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•/ >:■'■■- ' t -.- ■ ■ ♦ S*-■ ■ ' ■>'. ■■-■r PAGE FOUR THE CLINTON CHRONICLB. WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor axA Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE. CHRONICLE PUBUSHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest udim they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the iviews or opinions of its correspondents. in a manner distasteful in, every sense. But Byrnes had no rii^t to expect the support of Farley, who was definitely opposed to the third term movement under,a false name labeled as a “draft.” On the contrary, Byrnes is the No. 1 head of the New Deal and third term group in this'went home state, although he evaded the issue for s. c. THUBSPAY, JULT S&, IMO to be a mayer if he can’t keep the town pump in good fix. mrs. tom head says our poleesman sleeps on his beet half of the time, miss Jdinie veeve smith claimed that the schoU teachers wer being gradually starved to death ansoforth. and then they months until smoked out at the state' some local prognosticators are say- I convention by Senator Smith, a | ing regardless of who is eleckted ^ng thirt term opponent, pressident that the w.p.a. and the Chronicle is not included in the and'farm relief and direct re- estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. SAMUEL R. SLOAN, Executor.. July 8th, 1940.—2cw-l. NOTICE OF REOlSTSAflON FOR MURlCIfAL RLBCIXON State of Couth Carolina, County af Laurens. > Town of Clinton. 'Bj^nes supjwrtere carmotliief are on the way out. but the rJx.[ I follow him in his New Deal theories,! will possibly remain on the docket, it a discussion of which is not now; won’t be right from now on (mebbe) necessary. I to help anyboddy that needs help All of the facts clearly show that Roosevelt let Byrnes d6wn when he unless they or it are worth over a million dollars, all of this mought be CLINTON. S. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 2$. 1948 flatly refu^ to flash the "green for the best, if we can get annything light” in his behalf. Had he given i for what we produce and get a the signal for Byrnes, Ickes, McNutt, j chance to make a livving by working, , Farley, or even such a weakling as we can all get along. Notice is hereby given that W. D. Copeland is the duly appointed Su pervisor of Registration for the Tqwn of Clinton, Cpimty of Laurens, State of South Carolina. T in the incorporated UmUs of the said, Town' of Clinton for four mimthB next precoding the election to be held in said Town of Clintoa oa Toesdajr. August ISth, 1940, aiMl udio has paid all taxes due and collectible for the preceding fiscal year and who holds a Couatgr Registraticm certificate en titling him dr her to vole at a poll ing precinct within the Town of CUn- ton shah be entitled to register. TRAFFIC LIGHT NEEDED j conditions, and the automobile and While no statement has been given the better highways leading to the when he has needed Byrnes, Hopkins—the one he picked would have been the vice-president nomi nee today. The president time after the public by the city adnjinistration smaller towns and suburbs. This a.s to why the traffic light In the cen- means-that millions of people now tei ol the town v)as recently re- j reside in the rural areas and work mo\td. we have heard it stated o.n the streets that the action was taken upon instruction of the state highway department to whom . the city has turned over. Broad and other streets for maintenance. If the light in the center of the street was condemned by the high way department as an obstruction or possible danger to traffic, then the m the large metropolitan centers. When the census figures are all in we shall see a great increase in the size of thousands of communities within easy motoring distance of the bigger conrununities. There are ,no complete figures of the farm population as of 1940 yet available. It seems doubtful that they will show any great increase. The citV should provide an overhead ori tendency for many years has been side lights at this intersection as a'the other way. But there is no mdi; salety precaution. has used him as one of his main “ball carriers.” Byrnes in return has often used the president. It is natu ral that some of the senator’s friends feel a resentment over the treatment he received. With Byrnes and other hopefuls denied the White House blessing— Wallace became the man of the hour when he received the hoped for bene diction just at the right monyent. He is the gentleman who put into effect the plow-up farm program, who had dairy products poured into rivers to produce .a scarcity, -and who killed all the little pigs—and all of this non sense at a time when millions of peo ple were hungry and half naiked. The Democrats took him because yores trulie, mike lark, rfd, corry spondent. Every male and female citizen twenty-one (21) years of age and upward having all of the qualifica tions as mentioned in Sections 2287 and 2290, Volume 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1932, and who has resided in the State for two years, in the County for one year^and with- TTie said W. D. Copeland, SiRter- visor of Registration, will have his office open at the store of J. L land and Bro. on North Broito E in the Town of Clinton tor Um _ pose, of registering voters frodt 9 o’clo^ A. M. to 4 o’clock F> l<I> ^ each day except Sunday, until 12 o’clock noon August Srd, 19f0. Dated this 6th day of July, IfAA P. S. BAILEY. lEayor. Attest: * D. C. Heustess, Clerk and Treasurer. 4hIc I cation, so far, of material decline in “The TresenT”situation with the; the strictly rural towns which de- s'.gnal removed is very cdhfusing. [■ Pend largely upon the farming re- With cars or trucks approaching from|^i<^s for their business. .spvfcjaj du'^ctions~at the same timeV B'^t bringing the matter ^ _ and men.'women and childreh at- home, this general trend towara j demanded an ideal- terppting to cross the street, neither> suburban living is not found in ou^, holding to the theory of spend- •tim-er-or pedestrian knowhen, or-con^tinity. The fact isj just the op-)jj.jg ourselves rich as a nation — w hat nio\ e to make. . 1 Posite is true. Recent Laurens co^-' g policy l^at now spells a bank- Congestion of traffic at this point iy population figures townships national treasury. The selec I they had to updri" the insistence of heaviest on Saturday, especially i show that Hunter township lost PoP"ltion of Wallace, in spite of the fact at night. With a continual line of during the past ten years. At ^ j^g g sjjender of millions for car.' moving and no stop signal or'ihat time the figures reveal there; fgj.j.jjgj.g^ is in our opinion a weak one. traffic directing — it is very diffi-iwere 12,544 people residing in the| ^ cult lor persons w’ho walk to get against 11,749 as shown in the acr»>s.'^ to the other side of the street.I 1940 count. This means two This is unsafe and unfair to pedes-j things folks have left the farm in trians who have rights as well as'our immediate section,, and few are motorists. It occurs to us, and to|8oing back to take their places. Get maijy others we have heard express j your oar and ^ta^ a^^rive m any th^selves. that the city should takq* direction around Clinton and you steps at once to avoid confusion andi^dii seldom see a new residence in accidents at this busy intersection! our suburban area. In many direc- with the installation of a traffic light I'ons a.s you travel, you will note the system that will meet the approval, '•Ppo^ite is true new houses built m of the highway department as has recent years and scores ol others Breezes From Flat Rock law brewing in flat rock, holsum moore has took out a warrant for slim chance’s 3 boys for plugging his 2 watter-millimis aiul 6 canty-lopes and for stealing some of them they been done by many towns and cities! uuw under construction. VVhy l^is j have to plug as they mashed in fhp This artion is needed condition exists, with electric I Ujgj^ and heard their heart’s bust, in the state. This action is needed a.< a protection to human life and practically all other city con veniences now available in the coun ty—is hard to explain. One reason is that most of the country property THE “FOUR HORSEMEN” From The New York Times we pick up this item about the Chicago! the Clinton area is owned by a Democratic convention written by a. limited number of large land owners special correspondent: ■ Deservedly pr undeservedly. Secretary Harry L. Hopkins is being blamed for some of the ir ritation among the delegates over the vague situation which pre vailed in the convention prior to Mr. RcKisevelt’s statement read to the convention before his niimination. ■ As one delegate expressed it. The boys knew they had rings m their noses but they did not know who held the leading strings.’ The leading strings were held. .by. President Roosevelt, who, though absent, was directing every move" of the convention and everybody knew It. I who are not interested in selling their i property, or if they are, prospective j home-owners will not pay the prices !asked. I Main street no longer rutis 'from one city lirhits post to another. It is possible now. and equally as essen tial—that there be combined city and rural growth. A town or city is no stronger than the country adjacent to it. The automobile has brought city and country together and greatly en larged the trading area of towns and cities whose business men are alert and go after business. The next ten years may be expect ed to show cities of the United States shrinking. The appeal of th4 quiet country will grow greater to those \ who desire to live out in the open close to their Work and at \he same and that meet th^ they were reddy to be et. they will be tried by the local ma^gistrate and will come clear, as he is their uncle by marriage, mr. moore says this is against the pease and dignity of the state and grand larceny after tnost. .And when the public is told that!. • iu j r, . (time enjoy the modern conveniences the President was assisted by Hop-r ^^ kins. Ickes. Byrnes and others as his| ^ mr. art square says if he do not get another relief check in 5 days from this date he will ogganize a “willkie for pressident” club in flat" rock and will fight the new deal from now on. it was bad enough for them to cut his relief from 11$ to 6$. but to take all of his monney and leave him nothing. is the last straw that broke the dimmercrats back, he has rote to pres, roseyvelt and give him the low down, and do he know how to do that? our pressent postmaster is not al lowed to talk, pollitics or advance anny monney to anny pollitician, or otherwise use his influence, which is altogether minus, for anny cause whatsoever that mought tend to show his leanings towards anny govver- ment offiser, but his wife says that he is leaning strongly towards mc- nary and mought be the same way towards willkie . . . she says if will kie can ti^-pyer .from, a dimmer- crat to a republican that he mought as well enjoy the same pleassure. he wants to stay in no matter who is what. a big protracted meeting is being Laurens, S. C., on Ai^- hell in flat rock this week .a large 1940 next, after publication concoarse of friends and loved ones o clock in the forenoon, are on hand every night to hear the show cauM, if any they have, why fine sermonts that rev. will waite is Administration should not liaison men. the names of. Guffey,! Hague. Kelly and Flynn, the fourt^ BYRNES LET DOWN most notorious machine bosses in the The Greenville News, both edito- United Stales, should not be omitted. I rially and in its Walter Brown Wash- Flynn. one of the powers of the ington correspondence, made a strong -Tammany +>rganization, -is- the chieffijvritdrop 'first and" last; tor Senator federal patronage dispenser for all'Byrnes as the man of men for the New York. Senator Joe Guffey of!vice-presidential nomination at the Pennsylvania, who for eight years I Chicago Democratic convention. Por- has distributed the federal patronage, trayed as the outstanding man of the in hi.' stale, is reputed to have got-j party in ability and qualifications, ten more jobs from the New Deal ad-j one w'oiiders why his ardent support- ministration than any other politician I ers did not propose him for the in the entire country. He has to his; presidency. One grows tired of play- credit also the slick trick of “selling’’j ing “second fiddle” always, the president the idea of capturing; Byrnes was ditched and sold down the Negro vote through federal pat-1 the river because President Roose- runage. and has been cited as using'velt rammed Wallace down the WPA for political purpo.ses in his threat of the convention as his run- state. Mayor Eddie'^Kelly^of Chicago, the! latter or not. The Democratic party jed to 35c, 2 buttons, and seegar. third ol the quartet, is the dominant is now a one-man {>arty. The News, ♦ partner of the rotten K$lly-Nash ma-las well as others, was offended byj Aroand the Town chine now in complete control in the what happened and spoke in harsh| archie ball skinner went to sleep state of Illinois. He, with Ickes, has words against the president and a‘in his ford last night, it would not been among the loudest “hollerers”! group of advisers who raised the re-jof benn so bad if he had not benn for the third term. j ligious issue to help bring about the!driving his ford when he went to And last, there is Frank Hague, j rejection of^ Jimmy. Jim Farley, the the smelly Democratic boss Of New. national chairman, was accused of Jersey. ^ having a part in what happened. These four “political horsemen”,! We do not agree with the conclu- controlling more than 200 votes in sion drawn. Farley had no influence the convention, or about one-fifth of with Roosevelt in his effort to gain FINAI. SETTLEMENT > Take notice that on the 20th .-lay of August I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Exc- ‘ cutor of the estate of Richard B. Fer guson, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Lauren.s County, at 11 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trost as'Executrix. Any person indebt^ to said eltate is notified and require to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons will present them on or be fore said difte, duly 'proven, or be forever barred.^ FANNIE C. FERGUSON, Executrix. July 18, 1940.—8-4cw. FINAL SETTLEMENT Tak# Tiotlce that on the 26th day of August, 1940, I will render a final account of my acts and goings as Administrator of the estate of Ollie Wadsworth, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Adminis trator. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. CLINTON A. WADSWORTH, Administrator. July 23, 1940.—4c-15. H. D. HENRY 1898-1940 F. M. BOLAra H. D. HENRY & CORffl^ANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED Telcphoiif 121 ilBRIHW DHOta«B>CTBWBnWWWWt8WWKKBB8MH{KBIC»8»HII W WTH V If W » HIIM i NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PEOPERTY State of South Carolina, County of LaUrens. In the Probate Court. Pursuant to an order by the Pro bate Court of Laurens County, dated July 15, 1940, 1 will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all the property located in GoldviUe, South Carolina, belonging to the es tate of Mamie C. White. The date of - ^ AM VA4A A. M. The Administrator has a ri|^t to reject any bid which he deems in sufficient. Said sale to be held at the farm of James Addison, between GoldviUe and Mrs. Hayne B. Work man’s. Witness my hand and seal this the 15th day of July, A. D., 1940. G. F. TEMPLETON, 25-2p Administrator. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, Laurens County. By J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate Judge: Whereas, J. F. Bedenbaugh made suit to me.Ua..4irant h&i Letters of Administration of the estate and ef fects of M. B. Bedenbaugh. | These are, therefore, to cite and Mmohlsh' all' ami singular the Kin dred and Creditors of the said M. B. Bedenbaugh, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens givving vent to. he is doing the lead ing portion of the singing, and it sounds verry wel with his tonsils as bad as they are. the largest collection nirig mate whether they wanted the! so far, according to his wife, amount- sleep. had it of benn stiU and not running 60 m.p.h., he would of not had to go to the hospital, had the place where his head struck benn soft sand instead of a rock verry' ^ew stitches would of benn necessary to the whole, were the real power be- the nomination for president, or for j get it sowed back up. had his ford hind the fake “draft” movement.! Jesse Jones for vice-president. If he | benn pafd for the roll-along garrage Don't think for a minute that these j could not win the nomination for | would not of repossessed it. if he had “big boys” are in politics for their j himself,'it is hardly likely that he'benn sober no case would of benn health. [had very touch influence with the [lodged against him, if he was well chief executive against Byrnes, if he'now he would be ip Jail instead of in CITIES SHOW DECLINE U made such an attempt. [the hospital. It is of more than passing signifi-l Byrnes, in our opinion, was kide-j '♦i cance to note that the growth of tracked mainly for political expedi-| mr. holsum mobre says that some be grmted. Given under my hand this 22nd day of July, A.D., 1940. J. Hewlette Wasson, 2cw-l Probate Judge. FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 8th day of August, 1940, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Lidia P> Blakely, deceased, in the office of’the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Executor. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said — - i ► large cities in the United States has ency. The chief concern of President [of those icy-lationists in congress been definitely checked. Either peo-' Roosevelt for the past year has been pie are moving away from the cities to gain a - third term nomination or fewer are moving to them. Census; through the preaching of the doc- figures so far conpiled and reported, trine of “indispensability” by Hop- - show that the total increase in popu--,kins,‘Bjrrnes, Ickes, Pepper and other lalion in nwre than 100 cities is less New Dealers. Why play ball with than 5 per cent in the past ten years. cei The same cRies grew nearly 25 per cent in population in the preceding ten-year period. New York’s coimt this year showed a 400,000 increase over 1930, but Chicago gained only 8,000, and Phil adelphia actually lost 15,000 people. St. Louis and Pittsburg also counted fewer heads. Detroit ^aqd Baltimore have gained population, but nowhere near so rapidly as before.* The causa of the decline ot the big cities is due to several factors—high living coats, rent and taxes, crowded South Carolina when'the state is al ready in the bag? It was smart poli tics to team up with the grain states by selecting a Westerner in an'ef fort to offset the popularity of Mc- Nary of Oregon on the Republican ticket. Wallace was picked jninci- pally tor this reason and for the ackl- ed consideration that he is a 100 per cent yea New Dealer. From the outset. The Chrcmicle never believed ffiat Byrnes had a re mote diance to land the plum, and agrees with his enthusiastic swport- t|tet hitler oUj^ to be ers who felt be was rejected would keep tn outi>f war if all of toe whole united states haef to go to hades to do so. when they talk about “^eep out pf the war,” they mean-^ keep toe dimme|cralih out of power, they don’t mean what they aay and toey don’t say what they mean, no- boddy wants war, so he says, but lots of times we get something we don't want and ain’t prepared to take it mebbe we had better let wq^dell willkie settle this question, he is a good dimin«rerat in gx>.p. f^^toeing. W. J. BENJAMIN .SERVICE STATION Standard Products Cats Waahed and OrsMsi Tev Baaineas Appradatod the quilting party atoicli aras bell in the partociagfe last fridaY pjn. was a howlhM sockcess. verry quilt ing was dpo* but mudi JbowSqg took i place, mrs. holsum a^sipiare SRpi our WAITER’S FUNERAL HOME CUntoB, S. C.' 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