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,v iJ*' i.!,. ^ ^ ^ ' r' PAGE FOUR TPE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON, 8. C. THURSDAY, CUltntan (ll^ronirlr IHO WILSON W. HARMS, Editor oml fdblMMr PobUriied Etwj Tlmnday By THE CHRONICliE POBLISHINO OOMPANT Subscription Rate (PayaUe In Advance): One Year 11.60; Six Months 76 cents; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Poet Office art Clinton, S. C. The Ohromcle seeks the cooperation of Ha sobacribers and readers—^ publisher will at all times appreciate wise sngseations and khMfly ad- -viee. lS*e Cheoaiele-w^ publish, lattara at gmani intssaaf. adn^ they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonvmoas ootumuBdeatioos will not be noticed. This paper is not tesponsible for the views or opinions of its correepondents. Nobod/s Bii^ess By Gee lieG^ r I I Went A-Conrtln* Mule-Back / | I When I was about 19, I had a date: I to can on a giri that I had met at 'church the previous Saturday. She ! was a nice girl, -^at, pink-cheeked < I creature. (She told me if I woidd come * ; to see her the followindr Sunday that' ! I could stay from .3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Her! than we could ponsMjPdiiin by W- cominj: a combatant the pniisel free-for-all, which 4a none, of oar fair. pay cash for them. Germany can’t do that, and so vrith ^mracteristic (Seman logric, the Germans are accus- in(t America of discriminating against ^ them. I ~ , H Germany should win the war,; Hitoh-hikers are trying to fut (hri, which is not impossible, then we!thumbs Mi«u®»d, ProhaWy need pgno- might find ourselves in trouble, for^te^on against getting them ehf^Md wldoh we might as weD b^in to pre- off by some of those ^uys who dod^ pare now. But we jwouki lose more stop. • PRACB RemMs The outlook for an'^esrlfy peace in pa wouldn’t let her do any courting' Europe seems to me tS ^ getting Hi I except in broad-open daylight, ami more^renwte every day.’. If looks'as ' you can take it from roe — that’s a. if each side were determined to carry jnrighty poor time-o-day to court. She | the war to a finish. It is a ques- «Ha*hgr"2^wgtm and rmag bfortigta' BANK STATEMENT Repert ef Cenditioa 0t M. S. BAHiEY & SON, • Bsnkers ' ^ of Mafch 26, 1940. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 4, 1940 I set in the parlor room with us the, I cam quite imderstand why the I whole time I was there, and you can'British and French want this war ASSETS j imagine how much love we made to, to end in a decisive victoary and not Loans and diaoounts (in leach other. — jin a negotiated peace. The last war' eluding ^,67042 over in Europe ended by negotiation be-j drafs) :...|674,624.41 BANK STATEMENT Report of Caadltlosi af of Cmnton South Carolina, at tlw Claaa af ness on March 2€, 1940. we felt such a sen.se of responsibility A CKEAT CHARITY Tru.stees of the Duke Endowment 1 jo^^rs,’’.w,-ites JVliss Ruth MUlett, last week made their annual distribu--* “ N«tior>al Rditona ascociation coi tion amounting to almost a million; « special feature article. dollars to about 150 hospitals and or-1 -warns roters This intended arw’eetheart lived 6 fore the people of Germany realized Obligations of atatM and miles from home. fl mustered up {that their array had -boon defeated.! '’petitical sribdlvinons enough courage to ask pa to let me I Not a single ,^ttle was fought on, Other bonds, notes and de ride a mule up the road a little dis- German soil. Practically all of the, bentures .... tancc. He consented. He noticed, I' world’s troubles since 1919 have aris-' Oorporate stocks , «... ,, suppose, that I had my brogans pol-ien from the fact that the Allies let'Cash, balances wHh other phnnages in the ('arolinas. The ap-. just women, we would hke to tell j^ed and my 'hair greased back slick i Germany off too easy! I banks, including reserve propnation for the year brought to I onion, and that my jeans britcb-| Now Hitler and his foaiowers are I balances, and cash items $15.t;i<),779 the sum ^located to these ®“ies and hickory shirt were dean, forimadcing a^preat point of what they in process of collection ' * * ''■‘"‘a wonder. We didn’t have any saddle,! call the ifcfair treatment of Ger many by Uie peace tieaty of Ver- _ saillee. If this war could ’be ended a . stump and clambered on. beneficiaries «ince this gieat charity ‘ w.ir'-establishe<l in 1924 by the late!, ... ^ ® and'laid it philanthropist. .James B. Duke of Advising that cai^idates ^jp the across old Pete’s back and led ham to Charlotte. Besides the hospitals and time-worn popularity stunts, she a stump and clambered on. Pete oi*phan homes. Duke university arid' ^ whooiw couldn’t pace or gallop, but he. was a Davidson college in North Carolina, ^^ether you are a Good ^ i trotter, and you can imagine w-hat a ^ ASSETS Unit^ States GoVammant obligations, direct and ' guaranteed „ |106300i00 ^•®^'^j0bligaitk>ns of States and I 'political subdivisions — ®,8®®.00 Cash, balances with other 2,116.00 i banks, including reserve I balances, and ca^ items , j tin process of collection ... 153,787.24 Furniture and fixtures ...... 1300.00., 35,000.00 Real estaite owned other than bank premises 387,811.09 i 28,499.36 TOTAL AISSETS 1296,88734 ami' Furman univei-sity in this state, By that we mean_.you. needn’t bother participate in the dLstributhion'each ^ «'^loarand be j dragging in a good-sized fish just to trotter does for one’s anatomy. tomorrow by a negotiated peace the TOTAL AiSSETS German people twenty years froih * now would be raising the same cry, that they were treated unfairly. A LIABILITIES Since the fuml was set up sixteen'**’®"' * regular fellow you at the home on time. The guano sack years ago there has lieen a substan- ’■**^*'®*’ •«®®"^lhad -worked out from under me and $1,036,796.95' Demand deposHa of fndi- “ LIABILITY ^ i viduals, partnarshipa and r, . J t. , s .. 1 corporations $255,767.82 , U- V V U. .. depori^f uA- |D.:po,to sut« ...d PO. people Who have been taxight to be- viduals, partneramip® and 1 iitical aubdirisiorw 31 466 01 We, meaning ine and Pete, arrived j jieve that they are superior to aJHj corporations $4S0307.9!l() (cer^i^ other races are never satisfied if they Time deposits of individ- . | ©(Scots’ chiks, etc.) 221.22 tial increase jiai ticii>ating the total number of '*• action that will 1 had been lost. 1 had at least 4 pounds hospitals in the two America out of war, so that the I of mule sweat and hair on me. I was in ,do not get everything there is to get. ivxii III wiic- twv - - Ml f LI ^ I . . states. This great gift to aid the sick ^ogoja s»ght to b has resuitetl in bringing modern hos-i^’^hing dunng the next four years?, and I went i r,o..i in "e don’t CHre about seemg pic- at the door behold. But I was there in. The old man met me TERMS — ImpoMible My friends who understand Euro pean politics, agree with me that pital facilities in reach of the needy . . , , , in manv localities. Without this fi-'^ « sombrero or an In-j you looking nanciaf assistance in i-ecent years, headdress—trying to look like, and. said—“Miss Sudie.” He groaned scores of hospitals would have been outdoors man or an early Amen-j after giving me the once over and told forced U) close their doors. The She camfot same to a smaller extent, is true as j V , "®”' ^ ^ regards a number of orphan homes. sound thinker, The Duke Foundation was planned Show us that you are a if you want our sup- by the late .Mr. Duke to help the peo- . ‘"’e.^n’t care wh^her you have pie of the two Carolina.s, and this it Potson^'J^ i^.L ** * miwt is admirably doing. ' ® ^ ceremfomes The distribution to hmhun»<r^ We’ll stnng along with you if without any trouUe. had a big bow of rfbbon tied t^ her top-knot of hair and her red gingham dress was a thing of beauty. They didn’t paint and powder hack then. We set down at ftrst by ourselves. nab, jMrtnenthips, and I TOTAL OEPOSnS— „ V T H1J97.«0 *M7,444.16 Deposits of Stages and po- TOTAL UABIUTIBS Otiber depoeiti (certified and ofnecra’ checks, etc.) 380.26 fer peace terms which the other side {TOTAL DEPOSITS— could afford to aoe^t. Germany .has $627,279,49 one great objective. She must domi- TOTAL LIA'BILITOES (not including subordi nated ohitgations Miown “-Buddy, what I today afford to of for • I Almost f&intOO 1 .Fav* fArmoi lAtss .Af'koi* ai^4 afford to make peace oa any terms e'her in full which would not leave control of the Continent of .Europe. Prance, on the other hand, cannot poaBi>ly consent to a German peace -which would threaten her national existence. The French people are (not inckMHng obliga tions ehown below 2287,444.15 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital .$ 2,600.00 Surpdus 6300.00 [^Un^vided profits 443.09 bekw 1627,279.491 total CAPITAL AC- CAPITAL ACCOUNTS CX)UNTS 9,448.09 Capital A«03O1.40{ L* distribution to Orphanages is! . i. ^ — tte, of int..rc« in this conmiun- '""“'J'-;*-'•! united behind (heir Govemment k, .™or.t5- and inteli jenc.-^nhetter gan to woMde in,_ one at a time. I|u,j deterrametion to eliminate the a matter ity .since Thorowell orphanage is a jrarticipating institution. The charity i.s likewise, one of inleVest u> local .Methodists and Bapthst.^ since their oi-phanages at Columbia and Green- W(xh1 aie also inolude<l in the distri- y.ui rate high or low on per.sonality. "We livm i care whether or not you are ‘plahi folks.’ So don't bother guess “ma and pa” thought it would take a Whole battalion to keep us straight. We talked a'bout,the bee- bution. These institutions aie great-' 8 to settle that labor dispute that^ ly indebted to the Foundation .since:** hurting plain folks all over the{ the .substantial aid they receive is country, of ti-emendous assistance in helping Advising” that “this is no meet their operating expen.ses. j funny business,” Miss -MUlett says.! grown to build up that picture. Just let usl^oms and fish and birds and the know that you are going to do some- weather. We got through with those ■ subjects in 26 minutes and then talk ed about bee-grums and fish and birds Comi>are the way this agency gives “We’re a A ay it.- money w ith that of the fed- 1940. We realize that democracy is eral goveimment by ‘its abecedarian taking a beating the world over. We chiefs. In their spending and wast- don’t want you—by the kind of horse- ing irjKm every conceivable project, I play you seem| to think is necessary to many of which are useless or unnece- get votes—to make the democratic ssary—the benefits they have obtain-! processes look ridiculous. - ‘ ed are worth little. No fifteen mil-' In other words, concludes Miss Mill- lion dollars spent by the government et, “Mr. Candidate, give us more facta in the Carblinas has brought the help and less chatter and funny business, and blessing to nienj women and‘or-^ Funny business is out of place when phan children that has resulted in' democracy is fighting for its life in the spending of a similar ambimt by a world aflamer” German menace which baa Hung over France for five generatkma. Any peace ternM wLioh Prance coudd con sider must involve the dismember- inent of Germany. The British cannot make or accept peace terms -which would leave their trade routes and commtmicatkms with the Ekimrnions at the mercy of some other nation.. Nothing short of the and weather. It was -hard to think of lo time for I mouth got so dry illett says.r’** wheese every time I opened It. _ up—-we women of 2®^ up and said good-bye toj^^^ elimination of Germanjr as her and sqinnted one of my meanest squints at the others and went out'to the British, and found my old mule gone, so I walked home. That was the last of me with her. a naval power could be satisfactory the Duke board. The Duke Endowment is-a noble philanthropy, being wisely spent to aid the needy in the two Carolinas who were dear to the big heart of the man who made this unique charity possible. P. C. Netmen Meet Many Teams Presbyterian college’s tennis team during the past two weeks -has sky rocketed into national prominence as TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRESS _ _ -A^ording to a report made public ^ have‘f^'^*wme at ChK^go a few days a^ by the | intercollegiate netmen in the national i atK>nal Safety Council, Rhode Is-1 emerged witti glory. This land a.s a state, an4 Kar^s City,, first time in the history of Pal- Mo., as a city, were awarded grandl^etto sUte atWetics that a college pr:ze.s for haying a^mplished the^^^s reached such a poeition in the nmst could be xlone practicably ^ tennis world, and bids fair to bring for ti-affic safety. All Of the 48] ^^^h favorable publicity of a national .sutes and 1.236 cities participated in nature to South Carolina athletics, the competition covenng the calen-i c - „ b So far this season the Hosemen I beard two old farmers “just-a- talkin” on the street corner the other day. They were making conversation. So little conversation amounts to any thing except talk. Very few of us im part anything worth-while when we open our mouths. The following i« just about what transpired between these two dirt farmers: POWER — Divided ” As between the different combat ants, it seems clear that France has ^ the greatest, best-trained and equip- On date of report the -ro ped land fighting force; (&ntain has dar year 1939. The most interesting part of the ! have faced Eastern Carolina .Teachers dispatch is the fact that the reports c(rfle:i^ of North Carodina, Erskine Mr, Jones: “Looks -like irain.” Mr. Brown: “Yep, but wind’s from wrong direction.” Mr. Jones: “How’s yooir wife’s ma 7 Mr. Brown: “O. KL, I reckon. Ain’t heard no complaint lately.” Mr. Jones: “What you think of the war in Germany?” Mr. Brown: “WeU, the Progressive Farmer sajQs the F^ners woidd of licked them Ru-shions if they had of let them alone.” -Mr. Jones: “If the I-talyons don’t h^p Hitler, Eu^pe ,„d F^tte the largest and most powerful sea force, hut Germany has a military air force superior to those of Eng land and France combined. It is on the air force thqt Germany chiefly relies. Nobody knows yet bow effective in the long run airplanes -will prove to be against land and sea fighting forces. There was no oondusive test of this in the last Europem svar, when airplanes were ase#for the first time. Germsny hoped to -win 4n 1914 by the use of ^ppriioa, ot <Hiiglble balloons. That fora -of -war-in the air failed. It is stUI uncertain wheth er the new type <if aerial warfare ran succeed. So far the German planes have not been able to do serknis damage to the iBritMr navy, -while Bizttah ships seem to have been effective in blockading, Germany atui preventing submitted seem to indicate that college. Emonr i^yersity. the Univer- ces> is be-iuK made, in the traffic i safety campaign being waged over University of Alabama and Rutgers without a single team defeat, and j e« while dropping only four. the nation in which our own state is taking an active part. .Most of us shudder at the mere thought of living among the terrora of modern mechanized war. Far from , ..u o o c,mb«t loiies, w. get the jitters when .‘.'l! we read of Europeans struggling daily with the threat of l>onib.s, aKil whup -him Mr. Brown: “Notice tobacco ain’t no cheaper whW^ the farmer only got half price for last year’s craps.” Mr. Jones: ‘Well, you don’t ex*pect the export of commodities which would replenish the -German treasury. RUSSIA — Unknown None of the reports I get either have won forty-two individual match- but rob us, as usual, do you? Gimme them copper-ratKms to do anything j press dispatches or from friends The closest call of the season, affd at the same time the moment of the Blue Stockings achieved against the nationally famous and powerful Tu- New Scouts Troop Organized Here le,,v tire, floating mines, and hostile,'-"' sufcimarines. We don’t realize that many of us invite deliberately the same death hazaixls day by day which people at| war of no choosing of their own, art | forced to face. The -Family Economic' Buroau of the Northwestern National The Rotary club of Clinton has re insurance company has taken great cently sponsorld^the organization of jiains to figure out: ^ ja new l^y 'Scout troop. Members of “When dodging across a busy;the dub committee aro J. F. Jacobs, American street in the middle of the' S. W, Bumerei and H. E iStuigeon. block, your chances of sudden death' J. A. Cheatham, principal of the are almost exactly the same as those Florida Street school, 'hai been chosen of a European in a city under bom- as scoutmaster. The charter has not b^i-dment during the time it takes you I yet been granted, but the application to reach the opposite cutb. j is already filed with officials in The driver .who does 60 m.p.h. at j Greenville, night has a ^ per cent groater chance { The troop is composed of two pa- of getting killed than do student pi-itrols, the ’^Rattlesnadce” and ‘“flying lots at army and navy flying schools, j Eagle.” Meiribara of bottt patrols have The housewife who cleans with nap-1 already passed the tendeifoot tests. that benzine or gasoline is under twice the hazard that faces the student air pilot.” We (kHit need to caU a conference The “Rattlesnake” patrDi..iB com posed of: Bdbby Dean (Dailey, |wtrol leader; iBilly FaUs, aasiirtant patrol leader; Wymati Shealy, eoribe; The- of dqdomats bo end our mounting ras- bdore Freeman, Ohariee W. Cooper, ualtiss parteiulariy -on the highways. AM we need » common sense, caution, and oarefukieos applied throughly over all of the populace. The diiver at the wheel must he made te know by force of law that oiheiu have rights that must be respected. WOMEN VOTUB THINKING “We WCBSSS are lodkiBC ovot the Brooks CeipUaod, Bshe Bobby PfaiMeo, I^vid TkMMe. {Members ef the Wlyiag Eafle” troop are: John W. Coker,, patrol leader; James A. Chandler^ asAtaat patrol leader; Jamee K. seefbe; Jimmie A. •erlbe; James Fiiwmim, Mm M, Pm»,Edg»rM. Rkhard Stutte. Charise W. Ceopsv is chaw. Mr. Brown: “Who do you think will be our next president?” Mr. Jones: “'Pranklin Delly-no, if he runs. He’s the only man in politics that ever done an^hing for poor folks, but rioh folks don’t like him. I was for Cknxiell Hi^l till Cotton Ed come out for him.” Mr. Brown: ‘IBought your fortylize yet? Ain’t it high, though?” Mr. Jones: “Yes, -had it hauled last week.^ Pity we can’t get along with out so much sacked sand.” Mr. Brown: “Gosh, thar goes a mighty party gal: I’d like short dresses if II wasn’t so old, so says my oM lady.” 9fr. Jones: “How do you Hke your new preacher?” Mr. Brown: “Well, he wiM do; but he talks money, money in every ser- moii>t.” Mr. Jones: “What do you think of county potttks?” Mr. Brown: “This ia the year 4a clean out everything and start In a-n«w.” Ifo. Jones: “Taxes have just about et os up. Ain’t we got a legislature Umagh?” Jir. Brown: “Done any ptowiug yet? Mr. Jonas: “A little, but it was too wet. This Is going to be the aonrisst crap year akira 181^” lib. Brawn: “IW liave to be keisg. Tha'td#!W«ama is la tha diam atsra. Esa pmi iigaiB aoon. Gupd-hye.' Mr.'lmjsa; ^tiKwMiye, who understand Ctmope much better O.J, n«,4V I TOTAL lilAiBIflilTLES TOTAL CAPITAL AC- OOUiNTS ....$408,617.46 TOTAL UABIUTIES AN© CAiPITAL AC- OOUNTtS : 7... $1,085,796.96 Private Bank—No stock. Memoranda Assets pledged to qualify for exercise of fiduciary or corporate powers, and OOUN'TS j$296387R4 i Thia bank's ospitsl coosista of -edal- mon stodc with total par vBlae*'^df $2,600.00. Memoraada On date of ropont the re quired legal reserve against deposits of -this bank -was .$ 28,744.41 Assets reported above which were eligible as le gal reserve amounted to $295,587.24 L F. M. Boland, Secy-Treas., of fha above-named bank, do solemnly swear for -purposes other tban to SOTure liabilHies $ 90,000.00 j t,hat the above statement is ti^, and Depositssroured by pledg- I that it fully and correctly represents ed assets pursu^ to ro- * j gtate of the several matters quirement of Ifgr 68,203.77 jj^Bcia. contained and set forth, to the ■ best of my knowledge and belief. ! F. M. BOLAND. 39,467.66 quired legal reserve against deposits of this bank was Assets reported above which wwre eligible as le gal reserve amounted to $387311 <69 I, R. C. Adair, Cashier of the above- Correct.—Attest: O. I. Shec4y, W. W. Hairis, W. D. Copeland, H. D. Henry, DSgec^ors. State of South Carolina, County of laurens. iSVrorn to and subscribed before me nsmed bank, do solemnly swear that* this SOth day of Maroh, 1940, and I the above statement is true, and that < hereto certify that I am not an cf- it fully and correctly represents the! fieer or director of tlus bank.- true state of the several matters here in contained and set forth, to the best of my knowledge and belief. * R. C. ADAJfE, CasWer. State of. South Carolina, County of Lanreiis. Sworn to and subscribed before nM this 2nd day of April, 1940, and I hereby certify that I am not an offi cer or director of this bank. W. H. 8SBil>B(yN, Notary Pnldic. W. H. SIMPSON, i Notary Public for S. G. My commission expires at the pleast ure of the Governor. My commission expires pleasure of the GovenioT. at the! W.XBENJABON SERVICe STATION . Standard Products Cara Waeiied aad Greased Tear Bwinees Appreciated than 1 do, makes quite ejear Rus sia’s ultimate importance’ in this war. There is no doubt that the Com munist government -of Russia woidd seize the chance to extend the contid of Communism to tiie rest of Europe, if possible. -But ihtriiigent observ ers find it very hard to believe that either Hitler or Mufn<^hii will let Russia get away with any such am bition. From all that I can gather every nation in Europe is afraid of Russia, not as a milHairy power but as a center from -which idea^and prior ciiHes that would destroy sM the old governments are being fmomoted. It was to Mve Italy from Communism that Musaodmi took eontroi in Rome. Hitler organized the Germans to fight 0^ Oommunism. Only the threat of German dominktion has enabled the French govenun^ to prevent Com munist control -of FVanst. Hie eeneMe' thing for al Europe to do, but which it won’t do, wpiid be to unite to pot an end te Hnaeian Ckmuuunlst tnOuenee. So long as that contmuee thsee can be mo peaee. AMERICA -T Nentha I cannot see bow,this eeontry could gmid anything by fairing aa i port as a fightbig forot In tbb Umbto is no print in Any sMrion gring to -war uni SOS It stands to $eaa fbNr prerioosiqr not figbrinr to tokk acmetbiag by figMNr Wo mn driog a gnwt 4 BUY REAIODEL This HcMne-Oamed and Institution b Rea*^ To Hdp You Become a Honoe-Owner. We Have Ample Funds Available. For . . , .S' > .> Home Financing On prat Morti^g^ Real Estate. DeUUi Qlynt WHiMNii ObUfbtiiig In Any Way. Each Aeoount Insured Up To $5,400 (lb ib i 9 ■■-is. :, .i