Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i V -- -I , '1 ■T;:' ‘V i:^-- Ji m CUNTON^CBROKICLE, CXINTON. S. C /:: IL S. C. Legislature Runs Up Bill of B75 fpi: 77 iorking Days in /V-v:'■ / raOBSPAY, TOY 11.1«M •' i f: t- » ' $100 BONUSES VOTED GIRLS , PAID BY TELEPHONE eOMPANY Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Halves $1,708.75, While Assistant He Didn’t Know He Had Pulls Down $950. Perusal of ^ Accounts Shows How Present Senator and* House ’ , . Members Spend Taxpayers* Money. ■ y. • Columbia, tfuly 6.—The 1936 Souths Carolina school for the entire term. Carolina legislature that threatened to run as long'i^ Tennyson’s brook is now a matter of political and financial history, but the bills, are still being |>aid. The record-breaking session of 181 days, only seventy-seven of which were actual work days, cost the tax payers $289,575 for legislative expens es and the printing cost about $54,000 more, making a‘total of $343,076. Of this enormous amount that takes to move the legislative wh^ls in their cumbersome joumey^Hirough the state house, $41,606 m^vered up to the light of ordinan^my under the phrfise, “approved The general appropriations bill each year'^ainlv^dtemizes the' salaries of the iegi^kitiive officers and officials nnd gefierally appropriates $20,000 or $^5;d00 to the two houses for approved counts. But these salaries in print do not tell Ihe^tale at all. An attache of the senate last session. Zed Hope, eergeant-at-arms. for instance, was marked down for only $500, but when the session started stretching out a little. Sergeant Hope was aided by the approved account^He was given $50 more as a magnaninjous gesture, and onjthe private* payroll of the senate, which digs into the approved accounts as long as^tljis last-named larder is filled, he was paid in addition enough to bring his salary to $1,708.75. Al though he v^as yoted $650 from the approved accounts for work between cessions, he p-as paid at the rate of $12.50 each day for overtimeX^ The biggest joker of the entire ses sion w’as the .Senate assistant sergeant- at-arms. He was put down in the ap proved accounts as T. A. Berly with a stipend for the session of $950. Even Zed Hop^ is said not to have known who Berly. was until the last few days of the session. Berly is listed in the city directory as an investigator. What he investi gated at the rate of $12 a day is not exactly clear. The salary would have paid 'the principal of many rs Ordinary household economy see to be.forgotten when the legis start about the state’s busipesrefFor instance, the senate approved accounts lists a tailor’s bill from^. T. Carlson for $180 for msdchig the lieutenant governor’s robpc^ieutenant Governor J. E. HarlejKwas ill during the entire session^afid did not attend any daily sessiefis in the state house. Yet his which he did not get to wear, was not sufficient for Senator John F. .Williams, Tyretident T)ro tern., .and for Senator Taylor H. Stukes, who as sumed that office upon the former’s resignation. Oth^r bills from Carlson specify a robe for Senator Stukes at $180, replacement of a robe for Sena tor Williams at $125 and a robe for Speaker Claud Taylor of the house at $180. The robes served the purpose all right and add^ to the decorum of legislative business when it was not too hot to wear them, but one won ders whether they are worth $180 each to the state or anyone else. Another item showed that a daven port and chairs for the lieutenant gov ernor’s office cost $118.86, although as far as is known, the lieutenant gov ernor TTas not yet occupied that office. A second item says “chairs for lieu tenant governor’s office, $116.80.’’ Although''printing of the house and senate journal and calendar, which costs roughly about $700 a day,* and much of_which is unnecessary, is paid out of the appropriations to the joint committee on printing, which last ses sion got $45,000 plus $15,000 added, making $60,000. Much extra printing worlf is paid for from the approved accounts. One item lists $525.04 paid to R. .L. BiQran company, of Colum bia, for printed matter, and another, $240.85. , engroaaing department total $41,606. In the engrossing department the twelve young won>pn emplosred as stenographers received $370 each for overtime... E. H. Lumpkin, the chief clerk, received $120 extra pay in ad dition to his $600 base pay, $666 for overtime and $25^or work preceding and sticceediMr<the seasiona, making a t^al of H«6Uo ,„Taxpa!^^ of South Carolina will Ipapr^th surprise that ^hen flowers ""^sent to the Hon. Neville Bennett, chaihnan of the ways and means c^- : ilrrittee, theee flowers are not paid fbr,^ < as generally thought, by sympathetic^ members who dig doism in their dwn pockets, but are bought and paid for by the state, at the expense of the people. Mr. Bennett, who draws a tidy sum each year as a member of the budget commission (a needless'expense whiok was vetoed by Governor Johnston) is a widely proclaimed herald of econo my. It is hard to reconcile this sfith the fact that he is 'strongly opposed to biennial sessions, itlthough 44 states do not have legislative sessions but every two years. The people of South Carolina have voted for biennial ses sions three times, but the legislature has refused to ratify the wishes of the people. On''many occasions Mr. Bennett has loudly proclaimed his love for the “dear peepul,’’ but be can’t see his way clear to end the annual ses sions of the legislature, and was a staunch defender of the budget com mission, from which activities he re ceives a nice, sum for his jeans-eadr year. As long as this continues—and the taxpayers pay for his flowers—he may remain adamant in his position against biennial sessions. A perusal of the approved accounts will revekl some surprising extrava gances where the legislaftors, most of whom 'are elected on economy plat forms, ffeely spend the taxpayers’ money. - 4- H Chib Girk In Meet Here Tennis Matches X I Here Saturday ^unty* Group Spesidingr Two Days At Collet - Attending Annual Shorl^ ^urse. West Clinton News Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Trammell, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Smith visited'Mr. and Mrs. G. W. ’Trammell'in Qwings Sun day. • Mr. and Mrs. Green Chambers and 4-H club girls of Laurens county are spending two days at ^Presbyterian college attending th^ atuiual county short course held for members of the orranization. The girls are in chkrge of Miss Jennie Coleman, home demon- etration agent for the county. The course will consist of demonstrations, iecti^ws, games and swimming at the college. The demonstrations will be given by Mias Juanita Neely, of Win- thrdpi college. Leaders for the meet^ ing a^: Mrs. Walter Moore and Mkw Nell Simpson, club lead^; Mrs. An nie Duplap and Mrs. Beulah Patterson, aasiataUt home demonstration agents, and Miss Martha Bramlett, Miss Coler man’s secretary. Those in attendant are; - Lanford club: Mary Holmes, Ruby Thomas, Conie Pattdrson, Lois Harlan, Juanita Lewis,'Mary Harlan, Sara Summey, Evelyn Patterson. _ ,, New Prospect club: Henrietta Cul bertson, Nancy Moore, Peiurl Thomp son, Lois Power, Margaret Moore, Mary Walker, Virginia Coggins, Jo sephine Williams, Dorothy Bramlett, Martha Helen Morrow. . Poplar club: Virginia Terry, Vera Blackwell, Elizabeth Abrams, Nancy Simpson, Kathrjrn Bishop, John Bish op, Helen Mitchell, Doris" Roper, Re- b^ca Wood, Margaret Elledge, Lottie Free, Ada Cothran, Dorothy Culbert son, Ruby Godfrey, Mary.Bess God- frqy. Brewerton'club: Elizat^h Balen- tine, Opa Copeland, Georgia Lee Gra ham, Rebecca Seeks, Ethel Duckworth, Joan TaylorX^ ~ Ban Placed On " , Night Parking Op the last day df the session the i little daughter, Betty, Mr. and Mrs* INSURANCE j We oifer expert service and protection. Agent tor some of ‘the strongest Mre. Insurance Companies in America; ^ ' ± REALESTATE- Town and country prop erty. Prices attractive. Clinton Realty & Insurance Co. B. H. BOYD, Agent -J V, RUBBER STAMPS Any kind, to fit any business. 24-hour ser- - vice. Reasonable prices. Telephone 74. The Chronicle Publishing Co. -Printers - Stationers SAFE! Your Deposits Are Insured Here legislature was sO glad to be able to return home that it dealt out salaries and bonuses in large order. Two tele- Soutlr| phone operators — pretty young wo men, by the way—who had been paid regular salaries by the telephone com pany and who had been sitting at the ’phone desk in the main lobby, were given $100 each as a sort of pat on the^back. Mrs. Gladys Barton and Miss Virginia Waters were thxis $100 better off-for the official generosity. Under the supplementary a(^^pro- priations No. 589, the senators and representatives each ■ received $^0 _^r extra services. The senate approved accounts was increased from $7,500 to $14,000. The approved accounts of ser vice for both housbs was increased Trom $500 to $2,500, and thpse of the engrossing department from $1,000 to $6,000. To show how long sessions run into big money, the pages’ pay can be cit ed. In -the appropriations bill the two pages of the senate and the five in the house are given $120 e'ach or $3 a day for the forty^ legislative days. Actually, each page received $436,. or $5w64 for every one of the seventy- seven working days. Not bad pay ,for boys in kn^ breeches working on an average of thr^e to four hours a day. -Sergeant-at-arms Zed Hope’s name appeared frequently in the approved Accounts. The following items were lifted as'l)eing paid to him, $75; fif teen days overtime, $187.50; two days overtime, $25; eight dasrs overtime, $100; balance overtime, $121.25; be tween sessions, $650. This- plus the $500 base pay and the $60 thrown in for good measure rolls t'lie total up to $I,708.75.**Not bad pay for a part- time job that takes three or four-hours a day, with perhaps a little more at the end when the boys ^ »p at night. Sergeant James S.^Wilson, in the house, received $1,435; with only $500 allowed for between sessions. 'J. M. ^mith, who reaves $2,431 as salary for state ai^tor, wa» clerk of ^e senate finance committee. For tnis extra work he received $500 ha^ pay, Ebb Orr of Ganton, Ga., spent- a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Trammell. 'Mr. and Mrs. Heath and children, James Seay, and Miss Kaithlene Raines of Greenville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Heath’s parents. Mias Sara Hughes of Florida, is spending her vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hughee. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Norton and chil dren of Gaffney, visited Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Meadors this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Yarborough and children spent the week-end in Whit mire.' .. Miss Hilda Dean of Greenwood, spent last week with Miss Inez Brown. Miss Mae Nelson qf Charlotte, Miss Wilma Wilson of Whitmire, and klise Nellie Ruth Duckett of CHnton, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whitmare. Mrs. J. A. Webb is bade at home after spending a few days with her son-in-law, Rhett Jones, at Watts Mill. • Watts Stewart of Laurens, spent the week-end with his sister,, Mrs. Hugh Cunningham. , ^ Miss "Irene Jones of Greenville, spent last week with Mies May ThomaSt Mrs. Ralph Prince and son of Spar tanburg, spent last week wilh her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Garrett. Mrs. J. N. Nix underwent an eye op eration in Greenwood recently. I Rev. V. McK. MarloWe preached an ordination sermon at Beaverdam church Sunday for Rev. B. L. Wood. Rqv. Ralph Hugfies filled Mr. Mar lowe’s pulpit. The police department stated yes terday tbet a ban has been put on night packing of automobiles on the paved etreets of the city after 3 a. m. Parking through the night, it is stated, interferes with the work of cleaning the streets. Automobile owners are warned that if their oars are found on the id^re«£s after this hour they will be pulled into police headquarters and reqi^ired to pay a fine for viol^ tion of the parking ruling. " / CBnton and' Sjifrtanbarg To Meet In Intercity Contest. Two ^Jourts To Be Usfed. ■/I WA N TS FOR SALEl<-^-One j inc stove at a be^a Excluinge, phohe,^. Hotpoint elee^ ain price. Radio 7-18-5te The_date for the South Carolina Mclver.cup, Clinton-Spartanburg ten nis match has been clanged to Sat urday, July 13th, and playii^ wiR be gin at *2:30 p. m. No adknitsion wHl be charged. 'The public is cordmlly in. vifted to attend. Tberee singles matchee and two douUes matches will be played, and the, city capturing tlnee out of five matches will be declared the winner. The winner of the Clinton- Spaotai^arg match will play the win ner ef the Gireefrville-Aaderaon match for the upper-state championship. Two singles matches and one dou bles match will be play^ on the mu nicipal tennis courts in College View, and one singles match and one doubles match will be played on the tennis court in the yard of Mrs. J. F. Jacobs. The public, and especially all tennis fans, are cordially invited to see ten nis matches at all courts Saturday af ternoon, July 13th, begittfiing st 2:30 p. m. " t IN most cases we can increase ybuz ''Foot Comfort without increasing your Shoe Bill. Ask us how. Blakely Brothers. Ip CHICKEN FEEDS—All kinds. Oyster Shells, Fly-Ded Insect Spray and Sprayers, Fly Swi^rs. Blakely Bros. S^ Store. TeleplioDe 188. Itc MAN WANTED for Rawteigh rpute of 800 families. Good profits for hustk^. We train and h^p you. Write today. Rawleigh Co., Dept. rSQG-27- SA2, Richmond, Va. Julll-25 Seed IRISH POTATOES, Cabbage PlantSi^ Collard Plants. Bean Seed, Turnip and Rutabaga Seed in bulk. Blak^y Brothers. Seed Store. Tele phone 188. Itc- FOR REnT—Ey week or month dur- ing summer, snutll cottage three rooms and b^h, furnished, at Beaufort Shores, Beaufort, S. C. $10.00 per week in advance. Mrs. J. U Rentz, Hotel Clinton. Itc HOSPITAL ITEMS Hugh Eargle is out after an illness of two weeks. ^ ' Miss Virginia Gunn has returned home after a short stay in the hos- piUl. , Miss Mildred Brown is doing nicely rpllowing an appendicitis operation last week. ' Mrs. F. C. Rogers of Greer, is a patient here. FOR SALE AT BARGAIN — Ueed Fri^daires, Kelvinators, Majesties,' ibid Maytag Washing Machines. Sold on easy terms. W. C. Baldwin. Itc ' r. . a BRING your wheat to Spartanburg. Exchange for finest grade white flour. Prompt, courteous service, flo waiting—get flour same day. Modem mill—capacity doubled this year. Spar tan Grain & Mill Co., Spartanburg and I,andrum, S. C. 7-18-6^0 SUBSCRIBE 10 THE CHRONICLB “The Paper Everybody Reads’* You Are CordiaJly Invited ... TO VISIT OUR UP-TO-DATE SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION,/ ’ V W^HING AND GREASII^G OUR SPECIALTY. Famous Sinclair Gas, Oils and Greases. Goodyear Tires and Tubes. Prest-o-lite Batteries. ■/ CHAPMAN’S SERVICE STATION R. P. Chapman ^: Phone 64-W Thousands of Dollars of Worthwhile Bargains At Great- 0 / ly Reduced Prices. MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR EACH DEPOSITOR That is why our list of depositors is growing daily. We Offer: —PROMPT, \ —COURTEOUS, —SATISFACTORY ' —SERVICE Your Business/Cnvited COMMERCIAL Philafhea Class JHa» Picnic A delightful picnic was enjoyed Fri day r^ht bV the Philithet class at Cun^s Lake. Swimming and other amiiMinents were enjoyed. Mrs. Nellie Jbhes, Mrs. Nell Howard and Mrs. John Harvey were chaperoi^ . Bible Class Meets The members of the ladies’ Bible $387.50 and $121.25 as overtime, mak- class of Calvary Baptist church held ing a total of $1,008.75. Miss Vera Houseal was allowed $200 |i^m the ap proved accounts for preMration of an index of the joumal.,,^!8 added to her base pay of $606,'aM $465 as overtime made a total of $1,355. The senate wanted to show its ap preciation of the work of Senator John F. Williams and of Senator T. H. 'stukes for their services as president their monthly meeting Monday night, July 8. After business was attended to, the program on “Faith and Cour age’’ was faken up. After the program the class song, “Blest Be the Tie,” was sung. The meeiting was closed with primer. Vacation Bible School To Begin A daily vacation Bible school will pro tern of the senate, although neith- i begin at Calvary Baptist church Hon- er served but about a half term each, day, July 22, with Rev. Ralph Hughee Both these senators were granted $800 m g4neiral superintendent. The follow- each by the senate. By a house reso lution, Sol Blatt, of Barnwell, ‘was granted $300 for his work on the ros trum. J. H. Fowles, clerk of the sen ate with a regular salary of $1,485, was appropriated $1,000 from the ap proved accounts for work between sessions. ' Neither the house nor the senate could pay all its bills with the money appropriat^Ap approved accounts. On the first\of this month Clerk Fowles was nven $1,973 from the contingent fum^ql Clerk Hunter*^of the house, $3,14lui. Thus the house approved aoemun will oome up to $17,lS3ai and the\eiiate’s to $16,978. Thnpe ^o added, Hus the approved aecounts Hbo apielUl earvioes aad ing teachers have been elected; Intermediates—Mrs. R T. Trammell, B. L. Wood. Juniors—Mrs. Joe Campbell, Maxie Wood. Primaries—Mrs. Grady Smith, Miss Lily Ficklen. ^ginneirs—Miss Inez Brown, Miss Mildred Brown. • 666 LiaaM - TaUeto Salva-Naaa CHECKS MALARIA IN 8 DATS COLDS FIRST DAT. Task aad LaxaHva One lot Ladies* Silk Flat Crepe Dresses, sixes 14 to 44. Formerly batiste, sold for 15c yard. sold foy $3.95 and $4.95. On sale at $2.95 One'lot Silk Dresses in Wash Silks and Sport Materials. Sizes 14 to 44. Sold for42.95. On sale for * $1.98 One lot Dressy in Crepes, Voiles, Eyelet I^tiste and Organdy, all sizes. Sold for $1.98. ^0 Sale price One rack of Ladles* Wash Dress es in Prints, Voiles and Dotted Swiss. Guaranteed fast color. Size 14 to 52. Sold for 98c. Sale price 79* One rack Childron’s Wash Dress es, all guaranteed fast color ma terials of Prints and Batiste. Sizes 2 to 16. Sold for 98c. Now on sale for 69* Dm rack Ladies* and Children’s fast color Print Dresses. All six es. Sold for 50c. On sale now for 09 One lot fast color Voiles hnd Sale price 10 One lot Voiles, Organdies and Flaxons, sold for 19c and 25c. Now on sale, yard 15* One lot Dotted Swiss, Organdies, Dimities and Batiste, sold for 3Sc and 39c. Now on sale OC* for, yani LtD One table. SO-s^uare, fast color Prints, sold for 22c. To go on sale for, yard 15* i One table good qu^ity fast color Prints, regular 15c , 12W quality. On sale for One table of Ladies* Sandals, sold for $1.25 and $1.49. On sale now lor 69* One table Ladies* and Children’a Sandals and Tennis Oxfords, regular price 98c, now JAc on sale for, |)air ^9 AH White Kid Shoes, including _ | ladies’, misses* and children’s, ii|^ y every style and size— GREATLY REDUCED. One lot ladies* ringless full-fashioned Hose, regular price 69c. $1.00 Sale price, 2 paif for One lot full-fashioned Silk Hose, sokf for 50c. Sale price, pair 39* One lot Little Boys* Wask Suits and sum mer W^h Pants, sold for 98c^ yy To go bn sale for One lot Little Boys* Wash Suits, sold for 50c, sale price SO" SUMEREt’S DEPARTMENT STORE The Ikane of Better Valuec CUntm, S. C 1 f