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PAGE FQim • -V • ' » - THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CUNTON/B. <X V' ,v« /■ / ./ '' 'V 'l■ I- THURSDAY. AUGUSTAS, 1937 --V ilfr (Ulmton (EliranirU V. EsUbliaicd 1900 'WILSON Wy HAERIS, Editor and l*ubU»b6r ' Published Erery Thuredey By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Gne^ Year |1.60; Six Months 75 cents; 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 suggestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications wiU not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Nobodjr’s Busing ^ By Gee McGcc With the Press They Got the Bacon Slmdrr IUm> Ftm* Ftal Rock “cotton Onner count of the l»t bi* conflo. |'K nol-corry.T^pomt. 'the Southern senators caused him tO gration in flat rock, the citty coun-, • ,. . «11 h» added 2 more waiter bucket.Iprc.um and , gardin* hOM to the fir. depart-1 “"‘V, •>" ''' '» ment. thi. wa. done only after a per-1 tition wa. circulated amongst The S"’'* taxpayer., they then got a-skeered |« "Ot a 10 Oj^r center but.he is com- mg home with the bacon.—The News of their jobs and come acrost. the, garding hose wont do anny good ex-, copt at dr. hubbert green’s ressidence, who has wattcr connections. ! ClalNTON,, S. C.. ’THURSDAY. AUGUST 19, 19.17 THE DANtJER OF GREED The head of pne of the country’s large.^t high .school.^ recently said that the principal thing the matter with our .'iticial and economic order today is an exce.ss of greed. He and Courier. Tim* For Thought | Its congressional sponsors now de- mi.ss Jennie veeve .smith, our affi-!^^*|^* that the wages and hours bill is| cient .scholl principle, ha.s returned unlikely to be '^nacted at this se.ssion.. back from the ocean fcwach where she^T^* temporary* burial of the bill inj went to get her hide tanned, it is reassuring. It may lead dark brown, but is white w'here thej^® that mature consideration and de-j strops which hell her bathing suit on|^*^* which the measure cot^d other- went over the top of her shoulders.!^** not possibly have received. The she did not go in the watter ®nd hours bill wooild affect di me end of the nation to the other, it | amount to annything, as she do not'r^^^ly the fortui^s ^rhaps of mil-j .should be heralded as real new.s to I swim, she set in the sand most of the *'®'’s ®^ workers, and indirectly the. ./ learn of a public project that is not; time financed at the expense of the tax-1 payer. Such a thing actually happened i ®®'' ■'’®tioll boired almo.st lost th^e recently.in an Oregon town when it,-^^rvices of miss .sallie veeve .smith, j . g- warn.-,I . larg. gathartug'of li.ten-I'l^-licate.l a now community ho.pitalt''"- "nlytw'" "i’tar of '"'.a JennieI.mailer and weaker firm., on wainul a large gatntnng oi listen | r,,,h!ip ftm,u The'^feve, who .she has assisted in teech-|Co.st of living, on the industrial <*rs that young people must he taught‘tnout the aid oi public funds, the wf' s ■■ | hu*i>ital.’ ■ economic future of every American. Before such a bill is passed, we must consider far more closely than we have yet done its possible effect on i the. bal-* !'ht' ilangpi” •mm* Tfet the money,without regard to 1a gift of one of,.-^ pio- how it is got, seams to be the motto!®®®'' resident.s, plus dojiationstrrfrom ''^® wMi.®f*. *^®.fween sections and on ourl f^(*d 4.$ per month more at -cedar^ P^>sttfoh ’m^worlff frade. We'-piluit ih- lane than flat rock had offered, the ‘tuire to what extent it is likely to of an increasingly large, number of men and wAtmeii. both young and old. <iet, gel, get is the slogan of this many other citizens. It is indeed refreshing to redd of a community supplying its needs, what ever they may he, through self ir^ia-i local bored met the advance and now, throw out of employment the very ’ everthing is verry^quiet at the board- persons it is designed to help; to ing house. - jwhat extent it may permanently in-! rr-ease the re4ief rolls and the diffi^ \vher» loy<‘ of money is the root of,all evil. Not money itself, hut the love and woi'hip of money.~An<t^e only pbs- time 'r “ '• > n, i..., . . dr. will buncke.^^^^^d cow-ropractorlt.uitjt.^ (,f balancing the budget. We' con-! hich it I hether ve^ ” - — - me type of administrative con-i masher and 2 leg stretchers, it willj^rol that it sets up. Such questions . tkae lots of room for his t*<|ui,pment. ..ap„ot adequately*^ be answered by ^ e\ei.\ man can see what niueh less his 2 settees and :i rocking debate afone. The co-un-' ^ nappening. chairs m his auntie room where his as a whole mu.st have an oppor-V ®/ ^Ijj^iimtienoe^wnn nvs^aneiL^^^ to debate and study them tW- JH^wiUingne.ss of so nianVff„,. over thing, he -moWtTT have- individuals and communities to I"*®’! build ' l>erize themselves—to stand in line a^s i ^ j ^ “gimme hoys” seeking a hand-out that' Judd skinner finally at last proved | "®®'’ eihle-imFrect ive to the tendency to put money above everything else is to change our nu'thoil of teaching youth, .so tliat thev will learn that it is posrjmade without exinoise to that He was ♦»♦> yr. bid last week at Sible to live happily w'llbout much j _ |l o’clock .and he will get his old .age money - even Inore hajipily,-foi' most ^ Ijiension. he had to get sevveral af- pt'ople,''than if they had money. oLighly. That* opportunity now seems likely to be granted.—The .New York .\N I'NE.MIT.OVMENT ( E.NSIJS The rnit(‘d States senate has ap- WM.AT IJs KDl'C'VTION ? j proved at a.cost of from four to five W hat IS education? .A><k that (pies-1 million dollars, a census bf unem- tio’i and you get ..thousands of varied.| ployment to' be completed by April an.sweis and definTtions, both conser- 1st of next year. It is expected that the house will concur without delay in this attempt to get an accurate) foi th. report- of both (employment and unem- vative and extreme. K<lucation consists in learning‘to deal w+4h realities, that 1s to say, ■w ith pi.'ople, tkbjecls and events. It Is j ployment in the nation, a matter -of inifting awaV childish | Wliy hasiiT such a census been| tilings, uf discovering that events domade long ago, millions have asked, no* n'-poinl to ni(‘re words or un-|if eondilioiis are half as bad as Harry I ebei ked enthu>ia-.m, ami Ibat the'i Hi>i>kins oT tlu* WH.X bus pictured , wo 111 i' not in us but that we ar(*|tbem in defetrse of his demand in the world. Ijiension. He had I ferdavits, from different folks whi) knew him after he was horned, and they all certy-fide to t’di years old in bis Itehaff. it will be a great help to his 2 sons who can't find a job no- wheres (‘xcept in the pool room where they play to pass off the time anso- Laurens Schools Open Sept. 6 ii Aj^uin Headed By C. K. Wrijfht As Superintendent. Three Ad ditions To Staff. i j Lauren.*}, Aug. M. — ^supt. ('. K.^ ^ I Wright has announced that the 1237-^ the weather has benn veny dry in^3H sessiuti t'f the Laurens citv .schools our community for some time, but itjwdi begin on Monday, .Nefit. <>. j is to b(* hoped that it will rain by ’ .^^me time he announced the time thi.^ peace goes to press, no (bree additions to the teaching staff) snakes have la-nn kille.i to halig up;,,jj- tb,. ^.bitf .m-hools, all,.of whom for I ®'® '®'''.V >kace at this liting. [,(■ sauj, hear .jtrong testimonials asl pt'rson- eiilaigi'd funds and his advoeaey of|*^^'*''* nothing in oui gaidings biKi(,, cbnacter, ‘chidarship and ^lo-t of us live m a world of “wish-1 inak ing relief a permatu'tit funct inn : the.\ cant scintih ®" ality. One of them, C. .M. .'smith, dr.,, ful hoping anti thinkiiig.’’ WC’d like ^of ; tlie' gtiveninieiit ? Hopkins stay.s^to (-xist on. It inought be that ',,}- Kinards, NewlaMry county, he sai.l,i to be U(*allhy, or powerful, or .suc-'lhat the WIV\ d-oC' not iieeil^tbe c(‘ii-“’'" d"’"th is cau-ed h.\ nobodd.v , ^^.||| (ja^e cluuge of the glee clubs foL to"xarry im it^ iTtief^ pro.grMh.|''i’^ ’*'® l"®®®Hi‘i. | }•,,,■ i^tth boy.s and girls of the high* Isehool level and will, give a limited. iti"xarry (oi ns reuei pi popularity, or something . else. WC'aihl then he makes the additional wo sluuild lo if w-e j'moiueiit that at present no govern- aiiil in oiuiiietillV success-* ini-iil-agciii'V has eoiiipb'te iiifoi luation ^ * * * ' . I of pei'.'onsj the r'nitedj Hia: tiny oijy uiust take if he or she .'states. I i 'o .rttiin sui-ce.'S. Kdui-atioii ought! .'such dit.im of what Hr i,- I i ll I'oJ. Ini! \\i- tire not w-illing to take cniicerniiig-’ the mimi»er all I in iiouble tind w-orry on oui -elves . w'ithout em|doymcnL in yores trulie, mike lairk, rfd, eorry spoinlent. a census should htive O-u-c-h-I • While the wife jind the kni away fnnn home on vactition. titni* to the boy - and gills j of the junior high .school level. .Mr. .Smith, who will teach history In the high .school iis an .-A. -H. and s afe I i“ut Kfi'duate of Newberry' col- . , alxnit and tibout. but mostlv at a eer-11*’*"^*’ hidds tin . .M. ,\. degiee in to tftu li • youth, il nothing else that made nioiiths tigo w hen the relie! place Being on diet' I do not | L'om Harvard univer.sity. , it lU'iddein wtis far more iicute than ail - work' is honoiable and that .should woik for what it gets. inow. But l-lmt Avas ejixtion time and 'Poo .many young people gntw up, the politjejiJ,. powers tlurt be put .Miss Leurenc Yarborough, of Spa:’- Ihese tlays ft'iding that the w-orld • • huinlis down on the proposal o-wr.' them a living. 'Phe government I the alibi that the i'i‘sults w-ould iindertake to handle hut 2 meals p«sri — - , ~ ^ day, viz; ;hreakfasi at 7::30. and •county, will have charge of .lunch-dinner at 1:30. j a fifth grade section. .SheisanAF.i "ith *. • jgrailuate of I.ander college and for' not' 'Poday I seUxted from a muchly the past five years has taught in the, I- helping spread this falsi 'Prut.h is, tile w.irl.'l owes nobody a I" idc j*d) is now to he undertaken at J>,.autiful Ttxnrg;—h ot wltTit We get W'e should I Phr instigat ion of rongrr.ss,—thrsi theory. i.i®''tify the cost. .-As the lug nation-' varied menu the following to wit: ait’alhoun Falls schoiols. wliat We get We give a commensurate return in labor MOestions oi 'l l v ice of one soit or another. blond waitress with blue congiu.ss, thuseii.ycs and everj'lhiilg; ntxt camo com should he clearly defincii |„uie, pi'mento, potatoes, butter, tea. and understood hv those who are to i compile the information stitutes unemployment ? -what cyn- What per-' peas, and hurbecucsl hash'. ANE ARK ALL BKINt; SOAKED Piveiy man, woman and child in thciccntage of those out of work are ein- llnited States has a share of $‘2K1.P)3 jployahle ? There have always been in the national didit as of .lune 30,!several million persons who for va-'^Io»rks flew- off my fork. That was 1037, ami of :^ J30.3'.t m the nation’s' rieil reasons do not work. They have enough to let me know that that gros.s jmhlic debt. Since these fig-) never belonged to the iires were releax'd a few weeks ago,! group, regardless of busines .Miss Gladys Garrett, of Belton, w luv will havp-('frargirof a third r .section, is an honor graduate of this| year’s class at VVinthrop college. She is one of the nine/ young women who did exchange teaching in the city schools last April. Everyrhing wa.-' fine, including the waitress. .As soon as I touched that Ivarbecued hash, T noticed a few NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS meetint; .-nipjoyed ha»h wax hot. ami .-..a it hot! (I ha,i|,^ Aaa«ci.tio« ss condi- already observed that it had red and' On Dec, 31, I'.Kli), your share as an ihdividual in the national debt was ^rj'.hPth, The Hoover and Roosevelt adfuini.'it rat ions w hich have follow ed since, then have increased it to 1.1)3. For the past seven years, the fed- eial govemmeiU ha.s sjMuit two dollars foi- every mu* il has taken in. Treas- The waitress stood righr over me, the national delit has further in-| liotM. Since strikes, .sit-down exhi-- Wack dust .s{>rink1eil all over it), creased hy'multiplied millions, which hition.s and confiscatinig of private mean.s that these per capita figures fiave mounted still higher with not the slightest indication of a budget- idle of their own choosing. There are balancing. part-time employes who have no right to he classified as unemployed. It Notice is hereby given of the four teenth Annual Stockholders Meeting j of the Clinton Building and Ixian As- sociatioin of Clinton, S. C., to be held propei’ty have become so fa-shumalile, , . there are thousands more who are, ’ ^®**’^* ^ ^ ^®,®®®'* ,»« Thvir*<t«v viontonvKar Onu itvi- plain about the hash being too hot|®*' Thursday, Septenvber ..nd, liKli, at for consumption, much less typhoid ^^® o^fic® of Jacobs A fever. I couldn’t possibly afford- to C ompany, Inc., Clinton, S. C. All hurt her feelings. She weighs 118, will not be enough, therefore, for, these census canvassers to simply’ has a Follies figure, painted around asking people if th®y are em-' cutest hands, ployed or not. In presenting unemployment fig- uf-es for the. nation, there have been great di.'Acrepaneies. There has been a wide gap between the figures of Hop- ury figures show federal » rixeipts! kins, t.he National Industrial Confer- dunng this jienod to he :f23,()0'2,000,-1 etice Board, and the Amtuican F'eder- ()(►(' against expemlilures of $4.'),Sr)l,-jation of TxaUir. The mixing of relief IXKi.OOO. .And while we arc being told land poTitics by the fecleral govern- from Wa.shmglon that the national iiK-yjme ha.s increased, which state ment i> true, the fact remains that under the wild spending orgy we are I forked in a bite of the hash, and immediately grabbed a gulp of iced tea. I began to she<I large, over-sized tears. She asketl me Who was dead and' I told her “my grandma.” She really is dead, 1S85. I have got plenty of table manners. I knew' I’d have to eat that hash regardless. The first time I wii>ed my mouth, shareholders present. are requested to be 25.2c W. J. BAILEY. . President. Wm. P. JACOBS, Secretary-Treasurer. the napkin caught on fire. I took a mcnl has nccounteil to a large eictent, for these conflicfrng estimates which havi^'*(Iiffered by a million and more. Lswag of iceil tea immediately after | Such a census as now proposed, if I each mouthful of hash. In less than witnessMig, government spending ini honestly conducted, will show actual {3 minutes, the iced tea in the glass the pa>t four years has proceeded at j conditions that exist, and furnish, was boiling. Now, doq’t misunder- such a pace that our total national, complete and accurate infonnation stand me: the hash was not hot from debt today has exceeded the $3ri,()0(),-1 {H'ntaining to the present unemploy- fire heat; it was something else. ttOO.OhO mark, if you have the slight- inent problem which wo believe has en conception of what such stagger ing figure.® mean. Will such wasteful practices ever end? How much longer will taxpay ers be soaked m order that, this aquandeiing of their money may con tinue unabatetl ? How much longer «re we to hear deceptive Washington talk about economy with nothitYg be ing done ai>out it? ^ ^— - THIS IS REAL NEWS The federal government’s policy the past several years of seeking ways, and approving p/ojects of every con- ceivi^le kind for the spending of 'money,"TDts .encouraged towns, cities, states and individuals to stand with eutstretched hands begging for pub- lie funds under the guise of e^ef-, genoyi^— ^ ' « This practice having spread from been magnified and exaggeratetl. * batever the cook put into that. There are forty-five thousand per- must have been a pepper sons, children and adults, in Laurens times hotter than cayenne. And county. It would be interesting to other^ pepper 50 times know'A how- many of the latter, compe- ^tter than cajenne, he emptied 2 tent, worthy and really desirous fori^^*^'^ that stuff into the mixture, work-are now out of employment. AVe know that the number is far'*^’''* smaller than Mr. Hopkins would have!“enjoying” her delici- us believe, and what applies in this'T/‘'u‘^'J’'" stay off ! section is doubtlesw a p p 1 i c a’b I e ^ esppcvHy when throughout the country. i co»®bined with a pretty girl who is pos.se.s.sed of “it,” and can’t be ! talked back at, and seasoned with jieppers that are ’hotter than tamales and brimstone combined. COLUMBI THE OBM^r OrTHE1 W. J. BENJAMIN SERVICE STATION Standard Products .Can W.auMi. ind .Grcaaad Yo«r Buaineaa Appredatad NOTICE Why not keep y<mr money at home by giving your magaxine aubscrip- tioiiui'"'to—' ■' JAMES W. 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