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/ N CHRQNfCLR CUWON, ^ C -n Cdltntim (Ei^ottUlr WILSON W. Ha«E«. Iditor ud PobUiMs FsbUthai Brvry Tkandaj B7 iWS CBEOt^CLI PUBLIStliNO COMPANY SobMriptiMi Bate (PayabI* In AdTanet): _ 6r« yaar flM; Six Moattht 76 eanu; TkrM Montkf $0 erata \ _ r * as Second Class Mail Ifatter at the Post Offiea at Clinton. S. C. Ill -m i— ' ' • Y ' ' ■ . ' " flic Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readsrs^the publisher wiH at all times aj^reciate wise sucgestions and kindly ad- \dce. The Chronicle will publish letters of fsneral interest when they arc not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous eommunieations will not iw noUcwi. Thii-paper'll hot fetponsiWr for ttie Tiews or opinions of its^rrespondents. ioad of Hcker. aU-of t^ horns seem to blow in>b-Tlat and e-mitfor. these lato^cars are ao bilt that'when you have a wreck^ yore nake gets broke on the steer-age wheel instead of against the windshield as heretofoar. -/loBday followed ^foaday at thc-^rnHy l^urial i^und in Covington. Tenn. • Mrs. T.' J. Peake is on a two weeks’- visit to her mother in Columbus, Cla. I I the low-swung boddies will kill folks without so .much pkin, as tbby art sharp '^near tW axl^s ahd that will cut I their heads 'off. tlie old moddel cars ^ would run oVer littfe fellers and they would suffer for hours', but the new Miss Martha Reid Todd of Win speed maniacs have owrcome this. college, spent the week-end at wlil be almost impossilpe for.old menj"®”** with h6r parents. -t" ■.: ^ I ^ . *1 ' TB|tJB3DA Y, NOVeIcBER;^;^ N0T1C^ OP LOST CERTIFICATER OF DEPOSIT Notic4is helcby given that two Cer tificates of I^poeit Nos.' 8413 and 84d8;^lMued by M. S. Bailey c Son, Mr. and Mrs. Gas Hollingsworth ^^i^ers, of Clinton, S. C., in favor of have returned from their we<hiing ti^Mrs. C. M. Bailey, dated June 2. 1933, to Florida and are making their pome with'Miss Lidie Blakely on Musgroye street. imd Jal3r 8, 1933, ic^imvclj^ lor-Mi»- sums of 310.00 addilo.0i[), have been lost or dMtroyed. ^rWt an application will be mwdcAoJthe said M. S. Bailey ^Sdn, Banlcers,~of Clinton. S. C;. for issuance of new certificates in place of the two lost or destroyed. 2tc. , Mils. C M. BAILEY. and old wimmen to cfcoss-the street I from now on, and they mougblt as well just take a dosttof pizen and die at ihome. • I I Miss Catherine-Blakely of* Calhoun Falls, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Blakely. OCTOBER AoNOR ROLL OF WADSWORTH^CHOOL I sober folks will be asked by the 1 highway department to stick -to 6(1 * m-P-h., but no control will be under- took over drunk peeple till they have Second grade j Johnita Horton, Bruna run over somebaddy — and killed hiTn|J«m Williams. CLINTON, 8. C., raURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1935 . . most men who get'as manny as ^ sheeta in the wind think they can ^ RAILROAD PATRONAGE jClinton 'wh'ere the majority- of -the [drive much better witlj the said 3 We note that a delegation fromlP^P^® voted dry and would take the [sheets waving to and flfo than they Mountville recently appeared before same position now should another jean with what little sense they ^— a recently the South Carolina Public Service commission protesting, against the SeabOard’^S request to discontinue their elation as,.a_^^s.top for local trains. The commissiori acted favorably upon their petition. — It would he interesting to know how many people in Mountville during a year ride their local trains as against traveling in theii: Own car.s. Ott how many of them give the railroad pref erence in the hauling of freight over truck lines. We know^ about what the count would show, and what would be Fourth grade: Jim Crawford. Fifth gri|de: Dmega Monroe. Seventh grac^: Dorothy Horton. H. D. HENRY 1898-1936 F. M. BOLAND H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INStR^CE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL l^TATO LOANS NEGOTIATED A ^ Telephone 121^ another I can with what little sense [while unintoxicated ansoforth. I , opposes well as now should election be'held. The Chronicle vigorously thhr -kind of -tHctateT«hip,-as- well as j the old .l935 jnQdde| cars will ,soon be some^ other forms that have shown|tr*d®d in and eveeboddy will be skeet- their heads in this county and at Co-jing along in their new 1936 homes, lumbia. If the majority of the people [with only 50c worth of groceries in of this county are opposed to the le galizing of liquor, as was shown by their ballots last summer—then pro vision should be made in the law to respect their wishes regardless of wjjat the opinion of the delegation may be, or who compofses its mem bership. This should be another of the issues 0;f next summer’s cami^ign with every candidate offering for the general as sembly being made to face It squarely true there, would apply in every other small community. The public wants the rrfilroads to operate—it forces them to do ^o, and then in turn takes a stingy attitude of i without straddling or dodging, support toward them in spite of the . ^ fact that I'ailroad travel .is today the-j^ THE STATE'S KEAI ISSUE cheapest and .safest we have. Why make trains run up and down their lines if the public is not using their service? 50c worth of the kitchen, which will be creddick, and $3 wofth of gasa and oil in the old boat, and 2 months rent past due, and the dr. gone forgot, and the pre^her npt even thought of, and only 11 more payments ahead, hurrah for everthing and everboddyl ain’t we happy ? yores trulie, , mike Clark, rfd, corry spondent. FINAL [SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 15th day of November, 1935, I will render k final account of my acts ond doings as ad- m ihislnilor'dr five Tslate* or'Mrs. ‘ ’Krv tha Irene Wright, deceased, in the of fice of the Judge of Probate of .Lau- bought county, at 11 'o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Adminis trator. Any person indebted to slid estate is notified and required to make pay ment on dr before that date; and all persons having claims against said es tate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. EVERETT WRIGHT, S' n ii I '/ 7 A ■I't [ho^glj!^ L 'E. TRIBBLE CO. Queations an4 Answers |Q.—What is the matter with the Re- j publicans? A—The I>emocrat3. ^ Dr. W. W. Ball, editor of The News * Q—What is wrong with the rail- and Courier, and one of tFie state’s roads? _ '' best informed mqn, tells his readers { A—The Interstate Commerce com- that South Carolina is now under its •'1 SHORT-CUT TO RICHES GONE * A great many people talk about “lecovery” ast if they believed the aim -and purpose’of all the things that are being undertaken in the name of that ccmmendahle objective back the “easy money" late ’20’s. Well, such is silly talk. Mem who u.se their brains do not expect or <icsiie anything of the .sort. Our peo ple cannot stand prosperity—this has Ix en shown beyond a reasonable doubt. Tfie bigHoohi days proved it ''vhenjy^^j; almost everylKxly lost theitr heads and' went crazy, so to speak, only to be ! caught later in the inevitable crash that was l>ound to come* following such a reckless spending sprt'e. Most folk.® were apj)arently obsessed with the idea and be-Iief that poor today, they could become rich tomorrow. - Those who accumulate riches in the future, ami we doubt if there will be many of this cla.ss, wilf work harder, we have an idea, than those who gain- e<l them in the past. There are still op- jKtrtimitje.s for the accumulation of^ wealt)^ of course, bukithe ‘road is all 1 but/^asy in this complicated and un-j ‘ ft I tain .economic iH*riod through which! ■we are passing. The day's of “easy money’’ have gone. The time for “getting rich over night’’ is past. The odds are that those who “hitch their star” to thi.s sort of hope or expectation are going to be dLsa;)pointe<l. and that right badly. .second military government. Governor Johnston and Governor Chamberlain (the latter in office when the carpet baggers were in power) are the only two governors,\he states, who have ,relied on military for^s rather than wa.s to bring constituted law to set up dictatorships days of the | t^^create a machine for the further ance of tlH'ir own iwlitical power. The real issue before the state to day is set forth in the following force ful editorial from Dr. Ball which all South Carolinians should thoughtfully KlNORINt; THE I'EOI'LE This sound editorial is from The . IndcXrJ.ournal of Grwmwood: “When The (Ireenville I’iedmont, commenting on certain remarks ' in this depailmenl that the pn*s- ent liquor law'should not be tink- eie«l with, suggestylhat one foiin <)l tinkering is in linler, to^wit: a* fuovision thaU a liquor . store sl^iulii not l>e permitted in a com munity m which a majority of jK'ople objirt, it makes a sound ' .s’uggestioji. - —^"That some recognition of the principle of local option should be recognized was * an observation made liy The Index-Tournal more than once while the lu\<- w^s 'being prepared., “The Piedmo: t is eminently soun<l on that. If a majority of pepple in a_.community do not •want a liquor store opened there, they should have some way of ex pressing their feelings and their feelings should be respected.” That has been the exact position olf The Chi-onicle-jsince the liquor agita tion began—that the legislature has no right to pass a law that will force liquor stores into a community where the majority of the people have ex pressed their opposition. There should have been a local option feature in the bill The fate of the highway partment is no lunger the ques tion. It is now a .side i.ssue. —^ 'I'he question is whether or not civjl, or- democratic, government .shall survive in South Carolina. The process, of your supreme court is halted by soldiers. A de- ci.sion of the supreme court can. be stopped in the same way. Ts .Mr. Stabler chief justice? Or has that office bet‘n abolished by force except in name? Shall your general assembly convene\in January as provided J)y law? HoV do you know ? Fifty-nine years ago armed sol diers prevented your legislature, from meeting in the State House. A governor, D. H. Chamberlain, with the hacking of President Grant, controlled those, armed forces. You South Carolinians should understand the meaning of gov- ernroennSy- armed soldiers. May be you don’t remember it. We do. The federal constitution, in the first amendment, guarantees the right “of the people peaceably to as.semble.” It would be a shameful thing if South Carolinians should he driven to appeal to Washington in order to have a meeting of theif ‘ general a.ssembly. .'\re you sure that soldiers will not be in the State Hou.se when the legislature meets? What makes you sure? ^ . We can, for argument’s sake, grant every accusation that, tha governor brings against the high- w^cnwwigniony-nnd-niafo- that it is composed of pirates^'robbers, and plunderers, ridiculous as that would be —and still, as long as they are guilty of no turbulence, as long as they raise not a violent hand, he is without defence or excuse* for substituting military force for civil government in South Carolina. , ^ mission. _ Q—What ir^the emergency freight charge? A—Petty larceny. Q—What^ails Talmadge? A—Ask'an alieni.st. Q—What 3 things djd Admiral Byrd discover at the South Pole? • A—Snow, ice and penguin.s. Q—Who will be the next president oftheU.S.? A—Roo.se ve It. g—Whv? - A—Kob.sevelt. Q—-Who is the best Republican the Democrats own ? A—A1 Smith. Q—Why? A—Roo.sevelt. —Why can’t *we depend on a poli tician? A--^litics, will France, Great Britain and Italy^ay us their war debts ? A—Don’r^e silly. Q—^When v^ll the farmer get on his feet ? A—When off his neck. Q^=iWhat-4s the., college ? A—Football. Q—What causes- insomh A—Your neighbor’s radio. Q—Who g^'ts the most adva the great amount of money emmeht is spending nowadays? A—The guys who are kicking so much about government extravagance.'! Q—When will conditions be back to normal ? A—Today. ~' Q—When will the people be back to normal? - A—When '",doo<lles lay mud-turtle eggs. Q—How many people are unen^ ploye<l at present? Q—How many people were unem ployed before the depre.s.sion ? A-About 5,999.999. Administrator. October 15, 1935.—ll-14-3tp. j SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE | •The Paper Everybody Rcada” young MOTHERS TOe no eh,n*» Childrtn-, cold, Wttout “doting.-! Visas PROVED BY 2 GENERATIONS Napoleon crowned himself as emperor, to afterwards meet de feat. But never need the able man clothed in humbleness await reward, for his humility IS vic tory. ■ ~ We gladly give helpful advice to everyone, regardless of their social or financial station in life —without obligation. D.f .TwBIJLt (q.In(. Funeral Directors Day Phone 94 Night Phones 24, 253, 255 CLINTON. 8. €. burden is taken oiple-thought at Q^What’s happe/ied? m—W We have taught folks to grum ble and growl.^ 1 Q—What do you think of organized lAbor ? A-—A wonderful thing if it diHvsn’t work too long on the job' of tiying to find out something to strike about. Q—Wh^ is a man happiest? A—Whefl the cook comes back. Q—What in the world are ytvu talk ing about? A—Thai’s Nobody’s Business for to day, think you. Your friend, - Gee McGee. Nobody’s Business ' By Gee McGee 10 Years Ago Items of Interest Frofu The Chronicle of November 5, 1925 - C. W, Weir and Pierce Ferguson, member-s of the city police force foi FTsher Bodies and Timken Bearings well, mr. edditor: it seems that the (if the legislature was determined [new moddel otter-moheels are now to put the state in the liquor business) [abroad in the land, this is only no-[the past year^ have resigned their po which would have respected the peo-jvemher 1935, but the 1936s are alreddyjsitions to go.to Miami, Fla., where pie’s feelings on the issue as already up and a-going, they are like the wim-^they will make their future homes, expressed ^ the ballot box. [mens styles: they always wear out!They are succeeded .by Henry M. Laurens county is a dry county. In their new winter togs in julie and aug-[Young and Sam A. Kem. ust and start on their spring, things in jannuwary. and are they pritty ? the referendum last year,,of the 38 precincts only 5 voted wet, and with one exception, the vote in these mi nority. wet boxes was very close. The dry majority exceeded two thousand. It was, therefore, unmistakably shown how our people felt on the question, next year instead of only 34,000 this that they opposed the legalizing of liquor in any form. But members of our county delega tion disregarded the -wishes of the peo- It said, in substance, regardless tile dry sentiment at expressed by every community in the county r’prill give you kgalized liguor. .JlWalt of the legMatim’s aetkm liquor stores iiKLaarent^and the 1936 vehickles are made to run faster than the 35s; that means that america will kill about 45,350 folks Henry J. Winn of Greenville, has been named a ihember of the Thorn- well orphanage board of trustees, suc ceeding W. P. Greenville, resigned,, who recently moved to Or lando, Fla. year, as the ratio of speed seems to be about 90 to 95. the new' moddels Rev. L. E. Wigging has been re- have 4 wheels, windshields, tale lights, | turned by the‘conference to the pas- bumpers, and glass winders, but they say the difference is under the hood. the down .payments will run for I84 to $36, and no cars -will be repos- Mtsed until the buyer thereof misses one payment, or gets ketched with a torate of North Broad Street Metho dist church for his sixth year. Mrs. Margaret Ellen McCain Lynn, mother of Dr. L. R. l^mn of this citjr, passed away Friday a^ht at ms kome fqUowing a critical illness. Interment CHRISTMAS CARD < N \ OUR CARDS OFFER ORIGINALITY OF ^DESIGN AND FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP Y^ur Christmas' Cards are your Yuletide mes- 8engm».Thi8 year, make your greeting PER- SONALlt costs m little and means so much to Our exqui^ely beautiftil cards with glorious .new deigns a^the smartest of modem effects, will give youi anv^pportunity to express yoiu* individual taste. \ €oihe in and select ypufX^hristmas Cardslor day. 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