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.1 FOUR THB CLWroyi CHRONICLR ^UNTOy, R/C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19^ uUiitott (E^ratiUU EsUblUhed 1900 ■ WILSON W. HArris. Editor and Publisbtr ai»d it Seeame entanfled in brakes ^nd jerked her out backwards. N^^ damage much, except to the veil. (Ours was ^an open oar with top al ways down). 4TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Sabscpiption Rate (Payable In Advan^): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at-Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperatibn of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of g^ral interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper'' is not responsible for the views or opinions of its. oorrespondents. ^ We got up the road nearly 3 miles befoir^wre got stuck. It had rained 2 or 3 weeks before, an<l the roads were very muddy^and extremely rutty and extraordinarily bumpy. The chauffeur ]and 3 fence rails got us out in less ! than 72 minutes. We got back in and [started: our linen dusters all gqt i mighty dirty, and I broke one lense ofut of my green eye-goggles at this first stop. Manjr Notables Present To Pay Tribute To Note4 Flgare and April 26, 1905; twb daughters, Ifisaea Janie and Sarah McSwais, all of Greenville; three brothers, L. F. Mp^ Swain, Ci W. McSwain, and Horace McSwain, Sr., and two sistotv, Mrs. ITula Grtffin and Mrs, ;^Mainie Gal- phin. ' .. .•I -Native of This County. Death Came Suddenly Last Thursday While En Route To His Home In Greenville From Ft. Moultrie* -CUNTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST IS. 1936 under way the candidates should take a positive stand against the growing panhandling practiced against them by some who seek to secure financial . ...ft... I aid by promising their support and Our next 25 miles brought us the I following trouble: fan belt broke, brakes burht' outTpitcoek dragged on I ground, broke off and let all of our oil leak out, radiator developed leak where a chunk had flown up and hit it in the face, ran out of gas, 3 spark plugs quit firing, had 5 more punc tures, ran out of patching and ce ment, left 1 of^(he kids 4 miles be hind-overlooked her when we had AFTER THE CANDIDATES {thin gray line has almost gone in this Now that the county campaign is^ county* . — As the campaign progresses the ■ finished adjusting the carbureter so's voters should get out to the* meetings j wouldn't let gasoline leak out. Had and hear the candidates, and particu-j^o gq^back and stop her from picking larly those who are offering for the senate and house. Their character and ability should be' studied and huckleberries. By nightfall we had arrived with in 24 miles of the summer resort we were seeking. We spent the night in town. Got a blacksmith to go over voter who offerr to sell his j safe or radical and questionable. Thej^^. ’ clothes almost a total loss. ^ South Carolina house members, John 11920 and had served contiguously ! noTia'^rii'ntnn "s* C a quarter fifty cents or a ^ question for the^voters reverts to chauffeur and I both weighed 15 C. Taylor, Thomas S. McMillan, Al- ! til the close of the Inst session. ^ pn , . - , — II nized as well as the records and atti suffrage at the polls. , those who now hold the dis- The practice of gouging candidates tinction of representing the county in by this class of people should not be the general assembly. The people tolerated. The candidates can stop it should listen to their views, ascertain in a few minutes if they desire to do 1 as to whether they are sound and 80. The vote for dollar should be looked upon with I this, whether or not the people are suspicion and ife a dangerous type of! satisfied-with the present delegation, voter to tie, to. .And then from the t thefr policies and management of af- viewpoint of the oandi.late, if ho aot,! fair, or whether they feel ,that a |,y.2 mulea and 3 highway out to buy himself into office it is new delegation is desirable. •' . n / likely that ‘’he will sell out once he j The {leople should inform them- is in office. ' " I selves liefore they cast their ballots.^ It is a disgusting condition,, this— bunch of beggars going arPund from I ^ ^ ^ ^ tm Greenville, Aug. 9.—A crowd esti mated at. 15,000 Sunday afternoon witnessed last ntes in Springwood cemetery for John Jackson McSwain, 61, Fourth district representative,' who di«d Thursday^ in the Veterans began taking treatm«nt at the post hospital for a heart disease. He boarded ^ the train from Charleston Thursday morning with his daughter. Miss Janie McSwain. Hutoric Spo^ . _ ' To Be .Marked V- The first attack sustained in hospital in Columbia, while en route [ second in ^lumbia, to his home here from Charleston. A huge bank of. flowers, streamers which carried the names of national and state governmental branches, pa triotic fraternal and civic organiza tions and high officials over the na* tion decorated the chancel of the Bun^mbe Street .Methodist church, where services were conducted. Mr. McSwain was a memberV~of this church. ^ Centering the floral display was a large spray* of gladioli, fern and palms, sent by President Roosevelt The WhRe House offering adorned th^■ altar*..A;reening.. the choir^akave where he was taken from the train in a coma and carried to the U. S. veterans' hospital about 1:15 o'clock. He never recovered consciousness, death coming peacefully two hours later. The congressman, who did not of fer for reelection this year baerase of failing health, became a prominent figure in the national house of rep resentatives during his sixteen-year tenure by his championing of the doctrine of a strong national defense. Representative McSwain was bom at Cross Hill, in Laurens county. May JL..1SZ5, a. .ion of ^ idea. McSwain. He received his education was a wall of wreaths, of which one 3ic9wain. ne received ms education • „ 'i- * was a floral shiald from the national at the Wofford Fittin* school. Spar- The highway authorities want to- ma^ the historic spots in Laurens county, and we have the historic data for thq following list: Haye4’ Station, Hammond’s Store, Spnng, Wadsworth School, Duncan’s Creik Church, Little River Church, Williams’ Fort (a Tory fort on Mudliisk Crqek), Huntsville Church, well used ^7 Revolutionary aoldiera, Corl. James "Williams’ family grave- yard, Snow Campaign, Musgtove*! Mill site, Mary Musgrove's'frave and Musgrove home, Jefferson Davis’ stop at Fayette Young;-p(ade, Major—'" William Dimlap’s grai^' Revolution ary soldier’s (Jamesjr gn^ve, Dicky Langston’s ride, Mary Dillard’s ride, site of part of the activities Horse shoe Robinsjon. ybddyns'is'kM house of representatives. -Among distinguished, members of our Chalmers and tighten up every-{the honorary escort were the two thing. The car was so muddy'and senators from South Carolina*, Elli- (Jirty, it" looked like an adobe' hut. I son D. Smith and James F. Byrnes; .nd 'iouth c;ronn.' ion;i.,!K any part of Laurens county. S k M ““rf.’n’'/™”’ whether your contribution is hij- he held A. B nnd LUD. degre^x J He was elected to congress^from j' j. the Fourth South C.rolina ^iStrict in,' j,;,, Agnths U weighed pounds less when we arrived at th€'J**'<l U. Gasque, Hampttfn P. Fulmer, springs the next day at noon. ..We had and James P, Richards; Governor spent 7 dollars getting pulled out of meeting to meeting trying to hold up the* candidates. Candidates should have the courage and backbone to .say “no” and once they all do, the practice will be put to an end. The voters likewise .should do their own Nobody’s Business By Gee. McGee Mike and Family Are In Desperate 'Straits voting and not Ih‘ influenced or in-jhon , wallis, tiniidated .by hired entbus^a.stic A^ork- \ §^(^ker-terry df agger—culture, ers who are always on hand. ! Washington, d. C. - ' i ( andidate.s show -poor judgment to i well, the drowth has ruint me and robbers. That was a roaside regular job.for farmer.s who always managed to keep a few deep mud-puddles and ditches near their respective homes. That was an experience that will live forew, 'if we stay alive that long. 10 Years Ago 'Items of Interest From The Chronicle of August 12, 1926 let impecunious persons bleed them ,„y family and 1 cow and 1 mule and by premising their votes on election Jg dog.s. we must be put on gov- da^ and at the same tune ' io^ate, re.liel at once, or will have tte .oath, when they qualify as as- ^gke pp bad babbits for something piiants for office. «to t at, drink and wear/' THE CAMPAIGN STARTS after the rain fell, which got here The county political campaign, fir- po dayTTate, our cotton and corn ing its opening gun Tuesday at Cross ^tprouted and poked their heads out Hill, got off to a good start and was of the ground, a dozen boll weevils pitched on a high plane which it is \vas setting on the hills wjtitjng'for hoped will be nialttlainelT^throughout the cottpn to come up^ and'they et it the county. The candiilates wefei’as fast as it arrived, greeted by an audience of^about 300 Dr. D. J. Brimm returned Tuesday from a ten weeks vacation* trip spent in Washington, '' Philadelphia and Long Island, N. Y., the latter being the home of his son, U. J. Brimm, Jr. Olin D. Johnston; Representative Joe Smith of Connecticut, Representative A. J. May of Kentucky, and Repre- .sentative Paul Brown of Georgia; General Charles P. Summerall of Charleston; General Van Home Mo? ley. Fort McPherson, Oa.; Gener T. Croft, Washington. Eight army planes from^Langley Field, Va., commanded by Lieut. Col. A. H. Gilkerson, a^ three other planes from Fort Bragg, N. C., flew over the city in formation and en gaged in a brief series of maneuvers while services were in progress. The congressmapx-^as a farmer and a lawyer, a M^.sbn, a member-of the' Cloilrt Methodist chufeh. - _ i ^ ^ He wa^4( veteran of the World wan iVIHKCE TTuTOC SRaCS' and a/member of the American Le-j gion/During the war he attended the ^ „ officer,’ trainin* camp at Fort; CJerk of Court Thomas W. Mo^, Oglethorpe, Ga.; and ,«rved ae a cap- raPW. tain of infantry in the 39th division,, ' ' . , « „ overseas from August, 1918, until ^^^*^** George F. February, 1919. He was honorably acres in Youngs discharged March 16, 1919. .township, sold to R. E. Babb, attor- Returning from France, he entered politics, winning the Fourth district’s . Land wnk vs .Frank Dw- congressional nomination in the first ‘^7* '2.3 acres_in Cross Hill township, primary in 1920 and remaining in of- *° ■ ^* ^* attorney, fox $100. hce tmtil his death. The stat^ of his The Rev. R. F. Morris, pastor of health caused him to announce sev Buncombe Street Methodist church, jeral months ago that he would not officiated. ~ i seek reelection this year. Representative McSwain was chair- In congress he became one of . its man of the house committee on mill-'most distinguished niembers, in 19331 tary affairs, active in promotion of;being named chairman of the impor- Federal Land bank vs S. E. Thack- ston and Mrs. B. V. Cooper, 53.46 acres in Youngs township, sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, for $100. ^ persons and all given a courteous and patient hearing apd liberal amount my corn was the same way except the corn borers and army wirms de of applause. A barbecue was served j stroyed it liefoar it got 4 blades cm it. <luring the dinner hour with a finelt-verything in the garding^ except 6 spirit of coi(l.ia]rity-pi*ev*H4i«g~4hrough- hens and 1 rooster (which belongs to out the- gathering. The people of jour nalior, .smith) died enduring may Cross Hill were very courteous and and Juno, so we have had to eat can- attentive to the candidates and visit-ined stuff up to now, but the -stW ors from other parts of the county, has cut'off our creddick. and all were made to feel a hearty welcome. The candiiiates for sheriff, clerk of court, game warden and county com- of St. Petersburg, Fla., are visiting her mother, Mrs. Nannie Finney. Mrs. J. F. Roehm of Pittsburgh, Pa., is the guest of Mrs, R. C. Adair. Janies Witherspoon and Ed Owens have gone to West Allis, \Yt.s., for the remainder of the summer. Mr.s. Arthur Copeland and daugh ter, Miss Margaret, are sjiending the week in Montreat. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Coleman of Sar asota, Fla., are the guests of Afi^'T.' .4miie Giles Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Lmnie McMillian and CARD OF THANKa \\e wish to thank our friends and tant military affairs committee.' relatives for their sweet expressions Known as an advocate of adequate of sympathy at the death ef our sia- air .service to a point of being. 8ec.ond national defense, particularly for his ter, Mrs. John VanDyke. Also for the to none in the world. [interest ,in development of military floraj offerings. May God help and Mrs. Hubert Johnimn and children j adequate national defense and an ar dent advocate of developing the army Mr. MeSwain’s death Thursday fol-'and civil aviation, he was the center lowed a vacation of several weeks atjof a nation-wide storm last winter Fort Moultrie, spent with Battery F, I resulting from attacks aimed’kt him 263rd coast arfillery, of which hejby the Hearst newspapers, was honorary colonel. Swimming sev-( Congressman McSwain was a mem- ^al times a ddy, actively participat-jber of the Sons of the American Rev-j ing in the social life of Charleston,'olution, Sons^of the Confederacy, the! direct each one. Her Brothers and Sisters. he appai^rtfly was in excellent condi tion until sev^al days ago when he plese send my 4 boys, -icudd, dudd, I Adair. mudd and spud Clark, to the c. c. c. camps, and let sudie luu and cutie Mrs. R. E. Jones are on three weeks’ camping trip at McClyllansville. Miise.s Rbbbie Adair of Macon, Ga., arfd Louise Adair of Moultrie, are vis-1 seyeral weeks in the Adirondacks. iting their mother, Mrs. Minnie Miss -Nell Abrams is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. D. Abrams, in Whit mire. American Legion, Veterans pf For-' eign Wars, the Methodist church, the! . Masonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows,' are on a vacation trip in North Car-jthe Elks, and Phi beta Kipna. olifla. * A keen student of history>-die de- "Mrs. R-. E. Ferguson and children' voted much of his time to historical returned ye.'(terday from a stay of; re.search, writing a* volume, “The |rauj»es'of Secession,” and a number Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hollingsworth mi.ssioner reviewed thefr careers and sue Clark won in the local sowing set forth their qualifications for the room, and put me and my wife and offices they are seeking in a very, the rest of the familey on direct re dignified and commendable manner. I lief, with all provisions brought to The sixteen candidates offering for jour back door, we are not able to do the senate and house discussed a, no manuual labor, hence the direct number of i.ssues in their addresses,' niethod of help. many of which liave l>een heard onj the hustings for a long period of we are havving-plenty of rain now of lesser papers Surviving are his wi)(e, Mrs. Sarah! C. McSwain, to whom he wafs married i ’.Felder Smith DRS. SMITH & SMITH OPTOMETRISTS Specialist In Eye Examinations 0(Hce Hours 8 to 6 Daily Phone 101 for Appointment Clinton, S. C. years. It was evident from the out-j'but it is all wasted, as'no crops are set that the subject of roads is to re-1 tb^njoy same, the grass got so ceive considerable 'attention in the short in the pastor, our old cow wore campaign both at-the hands of the her mouth off nearly up to her horn.s piesent delegation and others who' trying to bite it off to eat. the dogs are'seeking their seats in Columbia. i couldden’t ketch anny rabbits for Tlie new men in these races present-1 food; they were too poor and honey ed their claims and views, several of jto overtake them, so send somq dog the group diSjcussing and attackmg food along if anny is left. the records of the present delegation and what they termed as the dicta-1 this situation is verry desperate torial attitude assumed bjr the dele-'and must" have attention at once. g-ation over the affairs and officers of the county- Senators- Nance and Representatives Huff and- Hunt de fended their records, while.the third member of the delegation, J. D. With- «rson, was una'ble to take part in the meeting' because of his hwlth. Another issue that’ came~quickly to the front was the schools and the present, law which gives the senator and a^majority of the house delega tion the power to control -levies ir- re.spective of the’trustees and taxpay ers in the respective districts. plese don’t force me to go over yore head and call on dr. townsend or. rev. coughling, or mebbe alf landon, for aid. we will remain dimmercrats a few more days, but whoever sends us plenty bf everthing first will get our full support ansoforth. rite or foam. ^res -tnil le, '■^mike Clark, rfd, ruint dirt farmer. , Onr First Long-Distance Auta— Ride I recall my first long trip in“niy Governor Johnston did not play at first automobile aAich was ^e sec- big part in the opening meeting, his j ond automobile ever owned in the name being mentioned only a few j small town wTiere I resided. This trip times djuring the course of the day. i required lots of faith *ind muchiiope, Oriticism was direct^ by some of then^s our rendezvous was 83 niilfts* •• speakers at the state hTghwa.y ^Jthe worm crawls, from our home, partment and the method of electing] And not even a top-soil road had ever the highway commissioner. / Several speakers spoke in the high est praise of President Roosevelt, the New Deal, and the Democratic ad- ZBiiuatration, and conunended effo^ been thought of at that time, 1910. made at Washington to help the con- . We started early and actually car ried a chauffeur, but ! did the driv ing, being afraid to risk anybody dHions of laboring people particu larly. Some of the candidates who were making their first attempt at a po litical speech admitted they were frighten^. It was tb^r- first official 4live into, the political pool and^hey were afn(id of the depth of the water. But they vUl all learn to swim. ik»na will get home safely while, unfortu nately, otfaera will be left en the ’tenka after the battle of baUota is -wer. , I Theieris not a" Confederate vetenin Ib the race. There waa not‘^m«hber of this h<mQred grodp hi addienoe ipr the ipwifclBjr. The seasnaot of the with that fine car.' Our first trouble came upon us wheh I backed the car out of the bam; a toothpick or a thorn or something punctured my left front* tine. The chauffeur patched it in less^than an hoUr. Our second tire trouble blowed out after we had gone about 12 miles. Wa were expecting tire-trouble, as we had already driven those tires over 226 miles by the speedometer. We had 4 extra tires with us; c^ng- ing tires waa a problem in those days, but the chauffeur did the job in lees than $ houra. When we got a-going, the anfe let her long motoring-veil hang oVfx the aide of the car too far HAUL -\ AT lOWEgT COST IN CHEVROLET TRUOCS T hese big, atordY ChevToigt trucka will ‘hanl fitih t lVh*7«e Neka H7^mdk WlkM»iese~|7)0 lVh*Tee OfM bpfMS klA-Up. iSI-lMh NMbwe—|67D ^ capacity l^da over abort or long routea, over amootb oir rough roada, without coaxing or coddling. Because Aey have the ^eatest pulling power of any truck in the entire low- price rangB^ And they will haul theae loads at savings which will aurpriaa you. Because Chevrolet is the most economical truck in the world today for eU-round duty! Chevrolet tru^ have every ieatim ior better, mere economical a&m, including Higfa-Compreaajon'Valve-in-Head Engine, New Perfected Hydraulic Brakes, Full-Floar«"g Rear Axlo~oa iji^toa models, arid ytew Fi^^rinu^ Luxe Be wiaa.»«aeafi<imiit..»»flani at iowest coat inTSievmlet trnA«? CHEYEOLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT. MICHIGAN FOa BCONOMtCAL TRANeFOaTAVION. 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