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fAGK ciGirr CX>MM£NTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLIWTOW, 8. C Blue Hose* Lose To Citadel, 12*7 THI RSDAY. OTTORKR II l*3> W Tbe fMoIutr few gwt whail tli#yfeau*e “the C orurMuiy*’ wiil pay It. It k Tba idea a# malnrvty rule in n^inir to be like the laory 1 hear of 'aim ii a myth. A hundred,a colored funeral director whoae bill ith Mai can deiannina a|i» «tual to the amount of innurance profrram; to that hundred,jearried by the deceased. So H i* to- ^oitipli^ by forty-ai*, can iiteer the,day with automobile Inaurance. .Mwi courae of the Mate. In round numbers, I nue each other for five thousand dol- thev, five thousand purposeful, viifor-jla-n* when soiwtimes both men and ooa, resdurceful men can make or re-1 both cam are not worth five hundred make this state, or they can Rive it;«iollani on the hoof. New Oidsmobile On Display Here By Auto Sales another dose of political chlomform and lot It sleep on. In* business that practice is oncour- ajced by wB certain type of lawyer Art'you one of the five thoiunand? known as adamuRe syit lawyer. A man Gideon u-ximI only thrtn* hundred men HUstains an injury,, a small affair, and accomplished wt>n<lers. True he was in the han<ls of .lehoyahr- But aren’t we, too? If what we net-k i« perhaps not worth i)<rtherir>R aliout .Mother, you remembt'r, used to patch us up for much worse things. But the for the gwl of the state we are in a injured man happi-ns to work for a rtRhtoous cause. If. however, wi* arc not diligently and intelligently striv ing for the public weal we ?h<iu!il fail hig corporation, a railroad, powiT company, cotton mill, or pulp mill. What-hapiM*ns? lie g(K?s to a damage- What ifiv wc trying to do? Organi-isuit siKrcjali.d who .say.s, “I’ll lake aations such as th<^ farmers and Tax- your case on a bO-fiO basis.” Well, payers Ix'ague; the South Carolina [then? A .suit is brought for $2,o0() or fWeration of (V)mrm‘rce, Agriculture $ri0,000--or for ju.st anything the law- and Indu.stry; the National Cotton Council; the South Carolina Farm yer Can think of. What tlwm? That lawyer may prevail on the jury to Council; the Grange; the CharntK-ra a wan! a verdict fifty times more than the man dt*serves. This is the only .state in the Union, 1 believe, in which such unbridled li- cenw to throttle indastry exists. From the moment of the beginning of the suit the person or concern sutsl has a contingent liability over his bead like the sword of Damocles. He can’t know until the venlict jimt where he .stand.s. Many companies are satisfactory field for invest- -that is what we are driving at. '^»’y .shouhl-we alh.w this condition •f Commerce; the service clUbs—aye and .Sptvlator, too,—what are we try ing to do? Is this .state any lietter or more prosperous because of us? Is .South Carolina a better plact* in which to live; or is this a more inviting field in which to do business? To make South Caridina a more delightful place of resilience and mopi' ment Highly enthusiastic over the new Oldsm«»biles for lU40j E. M. Timmer man of Auto Sales, new Clinton Olda- moliile dealer, has returned from the dealer preview meeting held in Char lotte, * N. r* He. was accompanied by the members j>f hW sales organi zation, who were likewise very much elated over the cars that'Olds is to offer for the coming season. ‘‘It’s hard to imagine how the/ can make so many improvement.s each year,’^ said Mr. Timmerman. “The new Oldsmobilcs are bigg<‘r and bet- U-r looking in every detail and with a front end design that is by far the most attractive I have ever 'seen. The interim's, too, are the la.sit word in guiMl l<K)k.s, luxury aad comfort. “.■Vlore than that, this year Olds- mohile will introduce a revolutionary new m<5chanical advancement that is destined to be the greate.st forward step in driving ease, convenience and safety since the invention of th<‘ sNf starter. It represents thr* final cul mination of over 8 years of research and testing on the part of Oidsmobile and General Motors engineers. "Oidsmobile executives are pian- nmg one of the mo.st aggressive .sales campaigns in the company’s history and from what I have seen of the new models, I am confident that we will enjoy one of the biggest sales years in our history. “The factory assimhly lines at I^an- sing an* running now and we now people w I 111K a I _ ,to continue? I>amage suit lawyers display for th« Five thousand nieij can make South^‘b>nt nuitrf>er more than **[^^‘*^ '^Z****^ vity to ins|M«cl. Thi* story of the new Oidsmobile lean Ih* summed up in a nutshell ’Big- I’riceil for F.verylsHly.’ Carolina a more inviting pUce in'p’fH of «u«- fxrpulation. .Shall they which to huild h4.mes, a im.re aUrac-|«»trafe all the busimnis like tbi* (»er- tjve scene for busim*»s o|ierationa. Arc mans overrunning Poland? 'ger and lb*tter in F.x’erylhing and you one of the five thousand go j Our n«*d. thin, is for more h«-lp ,for tbone aide meti in our U*gisiature ^ I who think clearly and have a highj .Samuel Goldwyn says the film In- What shall the gi>-grtlrrs gr>t? Wejsrnsr of right and wrong toward all .dustry must lie as realist.c a* pr*ssib?t have climate, soil, raw prvdurta. trana-;rich and pm*r, big ami little Right is|alM>ut the war aituation. This aill, no pnrtalkNi, poarr ami |«s»pl*. i right aad wrong ii wrong. n>ganflr» :d«>utit. I** i|uite a ta-k for li<diywfM>l la tlM ’atirr.* g h«|n of l.-hiy|'’f the slaa ar wealth .w poverty «f[ » 72 ^^i wcarwaot with the prw.*<»»e gaa ^ cwmpaay la. oar jura^ try to deal jo^ly with a l. ■t.i- rmwiliag aa aaed thr aaaw aoWM wf jw»tirr f.ir, whether eafh or p'-*t That i« *- e as Himt .ai: wv 4-* Well. M’a taka «■ •f* i-el, ^ry ^Final Touchdottn ('omea At End of (Janif After Field Had Been Invaded By Fans. Controversy I Ov^r Scorelxiard Clock. (From The Blue Stocking) By scoring a touchdown after the game *had been declared over, The Citadel’s Light Brigade literally “took” victory from the Presbyterian Blue .Stockings at Charleston Friday night by a score of 12-7, w'hich score should have been 7-6 W'ith P. C. on the big end. One of the, biggest don.ition.«' in foiitball wa.s rew'iv’iVl by Citadel in the right to score the winning touchdown, afier the game wa-- over, according to the official scoreboard clock. .\s the game neared a finish the Blue Hose were leading by the margin of 7-6, with a few .seconds lift to play, (iita- (Icl had the ball oh the F*. 11-yard line add lo.st four yard.s. T^ie clock said the game was over. The P. C. players started from the field and the P. C. reserves started out on the field to carry off the triumphant Blue Hose. But the officials waved theru back, saying the time was not offi cial, although the scoreboard clock is supposed to be official. -Citadel was given one more play, in which Brown ing passed to Burrow.s over the goal line ami Citadel was granted the touchdown. One of the most mysteri ous moments in the history of .South Carolina ff»otball. In the first quarter of the game, Dirk .Meisky, are brain man for the Hose carrie«l the hall over from the five-yard line after a short |miss to F.vans and a plunge by June Moore put the Iwll in scoring position from tb«* Citmlel 2K. Coleman converted. P. < . 7. I ita<lel «. in ‘he -ec^nal quarter the Cadet- pushed down to the P. C. 20, but the lliue ll<»e e<M>k rtmimaml of the situ s’. on ami t«Mik the laill over. M< ’4cy punted and l>an Stubb* returned tb puOi with a n.ce nm to tlir P. C. 7 Tw" p>ays yt^sd woilitnr tiM koi’l a to ga or. -- atar-d- , up* The aUem^ Mi '•.or t *as no good. P. C. L t .tadr’ 6. I P. (4* had tke koU on Ctcadrr* ftro- ;yard line wbm the knlf j The tiiird qwrtar wmi n pwiting 'duel, whh Preibyteruui’a Dkk Meisky 'getting the bett^ of Citadel's Leach and Footer. t In the fourth quarter the Bine Hone held firmly nntU the Light Brigade cut looM a fast passing attack, which (CarrWd them down to the P. C. 10. There the time clock ended the game with the Cadets holding the small end of a 7-6 score. However, with the P. C. players on their way off the field, there was declared time enough for another play. That play was a touch- whach gave Ibr a Blue H>so aggre. ’gal:t. . wm* wv’t. according to «poeta- and P. r. stadr-Hs. tibe rroi win- mi* of game, j The lineupa: I Proabylerian LE—Evans LT—Sadler LG—Erwin 1^eo ■ RG—Finney RT-Buie !RE—Coleman .... QB—Meisky LH—W’ienges ...... RH—Tannery .... jFB—Moore (c) TW Citadel David .... Kennedy StewaK ... Spain (c) DeoChampa Shoaly ... Kierstesui ... Lockwood Browning Edwards Stubbs 4 4 Auto Loans! We will loan you money on your.car or refinance your car for you. Our terms and rates are standard.^ TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH Phone 119 Sales and Service Clintun, S. C. 1 on Autumn Trips —when you byy a GfwykomMi ROUND-TRIP TI^.KEJ Colaaibia . tl.7^ Asheville. N.C. ISA# Greenville . 11.24 Charleston $4.15 Augnata. Ga. 12.44 .New York ll#44 f karlotto. .N.C. $2.45 Waidilngtan $14J4 CREY/HOUND 0* UNION BUS NTATION Phone 54 Went Camilnn Av«u ANNOUNCING A NEW OLD$ DEALER- AUTO SALES - * W * .1 t n ' . w # * «. V < AJirn THREE BIGGER Aim BETTER OIDSMOBILE S for 1940 ■ r- f’w S« W'I WVN 1 #v ► ( . * '*■ ■ . i* « **f< f 1*. tt } « H *4 , ^ r-'ll -• iif. *»-' ■ 1 ■ ■: 1 Mltft 4 , . : • 1 "'; i ' It -. w- * "7 i' * ’ 1 r.<’4 1. * ! t ^ . 1 •’ r - - i ‘ . -1 1 % ■if 4 , ’1,' • tf 1 U'l • \ 4'i .. I ftw-a' * j ' f .« 1 . .i:i iii.-ll! pM* IS a» sue-; ' •.* * i' t -1. f. r.iMMsi vh»4-k?‘ii p'«*. Nu v*«»M*l- ih»- !i. II on the I'Mi-t take 1 fe in th*'r tn-fo, without w.»rr>’. Shrimp, t miato s:i<l rk-o i*iu* «kiy and crab meat pie the lext. A little pine bark stew at I ioty iw'e and an oyster i\tM>*t on U'adniaiaw! Well, that’s our trouble. InsU‘ad of go-getting for business we sit back and liHkk forward to the iH‘Xt clam- lakA* or reininistv over shiid. .And if we iHH’onH* imlu.«.try-mituK*d —what .shall we do? What shall we do? That’.s tht* attituile. Wlum Saul of Tarsus was stricken he askeil, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" So, then. Ix‘l's kHik’alHuU us. “What lack I, yet?” Un’s move the i>b«tacles we know about. What are they? Well, we should recognizu our lack of riches and .vtop spending as though we had a rich daddy open-han<le<l “to a fault.” That means that in our com- munKiea and in our state gem‘rally we people who willingly and happily live in shabby houses and wear old clothes must * stop clamoring for all sorts of things at public expense. Then — and here’s a real snag — we must put an end to a harmful prac tice here of allowing suits for ooi- smas for trivial injurios. BfC SEW LOW-PRtCED ••60"—BIG SEW POPULAR-PRICED S4.-j£; ■ ••70"—BRILLIAST SEW MEDIUM-PRICED CUSTOM 8 CRUISER * Oldsmobils has big news for 1940 —three bigger and better Oidsmobile cars and a new Oidsmobile dealer for this community! Fea tured in the Oidsmobile line this year are three stunning new Stylesders—the beautiful new ^ds Sixty—the new streamlined Olds Seventy — the luxurious Custom 8 Cruiser. Bach of them ia bigger—each of tim ia better—each a trigger and better value! Oldamobtle cordially invites you io see and drive these great new Oldsmobilea—to get acquainted with your new Oidsmobile dealer—to inspect his facilities for service. You will find his equipment modem, and his staff alert to please. Factory-trained mechanics,‘the latest in factory-approved tools and a complete stock of genuine Oidsmobile parts assure prompt, courteous and efficient service st reasonable rates. Visit your new Olds dealer todmy and see the new Oldsmobiles now on display. 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