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and ii^reased the county levy ‘six
mills, making the total for this year
for county and'itate purposes 31 mills
as compart with 26 last year, Five
milla of the increase ,was assigned
for„county current nc^es for road an^
other purposes as authorized by the
delegatkm^
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.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1936 H
NEW CHEVROLET “Our »36 owners,” he^d, “report
MODEL FOR 19371 not only ample power for every
sible requirement, biA also durability.
It’s gotten Hto be a dull w^k in the
last ,napnth or so—since the primary
— ^ election — if the old delegation does
And then what happened? There not p,gg put‘150,000 more or less for
Will Be Shown Novmber Tth and
Rate Even Higher Than Prcecnt
Cars. C. C. Giles Saya.
and oil and gasoline economy even af
ter many thousands of miles. We have
it oir go^ authority from Detroit that
the 1937 engine will rate still higher
was a dishing out i|bout a month ago
when one-half of 150,000 was ^thor-
ized for the Eden road, this amdunt
being later-reduced to $^,000 in or
der that |3,000 might be, allocated to
the much-talked-about and exhausted
contingent fund set up by the dele-
'gation in the.supply bill this year.
I Two weeks ago the “old” delegation.
C. C. Giles,'^ of the Giles Chevrolet in »11 of these imporUnt respects.”
company, yesterday'donfirmed reports!
road constructioh purposes not hith
erto considered by the taxpayers.
The first dishing out was about a
month ago when half
authorized for the Eden
th^ Chevrolet would shortly climax^JHORNWELL AI^UMNl
i^ 25^Tears of manufacture by intro-1 . TO >MEET MONDAY
iucing a complete new line of cars
ing later reduced to $22,000 so that
$3,000 could be used to replenish the
shrunken contingent fund.
The next followed last week when
of $50,000 w^\embodying new 'Beauty, style, safety, rTlie Clinton - Laurens Thomwell.
n road, this/w-'and above all, performance | alumni chapter will hold its regular
' action again, authorizing $86,100 for
several more road ijprejects-.and to
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 19^6
TEN GOOD RULES
On the back of automobile license
applications this year, are printed ten
timely driving rules that should be
adopted by eve^ automobile or truck
driver. They "l#e sound and sensible,
and if followed, would greatly reduce
street and highway accidents.
-Here -are the rules emphasized by
ther?tate faiighway department. They
are good rules to follow:
1. Don’t pass on hills or blind
curves (you might just as well drive
blindfolded).
2. Don’t insist on halving the right-
of-way even if you feel that it be
longs to you (the other fellow might
the villages. ’ So their advertising
boasts had little appeal.
Much of this has changed now. A
spirit of hospitality is spreading in
provide fof~ the $i^00 refej-red to
above. The next spending move came
last week and is reported in today’s
paper, when $5D,000 more was au
thorized for a,Cross Hill road pro
ject to highway No. 56 in the Belfast
section. •
Now what is their batting aver-
capabilities. 4 meeting on next Monday evening,
Mr, Giles cited official notice from Oct. 26th, at 7:30, at^e home of Mr.
Chevrolet headquarters in Detroit, i and Mrs. J. R. Murff in Laurens. AH
confirming the report that the new resident alumni are invited to attend
without giving any warnin^^g^^ into was authorized for several would be a valve-in-head six, the. the meeting and those in need of
more roads and to make up for the type on which Chevrolet has concen-1 transportation are asked to commn*
$3,000 already spoken of
The last—^to date—^was authorized
yesterday for $50,000 more.
What win happen between now and
November 9th, when'the new delega
tion takes charge, nobody can tell
age? The totals added together as
trated with such conspicuous success,' nicate with ^the chapter’s secretary,
“More than 12,000,000 Chevrolets F. M. Stutts:
have been produced in the company’s
quarter-century of operation,” he
pointed out. “Of the number, nearly
7,000,000 are still in active service.
Disregarding the legality of all'LI25,000 of the 1936 models have
these appropriations, it occurs to The •old this year to date. Accord-
authorized by the defeated delegation
many sections. The town that is soon to go out of office (with the ex-
asleep or maintains an ‘ unfriendly_Qr I o*ption of Representative Wither-
indifferent altitude is soon discovered j spoon) aggregates $158,100. The mon-
and- passed up. Nearly all towns like ey for these projects, under orders
keep on coming).
3. Don’t turn without signalling
(the fellow; behind might not know
the direction you intend to.drive).
4. Don’t cut corners (that’s the oth
er fellow’s territory and he might
claim it).
5. Don’t cut in sharply after passing
(the driver you pass hates the ditch
as much as you do). ,
6. Don’t weave all over the highway
and don’t take your half of the road
in the center (your half of the road
is on the right).
T. Don’t come to sudden stops with
out signalling.
8. Don’t lag in traffic (you/fiave
ho right to delay those behjhu)
9. Don’t try to economise by using
faulty brakes or tires/(it’s a saving
you’ll regret) _
10. Don’t starL/idop or turn with
out extending the left hand horizon
tally from jitld beyond the left side
of the ve
to be known now for their courtesy
to tourists and strangers. Pavements
hnd city improvements" are ■of' the- best"
to encourage outside growth. Signs
at many city limits w’elcome the
stranger and hint without offense
that his self-restraint in observing
local speed regulations will be appre
ciated. A slogan for such wide-awake
and hustling towns is not necessary.
■The stranger soorr sees. He not onl^
w’atches but wishes the growth of a
town or city in which he l;een
courteously , received and ^ i n d 1 y
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Ing to word from Detroit, thee forth-i
coming models, whil§ new from
bumper to bum^^r, will adhere close-,
ly to engineering principles which
treated.
SAN OF PASTORS LEAVES
The ministerial union did a proper
and gracious thing when it arranged
SUNDAY OPEI^G QUESTION
Clinton is whjitfmight be properly
termed a wid^^pen towrn on Sundays.
Filling stations, cold drink stands and
drug stores have no restrictions upon
nd, Tn most instances,^ rema;in
open all day on the Lord’s )lay. So
ar as the public is informed, city au
thorities have made no effort to cur
tail Sunday business, and that such a
condition exists there is much, and
properly so, criticism.
A recent movement started in, the
Chamber of Comiperce, and approved
by the city authorities, asked for an
earlier closing hour of the city’s
places of business on Saturday nights,
and a cprtailnient of Sunday business,
-especially during the hours of religi
ous services. There has been, we are
informed, a voluntary cooperative re
sponse on the part of' certain filling
Vstations, drug storeSjjindl*'others for
Advertiser that even the attempt to
float them is inappropriate in a dele
gation which was thrown but so forc
ibly in the last primary. It smacks
of “lame duck” legislation, the kind!have helped Chevrolet toJead the en
which the people expressed their dis-j tire industry in sales seven years out
approval of when they abolished the'o^ the last ten.” |
January session of congress. I The “balanced*^ ’performance of the
Besitfes its inappropriateness, thelPoVrer plant in the 1936 models is
Aa-to whether euoh. aetwn* by. fcbe r^tnftgheSs Of the deleFatlori tF
row $150,000 at six per cent in this N^pectacular success "which that pro-i
time of cheap money on notes to bejbuct has enjoyed, Mr. Giles asserted.^
paid back in one year’s time strikes f ^ . i —
us as being—well, just say anrpria-j f f f g
ing.
of the delegation, is to be borrowed
by the. county treasurer.
a union farewell service Sunday eve-j gjjould be commended. A
old delegation is legal, there is doubt
and a divided opinion among many.
And if its members Are such econo
mists as they have been posing in
recent years, why^ didn’t they adver
tise for bids for the $150,000 loan and
secure the lowest interest rate pos
sible for th^ county? Furthermore, if
it was their intention to open up ^he
money bag and go on a spending
spree ^Without consulting the people,
why didn't they so inform the voters
ip 4he campaign before the election ?
Why wait until after the' election and
their defeat, to assume the role of
Santa Claus?
And what has cpme over Represen
tative Witherspoon, sClf-styled econo
mist and poser as guardian of the
public purse? The records of the
meetings show that the loans author
ized by the delegation have been
unanimous and so signed by all mepi-
bers of the body. Mr. Witherspoon’s
signature calling for the large ex
penditures w’hich the county treasur-
4er and auditor have stated w'ill te-
quire an additional 10-mill levy to
pay the loam in one year’s time, was
put on the dotted line*along with his
three colleagues. What ha^s become of
his economy platform published in
the county papers on the eve of the
election ?
As to what will happen between
now and November 9th when the new
delegation takes charge, nobody will
Gray
Funeral Home
Clinton, S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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Ambulance Service
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V. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Mgn.
Tiing for the Rev. Edward Long.
plan has been put into effect by
venture an opinion. And what atti-
whose connection with the churc^ which only a few filling stations ini
tude will the new delegation assume
pa.-tor officially terminated a) that, sections of the city will bei®* regArdi $150,000 pUed up against
tune. A large.congregation represent-'p^njor business on Sunday, with ai^^« county in notes to be paid in one
ing all denominations in the^city was | ,.otgtion schedule from week to weekly^®^ and which cannot be levied this
picscnt for the occasion and to ex- among the operators. Laurens hasl^^^f in view of the fact that the tax
had such a plan for a number of j ® already ^en made up.
years, with only one station, we are
-piess by their presence, ^ei
atioF of the Longs’ work h
eir appreci-
here and a
' Are they going to allow themselves
emso of regret in their departure, i
Tile unexpected presentation of a sil
ver gift on the part of the men of
the church was 6n added evidence of
informed, remaining open on the Sab
bath for tourist travel anH emergen
cies that may arise.
The question of Sabbath observance
the love and affection in which thisjjg ^ upon which
congiegation regards its pastor. 1 there is a widely divided opinion. The
In the going of Long, it is siK*i truth is, and it’s to our shame; that
nificant that in point of service, the ^ jj^g Sabbath, generally speaking.
to be made the “goat” by their prede
cessors and unjustly held up before
the county ih the future as being re
sponsible for higher taxes? Are their
eyes open? ITie people are rightly
asking such qustions as these, and
others.
One thing the taxpayers do know
if icant ^at ... p...... v.. .......w, —«^tne naooain, generally ...—, , . . ■ ,
city, losei its oldest pastor. Mr. Lohr throughout the country is more andi^^'® economy is no long-
came to Clinton from North Wilkes-i bein^ desecrated and turned I
iM.ro, N. C., on July 1, 1917, just be-jt^to a comLreial day by many. The ® brand new spending policy with the
foie the passing of his new neighbor,, pj.yt>i«m has three angles, religious.
spigot wide open.
the late Dr. W. P. Jacobs. One of his
fil■^t .'■ad missions soon after arriving
moral'and commercial. 'The. best an
swer to the question is the Biblical
was to assist in the funeral service ggt forth in the Fourth Com-
ef ’Ihornwell’H beloved foun.kr. - jmandmeht. Men may think they can)
In this fast, and we nnight • sayj gg^‘they, can’t,
rc.-^tless, age through which w’e are q£ course it is not absolutely nec-
traveling, preachers move from place
to jilace more frequently than they
10 Years Ago
Items of Interest From The Chronicle
of October 21. 1926
essary to have filling stations open
on .Sunday. It is just as easy for mo-
foMiierly did. The. case of Mr, Long,; torists to buy gas or obtain other
however, is an exception. He had been| needed service on Saturday as .it is on
Iw-re almost twenty jwars when helgyj^jgy^ filling station operators
decided to accept an unsolicited calll^ayg it in their power to educate the
that came to hirt# in recognition of, public in this 'direction- if they so
his ability and qualifications,to entw jjggij.g gut when they remain wide-
upon educational work for the two
Baptist institutions IrT Greenville.
Having accepted the new field of la
bor, there is genuine regret here'
open on Sunday, making no differ
ence in it from^any other week day,
they are inviting and encouraging the
I public to force them tO romain open.
which we have heard expressed by ^ |u»y be old-timey, but we do not
many Clinton people among all de-1 believe that any business conscien-
nominatdona. His stay-and woclc in|^40^y ^ g^^i^y
Clinton has mejyit. growth^ for, his , put-of-^espact-to-the^ Lord’F day, and
church and useful service for the!go informing and educating its cus-
community. And, in his work, he has j tomers, will lose a dollar in the long
an exceptionally fine co-worker, a^run.
.woman who is admired and loved by; phe Chronicle hopes that the effort
Mrs. John Griffin Pitts is at home
from a trip to relatives in Byron, Ga.
Mrs. W. M. Sellers of Latta, is vis-
. iting her sister, Mrs. John D. Davis.
Mr.'and Mrs. Marion Scott of Eas
ley, were the week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Owens.
Mrs. Eugene Richbourg of Fairfax,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. B. Bobo.
’ Rex Young has gone to Cocoa, Fla.,
to spend several months.
On Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Tom Adiur a surprise
shower was tendered Mrs. Colie B.
Adair. — :
all who Iraow her, one who will prove ^^ow being made to curtail b-usiness
valuable acquisifiqn t^ anjLjihurch'activities on Sundays vnll succeed
or community. | The public should whole-heartedly
Clinton will miss the Longs and bg^k
wishes for them every good thing as
Mrs. Henderson Pitts was ^hostess
at two lovely parties the past week
in honor of her mother, Mrs. E. D.
Byers, of Spartanburg.
George W. Young, of this city, has
been elected a member of the 'Thom-
tbe years come and go.
up those who are agitating the ,,
plan and «iv« tham thair support and '"'P''*"*** I™*"*
business in advance in order that the
Sabbath in this community may carry
the significance and reverence to
SLOGANS MAY MEAN LIT-TLE
Some years ago the idea took hold which it is entitled as set forth in
as
a successor to the late M, S. Bailey.
ever the country Veu®r»lly that as-! the Supreme law not made by man.
piring towns should advertise like any
business that would grow and expand.
And so everywhere, chambers of com
merce, citizens coitmittees and city
authorities began to think up slogans
in the hope that they would appeal
to and attract strangers' and new
comers.
For a long time the making of the
ilogaR seemed to be about all that
OPENING THE SPIGOT
If you read your county papers you
have learned without being so re
minded, that our present economy-
posing delegation has turned into a
free-spending body akin, in a small
measure, to the spending tactics be
ing pursued by the federal govern
ment. This delegation has opened the
SOME SPECIALS
Better Homes and Gardena — 15
montha, $1.00.
Cosmopolitan—2 yeara, $2.50.
American Magasine—2 years, $3.50.
Before placing yoar orders for your
favorite asagaiinea, aee—
JAMES W. CALDWELL
CaU 38 at 6:30 P. M.
Frankly, we ^on’t believe we "have
ever seen anything Tike it before.
ARMISTICE DAY
PROGRAM-PLANNED
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At the regular meeting of the j
Copeliind-Davidson post, American
Legion, TuesdsyTlight, it was decided
that the chapter will sponsor an Arm-l
istice day program in November.!
Commander R. J. Pitts appointed tlie;
following committee to meet with a
committee from the auxiliary to ar-[
range for the day’s exercises: A. W. j
Brice, H. E. Sturgeon and W. H. j
Simpson.
■ A special called meeting of the post i
has been announced for next Tuesday
night at 7:30 in the club rooms.
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For a limited time only, we will allow $20C()O on Ice
Boxes in trade for 1935 and 1936 model Frigridaires. This
10-day Clean-Up Sale is limited and you will have to
hurry.
We also have a few May Tag W’ashers^we, are (Hd^ng
out—they are real bargains.
As you probably know, both Frigidaire and MayTag
are the best makes on the American market. See us at
once, if interested.
We Are Now Handling Philco Radios
BALDWIN’S GROCERY
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W. C. BALDWIN. Prop.
^Clinton, S. C.
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was done in these local a^ivertising I spigot and has been pouring out
enterprises. It never seemed to occur money recently in the form of au
to* anybody that people don’t rush to! thbrized loans for road improvement
a town and plead to be admitted be-1 and other purposes,
cause of its slogan or high-sounding; The county levT last year was 25
claims. Many of the places having* the j mills. Not one word in regard to in
most enticing slogans also had the] creasing it was heard in the recent
most wretched hotel accommodations, campaign in which three members (k
it vpaa a common remaiA among those
who attsmpted to driv* automobiles
tiuouj^ country that* the im-.
prewed nonl ivMide wiro vditly tafer
the main etreots ct
the delegation, seeking re-election,
were defeated. But hardly had the
c^paign closed and the result of the
fifst and second prhnarios been an
nounced before the delegation mot
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