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y I ■ / PAGE FOUR / THE CLlfftON CRRONICLE, CLINTON, $. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939 WILSON W. HABUS, Editor And PiAlkber INMMked Ercry Hiaraday By THE CHBONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subi«cTiption Rato (PayaWo In Advance): One Year |1.60; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 cenU Sntcred as Second Glass Mail Matter at the Poet Office att Clinton, S. C. l^e Chronicle seeks the cooperation of ks sidtscribers and rea^ra toe publisher will at all times appreciate wise susfeetions and l^y^ vice. T^e Chronicle will publish letters of fencawl intert^ wh« th^ are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous eommuwteations nw be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or cphuona or its oorreapoodents. Nobody’s Business By Gee McGee '!G lub Organized By Dimcan Felder Battery G Groi^>' To Get Degree t A Case of Flu—1918 Type DANCE AT AR.MORY The recently organised Nonoommia- sioned Officers club of Battery G, .263rd Goast Artillery, will give a - ^ dance on Saturday evenihg at the Mter almovt s.x y^rs of strictly' The friends of Dimcan S. Felder, alninton armory in honor of Battery 1, military training, the nohcommis-1former Clniton resident and graduate Newberry. The Newberry unit has * 5- Coast Artillery, South Carolina Na- two years pnor to going to NortbemI,,j,e past three week-ends and the miysoif rusihing (have an extra 'hour for that purpose CLINTON. S. Cm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1939 ance is to be given at the close of the ^>ecial training period. Harry Raymond and his college orohesrtra of . opticiw, will be ^eaeed to learn that Vg^berry college, wUi fumbh the , , ^ j ^ 1 A -,.1. * Offici rs and members of the club he will have conferred upon him. by """Of’ ‘•o''**'»" caan'is hoDaloaa I have a Icnack fw of "iootor of op-' CITATION FOR LETTERS OF t^ii^ ofTJ^rk rapidly and thus it T""- n T. tometry. - ! ADMINISTRATION * seemT^that my nervo^energv takes J?- sergeant; It is expected that shortly after his jbe Sute of South Carolina, ,seems tnat my ne rgy Oa-stHn- \V. Hallman, battery clerk; graduation Dr. Felder will submit Laurens County i 'tr*irdn^^ o my ac rams a j Owens and C. R. Odell, platoon himself to the state board of exam- By J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate iraimng. ^ sergeants; L. W. King, E. T. Spires iners and receive a license with full Judge: But this spell of flu choked me line sergeants; Ralph legal right to practice his chosen piP-; Whereas, Esther H. Pitts made suit down in my tracks. And they tell Middle, Lawrence Jlarjns.^ C. T. JTram- fession in South Carolina. |‘o to grant 'her Letters of Admin- Imc that a pin-point will hold com- ^^d, W. O. George * 'iatration of the estate and effects of foitably, wltoout crowding or mash- _ , Trammel, jP. M. Pitta. THE (■HIl.l) IS SLPREIHE ,,ml, the d«tr»ctio„ of .11 hum.n lib-. ^ J’^likTSb.'";* ’ The'fi'r.flJ^bl'aTvaJ:, of the or- Lil But, as P~f. T. V. Snith of thei**^!* «» W»ll, I felt p,et->«ni«tion will be . banquet on Fri- family, i University of t^Jhicago pointed ^jty fair until late in the afternoon evening witji the .Newberry non- imiiortant members of the family.; Univ^rty of w ^ ^ wrestle with'<*«Tnmis8ioned offic (bristmas jillness, then I began to get nervous a dai^e Saturday To enthrone!many «'• need to f<’ar as much as the little childix*n on X That is as it s'hould 1k' gml do homage to tht* . oa i- • a »» (■h,■!«««■. day ia not only cornmomor-and ^lina tn atiny tiH- binh and r..v,rancing the I /Waty are at *»*•". "*• f.h.ld who waa lawn of Mary in the I'/™. .rnported ^ long ago. birt it is elevating th<‘ child'‘l^fmrtely ui^^erican ideas the, j ^eady to go to sleep by 8:30. of today to his or her proper place as'minds of youto and of Um‘ discontent-j didn’t get ready for me. .My lid. In time of s.truss nt is buman about 82 J These ai-e therefore, to cite and HTga l]l/^av*A admonish all and singular the Kindred 1 U •JflOCUS andCivditcrs of tlie said P M. Pitta, - .... TTI . , .deceased, that tbey be and appear be- officers as guests, and * me. in the Court of Probate, tx> evening honoring ym A. Bennett of Edgefield, wnll be Uurens Court House, Uu- sure emajgh. I sat up a little while; Newberry battery, which has mteiested to know they are moving tihougbt that would help, and it did trained for the past two week-ends this week to Ware .Shoals where Mr. help me to get more and more ner- '^'th the local battery. The public is Bennett wil assume tiw management invited to the dance. j®* ^ funeral home of that place. • j Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, foi-mer Clin- Atlcilltsi Journal residents, have been located the vous. fir;lire citizens of our <s>untry. .Nearly twA*nty centuries ago thrsK* Kings fame out of the East, guidird by a star, .>«*<‘kiMg the cradle of a ?HAvliorn child. Th<*y followisl the star to ItetlilrhiMii, and th<*re, UTore the mangel in a stalne whi n* lay the in fant .lesiis, th<*y laid the pneious gif';> whieir th<‘ir caravans ha<l hiought. It w.is the paying of homage to .* littU- I'hiUl. „ past two and a imlf years in Edge- ture for |K«rpk* to blame ith<*ir trou-.^^ Roarings and rumblings in- Nes on someone el.se. They Imrk for a ,r,() eent in my head. I scairegsiifct, ami are nwly to liM«n Bought Py ''"here Mr. Bennett held a posi- .\tlar.ta, fia., Dec. 12. — Jame' R. tion similar to the one he is now ac cepting at W'are Shoals. rens, S. C., on December 27th, 1939, next, after publication hereof, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given unckr my hand this 11th day of December, A. D., 1939. J. HEWLETTE W’ASSO.N, 21-2CW .1. P. L. C. any^xly who tells t'hein that ^ sleeping capsule. I grew wider t'dilor of The Atlanta ^Journal, ()ur con.scieiice is clear our memory ' ‘ * *' long ami our determination is un shaken.—Anthony Pxien. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE particular p«*o|»le, class or sect is re s|K>nsihIe for th<*ir ilistn-s.s. Th«‘ .Nazi phiUisofiihy makes th<* Jewish [MSk|»le th<* authfMS of the world’s e<'onomic w<m*s. In tbi* (bm- and wilier awake. At 11:20, I took I my .s<*cond sleeping |>otioii. I,4iter <m II trasl a glass of hot milk ami an jeW'tric pud ami a ruck massage. I might as well luive made a junous muiiist .sclurriH* of things. j planter out of all these ivmedii^s ami is to 'blame. Both philosophi<*s an ^ tns* for ull the good they : pi coliaily fitting that Christ- 'omTiie. -• pj^ p „„ g ^rm ma^ should he. alMive everything else,I‘-‘M’lpleti-ly inaUTial. RAbgion of any.^,^, th. chilli, en’s .-special h.iliday. What is .su^;Hsi*d <>r discoura^^^^^^^ m pa. ut .!oc- n.kt rejoice on this the! nioral principles of which ndigion. By .{ 1., (A. M,. gnatest of all celi-hrations, in laying gifts at the f«’<*t of the little ones as t>lu King- of the East laiil t+ie feet of One whom they recognized as ihs* world’s Saviour? J. . 1 . I the conAracy * * * ' ■ self-Heekrn(f d«magogu<*s ami trouble-1ball in and out avail. Finally I announc'fsl today the .sale of the news- fiaper and il.s ."lO.OOO-watt radio sta tion. WSIk, to .lames .M. f'ox, former governn of Ohio and presidential nominee. The editor Issued a statement as County Commissioners will spoke-man for the Giay family, ma- as re<juire<P by law January NOTH E OF ANNL AI. MEETING The annual meeting of tlu* Board of hi* held 1. 1910. jority st.H'khold.'s in The Journal, in .All claims agains^ the county .should which he pointed out “difficulties in- h«.* at the office of County .Suikm- mind you), I had hi ei l in” divi.«ion of control since vi.sor on or before Dec. 31, 19.39. This W. J. BENJAMIN SERVICE STATION Stand&rd Products Cars Washed and Greased Y’ciur Business Appreciated The t bill! was King in N.iw for u s<*ason, tlu* Child is King aga’n, and all the wi>rl<l lays treasure It; his fei't. (irewn-ups should never fo’yet this. .Nei;h<*r shouM we over- h>( k this truth the chilil of lixlay ^Ml. be the man o. wonia i of tomor row. We knoVN lli.it the child wdl g.ow into som»*lhing difft*n'nf, hut me what we cannot pull hiu*k tJhe cii tain to forests*, .'so w<* should all j’ay hom.ige and lay gifts at the feet ^ IS the expres.sion an* cast overiKiarxI. <\»unUsl and taggtsi ull of tlu* shm*)) th.* ileath of his father, .lames R. request is in the interest of claim- Si-nsrhle fKsiple an* not fmilisl. They j in th<* V. .S. ami hail coWiensl .oOO Gray, Sr., is a factor influencing the ants as we**ll as the county and should ale. not he overlooked. price was not included in an- J. A, GUTHRIE,. pie bticimu* eaisier or happiiir; ratberjwiis all gone, and I was nearly so. nounciment of the sale, which is ef- County Supervisor. Urvfortunaieiy tlhe.re are I tried walking up and down the fe<*tive immediately. i B. Y. CULBERTSON, theirs at kmrw tihat m-itlum in G<*rmany nor in'a<*n*« of .shiHAp in Australia and w’as s I Hus»im'bafl the lot iff'tlu* convmon peo-jready to count them. The liourlion Thi WHY Suffer From Cold»- The transaction was disclo.sed »hort- he ch illi ell at this glaii .season, w'ho may ov. ami now. of rooma, wiOhout gave up in utterJy after the Federal Communications despair ami im«<le up my miml to lie commission in Wa.shington. approved tlown again'ami stay aw-ake, if stay-a- ti-ansfer of contml of WSB and wruke was the game my nerves werei WE(i(i, its p.) table unit, to the Ohio phiyirig. S<imehi[uly told me I was and Florida puhlisluT. .*H>und aslet'p within 2 minutw afU*r The latest publisher's statement a had maile up my miml m*ver to Ik*-: showisl The Journal with a circulation coiiu* wrap|M*d in the arms of Mor-'of 1 (Mi,729 daily and '126,822 .'sunday. . ™,q,l,. V.d of lhe|,.h.«. ^ _ I j-TIM KHOLDERS “ Just as soon as my lu*ad stops ach- Tlu* i*egular annual meeting of ing ami my hack quits hurting ami KUx'kholiL rs of the t'ornmeixial I>e- For quick relief from 'cold symptoms in makers husJly e*ng<age4l in trying to change tlu* American system of free entei-prist*, fri*e thought a'id free •Tu'i h, a . I -u* 1 lM*r |M*rsional liber ties guaiuiUi-Rtl by the Hill of Rights, into a m*w s<-luwne of things under w^hich citizens would b<*come auliservi- ent .suhji*ct« of an alI-|>owerful rul ing cliqm* or state. Tlu*y will not sucw'ed in tiu* long run. But it is up to every Ameriran Clerk Board of County Uommis- ggg sioners. 4-4tc time changA* our world ^ iff my <«yes cea.se burning and my nose positoiy of Clinton. S. C.. will be held how badly that is m*<Mle<l niK I'lHKMtlRk.S NUISA.NCK « hief L. M Bagwell of the city \w- his JilM'rties Ik* wuroachesl U|>on, oiK*nly <»r by .stealth. lete up itching and my legs grow Tuesday, January 9, 1940, at 1:00 Htnmgvr ami U*«s wol>hly I think I’ll o’cliH'k p. m., in Iht* office of the De bt* over the Hu It pays a fe41ow' lus force luis calUsl atU'ntion to an! tnd.nance r«*gulating the sihmiting of| fitevvorkx on the stix*ets tff Clinton., S«i;ioii .3 cikK* of city onlinances, mm, published by the Chief in an li-ement in last w»s*k’s pa|K<>r, states: ■'It .shall he unlawful for any per- m>M or |>ei>on.s t4> burn or discharge over Uie tlu It pays a it! sK>w <k>wn occasionally, Inrt bhis !*low-<lt»wn came when I wasn’t look ing for it. WHAT THE GIRL RKHINI) THE COUNTER THINKS .Serving the public '» not aibngetoer a H<?aiia»H «r eaay job, because there; I sat up nearly all of yestenky and are always <iho?»e who an* inconwider-1have had to he up all iff balay to ailvor-' »<**•. please and oftortowea WTrit* there 6 pin-es. Having been unreasonable. It requin*s p<iire, lacA, flat on my l>a<*k a whole wt*ek, ami p<«wonality, cimrteay and patience to,bi-ing Uk) bliml to reail much and satiafy itlM* ilemandM of the buying too deaf to h<*ar enti the i-aiiio, 1 e \ r 11 " noWir Mueeiallv during the nre- knew nothing else to write almirt ex- any fire work.s of any kiml mi any esp«s:iiMiy ouriii» wii. | ^ .. (hrintmas runh when things are cept my own exiK'inences with this bound bo haiijien calcuhtted to take'care of flu. I hop<* I will be able nwrry" out <ff Christmas. to go to work U»morrow ami thus T»h* piddic mssls to nvmvnbcr'have a chamt* to caU'h up with my while .shopping, that life in tough gork. enough f<ir the g»rl lahind bh«* buay a i i . , ,, . ... ,oount»*r ami that six* is entitUsl toj ».. • . I- "o 1 Aeusi* for allowing vUs violalioni^ . . .• . ,i«h<* didn t think . .. .. - ,11 the courtesy and oonwideration of ad.| . .i. i . by the piomisA*uous mH,siting of alii .. v«,4r had the flu. lb pository, to elect directors for ensuing year, and to tfinsact such business as may come before th<* nweting. Jack H. Young. F*rt*sident. ,3tc h'. .M. Roland, Secy.-Treas. ►lM«*t in the Town of Clinton, or wi'hin one humlnsi yanis of any cot- t,i> |>Iatfonn within the ct^rporale, lini.t- of the said T<»wii.'’ nee thi** is the onlinamv, it should eitiu i U' t nfiMxssI or alK>lisiKsl. The^re s*'*t*> of noise makers in thi* busimsis distrirt. There hXs lKs*n a giKsI hit of it nlis'ady in some seetioirs of the city If city officials, however, ilesire an • nd put U> th<* pi-atHice it can be «loii*- by im|Hksit>g heavy fines u|K>n tho-e who wil not oliey tht* law. With the conring of the* Chri.stmas* s, .i.-on eueh ye;u. the prmitiee of dis- charging fin-works lM*cmm*s most common on the pait of many, with nuiiH-niUN auridents ami casualties I think At Macy’s, in New York, largert «Iei»artmcnt .store in the world, saJew-, girts were recently aakcMl to finiahlJ*:* the .sentence, “The abofiper who takes th»* merry out «f my Christmas is the one who ...” They anawered: “ . . . sayn before whe nwkes up her miml, ‘are you sure you’re iihoiwn me everything?’ me this numning that that she had ever told Iht if she had to back to decide whether or not had a real case of the Du she really ha4ln‘t had it. The' flu is something you can’t forget j tmarly. and ik leaves its imprint on! the miml of the patient if not on his ^ or her body. I wish there was some kind of vaccine that would assure you! a p»*n»on that he runs no risk wht*n f,4l»,wu»g. It IS only in the .'M>uth that th« Yuletnle celriiration is marred by . . .shops not singly, but in pairs. | ^ Each woman keops the otJuT from be-; rompleteJy aatinfied with isonreoiH* siH*ezes and coughs in his any-! W'hw I wa.s a kid. mother made me iwear a little wa*l of asafoetiiVa tieil is HO bent on making the man ^ aroumi my neck to keep me ltr;i«l for siK’h we iM'ver l«e«‘n sh<«'ting. We can umlei'Ntaiul why — - vuci a custom would U* timely on a ^‘verjAing^anything. I always Fouith of .hilv eelehralion. but ^^,hy direast^s (we 'had no germs thr ( hnstma.- season should Ik* P<«"tlt*^ tlu^ions—while waiting j^i^.n) windd mize up to a guy and shoppers jAhiPt from om* foot to the hesitate* to afflict him if he was other. jlXMBsessed of asafoetida. We evident- “ . . . can’t make up her numl. jy (thought mumps, whooping-cough Another idK^pper who takes the and seartet fever had smellers and merry out of saiesgiris’ Merry Ghnst- mas is the om* -who: w>.i ks on the Streets where there is I •« ,>niy the vagiKASt notion o/ congestion during the* pre-^^at she wwnta. Typical is: ‘I want season is extremely dan-l}^>(),« k\o^' for my aunt. 1 don\ know g, rolls It is a huzaixl to life and limbi^v-hat size she wears, hut she’s about stkI a souree of irrita>tion to Sihop|K*rslfive-two or three, and she weighs mothers and about 200 pounds.’ have al)!r to fatlHun out. There is not bln*I slightest coniKvtion lH*twiH*n the two,', n, it u r should there Ik*, The pruitice of discharging fire-' imnh < Ivis'.mHs t!a:i little children. lAioking at the pi.u'tice from anot,h«'i angle, the holi- . waits until she is at a crowd- wl ctMinter to make out her shopping TIE MM't U1 lEIE... Come On Over! tlH*y coul<in’t 'hold their noses so's they could get close enough to attack us. 1 would 'Wear some of that stuff if I thought k would keep me from having the flu again. My friends and associates might avoid me, but I’d risk that just to stay well. I am indeed glad to report that the flu has flown. (lay .season has Inconie a sort of II vlitmare on aecount of the terrible| . jiemls m** to get something noix . It is a form of amusement thati^ut <rf stock arnl le«vt*s -while my back aiuiually ivsults in horrible disasters,| jj, (t^jj^KKl. loss of lives, the disfiguring of hamlsi . won't wait her turn. Init says, a id faces, and often hlindiH'ss to vic-j‘wtm’t youu wait on me next?’ , tinis of exjilosions. “ ... is .ho afraid that tht* custom- 1 hose who must sh(K>t firreiackers ers on either side widl find m better an<l other dangeious explosives at hargaan that she has to wee every- (’•hrisimastime .should l>e made to thing they are being shown.” get in their own yaixls and stay there When <ach aalesgirl had imiahed until they finish celebrating. Thx'y the sentence and added, “bolt moat have no, business endangt‘ring the choppers are really nice and oonsider- publk as they always do when public jate,” they were asked another quea- atreets are used for this purpose. tkm: i. 'How wrould you describe the per- HUMAN LIBERTY ENDANGERED toopper?” The efforts to inculcate the Nazi “That,” they «aM, “is eeey. •T9»e doctrines in America have received l*^'*^** ** * man. a set4*ck by the conviction of Fritz L ^ Kuhn, the leader of the German-!™'^ ^ counter. We», ^ dewenre American bund. Russian Uommunism is currently at a discount also. The pact between Stalin and Hitler has disdilusioned many who a break occasionally, atl will agree. Germany and Russia won’t fight have ^9*^ lother as long as tbey have the been Uugbt that there was a distinc-!**^ oountriea of Euixrpe to prey oti tion between the two varieties of to-! Oooper. taKtarian government. It Football teaches ymi to work in co* operation with others and to subordi nate your personal interests for the! good of the group, which makes a beitci- ci'tizt'n of you.-^Mal Stevens. government. It tume out that imkead of being eneiroea, Hkler and Stalin are •working for the same GIVE THE CHRONICLE ’ FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT WHO WORKS WHERE? STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE A. B. Godfrey, Mgr. SUrr C. Wood Mrs. Fraacis Blalock This firm employs 3 Forty-eight previously re ported firms employed 374 ToUl 377 It Pays To Trade IN CLBSTON An invitatipn that carriaa thrilling promise of a friendly get-together with a congenial crowd. But if you haven’t a tele phone, it ta difficult for friends to get in touch with you. They may be forced to leave you out of many pleasant affairs. Why let this happen? A telephone will keep you always in ready reach— and in the swim! But it will cost only a few pen nies a'day—a trifling sum. for a world of pleaavre, for greater comfort and security. It just doesn’t pay to try to get along without a telephone. Order yours todsjt SogTREitn BaiTREPHonE BOO TElEtRBra COIRPRRg iseaesaaAris THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THIS ASSOCIATION TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING A 4% DIVIDEND TO BE PAID DECEMBER 30. 1^39, TO INVESTORS OF THAT DATE. WE ARE GROWING RAPIDLY AND ARE PROUD OF OUR RECORD. Two and a Half Years Ago We Had Assets of $97,000.39 TODAY OUR ASSETS ARE $354,758.72 In addition to earning attractive Semi-Annual Dividends the funds of each investor are insured op to $5,000.00. WE HAVE AMPLE FUNDS ... to help you in becoming a home-owner. You will find our plan just what you want .. . many other CHntonians have! INFORMATION GLADLY FURNISHED -S'i EDERAL Savings [AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Telephone No. 6 .OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS M. J. McFadden, President B. H, Boyd. Secretarv-Treasurer J. P. PralhcT, Vice-President Mrs. Fuller Reese, Jr., Asst. Sec’y. M. J. McFadden J. p. Prather u J Duiu-.n sw^' . d.c;h"^^ S.H.S™.r.l H. A. Moorl».d T. D. Oopri.«i A Clinton Institution Sening Clinton People Since 1909