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’“f y' i-“- / PAGE point THE CUNTON CHRONICLR CLINTON. 8. C THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1937 r (Utfp (dluttiin OltpronirU EstabUabcd tMO WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publisher Published Etery Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Ont' Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cent.s; 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 lettor.s of general iwtepe.st whit’^iliey*' are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible fqr the views or opinions of its correspondents. It: Nobody^s Business By Gee MeGee Church Affain the ladies aid hell its yionthly meet-|^<» ‘^eir pupils. I ing at the pallatial home of hon. jhon ^ [skinner on main street last friday p. I m. at 4 o’clock in the afteimoon and a large attendance was on hands to enjoy the refreshment.s ansoforth. t mrs. .^ki.nner has the repper-tation of .oerving wdlid /(Mxis a.s well a.s dellica- cies, and that’s why evveirbtsldy iurns t4)Ut at her house The govemm^jit has broken up a' DR. STl”rTS SKRACH-NO-MOR new inheritance ,swindie in which the 3e-niuiatr Itch TreaUacat. Oaly promoters were the only bepeficiaries. applkataoa acccaaary Na grease; ao Bless; BO sailed dathiag or- bed liaea. Vanishing era note: Salt-Lake Ci!ty\\o tiae lost froa arh^. At good teacher,-s will no longer be allied di^agstores everywhere. ' YOl'NG*S PHARM.ACY ' notice: » — Gift Problei Why not solve your b> giving Biagazines? 1 have some Special Gift Offers. JAMES W. CALDWELL Call 38 vA CI.I.VTO.N, S. ( .. TIICKSDAV. DKCK.VIHEK 9. 19.17 l.rrTLK HKAI.TH SKAI.S ' Christmas 'oai.s an* now on .sale' »verywhon* in .Anirrica. Th»*y co.st aj Cl nt apiiH-i*. No Chris* rna.'i letter orj package i.i really coini»lete ijnl<*8s itj i»t«ione oi more af,.thi*.se evidences^ of the >.«*iider’s contribution to a great Iihilanthropy having a.^ il.s puriiose the reducing of tuberculo.'^is nior- talitv. I the followcring dui - were paid: ? mrs. hoi.*<0111 m<M>re, clO; inr.*?. tom head, 1 rooster to be delivered*on the night of the church oyster supper, mrs. art .square, I pound cake without icing, mrs. hadd lark, c.». two papers were lead by the |»roa.sident and .she 4JVYaii encored once or twice enduring same, her .subject wa.s: has japjian a right to take over chinua, if !»o, whx not? .•^AM V ( I Whoi voi the *” in 1hi.'^ day i.nci** n.iiiit y. id« r ti*"!! d a i< i.ne mail. 1 ..y- i;i Uir. I id t I . d t bt* of I) M no ,Al.S AI.W AV.S ogotten man may be experiipeiitation aii.t cei-liiinly caniiot be Saiit.'i (Mails, 'rhere IS ii iiieinbered /•very turn would Ik* timely—‘*Why in the'’ name of .<«>und rea.Honing .should' .South Carolina be called . uiKiri to! e<*onomize in its government if thoj ^ great extravaganei* in Washington i.Sj y pianno solo wa.s s*jng by' mis.s jen-‘ to continue, if we are still to havejnj,. veeve smith, our afficient schiK)! an unhatancprl budget through high | prfpj(.{p|p_ voice w'as rather]' hoar.'f onner count of a bad cold which party sjiending anil plunging of the coun try deeper and deeper into debt. The governor should be consi.stent. If ts-oiuituju iw. Ui.’uei'Sary (and it-i.s)! vlre-ss without Hli*eves, tn the .State Mouse at (’olumhia, then' strop to hold it iqi with. - ..j it is ecpmlly essentia! that such meth-jverry masculine to her audience ari- ods be practiced mrder the national | siiforth. it wa.s :"in the evening by she .ketchisl last week at a when -he wore a low-nake ami only 1 she soundisl lome- ill 'Washington'. -'+lhe imsm-iight ifs a-singing.” w V' ib ii I'V may .V‘"ing“'1eis ,„ih.c: not be w bat lie IIIK (O.S'I In llie first the paymeiil' OF mni’ ItKI.IKF months of cm hear them da^ 1 i: I .1 \ - : ' jii • , , ' I lit iiappia* .1 let tliat us he ire) 1)11* it isjf deial, state will be on bis ' I 11 than in the eorre- pi,.ii »!;iig faitli and joy' -ponding periml of Ilttb, the S<s‘ial ' ub.i'ii t !ie,tim<*. for bi.^; .’'ecurity Hoard reports, 'rhe total of .. i*>d on leeembei J.'sh. i.'iieli payments is still high enough, • fuimiyg^ to a bit more Hum a billion .SI’ENDINO roit HOO’/li land a half dollars, or over $177,0<bl,* South ( arolina the past y<‘ai .spent | ()(»() a month. 'I'be lowest month in td.l 7 t.'iTtttKl for legal liquor. This, two yi*urs wa.s .Se|)teml>i*r, 1917, when ^ mr.-'. early bird, the 'ecker-teny, C repofted that a |)!an was on feetj to needy person^ from) to rai'-e a .xniHs ba-ket fur the furrin and local tax funds was j ,„j <vi(»n-nee»iy who is at home .suffer-* ess than in the eorre-ij|,g w ith a furloiTgb f?:om brazill. it i ; - ..It ;*.\<'i'0!^ ' i)f $*').• 1 ; for I'vciy man, • in: Ill an i ,'ii ! ii 1 till* Mtati* Thi* 1 * ■ (• •ipi'a 1 nr cha-i* in Lauri'tis conn- t\ 1' i*-’)..-) t . Wiifti t hi * stato’s Ii'gal wim ami It < r 'all > art* aili li‘(l to its huge . if |U(*. bill. wi* havi *• the staggoring t( .*;i! of $1 s.l71.r.7() pllll I’oi alco- h *'ic lii|llnt ri*|Mi sonting appmxi- .,t. y om* 1 hi III of ihi* combiiii *(J in-j \ • 11 ■ of thi >t ati*’^ major crops , cot- was voted to let her rai-e fumLs for Ibis purpose outside of the member- ■ship of the ladii s aid, a it alreddy' has more than it can say grace over.] he will except annything of value from annylMaldy regardless of race,] color, religion or previous plight oft servituile. the l(K*al liildgit the relief <)i»tlay was 1.59 millions. These figures include wages, paid to U’l*.'\ workers, siihsistence gnmUs under the Farm .Security .Administra tion, old-age assistance to the blind, aid to defiendent children, old age leii.-iflii.; to nearly a million and a half ag.sl men and women. amiatatei"r preecher s sallery for* wa.- no rnonney and there this in condition of the church. received a.s information.* is now in the .trea-ssure,i ■ is not much out.side of same, community, .some mention' ami i ( ever t 1. and Lubaccxr/- . Hut this is only a dollars and cents estimate of the ex|)ense. It is only u fniction of the cost of liegrading the s.tate along with the nation. Is it too much to hope that mankind some day will come to its senses to realize that' you cannot weigh dollars again.st ciiTiif, heart-aches and wasted lives. and local relief |)ayment.s to everyone unahle to earn a living. The total for Lhe year, at that rate, W’ill run about ftvr(T“tlTi)Trsaml million iToTlarrs~"Tf ]^u July and august hut nolKxidy seemed /^evroUeT .. -I pw asiis . /Check Chevrolet's low gas consumjstion /Check Chevrolet's low oil consumption••• C /Check Chevrolet's low upkeep costs /Then check the many exclusive features of THE CAR THAT IS COMPLETE and you'll know "Oou'/Zbe AHEAD with a CHEVROLET!" A the ( Hlil.STMAS CITY 'A m n till* colorful celcluation is •R < \ . Kriiiay. Clinton will have lH*en : ..11 foim.'tl into a lovely (Miristmas ,c,', to add to the plea , ‘i«* nt of our people da' , \ -ea-on. can comprehend .such ciphers. 'Fhese figures reveal that Uncle Sam certainly takes goml care of his dependent nephews and nieces. ’Fhe question in everylrody’s mind is how long he can keep it up on the pres to know what same, and the the side-hoarxl. to -sa.v in reganLs to motion was tabled on after .sevveral short talks on va-l rious .subjiTts of no ini|H>rtanee, thej pre.*i.sident stomi up and sung a song I Iby herself which wa.s entitlini: "shall! |i laml on that iM'autiful short'.” shej i took voice hack yonder in the 20s, Clinton, S. C. 1 ent sJ^e-....|Mob«Kly wants anyhinly in j hut it has .sunk down some since then, i Amerieit 4o starve. VVe have never i anti she i-oiild not keep it tuniHl to] the accemjtuniment of the organ, af-i ter there wa.s nothing else to eat on nin dui ing let anybody starve, if we knew it. I.ong Ix'fore the federal government went into the [ihilanthropic enter prises in which it is now engagisl, and en-'^^**'’*^** and puldic imiivhiimls and or- fhi S talk about, the meeting adjourned. \ vv ;’i;it a holid iy apjieuiance has ^rnnireil charities sow to it that no- Ihxly in theio re.s|)ective communities was allowed to suffer for the ni'ces- Flat Kwk Dumhies time.s must he gidting hariler. there has not iH'en a single new filling .sitation built in flat riK*k during the' the i Sunday h..M r.ikeii on. < l.i.lon im-icha.its are!^''*'’^ ’*tati'S; 10 day.s. f... ti... v..i..,i.i.. .....I .,...v..,had taken upon thennelves responsi bility I’oi maintainiiig the needy ob jieople in eoinfoit. l»iit when the gov-1 ciiimiiit took the Tt.'ld, Individual am eommuiiily charity was largely killed. .Most of liie ciiticism of the pres- V I'll tlic Viilelidc and to >ervej tb« im.Ning public. Mere you ma.v! i'»inpb't'‘ line of lioliday goyils and a c •urt« ou --ales force ready to >«r.) then cii-tomers. •\ good 'I'og.ui Tor all to adojit . ' I be. “Oo your do If early c: ll-b. Mi ll -'to. k tove which fell down last at leholHT church enduring Im»s henn set hack in place with 1 legs under it iivsteud of 2 legs and 1 brick as in the-past. the sermont be. bom*.” ami !a l•ullu:( sbop|iiiig to avoid wide you vai ieiv r i:' iv : TTU!'.<‘ '!o. I\-. a and olil favorites, and a .ir-mTn'Tr'lbiif' wilT please. an -of rrrxr -ei vice at '*'i'l relief system is Uised ii|M)n the, •'*1’><•;*d and wen-foundi*d su.spicion.*^ as-[that (loliticians are being lienefittiHl even more than the }M>or. and tdmt mi.ss jennie viwe sinnh, our ficient ^ss'holl principle, who has (ill with bad tonsils and a sore , nix, is up and alumt again and names of returned back to her classes with A^ EU 4H.dF M TKANFI^ .\ uiio'.mccincHl is made bv the relief rolls contain the liiiuiVy who ^li'e iiiK "realTy^ In” need, and risUfTanheT bn" her nslte atld Thtst. the feeling that it i.s not the duty of Avholr t iT proVide tu xu - lies as well as niressities for the .Ituulr.v is j:rc-er.unpn!l> fhe fa\or^ nif f r Christmas because uood jewelry lasts fureviT and tFt‘“i<htd rr.are b\ its wearer everv year thrtiugih life. Yet in our large anil \aric;' .sleek there are appropriate gif - .f jcwchy within every,person's budget, (dor mtHTc on the p'tcka:':e means somethin^ Lv e^ery gift jpver and receiver . . . our Ill.’IT ('hristaias (lift displays are raody f.r vniir rhnmiginy IS maiie ny Chief Molland of ;bc city police department,j |>oor. Truth is, the relief busihess has that the .'hooting of fireworks of all j become a political racket. .—- kind- on the 'treets and in the busi-j ,.\|| fact.s al>out relief costs and nev- scs'tion will In* [uohibitinl dur- who In'iiefits by relief expenditurt's mr, and—mrs. U'rl skitmer. twm-of our oldest eitizbns, have benn turned down by thi' local Imard for old-age' ing the ( hri'tmas season. Such a de- ci'ion wc are sure meets with the gim -ral approx .il of the pul»lic. Now* th;;* ' ich warnings have been sound ed. the ruling shoubi In* enforced ought to .s.h(>uld be be public property. There no swrivy in public busi- pensions onnor count be gets a eivvil war |H*nsion and she has a marriinf darter who nm.s a beauty parlow. the fruit-'-triH' agent, who has his eyes on a certain mnWIe-ag^l young how up 11 all alike without excejition, andjtbeir money is spent. When such in- \itdatoi> punisdicd by tine. .formation is sought as to relief spending the abi'cwhirian chief.s in ness, national, .state, country, niunici- lady in flat ix>ck. is hack in town fo>r pal or schiKil. The pinrple who foot I a few days, he seems to have more the bill have a right to know The practice of di.scharging fire- wo.k' on the 'treets w'here there is inm h congestion during the pre- Chn-imas pcrunl is extremely dan- gtrou-s,—a hazard—to—4fe—and .limh,- and a source of irritation 'to shop- .su.spicion a-s pel-', cspecudly^dadie- ami little chil-1agency which Harry Hopkins insists tfmv -Tben the ho!iday^i*as4m hasi rnttst .be made a permanent citpemii- Washington tell the people that their ri'coi'ils are none of the public’s busi ness. Is there any wonder, therefore, that there ts so much criticism and regards this spending intru.st in the .said lady than he has in selling his wan*st. she give him back his dmmont last year, but is wearing it again at present. the c. i. o. oggan-nizer who haa benn working in the flat rock com- mwnity has left town onner count of| nightman* on account of jture levied against the people inccs.saut shooting ivery conceivable form of taxation. cX|di>sives has l>e-; - ■ imconic a the noi't*. Such mr tTu* 'treets oi conn* a nui-ancc. The [iractice should hav«* tH-eii stopped long ago. and now that we have a warning from the city, wi* hope 'Oincthing is really go ing to be done atnnit ft. in DoiTitOUGH the k.k.k. she found a white robe and a mask in her bed-room Ia.**t week with a suggestion rote on same as followers: “you might as well move on. or else, when we need you we will send for jtiu. she has g»»ne with the wind and a unpaid hoard bill. ' STKA.NtiF ItKASONINt; . (lOVenior .Krlinston tells the budget ! commi-ssinn m (’olumbia that econo my should l>i* practicisl in prejrju'ing the appibprTati.m hill for the i*oming year. The governor is dead right and vTe hearti!y-endo>-se what he ha.s said and h(q>e that it is not mere political talk. Bui isn’t such a declaration i-ather strange and questionable com-1 ing f^om one who with pride Ixiasts ’ that he h a IlMt-per cenU^Vw Healer' and supporter of the I>enuK*ratic (so-j 'called) administration now in power. i How can 'he tell South Carolina in one ■ breath to be economical when he has,' and still champions an unpii*cedenteil spending org>’ on the pai1 of the feil- eral government which has broken the world record in waste and ex travagance. .And it should be remem bered that these incomparable taxes being piled up do not represent the spending of the New Deal crowd, but the funds of all the people. The governor's answer to thfs ques- fis. evei-hoildy xmus. tha they are able meaning that getting ready for they are doing all to do financially, they are waiting for dsk for MENTHO-MUISION IF IT FAIl^ TO STOP-YOUR COUGH DUE TO COLDS ASK FOR YOUjl MONEY BACK only 69f SMITH’S PHARMACY it to come, sandy claws wont need much of a sleil to fetch what is be- j ing expected, in fact, he mought 'Send his package by parcels post thisi time, there rs barely enough cash, in sight and on hands to buy the ' nece»sa.r>' hooze much less other stuff.' I yores tnilie, i mike lark, rfd, I iHirry spondent. .Clinton Finance Co., Inc. Auto Financing Fire Insurance OIBce: JACOBS & CO. BLDG. Dr. Felder &nith of DBS. SMITH & SMITH OPTOMETRISTS Specialist In Eye Examinations OiBce Honrs 8 to 6 Dsilj Phone 29-W for Appointment Ginton, S. C SPARKLING NEW GIFT IDEAS CII-TS TO BE TKE.VSI'RED EOR A LIFETIME FOR HER—Ixickets and Crosses. I'endanLs. Wrist .Watches — whether you wish to spend $3.00 or T-V. Genuine Gut Diamonds in solid ^old mountings as !ow as $5.00 and as high as vou wish P»> - Ask to see our unusual Diamond Dinner Rings from $9.75 up. Bracelets. Bar Pins. Rings, ( igarette Ca-ses. Lighters. Bridal matched. $9.75 up. Fountain Pens. Set START YOUR SILVER NOW ADD TO IT L.ATER ^teMing Silver Goblets, special. $5.00. Water Pitcher, Sherbets Sugar and Grenai. Vases. Candle Slicks. Juices—this is the Christ- aias-ta atart year ailver and mid to it on birthday s and aimtVCT^ sarics. Gifts of Silver mean a lifetime of pleasui^ and are gifts- that bring happing every day in the vear. THREE OPEN STOCK PATTERNS Goblets, Ice Teas, Sherbets. Cocktails, Finger Bowls. Plates. Juices. Salad CHINA You will be able to make your selection from our beautiful and varied open slock patterns in China. Priced to suit vour pocketbook. FOR HIM AND WHAT HE WILL APPRECIATE Wrist Watches. Rings. Pocket Hatches. Combination Cigarette Cns^a^lighters. Fountain Pen Sets, Tie Sets,.Military Sets. TWIing Sets. BeH Buckle Sets, Bill Folds, Key Rings, W atch Chains. $5 to $10 allowed on your old Watch in exchange for a new- one. A Small Deposit WiB HoU Any Article Until Wanted. FRONTIS JEWELRY STORE Open Evoiings CLINTON. S. C. I’HONE no. 40 *0. ■ - ' ■ { I • S.4- ’ S-r;:. *''■ ..t'l . 'I.^.