The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 13, 1936, Image 4
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: THE CMWTGN caitONICtE, CUWTON, S; C.
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EsUbUsiied 1900
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AHanta or Sing Sing, but we couldn’t
recall .having robbed a federal reserve
bank /or a post office or anything,
so we opened it, and .there was our
Christmas card which said: “Love to
all, Sallie.” —
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THiraSPAY. FEBRUARY 43, |l93g
kick them), and| 9 safety pins. (I
don’t know! how'-:iUiose girls ever got
home). ‘ *
Up to now, we-were out a total
cash contribution of 14c,^ but we^ad
the card with* a picture of snow on it;
jWe never did understand why Uncle
^am wrote for the 3c and thenNient
us a C. 0. p. letter with our card^ as talking out-loud, or throwing pa
in it for 8g. It had our names plain-rpj^r wads around would possibly have
ly written on the. right side of the | brought on murder.
envelope: l9.oks like he could have- . . ,
mailed the letter and marked it—; School took up at 8:00 a. m., and
The teacher averaged switching 5
pupils per day, slapping 6 a day, mak
ing 10 set in a day, including me only’
5 days a week, and she always kept
at least 6 standing in a corner with
their faces to the wall. Whispering
during books, was a ‘hanging crime
with that teacher, and such things
th^ Clerk of Court for Laurens
County, in Plat -Book 2, at page
'102, and being bounded on the
north by lands of T. P. Weir, on
the east by lands of Mrs. J.'R.
Adair and Mrs. J. F. Bell, on the
south by lands of First National
Bank of Clinton, estate, of P. M.
Pitts, Dr*. Taylor and J. H. Stone,
on the west'by lands of J.* M.
Pitts, Auston Peter, and Ralston
W eir.. This being the same tract
of land theretofore conveyed to
the said William E. Bell,by Mat-
tie L. Bell and John D. Beil, ns*
tFU»tee,^on the 4th day of March,
1924, by their deed recorded in
.the office of the Clerk of Court
Deed Book
Postage Due, 3c,’’ but he didn’t. We turned out at 4:30 p. m. The seat!
' would_have paid the 3c as qQickly as' l'sat on^was rapier hard on my pants., for Laurens County, in
I we did the 8c. ~ j It'wa3~made out of an old pine slabj page 171?^’
j* “ I that had rosin in it, and I frequently! 2,93 acres! of said lands adjoining
Me finally dismissed from our grot stuck on location. ' The augur! lands now or formerly of Negro
his good faith in the bidding. The
same to be applied to the purchase
price—upon his complying with .the
terms of sale, otherwise .to be paid to’
plaintiff for credit on the indebted
ness. "In-the evertt'the successful bid
der should Jiail to make such deposit,
or should fail to comply with the
terms of eald, the said lands shall be
re-sold on the same or some subse
quent salesday on the same terths, ai
.. .sk of the defaulting purchaser.
• The purchaser to pay for papers,,
.‘amps and recording.
, THOS. M: BENNETT,
V , C. C. C. P. & G. S.
February 19, 1936.—2-26-3tcb,
CLlNTO?(, ,S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1936
JOBE M. SIMPSON
dismissed from
J minds the loss of 14c and the loss of. holes thru which the bench leg camejchurcli lot and S. F. Vance, -hown by
;time, patience, ansoforth, but, listen: was too large, so the upper-end of the ! plat of G. A. Ellis,-dated December
yesterday, we got another big letter j^aid leg poked about 2 inches thru 7th, 1929, on^file with Federal Land
I from Uncle, and opened it with fear ^ the slab: I always sat a-straddle of Bank of Columbia, have been released
,' and trembling. Lo and behold! our that projection. [from the lien of said mortgage, and
—3c stamp (the one we sent him to put. ..— ' - aj.^ ^^t affected by this proceeding.
Mr. Witherspoon is wrong and'®" forgotten card) dropped out, f I never went to school with any- Terms, of sale: Cash. The succes.s-
—T”T T'"—jr • ' ' arv _ ■ fi ti 11"oL', H ’’- " aT a. YL Z' * 1 _ _ i » ’ ’ ii
Ition in this summer’s primary.
should inform himself. THp p<»nplt» —^er ^IL we Ibst'TmTy TJc^and’an] body that later, attended a college, ful bidder, Other than the plaintiff
ill
_. In the. death or Jobe M. Simpson,
this community is called upon to give, _ envefooe There was no red
-r —1 men,’’ a'^®^ near poor as he would pictureinere was no reu
afford to] them. Does he know that, according j that, Mr. Hoover.
I to the tax commission’.s report. South ' '
Carolinians the past year spent $30,-] «The Second Instalment oh School
000,090 alone on g^bljne and burned i Days
"'O" than in^ ^ -,3, rie.i and f.adini, a sorghum mill. Hard
1934? Does he knm- '* ...........i —..
type of citizen we can
lose.
.Mr. Simp.son, affectionately known
as t’Uncle Jobe,” was a'man of rug-
*ged integrity and a* high jsense of
honor. He stood alway.s four-square
for that which he kn'ew’ to be right,
and those who knew him respected
tape I VV-hen we finished our education in herein, immediately upon the xonclu-
lan uncommon School like ours of long sion of the bidding, shall deposit with
I ago, we were considered duly educa- the Clerk of Court the sum of five
ted and otherwise equipped for plow- (5'^f) per centum .as a guarantee of
ing, hoeing, chopping, getting mar-1 ——■ - ■ m ■■rm ■ . —
Dr. Felder Smith
of
DRS. SMITH & SMITH
OPTOMETRISTS
Specialist In
Eye Examinations
Office~Houre 8 to 6 mUTy
Phone 101 for'Appointment
Clinton, $. C.
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that the neoD e 1 u ^ r j knocks jrroved of much help to some ‘
iiiai. Liic about my piece of a few days . ■ ‘ 1
- ^ ' J t' J of as in later life. -t
are spending biUlions for liquor?at which time I touched upon my'
Does he know^that they .are .spending ; ^.^jidhood day., and my school expe-
and trusteti him. Quiet, unassuming, ’automobiles lienees, and most of these, kind read-";
and kind, he filled a useful O^-’tu'x shows tobaccos, cold ,,, fjjrther-into'
home and and other things that
Your friend.
Gee .McGee.
t
gentle
place in his community,
church. He was true a.^
steel in
hi." friendships, a in:ii\of his word
a man whose word “wX' ‘‘s good '
hav^ no place in the category ofne-
pcssilie-;'? Does he know that bu.siness
it ions have shown considerable:
so, witli apolog
and I will-attempt tO/du T ie .^tate of Kou'
aigies to all. /' I County (if L;
'1.
■Yly first teacher wa.s about ^ The
his bond." There are many who
and loved him. and whose Xj'.
1 I . 1 ... u;.. 1' H.-sumed office a-; an economist?
always be to keep his membry\gieen •. u 1 .. i i . .»
^ , *1 ,— / \ Doesn t hc- know as a Mohnstonite
ahd. fragrant. / *1 , ..1 ■ ...
,■ . . 1.. .1.,-.. i;.„ T.C..;. tliat ‘Ills- govermu- in a recent state-
lake his late hr'thei*., aim hewn,> • . 1 .u ."T',
Simpson. Mr. Simpsoh' was a Chfis- X^*^^ the state a, outlook a.s
immortal Rs>l3tMu'X^; , improving, and told the
F Ix‘e wa- h.. no that^the state has leceived
mpiotement in Die nation, state, and wore a', least •! petticoats, lialC bia. Plaintiff, vs. William
a jiair of homcrknitted white!.J. D. Bell, et al. Defendants
countyXsince four years ago •when
LAND SALE ^
outh'Carolina, ^
1
aurens. 1
In l ourt of Common. P.eas.
Federal Land Bank of Coium-
E. Bell.
. Helping Your Family to Better
CONTROL 0^ COLDS
higher trihut;
to any man.
moral
stockings with '1 holes in one and 3] Pursuant to a decree of the Court
holes in the other. ‘Apparently, bless mn the above stated case, j will sell
her dear old soul, sh<; combed her hair at jiuhlic oDtery to the highest bidder,
at least every , other .Sunday, but we | either in or in front of
front of the Court
didn’t know that she smoked a_ clay ^ House, at Laurens, (\ H., S.'C-., on
pipe till Bub Allen slipped into the .Salesday in March next, 1/eing .Mon
school house one day* during big re-^ day, the 2nd day of the month, dur-
. ,cess, and kctched her puffing it be-’ing the legal hours for such sales, the
)io e asYlr* P^’^^^jhind the door. (Of course she had on following described property, to wit:
when he said no ., r . 1
lliis-cm W pai.l f™';'
/ icies.' IfXhe state and county are a.s,
Wh«n Colds Throafon..
Vicks Va-tro-ncll helps
‘ Prevent many Colds
If a Cold Strilcot..
Vicks VapoRub helps
€nd a Cold sooner
IM/POI iTlCi ’’ “"C:: “th'-'- cloth,-a W.ide. the garments
1^1 Ol.n K h aiiii.lf Ithtn Wh> .in the name of high enumerated).
When Mrs. ILley Long was sworn heaven and consistency doesn’t he '
. ' Xi A . A»!ii ai_ . ... .. r:^L.A /-'..i i - r ... i :-.i
WOMEN IN/l’Ol.ITK'S
Into office Monday to fill the vacancy lead a tight in Colunihia tor l.;ennial| Knick-knacha. auch aa candy, chew.
in the United Staite.a .Senate caused hy aeaa.ona of the legi.alature (which fbet; crackerk, and so forth, were.,
the recent aasa,ssinat,on of her hua- imople have voted for aevhtal times) between, but I took an'
. band.^Tuey P. lamg, she lecamc the -iid in tma respect, at lea.atxi educe „|j „,.3„g3 ,«e|i„u to school one morn-1
second woman memher of that body, the heavy expense bill and aid. the , ^
..p-e other seat is held.by Mrs. Hattie slate m its poverty stricken condltatn j ^,,1 swappe,) pinches from it ifor 8
/W. Caraway of Arkansas, also a sena- he has portrayed. • i ,3,3 fags'lu.sed as'
tor’s afidow. , „ (n comparison to what we arel^, ,.
Mrs Long’s appointment by (mv. si-nding for other things ,n the statel, |^,it),„\iipt,, 4 hugs, 2 kicks in the;
Noe of laiuisiana, raises the niimlHT and county -(not neees.sities) the ^^j^^tthose ’2 felhnvs-didn’t havef
of women in the present t'ongress to. »mvunl_ we are_ imying in taxes is notl -^.,3; t|,..y. let me,
sevon. In the House. Kepre.’^entative a drop iri the bucket. ' ' ^
Edith Nour.se Rogers of .Mas-achu- .Mr. Witherspoon is in error—he has!
L«etts, has been .six times elected to made the wrong diagnosi.s. We are not ^
the seat formerly held by her late neanrXo poor as he would have the
"Air that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land, containing
acres, more or less, siUiate, lying
and being on Calhoun highway,
about 6 miles northeast from thF
Town of. Clinton, in Jacks Town
ship,,. County of Laurens, .‘^tate of
South ' Carolinaj having such
shape, metes, courses and dis
tances as will rnore full^ apfiear
by reference to a plat thereof
made by F. P. .lones, surveyor,
November 2^rd,_i8H((, which said
plat wa- recbi*(fe7rTh the office of
■ At the first warning soeeze or nasal
irritation, quick!—a few drops of
Vicks Va-tro-nol upeach nostril. Espe
cially designed for nose and throat,
u here most colds start, Va-tro-nol helps
to prevent many colds—and to throw
off head colds in their early stages'
If a cold has already developed, use
Vicks VapoRub, the mother’s standby
in treating colds. Rubbed on at bed
time, its combined po'.’Uicc-vapor ac
tion loosens phlegm, soothes irrita
tion, helps break congestion. Of ten, by
morning the vrarst 6f the cold is over.
Follow Vicks Plan for Better Control of Colds
A helpful guide-to fewer col(is and s/uTrtrr colds. Develop^ by Vicks
'Chemists and MWical S»ff; tested in extensive clinics by pmc*
ticing physicians—further proved in everyday home use by mil
lions. The Plan is fully explained in each Vicks package.
'g/
^ Vicks Open House: with every
iWontldv 9 SO p. M. (e. a. T.) S’lSC coaM-io-coasI
Million Vick Aids Used Yearly for Better Control ijrf (^olds
husband. Mrs. .Mary T. Norton of.voter.s believe. Any people who can
New Jersey, is also serving her sixth spend $30,0(M),()00 for gasoline in one'
‘term in the House, as is Repre.sentiji- year in order to ride and have a good
tive P'lorence P. Kahn of ra'lifornia, time, have little cause Jo get excited”
-who also succeeded her husband on his over an appropriation bill for all the
death. .Mrs. Isabella Greenway, Ari-; state’.s interests alxiut on«>-fourth of
zona’s-.sHde representative, is servingiOur gas bill alone, or a county supply
)HT''wN.^2r‘
ON THE AIR —r*r4 SpiifhMy OnhMtr*
S«aA«7* 9 F. M. ■. S, T. CaiaaMa Natwark
— fr»4 WwIMg, Taa»4iyt aa C11, Pritejra aa
NSC Slaa Natwark. ftja la laiaa P.M. I.S.T.
— I'aMaA Praaa Nawi Ralaaaa aaS OraSj Oak
4:is P.M. W.B.T.
bill that assumes in many respects
her .second term, and Mrs. Caroline
O’Day, New York’s representative-at- ^ an unfair and stingy attitude tow'ards
,Jaru>‘. is in her first term. I the county’s varied interests and re-
John Erskine, author of ‘‘"The Pri-. fuses to carry an appropriation of a
vatc Life of Helen o,f Troy," who is I single dollar for road improvement,
.suppo.sed to kno>^' more about women: (The small amount in comparison to
than most men do, has just written other counties, includeil in the bill to
another liook in which he says, that be used by the supervisor and corn-
women have no business to go into niissioners for roads and bridges is.
politics or any othrr mass movement. I practically all derived from the gas]
H<‘ may know what he’s talking al)out. tax (which car and truck owners pay) i
X^but it would be easy to name a lot of | and comes frohi sources over which!
^male .'enatprs, past and pi’esent, and the delegation has no control.
■ more masculine ('ongiessnien who There are t>vo kinds of economy,
lire Xi’se fizzles in ixilitical life than There is thl* sound, sensibh'. conser-
are an^-^f'the ladies who now grace vative type (which we favor!. Tlievo
tl;c liall.s (>f t’ongress/ , is also the-slestructive and false va-
X-^ ^ riety—a kin i that has been talked
A .SPLENitiD DK(.ANIZATION about by ci ‘ain inditu'ians until it
has t)(>come ; ireadbare'll! thejr effort
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“Boy .Scout \Ve(*k" is being ob-
s»rv(ti thisweek throughout the coun- catch th ..it” pT the people and
try, marking'the ‘Jiitli anniversary of *‘‘ttd themsl'-m office.
Hus (irganizHtlori in Am«*rica. , .
The five .Scout traditions which are! ^
iK'ing emphasized are .Scout-Trained
<’itiz»‘ns, Brotherhood, Service. Good
Appealance and /Vdventure.
^Boys affiliating with this national
orgamzation take as their oath;
‘On my lionor 1 will do my iK'.stX
x;
Nobody’s Business
By. Gee .MetJee
........
Postage Dew
You may say what you plea.se
to (Ij). my duty to Goif and my coun-i about Uncle Sam, but he’s a straight
try and to obey toi* Scout law. To Xbuoter. He gives vou yours always,
help Other peoflle al Ullhis’n.' ^
krep myself physically strOng, men-j
tally avAakc, and nToraUy^ straight. I .Ju.st liefore Christmas, a frieitj in
This .-plendid oigahrzatiotv which; Baltimore wrote me and mv old l^y
was perfreted om February 1910, : ji Holiday card; she put it*in an en-
reciuved its charter by ah act of con- velope and sealed it, but a.s .she was
grcNs, a distipction shared by only busy cooking a cake (I reckon, she
Xwo othei: (^anizat-itenXd.itt-- American | ftnitorTb^wTa *20 sta^dn'd^^^
Red ('rosswhd the btmcrican Legion. ]
The mfXinent' is one of-the great so- i Uncle Sant’s
. . , - p(5Ftma.ster saw the j—
cial .successes of these times, stable,' with no .stamp on it, and he i
vigorous and .stimulating. Their lit-/says to himself, this will never do:
^raturc .reveals the scope and variety .so down he sits and writes: “Dear
of their activities. The mganization' Mr.Mr.s. Gee McGee: We have a
^kes the mo.st of thp manliness that, letter here for you with no 3c stamp
in every normal boy. — it. Please send us postage sm that
lit teaches its members respect for X flight be forwarded to you. Yours
law and .serves as a basis for the!truly, Po.stmaster.”
building of character, useful habits j
and clean living. Service is another;
of its fundamental teachings-
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i Well, I managed to raise 1 cent
service ^ and the balance of the family round-
to countiy service to neighbors, de-j^ up 2c which made 3c. J borrow-
cause of Scouting. I 3^ rribre and bought a 3c stamp and
The Scop moyemerit encourages‘^i^ut R on an envelope, and sent the
youth to get, out in the open, to de-
▼elope^good health habits, to encour-
aiie initiative and resourcefulness. It
in an organization which parents
should encourage their boys to affili
ate with.
LOOSE ECONOMY TALK
When the state appropriation bill
«f about eight million dollars was be
fore the House the other day, Repre-
aentative J. D. Witherspoon of this
«0on^, self-styled economist, attacked
tbo Measure on Hie ground that it
araa **too hi|^ and the people couldn’t
ginj M.** Hr. Withorsi^n, we pre-
wSA bo « candidate for ra-oloe-
postmaster’s card and 3c back to
Baltimore, and told him—^“Here you
are.
Tjvo days later the postman
brought a big government franked
envdope td our front door, knocked
4 times, rang the bell 3 times, and
hollered a few boHers, so, she, mean
ing her, went to the ddor, and was
handed the aforementioned govern
ment envelope with this notation
thereon: “Postage Due, 8c.” She paid
it.
Wo Brat thonght tha post offieo
departinoBi was inriUng ua to go to
SAFmr is tho.^1 cpiMidenitioa ia
boildiiW Ford cars. ’Thiis Ford was the first
low priced car to bring yon the extra protec
tion of a steel body, welded In one piece and
reinforced with steeL Ford wae the first low
priced car to protectaU membersofyoarbM-
Uy with ^cty glasa all aronnd at no extra
*<*•*• The Ford V-8 ia the first low priced car
togtToyonaaperealetybnikco—12-iachdmnw'
and 186 aqnaio inches braking snrfaee. Ford
snperoafety brakes ars of the snte-ncting, po^
IHve, mechanical design naed on nsany of the
hfi^ieal mieed ears here and abroad.
ihom die gronnd np, the Ford y>8 ia a aais
car to drive. It is the only low priced earwidi
6.00x I6?ineh air-balloon tiros aa standard
M|nipaibnt.The donble channel X^ype frame
iBlow,i|Msti«ng.GQereclweightdbiribn-
den wlA li^ onatm of gravity givae
nnsT
uw
MH WITH
Bomr
aumnScssvinnBi
¥tm
cnwtn
jfNhEiiiiljasi
'doaal stability on enrvea. Torfae-tnbc'drive
with radins rod constmetioa add tothJroed-
ability and safety of the Ford V-g. A strong
front axle gives yon farther protoclion. Even
the powerfal 8S horsepower V-8 motor adds
to yoOr safety with its instant rrsponsti to yoar
demands. Examine ^ Ford V«8 aatd yon will
find that saCsty has been buUt into it at every
point—safety that has been time-tried and
proved hy’milUoas oTmilea on the hi^way.
It ia wf^ worthwhile to remendMw these things
when pnrduwiax a car.
YOUR FORD nKA¥Jt»
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