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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C
THURSDAY, MAt 16. 1540
$. C. Convention Instructs
Delegates For Roosevelt
TWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION
By LYTLE HULL
CLINTON MILL MOTHER’S
CLUB HOLDS MEETING
SMITH ASSAILS
I
3RD TERM MOVE
The Clinton Mill Mother’s club!
met on last Tuesday evening at Bail-,
ey Memorial church with Miss Mae;
Madden as hostess. ^ j Resolution Offered By Maybank
Mrs. Sam Snelgrove, president,' . Aa ««««»
presided over the rrieetlng. The de-| Vvarmly Appuuded As State
\otionai was given by Mrs. Eunice | Democrats Meet In Columbia.
Arnold. Miss Madden had arranged, ♦
.„.e,.s.tag program iKeCp RoOSeVelt. At
LET THE PEOPLE MAKE WAR i Governments were compelled by law
I There is an old saying to the ef-'to ask the people’s vote before de-
; feet that war never did any one any! daring war against a country which
{good. This was true up to the time'was not threatening them. If this
jof the Great War; but that stupen-jhad been the case, these governments
i dous massacre of human beings; would not have quite so nonchalantly
iv/aked people up to the realization ^guaranteed the integrity of inland,
I that warfare, as such, had ciianged; nor would the Pd1« have depended
land was no lunger an innocent toyiupon guarantees vvhich could obvi*
I which they could allow their states^; ously not be fulfilled. They would
men to play wifli to keep them hap-' have negotiated with Germany over
Perhaps this is the war to end wars.
Perhaps the peoples will delegate bi
governments die sole du^ of run
ning the country properly and guard •
ing it against attack, wffile th^, the
people, reserve the right ia initiate
war against fellow naticr^u
^ py and occupied,
j It had become a Frankenstein, a
; terrible implement of death and de-
Washington
jstruction which so-called statesmen
around the Mother’s Day theme, Efnd'.
Mrs. Arthur Howard, Mrs. Mary' .| w ^ Special to The Chronicle. _ _ „
Friinccs Franks. Mrs. Grady Arnold, 1101111, 18 JhgCynOlC| Washington, May 14.—It is impos-<monster on ite *desm»ctive oouniet'®‘«^*’ *^ves; and their’countries would
and Mrs. Ruth Sligh took part on ^ ! sible for Washington to keep its mind, 5^ taken out of the hands of(*^ percent more prosperous.
could not resist tcunpering with and
' wnich, once wound up and started,
i got completely out of their control.
It made rnany thoughtful people
' realize that the power to start this
Danzig—and^ there would have been
no war!
There have been two and one-
half million people killed in warfare
since the “War to End Wars” in 1914-
1918. These people would be alive
today if they had possessed the right
to vote on their country’s participa
tion in the wars In which they lost
Only through punishment and suf^
fering can we learn, it seems; and
it looks as diou^ the people of Iki*
rope arc in for plenty of this
When they have had enough in the
next two or three years, and there
is not much left tc look forward to
(unless it be emlip-ation to, a more
peaceful hemisphere) tnaybe they
will have the kindn^ to think
the generations to come and will take
the trouble at least to consider' the
only possible course which can stop
wars.
j' ‘ NEW YORK •
‘ WORLD’S FAIR
s..
f)j Mrs. lone Wallace, pleased the au
dience with two selections, “Mother,
and "Mother McCrea."
^ group of girls from ^ q w^y^he. In Address, Calls no^ret then- political leaders and- vested int Now. the European poITQcal gang-
ihe NYA home, under the dii-ection N„mi„oti«n of Bvrnes i the people, themselves. 1 sters have found new battlefields
ror INominaiion 01 oyrnes ,^6 American people, who are more „ ^ , i ..non whi^h tn apt hh of Lh»ir
than 95% hopeful that Germany wilU ^*u<^h talk enssued, many ^ ^ j incidentallv thsd nt
be defeated. But that hope is tern- r®/*® Proposed m as many countries, ThL^ is uS thpi
pered by facts known to the State Si't no concerted action ever taken.lNorw). This is just what they
For Vice-President.
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
May 20 and 21
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y With ERROL FLYNN, MIRIAM
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Also "News."
1(1 A. M. Show—MONDAY. j
Ihc and 25c
-- W. A. Moorhead of GoldviUe.
and O. L. Long, of Laurens,
were elected delegates to the
national Democratic convention
in Chicago, at the meeting in
Columbia yesterday of the
South Carolina Democratic con
vention.
Department and hi^ ofRcials, people, regardless of the num-i “?*:***
I^pariraciu ana nign oiiic.ais m- ^ lessons of history believed ^ fighting is elsewhere,
eluding some congressional leaders,' ^ ^ ui mswry, ueirevra __ j
that indicate that as things standi**'®®^ things of ^ j Churchill are son^ but
atpresentGermanyhasthebestof it.|P®st. When war after war followed ^d Churchill are sorry-hut
There is no question that the Ad- JJ'® '^®® seemed to get aroimd that ,' . *1. t j •
these wars were just natural conse- How long is the Lord going to al-
quences of the mal-adjustment left. low His people to remain dumb
ministration has not taken the pub-
, lie into its confidence. There may
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And Up Frwn
CLINTON.
be many good reasons for this. The “i® World War and that they , sheep? How long before He wUl!
basic reason, the best observers here
— believe, has been the fear that If
The state Democratic conven
tion, meeting in Columbia yes
terday, voted 2381/2 to 106 ^ to
instruct South Carolina delegates
to the national convention in
would eventually peter out and we sting them into a realization that
....o .^v.. .. would have a sort of Heavenly peace.!governments will never be able to
thp Ampriran ^nnip * kne^* ai; miloh ’ Warnings that these ideas were'keep them Ow. of war—^never have
ibouVThe EuroS^arsituatr^^^ btit wishful think- been and never will be; that the
,! officials do, that knowledge might! '^h®" t^® Nazis got bon-{Tuples of the world must chnage
start a war panic like the one which i Germany. Apparently this' their national constitutions so that
Chicago to
led us into the first World War,
support Presidenr ^wenty-three years ago. * And that,
nation was going to try for a “come-; their goyenmients can make war
back.” Regardless of what theiii'mi-jonly when their country is actually
.L,
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WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY,
May 22 and 23
Ma! He’s Making Eyes
Roosevelt for nomination as the
party’s candidate for president in
the November elections.
Governor Burnet R. Maybank
.was eIpptpH nfttiniy)
man, and Mrs. C. L. Wheeler, of
Dillon, was named national com-
mitteewoman.
regardless of what some uninformed! ^ay, the great bulk of the'threatened by invasion.
5m yMirlHMf IkanI—lldnl %Ht«e
wwwmwm,
82 Brawl SIMM N.W., AihaauOa
TdwrfMMjacfcMa 1913
I gossip-mongers may believe, is what
' the responsible officials of the gov-
lernment want to avoid at any cost.
The plain fact is that neither the
German people preferred anything)
to-another war. They hated their j
poverty and they did not like being!
kicked around by France, but aqy-j
than ■ ‘anothirr
Perhaps this war will do the trick.
I
the opposition party which is trying.
to gain control of the government, However, European {^iticians do
has any clearly defined foreign pol-1 reason this way. They do not
t
Columbia, May
15 The South >cy to furnish a guide in case the s^Her physically themwlves, because
At Me” ' —fcaroiina Democratic convention was outcome of the present conflict is
With CONSTANCE MOORE TOM ‘Old today that "it is the duty of the th® opposite of what most Americans
X.' o.H American people" to keep President 1 hope it will be. Neither is there any
they st^ away from battlefields and
operate* the governments. If their
side loses, they run away and hide*
. . ^ j Amcrif-an nponlp" In keen President'oope ii Will oe. weiiner is mere any r— —^
BROUN. RICHARD CARLE, and American people U) Keep r esa m, foreien nolicv to eovera'**' O”® country; and if
ANNE NAGEL Roosevelt "at the helm of the state clear cut loreign policy to govern ^
“Nick Carter-^Master
Detective’
until liberty and freedom shall be, our national attitude in case of ^®"’®
re-estalV.;M;ed among the nations of , situation developing in the Far East
the earth “ | involving American rights and in-
"Let the AmeFican people again ^®"®«‘«- This does not mean that
With WALTER PIDGEON and put their faith in Franklin D. Roose-‘Preparations f®r the defen^ of
RITA JOHNSON. ^elt and he will not fail 'them.” c. ®»«® ^®®
Color Cartoon. "Always Kicking." Granville Wyche, Greenville attor-,'"^°®
9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY, ^ey. said in a ringing keynote ad
dress.
up with greatness while!
they invent original methods of!
bringing more misery to the people'
of the defeated nations. {
Now the second great lesson has
begun, and this time the world is
10c and 15c
Definite Precautions learning that European govem-
Definite orecautions being taken
ueiiBiie p^auiions oemg laicen | economic conquests—not only
romef onvfKtncr IiIta an ■n\roeirkr9..«v^ ^
^WATERr NOTICE
Beginning with June first billing, and continuing
through October first, all residence consumers of water
will receive a reduction in their bill of one-half the cost
of the water used. The minimum and service charges re
main the same. This is done in our effort to make it easy
for you to keep the flowers, shrubbery Wd lawns beauti
ful during the period in which so^much water is required.
BY ORDER OF MAYOR AND COUNaL ^
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
May 24 and 25
“It’s A Date”
With DEANNA DURBIN, KAY
Nominatea lor me post of Icti-' lives to their
porary president (keynoter) by Tom'^j^.^ anticipat^ a year people, but care nothing fprj
B. Pearce of Columbia, Wyche was ^ ® _ iinitoH i- oottinc ^® property of innocent
elected by acclamation shortly after’fg®- ‘f./n.A! '
■the convention ooened. .• __ lAnpr in mihiir aV appix to the present meMi
S.'Senator James F.. ^ in Europe the principle that “the
Despite U.
FRANCIS, WALT,^|R PIDGEON, and 1 Byrnes’ statemem a few days ago
I fairs hat yet answered is: Why do
LEWIS HOWARlJ
Juia. he did not wiri, hi» nanie P«-l'"V'‘o‘Sfe‘r‘“woiS’.‘
twa. a.a^n..a.n«ia... urva.hA oicnl ^ othcr words, oeither ihc ad- Poionw Ka
Stepping out with Deanna! Come . sen ted to the convention, Wyche also ... Daa„..KUa.o
along lor a Iqlu of a time in Hono- j endorsed Byrnes for vice-president devloned *^or at le£t
lulu ... as Deanna gets double heart ■ and urged that “our delegation” to|^ nation^iiolicy of for-
trouble under the spell of a Hawaiian j the 'national convention “see that the P. a ed, a n t ona po cy of tor
people alone have the right to de-
.ttie’4fty8Lsion of
Poland had been put up to a vote of
the Oermsn pevple. They would'
have known thai such an invasion
would probably involve than In war
moon.
LAST CHAPTER of "OREGON I Chicago shall be our own smiling,
?AiT ■■ Ale-,. ••'M*...-..-” hannv. fiahtine lunior senator from .. . . .. ^ . . . r
TRAIL.
Also "News
10c and 25c
happy, fighting junior senator trom
i South Carolina. Ji^y Byrnes!- fX XX Xe p“eint cX-
Columbia, May 15.—A resolution ®''®''*®®^-
to instruct the national convention A victory for the British-French
Broadway
Theatre
NEXT WEEK—
"GRAPES OF WRATH"
"ROAD TO SINGAPORE" delegates to vote for Roosevelt for a alliance would call for no change in
third term was greeted with heavy our foreign relations. A victory for
applause when it was offered at the Germany might call for a radically
South Carolina Democratic conven- new foreign policy. If Italy should
tion tod'Jr'By Governor Burnet R. decide that her interests run with
' Maybank. Germany’s, that would certainly have
) The resolution drew fire from a definite effect upon our relations
Senator* E. D. Smith. with the Mediterranean countries.
'' Smith, a delegate from his home H Japan should succeed in getting
county of Lee, oppo‘'d the resolu- German backing, what would be the
! lion which he descriov.^ as "the most policy of the United States when
important that is coming before this 11^® Mikado’s navy took over the
convention. , Dutch East Indies and the British in-
This is the home of Calhoun anditerests at Singapore and decided to
the German prople as a whole had'
very little interest in Danzig or thei
Polish corridor before they were!
propagandized by their government j
(the political minorities being the]
only ones interested) the vote would!
have been a 90% “No”—and there'
would have been no war! j
Suppose the British and French
TRAFHC NOTICE
All stJ^eets coinciding with State Highways running
through tW cit^ have been taken over for maintenance
by tho State Highway Deparmerit. In connection with
this change, new tn^ signs wid markings have been
erected by them reiuiring that all movement of traffic
STOP before entering these Through or Express streets.
The public is asked to cooperate with the Police Depart
ment in observing these signs and in making this re
adjustment with as little inconvenience to all as possible.
BY ORDER OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
Mav 20 and 21
“The Story of Dr.
Linrlicn S Ylag’lC tSUliei Hayne,” the veteran senator saidj^ccupy the Phillipines? _
With EDWARD G. ROBINSON, ’‘and I hope that this convention will | These are some of the "questions
RUTH GORDON, OTTO KRUGER,; not allow the green light to be put to which nobody can or will give
and DONALD CRISP. j en all the future to disrupt our form an amswer, partly because apparently
This is the story of a “man in of goyemment.” nobody has thought them through;
•v^hite"—a tale of daring and courage; Smith said the country had “come to their ultimate conclusions, and
that will excite every man—a tale of
heartbeat and sacrifice every woman
will throb to! Here is truth that .is
stranger — and for 'more thrilling —
than fiction!
Cartoon, "Early Worm Gets the
Bird."
“Rubinoff and His Violin.”
"Where Turf Meets Surf.”
"News.”
10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY.
10c arid 20c
to a pretty low estate when we have partly because everybody concerned |
a resolution here to give a man a is afraid of raising such questions'
third help us if only one in a presidential election year. 1
'man is capable of being president.” It is clear enough that neither the
Smith spoke of “the dangers in- I>emocratic party as such, nor the
herent in yie new deal” and asked, Republican party, has an official
“if a third term, why not a fourth; party program on foreign affairs.'
if a fourth, why not a fifth; and if a Ampng themselves, the leaders of
fifth, why not for life?” each party have so little comprehen-
He charged that if “you pass this'sion of the views of other leaders
movement, our dual form of gov
ernment will pass .
that they hesitate to put forth their
own ideas for fear of stirring up
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
May 22 and 23
“Women Without
Names”
He advocated electing as presi-, party dissensions which might im-
dent “a new man with new zeal and j pair their chances in the election,
a new respect for. constitutional. No Clear-C«t Policy
With ELLEN DREW and ROBERT
PAIGE.
rights*.’
Inspection Unit
Leaves Saturday
44
South of the Border”
It does not^^leem likely now that;
anything like a l>o£^ clear-cut'
statement of foreign poucy is to bej
expected from either party before
election. Wliat may happen between
now and election to swing public
I sentiment in the matter of the war
The state highway department ve-! and our part in it nobody can guess,
hide station, located here since Ap-! The foreign policy nf the United
States will be the personal policy .of!
It's Back Again To Thrill You Again!
With GENE AUTRY, SMILEY,ril 15. will complete its inspection
BURNETTE, JUNE STOREY, the of vehicles in Clinton for the present one of the two'candidates for the
“CHECKERBOARD band,” and the'PoHod Saturday, May 18, at 1 o’clock, presidehey, and his advisors,
singing sensation, MARY LEE. | The testing equipment will be moved The election itself may easily turn
“Labor Savers” with Lew Lehr. ! to Laurens Monday morning and will upon some event occurring in Europe.
9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. ready for operation there Tues- Should a great and unexpected vk-
10c and 15c
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id^y. May 2L„
According 40 John K. Bradley, su-' a few days before election, it mi^t
tory by one side or the other occur,! '
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY jprrvlsor of the unit, most of toe cars'determine which party is to control
’ 'in the immediate vicinity of Clin-j.the United States government for
May 24 and 25
^Riders of Pasoo Basin”
ton have bem inspected and have I the next four years,
received their certificates of approv- { It would be exaggeratkm to say
With jriHwv' MAnr *** **®P«<* those ithat official Washington was jittery
tutS nA*r?fniPTT7Jv report for‘over the war possibUities. There is
^*“jthe inspection will do so before toe;mudi less nervousness in the atmoe-
-I AW IstatUm is moved. The testing lane phere here than there was last falL
The yigilan^ are ridilV. — toim- j return to Clinton again dur-' There is a greater feeling of con-
derii^ into action to smato a bandit period and all vehicles are fidence that the Ameriasn people are
png. Thrill to this fprlen force <«| required to secure to« 1940 ceritifi- not going to be stampeded into iU-
**®:S^", ^ during toe period.
robbers!
The Three Stooges in “Rockin’
Thru the Rockies.”
“ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION*’
No. 2. “Coii^unity Sing.”
“Fashi<m irorecast” in color.
10c and 80c
The station will be located in
Laurens through June 19 and efter
considered participation in hostilities
And there is a growing sense of con-
that date it will again be moved to
Simpsonville.
The pcqiMjlation of the American
Indians faa 1498 has been estimated
at 846,900
fidence toat any nation which may
be trying or cmitemplating “Trojan
Horse** tactics in this country is not
going to get vmy far.
The wmld*^ best Pmuom hats
come from Ecuador not
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