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TOE cmaraoN ^wnkxe. cunton. & c. V XV THUBSDAY/JANUAKT 7, 1997 ^ CHittftM ^bronirlr r: INO ^WltiSON W. ^ARBIS, Editor and Pubiiabar' PnbliilMd Ertiy TlrarsdBy Bjr THE CHBONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY * Subacription Bate (Payable In AdrancelJ One Year 11.50; Si^ Months 76 cenU; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise su^estions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general 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 correspondents. SS^B Nobodsr’f Business By Gee McGee BRyCE BARTON SAYS . The Fvaer Has^ nng I Waking u|> in a sleeping dif. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, .JANUARY 7, 1M7 THE COUNTY HOSPITAL losving and the piling up of thousands This U She; Whe*a That? A lady was in my office'Yhe other day (on btknhess, of course) and she j * v ^ ^ l M otcmim, »> rtie -id, W «, * ‘*** ** be- tel«i>hone.J ,tody *»ve h«r the ta,[•>*»* » demktd freight tialii daring of mine, as I felt I wouldn't netd it the night and were fom* hours late, for 80 or 40 minutes, as we happen | There was i^"'T5n»r, nb newspaper, jto have 2 phones in the office, nothing to do but wait until we reach- She called number 2887 and the ed Buffalo at one*o’clock. So I settled conversation, started. I judged thatl myself philoeophkally in the snaking she' was conversing with a girl friend compartment and gazed out on the bn the other side of town. This is'landMmpe srhere farmers were busy aboiut wh|it the lady on our end of; with their plowing, the line said: .| ] My mind went back to the summers Hello, guess who this isf , I ^ worked on a farm in Michigan. And Uh-htth. That’s right. S^ure. ' [partly ^aioe of the memories, part- Dunno; ainU heard no more. Yes. > }y because 6f the lack of breakfast, I Oh-yeah! Sort of pink.~ Wonde^ began to feel envious of the sturdy ttHers of the soil. “You have noDir troubles,’’ I said to mys^. “You have long hours; you are at war with the The announcement that the county’afof new hospital, located in Laurens, is to have its formal opening Friday , should be one of more thaii passing interest to the people of the county An invitation to visit and inspect the Building and equipment has been ex- teiided the public by the governing board, and many interested friends and citizens are expected to call dur ing the day. » ^ The county has long needed such an institution, available to the people of the entire county. Laurens has lacked adequate and* modem hospital facili ties ^or many years,'Ind now that this need has been supplied, individ uals, organization, corporations and other interests have. show.n a most sympathetic and helpful apirij of in terest in the county’s accomplishment. The new hospital will mean much for the sick of the county who de sire to use its facilities, and to- its promoters and all who have made the <}ream a reality, The "Chronicle ex- why. — We left-too. No, by hyself. Sick. Red looks better; V^haped neck. Blue, but green’iu OK by me. Doit^t' winds and t)w eun and tile storms; say. ' you are afflict by ei^fy'H&aginable on the taxpayers. The people are hop-. Smack-smack. (Her chewing gum kind of pest. But one great and glori- ing that they shall not again be given popping); • ©us gift you do enjoy. You havfc an such a show, but are uf little faith. All day, mebbe. Uh^huh. Sure thing, appetite.” The legislature should meet, or-j , Tuesday, no — Friday. Might be On that Michigan fkrm the boas ganize, attend to its business in busi. Monday. ~ and 1 and another hired hand used to political maneuvering into the picture that always results in a prolonged session. Without a long session there will not come the expected “extra pay” for the large number of employ ees on the legislative pay roll.. tends congratulations. Laurens, nat-1 however, urally, taking the lead as the county i^® cards are put on the table, the .Kf-at, and being the proper place forlP®oP>® k"ow what to expect, the location of the hospital, has done ** hoped that the state will ness-like methods, and then adjourn! Red hair, blue eyes? No, never met‘rise at four o’cloclc in the summer and go home. But this won’t be done I him. ^ j mornings.By half past six we had because of the‘entering of politics and 'Smack-smacks'Same gum). Voungj tended to the horses and milked the man? jeows, and were ready for breakfast. You don’t say. Well, another Wallis, What a breakfast! Thjen out to the eh? ffelds. By about ten-tlirirty we were The king played it, didn’t he.' She beginning,to be hungry again, and for might. Ian hour and a half we would live in Permanent? Oh, finger. $5. Oh myJthe contemplation of dinner. Again a If another highway fight is started j goehl j tremendous meal. Then more hard by the governor^ (which we 'have an] He never sent me nothing. Guess' work until sun-down — with again a idea he will' attempt to do) by the | so. couple of hours of eager cdntempla- pet ob.session that has rankled in his On the corner. Yep. 10:30, goobye. tion. soul for many years, the session Avill ^ I In New York high-priced chefs buy be just another long^ drawn-out and expensive affair. Whether he wants peace and harmony and constructive legislation, or whether he wants io start the Sawyer fight again, the pub lic cannot yet toll. Soon after the a lUM eDOugh lot ,o£ woimii, but no different from tlie other tMuaands on the city atrectAv Are these the ^eit 4|ngele of ' nerey who, with their starched whHeneee, theit cocky little caps, and tlMdr brisk movements, make eoefa all lllimng picture in the wards? - 7 • ' “Clotth^ do not make the iman,” says the proverh. But cHrthet do make 1 the soldier, as every military 'man knowa It would be impoeaible to win a war without umforms. And <?Iothes do help to make the public official. Qavid Laroeon,' in his dramatic booh. *’We WV Are About To Die,” describes the court scene when sen tence of death was passed upon him, and records his feeHng of surjMise that the whole tragic action seemed no remote, so knpresaive. He diacov. ered the reason. “We have abandmied the fuss and furbelows; we force the unfortunate Law to play ks scenes in the barest W settings, in street dothes, without the makeup or cos-| tumes or ligMing necessary to the il-j lusion. . . . The British, with a better] feeling for art forms, dress their judges in silken robes end impressive wigs a^ insist upon the observance 6f formalitiee.” We ought to dress our public of- Ticials with more dignity. A mayor should look like a mayor, as the lord mayor of London 4oes. Our mayors look just like ordinary men. BUBBCSIBB to THE CHRONICLB /“Tlib Paper Everyfiiody, FOR THE NEW TEAR OFFHX SUPPLES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. INSURANCE We offer expert aeiriee and protection. Agent fer Bome of the atrongent Ffre Insurance Companies in America. REAL ESTATE Town and conntiy pro# erty. Prices attmetire. Clinton Realty & Insurance a s. BOm Afnt ^ good job and shown m fine interest, and likewise is due congratulations. be saved from such a disgraceful spectacle as it was called upon to wit ness last ^ar when the general as sembly was in se.ssion for almost half THE BIG BUIKIET ITEM the year. Jf.you ask the head of a household' ; ,FOR THE NEW YEAR DAYBOOKS / CHRONICLE PUB. CO. That wa? a most interesting tete-a-:the finest foods for their hotels and; tete. Guess the other girl said about clubs and dresi them up with all sorts j the same thing which was^pgthing atjof fancy sauces and. trick ornaments, j all also. Some of them can talk all But I'am never really hungry. My day about the length of the left hind house is warmer than the farm house, leg of a June bug. They enjoy lan guage, but rarely ever u.se any. and the beds are softer; I am better paid for a much shorter working day. But I wish that just once more in my life I could .smell that epoking acooes the fields 4nd know that aj^tite •what is the largest single item of ex- ])ense in its budget, the almost unani mous reply will be food. You are wrong. It’s not food, but laxe.s, and you might a.s well face the fact if you are still in the dark. Taxes THE NEW DELEGATION ^ When the general assembly con venes in annual session next week, Laurens county, with the exception of one hold-over member, will be repre sented by a new delegatiOTr elected in aie .steadily climbing, and are as sure to keep mounting higher and higher past summer s campaign as it is true that two and two make! the senate side, Dr. C. A. Cro- four. Spending, wasting as is now beTj^®** take his seat for the first ing done in thU country, can mean, time. Two) new house members, C. L. nothing but an enlarged tax revenue I **^<1 Robert Was.son, will be to foot the bill 'sworn into office for the first time, A recent national aurvey reveajed' *■“I- I>-, Wither,] er depreaaion evcr iravc birth to. that our annual tax load is returiiing for a third term. 000,000 as compared with $11,500,-- The delegation received a handsome endorsement from the voters at the August polls and their many friends The most amazing remarks that reach me via phone are: Yes, he’s hero; do you want to speak with him ? "again. And—Who’s calling? “I am unable toj get your party; if I locate him, Tilt • Let’s Dress the Par(/ call.” As if I didn’t already know during * recent^ that. Wrongr number. And the I elevator atrike a hailed I of the ■ trouble is somebody trying to j j stopped for a chat! talk to me out of the window or down j where I in a Jug or with his mouth full of gggp beftire. Then it dawned mush or something. Very few men, noigp p^g that he^runs an elevator in a women at ail, only an occa.sional child, building where I do a grood deal of ever talks over a telephone. business. Now he looked rougher, un- kemt>t, iess attractive, and I realized why: I never had seen him without checks COLDS and FEVER first day TaUata Headache, 80 minutes fve. Nose Dropa Try “Rnb-My-Haai ” World*! Bsot Liaimaat D. E. Tribble Co. FUNERAL DIRECTORS EMBALMERS. ■Licensed Embalmera, Complata Modern Eqaipmciit Day PhoM f4 or 2U Clinton. 8.a WANTI At once, gi Hard Times It sounds funny to hear folks talk his'tiniform. about hard times. I am not such an j Perhaps you have happened to para old codger, but up to about 19Q&_or|a big city hospital at the hour when thereabouts, we never knew of any; the nurses are going off duty. They sworn into office for the first time, better times than the worst the Hoov-|come trooping out 'of the side door. 0 BOY! sound mixed peas, me be^e you sell Will buy in lots of one bushel to a carload. R. J. ELLISON >n*s'St(^re Clinton. S. C. 4 ! f00,000 for food; $10,000,000,000 for rent' and $6,000,000^00 for clothing. To put it another way, the cost of ‘^^P^cting^that they will give the government is more than the cost ^ sane and orderly adminis- the food we eat, twenty per cent more'^ ' than Ave pay the4andldr(l and’ twice! The majority memliers of the dale- as muoh a.s we pay for clothing. Here| Ifat-ion, judging from their speeches in is food'for thought—that is, if peo- cam|)aign, are pledged to a sys- ple, think any more. tern of county government free from dictatoi'ship on their t>art as affecting the schools and varied interests of the county. This policy, .if followed, will mean a fonn of government conduct ed by county officers elected to office by the people. This means that the When I was straggling and strug gling along thru my teens, such things as underwear, i>ocket handker chiefs, cheese^hought molas.ses,* choc olate candy, dimw, <lollars, ice cream, sugar, in the, coffee, coffee iUself, or any other luxuries were indeed few ami far between.' X STATE FINANCES The .state tax commission repoi'ts that tax collections reached a new high period for the last six months of the year 1936, and that the year was closed with a substantial surplus on hand. This should mean an opportunity to lower taxes. But it is a pretty safe bet that it will aot be done. As a rule, with politicians, an increased revenue means more mondy for them to spend, more agencit^ bureaus and. commis sions to be created, more jobs to be made and filled. The legislature runs on the theory of setting up wltUt'. it expects to spend, and .then starting on a money, taxing hunt to find the need ed revenue to foot the bill. If the state's financial condition is an im- pr6vt*d and healthyonc, then the t*x- 'payao'ArShould be gdvigiUJbutiienefit by cutting out waste, inefficiency, dupli cation, and unnecessary expenditures rather than appropriate^ enlarged or new sums to eat up tlhe”,8Urplus. With the’ unprecedented policy of spiking and extra^gance 'by 4}ie federal government at Washington before the people, and overwhelming ly endorsed by the voters of this aad priurtically all other states, why many inquire, should the legislature in Go- lumbia. assume a stingy and miserly attitude toward the many appeals! Sena(.Cfr Loncrgail Oi Connccti that will come before it. If economy! > ciit. Asks For Sale; To Be » aot oMdod. or deoils i" Wos»'iW;vXsed By New Engtend Mills, ton, why should it be essential on tr^ part of our own lawmakers, n^ ly consistent people are asking. The average ^ost of the entire Wardrobe of a grown girl, that is^in our-!-communrty - ami acquaintance, rarely excee<le<l $6, including halt, dress, 6 petticoats, a shimmy, a corset [ cover, shoes, stockings, hair-ribbon, a balmoral and other garments neces- management of the affairs of thelsary to iloll up for church. All of the county will be the responsibility of county officials (as^it should be) and that they shall not be called upon to take orders from the legislative dele gation as has been the practice ih recent years. If the gentlemen elected to represent the county in the general assembly will follow this policy, much of confusion and dissatisfaction will be eliminated, and we will no longer be subject to government defiant of the constitution. ^. The duties of a senator and house members, tis set up under the consti tution, are purely legislative rather than administrative. If the new dele- gatkm.a-j»CQgnizes this fundan|[$n^ garments named were worn at one time, Jilus f few more. Young boys had nothing mU^,' ex pected leas, and were considers “up pity” if they had as much^as 30 cents to spend at Christmas tmie. We had no soft drinks, no cbOwing gum, no toothpaste, and niytiothing else if it took money to bdy it. We were not the only pooiyfollw in our township. As we evejvuially bought an organ with a looking-glass in it, we got the name of being rich: all of us were aboqz the same, thank you. We had plenty plain, simple food. \ ^ai■ 11<t waaa^ -* ** ^ principle of government, they will eSu TTtiidw -Whose motheri - n n n ■irlnttarl cape much of -worry, wrangling^ and abuse, and the county's atfall's will be conducted in a more and efficient manner. RFC Is omous ged b Sell Lint We Have a Complete Lipe All Sizes Gash Books - Ledgers ■ Journals Day Booksy etc.A and daddies are considered raither poor,' each of whom ^^nds more money per week for' moviea, candies, and other little things, than lather spent per luonth on Ws ^br dren for both necessities and luxu ries. In fact, spending money was a mighty unusual thing in those days.! J * ■ IT SHOULD BE SHOrT Governor Clin Johnsb9li, in a public statement a few di^^ ago, predicted that "the approac^ii^ session of the 4A I,n*v I.ne oi England textile plantB general aaseit^ bhouW be a brief Lonerir^n said the one. He expects the business to be handled dispatch and says that “1 see nb reason for a long drawn out Every fall, after a bale or 2 qI 5 or 4 or 6-cent cotton was picl^ out, we would all sit on top of^ ^at cotton which was on top of a 2-horse wagon, and drive 24 miles to town, sell it, pay our store debts, usually about Washington. Jan. 2.—Senator Lon-1 $30, and take the residue, gen- ergan. Democrat,, of Connecticut an- j eraJly about $25, anjjrbuy everything nounced today be has urged the Re-i required to clothe and shoe and hat construction Finance corporation to I the youngum for the wrinter. Our pur- di^pose of some of the cotton it holds chases consisted of calico, outing, in order to promote rehabilitaition of Hndsey, “narred-homespun”’ ’and a jobJot of boots and shoes. Nope, Senator Lonergan said the RFC has folks, you grumble, but you ain't had about 3,000,000 bales of cotton in anything yet to deserve such indul- s is a refre^ing statement cum- from the governor. Those whose iriea bold good froep one year to anbtiMr/ will tecaH that la^it year’s afmrtmn of the legislature bloke all iweamk in length ^ time, and that to iha gOfemor himself, chief credit for that o«p(H$k>n wwa due. Bis whole time mil spent hi fighting' the high- " and Commissioner As • risuH of sodi tae- Mea OB Wi part, atrife and hittemeas !>Savers for the Office A well-equipped ofl^is msential in the con duct of eveay bu^cwir-it saves tmie and worry and makes fm* efficiency. Hwe you will find everything you need in Office Supplies for the New Year. ' security for loans to storage as growers. „ The secretary of agriculture has been asked to participate in ,ihe re iwtne aad aenato got with eonfuaioB fol- efforts to find new domestic uses for cotton products in cooperation with other agencies, Lonergan sakl.' He suggested use of some of the government's co^n holdings for manufacture of clothing for peraons on relief and sale of a portiba of it to the textile industry at radueed rates for production of artidea coa- aomed in the domestic market. gences. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS The regular annua} meeting of habiUtaiion movement by continuing Utoekholders of the Commercial De lUB^ CRIBB TO THE CHRONICLB poaitory Clinton, S. C., will be held Tuesday, January 12, 1987, at 4:00 o'clock p. m., in the office of the Bank to elect diieotors for ensuing yedr, and to transact such business as may (ome before the msefittg. JACK H. YOUNG. Praaident. F. M. iBOLAND, Seey.-Traaa. •CRIPTO Aaiamatk Peaeil is tiM ImI Ite valac li the watlf. Gat at tha Chreakia PabUaMif CoaiiaaF. PuUishmrs - Printm - Stationm Telephone No. 74 Clinton, S. C "i i\ . I.' -. S. 7