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V PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18.1938 oltir (Slinton ^l|ranirlr EsUblished 1900 X WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 76 cents; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. I 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 communituitions will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of ils correspondents. i • t 1 ;what stand they plan to take on such familey, will try to quallify in col-| I questions as the following; le<lge for a lawyer, he has benn a' ! 1. The general sales tax that is be- witness in sevveral cases and believes ! ling discussed at present. he will make a fine attorney anso-j ' 2. State labor legislation. Would forth, he ancers cross-questions w'ith: they«favor or oppose a revision of the much alacrity and has newer yetj state wages and hours bill, lowering benn tangled up. he was the boy that the hours to forty-eight, say? In view made the vally-dictory speech at the| of the recent passage of the .federal last charade in flat rock, he ought td j wages and hours bill it is not improb- be sent to colledge! he’s so bright, like able that there will be such' a pro- his ma. / j } posed revision, in order to lessen the ♦ • differences between the requirements . tiny chance, the seventh darter in. t OO A V rrmxtm 8TOCKBRIDOB discovered that her particular apti- , tude lay in desiging and making of hats. She se,t herself up as a milli ner and is prosperouk and happy. A few years ago she raked her brother over the coals and made hfm , see that there was nothing disgrace ful in using his hands, and his apt!- I tude in the use of tools. Now the young man has found liina* self and is happy, repairing fine- furniture and building model loco motives. He no longer ^objects to Aptitodee — Pitfalls of interstate and intrastate commerce, the chance househole, will possibly \ large share of the personaj un- getting his hands dirty arid he is at jDo they have any ideas concerning take up home ecker-nomics. she has happiness in the world comes from peace with the world. legislation regarding labor unions? benn leeched that in the publick displaced ambitions. Young people ♦ I 3. I>o they favor increasing the ben- school and can now sow on a button, try to make their way in the world TOOLS — Success jefits pa^id, iri unemployment insurance fry a egg, make a pot of coffee, and at occupations for which they have A boy just finishing* high school land old-age pensions, and if so, how turn over breakfast baking, she wants no natural talent. They can never paid me the compliment last Spring 'do they plan to raise the money nec- to become a dier-tician in a 10-cent make a real success in such fields, of asking me what equipment he C LINTON, S. ( .. Tlll'kSDAY, AUGUST 18. 19.38 iessary for increasing those benefits? stoar when she gets thru, this familey whereas they might have been very needed to make a success of his life. ! In particular, what additional meth- will make its mark in this world if .successful in other occupations. 1 sat down with him and we drew jO<Js of taxation would they oppo.se and slim can only send them thru colledge Educators and psychologists have up-a list of the “tools of success’’ j what methods would they favor ? an.soforth. developed highly accurate methods which everybody can acquire. * 4. They might state which of thei * of testing the aptitudes of boys and' First are words. A good vocabu- ' .senatorial and gubernatorial candi-' mr. chance will possibly start them ^nd w'hen their advice is fol- la:y, free, from slang, will-carry a THE HOK.se show AGAIN [of unknown quality. This being true,'they support, and why, if they 5 “ lowed tho.se who accept it are likely young person a long way. Next For the third year, with the Clinton it is the duty of all good citizens to!®*"^' following a policy of secrecy cashed, then he will feed his familey life-work not only-satis-j comes a pleasant voice, a good- Lions club as sponsors, the laurens I investigate the candidates and vote| respect. I on creddicK, it possible, ever time a remunerative. Those who natured smile, a not too boisterous county horse show will be held under'for tho.se they believe by training and'. specific n^w merchant-open.s up in flat rock, receive or accept such guid- sense of humor, a courteous manner, the floodlights at Pre.sbyterian college iexperience are qualified to render ef."" their .statements. \Ve know thatj»“m his best friend for about » ^nce often find them.selves in the good ta.ste in clothes, which does not or the night of Augu.st 2«;ih. ficient and con.scientious service. I measures, nionths. he pays the first and secont square pegs trying to fill neces.sarily mean dressing in the F'lan.s for the event are now going Above all, the character of the can-''^^'^’^ are beneficial to the months grocery bills, but is alwys ^ound hole.s, which can’t be done, I height of fashion, personal neatness, forward by the committee.s with,didate.^ needs to be closely scrutinized not a-wajtinjf on a govyerment check fori Much of the blame for the world’s attentiveness, a good memory, an indications pointing to a large attend- and how they stand on all moral ques-i*^"'’^ wh“^ measures they the next tew months which newer pegs can be laid to even temper, and a lively but not ance and a county-wide interest. I’liz- tion.s shorild be understood by theto the county and ^conies. ^ ,the doors of parents, whose am- , impertinent curiosity about every- u f fl f for 3 free t^'tions for their children take no oc- thing. Combine those tools with will- to! tairimi'iit. Init .ilso for arousing a spineless variety w ho depend ~on!'“n' newspapers could can y, and adtlcd intere-l in .'tiH’k rai'ing in the sinneone else to do their thinking. itliat they would be lendeiing a pu die Cl u'lty b.v an increasing number of Is the candidate seeking rny vote doing so. binallj,.! should horse lovet.v. The < lul» stales tliat tlie ),ionest 7 Is lie the kind of fellow you In recent tests of nigh school pu- every boy and girl can have for the |)ils in several cities, to determine asking. They w’ill open unexpected / like to em|ihasi/.e the importance of gate riTeipts will lie used for the or- can’t put youi‘ liands on, or is he t hat' idattoims jiublislied, so ganization's v\oik among the needy solid type whose woid is his liond and^^'‘‘* "del e.isily and at fiisl- and uiifoi; unati-. l•'ol this reason all <'ari be depended upon? These are t.‘^ what oiii candidates stand Ih' moll', tlie undertaking deserves a Ireimdy important iiue-tions about ‘‘"d liave to iel> on second- geiieioils community ned slim, he was newer able to re- covi-r it. she jiroved that it was a ^ i , ,.ut »n,|.„ut ,-ift a„.„forth. that will ‘h- itirl, were foumi to Iho.e who carr.v them. -upiiort anil in- which tlu- votci'.H ahoiilil ia- (-•inci-rlii-tl. j "* Ihit'i-liaiiil woiil of inoath atato- nieiits gathered from vai iou.s speeche.s. VKNAHI.E MARTIN. li rt st whit h we hope it will receive. The iieojile ne<*d to intelligently in litdfi, but .she hates to fiart company with it. hurrah for slim: he is fail to his gnorf name and famiiey. yores trulie, mike lark, rfd, cony spondent. ^— I form them.selves iiefore they cast TRICK OU.NKRS A(TIVE .their ballots in .state, county and na- The Motor Transportation AsstKi-^''>nal contests. Clinton, S. C. ation trf South Carolina in a letter ad-' tlre-sed ft» its members has called for' the defeat of all candidates not in WILL UI’HOLI) THE I,AW Colonel Wyndham .M. .Manning, oan- lidute foi governor, speaking in a' fa\oi of the operation of huge • (jit.fnwood canvtiaign meeting a few! upon the highways made pernusaiblel by an act of the last legislature. ‘ * Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee to be much more realistic than the hoys in jiicking the line.s of endeav- Negro Sources or which they were ambitious to ^ de greatest contribution which pursue. They were far more clearly ^de .Negro race has made to modern aware of their particular p.ersonal ap- culture is in music. A very high titudes. proportion of modern music was eith- Half of the boys who had ambi- cr compostnl by Negro musicians or I W D* I Tl% tions to take up law and medicine derived from Negro sources. Anton now Dl^ 18 1116 iwere found to have little or no apti- Dvorak, the great European compos- \/ A. O tho.se professions. Nearly cr, based his “New World Symphony’’ • OOOtlCg vote# I all of them showed more aptitude American Negroe.s’ folk songs and ♦ for mechanical trades or occupations. * •''P>*‘ituals.’ Columbia, Aug. 13. — What is the More than half of the high school! ^t is not surprising to me that bootleg vote in South Carolina? I pupils who expressed the desire to the music composition which has been The letter which was mailed out /rom "’olumliia heailqiiarters, express- the hope that the "industry will .'■hiiw its uppreeiation of lho.se who “fought for the. passage of the truck and fie bill.',.’' Continuing, the com-^ iminication said, “continue to talk up f and work hard for the election of the' candidates who aie friendly to our inti'i«-sts. It will Im* far less costly to- piotect oui truck law than it will be to go to sleep, lose it. then try to get it liaek," another jiaragraph slated. | The truck law passed this year l»cr. inits tU.tUlU pound loads and tM! inchi •width for the machine.s. It won in the' general assembly after a hard fight in which, reports slate, enormous sums of money were spent. Governor j Johnston signed the bill which made I “Hut I want to make it perfect ly clear, so that there can never be any mistaking where I stand, that I eonsider the sit-down strike us being entirely illegal and un lawful in .^outh t'andina, and that I will not Icderate any such action on the paK of any group under any condition within the borders of .South Carolina. I do not want to lie eleetetl to any offlce through any misunderstanding of my po- .sition aiul I would not lie frank with the laboiing people of South Carolina if I did no’t make iny po sition clear beyond a shallow of a doubt on this matter of vital im portance to all the people of the _ If all the bootleggers in the stateto college were found to lack as the “theme song’’ for the Flat Rock Hope* That It Ain’t Gonna I qualities which a college education York World’s Fair of Rain No More didate, how many ballots would that j, supposed to develop. That work of a Negro compos- flat rock and environments suffer-|counts, the examiners said, for the'^’’- Every American musician of im- !ed for 7 weeks with a drowth that' almost every campaign meeting;fact that from a third to one-half of|Port*ncp was invited to take part in I was .so bud everthing from cows toj^^ seeking state office.s,I the boys who do enter college fail.the conte.st. Each offering submitted Icabbage.s dried up on the stalk corn Ibootleggers and j to complete the courses. '"’as recorded on a phonograph record which ought to have Umn lH*aring '«c‘«*teers. | xhe girls seem to be less “high- hy an orchestra, ^hen the records n.stin-years was not but knee high *'^""*‘* ‘’“"‘I'dates say, “They’ll not hat” than the boys in scorning occu- "ere played before a jury of com- to a duck, and everbcMldy was think- ‘‘"‘‘"’y-” Others, pations which call for physical labor. and critics, who did not know “1 don’t want a man to vote for me They do not insist on “white collar” identities of the contestants. ing that they would soon have to pray j for rain. if, in return, he is expecting protec- careers as so many of the boys do. tion in illegal busine.ss.” Another, ♦ but yestiddy morning Indwixt 9 and'“l>i't us find out who the bootleggers A.MBITION —- Reactions 11 o’clock, the clouds gathered, the and racketeers are,” and so on. j I know a young man whose par- described as a thuridi'M roared, the skies let IiHise a .Some of the candidates rarely if ents were bent upon his entering wHl be playe<l more than 50,000 times deluge that nobiKidy but nora and j ever refer to the bootlegger and rack-i^ne of the “learned professions.” He in the course of the World’s Fair, other members of his ark familey everjeteer. | had no aptittude for any of them, or df the Negro race has no other rep- A six-minute symphony by Wil liam Grant Still, a Negro, was prac tically the unanimous choice. It is ‘tone poem,” and it heard of, and it washed away ever thing in our community that was not nailed down. .state. I will enforce the law.” That statement rings true of the' govveiinent terraces, {lastor fences, it law, though nolHidy knew up to the man, and any one hearing or readingt^small out-houses, trees, cotton, and last niimite what he would do. jit will instantly detect that it is nonelall other movvahle merchandise is in The most serious ohjection to the of the dodging, meaningless chatter the middle of the atlantic ocean ere new law, is the danger hazard it that the couivtry was given hy Hresi-tnow. yore eorry spondent, hon. mike jiioves to the traveling piihlic. When dent Roosevelt’s secretary of labor.(lark, rfd, lost all of his bottom corn; you are ubuul to meet one of these .Miss I’erkins, w hen the automoliile I nothing was left except craw fish, he Hut what is the liootleg vote? for any kind of office work or other resentation than that in the presenta- Some observers contend that the “white collar” occupation. He be- tion of the “World of Tomorrow,” bootleg vote will number 30,000. came a drifter, trying one job after it will have contributed a large share Not that 30,000 men and women in another and failing in all, because indeed to the entertainment of the South Carolina are actually engager!^ he had been brought up by fond but visitors from all the world. in bootlegging activities — that is, foolish parents to feel that there was — manufacturing liquor, selling it il- something demeaning in working with legally in daytime or after nightfall, his hands. oi transferring k from stills to places Meantime his sister, of whom her parents tried to make an artist, had of sale. But that the bootleg element” will big '.•I'l-mch giants you’ll take to the and mill strikes were on last year. will be on direct reliof beginning to-!p,u„tt.r ^ vote of 30000. Members of f... .. .«• ...I..-. i;r.. \« : I .. 1 .1. _ - .. 1 ; ...i . .... . . ' ... fat .shoulder.' if you value your life. .Wr. .Manning leaves no iloulH as to j morrow morning when they open up. Not only are the tiuck.s a dangerous what his position as governor would menace, but an untuii eom|>etition to he should the Jolin lawvis-endor.sed thi lailioad' who, .uconiing to a re- sit-tlowii stnke.s la-gin to bolt up in liort ot the state lax eommission in this state. The right of every man to and walk the .street "lil- of gn fVf IIUi‘ 1 bu- taxi'", wltilv ni/.fi 1 l»y fvt'iytuif ami not qiit "t ionod. tlu ' 11 lu k and liu- opt'! alois 1 •aid 1 It) Hut thf right to take po-.-o: -sion of A»f 1 JUT tout till t of cai ll t iolliir of allot h«‘r tuan’s pn^porty in faotoiy. IT" »s.' M’\t IlUO^ .- i : \|M f- -fd 111 allot lift -ton fottt>n fitdtl, or hoino. or to koop U .1 y. the t aili' oad f-'lll paiiif p.'iid foi otlu’ Is will) tb'sire to work from thoir t!;. 'iipii. ■1; of t Ilf -tatf. louMty. job.- hy ftmoo, is a \iolation of law -cl ;ool ail III niuii i< ipal gOVf 1 tinif lit.-. and a (lisregartl of the rights t»f fiti- h.l a con:• out o! f ao ll • iodat of gio-s /.oils that should not ho fotulonod bv 1 ( \ olllU u RT> rUT 11 Ufk a till liTni' tho.-i ' wbo^avo soTomtily swor n to up- 1 a'.oi - I>ai<i 1 l:» of i ptT font out hold tho law. «.t tl Voii gi : N llUl •lUf. W hot hot or not tho light t>f tros- 1 l>u ll 1- llo W i»f uioi , thfi I'f fol that tlif pn-s shall ho suhstitutotl in .Vmoriva [U f a! «• u ag( 1 tt' fontiol llif for tho right tif propoity is a nmst houses leaked that newer leaked liefoai. all for<ls that were standing jtut in tlie weal'her are still standing out in the weather, the coil boxes and Itattreys were washed out of some of them ami tuny a sjtark has benn ma<ie yet by amiy of theii magneloes ansoforth. the steeple of reholier ehuieh U-aked so bad the pastuii' had to go into .same thru the buck door. the families of bootigegers; friends arni relatives of bootleggers; those who believe in wide open and unn*- stricttMl sale of liquor, day and night —^the entire “bootleg element” has a voting strength of 30,(KI0. Othi'is think that figure much too high, and a few seem to think it rath er conservative. There is no way of determining w ith any degree of accuracy just how strong the so-calU‘d bootleg vote is— the bridges in our naborhood were even political leaders in individual can ied , away, and so wa.s mi. tom vounties can sc'arcely give an accu- Clinton Finance Co., Auto Financing Fire Insurance Inc. Office: JACOBS & CO. BLDG. INSURANCE We think we know the best Fire and Life Insur ance policies. We think we know how to advise the best plans for you. We think we have the best companies. Consult me. R. H. BOYD, Agrent Clinton Realty & Insurance Co. head’s cow and cqff and goat, they have not benn .■«aw’"or heard of. old peeple claim that thi.s rain had the fri'.shets of ISIS and 190S skint a hli»ck. mr. holsum moore was out in rate estimati' of bootleg strength in their own counties. NOTK'E the wurhl was the mattei with the wi-alher. and as he had his mouth 111 h gi'latuie ill vodci -to hold what -erious qiie.s^ioii far more important .'hiy li.uc .ilfeady won. They have* than the now fashii>nable practice of ln'» II |iio\idfd a 11 an'-portaUou <y.''tem New Heal speiuling whieh in the past b\ th. vta:, to UM' in-r*4rpetition|Si.x year.- has co.st the American tax- open, as usual, he almost got drowned with tiu' t.iiiroad.- with thenmillions ppy».ij; nearly twenty-two bi.Himfs of 'j{ dollars in in\est inenls. .\nd when' ,|,)ilai s. iht lailioad.- ate put out of ltu.siness,j , , , , , , 1 . c Notice IS hereby given that James It and he hioked up to see what in j, Sloan the having heretofore reached his majority, 1. as Guardian of said .lames I*. Sloan, will render a final accounting of my acts and doings as ^ I Guardian for the said .lames P. Sloan <> farmers say they will nev-s'er.^*’ Probate Court of I.aurens hefoar he shut the same. who will provide the >e\eial million' ***'•*•*'* *•*•***•*•***•**•**• | complain anny more about dry weath- <'*unty. South (arolina. at Ijiurens,'<t didlar tax bill they .in- now [taying? ^ •'either risk making some- ^ubh Carolina, on Tuetnla^Septem- Vou, .Ml, Taxiiayei. will he the one to O thing without waiter than to have so <’• Eleven (li) o’clock, Ik', tuitlui soake<i in order to make TPo much waiter that it carries crops an-'*'^' ^^e same time aak up the .-hoi tage. Don't overlook that 1 HC CjUliOl .soforth off boddaciously ansoforth.' Court for a final discharge from I the jimson weeds and the nut grass"''.'’ 'luties as Guardian for the said o fa THE KI.ND OF MEN TO EI.El T 'Editor, The Chronicle: I As election xlay draws near, it and the bermutly grass, and other use- 'I®"'*** P• Sloan. less wildlife, was not dammaged anny. persons having a claim against', w The county camiiaign got under seems apinopriate to have something • but the w .p. a. mought as well get estate will present the same • ay this week and will continue in the nature of a formal platfornr feddy; we willlie on hands with them verified, before said date or be thiough next week with sjieaking en- from the camiidates for the legisla-' at once, if it rains another drap, we fof^^ver barred. gagement.s in all parts of the county lure from Laurens county. State leg- Will be ruint. j JANIE L. SLOAN, a- provided in the itinerary .set up by isktion. no less than federal legisla-j , ♦ 1 Guardian for James P. Sloan the executive committee. The cam- tion, is rapidly •Ix-coming a va.stly The Flat Rock Folks Are College- j 26-4cw, paign this year, as in mo-t of the more important factor in our every- Minded counties, is over.-hadowed by the keen day lives than it has been in the past. mr, slim chance, sr., has 2 boys and interest being shown in the United It is no longer true that the functions ® to sond to college Xotice is hereby""given that George' Stalls senate and governor races. of the government are primarily of a year if possible, if he can buy Browning Jr. a minor will NOTICE There are almost 12,000 men and 'business or administrative nature; and ^ ferty-lixe on creddick and skip reached his majority on and be-' women enrolled in the ‘ .r... k;- u:-. ■» ^ * e county and it as a result, a program of honesty and the date hereinafter specified and '' that the candi- efficiency in government no longer,J*****®"^ delta unpaid, he feels that^^j^^^ j render a final accounting o eir appeals for constitutes a sati.sfactory platform, ^f my acts and doings as Guardian " e added resnnn. I .eiriolutur.^ *.„‘pian followed bv hon. holsum moore . • . is to this large group dates are making the votes. Thu* brings the added respon- liegislatures are now called upon to‘P***' follow^ed by hon. holsum moore minor to the Pr<H)ate Court aibility on the part of the voters to vote on measures which spring from'**^ rock, who sent two girls thru ^ Laurens County, South Carolina, examine into the fitness and charac- social, philosophies of the most far- (at Laurens, South (Carolina, on Tues- •caching importance to the citizensj ^j^ance, his third darter,:d»y. September 6, 1938, at Ten (10) '•“‘y ‘'“iplans to atuddy journalism and an^io'^l^'k, A. M.; and will at the name . _ a. S_ • a S X 1. . > 1 a flVVlA Ofilc ^/\«» « M «i 1 /l««.a ^ While this should be the yard-stick, voters to demand some indication of ’^j^^j histery. he has had charge of t'"'® for a final dis- applied in the seliKrtion of all public’the social philosophies of the candi- .^Tting th ^ schoorpZr whkh i charge fromy my duties as Guardian " officials, there are many voters who tKa.v .r.. a.v,«.aaaa euiung inur scnooi paper wmen is * ’’ <> officials, there are many voters who dates they are to choose from, cast their ballots for other reasons. Therefore I suggest that the candi- It is for this reason that the competent men are entitled “the monthly spasm,” and,^'"’ mitior. she has done ;Kerry well indeed with * All persons having claims against oftpn legislature make public you.'she eddits it and rites'the esUte of said minor will file the often defeated, announcement of their platforms, and ^^,jy everthing that goes dn the secont pages, hence the tally unfitted for the offices. There support to any candidate until he has Journalism Xns Are always capable men in these races, I made such an announcement. I sug-l ‘ ’ and there are others not qualified and gest, for instance, that they tell us! hadda chance, the fifth son of the same duly verified, before said date or be forever barred. MEDORA E. BROWNING, Guardian for George Alfi^ 25-4cw - Browning, Jr. Your Surplus Funds Can Find SAFE WORK Here At Very LIBERAL EARNINGS For You. SAVE ANY AMOUNT At ^yTime -:- Begin Now EACH ACCOUNT INSURED Up To $5,000.00 SAFE AND PROFITABLE Invest your money in a Clinton institution, owned and directed by Clinton people. Start now and save monthly, or plan to *^0 Your Own Home.** WE OFFER Long Toms Easy Payments •AVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Phone No. 6 A Clinton Institution Serving Clinton People Since 1909 \ / \ ■