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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CUMTON, S. C.
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THUBSPAY. AU6U8T 1. 1935
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A WashiiMtoii Squiu% artist cam«
lioine, T«cei^w^ to that his ii^ant
.daughter hii|rplayed With the vorlqon
liis easel, smudging, as a child would.
... And soon afterward,.a wealthy up-
towner happened in, and bought the
painting on sight . . . He said it was
just what he needed to round out his
collection—and he was sfriousl
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MID-SyMMER NIGHTS DREAM—r- by A.> Chapin
A wealthy and aged Park^avenue
resident started life as a gTooenr boy.
Sometimes no^Ulgic fpr his early ten
ement days, h^ has ordered a phono
graph record for . his' penthouse: the
noise, of babies crying, the roar of the
rfevated, the rumble of dumbwaiters,
the yodels of tenemoat mamas in stri
dent conversation across the area-
-just to keep him from boredom*, ^
ways-
you see.
At the heart of Times square, on the
corner of 42nd street and Broadway,
they’re wrecking the old Rialto movie
house to make way for a new build
ing with theatre, stores, and restau
rant included -.. . . And across Times
square, Loew’'^ New York and the Cri
terion theatres are scheduled to come
down soon.^ The announcements say
that “perha|is” a theatre will be in
cluded in the hew replacements.
The old Madisofi av^ue street cars,
now replaced by buses, used to| turn at
•42nd street and go into a tunnel run
ning under Park avenue. Under the
tunnel is a line of dlWible pneumatic
tubt^ used by the post office tO shoot
letters at. hiffh speed. They had to
lower the tubes eighteen inches to
avoid dislocation by the vibration of
"tnrBffic immediately above them. Notv
it’s a mjiior vehicle, tunnel.-'
The naval catastrophes that occur
,in the 72nd street pond in Central
park are seldom fatal as model boats
get tangled, keel over, and float for
fiour.s—wth impatient parents trying
to persuade junior to leave the darned
things and come home . . . But the
number of adults who sail beautifully
made models is surprising. j
The diamond market in lower New
York is a strange sight. Men on the
curb talking to each other—trading
atones^ and haggling. Of course the
really important.diamnods are sold iiv
eloors.
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— THE THREE “JEAMSES”
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^URENS COUNTY’S TRIUMVIRATE
By W. P. Culbertson
To the Savoy-Plaza recently to hear
I>wight Fiske, his monologue and bit
piano —. subtly bawdy and amusing.
' Arriving, late, we stayed uptil closing
I time. 'Presented with thb^ check we
found we w.ere entitled to another
highball to add up to the ininimum
charge. And out it came with the best
of grace . . . a‘pleasant surprise after
years of haughty speakeasy treat
ment. -~
During the decade, 1880 to 1890,
when our county government was un
der the management of three County
Commissioners, several names are re
corded as holding that office, but the
most outstanding are these five Selected. R. P. Adair was the first Su-
in defiance of the enemy’s missiles,
unafraid'of darts, duty, or death.
1894 s^w the end of county manage
ment by three commissioners. That
year a Supervisor and nine commis
sioners, one from each township, were
Manf a Frit
BLACK-
Friead Recottmaiids
DRAUGHT
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People who have taken Black-
Drau(^ naturally are enthualaaUo
about it because of the refreshing
rriilef It iM brought them. No won
der they urge others to
lira. Joe O. Roberta, of
Ala., writes: ’'A friend
Black-Draught to me a long time
■go, and It bM provad lU w^th la
umiu, iBu wuu*
to tsy Itl . . .
af PortersvUle,
reoqmmended
Orautbt la good for
klaek-Dro
1 find that taking
kba bUloua haadachaa
aava.” ... A puraly
Sh raUaf of
CONSTIPATION
oooaUpoUoo.
lOgbl proaanu
ta vbiabTl naad to
f 'TOgoUkte
. BlUOVi
JlNBtS
*BALD? Give Your
Scalp a Chance
Japoooao OS la the nana of tba remarkably
■nrrtiaaftil praparaUon that thouModa art
nalnc to gat rid of looae dondruf. atop acolp
Itcb ond grow atrong, baolthy holr on tbln
■ portloll *-
BOk d«o(
.rrttant .
ocalp. brlnga on obundant aupply of bkwd
" ‘lair n
VW w%l\raap« aswoaaaoay aMoaa woo
rtlally bald a|^ whare hair roota
d«ad. Tl^ famona antlaaptk coun-
bar-Irrttaat atimliataa circulation In tba
and .
art not
to nourlab and'feed atanred hair roota-ona
of the chlaf cauaea of boldnata. Oat o bottlo
today at any druggtat. Tba .coat la trUing,
SOc (Economy alae. ID. Tou have little to
loae and much to gain, nill, raluable book
“The Truth About the Hair," If you write to
NoMaaol taowdy Ca.. I* W. 4Sk St.. N. Y.
JAPANESE OIL
•TMt advarUvaniant wa» ‘ a*d/
by a regitlatcd /
PHILCO
Radios &_Tabos
Smth*s Phamacy
INSURANCE
We offer expert serTke
and protection. Agent for
Bonie of the etrongcBt Fire
faMoniice Companies in
America.
REAL ESTATE
Town and country prop*
.erty. Prices attractive.
C&faMi Realty &
Co.
James Bell,. James Rasor, James
Downey, J. H. Wharton and W. H.
Drrummond. From 1880 to 1884, two
terms, Beil, Rasor and Wharton were
the commissioners; 1886 to 1888 it was
111 Drummond -and Downey. The oth
er two terms of that decade saw en
tirely new sets in office. But In this
story we are concerned cfnly about the
three 'Jims (“Jeamses”, j)ld timers
called it), Jim Bell, Jim Rasor end
Jim Downey. * -
In the campaign of 1886 Wharton
became a candidate for the legislature,
leaving the three Jims and Drummond
in the race for commissioners. Over in i
•W'aterloo township, the home of Rasor
and Downey, much interest was arous
ed and the campaign slogan was "the
three Jims,” which was heard from
practically every voter. This cry was
heard also in other parts of the coun
ty, especially jn the lower townships,
thus bringing into prominence the
county^ noted trio. But the first pri
mary resulted in the election of Bell
and Drummond, leaving the two Wa
terloo Jims to run over, Ra.sor lead
ing. Interest in that township some
what decreased. They want^ both,
but now could get only one. Rasor, felt
sure he tcould maintain his lead and
win out/ So he sat at home perfectly
contented. Downey knew he must over
come that lead or lose out. So he and
his friends went to work. The second-
election was anxiously awaited, most
voters confident of Rasor, others hop
ing for Downey/ Like a cIose~baIl
game, interest began to grow as vot
ers definitely lined up on one side or
the other.^When the votes*were count
ed many/were surprised. Rasor had
polled liidri than 700, while Downey’s
vote eixceeded 1100. ?—-
Jinv Bell was a wise financier and
a good business man. He guarded the
cpun^ treasury with watchful eyes
and used it judiciously and economical-
Ijf. JHis popularity was almost univer
sal. Jim Rasor was -A hard worker^nd
knew its value. No county job was re
ceived and patd'tbr until he had thor
oughly inspected the work. Before (Ac
cepting bridge work he has been
known to dive under water and exam
ine the very bed-rock foundation. Mr.
Rasor’s fine qualifications wgi^ rec
ognized in 1878 when he completed
the new covered Rasor bridge on Sa-
^u^da river, the first of its kind in this
I section of the stole. A great celebra-
jtion that fall marked its completion.
Thousands of people fr6m miles
around attended, carrying dinner.
Prominent speakers were heard,
among them Judge Cook, who had
just turned over from the "Radiial”
to the Democratic party. Much enthu
siasm was aroused over that an
nouncement.
Jim Downey was^ as straight as a
shingle every way* physically, mental
ly and morally. Tall and erect, he car
ried a high head as lofty as his sound
judgment and unwavering integrity.
Honesty in all thin^, at all times, to
all people was his motto. A truthful
Confederate soldier toyL..».9i-J>nc« that
in battle men would dart their heads,
'hidh behind trees, etc., tiqring to dodge
bullets, but Doemey stood or walked
in 'Ihe open, erect, with a high head
pervisor. After four years, or 1898,
another change came. Our county af
fairs were then placed in the hands of
a County Supervisor and two County
Commissioners as at present. Adair
was still ^Supervisor with W. H. Drum-
mpnd and J. C. McDaniel as commis
sioners. During these 36 years, 1898
to 1934, the county had only four su
pervisors: R. P. Adair, J. S. Drum
mond, H. B. Humbert ancl J. D. W.
Watts, the latter two servings 16
years each.
Many faithful and trustworthy men
have jserved our county during these
58 Democratic years, ,1876-1934, but|4|^ed
none have eve^ excelled our three
“Jameses,” Laurens county’s modern
triumvirate. _ ^ -
W. P. CULBERTSON.
CroS.s Hill, S. C./July 20, 1936.
NEW LIQUOR LAW IS MAKING
A BAD IMPRESSION
The number of drunks on the streets
Saturday, an|d the number of . fights
among those drunks, and the fact that
on Sunday about three faces were
peering out of every,,window at the
jail, indicates that the opinion of this
writer, ,ami of others, that the' legal
sale of liquor would not increase
drunks and drunkenness, was all wet.
We are honest to state that there waa,
more public drunkenness on the
streets of Marion' Saturday than in
many, many a day. If this is what the
new liquor law is to create for us, we
regret its passage. If conditions last
Saturday were a mere flare-up, and
will not occur regularly, we may still
I ibe able to hold to our opinion that the
legal sale of liquor is preferable to
the bootlegger system which prevailed
under the eighteenth amendment. We
begin to fear, however, that Saturday
was not a flare-up, and that the ex
hibition of drtinkenness wia merely
the result of the ease "with which li-
quor can now be^pur^hased in every
county in the state. Last week men
openly purchased^ liquor, openly coh
it, and openly walked ,the
streets, in drunken condition, probab
ly being bolstered) by the idea that
having patronized a liquor store there
was nothing of which to be ashamed
and no reason for restraint. If con
ditions prevailing Saturday become
the rule in Marion this writer will be
forced to change his opinions as to
the liquor business and jConfessing his
error, again Fend his aid to citizens
who refuse to endorse the sale of li
quor in any form, either legally or il
legally. It appears that all the new
law is doing is to run bootleggers to
cover and drunks into open. And—so
long as former bootleggers can obtain
licenses to retail liquor, and present*
day iKiotleggers can purchase loads of
“legal” liquor from wholesale liquor
dealers, to be sold at night and on
Sundays and holidays, we are conp
strained to befieve^that the bootleg
gers are jnei runni^ so deeply under
Town Protests ^ ^
Liquor License
Timmonsville People File Peti
tion Against Licensing of Sec
ond Liquor Store. "
Columbia, July 29.—A petition from
Timmonsville citizens against the li
censing of a seepnd liquorVtore in the
Florence county town confronted the
state tax commission today with the
question oL limiting the nvm^^ qt li
quor establishments in a municipality, _
The petition. Waring 117 signatures, |cover, tbat they cannot be found. Wa
was presented with a statement by i have no respect for a law which li-
Mayor J. E. Baskin that city counciljcenses an unreformed crook and per-
and the “ladies’ organizations” unani-lmits a licensed wholesale liquor dealer
HOW MUCH-
Taxes does the outside printinjg salesman or his
employers |^y in Clinton?
HOW MUCH-
I Do^ he or his firm contribute to the welfare of
our city?
HOW MUCH-r
Do^ he or his firm do to keep Clintoiy^ the
map?
HOW MUCH -
Interest does he take in
munity?
af fains of this com-
HOW MUOr- /
Money he or the printers that do the work
spend^ndth the Clinton merchants? |
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PnUicity does he give worthwhile movements and
individnal business enterprises?
Your Home News
paper Printing
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mously opposed the opening of a sec
ond liquor shop.
Mayor Baskin quoted'council as de
ciding "that the police protection for
the said town was limited and we be
lieve that if another liquor store was
licensed it would be necessary for
them to put on ah extra man, which
the said'town is not , financially able
to do"^ this lime.”
The officiM statement and petitioq
expressed the beWf that the one store
“now in operation in sa>d town was'
sufficient.”
Commissioner F. C. Robinson, who
made public the communication, said
the commission would take formal ac
tion upon it in the near fut^.
The commission has indicated in the
past that the new liquor law makes
the issuance of licenses- more dr li^s
mandatary where police-protection is
assured and other requirements are
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NOTICB OP LOST STOCK
CBRTfPICATB
' Notice is hereby given that tha nn-
denigned will apply to Oie Citiaens
Building and Loan iasociation of Clin
ton, S. €., at the office of said Aa-
saciation in Clinton, S. C., on Friday,
August 2nd. 1935, for a duplicata fjfr-
ttficate to Uke Ow placa of oertiBeata
number 1141 Tor five aharea of atbek
in the Citiaeha ^oilding and Loan Aa^
sociation o^ Clinton, S. C., aeriea num
ber 31, iMued June 1^ 1988. Hm
aforesaid stock certifkata numbar
1141 of which I am the awner haa
been loat or deatroyad. , ,
S-l-ad^ WlLLAilD L. JONES.
to sell liquor to men who do not held
state licenses to operate as retailers
of liquor. Something must be done
about our liquor laws, or the operation
of same, or the whole works will go
the way of the famous dispensary sys*-
tem, which ibecame so rotten that de
cent citizens would-not stand for it.
There is something wrong fUA the
present IfW, or bootleggers com not
enter the legal p^ase .of the liquor
business. Where there- is a small
“leak”~%o early in the operation of the
law, we will soon witness a '^busted”
dam, with the entire structure emai
ling away. Sopth CarMina does not
need liquor money badly enough for
our state tax commission to tiAe the
money of Tom, Diefc'and Harry, and
issue to them licenses -to sell liquor to
our citizens. If law-abiding men do
not apply for licenses, we should cer
tainly see to it that they are not given
to law-breakers. If a wholesale liquor
dealer sells liquor to a man who does
not hold a license to retail liquor the
legislature was fast asleep when the
law was enacted, and if this feature
was taken care of ^ tha enactment
the enforcement forces of the state
are enjoying some good, sound and re
freshing. sleep.—The Marion Star.
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Tank and Laxatifn
—Pays taxes in Clinton.
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—Gives employment to heads and members of fami
lies whose earnings are spent in Clinton. T
—Gives liberal publicity to every worthy .civic move
ment.
—Boosts Clinton as a good place in whichyto live and
trade.
^Keeps you acquainted with the welfare of ydur-
frienda and neighbora. . - _
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Furnishes You ^'All Kindaof I^int-
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