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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
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Nobody’s Business.
By G«e McGee
tODAY
Trade Practices
Ours is a funny old worki.'^ Ev»(
eitrady is premium or free-goods'
craay. You iiaually pay more than
a (thingr » worth rf you get a prem
ium with it, unless, of course, you
need the premium .... which youi
usually donlL Premiums and free
mM ipi
STO.CKBilDftI
rith the sherifT whan lie dtsoovered; NOTICE OF SALE
jtlmt this man wtsa 4!)ia murderer. Thei Notioe ia hereby given K^iat I wHI
Irtenff and the district attorney of «t snWk outcry to the Idgiiest
that n«l county took fK> action be- wader for cash at 10:00 o’clock A.M.,
caw of the p^ular Mng that the'on Friday, iMaioh 29, 1040, aithsr in
victim dwrVed to be k^ed and thatjor in front of the Commereial Dim-
the murderer had a solRciert griev- jtory on Month Broad Streat ia Oin-
ton. South Carolina, the feUowing
* 'items of personal property, to-wH:
FRAMEIJP — Rare
Three sham Capital Stock in M*>
One of the commonest assertions of sonic Temple, Incorporated.
convicU is that *they were “framed.” Balance of Deposit, Leaadar R.
That is, the police or somebody con- Stone Estate, in the Commercial Bank
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 14, 1940
JUSTICE — Martyrs
. , ... ^ In the course of a long life de- P»n « crime on them which in liquidation.
co^ ai« ^ways a^ed toJJ^ chiefly to journalism, I have did not oonunit. I have never en- , H. 'D. HENRY,
wticle wMih TvOiich the free learned to pay little attention to m my newspaper wot* hot Ex^utor, Leander «. Stone Estate,
or premium *o. It coats some^m* »riev»noc. ""f frame^ip. and that didn't work. 2g-3cw, .
to eveni«jw. awy the^ premiums: , taveatiptte' • »»“»« »»■”*" '*>•
you pay for that service too „u„kious mass demanda for "juaS? >" » 1»“< «" It!*"!- A
you fall for premiums, ^me folks ^ ^ romrboat was near the body,
say premmms confuse Ibusiness. tnit to a..y9ui« mail
* special privilege town. He had left home the,
If you pay 26c for an article and , The same holds good in most cases^ ^ was found 1
get a 2c prize wi*th it, fthe aditicle individuals who protect that they ^ knew whwa he was. |
^ : TT 7~r 20c without a prise or received justice in their ap- Immediately the minor spread that
an appiopriation is made for a theat- premium. M'orchandiee vendors know p^|g |g^ ^ he had taken the giri out in the boat'
_-iy : ; i _-iwwwi w ..... and thrown Iw ovcifcoaid. Sheriff
FOOI.I.Nt; THE PEOPLE . ^ -wm
Olio who i-euils or otherwise informs]re, golf course, swimming i^l, school ^he piiblic. They found out kmg, long jucrice men^
hmisoir thos, (lays realizes-that the,house, paved streets, draining paa- ago that if you can convince 99-; It is very easy to stir up sympathy ® ^ three
country is afflicted with a big crop ture land, library, airport, high-144.100 percer^t of the people that they ^ convicted criminal if it can be i®®''****®®- ^ i*!!'when the
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it
TYPEWRITERS
Authortaed Underwood Doolor.
Cleaning and repairing nil niakoa,
reasonabjo charges.
Kenneth N. Baker
Phone SM
of (ioinagoguos in office.
The sucet’.ss of
so
dema-
ways, a Buzzard l^at or Sant^'are -getting somethi^ for nothing, represented that he was convicted not
C^r. It IS handled out from the you’ve got ’em, and it’s easy to con-jbg^gug^ ^^^t he did but because
missing young man walked in and
'asked the sheriff if he wno wahted. i
gogues 111 no..lies is j-<xfed in the » congresfunan or senator, vince that -proportion, apparently, belonged to a group or orgnniza- worked up
sanu- iiai: of human nature as adini- is done to the impr^ion; disfavor with the authorities. prisoner re-’
ration for the outlaw.' Folk who don’t voters in the state or district, g^igg agencies say that Chey, a favorite method of agitators for'^“®®^ “Y • H* F®* the best;
ca c o! ihink vt ry deeply or reason the money appropriated is in a premiums for advertising pur- u, ' ’ *“ ^ ’
thinjrs out for tliem.selves, admire l^i pople, or is pg^es. Possibly so, but I believe the I dollars — is to picture
! ihink vtry deeply or reason the money appropriated is in a ^j^.g premiums for advertising pur- unpopular cau.ses to win recruits—and!^*'^Y®*’ ‘".the county, w<bo demanded
out for them.selves, admire k or poses. Possibly so, but I believe thejdollars — is to picture one of their *" immediate trial. All the evidence,
tlu nian-A\ ho .-.houts the loudest de- {>oss?ble sol^ by his infl^nce. properWy advertise -things for|numb€r who has fallen afoul of the^ sheriff and vittage people had!
fiiiiice of :lu' oxisting order of things is ^ale is through the newspapers andjia^ gg a martyr to their cause. Noth-'presented. The defend-^
and lVKVko-TlTr mosf-gUttefing pi-om- ^ s^rwgthen j magazines, and possibly some otherjirig is so useful to those who want toi®"*^ nothing. His lawyer in-i
i>. s ..f what ho is going to do for the ‘Standing -back home, a.s ^nator channels. But nobody be-igtir up rebellion or dsitrust of gt)v-l 'I^i.‘**’y I>rou«:bt;
gar Bixiwn would say, to bring home jj^y^g ^jbat a man or a firm can sell ernment a.s an outstanding martyr !" * verdict of acquittal without leav-J
an article as cheap if he throws in who can be used as a symbol of in-''"F fbeir seats. That’* the nearest to
something (that costs money) . ■with * jusrtice. ' frame-up I ever encountered. *
should undeirstand: it. ^ * ' • -
COMMUNITY
FUNERAL HOME
CUntoUk S. C.
FOR COLORED PEOPLE ONLY
Phene 111
Rev. H. W. Walker, Maoeger
(filK
|HM])le if he is ck-cted.
the bacon.'
.•mnimm |
li makes li:tle diffcience to many r ..u
wheche:- their popular hero i-cgar^les-s of the appropria-
«.\,!' -ifiivi'is what he has promised. . . - , . , ,
U i- i-v ivtial for him. however, to -hat it is other .^
k<t;i (UI h.ilki.’ig. Once he shuts his ^Pirtienien
f->llowei-s turn to some oth- ’h>'aK about
But most of u.s have got to have
All
MOONEY — Usefulness
One of the most useful martyrs in
m-iiuii hi^
are spending and then premiums are not junk.
..I,, sv. .vv,...v vsw. When the s^uting is^ ^ ^ {recent history was Tom Mooney, who
. , frll„w who will tell them what holds tne bag as ^Ve men and women are children;served twenty-odd years in prison fori
ilu v war. .t.> hear. People like to h's |>ockctbook bi^comes thinner—thewe get in the market place.;allegedly throwing a bomb at a pa-'
K- fooiwi they are not satisfied un- ,'-"'^ load heavier. ^ : Values don’t always co'unt: looks fade in California. So long as Toml
‘comes first. A man can take 2c Mooney was behind 'bars he .jsas ai
^ j\^ ~/tTeAi_ ^ ^ ^ At i
“S t.uv are.
STOCK ALIBia PALL DOWN
TO IMPROVE SERVICE
The United States treasury report-!lard.-or dT^-;gy„,bo, for radical agitators “of the'
..... f +.U * f skimmings, and put it in injuirtices suffered by iwage-workers.
.Annoimctmerit comes from th® li^e pink jar ^h a gold,Thousands of people came 0 believe
l)0>t(dfice depainnumt at Washington I"’ som«*I««Klthat Tom, who was an extremely able
Ihr-.ugli tin- kK-al office, that re-' ^ j in French and tell our ladies tbait it’s'agHator himself, was really a victim
qut'.su,! im,movements in the postal IfoySL fniUmP <w|of an iniquitous system.
.vciv.ci' Ik..- have been approved to ®"^y $-.232,26/.o96 behind income. finger-nails, and they’ll eat Now that Tom Mooney has been
go ii.it!) if.;.. .-\)on. Receipts for the eight months pe- Tvbiskers. The same stuff sold out pardoned he has lost all of his useful-
\ .ub-tat (-1 fu) .orve vhe popula- reached $3,502,669,214 w'hichjof a bucket or tub would not even beji^ess as a martyr, and the people who
lion of t ie Ivdia Citton MUls com- $1.^0.000,000 behind receive considered, but they don’t mind pay-lmade a living collecting money to get
at -the same time a year ago. The ing from $1 to $6 for a 3-ounce jar him out of jail are out of a job.
NEW BOOKS
FOR 1940 . _
ALL KINDS AND SIZES
CHRONICLE
PUBUSHING CO.
Gray
Funeral Home
CHnton. S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
...RHld
EMBALMERS
Ambulance Service
Phones 41 and 399-J -
L. RUSSELL GRAY and
V. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Mftn.
W
t
munity ha.< liien appiovni by the de
partment to be lither a j. ea.i-
tiact one.
^ s ...... ...too.! at $42,365,153,180.
.\ ciiv earn,. ,s a;,,, to
I... to tbo Fiesto; foioo of tho I*"* being prosjdooual eko.,on yew
,r , i,i;,.a,«. With the New Dial leaders and of-'salesmansihip.
utticv in order to make daily dtinew .. j * 1
.. 1 III. 1 ft fice holders determined ito keep their
<r! mail • available to a number of pa- ,, .,
,• f names on the pay-rolls, it may be ex-
tron.s .n certain sections of tne city .... . ■ . ... ... 1 -Ti -a
, , . u . I f.. we ted that this debt total will rapid-
who h:ive,n->l heretofore 'tx*en fur- . .u
, , ; 1 L* . . „ IvVlirnb right on up to the statu-
iiished delivery seiwice. Po«^,master • ▼ ». , .
. I 11 torv limit of forty-five billions, and
R. L. I’laxico Ls to be commended for , t , . . ,.r . . .
rf the “woi^pful” aiuM, and fltu«i gaeco and Vanzetti are still useful!
is usually ng^ht. Premium-gdving isjmartys for Communist agitators,!
jurf another step in high-pressure | however, and will coniriue o be. so,'
{since they were put to death for the.
"7. crime of which they were convicted.!
^ .Politics -- had a more thorough!
Politics do or does terrible things impartial review than theirs, but!
to some human beings. !lt ooate about t,he cry of “injustice” was so loud and!
ii. i.. 4 I- 4X1 V4,......V..4.4V. .... twice as mi^h (te run a business of persiatent that probably milliom ai«
the cF*rt he hai Ix-en making to have legislation then likely passeel te re-,any kind politically as it costs to run convinced that they were the victims
. I ..r.,1 move the present limitations. iit pnvateJy. When a thing becomes nerserution becan-ie <
i, I, One of (the stock alibis for this;fully inhabited with politics it opens
pu. in.o e t . n **L, u enormous federal ddbt is that much| its doors at 9 a. m. and closes them ' ^,—
i< a change that should have been . .i .c .r o.
l<...g ago, one. to ivhifh patrons tj 2 (HHLT'^ AjqBllift
able assets—that, in other words, itjurdays, then the ooors are closed at
has been invested in things which
will pay out in the future.
That makes a prdbty story until
of their be
long ago, one to which patrons
'in ihe uns.rveil areas of the city aie
intitk-il.
While ihe _<;ky has shown substan-
•v.ial growth since 1914 when the pres- , .... _e j ^
-r . . . J .. vou go beneath the siu^ace and get
fill c.tv routes were established, the ..... ■ j •
, ^ , .the real truth. There is no denying
lei- service has not been supple-
nii-nl.d. The expen.se of ojierating
the. p.r.stoffice depailtment has sub-
-tantially risen in recent years.
K - Is ni'-re to mail a letter now than
As a reporter I “covered” a gre^t
1 p. m. iBot that's the 48w a» well many of drime and crim-
as the rule. jinal trials. In no case rf which T have
j knowledge was an innocent man ever
It llld not .so long ago. Ith costs , . ... , •ooiCAAnnAA
, .. UI J .L u ij showing that only $3,336,000,000, or
to tne puDlic increased, there should ^ *i. * J.
provA-ments such as are needed in
^ Nearly all -politicdl bodies observe, y^rougly convicted. That has happen-
all holidays regardless of Ibhe public course,.but so seldom that it is
the fact 'tha(t the Federal debt has-or anybody else. A man w'ho basnews when the truth
increased over $-24,000,000,000 dur-|been grumpy and grouchy for 26 comes oiA.
ing the seven years of the Roosevelt ywars can got home little or big of-1 ()„ .the other hand, I have been “on
administi'ation. The National Eicoiio- fice through the mediuin of the bafl-jtho inside” in many cases in which |
my League now publishes a statement lot, and -he immediately becomes a'criminals who were guiky )beyond any
smiling Sam, or a grinning Jake, ajdoiiht .were acquitted, eitheh on their
hand-shaker, a professional “Goodjfirst trial or on a new trial obtained
morning man and “How is ^ome flimsy and lenient construc-
jtion of the law. It is my observation
Uhat justice, as administered ip
13.4 per cent rf that vast sum, was
spent for purpos.'s which increased
the nation’s asseits. The rest of the wife and daughter and grandma.”'
leed, has simply |
disappeared, leaving behind it only
I’lintim at this time as well as in oth- . . i • j u ■ i
^ \ K • . f I I money a big pile indeed, has simply
tr place.4, .\s receipts of ithe local Zil
ufTiev increase, the community is
ATititled to better sei'vice. The post- . . . . _4, ^.u-
1 . ! today and tomorrow to meet. This
never up burdened down wi-th -tax-
for "'thT pnmary '^rpo'seTf ’^"rving !!’ business ^^o^Y^ are_ ®ble except that lote of J^m take^the bigitberfe are several times as many crim-
A-bout 9Q per cent rf this su^dy of American courts, leans over 'back-
a gigantic burden for taxpayer^Wjcordiality and -pleasant acting takes wards to give the accused the beneffH
place during election year. After a|of every possible doubt,
man is elected, he is normal again | There is no doubt whatever that
the Dublic. .And speaking of changes ®lec-|mals ajt large, w^ have been acquit-
at tm* local office, one of Che conven- ^ dividends for inv^-i-tion year rolls around again. Some'ted of their crimes, as -there are ‘
ierici^s already put into effejfcrt,, worth
ors, added unemployment, and a fear
in
much to its patrons, especiaily from
on the part of investors to invest.
.V , • ..1. , This .shouldn’t surprise anyone who
the luial seotion.s, is the keeping , • .
n ..f ... ^ .eiYC-n ev'en passing attention to
oiun rf the rffke on iJaturdav after- .7'“ WZ %
, ,• , • , the financial conduct of
Jio^ins, a pi-actics; we have heard com
senators who go to Washington to all the prisons. I know some of them
loaf for 6-year periods at a tune begin personally; I reported their trials,
to feel that thty have the world by They are living examples of the legal
ttbe tail after tbe-second term, and principle that it is better that a thou-
the Federal;consider their advice the only advice sand guilty men should go free than
nurMltil o'-um since it was st^rteH hJ S^overnment in recent years. Billions jin the would worth taking: but then that one innocent man should be pun-
-K. a ™ a,o. '?“« 1>«" f®-- h»v9 aenaible aanatora too. iaKed.
T-,. 1 yui relief, to be spent as soon as re- ♦ '1 - ^
There wa.s never a p.ausible rea.son or on,:. ua... r .
excuse for a half--holiday on the city’s
tiusiest' day of the week.
ceived by the beneficiaries. This mon-l When a man retires from politics,
MURDERERS — Unusual
-ey created nothing permanent. Oth-j that is —when the public gets tbnil One of the most amazing men I
er billions bave been spent for purtip wi.h him, it is hard for him to ad- ever know murdered his sweetheart
.‘^I’ENDlNt; YoCR MONEY
priming projects which didn’t work,
and ci-eated little save havoc. Still
NOTICE!
There WUl Be
1% PENALTY
Added To AU Unpaid Taxes On
APRIL 1
Pay and l^ve the Additional 4%.
D.R. SIMPSON, -
COUNTY ntEASURER.
* ^
I
vust himself to the ways of life. Mak- and was acquitted in a trial which 1
ing a living is a bigger job than hold- seemed phony to all of us noweipaiper
I hi- meny si>ending at Wa.shir^ton billions have gone for farm re- iag a political job, end soirndbow or men. Then the girl’s mother was put
on and on, api>aroirtly with the schemas which flopped and have
.-v.-iy iihe limit. Liery day, in eveiy d^gtroyed our export business. And
way :he monument to debt is built ^own the Endless and trag-
h.gher and higher. -
Ja.xixayer.s money is (being spent
ixixayer.H money is (being spent j^udest terms who endorse such ope-
1 and squandered for every conceivable government? Not business
pui po.se, and a> the allocations -are struggling to keep business mov-
made, ihe fla.rf is immediately an- provide employment, but a
nounced -t'hrough the pr^s by sena- limitless army of jobholders whose
tei> and congiessmen. In this state concern is the self-perpetuation
benator Byrnes seems ito ibe the head'^f jjjgjj. regime
announcer when a project is approved country' has spent all those
01 a new appropriation authorized. Millions and about all it has gained is
Just a few day* ago theie can« fi^ ^he knowledge (that you can’t spend
him the annouiKement that $7,789 has yourself into prosperity any more
b^n provided for vi'ork on a murucip- ^han a drunk man can drink hims^rif
al golf rour.se and dub hom^ irt And now. if the spenders in
Greenwood. The course completed, ^.^y^
why not go further and make gov- ^
an identical manner,
other, th^ simply can’t get down ofif on trial for the murder, the young
the ^litical horse and be common, man was called as a witness and on
everyday citizens like they were be- the witness stand bold'Iy admitted he
fore they became famous. There are had killed the girl. But no4>ody could
krts of sincere hardworking, honest, <K> anything about it because, once
trustwodthy men in office that are acqiutted, no American can be tried
not politicians and don’t try to be. again for the same offense.
They were elected because of tflvewj There is a respected citizen of a
dependability their ability, their de- small New York state town whose
servedness, and so forth. But still, neighbors all know that he commit-
there are others that are just podi- ted one of the most celebrated mur-
ticians What bold office by baJly-boo- ders of nearly forty years ago. 4 was
ing and by controlling vrfes <hni
ei-nmept provision for balls and cad-
thus throwing good money a'Ateir bad.
di^ to serv'e ^ small few who are i, „,y that the principal
^le te enjoy the ej^ive pastime, f^^^r w-hkrh is holdmg back businesj
The .seimtor comes back in a day or ^y ^ uncertainty as te
u"" announcement of inoie ^ i^^ing. ' BiAi-
than $7,000 for im^vement rf Fair „es8 has lost confidence. How could
grounds m a ti^rby county, and so ^ do otherwise with ttbe record rf
It day after day, until sums a - deficits, extravagance and politics
loted for one purpose or another, is that ia before us?
no longer news. There are appro-^ ^
priations for various needs that| SPEAK AT BANQUETS
should be provided in the Amerioan; i>r, j. Rion MoKisskk, imesident rf
way by -the people of the communi-'tbe University rf South Carolina,
ties m wtech <he improvements are Rev.» McLeod Prampton rf GreewviHe,
desir^. The coi^ressmen get inte.^nd J. Robertson Paul rf Charieston,
jth^ 'h6tt<iliiii6!S 'vnni & few announce- were apecial g^uests for tbe initiation
merits of hand-outs but Senator ^ meeting and banquet rf 'Beta Pi chap-
Byrnes seems to have stolen <he show ter rf Kappa Alpha held at the col
as a spender and has decidedly the,leg® last Friday evening
highest batting average
The temptation of Senator Byrnes
and others, (to sp^nd taxpayers' mon
ey ia 'OBe they do ikR leaist. You
bave observed rf coorae, that when
Dr. M. G. (jiutzbe, member of Co
lumbia Theologieal seminal^ faculty,
Atlanta, was the after. #n»er speaker
at the annual Sigma Kkppa Alpha
banquet given on Thursday emung.
the use rf their office, /ft’s funny
why we eiect men to oiffice that are
not qualified to hedd (the said office
but we do and are jeering on doing
it.
p^^ee^ir
COUGHS. ifoLDS
fHmosphen&
w neasani. Effsrilva
55 PER CENT WORLD
POPULATION AT WAR
Pleasant. Effective
Vapor 'Treatment. Kettle Free
Sea Year Druggist.
Approximately 56 per cent rf the
eetimalted world population rf 2,126,-
620,000 is now at ■war, declarsd er im-
declared.
Countries engaged* in hostilities are
the Britiab empire, FremHi 'empire.
Germany, the U. iS. £1. R., FUand.
Poland, China, and the Japaoest em
pire—a total populaltkm rf 1,882,<
874,000.
W. J. BENJAMIN
SERVICE STATION
Standard Products
. Cars Washed aod Greased
Tsar Basiaess Appreels^ed
SMITH ON PROGBAM
Dr. Frfder Smith, local o^Hmnetriat.
attended the annual eenvanAioa rf tha
South Carolina Opbometric aseoda-
tion held in (^umbia Mofnday, Toeo-
dayand yewterday. Dr. Smitb was
on Ihe program for a Asefcosw «a
*Basiie ifesstniction in OptsuNtrk JSf
tension 'Prograai TeeSmigM.**
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