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V 4 ‘ - '•/ \ I \ ; p: 1 ^ f ■1 19fe CHBOIlh^ (kiMTOM. g. C :■! St THUB8DAY. IDMt 18,. 1»S6 z £ ilintim Ci^ottirlt Established 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor snd Publisher Published Every Thursday By ‘ ‘ THE CHRONIC LE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): . Onf Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months'50 cents , #• —iM——■* Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. 'The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its sub^ribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when tKey are not of a defanlatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticedt This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. a fair show to labor.' i am against^ the italyans their taking over of ethy-opy, and do not fawor thfs leege of nations or' anny oifier~7ii]Tin en tanglements, stich M the^^wotdd coarts, high ta^|fs,_atfd duties on tobacker, snuff, ansoforth. i am five fotpf'nine in length, weigh j 133 pounds<^ in tny ovefhalls, and wear a 311 coat when i can\|ret holt to one, and my britches are 30 in waste 36 inches to niy beds, my mushti^ 2: r riO Years Ajgo Items ef Interest From Tim €3uosdde oP^Jnae 17, 1926 i Miss Qara OT>aideI'has gone to Rock Hill to sttend Winthrop college summer school. ' ' Mrs. C. P. Robinson^ Hisses Roth and Alice B^amin are visiting rela tives in Clover. that he intends to continue his islative efforts to get more hard- surface roach in (Laurens county bY having them constructed by the state highway department or by the county with the one-c^nt gas tax. ^ ^ ^ “The financial condition of South Carolina is in excellent condition,” said Mr. Huff. “The budget is bal anced and Governor Johnston sign^ the knnual appropriation bill this year a few minutes after it was placed on his desk without vetoing a is black and is always kept well item, thereby reflecting per med, and no babies or others that j?visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. B. j confidence in the ways and mought be kissed by me enduring this campane need'to worry about germs jand baCkteria same, as they are well-groomed aiid combed out ever satturday mofning. - CLINTON, S. C.,/THURSDAY J,UNE 18, 1936 THE “OLD MAN'S” DAY Next Sunday has oeen designated the nation over as “Father's Day,” when a small homage at least, should be paid the “old man” who foots the' bills and struggles to keep- the wolf from the door. . . , The observance of this day started twenty years ago. While it has grown in sentiment, in comparison to Moth- ' er’s Day it has evoked little intei^st. There is no name or influence that years of normal rainfall started a new movement of settlers into what proved a fertile land, given enough vfrateV. Every agrarian rising in the world’s history is possibly traceable to i am a 'seif-made man. i worked so hard on myself andAfor myself in or der to make a fine citizon out of my persohnality, i did ,not receive verry much edttOKlion, but i am fully qual- lifide to hold down the said pollitical job and return a fair verdict for the corpse as well as for the defendant who shot or run over him. Blakely ses Ethel and Willie Putnam 1 committee, something that has, V . ^^1 li »> — n { S Etli i to Minnewaska, N. «Y., to summer. Gn Tudoday Mrs. Dudley Jones honored two's^ughters, Mrs. Howard DuBose and Miss Rowena'Jones, with a lovely buffet Huncheon. On,,Thursday Mrs. Hyrtle Hunter entertained the Huhter-LaMotte wed ding party with an elegant course iunehm. Miss Sarah Hunter .and Rev. Louis if eleckted, i garrantee to increase bizness at least 50'per cents, i will nisiory is possioiy iraceeoie to , i . X -j j' J U4. T A *-..1- .... — bold my head up and mry pnde down drought. In Australia seven years of ^ ... fT* . , ... J ii- u 11 while serving m this great offis. i drought lolled 40 million sheep,-and; ... . ... ' by two ^ ^ reduced wheat production thirds. But when the raVns came at last, wheat crops multiplied six-fold and cattle and horses doubled in thiee stirs the emotion like that of mother, years. It will be in order, and appreciated' Fanning is, in a real sense,, a busi- by dad, if some little recognition or ness of gambling on the weather. In ' words of appreciation are given him that sense, the farmer is a more dar by the family on his day. , ! ing speculator than the plunger in I W'all Street. "Give him plenty of rain . ELECTION YEAR AGAIN jand he wins great profits; withhold! This being election year, many can-1 rain and he loses even his farm if he 1 seldom been done He states that as secretary of the committee of commerce and manu factures he prepared, with the assist ance of other members, the work men’s compensation law and the bill creating the department of labor. “I am more than interested in so cial security legislation, especially old age pensions, and will make ev ery effort to cewperate with the New C. LaMotte were united in marriage i DmI. Thursday evening at the home of the! “County affairs are in the best con bnde’s mcAher; Mrs; Myrtle Hunterr tdition-and taxes are less than at any^ alike; i will tote ncr chip on my shoulder, an3 my add-ministration will be as clean as a hound's teeth when it terminates, if elljrvated to this posish, i warrant to be on hands j to view the boddy befoar the smoke or dust dies down. yores trulie, mike Clark, rfd, — candy-date. Mrs. George W. Ba>iley entertained Wednesday with a lovely reception in honor of Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Jr., a recent bride. Miss Man^ Tinsley and R. P. Chap- rakn a^ere* united in. marriage Thurs day at the Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Edward Long. other time since I have been in poli tics, which is due to rigid economy) and thorough cooperation by the en-l tire delegation along such lines.” 1 1 ■-'j', ' -'i'-fi ■ ' ■ -■ f L.A.AUStELL For House of Representatiyes (Born on Farm in Oherokee* ' ^ County) * I shall sehre my coanty to the best^of my lUiUity, inigiag the 'mcrita\of all legistation that may come before the Houae on the ba sis of Information obtaimdUe, ami be at all time* considerate of the wishes of all the people. c „ '9 »»e»ee»»»o»oe.eee»»»»e»eoe9»e»»»»»»»»»»»»»a999999»»M' didates for "county office.s to be'filled ‘ has not protected it with a will doubtless be in the field and' enough “margin” of re.ser\e capital. ; J much s{>eaking which will reverberstej' The politicians have tried and throughout the length of the county; promised almost everything, but there will be heard. i is no political way of guaranteeing There are several offices in the rain, court house to be filled as well as the Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee selection of a county delegation and .senator. It is to be hoped that a large number of good men (not professional pblilicians) win^ dfT^ their services to the county thereby giviivg the vot ers a wide selection from which to make their choice, Ab the candidates announce from week to week, the voters should ac quaint them.selves with them and select the best men ‘available. They .should inquire about all candidates, their records, training and qualifica tions,. their convictions and their po litical principles. Men of sound judg- wnt should bo selocted in filling all, j ^ officoa,,man of convictions who have , . the courage to^ exiirci,, them, men catching a boat or a train, or who etand on their own feet and do tWir own thinking. .And perMnalj ^ ^ . character .hould be, emllhasited above «. owrting me »1.S0, all else in the interpretation of thoee . who «cek_our simnge. | man dr woman had toting it to me Home Vacations are fine, but it’s mighty r.ice toTbe home again. When the cook fetche.s in some burnt toast, I can say, “Take it back and sempe' it.” When I get thru eating, nobody is standing over me-awaitihg a tip.'If I spill gravy on ihe table cloth, I don’f have to blush and look sneakish.. THE DELEGATION’S FUND GROWS on a tray. If my collar ain’t clean, ‘and my Iti the Laurens county supply bill,' ain’t shining like the skin of a passed by the delegation just before and the hair on my neck tickles adjournment of the general assembly, i j^e too far dowa on my spine* I don’t To Meet Friday CARD OF niANKS We wish to thank our many friends for the kiqdness and sympathy shown Us during the illness and death of our beloved wife a,nd mother, Mrs. Gennie Fortner. Also for the beauti ful floral offerings.. Clyde Fortner and Family.' have to worrj' about what folks think of me: I already khow that, I am sorr>' to say. I can park my car in Vum the wrong platJV for 10 minutes, with- Jyne 10th, 1036.—7-2-4tc/ I out getting ^lidched, and home offers' other worthwhile indulgences. Item 10 reads: “Miscellaneous Contingent, $12,000. Said amount to be ex pended only Upon' the written approval of the S'efiator and a majority of the Laurens Coun ty Delegation m the'General , As.sembly.” | it must be a terrible affliction to Up through 1033 Uie contingent 14,^ rich that no ‘piacc is good /und was a general item in the coun-j for a fellow to stay at but a ty .supply bill disbursed through the or* two at a time. I’d hate to supervisor’.s office under the county; have so much money tlut^.xl. wouhl board (where it should be). In 1934|j(p^.nd part of my time jn Europe, the language of the bill was changed! op a yacht, and part of it and the said fupd placed under the; gp drunk I would not care direction of the senator and the dele-^ ^here I. w'ss. Beitig normally poor is gation as is directed in the 11136 sup-' ^he giHJatest blessing that ever <^er- ply bill. This vamo language is con- took a hian. tamed in the supply bill for the years lUdf, ll)3r) and 1936. Simultan eously with the changing of the man agement of the contingent fund it wa.s increased. In 1933 the item was $5,000; .in 1934, $6,000; In 1935, ^,000; in .^1936 it made a healthy jump to $12,060. It will be noted that while the delegajtion has been de creasing Ihe . supply ’bill by^ reduction in pay of officers, etc,, it '^as been constantly increasing the iund under their (the delegation’s) sole control to be spent as^ and when the senator and delegation see fit. The duties of a county delegation under the Constitution are leigislative end not administrative. It was twvbt intended under the Constitution that •county representatives should hold sneetings from time^'to time as they ■desire and carry on the administra tive affairs of a county. We need to get back to the Constitution which never intended that the legislative de- The June meeting of the Men-of- the-Church organization of the First Presbyterian church will be held in the church dining room department Friday„evening-»t 7:30 with a large attendance expected. W. P. JacoW, president of the col lege, will be the. speaker of the occa sion. Supper will be prepared by Lon- niet McMillian, expert chef of this- city. Each member is asked to* bring his wife or sorpe other guest, and to let L. B. Dillard know if you expect to be present. FINAL SETTLEMENT ‘ Take notice that on the l6th day of July, 1936, I will render a final ac counting of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of D. M. Wadsworth, deceased, in the office'Of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock 9. m., and on the same day will itoPly for a finaL dis charge from my trust as Administra tor. Any'person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claim.s against said estate will pres'ent them on or befor4 said date, duly proven, or be forc'^^er barred. X CUNTON H. WADSW’ORTH, Administrator. Phil Huff Out “ For Re-election Member of County pelejgation Tells of Record and Gives Views In Statement. Phil D. Huff,, member of the house of repfesentativies, this week formally announced his candidacy for re-elec tion and gave out a statement as to his views. Mr. Huff has served the county in the legislature for ten ses sions, two of which were special ses sions, and has oci^upied the same chair every session. For the four years of Gov. Rich ards’ administration and the first two years of Gov. Blackwood’s, he served on the judiciary and educational com mittees, and for the |)ast two years he has served on the committees of ways and means, rules, and commerce and manufactures. In his statement, Mr. Huff said -\ D lXlMAin ICE CREAM (Trade-Mark Registered) . is SO' pure and wholesome for all, and yet so universall^enjoyed, that our advice to -r you—“Eat More Ice Cream This Summer*^is bound* to be one of the most popular sugges tions of the year! ‘ • . .1 Greenwood Creamery Company OUR PRODUCT IS SOLD DAILY IN. CLINTON ‘ > ♦ \ STOCKHOLDERS MEETING The regular annual meeting of the Stockholders of the liberty Building and I.(Oan Association will be hetd Friday afternoon, July 10, 1936, at 4:00 o’clock, in the office of the Com mercial Depository of Clinton. F. M. BOLAND. Secretarj’ and Treasurer. 7-2-3tc. ' Another thing: a man /i« 99 per cent boss at home wher^' the wrife is not there, and he’s sometimes 5 per cent boss when she’s there. But that doesn’t necessarily say that he can’t talk back ^occasionally or leave his clotl^ lying on the floor, about and about, for her to pick up after he’s gone the .office. A. guy lias .mighty few Tights while he’s off on vacation. It takes a person at least a week to recover from "a 10-day vacation. First thing he’s got to do is get over being so lazy, *and the second- thinf- needful—he’s got «to get thru brag gingandly^ingjz^utj^hat he did, and the third thing: he sdmply has to stint bimself to such an extent that he loses ^1 the weight he gained while awa y^in order that he might pay back in 3 months the money he scattered about in 2 weeks. Yes sir, home, even with a second mortgage partment should arrogate power tojon it, beato the average away-from- ito<« belong to-ttw ax^tttiva Or heme vacatiion all hollow, administrative branch Mike Enters (bounty Politics deee mr. edditor: you have no doubt saw in the pa pers where the undersigned, mr. mike Clark, rfd, has announced hisself as a candy-date for the offis of kurri- ner of his home county, and he is going befoar the voters with a view to leading them to the poles to oast their badleta with his name on'same, unscratched, v THE REAL ENEMY Throughout the age-old discussion •of the farmer’s pi^lems, blame for the trouble of agriculture hhs seldom been put in the right place, says Dr. Isaiah Bowman, president of Johns Hopkins university. 'The villain real ly to blame tor most of the recurring difficulti^ of the farmers is not Wall Street, or the railroads, the packer or the board of trade. Dr. Bowman sa^. The viHain’s real name is Drought. The drought in the high plains of westena Kafitta and eastern Colorado, which began in 1892 and lasted until 1896, was the' cause oi a great eco- SMito depeeerion which respited ia paUtfeii vnrest and upheavals. But aaly « fern ymn oi zain changed the Jhltiiiw aiid btaugl* proaparity back. tha.U. 8. Gaolo^cal Siinr^ rauua nr thaaa^ but a law Why not keep your money at hone by giving your subscriptions—either new or renewal—to JAMES W. CALDWELL Subscribe Ta THE CHRONICLE^ “The Paper Everybody Reads” O' •u rant BittiB VAUIIt TODATI 1935 Chevrolet Master Coach, fuUy equipped. Low mileage. New car. guaraiite»=- $580 ouy that USED CAR from your CHEVROLET DEALER MW! i have lived and labored in county for 27 year this oomming jnartch, and have growed a large familey with the Owet of my brows and tmls of my bands and brains; ai^ now t desire to be lifted upon the shoulders of the public to the offis herein referred to above. my flatform Will be dinunaaentk from baginii^ to aad. i tm im fav- var oi aeouMmy, good admab, aad r Mi. Car- OwiKC. An tntiooio^ bik aeddeot may cost a paety pemy if yoa fiul to MTIMA-IZE -mr ** Ln os explain how so ABtna Compf% haasiva Aneoasobila Policy may be wriuan n> coree avery insarsl^ risk of oMWxlng. S. W. SUMEREL Aetna-iger Nfext Door to Western Union Phone 80 1935 Chevrolet Standard Sedan, nda ear to ip per- feet oondition. Looks and rung like a new car; and 49 # real vaiiio idr^ ' 1931’ Plymouth Coach, nice neat eovorg, new * tfi^ Look# and runs goDiL. A clean car. Only 1932 Ply month Cnuph, good Ihrw and aeid o»w- ers. Original pa^it. It ig worth niore^ w« aro ^ letting it go for only— $485 1935 Chevrolet Standard Sedan. Unoanally clean, $460 —■w " 1933. Chevrolet Coach. Firat clggg ia every way, $365 1931 Chevrolet Coach, orig^ paint, good tirep, geat covers. Jam-niH- 1933 Plymouth Sedan, splendid family car. A rM| Imrglin for only—' $385 1930 Chevrolei Conilei Special foi^ii^nick sale— $165 1932 Ford V-8 Coach, motor overhauled. Good tires, original paint. < Special— Cfi“' . fk‘l ■0? /