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f:: —^ ■f PAGE FOUR THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. 8. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938 dl^e (Zllutton (Eiii^ontrU EaUbUthed 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and PiAlialier IPublishod Erary Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rats (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.60; Six Months 7b cents; Three Months 60 cenU Entered as Second Class Mail Itfatter at ..the Poet 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- vke. The Chronicle will publish’ letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anoni^nous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee 15 Years Ago ! Items of Interest t'rom The Chronicle] April 5. 1923 j Floor Sanding Bailey Bros., one of the city’s old-; The Light That Failed il^big party was hell last fridaylest mercantile establishment, has p.m. betwixt 4 and 6 o’clock in hon- gold their' stock of merchandise to a^ nor of miss blondie head of washing- Gaffney concern and is retiring from * I ton, d. C., but formerly a native of, business ifUt rock, .t th* p.l|.ti.l home of her „„ p j, ^ T • 7^' ’i’it to *>»■• Mr,. J. M. Le.. in' I abetted by mesdames junkins and hei* Gbarleston ‘ aunt, sadle lou 4»eadr ’ ' City Electric 3 Plumbing Company Misses Nan, B., Ijouda and Mary i verry few of the invited guesses! Copeland have returned to Chicora, 1 showed up and the party was a great college after spending E^ter holidays j j disappointment to the giwer and re-'^'^ith their parents. , icipient of same, it seenM that thej Messrs. Jack W. Anderson and J. i j wives of the various husbands who j A. Coleman have formed a partner- { have proved theirselves verry fond ship and opened a garage in the city. Electrical — Plumbing — Heating Contractor E. M. Timmerman Phone 36 V Repairs of miss blondie head simply refused The new Casino theatre, in the Ma to except the invertation,-and 2 gal- .sonic Temple building, w'ill open to CLINTON, S. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 19.38 i Ions of russian tea and 4 boxes of the public next Monday. CAS AND TAXES [nine years. Of late, government reve When you drive into a service sta-' nues leape<l to high levels, managed; ®ver. tkin and hand the man who serves j.to narrow the deficit margin and thus sweet crackers had to be et up by) the children of the naborhood, it be-; NOTICE I Notice is hereby given that a meet- mesdame head says she was nev-l‘"*f stockholders of Young vou you get 73.:i5 cents worth {create a financial illusion that is dan-j^^^ insulted in all her life, and she^^"'^’^"^' ^ Carolina corpor- (V gasoline and f^y a tax bill oflgerou.sly misleading;' for normally, thinking of shaking the dust will be held at 10 o’clock a. m. 26.0^ a rivenl stu(^ by the American ^ smaller deficits would indicate econ- a.*«<o<-iation of staU- highway officials; omy. shows. That means that more than' Take, for insUnce, the regular op flat rock off her feet and leaving for'<>J/he 9th day of .May, 1938 at thej the county-seat where she will live/^^'f^ Robert S. Owens, Attorney and reside with her other married | Budding at Clinton, 2.''> cents of the average dollar spent) erating expenditures of the federalsepper-rated from her[ "’ill ‘ legi.slative,jhu,,band last year, but is now back ■ consider a resolution that the for gasoline l.nlay goes to pay state! government, which include ■ “ f judicial alut and ff^leral fiiel taxes ^ This is another instance of how the' rose from $r)37,0(M),000 in' 1983 to ct>n.nimei is InMiig .soake<l with .so-[ $814,000,000 in 1937. Likewise con- enlled hidden taxi«s, and can’t helpi.sider for a ‘moment public works, bini.-flf. .[which includes such items as public — ^ j highway.s, ri'claniation, fUMnl control, ,\N I NNNISK M()\ E ; jiublic buildings, etc. This rose with- Wrth liimT^nirgmlTrg along verryraAidcQrpjatjon shall well indeed, considering the rece.ssion'<!■«- ansoforth. For the teaching profession we; |4r,H ()o<,,),)() ijjjn to „ot care to associate with them no solve, and to consider such other busi- ne.ss as may properly' come before miss blondie head is not bothered such meeting. i about the way she was treated by the Date<l at f.linton, .S .C., this 2nd ladies of flat rock, she says she do.'l^y of April, 19.18. ’I how, as they are,not her equal when' *c have the highest regaid, hut we k.v,.,- .^l.OQO.OOO.OOO in 1937. no plausitde reason why U'acheisj there is a.popular belief thatijt comes to culture, refinements, so-[ ' .should be pen.sioiied at the expiTise | sju.pdinjr w'as ri'C’ently rigidly jdal standing, and bniks. she can not JOHN T. VOUNG, President and Secretary. FINAL settlement of taxpayer? over any <.ther class <>f j ourtaile<l. Yet official financial state-1 help it because she is deeply add-! k ,w,tire fhatT.n the p*s.ple. If we are g(dng to iHTision one) n„.„ts show that from 19.33 to 1937.| mired by the mail .seX of the little * •, i.^x I vtill render a group, then in the name of fjBtness, unemployment relief,)citty. she went hoss-back riding i«ount'of m'v act.* and Hnint 2()th day of final ac- the practice .-bould be exto^^ iuclmles direct relief, work re-1 her.;.df about the time the Party was j^7n"itr'’ato7^or thc^'eitotr^oV^J^ dude everybody. Why not all puttiK , |,pf^ ^he civilian conservation to of started. officials, college jirofessors, physi cians, plumbers, and everyUnly else? , $;{.V.>,000,000 to $2,4l><;,000,000, and are corps, also rose without halt from When the ti-achers (through their leaders) put themselves in the posi tion of U'ggars at the hands of the legislature, they are lowering the stamlard (*f thdr pn)fessi(m, and in a sense admit they are incapable of taking caix* of theniselve.s.- TIIK LAW SHOULD BE ('HANGED It is noted that the anhual meeting of the city Democratic club has been calletl for the purpose of si'Uing ma chinery in motion for the holding of a municipal primary in .lune to nomi nate a mayor and six aldermen. The law as reganls the aiqKiint still climbing as the pump-iiriming (at the expense of taxiiayers) goes on. If you do not believe.these figures, take a look at the total estimated fe<l- eral debt for the end of the fiscal year 1939 — $38,.'’>28,()00,0()0, Gompare this to *he total debt in 1931—$16,- 801,000,000. It takes no mathematical genius to see where the country is headed. And at the rati* we are go-i*urth. ing it won’t take long to get there. Allen Goleman, decease<l, in the office ' miss head will return to washing-jthe Judge of Probate of Uurens ton within the next f<*w days, she <^‘*unty, at 11 o clock a. m., and on, has created a right smart of intere.st ‘•“V w'” “PPly « f'n&l in everthing since she returned back {di'^charge from my trust as Admiii- last week for a vissit, but she do not] , yet feel that the wimmen of flat rock I Any person indebted to said estate appreciate her pressence as much as;*" notified and required to make nay- they should, she do not force herself on noboddy; it is her looks and her ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said cairiage and her pretty hair that in-i‘‘"^«te will present them on or before fluences the men in her Is'half an.so- date, duly proven, or be forever THE DUKE ENDOWMENT Trustees Of the Dqke Endowment last week iniule their annual distri- ment of enrollment comniirtees •'^hnuld jimounling to $980,641, to 10«> U- changed. The man or woman who hasn’t sufficient interest in the fi ller re<l. W’. A. COLE.MAN, Administrator. mr. tom head tcnik a harty laugh, 4-2J-Jtew at his wife's failure to get anny-l hoddy to attend the big function, he' FLNAL SETTI.,EMENT .says it cost him 3$, as it was, and | Take notice that on the 26th day of No Two Ways About It A DIRECT REDUCTION LOAN THROUGH THIS ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A HNE, PRACTICAL WAY TO ENJOY MORE HOME COMFORT. hosjiilals and 4.1 oi phanages in much instead of being out that • 1 ff Gill liiv (iiuilifv ' iiancial affairs oC tin tit> to approximately $12,900,000 had it not of berm that bis wife want-j April, 1938, I will render a final ac ed to show-off, he would have benn in count of my acts and doings as Guardian of the estate of May Bell .Sellers, Barnes and Ulaude Sellers, himself or her.self, has no. business | ^um alUK^ated to these benefi- “ i^tag nuH*t- deci^sml. iiv the office of the Judge • aiiocauu lo inese utiiiii much, theiof Probate of I>auren.s countj*. at 101 voting. Voters should Ik* n*quired L’jciaiios since establi.shmeiit of the en- aiqK*ar befioe tbe siHTotai y or j downTeiiT by the late philanthropist, mittee designatiil fiH* that tiur|Hise,. jj Besidi^s and '^ign thi* club rolls. There is no I ),„spitals and orphan honu'e, Duke univeisity and Davidson college in .North ('arolina,'and P'Ttfinan univer- last time 4h* went to one of them, (o’clock a. m.. and on the same day I more .'.eii'^e in a committee running all over town everting it.self to get every possible n.’ime on tlie club roll, than theie IS in such a practice being he had to be toted home by his lov-iu jll apply for a final discharge from; ving friends and companions about'my trust as Guardian. daylight. mlopled by the county In the matterj sity in this state, participate in the] di.stribution each year. I When the fund was set up in 1921 of It- elect! >Ms this summer. Nobodj, i ju ('arolinas there* goes out and eiimlls viiters to east, such institutions includiMl.j their balKits for a clerk of eouit,Inumber has now increaseil to yores Irulie, ^ mike l4irk, rfd, corry spondent. Flat Rock Voted “.\>e" On the Farm Hill inr. henry .s. wallis, seeker-terry of agger-culture. Any {lerson indebted to said estate is notified and reijuired to make pay ment on (u- before that date; and aJl j pi-rsons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly pnjiouj, or he forever barred. F. Ul.’VLNisON, Guardian.! .halge of-{irobatc, or any other offic**. j jp- gi j.at gift to aitl the sick ,i Neither should they be ex|HH*Usl has resulted in bringing nuMlern hos- ■ . s«'.fker-terrv .-^o in the matter of sfUvtiiig pital faciliti<-s in reach of the nee<ly ; v,.,, | .March 23rd. 1938.\;4-14-4cp. I ur u ^ I»al officers for the town. ^ } j„ „iany l<K*alities. Without this •''i*^**^ where !tesid«‘s ibis change, there shmilti .^ijjutTiil financial aid, scort's of hos- b«* a general tightening up in lulesj j„ iiyt.nt years would have been aTTit Tognlations ifiTAreming pritTiffile^ ’ ■ Thic has been much criticism in the^ ]iiist ovtT the loos»*l('ss in which tlu'y have been held. I comiiclled to close their do<>i"s. The distribution to oiphanagt's is proveil to In* a non-iesser- you saw by the papers flat r(K*k and invironments went 100 per cent strong for the new farm bill, only one man talkesl against same arnl we wouldden’t lerbmr vote. a matter of interest to this com munity since Thornwell orphanage is a participating institution in this di vision. During the past year np- dent and not a dirt farmer, his name was slim chance, sr. some changes have henn made in pixiximately 6,0(K) orphans were cared i ownership of farm land .since your SFTTINt; Ul‘ AN ALIBI What IS consistency? The diction ary defines tin* word as tmmpatibili-[, institutions participating I settlements of last year, so kindly ty or hai nion.V lH‘tween thiiig.s, acts fund, 300 childien of the total j make' change's in yore ri'ccords so’.s or statements. i repivsentii.g the local institution’s our chwks will bt* payable to the ,Vs with iiuliviiiuals, so with ; p,,p^ijjti„n. This annual aid to Thorn-j prop»'r persons ansoforth. the most eminent, con^i.slcncJ should In* P'‘*C:'we1l is of gn*at assistonce in helping UITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMIN ISTI^TION The State of South Carolina, I.auren.s Uounty. By Ross 1). Young, Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Jt*s*ie D. Young 1 made suit to me to grant her I>‘tters of .'Vdministration of the F>itate and Effects of W, Ellwood Dillard. The.se are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and cri*tlitors of the said \V. Ell- woihI Dillard, deceased, that they be ami app^*ar Wfore me, in the Court of Pnibate, to bt* held at I.aurens Court House, laurens, S. C., on April ticisi. When there was iinprovenn*nt in husim‘ss from 1933 up U) the fall of llrtT, the so-culled IVmiHTutic ad- ministiation in power Unik all the eri'dit. Pr»‘sident Kisisevelt .said, "We planmsi it that way,’’ and "don’t let anylsMiy tell you diffeiTiitly.” Now the picture has changetl. We are in another <lepressH»n-(fl<H-reee»- sion) and the bottom, unfortunately, has fallen out. Five million more ptM- ple are unemployed now than u year ego, we are told from Washington, and bu.siness all over the nation is depressetl, and in many instances at a standstill. If the government shouhl ^top its sj^ending and wasting of tax- payei-s money, it is very doubtful if meet its operating expenses. The Duke Endowment is of inesti mable value to the large gixiiip of in stitutions for which it was estab lished. During its existence it has,. , , . Kivn, away alraaat $13,000,000 to al-l'^f « RO*""" ">"iP»nny for imiHMlaat chamroa aro lialej Wlow. p^b, vizzly: mr. art square ihas put his land in his wife’s jiame for r>$ and love and affection onner count of he was be- leviate pain and suffering, and to help ferty-Iize used last year, send his •, . f , Kur. I . plese. he will work the provide homes for orphan Imys andi i j l » 4. • • t.'i-T-O/. a , n .aa,.J**nie laud but it has benn give m ^ ‘ girls. ( ompnre the way this agency; ...* * spends its money with that of the fe<l-j ' ^ oral government by Its abece<larian j holsum moore has allso trans chiefs. In their spending and wasting I ferred his farm of 22 akers to his iqion eveiT conceivable project, many ^ wife for 5$, love and affection, and a of which are useless or unnect><wary mortgage, he ran over a woman at —the benefits they have obtaineil are j the county-seat last week, and he do worth little. No $13.000.()()0 spent by mot want anny judgments against his hereof, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the .said Administration should not be granteil. Given under my hand thi.s 28th day of March, A. D., 1938. ROSS D. YOUNG, J. P. L. C. the government in the CarolinasIprojierty, hence the recent .sail, send] I has bixiught the help and blessing to checks to mrs. holsum moore in care condiliiins genei.ill> now show an im-| women and children that has re- of rnr. holsum moore prov,.m..nt .m.r th.-,tark llm.v,.I d»ys. 1)1,1 w;)4t atM.ul th.. Npv ,h,. I,pkp pp..n,li.rs: Th..y l...a*K..I aWut th..! is a noble iro<.,l tnnes th..y had roa,i,., but r,.fu,e ,e-t»bli.«h.ai by a man to am.pt the hlamo now that a verse in business conditions has come.' the recession has causeil nearly all of our land-owners to love their wives and they have sold their lands to them, as followers: mr. tom head to They attempt to set up a scajiegoat spent without waste, in caring for the] Dr. Felder Smith 0# DRS. SMITH & SMITH OPTOMETRISTS Specialist In Eye Examinations Office Hours 8 to 6 Daily Phone 29-W for Appointment Clinton, S. C. •by blaming conditions on what thc-.v call the "selfishnoss of a few." sick and children deprived of parents’] nus bert skinner, 12 akers; *, i,„wp,rn'44 ' nuke Lark, rfd, to mrs. mike ■They rufusy to bo con..i»U.nt, open RE(JIIESTS ACTION ON and honest. They do not admit that WAGE-HOUR BILL which everybody knows, that unwise ^ ^ and harmful legislation affecting bus-j TVashington, April 5'.—Sidney Hill- in«88, reckless spending and expert-1 man, president of the Amalgamated Lark, rfd, 7 akers, love and affection.] others will follow suit, .ear long, so. be careful about land measurements for parrity. ^ _ we are proud that you got ahead menting, and a stunning blow to busi-] Clothing Workers and textile organiz- ness confidence, have played a very; er for the C. I. 0., said he had urged " Urge part in bringing about the un-1 President Roosevelt today to “get favorable! and unstabilized conditions [ things moving” in the house on the that now exist all over the nation. ' wage-hour bill. . JYe ahouW be fair in answering the j Hillman ‘said he hoped congress tjTWStion—'Yfho killed (^ock Robin? j w'ould recognize the need for imme diate action especially since wage cuts already were causing a decline in purchasing power. A FlNANaAL ILLUSION Many persons have been led by New Deal ipendars to balieve that the fadaral government trimmed expendi- tnraa daring the paat year. Soch • is dacidedly not eaaa. Expenditurae liava rlaan steadily daring the paat A Scottish coup^ have been mar ried 75 yearn — probably since they first found out that two could |liva aa ohei^ly as one. this meassure. they will not kill this act, as it was the voice of the peeple which spoke, and not a crowd qf con gressmens ansoforth. hurry up the $2.64 due us on last year’s crops, we need our monney now, hitler or no hitler. ^ yores tniUe,^ mike Lark, rfd, • dirt farmer. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS, iffi far ftaadard and partahla CHRONICLE PUBL18HING C(K D. E. Tribble Co. 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