for the collection of taxes at the t
office of the Town Clerk on October 15th, and will re-j
main open each day thereafter, Sunday excepted, up to 1
and through November 30th. ' ’
A penalty of ten (10) per cent will accrue on all taxes
not paid on or before Friday, November 30th, which pen
alty will be in force through Mohday, December 31st,
after which an additional five (5)(per cent will accrue.
The levy for current fiscal year is thirty-seven (87*)
mills; twelve (12) mills for current operating expenses
and twenty-five (25) mills for interest and sinking fund
on various Bon4 Issues outstanding.
The foregoing notice is given pursuant to Ordinance
passed by the Town Council, October 1, 1934.
Dated Oct. 1, 1934.
D. C. HEUSTESS,
Town Olerk.
AMBITIOUS JAPAN
literally '7
nothing to be thankful for except that I | ,
for a whole year they had escaped ® jnan by the name of bert
The fear of famine was working his
Nothing that we have read or heard always present before them. Here inj''^®^. college la.st week with mag
throws a stronger light uppbn the dif-; America nobody has been permitted to suckceeded in
ference between the Japanese and ev-j^Q^ie within imagining distance check on-the dfug
eiy other nation in the world than the j starvation, and one of the great prob-i*^°^*^ V® Xot 9$ of same in
consternation in Japanese officialdoni ^ len^s we have been trying to solve this I?®®"; * nice[ powder puff for miss
because the.police guard attemling the, year is-how to reduce our national veeve smith with 1$, and some
Mikado took the wrong turning the | ,urplu3 of food.
ofher day and piloted the imperial [ Compare our situation with that of
candy for jud alien’s youngest darter,
c49, and he took the 'ballance in cigar-
car along-a street which had not been'the rest of the wofid and we can find bubbert gi^n |s on
the
he
properly prepared for his coming, A (plenty of evidence that it is every, ‘f *^c^ched
police insi>ector attempted suicide to j American’s duty to give thanks this | ’^®'jXht have to work his way thru the
wipe out the dishonor he felt over (.Thursday for greater‘s measures of <^”**nx*ng for 12 months.
* the incident. Other officials were j comfort, liberty'and~the means of hap-
** locked up to prevent them from kill- piness
ing themseh’es. At. last accounts it
> seemed as though the cabinet minis
ter responsible for the police would
have to resign his office, if not even!that the.great majority of Americans,
to commit hari-kari. . | by whatever name they may call their
That is a situation incomprehensible^ religious creed, still believe that there
to the citizens of a democracy. Back- j, g Divine Providence which - has
of it lies the insurmountable difficulty; guided and still will guide our nation,
a Jbelled buzzard flew over flat rock
lajt week on' his journey down south
to a certain dead town called cedar
There are some people who have
lost their faith in spiritual things. i
They are to be pitied. But we believe according to our poleesman. this
same belled buzzard flew over our lit
tle town ever year for the past 12
years at exactly 3:20 p. m. on the
same day of the week, which is thurs-
day, and is always 62. feet from the I
of dealing with Japanese^diplomats' ggd when we consider the state of 1sh^es his head and
of the rest of the I bis bell 8 time^ at the; .same set-
OD level terms. They are-a superior ^ of the people
race, in their own estimation, superior j world, we feel that there, is ample
ground for a National Thanksgiving
to all the rest of the world. Their
emperor is the direct descendant of
the Sun god, and is far superior to-
any earthly pow^r. Every! Japanese
owes his life to the Mikado, (Whose will
is the sole basic law of the land. What
the .Mikado wills his subjects will
gladly lay down their lives for.
Just now Japan is demanding nayal
equality with Great Britain and the
United States. It has refused to rec
ognize the right of any other nation or
of the League of Pj!/i^ona to raise any
question about its occupation of Man-
Day. These are things to think about
today.
10 Yenrs Ago
Itemz of Interest From The Chronicle
of November 20, 1924
ont. this report was handed in by
holsum.jnoore who has lived here only
3 years, but got it from one sid oz^y,
who has lived her 6 years and owes
everyboddy in town.
Miss B. Copeland has resigned her
position as a member of the Lydia
, , , .school faculty. Mias Helen Bailey of
churia. Withdrawing from the League,schools has been transferred
J.p.n 1.111 not ,.y yo.s or no to the ^ ;;,V't;irtho ^xr^y
hnd Miss Essie Young succeeds Miss ''
a highway robber entered the fill
ing station of judd Clark,in the night
time last week and toted off his cash
reggistenr ad nearly cfs.. his finger!
iprints have benn took off the door-,
knob which was left unlocked and the
size of his shoe was no. 11. he did not
drink, as he never teched 2 fruit jars
of licker setting on the counter where
judd left same and forgot to lock up
everything, he did not get home his-
inquiry whether it is or is not fj)rti-
fying the Ladrone Islands as a naval
base. It begins tftjlook as if Japan
were ambitious to occupy tihe position
which Germany, under t(he Kaiser,
used to hold, that of tlW potential
trouble-maker of the world.
Bailey^.
the gowemment cows who have
THANKSGIVING
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The institutfoi}^ of our American
Thanksgiving day dates back almost
^ ISe ts^hnings of the”s^tlement of
North America by newcomers from
Europe. The firat Thanksgiving day
WM oelobrat^' by the Pilgrims of
Plymouth in’^623. After a day of
The Clinton Billy Sunday club will enjoying our southern hosspi-
hold a banquet on Friday evening atjulity and green pastors frbm out “west
the Clinton hotel. fgj. the past 2 or 3 months are now
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry, who, being hilled and slitHctered and canned
have been residing in Uurens, havel*| the iwte of about 6(nieads per day.
moved back to Clinton and Mr. Henry,they will soon be returned back to'
is now connected with E. W. Fergus3. their o^-ners to be et up as foast beef
Ford dealer
Miss Annie Lou Norman is visiting
her sister in Lancaster.
Mrs. Parks Adair and daughter,
Vivian Parks, have returned from a
stay of several months in St. Louis.
Mr. and ^Mrs. Guy Copeland and
children of AbbeVille, are visiting the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
prgyer and fasting the Pilgrims feast
ed and gave thanks to Almighty God' former’s
for the bountiful harvest which en- Rhett Copeland.
. abM them to look forward to a wintei;| Mrs. Harvey Brannon of Statee-
<of ampin food. , ' jboro, Gm, is^visiting her mothq/*, Mrs.
Thanksgiving day hai become such Emma Little
a qghrcraally observed'national holiday
thal iew people realize that its gen-
azal ^baervaace on the lasft Thursday
pk Nasrember is quite a re^nt devel-
opmmL All of the ztatea of ,New Eng-
laii4 a—I zome of the other Northern
ati^ip, had an annual, <My of thanka-
^ ^ prodiuaation of tha
bat while, thia euatom cama
Thursday when the honorad the sixth
hirtWay of bar little gfiuHleoa, Wil-
colonial Huj^, H j»eL|Ranii Awdareofi, of GreeirriHe.
Mrs. C. L. Rounds is at home from
an extended visit to her son in Florida.
Mn. B. H. Boyd entertained with a
luncheon Friday in honor of the Wives
of the ainton Kiwantanb.
Mrs. R. L. Bailey delightfully en
tertained a number of little tots on
instead of t-bone stakes and Uvver.
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E take pleasure in announcing that our
Yv Depositor is now a member of the Fed
eral .Deposit In^ance Corporation.
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All Deposits Insured Up to $5,000
In'addition tp offering Government Insured
to our customers, we are prepared to
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transact regular banking business such as
handling bills of lading;, draftaior collection
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and remittance; in fact, aO functions of a KanU
except the making of loans.
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no preeching will be hell at rehober
next Sunday onner count of the pas
ture, rev. waite, h asbenn called tbj
see a rich uncle that he hopes will getf
along verry well in north georgy. but'
if he do die, rev. waite is the only]
ancestor he has and expects to inhariti!
everything, the church is vacant.
yores trulie, *
mike Qark, rfd,
town clbrk.
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