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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.
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^ 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
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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
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D. E. Tribble Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
EMBALMERS.
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Clinton.
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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.
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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.'
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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.!
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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.
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