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■■ .7-1 t" V / ■/ J PAGE FOUR TPE CLINTON CttRONICLE. CLINTON, S. C THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1937 z: (Sifp (Slititon (EifronirU EaUbJiskcd IfOO WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor «nd PoblialMr r Pttblitk«d Every ThursdaT By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Sul^ription ^te (Payable In AdvaAce): One Year $1.50; Six Montbi 75 cent*; 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 sugjrMtiohs and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when thby 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. won’t ketch the ather-lete feet from one another, the fruittress agent who boards with*her in season limps like he has it an|d she do not want it scat tered amongsjt her flock if it hurts as bad as his seem to do.: stockholders MEETING the invisible tax collector.'. 1 •Starting to work, one rides in an; automobile that is TAXED 346 The regular annual meeting of* c>al Depository of Cliribon. Ofl favaa nn tka ' C, 1.1 IJ t ^ -u- r< w mi Thursday afternoon, July 22, 1937,. at i o’clock, in the office of the Commvr- TIMES. There aye 26 taxes on the j Stockholders of the Lsberty Building^ purchase of it, 117 on its upkeep ^and. and Loan Association will be held'22-3c 201 on the oil and gas used. The tax! * - _ ' F. M. BOLAND, / Secretary and Treasurer. j ^ _ . *. . C*? greater than its wholesale; she mought fix up the front steps | {enduring these improvements, theyi " . . j ,h».e not boon .znetijr right for 4 ^her, .r,.146 t«« on drug, nnd lyar. whon her huAutd fell down 11"'^'''"”. *^“"''"'"“ “"'-‘•'■■d. ol Ithen. and .prung hi. I»ck .o had that!T""'' .’.’“““J)” prenMuni ‘.be ha. to do all od the work e.ceptj»t:to»>*'l»_^-P«r cent , The specific.^ of the case might be CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 22, IM7 'pitching boss shoe?, fishing,'playing: Ichecker, and going back and fourth ">def.nitcly. !to the citty hall which is the loafer- the simple point i.s that the I ing center. ■ of government we have in Amer- j ♦ ica i^ fearfully'expensive, and that it } nirs. skinner says the entire build-1is expensive alike upon all. j ing could stand a coat of paint, but This is the reason that everybody, I that the coat which was put on it at jjjg richest to the poorest, ithe .same time of the secont mortgage ' ^ould have a concern about this un tin 1924 looks fairly well at a disuncp. I happy iftuation. ' her income has benn cut off twice! ^ . j ' - ^.ince .he look the UU. to the hou«. , "V "" boarder. h»»e .kipped out. 2,'“.,'"^ »" W?" •“* / H. D. HENRY J 189S-1937 F. M. BOLAND 1 H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE LOANS negotiated Telephone 121 some (tide intestate and left nothing to in-! government co.stly be checked.' PKEVAI.KNT DISEASES .Among the lianger.ouS, and more fa tal disease.s of modern time.s .should h«* listed *.s oi modern lime Ford^ma, (’hevro! iljs, Ply- ardous dangers for the men who made the searching While the tragic end bas .stirred feeling.s of concern and sympathy, it testate on, and 3 others gave rubber | If left to the politicians, the pro-, check, which bounced hack .n,oforth.i““‘“" 'cviM .nd higher^ I taxes and more expensive adminis- wassen’t for her iarding and milk’up.-The Char- cow arid a few pig?, she could notj Observer. mouthus, Willysiflosis, Buickardia has also aroused disgust for such [ make ends meet, she is a verry indus-] -^ and a muiiber ofyilher.s wh|ch arejuseles.s “publicity stunt.s.’’ Miss F.ar-jtrious sole^and sticks verry tight to] no-., soeasTTy contracted on credit. j hart had said that the flighty was; her kitchen, her girls are no account,; lA YpAFS 'AfWQ • '“just for fun.’i although she had beenlso she says, since they got big enough DK. WKBH KETUKN.S Frieiitls in the city of Dr. h'. L Wel»bwill be inU'iesled to know that gerouH overseas hops “just for fun.’i although she had beenlso she says, since they got big enough warned repeatedly regarding the risks | to gallivant around w‘ith the boys of of Interest From The,Chronicle^ sh** was taking in her long arid dan-; flat r<K-k, who aint no account allso. July 21, 1927 even has to tote their breakfast ^ sp ^ up she he has come back to the .State Train ing school ttt accept the irosition of nu'tlicnl diriTtor, succee<ling l>r. F. .S. <'hance^ resigned, after* meiliciin* 111 Whitmin luacticihg the |»a?t five; not Year There ‘ought to be legislation ' to-their betls after a late night away against such stunt flying, daredevil from home, which is verry frespient. adventure, and seeking after public.i-! _ “——♦— ty, 'file navy and taxjiayers should! Ihel’ariy l-or Ihr Iir-l I arl Kthel Fitts is visiting , not be called upon to ri-k the livesi a big pre-iuiptial party \\a> hell at brother in Orlando, Fla. of its men and supply enormous funds the spacious home of mr.-*. ilaffy «lill p Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Marker of .At- kmis, are the guests of the latter’s parents, .Mr. and .Mrs. A. B. iiiakely. Hogli L. Eichelberger NEW YQRK LIFE MAN 15 Years Experience Professional Insurance Information Furnished Free Member — The National Association of Life • Underwriters. ' «pp. her' For nine yitai' Dr. Webb was a noca-s-aiy for expeditions of this kindlon peachtn-e last tuesday afternoon to par otl tin- Training school, se^^ving, which ai«‘ of no ,sci«-ntific vaha as general as-isnuit to the- superin- mankind: i Miss Karhart “got what was com- t«'n.bnt. 1)1. B. f), WhiDtoi. Possess ing. a big. kind heart, he gav«* his time iiirparingiy in ministering to. lh*- phy-ieal ne«*d^ of tin- large |mpu- iation of the school. Me now returns ttt take up'-Dus—W4»rk agaiii in the same spirit of faithful and pnselfish service. The f’hronicle, along with many other friemls, is pleasetl to learn of Dr. Webb’s return to this community anti t'xteiitls to him a most coVdial and sincere welcoimv ing to her.” The mystery of her sad exit lies itteked forever in the vast I’acifie --wastt's and wilj itrobaltly never Ite known. —- lietwixt 1 an.i <■» in honnor of miss tive •M. Stutl? is the guest of rela in Birmingham, .Ala. 1 K. Adair has joinetl his farpily eert.e^fitie of flat r-H-k an«l the-r.cu.unJ. • '7, tv .sfLt whti ht»pe> tt> get niarnetl to As^heville, N. ( ., 1 .. • . -i_- I . : cation. f.tr a Week’s va- johii Williams skipp.. a! an early tlate. . ^ Kev, (\ B. Betl.s is spentling two lhi> weildiiig'wa- '■4*t for last year, weeks at Bon darken, the .A. R. P. but he m vv«*r ilol shtiw up. russian summer assembly grounds. •ea and sody crackers anti grtM-ii cakej .Mr. and .Mrs. R. F. Blakely and were serv«*il by her little sisters tm family have taken a cottage near large paper plates tti the pleassure Mentler.soriville, .N’. for sevt^fal Political chatter is still hcm'd from, i-oncernetl. .'*he vXon* a verry weeks. a few in congress pertaining it) a ^)))'* going-away tiress trimmetl in Mrs. W. S. Bean and daughter, .MFs. ^ (;()E.S O.N LIKE rilE BROOK dll tuHy lace from great brittan. tailmeirt of federal speiniing and ex- tiavagance. But when the real facts are faced,"one sees that such talk is! the prtiptise.l bride-gitMun wa-* allso an effort to mislt‘ad or bamboozle the j present, he wore a deep blue sergv' .New A'ork .A'mericnn people. j suit with white collar and straw hat; j| .Shands’is in Miami', Fla., at- In spite of-'the talk about budget- D* nmWh and a blue nake t;e trimmedannual meeting of Sea-’; liulancing and cutting down on un-1 count of him *)')f|i>oard Air„Line Railwa/agents. ^ jirecedeiited federal spending — vvhat ^'''•*‘ *‘* '‘^"^*** |**‘"Misses .Mary and Klizabeth Todd are the facts? With the new fiscal' I)'-'* v«*rty la^st. U. W. A. Neville, are at home from an externled visit to their son and brother. Dr. AV’, .S. Bean at Kllis Is-! A BIG BUSINESS Of all clas.se.s of “l)ig iiTisiness,’’ the to’baeco imiustry is the most con sistently profitable, according to a study of business profits recently made by the Twentieth < eiitury, Fund. The record shtiws that tlw D? largest tidiacco compaiiu's have fluctuated in net income, but have regularly jiaid increasing dividends every j’tjar, since i‘* $'>7,b.) 1,14 1 excess i befon* the beginning (»f the depres-' il'c J<)i')i‘* fifteen 40 his inlendetl bride. year which liegan .luly 1, the t reas-! certu* sank he hope Mune 4»f the I ury sjieiit $2<)l.:i<’»:{,'l''.»l) more that> it p!i‘tes and acted verrv* much at home coilecte.l in the first fifteen days of enduring the entire party. the mouth. Thi? deficit c.ompaved’with ^ , , ' , , I if he still ha »f .expenditures; , . , I cerniiionv is day period a Sion. One .vear ago. While both income aiid out-i pri'cclier, rev. hi.' for«l when the renderetl by our .local will waite. they will .Hie at Bon ('Tarken,'near Menderson- ville, whi*re they are employed for the summer. Mr. and .Mrs. K. .1. .Adair are spend ing the week in Asheville, N. ('. .Miss Collette Griffin is at home fixmi a visit of several weeks to .Mr. honiieymooH in It states, vixxly: va.. rea:<on for the phenomenal; Jf*' "ere higher iii the .ruly l.V period ! w'heie her uncle who , a.nil .Mrs. Tom Robertson in Chatta- growth (T this industry has been t^is year than last, lending agencies sreiidy and iTtnsistent advertising on a large scale. -.Anothei- ehmient con tributing t renuuiilously to their in is fairly well, off liV«»s. he is in the| spet Miss Klizaln'th Cowherd of Branch? such as the RFC. which a year ago ! show;s'a biglV"**' Rov. (leorge B. Bubo of this »'i ea'»‘d of girls M> |rw*va!eirt cnn,rt,.d unitr,i in marria*. this yar l.-nt | ,,,, |,ali.-n,-.-. I , Baptist chuix'h., 'the ^vedding iiiarlch w ll In* played | advanced, ttiis y«*ar U*nt $2r>..a7lt,tit>l» ales is smoking by millions i than they coll**eted. and women which has become, Dn duly i*'. the l4*d*ual d»‘bt stootl recent years,’ and ' $.{t',.)it7,.ts:t,.{ i I, or slightly more l,y miss H'linie veeve 'iiiith aii»l it will wha h. It miglft Ik' adiled, det racts j *$lt,p0(t.00(l,(l00 in »‘xces.' of theip,. sung l»y miss sutlie bui lark, miss tiiiiu tlieir culture, lefirieiiienl and “ yiH’ ago. *lark has a vantrillmiuist Vt*ice and feiiiiniiie iiiiliv uliiality. I These figures r»*veal that there is can ever tell w here the ’ ''<• b‘t-up m soaking the taxpayers., tuiie is (auning from which <he sings. at the Weil- Branchville Shop First In THE CHRONICLE Then In the Store* XUERK’S ND SI ( II M AN 'To the con 11 ary, the (ugy of speiitiing I she has beim calkuilbe mystery ^iing-j In ia*eent years wa* have.lu'aial a^gets wor>4‘ insteaiTof improving. The;,.,• ansi>ft»rth. the broiesmaids have great ileai-of ballyhoo about the “av-; government is s|u*Mding as though | „ot yet l*enn chose\ they are verry -roage man." but-w-t--4iavv diever iiiotj nuuiey innyiic plucked from thr air,! skace in flat rocT and slu- mbiighT him. .All the men wa* know are alMivylmuch of the spending representing or below tiu* average in s^Miie partic ular or ollu*r. We tloubt' if "Llwr^ is any such aniiuar ’a' tht;^,averngT*'n\an. Me exi.sts, if lie exists any wlu'ia*,a be tween l)ie pages of the va.st volume • •rrf "■'latistical coinputatuuis and re- poit- which w»* pay. a great-army of go\a'i iiim nt cb'rks an*t~ press agi’Ots millions of dollars to figure up every yeA r. The averag** man, we are tidd, pays $ini!.3H a year m taxes. W’e never happened to meet one whose taxes came to that precise figure. The av erage man is feet ?<*a inches tall, wears an H‘a >ho«,* and a 0 7-8 hat. We know one or two like that, but they* are not 'average men, because thi* average man has $473 in the sav ings bank and 1\ children, and none of our frieiitls has either. The average man, according to statistics, is 43 years old, goes to church eleven Sun days a year, smokes 3,IH)0 cigarettes and cigars annually, and eats eggs fol- breakfast. But as soon as we find a man who is average in tho.se respects ^we discover that he has some other characteristic which takes hint, out of the average class. Of course, what has just been put into type is large|y nonsense, but *is it art>- more nonsensical than the idea that anj>’'inilividual. group ot govern ment can lay down rules and eco nomic planning for human conduct that will solve all our ills and pn>b- WHSte, extravagance, ami Usel«*!or'ex- perimeiiting. W’aste chariu'terizej the building of public works, the adminis tration of relief, the conduct of Kun- have to go out of town for same. ' inr. fide will give tht? bride away! who will come in on his left arm. it' will Ih* a ring wtHiding if he can get! dreds of overlapping, over-manned holt to a nice ring with only 2$ down, bureau.s. To foot the enormous bill i he w ill i-eturn to his piressent job with , taxjiayers ml)st Th'"chased and caught t riie stamlard oil of n. j. who has 2' and soaked. There's no one to carry fl*uiiip^. when him and her returns this tax-^^^'RtiTden but the “ultimate from their wedihng outing, this consiThier.” what is termed as the ni<*us marridge will Ih* rote or foametl “masses,” fof the fact remains that persons of %ioderate means are |lro-|U it takes place, portionately the heaviest taxpayers. Mow long will this s|H*nding spree go on with expenditures exceeiling revenue by about 100 per cent as in! rt*cent years? Will the taxpayers ever arise and unite in a movement against such extravagance and bu reaucracy? Why in the name of common sense in the face pf recovery made from depression which we are told is here, are we .still spending at a so-called emergency rate? If this intolerable situation is not soon corrected-^well, it’s going to ,be Just too bad for the men and women who through hard work and initiative, are attempting to make and have a little something Ois . rjiitty days. into yore valluahle pajH'r when and yores trulie, mike ijirk. rftl; corry spondent. With the Press Nobody’s Business By Gee^ McGee Wms ?: FOI.LY LEADS TO DISASTER Naval aviators brought jo ’an end! “The Luxury of tievemnent Government is a necessity, but in this country* it has gx>ne to luxury i proportions when the factor of cost is| considered. And this factor of cost can not be loft out of the picture by an citizen in the country, rich or poor. There are those, of course, who de lude themselves into thinking and saying that all of this is of no inter est to them—they pay no taxes! But they DO pay them. Taken by and large, the earnings ofxeyery worker in .America for three months out of the full twelve of a SWetTTAAWS^ weeoHoDEftwsi ^ ^VfRY StT J-UST TAsres mMtNSBl WE WANT YOU TO TRY A SLR E OF HAM who.He flavor is particularly dif ferent. You will wonder why you have not become acquainted with it sooner. .And after the members of your - family have expressed their appetite gratifi cation you're quite apt to bu) a whole ham. Remember — it’s the ham that's different. COPELAND’S Meat Market Phone .46 MONEY AVAILABLE .LET US CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION FOR A SOUND HOME LOAN LET US HfeLP YOU BLT^, BUILD, REFINANCE OR REMODEL YOUR HOME. We have funds available to enable you to “Own Your Own Home" at 6 per cent simple interest. No future re newal charges^no annual service charges. No red tape or delay. Full details gii^n gladly. . Save Your Savings Here. Invest your money in a Clinton institution, owned and directed by Clinton people. Start now and .save monthly. Each account insured up to $5,000.00. EDERALMVIMOS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Phone No. 6 Clinton. S. C, yt**r go to the upkeep of his govem- Movea Forward , ui • iK. b^rdinit house in our Hu,e Monday niKht, their far-fluntr searchl^'^’^ ** planning some modern im*l neeessarv for the m.inten for Ameti. Karhart, tvorld-f.mou,. l''-*'*-™*"'^- 'buy have decided to put'^Jy” L flier, who disappeared in the South!* bathroom in the said bulidinz with Pacific eighteen days ago. It is now '^'’crtnijig attached, it will be on the generally accepted that Miss Farhart and Capt. Noonan perish(‘d, and htnv long they lived after they were forced! secont- floor facing on the, hall, but it w'on’t be connecting as has berm reporti'd. watter-works will be put in down or lost in their flight will al-|^^^'. ^ pumiHnl up- ways be a mystery. The futile search ansoforth. of the Phoenix and Gilbert Island, areas strengthened the belief of ex perts that .Miss ' Earhart’s .world- • circling plane had plunged into the sea in its futile attempt to fly 2',570 miles from New Guinea to Howland IMand on July 2nd. In their ^arch for the missing aviatrix and her nsyi- gator, the Lexmgton’s planes when they were called in, had flown 73,000 miles and covered 80,0Q0 square miles of area. The use of the navy and oth er government agencies icost thou- •ends upon ■ thousands of dollars and carried with it extraordinary and hax- mrs. skinner, the proprietor of, the boarding house, hXs alreddy ordered off for'bath-rtM>m cattalogs.*.she will buy her .supplies by male, she will put in a lavertory allso if it can be had It the right figger. she will possibly include a towel raclj and a .sbap dish in her improvement.s. the boarders which hear down upon every wage- earner are not only continuous but they are everywhere one turns. Prom the. time one ^lunps out of bed in the morning from between sheets that are taxed at four cents the pound, the burden never lets up. On hosiery, shirts, slioes and clothes you paid a tax of approximately 20 ■per cent. For example, th^ are 63 taxes on a suit of clothe^ ^ that on a $35 suit there is a^qx ^ $6.86. You sit down to eat~aO<I once again the tax collect<^re In uninvited gnest. There are 58 taxes,on bread. 38 taxes down stairs will have the same'pj*ivi-[^^ft_me*t, 32 taxes on canned food, 45 leges as them upstairs. taxes on sugar, one and a half cents the f^r and wall will be oilcloth that emma-tqtes tiles and it*can be wiped off without hurting it. a mat will be put on'the floor so’s bather* on a quart of, milk.’^ or a^lax assess ment of ovtr 20 per cent of the coat of all the food yon eat. Your silver ware, linens, dishes and other houae- hold aPPHences each has the mi^ of VACATION (Si It is estimated that each week botw’een now and Labor Day, 6,000,000 people, 5*T of this country’s population. Will be on vacation. Thik does not include those who take weekend trips. Our organization, through as-' -^ociations with other mortuaT establishments, renders a' coun try-wide service. Ours is i vigii- lapt service extending through every hour of every ■ day and night. \ Our experienced advice helps each {tsmily keep funeral ex penses withui its means. D€TklBBL£ CD t'^SJLfiNCE StPVlC! -PhONE 94 161 DRESSES — — — REPRICED FOR QUICK CLOSE-OUT! This Season’s Styles and Fabrics! 28 Dr^es. $3*44 51 Dresses. $2.44 82 DresseS ). $144 FENNEY'S I. c. eaaan eeMaaar, teMiMatae CUNTON, s. a / •6 » \