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/ ./ t. ‘ ^9 'fcS.’Txr* f- I PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CL1NT0N> S. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938 (Slinton (EtirnnirU BsUbUskcd im WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor ud Publisher Published Everj Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advanee): One Year |1.&0; Six Months 76 ceiits; Three Months 60 eente Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Poet Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the coo^wratron of its subecribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise sugir^ions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of genend interest when they 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. Nobody's Business Bj Gee McGee only 369,614.00^ more money than he did. of course, mr. square eould of done better had he of worked at some extry jobs at night, his income I tax return will show details and sir 'taxes. Who Said Hard Times? Folks have been talking hard times our poleesman ran a close secohtf I so much here of late, I have been ^ ballancing up everthing, he had I reminiscing to some extent, and have|^° *• knut-iOn of gen. motors. for you to make, a return. If not con venient to -come to Auditor’s office in Court House, please meet me at one of the above places. S. R. DORROH, tf Auditor, Laurens County. After that wild terious Montague golf has match, every Mys right j RUBBER STAMPS—24-hoiir All aiaas and types. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING Ca to a legal complaint that he has been s ^Miaaiisovsss^ w crvrissv vawsswi sssim Arr\ e/\rv /wva m \ • **( called to mind certain conditions that j 459,1M.00$, less to account jp jeonardv twice _ . . , L , L . '.u,. than mr kniit.ann ha/^ thi. « , jeoparoy twice. existed when I was a boy that considered ’’normal” conditions. were! reccord mr. knut-son had. this is a I reccord for a man that newer even owned an automobeel. he is work-!. ClotiMs for Men nxtd Boys Yov BosiBcaa Appreciated As alUiude of millinery is steaJ- Our family wa. not con.idcred the''"^ income tax return now poorest famUy in Dark Comer: there, i^dy for were 2 or 3 that lacked a few points (Jnarti^h tlie.. 15..— in the matter of living up to McGee; yore pe- standard, but neither them or us ever, so you see, mr. morgap y. and Pittsburgh are not thaw, n. the only complained about our lot or our hold- inirs Families were few and far be-' wimmen pull mgs. families were rew ana lar oe ansoforth. of I tween in our neighborhood. * Iif i'^***i*T^ i ' ' coarse, the local folks left some mon- ney in their various biznesses to go to the stockholder.^ as divverdends, hiincr /vti tha wilII Fvixrv timp .sallcries come first up north and|^‘”®J; ^count of my acta pnd doings hu^ ^ the wall. Every Dme j, n you Executor of the estate of W. T. body looked into it, they appeared'*" P ‘ f ^ V * C ’ I Wolfe deceased in the office of rhe to be crying. We also had a cheap!*'" no doubt be glad to have th.a ^ wash-aUnd and a feather bed .„d i'"'“'’nation to cheek you^r flat i it n a m a^ oTrtr«me some pillow shams and a straight-1‘y"*”"* '"come taxes by. ^ " ““‘'W' *■ and on the same l»ack chair In that room. It was cer-l . yores trulie, tainly fixed up nice, so we thought. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1938 ° We had a company room: this room had a looking gla.s.s in it thatj ily increa.sing, few shoppes have been willing yet to advertise that they i Ballroom fundamentalsits claim the Big Apple is a fake since no one so far has been able to stem it. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 11th day of February, 1938, I will render a of prisoners out of the penitentiary and boasted that nothing could be done about it. The present law af- fonls an opportunity through political “pull” and other influences, to dii- feat the cause of justice and bring about an unwholesome situation by TAI.K WONT DO IT The politicians “talk” about “co operating” with' business, then turn right around ah3" cuss and fight busi- nt'.xs. They will have to make “peace” with the common citizen inve.stor by con.stractive action in.stead of politi cal hot ail liefore he will put up a I depriving .society of that protection to di'llar in any job-making activity. . j which it i.s entitUnJ. I There are douhtle.ss cases in which executive clemency should be grante<l, but in such instance.s there should Ik- I discretion and the utmost caution. Hut no man should hold the supreme power to hru.sh asi<le verdicts of Ju ries with one stroke of the pen and tear down the work of the courts. 666 Checlu COLDS ' and “ FEVER first day Uqiiid,Tabltto Salve, Noar Drops Try ‘•Rab-My-Tum*’—WorkTt LiniBieiit HEADACHE, M miaatca HOW IT WORKS OUT I One argument against laying up too many of oiir treasures on earth, if| there is any longer such a possibility, is that they do ndt sati.sfy. By the! time tluit a man amasses enough., money to wear expensive clothes he ha- lost what vanity he had in eon-' ruction with a['peaiarice, and when, he gets I,, -111' stage at which no, tTaTRl"Trf fooTt i ■ trr. eX|Tf-nsTVP for bis purse, eit hei; his. aj>|K-tiU^ dige.stion is not what it usini to Ik*. .Something should be done to put an end to this unwholesome situation. IIIK .NKKDKI) LNCRKDIKNT H. ('. |•'or^)e'., noted writer on suh- jeit.s of «sf»iioitrtvSr''an,! finance, hit.“ TMK .\NTF-I.YN( IIINL UII.L Senator E. I). "Smith of this state, as ^'ell as other Southern senators, are flead right m the aggressive and uncom|»romising fight they are wag- ling against the anti-lynching bill The other two rooms in the house had 2''or .3 bt-ds each, plus 2 or 3 trumlle bexia. .No other furniture was nersifHl and de.sir(Hl, as there was no r<K}m for any. We had no mattresses or bed-.springs or |iiilows. We had only enough “kivver” to keep warm. mike Lark, rfd, public accountant. ASSESSOR’S NOTICE The County Auditgr’.^ office i^t Lau- ren.s, S. C., will be open from the 1st day of January to the 20th day of February, 1938, for the purpose of tycoons income taxes by. i , i day will apply for a final di.scharge ■ from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and-required to make payrl ment on or before that date; and air persona having claims against said' e.state will present them on or before i said date, duly proven, or be forever I barred. Uking tax returns for the cnsuingl W’lLLIAM J. BAILEY, but we did lioast of one glass window j yt*ar; and for the transaction of all;2-3-4c Executor. in the house. That’s where we led bu.sines.s pertaining to the office. Forj -_ ■ . the flock; that was the only glass the convenience of taxpayers rKurns | -window in 7 miles of us. 'can he made at the following appoint-: ments throughout the county on dates named below for the purpose of tak-' ing tax returns for^the year 1938: Clinton t!ity;_Wednesday and Thurs-, fast (-very S'unday, hut the wheat thatl.lay, ,Jan. I9th and 20th, 9 a. m. to 4' Dr. Felder &nith of DRS. SMITH & SMITH optomeAhists ““ Specialist In Eye Examinations Office Hoar&r 8 to 6 Daily Phone 29* W for Appointment Clinton, S. C. KverylKhly worked. Everybody ate and enJoy<*<l corn-brea<l and butt<-r- milk. VVe had wheat-bread for bn-ak- the nail .-(piarely on tin- head in a re cent arficle on thi' “Causes and Cure of the l>epres'-i<Hr’ when be said: “VVe posvo.ss |)raclically every Tn- greilierU essential to pros[K*rity ex- cejit one, and that one Is confidence.” lie then added, “Thi.s ingredient can be supplied only by Washington.” His diugimsis is lw4b souml an ! coinect. Hecau.se of its absence we Timv have a reeessimr in business. The country will not b»*-j)ulb*d out of the hole unle-i- business n-covers its con- fid«‘nce and courage. sponsorisl by iJenutor Wagner of New York, and labeU-d as the Wagner-Van went into it wa.s h<»rne-gro\vn. VV’e had- v«-ry few clothes, and I never rt-call wearing a new garment of any kind. Everything was harnii-d down from .lim to John to Hill t^) (iee. When it got to me, it was jiist about thru evoluting. Nuys hill. If th«‘y continue their fili buster and stand by their guns, there is hope that this rotten piwe of leg islation will be defeated. Kk-nalor Smith in an able and clear- thinking attack against the hill ex- pre-isi\s inortificatioh that members of the .senate parading under the flag of the party which has been the S()uTb^ "^flbrr-of -bopek^^^a^ fire by night” would now seek to humiliate th(‘ scH’tion of the country that kept * ~ . j DeiiKK-rutic files burning on the na- l N KM I’LOi M b.N 1 FHiURKS | tional political altar during the long The rts-ent voluntary national un-iyj,.j,.^ Republican rule. His speech < rnjiloyment ct-nsus, the authi-nticity j concluded with a .blast against those suppoi-ting the bill who, he said, are un- of which we doubt, said there 73,227 {M'l'on.s in South Carolina etn ployed. In laiurens county the_£en.sus .states 7, there are 1,29H unempbkytsL It-wouHl b<- inten*sting to know where they are, who they are, and how regularly they have worked for the past ten- year period. We question if there are this many adult people in the county <.>ut of work \vlu» really want or nee<l irr-plnyment. It .should be reniem- bm'd that—tbrr’’ hnx~r nl wny.s be^n a gnat aiiny of people who do not work. If the federal government woubl slop magnifying the um-mploynuMit pioblem, there Would tu' a Steady de cline in the figuies cited. A DKCHAlH.Mi IDEA - i> alw.iys coining for ward piiipo-ing a new organization oi jiil\oi at ing a new idea. Sonu* have nn I It, bill many of them deserve the w^a, •e!i;i>k(‘t. We are already top- ]iri\y’ w itli OI g.uiizations and the !•( op t- ha\e gi own tired of so many n irnn. ntmg an.I exporinieiiting ideas. A new -iigge tioii now is that ev- ei x lxidy be fmpei-pi inted. and that uUv-aJea W evtendeil tr* include school chililieii. Wb'ii we speak of finger-printiiig 4b»-i o 4*;^—le -ini-t->-r—i-mpbeation-sine*^ +ts ii-e i> mainly in the idi’iilification of criminals. When wc are told that every child should be finger-printed, then* is bound to lie an undosirable were lowering themselves to the “dregs and scum of politics in a mis- eralde effort to get Negro votes.” We take it that the anti-lynching hill i.s an administration measure, since the presnlent has not uttered a word of opposition to it. When the l.bill showed its head more than three I years ago, he could have killtnl it hml I he so desiciMl through a conferenw with New Deal senate leaders. But publicly has he smd not one word against it. The title of the bill is a hliiul to <h*ceive the pisiple. The measure* is not primarily ainu*!! against lynch ing (all law-abiding citizens are op posed to< lynching) hut is pure ami simple a political bill loa«h*<i with politics of a most unsavory kind. Sen ator Wagner and others pushing the jbil! from the largi* metropolitan cen- hers are out through the enactment I of* this pixiposed law to strengthen itiuir |H>litical hob! on the two riiil- We ownwl a cow or two, 2 or 3 old mules, a 2-hor8e wagon, ap old bug gy, ami 2 dog.s. Wc walktsl to church (1 miles) every fourth Sunday, and ■sat as still as possildo trying to ab sorb an 80 to 120 minute sermon that we didn’t care anything about. Our entire worldly possessions, on today’s market, would possibly sell for $25.00, excluding the live^ock which wasn’t for sale. We got along. We wert* satisfied. Wu never complaitusi. We diiln’t know how to find fault. We resp<>cted the commands of pa and mu. Wc pai<) our honest debts, and never bought stuff that we couldn’t p. m. Mr. .Martin’.s, Thurst^ay, Jan. 1 to 4 p. m. Princeton, Friday, Jan. 28th, 11 a. m. VVatkin’.s Store, Friday, Jan. 11 a. m. to I p. m. Taylor’s Store, P'riday, Jan. 2 to 4 p. m. Ballentine’s Store, Friday, 28th, 4 to 0 p. m. Hickory Tavern, Tue.-iday, Feb. 9 to 11 a. m. Reaves & Hipp, Tuesday, Feb 27th, 9 to' 28th,; i 28th, I Jan. 1st, i, 11:30 a. in. to 2 p. ni. pay for. But now Flat Rock Report.s The Names of Her Uifrh-Salaried Fidk M. 2nd, 3rd. rhr. henry Morgan Ibaw, .s(*cker-terry of the treassure, wa.shington, d. (b deer sir: i have notici*d by the papers that some of our leading citizens and mag nets of the steal industry, moving pitchers, banks, ansoforth, drew cer- 4atn-verry large sa 11Crics- for ■ their- ' services enduring last year. Flat Fock allso has some names that ought to be listisl amongst tlvose who workinl .so harxl and earned so much, here they are: Bolt’s, Tuesday, Fob. Ist, 2 to 4 p. Jn. Gcay Court, Wednes<iay, Feb. 9 a. rn. to 1 p. m. Phillips’ Store, Thursday, Feb 9 to 10 a. m. i Curi-y's Store, Thur.viay, F’eb. 3rd, 10:30 to 11:30 a. m. Jones Store, Thursday, Feb. 3rd, 12 m. to 1 p. m. Owings, Thursday, Fpib. 3rd, 1:30 to 4 p. m. _______ ' i Bethany, Friday, Feb. 4ih, 10 a. m.,| to 4 p. m. I Robert Harris’, Friday, Feb. 4th, 1 to 4 p. m. lianfonl, Tuesday, Feb. 8th, 1 to 3 p. m. Ora, Tuesday, Feb. i^th, 3 to 4:30 p. m. 1938 is the year to return real ea-i hoii. holsum mnore, owner ami op- perator of the standard o. of n. j., with 3 p'liinps, gros.sed 911$ which was only ,■>15,700.90$ less than mr. alfred slonn was paid for his .si*r- vicea. this speaks veny well for mr. moore, as he i-i a native son, and bare- ly got thru the 5 grade, and newer for a motor company. talc, .'W> please be prepaixsl to return j your lands by tracts and your city, property by lots, as this will be neces-, sary for the board of assesstfrs. Per-; sonal property has to bo returmxl ev-, ery year. It is absolutely necessary A Prompt Service WHEN YOI R APPLICATION IS FILED WITH l/S FOR A HOME LOAN IT IS ACTED UPON PROMPTLY ' WITHOUT RED TAPE OR DELAY. We are lending money for buying, building or refinancing homes. Our officials have qualifications and experience of the highest value, and are always ready to give full information and assistance to those contemplating buying or building a home. Our plan is easy to understand. YOUR SAVINGS PLACED HERE ARE IN SURED UP TO $5,000. EARNINGS HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER THAN 4 / ., Long Terms WE OFFER Easy-Paymients rTDIRALMVtNGS |ANO LOAN ASSOCIATION Phone No. 6 Clinton, S. C. CHECK CHEVROLETS lion Negro voters in Northern states; worked wild were swung away in 1939 fromj tlie Republleaii party to the DeiiKi-j Jennie veev'e smith, oui affi-' cratic party. Their conversi«>n was'cieiit scholl principle, nettt*<l the sum brought about through relief money i«*l’ ti'eching only months lavishly spent, patronage and the ini-llHst .s«*s.‘ion. after paying bored, ( litiful strategy of Mft Farley for | clothing bills. tn» laundry bills were, f four years. People who are informed ' l>aid, as she ibine lier own washing), 'as to what has been going on knowlHud allso .some ca.-h was paid down this is true. The disgraceful picture j»»a a pianno for her nH>m while te»*ch- I •r what the pur- siKh 'i<,ieii{jf^tion may be, gilt of ei inu"# there in the !nj. Criaifn^^of all degrees, v^-stJspieious reputations e be finger--printi*<l and taken to as perpe- of eimil', and as a menace society. fhould of com every p*>ssible precaution identify anil puiii.<!i them tiatoi> of eimil', and as against Hut t)ie idea of finger-printing ev- > I ybody, of niai clung into schools ajid jerking up children for such a pur pose, i- a dcgra.ling thviught. F.spec- ially from oui chiliiren should wcjbill withhold any inference either applied ;f>Jl of ex|)res,sed. that they are or in any way may bt'come related with tho.se of criminal rei>utations. Their mitnls should be traii’ini and diverted in the i lection. ■ of the Philadelphia convention ed truth of the accusation. Having gaim'd this enormous vote and sup port and looking to the future as re gards senatorial ami presidential con tests, these |>oliticiaiis are determined to hold this great voting power. We have before us in Washington today the strange and disgusting spectacle of a Democratic (so-ca 11cd) trying to Jam through congress a* measure the very root of the of local solf- that the unlaw- lynch- informed ' l>aid, as she iloiit land all.so I..., .. f.... I, is ad<l-' i»>«r musick in afternoons. 'dictrich lH*at her only $2r»9.(>(H)$. marline mr. art square made a net income, I inclmiing his world war com|H*nsatci and hus wedges at the all-nite caffj enduring last year, of (>09$. so mr. seeker-terry, gary cooper t(M)k in and learn what the words admini.stration a DenuK-ratio which strikes at Denmnatic doctrine government. The pretense will stop or diminish the and inhuman practice of opposite 1 ing is false, misleading propaganda. I .Senator Borah in his able speech,! showwl the hollow’ness of the pro-, posal and termed the agitation which! has torn congress ajvirt and threat-' ens to destroy the DemolCratic party,! as an insult ujam the South and an i , .opening wedge for complete fwlerpi Newberry, ha.s introduced a bill in contnil in Washington. , which, if enacted, would pow’ers frOin trover WOULD ( I RH PARDON POWERS Representative ,1. J. Dominick of^ the hou.<e if remove the panloiiing governor I Senator Smith’s stand against the Unti-lynching bill is a sUnd for de- the governor ami invest such irx»n»i „ „„„ ■ o *. , , , in the hand, of a slat., hoard of par.r.r 'wh" “ ' 'stand for Southern self-government. dons. The contemplated l*oard of five W’ould be charged with studying all petitions for pardons and the gover nor would be. required to act in ac cordance With its rwommendations. The bill is a move in the right di rection and should Ik* enacted to cor rect an abuse that has existed for *31 -S. No one man as governor, regard- lri« of who he may be, should be vested writh unlimited pardoning pow er. Oder a period of years there haa boen marked ^^aae and misuse of this power in many instances. One gorer- not in former years turned hundreds The bill belies its title and is a hypo critical gesture. It is a Northern vote- catching .sclieme to/hold the Negro vote-and calculated to give the fetl- eral government centralized and med dlesome control over the states. It is a bill that should die a-boming. LEGAL PAPERS CHRONICLE PUB. 00. Plwae 74 OISCOVSRED ■-> r y Si 'I The new monster star discov- erinl by the astronomers of the Yorkes Observatory of the Uni versity of t'hicago is believed - by them to bt* .27 billion times the size of the sun. Every discovery that brought the American funeral to its high plane of excellence is U8t*d by thi.s organization to make each ceremony we conduct The Ideal Service. At the time of ^making ar rangements, each family makes an unrestricted choice from*!" wide price range. D.€.TRIBBL€ CD A^1BbLA^CE SEkVICt •PhOSE I realli| mean! CHEVROLET THE CAR THAT IS COMPUTE th* only low-pficod cor wiHi all thoso Modem feoturts> aSUBVAUfE-illHEADBiaK flRHCTEDHYDRiffiLlCBRIUCES mmi KNEB-ACnON* AUSILEIfT.AUSTEEL BODIES FISHER NO MtliFTVBITIUTION I VaAw. CMVBOUT MOTOe OfVBWi *Osi mnoEiunccunai Mnon, tmoiMN Uou 'U be AHEAD with a CHEVROLET! tf Giles Chewolet Company Clinton, S. C