The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 03, 1936, Image 4
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EsUbUshed 1900
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declare‘theirselves for anny ^ national
matteVs; they Are all to 'biz^y prom
ising to support the gowernor or the
highway departnient or short terms'^
in'the leggis-lature. verry'few vile
t words have benn spoke on the stump,
!but there is lots of whispering going'
Ion nn some precincts about bharrac-j
rters ansoforth. - !
CARD OF THANKS
•
To' the Voters of Laurens County:
1 wish to take this means of ex*
pressing my sincere appr^iation to
the people of Laurens county who
supported me in my race for County
Commissioner and to tell each one of
you that. I am indeed gnfteful for
this support. '■—
W. BROOKS BLAKELY.
it looks like the dimmercrats are
winnini: favvor at this riting. the 2
tycoons who live here have come opt
for mr. rosey-velt. they were both
{ CARD OF THANKS
I Editor The Chronicle:
I wish to take t|iis opportunity of
expressing to the Voters of Laurens'
county my deepest appreciation for
me on
last Tuesday, which enabled me to be
I pn then they tranrferred over-ni*ht
!to She eolhd south. ■ , shall continue to'
u ■ a u a a • wai. the Same loyal and faithful i
Flat Rock Sunbeams Entertain Withi
A Moonlight PaKy
the moonlight picknick which wasi
vicy-versy until last week when iti
, t 1 J 1*1 t 1 .a. • a. A. 1 WUtatJ gllj
look^ hk. landon ««s try.n* to got magnificent vote given
'— the add-ministrations band wag-,
on
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936
HATSWF TO LIONS CLUB
Hats off to the Clinton Lions club
for the fine showing made In staging
their first hoi^ .show for the enter-
eral county officials and an entire
delegation to the-house of representa
tives. _
There are important offices to be
h^ll at the swiriiming pool on judson's
creek last friday night under the aus-
pecees of the sunbeams was a howl-,
ing success.
service in the future as in the past.
Again I say, “I am deeply grateful
to my people.”
THOS. W. BENNETT.
1^ROM MR. WITHERSPOON
tainment of
county. The
ing .succe.s.-^
the people
event
from every
of Laurens I tho'se chosen fdr them
miss jennie veeve smith, our affici-
ent scholl principle, done the fan,
dsnce, but a speed cop was on hands i ^ given last Tues-
It is with deep appreciation that J
wish to thank the voters of the coun-*^
ty for loyal support and the very
* 4 .1 should be elected on the basis of theirnearly all of ii^rsonally. j
was an outstand-; ■ be elected on the a. _ . pinfh«« «n,i ...« f«n« in/.i.,Hino. VVhile ^ was somewhat providen-|
view
.point*'qualifications or records if already in'her clothes, and use 3 fans, including f was somi
'PO*nt, k :-4 her bathinar suit, she allso done the handicapped by
one of the most interesting and high-' Only men of personab integ-
ly creditable forms of entertainment s *‘*^y*- ^bUDd judgment, and depend-
her bathing suit, she
rumba and the toe.
1
^a'f Wis communTtfliB Tnjo^red lh^^«*b^honW
prov
a. recent illness
from taking an active part in theu
pampaign which I- regretted, however.
many years. The setting under the It is highly important thafthe vot
fancy diving was done by sudie loUi^ TiaJ impficit faith in, the citizenry
.r , . importan ® Clark,'and her grampaw,. yore corry!®^ the county, and it seems I was not
floodlights was ideal, the horses were 'ers select three house member.s
mistalcen in my faith. And I furthei*-
. . . . , ^ 1 11 4 .u * .J hon. mike Clark
lovely, the riders .skilled and graceful | will represent the county andr atate i backwards and cut 3
my
more wish to ask
the voters of-
, i • , ■ 1 11-41 4 : uove uttOKwarus anu CUt 3 summer-
a hugei wisely and well in the many import-hisi^-'^^bty for their .support on Septem
ant matters affecting its safety and^ Wim«r nn » her 8th in the second primary, and
learn that the club , P^^*^P®|'^'y’ while under the watter and had
it an portant office since, it is here that the
to make of the whole affair
^uccess.
We are glad to
sponsoring the show will make
annual -gvent in the future and we balance of power lies
bespeak for it a community wide ■ ha.s far more power than the
interest and support. Hearty con-: governor can only do
gratulations are in order to the ^'b*t the genera! assembly wants, or
Lijons for their initial achievement.
The legisla-
wilT allow him to do. An important
; responsibility thus faces the county
! in the selection of its delegation.
As we have before stated in these
SCHOOL DAYS AOAIN
School days are here again after' ...
the usual summer vacation period. column.s, the main issue in the legis-
In the United States thi.s month!race should not be obscured,
more than thirty million children! )swhether the county is to be gov-
aVe flocking back to the public j^rned by officials
schools, besides the great nunlberl Purpose by the
who will go to church and private
to
so s
set there
he could
his clothes hung on a ^^e second primary,
pledging my full energy and ability
in behalf of the people of the county
! and state as I have in the past.
J. D. W'lTHERSPOO.N.
till
get
darknes.s
out. ^
come on
tiny moore winned the jirize fori
swimming on her gack,.but sh^ but
ted her head into a rock befbar turn-
schools of- all kinds.
Thirty million promiaing young
sters getting ready to take the places
of as many oldsters in a few years.
This is as many people as there are
in all Poland, more than in Belgium,
almost as many as in England. And
we are spending, we who pay taxes,
about ninety dollars a year average
for the education in the public
schools of every child.
The future of the United States
elected for that
people, and with an
intelligent understanding that the
responsibility of government la
theirs, or whether tlio county shall
continue to be a mere pawn In the
hands of it.s legislative delegation.
Recent delegations have arrogated
entirely too much power to them
selves, a practice contrary to our
form df government a.s set up in the
constitution. We should put an end
to the administrative affairs of the
county on the part of the delegation.
It is an extremely important govem-
CARI) OF THANKS
I wi.sh to take this occa.sion to
ihg around and that knocked her send^^^'’^ people of my county for
sible for a few.mjpnets. she pome out' which has always been given
of her comma-tose, and lit back into>'<^ their ballot.s and by their kind-
the p^d and ended the race 2 elbows I hereby express my sincere
and 1 nake ahead of all conte.stants. I confidence that the people will re-
I elect in the second primary, where-
art square, the old sailor, so he' tipon it will continue tp be my pleas-
says, who swum the english channel!^'’® to serve my county and state in
with 1 hand tied behind him in 1922, |Our general assembly. Due to the fact
done a few stunts and give a great that my military duty requires my
treat on how to tread watter. he got
strangled though and had to be pulled
out by his hind legs, a recess was
thei} took and winnies and crackers
and toasted marsh mellows were
served by the cla.ss.
of America as every thoughtful per-.'’'Cental .principle which the voters
son must understand, lies in the; should face intelligently ^d with
hands of these youngsters. It I3^determination. Tho.se who enter the
therefore, of the highest importance t'’**cond race for the house have made
to^ give attention to what they afel their speeches as to their views-on
taught in school and to the men and the government* of the county. The
women re.spynsible for their training, i *'ccord of those alreadyr in office and
Whil^ much is heard of subversive' -'»eeking re-election, is well
teaching e.s|)ecially in the larger cit- known to the people and d(H\s not!
ie.>', it is 'fortunate that the funda-.^^ced to be amplified upon here,
mental virtues of honesty, industry The issue is clear. Which three
and |)ersonal good character are still hf the .six candidates in the race I
inculcated in the Vast majority of the can be trusti^ to develop a program'
iHhools of America. ' : of sound government for the county,'
^ Important it is that our publici ha.sed upon the con.-^titutUm and to!
schools should give the ■ children as P^'cvent and put a stop to a con-i
much as they can alxsorb of know- tinuation of super-government thatj
ledge of howAhe world of grown-ups has domina.U‘d the atfairs of the|
gets a living and manages its affairs.! county in rreent year'^.
Not that we grown-u|vs manage c should pick officials who have
things any too well, but a great deal. the capacity, determination and trust-
of trouble and disappointment will worthiness to deal with the situation
be averU'd if every * boy and girl in ‘ that-e-xists. We ..should go to the
school learns now the elemental facts 'informed of w hat has been go
of our badly disturbed social and eco-'‘^lf elect a legislative dele-
after all of the food was digested,
different kames were played, and
some musick was furnished by the
Clark string hand, a speech on the
new deal was made by hon. mike
Clark, rfilrTind he set forth the fact
that jt is ok up to now for nearly ev-
verboddy but jim reed, gov. ely, rev.
Coughlin, hon. al smith and gov. lan
don. he was highly encored, but could
not think of nothing el.se to say. ev-
verbotldy enjoyed this outing to their
hart’s "content and then went home
a-singing “till w-e meet again.”
yores trulie,
\ mike Clark, rfd.
time at Fort McPherson front August
30th to September 12th, I shall not
be able to see the voters personally
during ^uch time, but I assure every
one every public concern will have
my Wst attention at all times.
PHIL D. HUFF.
I
CARD FROM MR. HUNTER
wish to thank each voter who
saw fit to ca.st his ballot for me and
ho|>e to make many more friends in
the near future. Mr. Blakely, Mr. Ir-
wjn and my.self being from the close
community in the eastern part of the
county, I especially^appreciate the!
'vote given me, and consider it a hand
some vote. j
Your su|)port will be appreciated j
in^he .-^cond primary.
J. BEN HUNTER.
Your Stylidhr
APPAREL
Is Nosv^Ready -
Contract Let For
Paving Route 7
If You Don’t Read
THE CHRONICLE
' Yon Don’t Get the NEWS
nomic system.
gatoin that
TOO MUCH IDLE MONEY
The banks of the United States
have more money on deposit than at
any previous time in banking history,
^ot even at the height of our finan
cial prosperity, before the collapse of
1929, did the 5,374 national banks
hold within a billion and a ((uarter
dollars as the $26,453,000,000 which
the comptroller of the o^rrency re
ported a couple of weeks ago. In a l-
diticn, state banks and savings banks
hold even more. The-stupendous total
of money in our ba-nks runs .to above
thousand million dollars.
will not attempt to
usurp power<, to itself o^ to control
and dictate the management' of our
county affairs.
The duties of the office of a legis
lator are legislative, not administra
tive.
Nobody’s Business.^
By Gee McGee
Announcement was njade in Colum
bia the’^past w'eek of the letting of a
contract by the state highway de
partment for -the bituminous surfac
ing of a six mile section o^ highway
on Route 7 from Clinton to the New
berry county line. The section extends
from the end of the present bitumi
nous surfacing about 7 miles north
east of Clinton to the county line. The
contract was awarded to Pennell
Harley, Inc., for $85,825. Bids/W^ere
opene<l on the project on Augiist 11.
At the same time the contract was
awarded to Frairfe W. JaiMotte, of Co
lumbia, for the construction of two
161-foot combinaCion bridges over
Duncan's creek between Whitmire
and Clinton at a figure of $16,205.
Politics Seem To Be, Very Wavery
In Flat Rock
• the political situation in flat rock
shifts from day to day just like the
moon do. one day all you hear in
This' is sufficient, some financial
experts wy, to '^rinit banks safely oY'the’drug stoar'and "it* the
to lend eight times as much, or niuch [ filling station and at the town
hair is landon, landoh, lahdbh.
more than four hundred billion d<^
lars. If that credit could be put
work, an immediate end could be
made of the remaining vestiges of
depression. Ullttl it is lent and put
to productive use, its net effect is to
increaae prices of alf commodities
without increasing commodity pro
duction proportionately^
the next day, somebody tells some
thing on the republicans Jthat i»
against direct relief and farm cred-
dicks, and they then shift back to
rosey-velt. tom headr the chronic
I gripe, says the pressent addministra-
j tion has no hope for him, but has hurt
We ^ve, in short, reached a stagej^i^ 100 per cents, when legalliied
ef credit inflation where we lAve j came in, he went out.
more money
do wHh.
than we know what to
^ , , , ,. 1 , . jlbi farley do not give hansom
. Beyond doubt this bank money and|„^^r^^ ^^n of holsum moore, a job
o^ht-to be putlx) work:-^ on^lis'r.T d. carmf,"lidls-um If
why it is not working opinions differ.
The fact is that there is comparative
ly little demand for credit.
Sk> we have the curious, even amaz
ing spectacle of a nation literally
choked with riches and yet does not
tarn )tM money into productive chan-
Bik. Nothing like that hat eimV oc
curred before. That the dam which
ie holding back the fl^w of credit will
hurst, sooner or later, i« certain.
When that happens, we may find our-
edves in an era of cheap money and
hijdt commodity prices such as Amer
ica has never seen.
sure to turn hisself and his 3 follow
ers over to lempke. he says lempke
will carry the middle* west, cub^ tus*
sia, south chicargo, the talmadge parts
jof. georgy, and mebbe northern
chinna. mr. moore >wat‘ strong for dr.
townsend last week for 3 days, but
flopiied on friday.
SHERIFF watts GRATEFUL
To the'Voters of Laurens County:
I desire to publicly express my* sin
cere appreciation ^or the splendid
vote 1 received in the first primary
in my race for re-election as sheriff
of Laurens county.
grateful to those supporting
me and ask their continued support
and influence in the eecond primary.
To^those supporting the other candi-
dates I have no ill will, but the kind
est feeling, and I ask your consider-,
ation of my candidacy.
I want the voters of the county to
know that if re-elected your sheriff
I will render the very best service
possible and will stand and work for
the enforcement 'Of all 4aws of the
county and '’state.
JOHN D. W. WATTS,
Sheriff of Laurens County.
D. E. Tribble Cbf
FUNERAL DI
rd...
lALMERS
CTORS
nsed Emballraers, Complete
^ Modem Equipment
Day Phoae
94
Night Phones
24. 253 or 255
S. C
The seeds of infla|ion are already
in the strong-room of the banks.
t
BLICT MEN WM CAN TRUQT
israrens county kM an import^t
of unfinished-^I)iisibds8'to’at-
to next THiesday jrbou tlw Tot>
the tariff question has come up
seweral times in the drug stoar, and
everboddy but yore corry spondent,
mr. mike Clark, rfd, thought tho tar
iff was .something to eat. ncaily all
of the loaferers are against the tar-
iff, and seem to prefer free trade
if it will help t$ke price of tobacoo to
go lower and the; price of cotton to
go higher, fiat dock uses only.maniW-
fact
local and county.. poUiltica are veizy
in be mired' ^warm jft'presseirt: th€ Bverybudy Roads**
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 28th day of
S^tember, 1936, I will render a final
account of my acts and doings as Ex
ecutrix of the estate of Dr. E. Mood
Smith, deceased, in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Laurens county,
at 11 o’clock a. m., and on the same
day will apply for a final * discharge
from my trust as Executrix.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims ^against said
estate will present them on or before
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred. -t- -
MINNIE F. SMITH,
^Executrix.
Aug. 25, 1936.—9-17-4C8. ,
SaliacrUia Ta THE CHRONICLE
F you want a
policy that will
”be there” when
ever or wherever
your .accident may
occur ___
iETNA* IZB
Boy a peficf writtan hw dw JBtm
Cosuafty aad.Simey Cnaiipiay al
HartCM'd,GbBa*'~-atiniatMie<l com*
pany CMMt to coaatearvica*
S. W. SUMEREL
Aetna-ixer
Next Door to Western Union
'' Phone 80
Every day acores^pf^'ell dre.ssed women are c5ming here
and finding^huine pleasure in selecting becoming
and distkfetive things to wear for the new sea-
sojiX^^. and every day we are receiving
something new and attractive to claim
-your attention. Early selection
means greater satisfaction.
Come and shop n<fw for 4
your, fall apparel.
«
Fur Coats Are Popular
And never before have we shown such wonderful
-vstyles and a.ssortments. We are showing all the most
attractive styles in such a wide range of pelts as
Dyed Mink^ Brown Broadtail, CaracAde* Per^^ian
Lamb, Kidskin, Silver Muskrat, Black Lapin, Pony,
Sealine, Russian Cat and many others. Prices start
' at $49.50, $59.50 and go as high as ^250.00.
New Cloth '(^bats
Are here in both dressy and sport types. The fab
ric in the dressy types is the new “nub” or knotty
weave. Blacks arid browns are the favored colors
and the fur trimmings include Gray Krimmer, Cross
Fqj, Kit Fox, Squirrel. Skunk, Persian Lamb, Fitch,
etc. Dressy coats are priced from $16.75 to $69.50.
Among the sport coats you’ll find Polos, Camels
Hairs, Tweeds, Plaids and plain untfimm^ “riub
fabrics, priced from $11.00 to $45.00.
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Druses For Fall
Light weight woolens in endless variety of new
weaves and colors, at $6.95 to $19.50. Silk dresses
in crepes, alapacas, rough surface silks, etc.,
many or wliich feature fur TnmmTrigsTPrfces range
from $5.95 to $27.60. Wonderful showings of eve-
j^esses, featuring taffetas, moires, crepes,
^tiM and laces. Prices.start at $6.96 and on up to
The Newest Hats
Shown in flattering styles to complement every
fall c^tume, Mf-the-face styles, vagabonds, berets
and the new high crown Tyroleans with ^uill or fea
ther ^trim. Smart felts and velvets by Knox or
■ the new suede lather hate, to match
youY gloves, shoes and pocketboc^. —
Smartest New Dress Accessmies
HoMeiy in the new fall colors. Sweaters and twin
sets. Undergarments of every type. Gloves of suede,
fabric or kid. Costume Jewelry m colorful enamels,
old gold or rhinestone. New fall Footwear, ties, high
cqt^ pumps, side budcles, etc. Ki^ suede, alligator
abination kid-and-suede Shoes. Colored lea-
and coml va/iuxcu «»-
P?®"? and bl«*,‘
$8.96 to $6.95. School Oxfords for girls and for the
teachers, m browns or black, at* $2.98.
Newborry, S. C.
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