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«->-Tf-.-jrJ ■> ..^. •• • . , • ■ . • • I •—- *"■• ^ ' ■ ' ,, \l • PAGE FOira\ ’■■ • ' ..- " . I Xvf. . -'f- \\ •J'j;; \'K- '.\ > .1 \ THE CLgrroti cmwkicLE, CLwrON.-G^g. - 3P» i ■ ■\ i. • -*i‘ / \ ‘ ' '»■ " ■-— $b9 (SlUitan (EiiratiUU v Brushed 1900 ' 1 WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publish^ ' • -w. • e Publishad Every Thursday By * ' THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY ^ns f * # 0 SubMription Rate (Payable In Advance): Year $1.50;. Six Months 76 cenU; Three Mon^s 60 cents —. -=" - >6. Entered as Second Class Mall Matter at the Post OfficrW Clhiton, S. C. Th« Chronic|« seeks the coopemtion of its tubscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appr^te wise suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will- publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonsrmous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the Views or opinions of its correspondents. * v^‘ nothing is being said aboixt local mat ers, such as paving our sidewalks and getting a sewedge disposal project thru the gowerment> and poesiUe ^a goft link. C ^ / polli- no state or county or federil ticks are in the fi^ and that do not give anyboddy anything to talk about, except one another, but they all seem to be a kittle of the sAne fish, no- litical prophets who are bent on in-[that which will go, with them through creasing their powers at the expense j life. ( ' i of the people ? Lives there S man with .the power -to impfOve thi con ditions of the aven^ge -^American by reciting mystical words, by wafing a this is a verry quiet poIUtical rubbing a .lamp.—News & Courier. 7 The afternoon is spent in quiet rec itation and relkxation, in reading and ling IS made an impressionahle part bf family life. May God lead Ameri- 10 Years Agor_:_ boddy has referred to any graft in; {tens of Interest From The Chronick ithe pressent add-ministration, as theyj ' [have had no monney, none of same ;coqld be stole, so says bud skinner, | dune 16, 1927 in pleassmt companionship, in doing those things whiOh ‘build up body, mind anid soul as God intended His holy day to do) for ^mankind. As daylight fades nnd the^twilight deepens, there comes the hour of eve ning'wondijp. . Once again the family worships God in His sanctuary and comes hom^e under the stars to peaceful rest, re^! ca the^ proper observimce of th^Twbbath Pay!—Reformed Church Advocate: Dr. B. L. Parkinson, elected-presi->^™?''^ ''’r-»'« ‘'".po of life IIilrtiT" ”**• “^^dent of"w;sM:rirn”coir:?;Tn soforth. .. , . ar^4o succeed Dr. D. M, Doujlas, will '“f ?'2.' niTRock le Booming A(a!n i arrive .in the city next Tuesday to-1 “ o'»«rvance of His flat rock is growiJig arrive «in ^1 a 1 • assume his new duties. the town of flat rock is growifig ^ • i, > * i l u with leap and bbunds. much building) Mrs. A. C. Daniel of Atlanta, ih the activity is going on. the sfecker-terry tfuest of her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Hun- holy day. pere in the home on such a as this, all that ‘is high and holy, all^that is helpful and ennob- CLINTON, S.'Co, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1937 “FATHER’S DAY” t cover production costs. The universal The nation over, n^xt Sunday has I result *is that almost thg entire flood been designated as ‘'Father’s Day’’!pf copy .sent is assigned to the waste- whon a small homage at least, would be paid to dad who foots the bills and of the town counsell issued the fol- 'lownig buildinj^permi'ts enduring the- past 30 days, t(y wit: 1— hoHum moore; kivver garrage 8$. - . - - 2— artj square, kivver garrage, 7$. 3— ^tom head, kivver garrage, 6|. 4— Judd skinner^ kivver garrage, 3$ ter. Dr. Feldo* Snuth ■ ' DBS. SMITH a SMITH OPTOMETRISTS Specialist In . Eye Examinatioiis Office Hours 8 to 6 Dailjr Phone 29-W for Appointment Clinton, S. C. baskets of the country s newspapers. ■ A day does not pass that the basket; huWiert ^een is talking about in our office is not filled and passed, byii^mg a fine department hou.se. on to the trash mail’s wagon. It would I enough departments in same to {*'^‘'** f'- Stutts. ago the ob.servance The_ Chronicle several thousand| .‘aie of at least 4 families of 3j Mrs. Chris Adair arid little son -ted. While iV has'annually to “carry” the pub- ^ach. he do not care to have large! have gone to .Asheville to spend the matter sent us from govern-; families in his house qnner-count otfsumm&r with her sister and brother,- ra I^eaman and William Lea- the ernow struggles along from year to y_par to keep the wolf from the door. Twenty years of the day started. .. — . -grown- in sentiment arid- <>bseivvanca, 4‘-0>.^i . , .t i • r i t... in comparison to .Mother’s Day it has' agencie.s and other seeking free, the younguris mought tear up ever-. Miss My evoked liUlt* interv.st. For .tht're is no publication .Not' .belonging to the thing. j man.' wealthy philanthropic class, we are' ■—' , ^ i unable* if we had the desire, to re-' sevverkl thing.s have benn repaired spond"to the requests of army of space .seekers. The ment, to the .surprise o^ the new.spa pers, continues to s|Te7Td and w-aste j clone in 1P30. Imddy black had h1s this huge sum in thy expectation of I shoe.-^ half sofed' friday. a few new j obtarrimg free puWicrty .to.nr the^ pafris have benn put back; riewspaiiers which a check-up will irit otehohpr rhueehi they wtue broke ■ show it is not receiving, and to whichjPU^ by the jiaslure’s mean child:*en. t' Miss Hazel Boland visiting in Charleston, W. Va., as the guest of Miss Helen Chalmers. Miss Louise Pitts is at home from Henderson, N. C,, where shiMt^ughtj the past year. Mrs. Charles Hill arid little daugh-} te.ra.ihave returned to their home in|o Charle.ston after^ a visit to her sister name or influence that stir tion like that "of mother. It will be in order, ^nd appreciated by father, if some little recognition or evidence of love and* affection are given him by the family Ori his day. Dr. and Mr.s. L, R. Lynn and fam- 1 rly have gone to Ballenger, Texas, this greatj without getting permit.s, fur-instance: . h, Kovt-rn-Uil. weathers jehuilt ‘ hjj, fence back * *« »'■• Lynn s brother.,. ,e new.,na. I which wa» Wowtal tla.nT by the cy- ^Jlr„ frank 1 homa, of Florance, .s the guest of .Mrs. B. H. Boyd. it is not entitled. .SOLICITOR BEAxSLEY SPEAKS Seven persun.s. have been killed in ‘<Ireenwood cuunty since January first in seven separate highway accidents. This recoi'^l prompted Solicitor Hugh Bea.sley of this circuit, to write an article- in the Greenwood paper this week in which he annoupces a new policy involving drivers after-fatal accidents on highways, IVeaths and injuries_ from highway accidents are increasing-, the solicitor states, and all drivers on our high ways must be made to realize that they must observe traffic regulations, j be careful, and most important of all —“not mix liquor and gasoline.” i In adopting his new'policy. Solicitor' Beasley states that .in the future all drivers of motiif v'e.hii'.lf'^ involved in fatal accidents will be held for .inves tigation by the grand jury at the next term of general sessions court for the pill THE xSABBATH — An Ideal Way The Sabbath" dawns^, fair and. cool. Tile oydinary- soundsv of life kgsihed, a peaceful quiet jiervade.s the, aUnosphcre, yet never have the birds the railroad companny put 5 new (JEORGI VsT'HALLENGE [cross tires under their tracks a'few | sung more sweetly. GeoJg'ia last wedik remained in the.<l«y-^ ago. they do not u^e the railroad; The family awakens in a home dry column by opp^ing repeal of the :»'’w much except to .pay taxes on the made neat and orderly for the lord’s prohibition law following an inte.n-have “Mrbed all of their long | Jay, the household qares and tasks she and hard fight by the liciuor in- !hallb hut they newer had manny minimized by careful preparation. The, lerests to wet line-up. The prohibitionists, aid- swing^ the'state*.rnlo the i^hort-ones, the .section boss has had • . ■ I li mnrtx ni ed by the W. C. T. U. workers, won the election and their victory will have a wholesome and Inmeficial ef- nation. It will instill in those who are opposed ts) legalizing the sale of liquors, aiuHw courage and determination to fight to .-^wing the pendulum t»acl^ and to again make the father.’.s voice is heard'ii). morning ^'- »! more miles added to his <livi3ion votions, in Scripture arid in prayer, since the depfessiop started, he allso. Then comes the .weet .sound of the walks the tracks. chiming of the cburch bell.s—the ^all morning worship. fliif rock ^needs a few ofore •nt*^ industries in order, to have larger pay roll-ii. we have lo.st 2 saw mills here of luteT^tju* pen thrasher has stoppeiLyissitiiig our nearby fai‘mei;s, the Than who u.s»*d ty make fish bas- nation dry with an hont-st-effort made. gob drownedlin l'J35, and the for enforcement, (’onditions are grow- jf ing from bad to worse each (lay m | wanti.. to inove to flat rock please rite or foam at Once. session, C0U.T lor nne rec.:"'*- ' ' ,, u, pose of seeiiiK wheUu.Mhe.v shall ami the luge increase in drunk- e tried, for invorluntary munslaugh-unu.isign^ hi tci;, unless both of the following VVhen”liquoV was legalized i conditions exi.st: f— “First-r^ The coroner’s jury at the iiKluest must exonerate said jicrsons the poleesman Reports that mu.s- iti South ('nrolina the legislature, ap-1keeters are verry bad at this time, proved by a governor who po.s4>d as a -j^vertime he dozes pff op his beet, one dry, enacted a_law-which forced ruiuor I bites him somewhere, the mayer “'sayi^' atores in every gounty in the slute,lihiit is good for the towu. all imIiI tin j irrespective of the feeling of the ih-o-| ca,n,a.. we*’*' ordeixul to be picked up or turned over by our citizons so’s they Father and mother and the chj^l- dren file-into the family pew. Even 'the littlest child feels the reverent 4nd worshipful spirit of the Hbuse of j (bxl as the service goes on to its close. > Here in the quiet <»f ttris :hQuy God ^ see.ms very near and those who hun ger for the Bread of »Life are fed. Here the wejk are helped,"’^the trou bled heart easetl^vf its__ load and strength is gainecl for the duties and tasks of another week. Here the chil dren learn of their Heavenly Father and His love and feel the impress of ■‘ from any blame. “Second-r-The evidence must show and convince tig* law enforcement of-{j,j^. active counties. At the ficer.s/in charge of the case, and the j thc'legislature a re- .solic}tor, that the persons involved<^^„,.^^ ^1, ^tate to were^not criminally negligen-t or reck-i^^al option hill to hocoirie 'jlaw, was refused. The i>eoj)le who are The^hcitor IS to he heartily com-'^,,.y jj^-tatorial aelion-on . meiqled foi the effbit hi* i.s mftking j part of the general asseinlilv. .\s to reduce fatal accidents and to mini- ' ^ bound'to turn and mize the dangei hazaid of tiuffie ^ a fair and honest opportuiuty-tu-.j puldic high\\ay.s. What he is 'endea-, them^-lves on the (luestion of voring to do. eveejrTTtfn'r solicitor and_| ,aiall doubt in our *' mind that a dry majority will he the, -''-won’t hold wattor for them to hatch in at the last irieeting, meaning the itrtlskeeters. / \ . / / yore.s trulitv^ j- - mike Lark, rfd, '/ eorry .spondenU LEGAL PAPERS _,CHRON|€LE PUR CO. Phone 74 i \ ^ X - V BUY OR BUILD A ... of your own — AND LET US FINANCE IT Our loans are made only on the Federal Direct Reduc tion Plan, which means ThaTWliay are al^plied direct to your loan, thus reducing your next month's interest. • «» V Our loan plan for building; or re-financinR is easy to understand. Come in today and ask for detmls. ^ The Safety of Each Share Account Insured Up to $5,000.0.0. & Loan Association New Downstairs Location, National Bank Bldg. Phone No^ , Clinton. S. C. ^ 1 •▼.wJ ' ^ A. *l:iw enfurcemeiit ofXigiy in the slate should strive to aecomjblish in the hojK* of puttjng a check at least, to the mounting numtM*r of highway-ac- and the drunken driver are still with us, and the potential danger involved by the pulilic's exposure t-o .such .men- ace-i, cannot he over-emphasized. Kx- cessrve .speed and the mixing of gas and liquor, destroy thousands of live.s annually.^ When jin accident occurs, by which some,life i,s .snapped out,~fi Ver dict that tt^jwis an “unavoidable ac cident”^tarings no comfort to the stricken fa'inity^^ir-has little tendency to check a repetition of such trage dies. There 'mu.sF be punishment — swift, sure and severe for the crimi nally neYflTgent, or reckless, or drunk ards, if life'on.'the highways i8>»"be made safe and an end put to Xne ap palling, carnage we are ncriv witness ing. PUBLICITY Afi^TS EXPENSIVE A Washington independent report by . the^-Brookings institution, states that the federal government paid verdict as in our sister state of Geor gia. The liijuor business, cannot hr de- cidents and (ieath.s. The speed demon adequately eontrolled. It never has- been, and fiever will her Liquor is mankind’s hardest slave- master. I_t_ enric'he.s its sellers and paujierizes its best customers. It gives nothing of value for the dollars it gets. It deserves the Tiatred of civi lized menr * Nobody’s By Gee McGee Politics In Flat Rock the political pot is boiling hot in the munny-cipple race, a few cvjss words were uttered at the speaking last night, ‘but no bloWs took place, as they were too far apart. *^more than half a hnillion dollars” in the 1936 fiscal year to persons en gaged in full-time or allocated part- time publicity work. The report cited the law as saying that money,ap propriated by CongrejTs shall be used paying any <publicity expert imless holsum moore, the leading candy- date for mayer, according to his own statements, is in fawor of the tva and the wpa and is allso in fawor of [ear-marking all of the monney which is ^paid into our govverment In con- nation with the social secusity. specifically appropriated for that pur pose. “No spe.Ufic appropriations for publicity experts hare been made,” the report said, “but itrur- safe to say this law did not put an end to ’ any publicity activities nor has it pre- ^ vented employment of personnel for that purpose.” The, half million dollars paid to publicity agents in violation of the law, w|ui distributed among a large group who spend their time in writ-. ing and broadcasting government propaganda. Many these ageriUi mr. moore says if-this cash is not ear-marked it wil be” gone with the wind when the old-agers gat reddy to drew it llbwri. it don’t do to. trust a guy with too much of the other fel ler’s monney when he is badly in dett hisself and minus the filthy" lucree an soforth. —r— tom head was in the running for alderman from ward no. 1 till some- Why llocsn’1 Freedom Shriek? 'If the federal government is to prt^ scribe working hmirs and minimum wages for weryliody, fretMlom in this Union of .states is definitely on the way to oblivion. Some of the New Deal adventures have encroached up on American freedom, notwithstandi ing the heateil denials by-New Deal -spolcesmen that the American people have been shorn of any of their liber ty. Can men be free and at the same time “be coerced into doing as the poli ticians will? If these American ixeople esteem their liberties, they should be mak ing ready to retire all politician^who are taking away their rights one by one, steadily, relentlessly, deceitfully. Are we Americana a beaten people? Are we without the backbone to atand up for rights ? If we are an inde pendent people, why do we allow the politicians to saddle us with their fic titious. panaceas? Are the American peoprle so stupid asiito believe that a poFitical government can do for them what they cannot do for themselves ? Is this social security act not com- pulso'ry? Do’American wage earners not have to contribute from their pay envelopes whether they approve of the legislation or are (xpposed to it? Is there not the element of coercion of employer and employee? Politicians say that there is no. politics in the so cial security set-up. Thereris politics in everything government does. And where is politics is discrimiriation al^ 80. So it has been from the begin ning. • / These ^Americins "went through pri vation and hardship in the develop- TeMPTINO MEATSAT prices MIR Qu^ALiry poR*roLKS who care' FOLKS WHO CARE only for' quality meats should purchase thrir needs gt this market. You are certain to get just the cuts you are looking for and to receive the proper sort of attention. Get into the habit of ’phoning your order. You’ll find that a satisfactory way of doing business with this shop. COPELAND^S Meat Market Phone 46 iK^dy told .boiit him getting ketched | won be- with-a still on his farm last summer draw handsome salaries running into the thousands annually,* to fill these o&ices and attempt to popularize and advance, varied alphabetical agencies and 'activities sponsored by the fed eral government. , The government providM fat sala ries' for these spacO seekers with the expectation that the unlimited copy ‘ they preparp and distribute is givm free newspaper, publicity throughout . It 18 stra: the,^ountry. it is strange reasoning that thtr government is able and de- airoua of paying thSM propagandiste, »e same tissex^ one doUkr dbei -it aHow to go to i^awppapers to A. % ... . . w ,. 1 cause they had the heart to conquer, and hod « warrant wonod for himwildernras, the wUl to hnprove t^e .f.ce of current iYi[Sn,wh<) had benn buying licker from him wouldden*t talk. the poleesman, who has it in for the presserit counsel!, pitched his hat into the ring for mayer at the begnv- ning of the campane, but when he was told that he would have td give up his badge, and his pistol snd...Jh}8 billie .and his job #befoar ^.,,could qualify, he 'resumed , his work and won’t run now. 1*1 nearly ever candy-date ..has a na tional pl^nk in hit flat-form, these planks run all the way from a sup- prone poait change to bdbvef .a]^ iudf wwy back to al smith and landon. evientS the defendants of the pion eers are looking to govemiment to feed them, clothe them, house them, heal them of their ailments, assure security to them and to their children and their children’s children. They are seemingly content to look on (while gpvernmept'makes the shiftless more shiftlSss. If these products .^oftbe-NesrDdal e all that~they woSlal^, then.the are ideils and objectives of the forefath ers were altogether 'wrong. Why doesn’t-freedom United States shriek? Has'H,been di^prive^ of its VOIC# t>]r pCrnKICgr DOStTUin* 7 «sM been lulled into peacefulness by po- In. exesvatihg tl» long lost city of Monte Albans in south western Mexico, tombs are be ing found that rivarHhe mag nificence of Tut-ankh-smen in Egypt. —, RECEIVER’S^NOTICE OF SALE To Whom It May Concerwt I’ursuant to authority of the Comptroller of the Currency of United States, the underHigned, C,.H. IlixJn, as Receiver of the The First National Bank of Clinton. South Carolina, will offer at public sale to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, at 34 W. .Main Street. (Receiver’s sub-office^CIinton. S# C., on Thursday, June 17, 1937, at' 11 o’clock A. M., the remaining asset!) of the said The First National Bank of Clinton. South Carolina, consist- irig of (real estate, bills receivable, judgments, overdrafts, and other chose.s in action and chattels) less such items (or articles) a.s may be paid or otherwise disposed of prior to the said date of sale herein mentioned. A descriptive list of the remaining assets so offered for sale may be inspected by prospective purchasers at The Commercial Depository.-Clinton, S. C., and at the office of the Receiver of 'The First National Bank of Clinton. South Caro lina. on all business days up. to and including the date of the said sale between the hours of 9 a. mi_. and 2 p. m. According to law^ saidVemaining assets cannot be sold other- jvise than without recourse and without w.arranty of any kind or character, and subject to the approval of the Ouaptroller of the Currency of the United SUtea. and subject to confirmation by a court of record of competent Jurisdictiol^ - V-' C. H. DDCON, RECEIVER FIRST NA-nONAL BANK - CUNTON, SOUTH CAROLINA j I.. r ********"***** TlimilllHIIIIMIIMIHIIIMIII In former civilizations, only wealthy-princes'and kipgs were eiiioinbsd With unrtvUlM splsn- dor. Today, regardless of rank or fitmneial resouf^s, every family^ieeibeives a nrsdeni ser vice of impressive beauty and recognized quality. Qur arrangement plan allows each family to decide the (tost D,€TRIBBL€[D AMEl'.AMv E S£kV;.; r, OM Notice To Creditors of the Ffrst National Bank of Clinton, South Carolina - PvauaaCio inathwIiMi fnw the CMaptrollcr of the Carrettey of United Stalce, Washington, D. C. the affaire ef *1110 First National Bank of Clinton, Sooth Carolina, are to Iw tenaiaatod in the very ^r fntnre. The remaining asscU ef thia trast are advertised‘for bale on June 17,-1937, and in order that the final (tividend to all creditors who have proven claims against *hla trust might be paM immediately after the sale of the remaining aaaeta, I have set aa a final date for flMng claims against the First Ntional.Bank of South Curoli^ June 21, 1937. If yon hurt noTllrondy filoi yonr chum with the Receiver at his officeo at 34 W. Mala Street (Receiver’s sulM^fice) CUnten, South Carolina, this is to, adviso that you ahould prove your claim on or before June 21, 1937, in order that yon might participate in thoi difidenda paid by this trust This Is final notice to all crediters who hhvo not provon 4ihn: jthat nnloaa they do make proef on or'bl^oro JnncJ3lrilf37^^at the office of the Receiver indicated hercinahovc, ttet they will be forever barred frosS dnabik^ proof .of claim or rocovering divi* den^ on same. C a DDCDN, RECEIVER THE FRST NATIONAL BANK CLINTON, SOUTH CAgOUNA J :t . ;.- x