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.,,./ .. PAGE FOUR / THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S, ld40 (Ulintim (EipronitU EsUbUshed 19M WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 c«its Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the ciwperation of its subscribers and readersY- ihe publisher will at all tir\es appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest udien they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondeats. will do dilekwise. he spoke highly of it to the charity willkie and said he used, to go bare footed when he was a boy and look- nigh to Him and trust Him for the outcome. We are in the midst of the throes and agony of a world upheaval and the overthrow of our Christian civi-jed like tom sawyer, witt all them lization, as these fiendish and semi-i fine traits he will no doubt be our 1 barbaric men continue on their ram-1 next pressident, even if he was a Ipage, and the Christian rulers of | tammany-ite in n. y. i these two Christian nations call upon' - *us to draw nigh to the Almighty; it won’t be Ic^ now befoar we ! God, our Father, and humbly be- will begin to pick cotton and sell seech Him for His almighty and all-'and turn our proceeds over to (wise intervention. Iguanno companies and the govem- ! Let us pray. ment seed loan man. some of the I ^1 best fai-mers hope to have a few dol- , 1^ — ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ lars left out of their crops, but it _ - - 1 • re • ~ seems doubtful, if we could ex- , Nobody 8 Oll8in688 port something to europe, times all others who eat out of his 'hand; chine not in use and willing to lend organization to rith Mrs. Town- please get in touch with send or Miss Webb. Tb» madiinea will be cared for and returned to the owners in good conditton. 8UBSCRIBB TO THB OlltONICUl HORSE SHOW (Contintied from Magic, owned by W. G, KinMkkIan by Robbie King; 2. Peavine^Hvtace, owned and ridden by Virginia’dDill- ard; 3. Lady Jane, owned and ridHen by Henry Etta Young. i XtMMWWaHWKtnmgjlHWgllHWMWMWggWWimgggllggggMHWgKWnnBMMMM H. D. HENRY F. m. BOLAND By Gee McGee CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER i. 1940 Mike Writes On A Timely Subject mr. holsum moore says he heard a feller in the county seat say the I would be better, so says mr. art square, he thinks the new deal killed the export bizness and caused thei I war. he is agin it. yores trulie, I mike lark, rfd, corry spond^nt. H. D. HENRY & COMPANY INSURANCE STOCKS — BONDS — REAL ESTATE HORSE SHOW A SUCCESS |.‘;ame twelve months have seen the [other day that about 8,000,000 pee- Hats nff to thp Clinton Lions club United States turn resolutely to ade-'ple in belljum looked like they Hats on to the Llinton Lion, cii . . ;t america RED CROSS NEEDS II I Telephone 121 LOANS NEGOTIATED i j «K8aw6wapiiucii«iiiww»m«KK«K«8WMimiMnmKK»mMam*ixawi8HKimii SEWING MACHINES f.,. thp I mp w iv in which thev ‘l^^tely arming herself and to build-; would starve to death if staeed their fifth annual horse show ‘hg a navy superior to any aggressor, diddent feed them as we done en- staged their tilth annual norse sno mieht strike 'during the last war. mr. moore said aiLem of Te^'Slople^f Laur^^^ Never in history have such tre- ^® suggested that the fifth collumsI The local Red Cross chapter, aided countV The event w^s an outstand-' mendous and far-reaching changes'has begtm to^ &.Kurr'nr.irtrw in pirtert condition, the horeee love- will be. T& we do know, detenee! [■^'rke’ol'rhe-l-^fe of- ^Is joyable evening for the large crowd^served and a fr^ ^ay of life andjj^^ noboddy sufter. befoar present. living maintained. ’ The horse show has now establish ed it.self as a permanent event to be he would let them go hungry, he j would shoot them first, he can‘t, (Stand to see peeple punnished. hei LET US PRAY looked to with interest each year. Guest Editorial Written for The was nice to polarid and relieved Hearty congratulations are due its| hv Dr D J Brimml them of their misery, allso their land enthusiastic sponsors—the local Lions ... . other stuff, this feller said that chib. i . . . . T . . , I hitler of coarse meant to fight till ^J **®®P|®'the last frenchman starves, up to OUR UNFINISHED JOB 1 United States will univerMllyl jg OIR INUNIbHLD JOB vaded engl^nd, this is the country he was going to be In and master of Laurens county voters have an j president, designating next Sunday, important piece of unfinished busi-^pTerhber 8th. as a day of prayer ness to attend to next Tuesday when about the world situation and our they go to the polls to elect a state ■ relation thereto. This proclamation senator, two house members, treas-' was issued about a month ago, and urer, supervisor and two commis- does not seem to have received the sioners. Those chosen to fill these j attention it deserves. Unless people positions should be elected solely i are reminded they are likely in by august the 10. mebbe if the united states insist ed, Charley lindbergh and sen. wheel er would go and help germany run things, they are verry loyal (?) fel- . ... . ... lers and we feel sure that the ges- upon the basis ot qualifications and these troublous, and harassing tunes Uapo and herr gobbles would be glad character; thfeir - r^’ord if now or^to overlook it and fail to do their 1have a few united states passifists formerly m office. Only men ofj^r- part. The proclamation follows: ^is fold, manny other ainericans sonal integrity, fairness, sound judg-i ..The American heritage of indi- ment, sobriety and capable of ren-^.-^^.^, freedom and of government denng ccmscientious public service deriving its power from the consent; the world, lindbergh, the flyer, is arc entiled to the peoples support. ^he governed has irom the time'now trying to be a statesman anso- .he selection of a senator and two ,, .j, . ,.g hlic beenl forth, (they call theirselves ameri- additional house membcis .s a mat- transmitted to each s.-cceed-lcans). ter ,of ^trerne impottence both to generation, and to us of this th^ county and state. Paiticularly is generation has fallen the task of could be spared allso to germany and italy to help them finnish ruining QUICK RELIEF for PERSPIRING FEET STA-DRI FOOT LOTION Checks Perspiration Sorely and Safely. Pleasant te Use— —WUl Not bUare H< Also Excellent for Under Arm Use. 35c At Your Druggist’s this true since the legislature has far mr. moore says he believes in free . preserving it and transmitting It to!speech under certain conditions, but future. We are now engaged in a [he has got tired of hearing what bol sheviks and other | types . of traitors have to say over here, at this time there is plenty of room for two good parties, vizzly: the republicans and the dimmercrats, and that’s as manny parties as this country needs, if we must have a communist ticket, let the voters go to russia where that form of govverment exists and cast their votes. yores for sterner rules. mike lark, rfd, a american. governor can only do what the gen-^j ^ty effort to fortify that heri- eral assembly wants., or will allow in. t6 do. , of our duties in the fam- The senate and lower house, under ^jy gf nations we have endeavored to our torm of government as set up in prevent the outbreak andi the spread the constitution, are not charged f war. and we have raised our with the administrative affairs of'voices against international injustice, the counties by arrogating power to^^ Americans and as lovers of free- themselves. Voters should have a ^om we are humbly sympatheUc clear knowl^ge of all candidates’-those who are facing tribula- positions on this important issue. in lands across the seas. Voters need to go to the polls in-^ succeAling day telhgently informed, prepared to brings sad news of suffering and e eel as officials only rnen of ability disaster abroad we are especially Tndmv and trustworthiness and whose po-, divine power and ™ Rock Breezes Today sition on all moral questions is clear- ^f dependence upon God’s mer-' th tl ly understood. Above all, emphasis jf^j guidance again last night, they thought a big should be placed upon character as .... [german blitzkrieg was right on them, men and women march to the polls k ” consciousness in our ^ man drove a big truck thru the to express their choice. Men we can seemly that we should, trust, men whose word can be relied ^ time like this, pray to Almighty upon regardless of the office they God for his blessing on our country seek—are the only type who deserve establishment of a just the support of the public. ‘ permanent peace among all the - nations of the world. REAL ESTATE FIRE and UFE INSURANCE LOANS FINANCED ON REAL ESTATE B. H. BOYD Telephone No. 6 Clinton, S. C. Start Your House Foundation With A Savings Account HOME LOANS A home of your own makes ycni feel more at home and helps you Hve a more RracioiHi life. The federal (dan distributes the cost of home owner ship over a term of years, in easy monthly ^ payments. This way, rent money pays (df your loan. Step in aajrtime, and we will show you how you can pay rent to yourself. Each Account Insured Up To $5,000 EDERAL5AVINGS (AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Talcpkone Na. i A Clinton Institutkm Serving Clinton People Since 19M ‘Now, thereiore, I, Franklin D. I Roosevelt, President of the United hart of flat rock with his cut-out open—and his horn a-blowing. of all the tarnation noises anyboddy ever heard, them was it. he woke up the poleesman who was on his beet near the citty hall, he was not ketched, but storm cellers came in mighty handy to the ressidente. ONE YEAR OF WAR We are now at the end of the first states of America, do hereby set year of the European war—a conflict aside Sunday, September 8, 1940, as of terror and slaughter that has af- j a day of prayer; and I urge the peo- fected millions of people in France,! pie of the United States, of all Germany. Britain and other lands. | creeds and denominations, to pray It has been fought on land, on and; on that day, in their churches or at umtefr-the seasr^ and-Bow the battle|theif- homes. Oh the Til^ seas or is being waged in the skies to cstab-' wherever they may be, beseeching lish the superiority of opposing the Ruler of the universe to bless forces. It is upion this battle that the I our republic, to make us reverently fate of Europe depends. It already! grateful for our heritage and firm has lasted three weeks and will i in its defense, and to grant to this probably last many more wwks,jiand and to the troubled world a! looks a right smart when she is look- both combatants being engaged in a righteous, enduring peace.” ling side-ways at you. determined campaign for the de- The people of the British Empire,! struction of each other’s means and j in accordance with King George’s: a willkie button drifted into flat armies. Lloyd George, in an article, proclamation, have already observed j rock on friday. noboddy knew who miss jennie veeve smith, our af- ficient scholl principle, will let our local fissican try to remove the wart from her nose, she has tried sevveral specialists, but it has always come back, bigger and better than befoar. dr. green says he can take it off so’s it will stay off. he will use a local annie-thetic, and the opperation won’t last but 1 hour and 40 min- nets. it hurts miss jennie veeve’s - - —I CPiilllieal AdverttemteO) (fentieal AdvwrttieuBt)* I says that the “first year of the war a day of prayer, and King George favors Geimany, but hope is still has proclaimed next Sunday as an- scen.' Time is against the German other day of prayer, so that we shall attack on Britain with winter on the [be united with the hundreds of mil- way. and winds, fogs and storms due Rons of that mighty Empire in a stu- in September. This, we are told, will pendous wave of prayer that shall help England hold their own until encompass the globe as the day their preparations in men and mate- moves around it from East to West, rial are more complete j and Ameri- As the king of Ninevrti said, “Who can equipment aid will have reached knoweth whether God will not turn such proportions as to be able, to and repent, and turn away from His a.ssist her in this dire emergency. fierce Snger, that we perish not?^ It hardly seems possible that it As this heathen king urged, we need was only twelve months ago when not only to pray but to repent and the world’s peace machinery com- make confession of our sins and pletely collapsed and war thundered short-comings. The people of these over the face of all Europe. Yes, .a'two mighty Anglo-Saxon' nations single year has changed almost the'need to repent of their dereUctions, complete world. ; their forgetfulness of God of As we look back over the short their duties to Him. So, whll^ray- space of time—on September 1, 1939 ing for God’s intervention in our —we saw Hitler’s legions cross the behalf, let us return to Him and re border into Poland. On the 3rd, Brit- new our allegiance to Him. ain and France declared war, the ef- We are prone to marvel at Hitler’s fort to make Hitler draw back hav- shrewdness and sagacity and keen' ing proved useless. Seven days later strategy, but we forget that be and Canada wqnt ip. his gang are demonized, devil- Within a month Poland lay pros- inspired and devil-driven, and hu-l trate. Within two months the United man beings in their own wisdom and States had repealed the embargo on strength can hardly compete with! arms that had been designed to keep him and prevail. Hitler emd his gang war aloof. Within three months Rus-| revel in carnage and crueRy, in sia had attacked Finland, and with-j ruthlessness and destruction, in rav in three more had completely over-1 aging and ravishment, in robbery powered her. The eighth month saw and looting, in waste and want, just Norway and Denmark invaded and to satisfy their unholy and Satanic , conquered. The ninth saw Belgium,[ambitions. God akme can frustrate Luxembourg and The Netherlands them, as He did the Spanish Armada, invaded; the tenth saw the pitiful as He did Napoleon, m He did Sea- and unbelievable surrender of France]nacherib, as He did.Tii^ah, as He and Italy’s entrance into the war as i did the Edomites, Moabites and Am-f an ally of ^rrifcny. The eleventh’monites for Jehosbaphat, as He did month saw Russian seizure of three: ip mahy other instances. He can put Baltic states* and the final moi^ of the year (August) found En^and herseU: death grips in defense of her eaifkm. Over on this side of the water the he was, but he works for the: elec tric companny at the county seat, he was right brave about it. he said his boss wore one and ^hat meant that Gray Funeral Home Clinton. S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...nncl... ^ EMBALMERS Ambulance Service Phenes 41 and SfS-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mg^ AT HIGH SPEED A brake that "fraba” wUl kill you quicker than one that doM not hold, for it oausas the car to swerve and See us for even, quick, safe- i stopping brakes aiid be safe. his hook in the jaws of these world marauders, as He says, and throw them hack on jttieUr haunrhps bring them to utter overthrow. Be requires us to do our.' part, draw BOB” TEAGUE Leading Candidate for Supervisor SAYS “THANK YOU” AND ASKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE 2ND. The handsome vote fiven me In the first primary, enabling me to lead the tidiet in a field of six candidates fmr Supervisor of Laurens County, toHme as an endorsement of what my practical experi ence would mean in serving the people of my county. I entered the race on my own merits and not on the dements of nay opponents and stand today on the jilatform of an upright gentleman, be ing cooperative,^ honest and truatworthy to all my people at all times. It cost me my job as county road patrol operator to enter this race and I am making the hardest, cleanest possible campaign fw the job of Supervisor. 1 am asking to be elected Supervisor because I have ahnost four years of practical road experience and have gained the prgetical knowledge of road machinery needed for the progressive up-lieep of Laurens bounty’s ^ roads. I know machinery with reference to purchase, operation and main tenance. Through my experience as chain gang guard, I have gained an intimate knowledge of the buying of supplies and th^ handling of prisoners. If elected, I wiU devote my entire time to the oflke of Supervisor, will keep »penditnre8 within the supply bifi and wiU be as careful with the spendtng of a county didlar as I ef my own. I want the people to know that I am under no ohUgation te any rend machlM house and that I witt strive to equaHy disirlbate the himincun, with the thought ever in mind ef buying where 1 can get most "value received’* for your and your nelghhai'g tax money. Contrary to rumors, I have Ited btlag circulated cenceming wie, I de not inUmd b^lng off anyone cenneclid wHh the oflee or any of the chain gang gimnb. So Mru * mw given satidactery aenriee, he •h«ii keep Ms jOb wMhor or not ho sOpports lao for Si^iiViaer. ■)