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^ ■ S ir’ ; ->r-' ■ /' L ■> PACfE SIX TRE CLINTON CHItO^CLE, CLINTON THURSDAY, JANUARY H, mS Realty Transfers Made Last Week At Court House ! i, f COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator The outlook for South Car^ina is'never been due to a synical attitude STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM BUHT IN PAST TEN YEARS % Todd Mid a proanising. Never-feefor^ have I knowncontemipt'^or, *the people. It has' ('Qoi'fkiued from page one) Laurens township: 155 acre* fromjSo much ihlTOUght to be given B. Earl Barksdale to H. D. WUson, economic $1,500; 86.2 acres from Palmetto Business men are t)econ>ing state- Bank to A. A. Weathers, $2,243.00. and politicians are becoming * j* c businesB-nvmaed. I say pohtiaans, but Dials: 159 1-4 acres from Sarajj in public life, for Eliza and Brook.s Sw’ygart to J.^ L.j^}j| word “politician” is not one that Boyd, $262.05. , jcarries either hope or confidence. We Sullivan: 69 acres from V. R. Flem- have in public office many men who ing. clerk of court, to J. H. Thom«on,'»« jS)! $100; 100 acres from Harloe D to the ■ ^ ^ overwhelming appeals • Now it would be wise to place more <i«»dopmcut of the 1?: 52^ »" • p«. plead for what they regarded as some '^^ great public need,. Of course, there are men and women and Children Uv- When it is rememl>ered that the ing all about us who have very little Jnrestmant in motor vehidaa of the good things "of life. Yet the'^n South Carolina is iweH over $100,* er to T. L. Henderson, $700, Hunter: three acres from all poverty, misery or distrjess in one week. .He, with supernal^ wisdom, let I state, and we have many men who [mankind solve its prohl^s through toop- ^ votes_by any {individual effort, throi^'h trial and Mesaiaii hknself, wkh full sympathy cost of traveliiig and'all power, did not try to relwyei®^®^ unimproved roads is 1 1-2 cents a mile greater than on hard-surfWie, ^ no argument against sey, C. E. Burdette,. R.,A Bdbh. ‘ ^ These National Famn l^|n asao-, ciations are cooperative ori^Ixatkiits through which farmers oli(«da long term loans from the jFedetaf -Lmd Bank of Oolumlbia. The NElMgrave m ■ » * “ land' Offomistsc associatkma aenrs To Meet In Laurou ties with the oiffice of the seciWhUT- Farm Lpah Groiq> I* . cres irom 'J- M.aspiration and striviiw. The Stevens, ^ al, to J.'Furman Davis,sroeciallv active either for or habit of looking only at'^wahti and [appeal that will make votes. It is true'error, through suffering and sorrow, , n 117 J specially active either for ^00; 96 a^res ^om D.^^Worlm^ig^jj^g^ developmwit of ^he basic spending is one which -will bankrupt economic interests of the state. They ar? matched, 'however, by a great number 'of business men who never e any farther than ibbedr own desks. Johnson to T. L. W. and Mrs. Annie D. Bailey, $1,190. Jacks: 1-2 interest in 70-100 from T. D. Copeland and C. W. Stone to V'. E. Shealey, $50. Clinton City: lot on Maple. street from William P. Jacobs and JoKh T. Young to Mrs. Margaret M. Wilkes, that th^ encouraging progress has been- accomplished eiAiraly with road a nation as surely as it will an indi-i®^®**'*®®- Users of tha roads have vidual. Goverrnments may tax and! P*id all ■of the bills. The state’s laws tax, but investors will some day hold jP®'®vide that state and county prop- their money rather than submit tol^F i® i^ledged to suppoit revenue ho take no intere.st in public nffairs insatiable demands and exactions. Wei**® ^i*® ®^cnt of slumps. So far, bow- I’xcept to grumble and who refuse to are perilously near that condition in ®'^®D not a penny has been levied Huagrowe and -• Optoaniatic Earm Loan aasoeiwtione will Jibld their an nual m^nga «t the court house in Laurens' on Tuesday; January Iftth, it is annpouneed by Clyde T.- Frtmks, of Laurens, aacretary-trieasurer. ^ At the approaching meetings coin- sound eocHiomy of ha>:^-sarfaced roads dotaUpd reports of the as-, where traffic warrants. j ion s operations for the ^ part Concluding tWs brief review of theiy^** ^ ^ seerbtary^ decade, is is approfniate to point out other officers. The members wul awo elect two direc tors for the ensuing year. The Musgrove assoeiwtion meeting wiU be held at 10:00 a. m. l^reaid- ing at this meeting wfll be W. T. Serni, president, who is also a mem ber ^ the board of directors. Other members of (the board are W. P. Ir- >o{>er»te with those who are trying the United States today ^ p Asvv ae 'iiopo aWfVU 1 , • against property for payment either y’“* ^ Gault, 0 do something. The narrow, utterly -•r$8^; ^lot o'»*--^nlCTnml strwt^f^ selfish type of bu.siness man is no horse-sense in our public affairs? helpful to the larger develop $550; lot on- C. C. Bailey, executor of Fannie Bai-j ley estate, to .Ryland F. Sumerel,||^^' S. C. Hays to Pt'gg^’ Sprunt and Ned Sprunt Hays. $5, and other consider- stote 'than'Ys the self- .ations; three lots on Elizal^h street politician who 'lives by pub-i from ^er to Ryland K Sum- favor and gives to big public is-i ere], $1(5; lot on, Elizabeth street g.y^g which will be most j from C. C. Bailey, executor of Fannie accepted by the ignorant and] Bailey estate, to Ryland F. Sumerel,:.v „reiiidiced ifisn- lot on* Elizabeth street from’ ^ a v One thing stands out m a democ- the few must do all the real *100; lot aJioining Clinton Cotton >■»''' *"<* dl tho inonoy. Mills fronwRuth Bailey to Ryland F.. . . . Sumerel, J«0. broadmindtd ^ ■ ... Laiiron* City: lot on Sullivan atroetr*" .»■• from R. B. and Solma Svrink to Janfe '"1*"”? ,“"1?”'*,?! ^ E. Harria, $5, and other eonaider- P*''? .■ 5 ations; lot on Ddwna atreet ■nembera ^nbj^ of the.r tme and Freddie L. HiU to John Beniamin Cunninyham, $1, love and affeoUon; <*»“ of God! by any means! In- 34 3-4 acre, from Laurena Cotton “P*"* Y" treasurer, and jyou will learn 'that a smaU percent Why can't we use a little common, highway depaibment dbiigations [or county reimbursement debts, as- ,Thiat should not discourage either the public-sprited business t OD A Va irmiauam Isumed by the 'highway^department [under legislative direction.* I These county reimbursement ob ligations, totaling now approxhnabe- jly $20,000,000, would fall tmmedi- [ately back in the county propeity- i holders if deficits occurred in higb- [way funds. Laurens County has 150.3 Miles A tabulation by counties of bard- "awfaced state hSglwweyynMr- January |'" 1, 1030, end January 1, 1940 was given in the report. It showed that tfn yeaire ago iLsuT' Mills to City of Laurens, $600. RADIO—Magic x. t j o, « ... niere are more than 32 million^^^L j families in the United States. those, more than 26 maldion own radio!^*^ mileage-is 150.3 miles. receiving sets. The estimated propor-l,. , ■* , tion of families owning radios is 911 , out of every 100 in cites and large I a^te _ ,age of the membe.rship sustains and'towns, 69 out of a .hundred familiesir****^ pabular locah^ fwterr-thepropagation of the gospel jin rural districts; an average for tihep®* be passed on, ^ whether and J. ’^.'^Httwkins The Optomistk association meeting will be held at 11:00 a. m. Presiding at this meeting will be-A. D. Gray, president, who is also , a member of the board of directors. Other mem bers of the board are Ej Hall Ram- dUBSCRlBB TO THE CHRONICLE treasurer located in Laurens. A woman hunter had trouble wak-^ ing a bear so ahe could shoot it One' can understand the bear's point of view. W# Do AH Kinds of PRINTING Except Bad. CHRONICLE PUBLISHING Ca * . TYPEWRITERS Aitthorisod Underwood Dealer. Clcaaiaf and repairing all makss, reaaonaUe charges. Kenneth N. Baker Phone 80$ W COLDS Cause Discomfort For quick relief from the, misery of colds, take 666 Liquid—Tablets—Balve—Note Drops 666 THE CHRONICLE’S WANT AD RATES Ic per aord for first inser tion; five insertions^ for the prire of four. Minimum charge 25e. Cards of thanks and tributes of respect. Ic a word, payfble in advance. Minimum 50c. throughout the world. Even for the '•whole nation of 82 radios to every most ordinary expenses of the local t I appikant for a second license in tbe 1 church the same is true. Yet all peo pie 'benefit directly' through the min,, istry of the church. And, frequently, those who seem most indifferent toj^jj them are in range of two or 'tlk needs of the church, in dollars ,ithree or more stations. Nobody has and icents, make the most calls number of words and [the pastor for services of one sort|Q,f hars of music which go out every or other. ^ !<jay “on the air,” 'but the total must In every public undertaking — o'f 'ruh more than tpn million words and whatever kind—it is the same: a few I as many musical phrases, reaching the ears of perhaps a hundred million san^e locality is honestly trying mere- i ly to. get his share ■of the business, qr There are 775 radio broadcasting stations sending programs through jjg trying to put the existing station the air to these millions of listeners. business. Sample One-Way Farea Knoxyille. Tenn... $2.95 FUmMe .1 $240 GaEnay $1.25 Wtaatan-Salem .. $2.60 Richmai^Va. . .. $5.20 ,John8oa oty $8.25 MiaiiiJ ....4. $9.10 Big EXTRA ^vii«8 . On Round-Trip Tickets • UNION BUS STATION Phone 59 West Carollfia Ave. »> GREY/HOUND WANTED—To rent a mule with op- carry the burden. Perhaps it would tion of buying. J. L. Drekert, Phone'not be amiss to say that a few carry Americans every 24 hours. 2621. lC|the 'toroh which lights the way. Elev-i Of course, no one listener can hear jen apostles started the movement to!all the programs, but tJkre is surely FOR MLE-.Milk.f,rf fryer. Apply,^ the world. Pert»4» the to Thorowell OrT>h.oa*e foolt^ip^^ ' ? i bued with the apipt that they carry LET us order your Baby Chicks. Start on with -burning zeal where faint th®m on “Spai'tan” so thrive. C-W-S Guano Co.. they / will Ic hearts would not dare to go. In South Carolina we 'have in pub- 'liir TREES—TREES—Let life and in business enoi^ men . . 1 1.1 of first-rate ability <bo put us into the treat your valuable shade trees Also remove dead and dangerous trees. Free inspection. CaH 38. C» R. Kiser, Tree Expert. Ip onward sweep of industrial progress. What stands, in our way and "What do we need? an infinite variety as well as a vast volume of entertainment and informa tion available to everybody in this country merely by turning a switch. It is ,tihe dream come itrue of tbe magical worid pictured by Edward BellflRiy fifty yelmr ago. l^ar-MmLeaf- REGULATION—Uncensored Americans can 'bear on their radio sets all .the news -(rf all the worid. Before going into this let us make ^hat is not tAie anywhere elre. In all e point that we can all agree, I am countries 1 ACCIDENT INSURANCE TICKETS I the point cnat we can an agree, i am countries broadcasting is either cost only 25c a day, pay up to confident, that we want all the pub-j t,he government or what $5,000. S. W. Sumerel, Phones 80 and j lie services we have. I do notjmean -g subjected to censorship ^I'vi®®® are one hunted per ^jy jrovernment agents. Nobody can ,cent efficient, I mean only^ express an opinion, in most countries. T m Vi 'MEN end women make extra taking subscriDtions for poi^lar ^ v.^' taxing simscnpiions lor popular|y,^g services we -have' n.nini«n / ’ magazines .Best commissfons. Write „pg costlv for our income Obvi- ^ . I>ept. N-700, 101 Marietta, 9t., At-j^^jy wh^ we is, to be sure, r^- larvtj. On 1 .In , ' T ’ we wam wn»t we nowjjg^^ country. There are only have and are reaUy too poor to keep,^ wave-lengths PLANTS — PLANTS — Nice FrosL-J^P P*^» we must get more rere- available, and it is tbe concern of the proof Cabbage Plants and White Bermuda Onion Plants. Also Onion Sets, English Peas and Lightwood Kindling. Blakely Brothers Seed Store. Telephone 188. Ic U. S. APPROVED CHICKSProm U. S. Pullorum Tested R. I. Reds, Barred Rocks, White-Rocks, Buff Cb:- pingtons. AH stock passed by official nue. But .there is a tremeodoua dif- pg,j^. TMtWMan TIIV6mTM»^ * . i? .i_' _ t ference between getting more revenue license broadcasting stations so from having more wealth invest^ ^ here and in«getong more revenue by fgpg^gg between two stations, ^ueezing dry-those who now pay the'. There is no censonbip in America, „ of either radio or any other means of Let us answer ^ qu^ions. S^e ^^lioh of our laws stand m the way. ^e broadcarts that offend public decency or stir tqi racial or rrisgious antogonisins is likely to hove trouble tendency of soane juries to penalize big enterprizes is. in the 'way. Tbe fre- ^to Selecting Agent. Our 13th year.jqu®™t introduction of 'b<Mn€ bills injin^^ing its eix<^ru^ license re- First hatch off Jan. 17. Hatch every jU*® l®gM4atufre stands in the way.ij^g,^ broaifcasteta have to be week. Price $7.50 the 100 delivered, 1'IJ^se obstacles cim ^ removed, and eonstandy on their guard to prevent live delivery giiararvteed. Oheaper ^ removed .Once we realixe called for. We ship C.O.D. Farmers w® PaP the bills we ahaU sfee Hatchery, S. C. 908 Main St. Newberry, tfc SUPPOSE... . . . you save the cost of safer brakes and lose your life. • ^’ho wins? « Certianly not you. The wife who loves, or the children who depend on you Think, sir! Sowers^rage P^one 196 that we are 'cutting .-our own throats. If capital invests here it crea'tes jobs,-i it also creates customere for our milk, eggs, vegetables, ohdokens, etc., also it-odds to the taxpayers. All that benefits you and me. I am not argu ing for capital, but for the benefits which new capital can bring to us. If we don’t -get new capital we shall either continue to strain under the burden of taxes or we must cut off some of the services. irresponsible or careless speakers from -over-stepping the limits. ADVERTISING—AdvonUrm In most other coimtries owners of ra<yo sets have to pay a tax to gov ernment for 'the privilege of using them. The tax maintains the govern ment broadcasting stations, which put on programs with no advertisisg. Tbe Am^ican systom of free broadcast ing, so for as the listener is con cerned, is -bas^ on the free sale of air for what the trade Thousands of people pay almost no Ume on the air for 'whi ixes, or are ignorant of the fact commercial plugs.* M-ost of us would rather not have IB thite’ff ckw, 4» past, youVe makii^ a new beginning on a new year you hope will be happier and finer and richer — how ^bout doing the job up right? You spot the fun possibilities in this brilliant and buoyant Buick just by watching it flash by, but have you been in to try it? I>0 you know what it’s like — first hand, we mean — to have r hundred-plus Dynaflash horse power waiting your treadle- foot's nudge? Have you sampled the thrill in such an engine micro^ poise-balanced to smoothness a wrilst watch can’t hope to equal? Today's win ter-roughened try out BuiCoil Springing's gentle ride—raw weather emphasizes the stout Sttogness of Unisteel Bodies by Fisher and the con venience of the Flash-Way Di rection Signal. Now’s when you most need firm new rubber — sure, soft, tiptoe brakes—Buick’s automatic choke — stout, taut fraaM and rugged bodies, and why wait for spring to buy beauty that gives your spirits a lift? Then too, driving speeds are naturally lower now and driving distances shorter, making this the best time of all to get a car properly started in life. So figure it out! It’s a new year. You’ve turned a new leaf-Ask yoiir Buick dealer what a new Buick will cost you now — and let every month of 1940 con tribute to a happy new year! •■a Tkt m*dti illustraful is tki BkUk Svpta tmdst 51 fmr-dmr mriSsg ^ udmVtO94$liv0rti9tWsit, Mkk, WkkiMdtwsUtmsssdsIkkks^J* -taxes. that '4/hey pay taxes. But most of . them enjoy all the benefito which I*® Hrten to ^vertiwng with our en-] our tax money makes possible. In our tertaimnent, but it la orfy because of j , 'state every child can go to a free school. Taxes make that posable. All of us enjoy piAice protection. I^t '•vomes from taxes. We have proteetk^ lagaiifst epidemics. Here tax money. I It may be summed up by saying that Jtbe schools, (the public hesAtb service ’^and police/protection are free to all. But surely those uriio don% pay direct the advertish^ tliat American grams are 40 mudi better those anywhere rtsc/ Advertising revenues enable staCion -owners to. hire better talent, just «a newspaper advertbing makes it posmUe to give reatden bet ter newspapers. I have long brtieved that tihe news papers of America overkx^kied a good '¥'<r taxes are intererted in keeping up tbe nrt taking oontre^ of services. They should be Interested in carting when -it was in ita Inf^y. -'M. TYPEWRTTER RIBBONS For All Make Bfaehines, Standard and Portable. ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS - ADDING MACHINE PAPER CaB74 Chrcmicle Pidb. Co bringing about conditions making it easy to provide these eervioes. If we don't develop new aourees of public income iwe tnurmot conUnoe to develop ptiUic odt-go. 1 dont metm that we mart incroqae the taxes or invent some new methods of extor- tioo. I.mean thrt <we mart earn more as thirt we ^y pay more. Nothing in recent yearn has atood so mueh jh need -of emplmsis as 6|«t;-We hare^aliocsitlon of apaat and . taxed a6d erasted and kept could op Many of them have waked ap,‘kow- ewer, a|Hl nsariy a thhxl of ail Ihe •tatioM are .now newspaper oaraad or. eontK^ied. ^ COMPETITION—Ueenriaf^ The mimites any entiftrprise' rtwwa signs of being piWitabite, pisRty of • other beopk try to compete <with it. If ibefere^ens -ntr on czeating, pagMliaf, ntoykiing, tax Ittg, etc., abiaintaig^Siliiiiij^ any ^tol eorvay ^ ithe earning' power rt the people. We htwe yirtM to appealir etooNira, and cverTthiiiff rihe eopdfiSsa of W* ^ - m ■ '• fc ♦ CtWr rtkdR of federal beanttog sod wave4angtba, -anybody broadcaatiftg ataMafi anywhere, md t6e fuGhdf Itoarfennee ^ ^" wouM ba lntojP|ifil>le. As It Is^^MWF of il»^-tonriwat Job•l^ the Fadsral Onmmtmiriiaiis nojnints tion <]Ma, is to ih- V - V *'■ '.•(ill- , i,' itrt