The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 21, 1937, Image 7
THURSDAY
ARY 21, 19S7
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THE CUNtON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C*
A BIRD^-EYE VIEW OF
CLINTON^ (
By H.^W. Walker, Pastor at Friends
ship A. M. B. (^arch CCdo^)
I WM bom in McCormick, S. C., in
the year 18d6. Since that thne, I ^ave
been North, East, * and West, but I
have, not found a better people any-
'where than in South Carolina, It
seemS that the. white race and the
colored race of ^outh Carolina under-
THE CHRONICLED
WANT AD RATES
le per w<wd fei^ flrat
Umi; five insertioM for tiM
price of four. Minimal chnrgo
25c.
Card thank* and tribnto*
of respect, Ic a word,' payaM*
in advance. Minimum 50c.
stand each other better than people NCTICE—L«t mo do your house-mov
ing. C. A. Owens, Clinton." 18-5tp
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FIRST INSTALLMENT
It was spring in the Three River
u Country. Over night almost, it "seem
ed, the gentler season had come.
Even the great, boiling Athabasdi
river had softened its voice. Whbn it
flat broke the ice-ribbed barriers of
Winter it had howled, and groaned
aiid roared with release of pent-up
povfer, crashing and pounding at the
shuddering ice floes .But now, the in
itial battle over with, it had lowered
its voice to a crooning, lisping mur
mur, its coppery flood sliding swiftly
away to the northward where, thou
sands of miles distant, those waters
would finally hold rendetvous with
- the silent Arctic sea.^
\ John Benham, bent over the intrica
cies of a splice in a mooring line,
whistled as he worked. Surging in
•the depths of his great chest was a
wild, haunting happiness, which al
ways came to him when the far, dim
trails were open and beckoning,_ His
face, bent eagerly to his work, was
lean and brown, with brow, nose, lips
and chin Cleanly and strongly carven.
His eyes, dee'pset, steady and spark
ling grey, were^xflawless in their clar
ity. His flannel ahirt clung to wide,
sloping shoulders and opened at the
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1 ivitx viiDciiyBir mm ijrvitBvUy ^iiint '
like throat. His hands, weaving cun
ningly at the hemp, were big, strong
and nimble. The tremendous virility
of the man seemed to glow from him
like some strange and powerful cur
rent.
Ellen Mackay, standing ther^i on
, the crest of the sloping bank, dis-
tini^ly sensed that current. It almo^
frightened her, yet it seemed also, tb
awaken a nameless, responsive thrill
which speeded the beat of her heart
and set her pul**s throbbing. And
where she had approached in the first
place with a surety that verged al-
\ most on arrogance, she now hesitated,
awayed by a curious timidity.
^XThe man was unconscious of her
proximity. The song of the river had
covered her light-footed approach.
His bared head Was bent over his
vfork. Beyond him, about the remains
- Off the noon fire, sprawled the sleep
ing forms of his men, while still
farther on, five great loaded freight
scowa
ropes and shifted to and fi
swayed'by many emotions, of which a nwde even a hint of sleep impossible
rising anger was uppermost. This
was the most unusual experience in
her life. Why, the man had acted al-
naost like a churl. His flat refusal
wajs ^tunning with its impact, the
nwre io because it had been so unex
pected. For,- during the past four
years, men had vied with one another
to junvp to Ellen Mackay’s bidding.
They hat^ gloried in acceding to her
slightest fullest. Her four years at
college in Winnipeg had been one
long reign over all things masculine.
Unconsciously this adulation had
spioled her. She had known no other
law but that ""her own personal
whim. Men, apparently, were just au
tomatons made to be commanded.
Yet, this man, this big, virile, savage
She heard old Fat clumping about in
the store, and after a bit came the
rumble of his voice as he talked for
a time with someone. Ellen’s thoughts
soon came back to John Benham. Her
mind was made up to the fact that
she disliked him , thoroughly. But
when she endeavored to isolate the
reason for this she failed to get very
far. In spite of the unreasonable ran
cor she felt, she had to admit, in all
fairness, that her charge of rudeness
on his part was not correct. She had
asked him a question and he had
given her a ^rfiigbtforward answer.
Tha t it had not been the answer she
had desired and expected did not con
stitute rudeness. His words and man
ner had been respectful, but none" the
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Campbell Lodge No. 44, A. F. If,,
will 4»old a regular communicatlMi
Fridky night at 7:30 o'clock. E. A ^
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urged to be present. Oysters on menSL.
By order ^ worship^ master.
V. P. Adair, Secreitatir.
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had flatly denied her. Ellen’s imperi- less adamant. And it was this latter
ous head lifted, her rounded little fact,''though Ellen hardly realized it,
chin stiffened, and she turned on her which haj aroused her.
A masterful map. Ugh! How she
loathed masterful men. With a little
heel and walked away.
Unknown to her, John Benham
watched her departure. A look of re
gret clouded his face, and there was
grudging admiration‘s mingled wit,h;he bad shattered her self-aplomb in a
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carried my car to several places to be
throb of constematibn' she remem -1 arid since they couldn’t grvtr a
bered that simply by glahcing at her
of other places.
I have pastored in a number of
churches in South Carolina, but .1 have
never been in a place where more
gratitude has been shown than in
Clinton. If .1 were permitted to tell of
the many kind deeds that have been
done for me the past two months,
there wouldn’t be space in The Chron
icle for any other news.
The police department of Clinton
is fine. ' , '
I notice the banking system is up-
to-date and a better set of tellers
could not be found anywhere in the
universe. Mr. Bailey, who owns and
operates Bailey’s Bapk, is ons of’the
finest men thlf*-^ have ever met and
the colored people are always singing
his praise.
The Chronicle office shows an in
dividual every courtesy that should
be hoped for.
It has been my pleasure to visit
many markets and grocery stores and
it seems that everybody takes delight
in giving'you the best.
Even the automobile dealers in Clin- ^^nd Dog heed. Blakely Broth-
ton will give a man a square deal. I Stoix*. Telephone 188. Ic
JiTlR RENT—One ^urniahedi^bedroonL
Mrs. Agnes Kern, ,67 E. Centennial
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ro as t'hou^ ’tfUkffrdMYhCTii. Bh? rfky tfte dsdgh-
they also new the call of spring and
were eager to storm tho-far leagues
of the lonely land. ~
Ellen Mackay coughed, and was
suddenly furious with herself to find
that it had been a most apologetic
cough indeed. The man’s eyes lifted
with alert swiftness, rested on the
slim figure of the girl for a moment
of startled wonder, then he rose to
his feet with a lithe surge of power
which rippled over him like the wind
acroas a sea of grrass. ^
“You—you are John Benham?”
ly by the strongest effort of will
was Ellen able to keep her tone cas-
ual\and business-like, 'pie impact of
this man’s eyes were almost hypnotic.
No -vender John Benham, the free-
trader,\m8 such a power among the
fur gatherers of the North.
— “Ye8,”\»me the quiet, deep tones.
“1 am Bemiam.”*.
“1 am Ellen Mackay. I have to leave
immediate^ for Fort Edson. I had
planned to go with De Soto’s brigade,
but I was demyed at Ekhnonton and
De Soto ha l^ne on without me. Pat
McClaU^^ t^ me that you leave
in the moming.\]tf you will give me
passage to Fort fklaon I will see that
you are well paiA for your trouble.”
For a moment i^nh|iro did not an
swer. His eyM reiW steadily on the
-“iprl, clear.
Yet he did not knok at her aa other
men had looked. HU\gace was specu
lative, not personalthoughtful, not
amorous. \ ‘
. Preantly he spoke.are |^len
Mackay. Then your father is Angus
Mackay, Hudson Bay factor'xat Fort
Edson?”
^“Yes. Angus Mackay is my father.”
A queer, hard light grew into be
ing in Benham’s eyes and he shook
his head slowly. “I’m afraid that
makes your request impossible, Misa”
HEIIen stiffen^, spot* bf color glow
ing on her mnooth cheeks.^‘‘I — I do
not understand,” . /
Benham looked at her curiopsly*
“Thi4‘ is your fint season in the horth
for some time, inH it?” he akked.
that regret. It would be a cold man j mo.^t disturbing manner
indeed who could not admire Ellen
Mackay, and John Benham was* not
cold.
guaranteed job, they wouldn’t do the
work. A lot of place.s will work on ^L’eet, phone 343-R.
vour car and don’t care whether it
And so John Benliam and her fath-Igivej? .service or not. But these me-1
er were at loggerheads. Very well, ifjcHanics in Clinton seem to olK*y the
Angus Mackay hated this free trader, • (Jolden Rule.
The- city-bad-failed- utteidy-TiT-dc---Hhen Angus Mackay’s daughter woutdj—f have -mvf only—one doctor-since
spoiling the physical birthright "of 1 hate. him also. She settled this fact i coming here, Dr. Bailey, but his won-
Ellen Mackay. Sh6' was sturdy, buoy- in her mind with a clack of her little [derful per.sonality and the smile that
ant, intensely aliVe, 'There was no white teeth. She felt she could trust i he carries'on his face will go a long
sickly, boudoir ’ languor about- her! her father’s judgment in such a mat-! way in helping patients to recover.
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slender and vibrant body. Her stride
was free, natural and full of grace.
She did not slouch. She stood ertoct,
proudly so, and the rich color in. her
smooth, olive cheeks had been placed
there by a benevolent nature, not by
the chemistry of man. Her features
were lovely in their regularity and as
cleanly etched as a pine ridge against
the sunset. Her eyes were level, dark
and aglow with the joy and mystery
of life. And her hair was truly her
crowning glory, a rioh blue-black
cloud of crisp curls.
The thought of such i\|^rl as this
sitting by his side during the long
brisk days and mysterious nights of
the river voyage ahead, stirred John
Benham deeply. But only for * mo
ment did such truant thoughts stay
with him.,With a hardening of hi.s
jaw aiid-*f jsbrug of his shoulders he
ter. She wondered again just whit the | I have met only one lawyer in the
TsFue was between her father and
John'Benham. She mused over this to
doze and soon fell asleep.
It was dark when she awoke. Pat
McClatchney was shaking her gently
on the shoulder.
“Come, lass,” the old fellow mur
mured. “Piqp-e Buschard i.s here. He
would talk with you.”
Ellen followed Pat into the store,
now^imly lit by the yellow beams of
a lamp. Standing^just at the edge of
the glow was a huge dark figure of
a man. As Ellen entered, the stranger
tugged off his red woollen cap and
stood twisting iT" between two great
paws.
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ter of Angus Mackay, which> in John
Benham’s eyes, seemed a damning
fact beyond any correction. And so he
went on with hi.s woi'k, though some
of the cheer of his mopd had de
parted.
When Ellen Mackay re-entered Pat . Columbia,-Jan. 18. — The .state de-
McClitchney’s little store there at partment of labor outlined a nine-
Wage, Hour Laws
Being Requested
I.Abor Department Sends Rec
ommendations To Govei'nor
and Solons.
Athabasca I.anding, her anger and
disappointment wer^ easily apparent
to the big, genial stoi^eeper.
Kindly old Pot nodded commiser-
atingly. “Aye,” he mumbled. "Ay,'*Tabor.”
lass, he is a brute—but rather a mag.
nificent brute at that. 1 "was afraid.
point legislative program, making its
recommendations after “a careful sur
vey and as a result of 965 inspections
dealing with matters pertaining to
John W. Nates, state commissioner
of labor, made public the depart
Now if ye had gone to him as old Pat| merit’s propoeaJe in a letter addresse<l
suggested, and used a wee bit of
trickery on him, no doubt be would
hava^b^n glad to take ye. ^Twas the
fact that ye are Angus Mackay’s lass
that spoiled things, I’ll wager.”
“It appeared to be,” admitted Ellen.
“But I don’t see why that should have
made any difference. If he and my
father have disagreed over something
it is no reason why he should vent his
spleen on me. I never saw such a
mnanerless clod. And as far as telling
hng,Jt V** *pnriepne else besides my
true self—d wouldn’t think of it. I—
I’ll admit it looks like my last chance
to get north, but I won’t lie, even for
that.” \ —
Pat sucked on his malodorous, black
briar for a-time in silence. —
“Let’s get our heads together, lass,”
he said at last. “1 have a wee idea
that may be of value.”
At first, Ellen ahook her head in
flat denial as Pat unfolded his scheme
to her. But the more she thought it
over the more the wild daring of the
thing intrigued her. In addition, when
she had told Plat, on airiving at Atha
basca Landing, that it was. imperative
that she go north immediately to join
her father, ahe had meant every word
of it. Old Angus Mseksy was s proud
aiid haughty man and, knowii^ him
as she did, Ellen knew that only the
direst neceaity could have caused
him to write as he had in the letter
she had received from him oh day
she graduated from college. Her fath-
Y—yas. I've been to achool at Win-jer needed ber. Just why, she could
to the governor and the members of
the general assembly.
He said in the letter that it would
be “for the good of the citizens of
South Carolina to have them enacted
at the pre.sei¥t general assembly.”'
The proposals follow:
1. Ratification of the child ‘labor
amendment as sponsored by President
Roosevek.
2. A bill to amend the present 14
years of age child labor law to 16
I)erson of Mr. Owen.s, and a fine^
lawyer 1 have never seen .in my life.^
He deligHta_iiL-taking time to talk
with you.
Mr. Jacobs, the. cpresident of Pres
byterian college, is an ideal president.
He consented to bring his glee club
to friendship church and give a pro
gram in the near future.
' I notice this week that Mr. Tribble
is putting out a calendaf that carries
the picture of a colorcd-4ady. This is
one of the most beautiful pictures
that I have ever seen presented by a
white* company. 1 have not met the
senior Mr. Tribble, but I have met
his .son, and I find in him a wonder
ful personality.
No wonder the colored - people of
Clinton like to stay here^ 'They have
good people with whdnTto work.
—We are planning 4o- build m Jiew
church and we shall need every man,
white and col^d.do help us. 1 shall
go to each bu3in©.s8 place in town and
solicit donations, and if the remainder
of white people in Clinton are like
those I hav4 met, I shall preach in the
new church before 19.37 ends.
We beg the prayers of the entire
town} both white and colored, that our
aims ami desires may bt* accom
plished.
ye.r. of % agricultural 1
and domestic labor.
». A geiKral 40-hour law for all '"f '>*"**,
worker, except thoM in agricultural I?'™.’ P>a« to glace. Each of
and domeatic work. “■ ,«* ‘.7. f*?”
4. A minimum wage law. -''mh a etmky flu^ m «ec^. By
-6; A daw-Tm.h>biti«r the-aalo«>t.JlS»» -/ “““ ^heaive pa* on it.
IX)ST—IMatinum and gold bar pin in
businass section Clinton or I^iurcns.
Kinder return and receive reward.
Mrs. G. A, Biu’ton, Clinton. dp
Prompt and Efficient
Refrigeration Service
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PANSY PLANTS—Giant Trimardeau,
All Colors, Fine Large Plants. Now
is a splendid time to set them out.
Sweet Peas in Bulk and the New Va
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Seed Store. Telephone 188. Ic
CABBAGE PLANTS and Oni^
Plants. Nice Plants now ready for
delivery. Charleston Wakefield, Early
Jersey Wakefield and Flat Dutch
Cabbage and White Bermuda Onions.
Alaska and Farr English Peas. Blake
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188. ^ Ic
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MEN WANTED for nLarhy Rawleigh
routes of 800 familie.3. Reliable
hu.stJer .should start earning $2B
weekly and increase rapidly. Write
today. Rawleigh’s, Dept. SGA-27-SC.,
Richmond, Va. 28.4p
U. S. APPROVED CHICKS
Pullorum bloodtested,cooperating in
the National Poultry Improvement
Plan, administered by official State
Agency and the U. S, Department of
Agriculture. Supervised fottjfour pro
tection. Our fine sturdy, quality chicks
will plea.se you for broilers, or a fin*
flock of pullets that will lay lots of
eggs. Our Square Deal policy pro
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dence. Our l^h year building good
will with our chicks. R. I. Reds, White
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How Many Genns Has a Fly?
'Two' scientists recently examined
400 hou.se flies to determine how im
portant that common insect really is
in the sprea<l of germs. Securing flies
from all sorts of places they found
that the average number of bacteria
carrier per fly was more than 1,000,-
000, according to the American Insti
tute of Sanitation.
Insects taken from garbage cans
and other obviously insanitary placee
carried as many as 6,000,000 germs
each . •
Under the microscope the fly ap-
convict-made goods withiri the state
in competition with goods made by
freeJahor.
6. A wage collection law.
foot a fiy can perform the* wwbl trick
of walking upride down on a ceiling.
But those pads, so useful to the
fly in defying gravitation, pick up all
i Adoption of the federil .Undardl^^* ““’'.'J!*!,'’
hoiler Inspection law with provision
for a state boiler inspector
walks glong.
A single ily Tp»y alight od a dozen
8. Ropekl of the prewmt I'ldwr eon- » few mi note, .nd leave
ciliation law and placing of the niat-
ter of conciliation with the state la
bor department.
9. Certain amendment (not spefeifi-
cally stated) to the act creating the
department of labor.
STOCKHOLDERS LAURENS
DANK HQLa MEETING
Laurens, Jan. 14. w— The annual
meeting of the stockholders of Pal-
nrpeg.
“Then H is nataral ti^it you would
not understand. Shoi^ you go nortdi
with my brigade, yw father would
disown you. For i$^am Benham, a free
trader—the trd inkier in Toor fath
er’s life. My name is anathema to
him. He hatw me anfor$dvaUy. He
curses the very-thought of . my exist
ence. even ...” Benham bit off
further words wUlfi a click of his
tee!^ His great cheit arched and his
[only guess at. But he needed her, and nietto bank was held 'Tuesday mom
.a.1 ^ — 1 .1 J _ S — ... • 2 a* aL.M ^2 2 m ^ i
the blood of the Mackays had always
been thick and clannisK And that was
why Ellen put aside her own feelings
in the matter and finally agreed to
Pat’* plan. ^,
“I’ll do it,” she said thoughifully.
“I’ll do it—if you can make tbe ar
rangements as you suggest.”
There was Kttle in the way of pack
ing for Ellen to do. During her yean
at college she had not. forgotten that
fists clenched to hard, brown knot*, the north country was a country of
essentials, not frills. A suitcase and a
small trunk 'wm all the baggage ehe
had brought^ and if it becam naeaa-
saiy,. she was rtady io discard-^he
trknk. So she soon had things in
shape, j^n stretefaad out for a tittle
rest on tibe blankets of her tnmk.
At first tl|e tumult of bet thoughts
It WM pfaun that be had Just caught
himself in time to keep from explod-
iigr into 0^ ragu. Suddenly he
dn^ypod to- his knees and Mnt over
his work again. “Tai truly sony, MIm
Mackay,” ht finishad quietly. “BM.H
la itvoafida.” "
F^r a kmg auaileat EUsn etood,
ing in the directors’ room in the rear
of the main office. President L. G.
Balle made his annual report, show
ing the institution to be in excellent
condition with deposits over $1,600,-
000 and total resources over $1,800,-
000.
All the directors were re-elected,
as- follows: L. G. Balle, Dr. R. H.
Bryson, E. D. Eastreby, H. Douglas
Gray, R. V. Irby^ J. MilU Hunter, J.
McD. Moore and D. M. McClintock.
A memorial iras adopted on the
death of the late president, R. B.
Terry, who died during the past year.
At a subsequent meeting of the di-
rsetora all former officers -were re-
elacted, as follows: 1* G. Balle, presi
dent; 'D. F. Patterson, cahier, and
C. F. Fleming, assistant cMhier.
an unseen trail of genns that would
astonikih uie eye of a housewifey-The
insect - literally sheds germs/ ■with
every step" it takes.
If a clean glass plate about two
incKes in diameter is lightly brushed
with a sterile gelatine solution and
a fly is caused to walk over the plate,
in a few hours the footprints of the
fly will be seen plainly under the mi
croscope by the many colonies of bac
teria that grew from the germs de
posited from the feet of t^e fly.
HURT m FALL ^
The many friend in the city of J.
A. Bailey will regret to know that he
is a patient in the local hospital suf
fering from injuries sustained Mon
day when he fell on the street near
h» office. His injuries are not con
sidered serious, and Kis condition
was reported yesterday as improved.
titles.
LET US CUSTOM HATCH YOUR
EGGS
in our fine electric incubators with
aparate hatchers. Price*^reasonable.
We’^Katch ' Hen, Turkey, and /Dtick "
eggs. We got 80% to 85% hatch cut
of some of the turkey eggs set last
season. Write for prices.
FARMERS HATCHERY
908 Main St. Newberry, S. C.
Lady Took Ciurdui
Wken Weak, Nenrooa
*1 can’t lay anotigh for Cardui tf
X talked all day,” enthuilasUcaUy
writes Mrs. L. H. Oaldwell. ol Statas-
riQa, N. O. ”1 have used Oardul at
Intervals for twenty-five years,” she
adds. “My trouble in the beginning
was weakness and nervousness. 'I
read of Cardui I In a nemp^r and
decided right then to Wt. It seemed
before I had taken half a bottle of
Oardul 1 was stronger and was soon
up and arouzid.”
ThOttMoCs of voBon MUff CsrStU bia>»
mid ttMm. It It d*M BOt koMfU TOSl
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biicit wearable prints and be
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yourself buying acvsral. It’s
the thing to do, because they
au-e outstModfag values 1 Also
solid colors lor the largar
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