Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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0- fry. □ PAGE EIGHT THE CLINTON CHIWNICLB, CLINTON. 8. C. i- THOMDAY, WABCH M. IMO COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS By Spectator Sprinjr is here; the little fellows are shooting’ marbles all over the place. one of the biggest concerns in the United States, which frequently in creased wages, but never paid me one cent in dividends during the five or six years I held the stock. I am WEST CLINTON Mri. Joe Canpbdl, ConreepMidcat ! DALE CARNEGIE Says— Fanners, sit steady; lots of time to plant cotton. Don’t rush in. Remem- trying to establish as a fact that in her c(x>l nights and lice w'ork against l^he long run we are all business men, cxitton. |regardless of the kind of stake we -♦ I have dn the concern. Labor is busi- 'Mrs. Fannie Riddle and Earl Whit lock of Greenwood, spent tbe ■week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Riddle.' iMrs. M. T. ,PickHn was tl»e ■week end guest of her daughter Mrs. A. E. MklGullough in Greenville. IMr. and Mrs. C. C. Abbott and wgawacMcatiwumclIiniwwmitiiMCK , , ■ I . . II • daughter Helen, Mrs. Joe Campbell The arrest of the Georgia governor nees, and .the man in ovewlls ig ddi^hter Dawn, were visi. by order of the federal court brings business man and ^ a Iqt^ |tor8 m Spartanburg on Thursday. ' tionaldty. IVohably thoVe<leral courts wheels going and make ^ friends in Greenwood, will rule that a man is \ man before |showing to his board of direc- the law, whether a govenror or. just tors. So, then, w^hen I talk about busi- anybody. The same would thiply to men, I ^ not advocating any- president if he should violat^^^ law .thing which is not for the general of Geoigia, ■wihile in Georgia. But,I understand it. those who cling to the old order of i Perhaps some of my readers do not guest Mr. and 'Mrs. S. <B. Snelgrove and family visited iMrs. Snelgrove’s par ents in Saluda the pastweekseuL— IMr. and Mrs. Nick Nelson of Rock Hill, qpent (the week-end with rela tives. SUCCESS ■Here are eigbit siqageatkms for acbieviqg sucqen, coudenaed from WaMer B. Pitlanb book, '*Tlie Secret of Achievement.” 1. Mr. Pitkin considers the most important factor of aH to be a power ful urge to aooonqdisli amnething notable!- H yoq have be aays, you are well on the way to success. Z. Tbe second Intoest ChkrM Limit Is feessed Restrietioii Measure Before tke Senate As Legislature (Hinns iSfreifili Week. Ceddmbia, tliarcH 25.—Reguiatioii of the imail4<M btttiness by reabrietiag interest ebatgea to 42 per cent a year —three and a half per cent a month —(Will jbe d<AMMtod again by tbe sen ate with tbe twelfth week of the leg- ielative eeseaon Stenting Tueaday. , - . . , i rm.- • i 'Mr. and .Mrs. B. H. Spiers and chil- things challenge the right of the fed-jknow about punvfave damages. This isof Laurens, visited relatives here eral court to arrest the governor of a what I moan; if a poor |gimday state. Of eouree Governor Rivers is were to brush ^inst me with his car; ,Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cannon and himself such a New Dealer that he I should probably have my enw^ions ^^ughter. Mary Ellen, and Mr. and should not deny the right of the fed- rise to the boiling pojnt, brush off ^ and Larry visited «ral government to do anything. I my clothes and go on my way; but if spoke of the federal govei-nment, but chat car or truck or bus belonged to »'hat we have is no longer a federal some wealthy concern there would be government, ■but a national govern-j a suit against it for thousands of ment, state authority and ampoitancejdollars. A suit to make an exaniple of Jieing relatively unimportant today. !a peraon for fraud or some flagiant •ATter all is said about the case tact is soiriSOting knoWS " fdF nWiy technically,—and I am a'i\''are of the.centuries, and the pnadtice comes' to technical con^itutional issues—it goes I us frem the English common law; against the grain to have the official state acts of a governor brought be fore a United States court. The point at issue is that the gov- which is the basis of most of our law, but in South Carolina we (have an unfortunate reputation for having so allowed damage suits where the dam- emor having removed the highway age -was small, (but the defendant rich, commissioner, the c o m m i s s i o n er that tChis reputation does us a great sought the protection of the federal deal of harm, advertising our slate as court on the ground that his office * the happy hunting •ground of damage- had been taken from him ■without due'suit lawyers. This, of course, as un- process of law. I just to mo?lt la’wyei's. S}H‘ctator hazards the guess that soon as it is urged, to restrict j the “due process of law’ was never.the punitive damage practice, some-, intendinl to cover any such case. one raises the cry that the I'estric- Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cannon near Laur ens Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. BagweW of Anderson, .;of (Dondhester, tbe inmU-loan meas^ Edieon Mid, “Nieariy eveaty man wboiure would Keenw iril iftrpis or in- develops an idem works it up to tbejdividuate eingaged in mal^ loans poinL wlie*«_ Jt_ toqta |3oa Whm debated then becomea diacoioraigttd. «That'a not the place to become discouraged. That’s the become infeereat- ed! Hard work and focever sticking to a thing until it’s done are the main things an inventor needs.” FVn* that maitteir, it's about the ■main thing anyone nee<k. 3. Say, ‘T can accomplish big things if I try.” Think po^ve thoughts, have confidence in yourself ■or bow can you expect anyone alse to lurve previouely, opponents, who charged that R 'wouM kgaUse ^'exorbitai^ rates of interest, succeeded in hav ing it recommitted. The banking and iaaoranoe commktw . ni|»orted it faeonhiy, however, wMi a f«w recomnsnded changes df a minor naturs. Before the houee wHI he the aen- ate-s|gMpnred 1832. piropoedl , to cai a wet-chg *^Htrser*!in t|te]ewi^)aer Demoendfo ftpautf. veltetei!^.lru shot <xCf laet question wae mints are ygfliiif but their npture hienotbe<p^puded._ v ^ ■itopitepnttKVe ; w. If. fimosk of Colleton, teociljibed dry Jpider of tbe iv foi* lUfed OMpnigii not bo ac- any nmnnlni until; iiiiirlilut that change ■would ptcjbebly cense the toi gou into. inm fnnfoiBffnrri clMamittee from sphh be eapreseed at the preeent' aaked hhn ■why he picked the men. lk|wt 'J*w hae m vAfoh doubt of its returtik. at seeeion. The drys would prefer same cliangee in the bsM, he ndher tta the Kiniiees nfui itete- w^e vote on Ikpior Ihcy yrsfoi'pBd to leave the measure unaltareA . W'Ste have signed back that the te been in effect only He-replied, “‘I think -we oouM get a more capable man 'than he is, but he 'has enthusiasm. - That mabM up for ■what he lacks." yeffs and tl»t the 1M4 election ■wjhich turned the state wet was too Picent to give strength 'to some drys’ statement that the state would vote 7. You -must have intellectual cu- ^ ^ ^ oppommty this visited their son and daughter in-j confidence in you? Charles F. Ket- law, Mr. and Mrs. Dee Bagwell thel^^rii*. inventor, said: "I have found past week. [that if I ^ve faith in myseJf and Rev. and Mrs., R. D. Hughes visit-jin the kJm I am tinkering with, Ijc riosity. 8. You miBt have creative imagi nation—the idiility (to think things out! To evolve an idm and stick to ed Mrs. Hugheii’ parents, Mr. andi«»n»iiy Mrs; B. H. (Spiers in (Laurens on Mon-| Devdop a hunger and thirst for day. j self-improvement. Success conies to Cecil Young of Fort Bragg, visited man who is not content with Wm- his sister, iMrs. C. W. Windsor the Ws methods; to the man who past week-end.^ constantly willing to examine and a 'try to improve himself, Alfred 'P. Krthdays j Sloan, Jr., of General (Motors, told Today is the birthday of E. D. Me- >"« *» executive could get very Cullough. - . I far in om modem competitive ■wortd Dawn Priscalla Campbell is tele- vcho was not willing to accept ideas it till it is a perfected reality. year. Tbe free Conference committee wiU resume work this <week preparing Its compromise version of i^_state ap propriation biU. ’The committee must amooth out differences between the house and senate. There you have the eight funda-^ mentals of suecass by Waiter B. Pit-i kin. Why not efcudy them? Why notjsUBSCRWB TO THE CHROsNICLB do something about them ? 1 “The Paper Everybody Reads’* brating her first birthday today. Training School Held The Calvai-y (Bapti'st Sunday school tion would help big business. Well,;held an officers’ and teachers’ train- Bu.siness men are urging that we .let us be frank and a.sk the question, ing school last week. Rev. R. A. change oiir practice with regard to j why not? Are we tbe enemy of big EUHs, pasi^or of (the First Baptist punitive <iamage awards. This is the business? Or are we keenly anxious,church of Landrum, was the director swond of the pro{X)sals endorsed byjto get more big business to South of the school, all the c-hambei-s of commeree of the Carolina? The bigger the business the .state, the first being the repi*al of more people who are employed, and | of twenty-two (with twenty of these j days a week. from even 'the humblest workers in his oigbnization. He said that many of his best ideas had come from men I in overalls. They were the ones do-' ing the actual work and could see* the opportunities for i’mprovement. j 5. Expend unusual energy in your] work. Good, but that is not enough I the tax on intangibk-s which I dis- the more wages paid, and the more to receive awards. cu.ssch1 rt-ceivtly. In speaking of busi- ta-xes i>aid; so don’t we all want more ness men I think it unfortunate that big business to come to our state? men working for salaries and wages But I have an answer to that. Every regard thein.selves as excluded. That man who carries a liability policy on is a misuiulerstanding. Most of our his car is payin'!? nine doTTars a year business men work for salaries, even [more for the oi^inary five thousand if they own the business; and there'dollar policy than is paid by automo- is no difference betweem wages and bile owners of Georgia, not 'to men- saJanes. 1 .should be perfectly willing tion about sixteen dollars more than for someone to pay me handsomely .is paid in Kansas. That is what our and eal it wages. To go a bit further,'chai'ge us higher rates because ei the the only difference between ^vages;damage suit praotioe in our state. We and salaries on one hand, and divi- men who drive cars, litfie fellows we dends and profits on the other, is that (are 'in the business world yet we pay you are sure to get the wages and to the insurance companies nearly a salaries,-whereas nobody is sure of million and a hadf • year more profits and divi'dends. To prove that,[than we woi£d ;^y^lf vre l?v^ fn the ix-coids show that during the de- Georgia. "Wie insurance companies pression the great business enjterpris-[charge us higher rates becacse of the es of the United States paid out (suits thejf have to settle under our twenty-.seven ^llion dollars. „fix>m!punitive damage pradtice. Another tiH-ir surplus to maintain the organi-igood answer was given by a friend of zations; and the record also shows a,mine who is well known as an out- 300 iH*r cent increase in wages in fif-..srtanding leader in the ranks of or- ly years, together with a great in-jganized labon At a hearing on this crea.=e in taxation, while in this same'matter before a committee of the period th^;>ereentage of rvet prof its! house, Earle "Britton useii an illuMra- on the volume of production declined. >tion which was very opt and timely. 1 onre held a little stock my.self in'He made the point that the legisla- ture passed the workman’s compen- (to raise you above the oroiwd. Most There (was an average attendance {men work eight hours a day, five Supreme 0>urt Judge TRAM MARK LEMON JUICE RECIPE ( HECKS RHEUMATIC PAIN (iUICKLY sation act, which limits (the amount which a ■working man may receive jfor injuries suffered in the place '■w'here be works; therefore, if a limi- Gharles Evans Hughes is 77, but he ♦ {■works sixteen hours a' day. 'While! Among the Sick he was in college he carried espec-} Mrs, R. L. Yarborough is a patient! lally 'heavy ■work, but he managed toi at the local hospital. (read 105 volumes in' addition to his' Friends of little Patsy Seay are^regular-rea'ding for classroom assign-j glad to learn she is improving after'merits. * i being HI with pneumonia. 6. You must be fired and inspired 1 Margie Looney is ill ■at (her home on with a driving enthusiasm. Cha'Mes I Sloan street. jM. Schwab, the famous steed man, Mrs. R. T. Trammell has been ill (said: “A man "Ivill succeed in almost several days. anything 'he undertakes if he has 'unfflaggwig enthusiasm for it.” Ow- Egg Hunt For Children Mrs. E. D. MdCuHough entertained the'junior B. Y. P. U. wath an-egg hunt on Saturday near the hall park. 'ABisfor dtxgfxfed afiiir were given attractive Eastter eggs as favo-s. en D. Young, of (the General Elec tric Company, once chose a man hiSj associates did not approve. They | T. C. Johnson Plumbing, Heating and Electric Contractor OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE CLINTON, S.C. PHONE 381 Bride-Elect Complimented On Friday evening Mrs. Ursida Blakely entertained with a delightfiH party announcit>g the engageipeht‘,qf Miss (Wilby •Seay, attractive daughter of (Mr. and IMrs. J. H. Seay to Royce Smith of Ware Shoals. Mr. 'Smith is the son of IJf r. and Mrs. J. J. Smith of this city. The Easiter motif was Charmingly can-ied out in decorations. I 'Mrs. G. G. Hooper, Mrs. Will Thom as, and Mrs. 'Oreil WaJkei’ assisted the hostess in serving ice cream and cake. Many lovely and useful gifts were presented the honor guest. It’s more the w up front If .\tui >uffer from rheumatic, recovery is good for a work ntis or nuntis pam. try this simple ; ^ ^ Hifxpcnsivc home reciiH' that thou- , , , « -ni. a »» cicn/ic u.;, iiaivvcT i'yyt a ..'^ody olsc? There IS uo Hoswer to Mr.i „ • and au u. inp. Lrt a package of. jj excepfc'itha^ he is right There! Krthday Party Ru-Kx (<>nij>ound today. Mix it w>th 1 e.vcepv uia. ne is ngm. i nere ■ WawVvV. cv,, a quart ot water, add the juice of 4|can be n<o excuse for limiting the’ Webb deli^tfully ct- lenions.'It’s easy. No trouble at all'amount of damage to a man who is with a party-in thonor of hea-. ami jilt^saiit. You need only 2 table-{hurt in actual employment, ■While al-l^*^^^® daghter, Patsy Jo, celebrating^ spoonsfTil two times ft day. Often 1 lowing Tom, Dick and Harry to suej^i’ fourth birthday, within 18 hours—sometime.s overnight'for unlimited sums. In many cases the Following — splendid results are obtained. If the'actual damage is more or less trivial pains do not quickly leave and if you!or fanciful, but the idea is to get a do not feel betU-r, Ru-Ex will cost yoti jverdict under the pretext of puni- nothing to ti-y as it is sold by your' druggist under an absolute money- tjve damages. Our courts are pro.sti- back guarantee. Ru-Ex Compound isi^^^ed when they become a theater of for sale and recommended by extortion. SADI.EK-OWENS PHARMACY ! As soon as a suit is filed for twen-i ;ty-five (thousand or fifty thousand ng ^-.games, ref neshments [ were seiwedr Favors were given each; young guest. j Patsy received many gifts from her little friends. Seay-Smith Of unusual interest is the fdl'owing announcement. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. .Seay announce NO CAR IS SAFER THAN ITS BRAKEvS We use the best brake men that money can hire, and the world’s most accurate brake tester- to give you brakes that slay safer longer for less. Official Service Sowers Garage Phone 1»6 dollars that suit h^mes a contingeutl^ marriagooiuieir 'dauehter, Wilbjr, liability against the company or indi te Royce Smith of Ware Shoals, on Ividual. He must depend erttirely on ? March 23 the whim of twelve men undte the marrioM teUle nta/>o n* I . ^ . ine marriage took place at tine s»ay of ei^'Ona played,^ officiating iminater, Rev. Hon by an artute ad.^te. No one can ^ Andera'on in uSena. ■ embark upon a buamess^any immediately, pee of ■( »« «» .f^r the ceremony foe a wedding menace of a predatory prance. (trip to HendeisonvUle, N. C. I I I am making no argument against ;the payment of the" actual or just damage. Every reason of juiAioe re quires that aH men stand equal before the law; Hurt ithe poor man and tbe humble citizen shall (be fully protected against tbe rich and powerful; bat equal justice requires that 'we eboidd not piey iqjon anybody and make him a vicitm merely because he is big. In the effort to draw fav<Hral>le at tention to South Carolina for new in- -r vestments I think we may find in this a plan in whkh^ all may coopenUe. SW! GreyhotUMi rataa aycrage laM than one-tkird the ceat ef driv' ing. Charlestoa. W.Va. $7.74 NashriOah Tenm. $5.25 New OrlaiWp La. I8.M MUmig Fla. 98.lt Saraanah. Ga. ISJIO Wayersaa. Ga $4.12 EXTRA Sarisfaoalfomid-’rrjpa . GREYHOUND IHRMINAL ph».» W. M. U. HoMs Meeting Mrs. R. T. Trammell was hostess to members of the W. M. U. of Caivisry Baptist church (on Monday eviening^ A program on “Steadfoat Porp^ In a (Changing World” had been ar ranged by 'BCrv. R. D. Hughes, widi several nsendyers taking part. FoHowing a. short (business session a social Itm was en^yed and Mra. Gradijr J^tnith and Mias Ndl SraM aegiated the faoateea in eerving fo- mBiCTUi TCKTCMHMnMb ; The AprH mceCiBg wfll be at ;the honae of Mia. Hughes. 4 ^ U f a h. N I ■» 4 * r NOTICE 'Notice is benhy given that I wiH, on tbe 80th day of AfiriL 1240h at ten o’doek A. M., make a final aoeount- ing of any acts and doings as admin- iatrator of the estate'of -WRiiam Po sey Elalock, 'deeewedp to Hon. J. How led Waseotty Judge ei Prohate, Laa- reiM Comty, Softlh Garolhia, and wiU at the same time aek the Onnt to grant me final discharge i^m my du<b tiee at adauniatrator of said estate. AH pereons haring claims/against. eaid eatahe wiU file the same, duly Remixed and verified, on or before said date, or ha forever harreif ' OHCmGE R. BLALOCK, 24-3ew Adwlotatrafor. \ A ■ ti- I N Other words, why buy a car that’s content to follow along —when little. in on comfort-leader, the p«/ae-lead«f—'a car full of things that will still be “new” a if any, more money will put you in a . good two years from now, Buick up where the banners are flying? ^ yjgjt Buick.dealer will For this year’s automotive style pattern show, you’ll get it at prices like those wascutbyBuickagooi/ftre/remoafAsago. you find on the sixes. This year’s performance tempo was set That gives you someAing real to look two years back when the BuicicDynaflash into. Start looking early —to ge en^ne appeared. all the fun. And this year’s comfort standards still have some catching up to do to equal Block’s combination of four coil springs, and reoofl-mounted Knee-Action. Eventually, others may find a way to mierofpoise'icjbalfince engines after assenildy, heavy-up fiieir frames, and seek to equal Buick’s statmehness. Meunthne you’ll have those Buick ’ bleashiga to ei^. ^ ' You’ll drive the style4eader, the hosed 00 rasl rtles, ^ ond Ucol la*e. t ant .extra. BAST MAIN ffmZKr THOMASON MOTOR <X). LABKNS, SO. CAR. ik tv