The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 19, 1940, Image 4
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lege and community join hands to
honor Johnson on his 25th anniver
sary. His contribution to the college
has been a large and helpful one as
he has untiringly labored to produce
fighting teams against ^reat odds,
and to inculcate in the young meni
of the student body the principles of
clean living and fair sportsmanship.
In the community life^ he has like
wise made 'a large contribution,
standing ready at all times to do his
part when called. >
Hearty congratulations are in hr-'
der to Coach Johnson. His many,
friends scattered throughout the state'
and elsewhere rejoice that he is to be >
honored Saturday in recognition ofi
long, faithful 'and distinguished ser-!
vice as a leader of young men.
CLINTON HI COACH
( LINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1940
NOBODn BUSIIBS
Bv GEE McGEE
TL^ rirAccAc I in both house and senate to disre-
I he Lhronicle uresses-up gard this vote or else propose a com-
Yeui have no d<^bt already observ-. p,ornise local option measure or at-
co tiiat THE CHRONICLE comes to tempt to postpone action. This means{
you today in a dilTerent head dress extremely important that Another Mad Dog Invades Flat
cmbiacing new^ type faces used ®la majority of the members of that! ♦ Rock
\aiuiy ot head styles. Also in the,jj^y stand true in response to pub- u:-
advtrtising department new type sentiment which the referendum . . ^ ® rrwnv'ia.^ friWav
fact.v are added to better serve our strongly turned againstj^
advertisers. Only a few weeks ago liquor business. People who use,®Y®^^^^ had closed up their placesj
ni w body type was purchas^ to| (heir eyes, tntorm themselves. ■ and j°'iletto d^irector"at Clinton *hiSr7ch^l, ii
Sst the iw‘T''brtoht nlw can readily;,^ ^ down mein sllUt.Inin? his Red Devil eleven to;;
worse di
lessness.
Laurens county is to be congratu-
ceasful bidder should fail to make
sudh deposit .or idiould fkil to com
ply with the tenns of sme, the said
lahda shall be Ye-aok) on the seme «r
som^ subse9ueiit Saleedey on the
same terms, at liric of the defaulting
purchaser. The bidding will be bloa-
ed on salesdar. The purchaser As piT
for pepen, stamps sai4 rygid^.
* " c.’5’cKmoTar
Dated Sept. 17, 1M0,-~S-Scf.
BAhadLelii,
REAL ESTATE
HRE and LIES
BHSURANCE
LOANS
FINANCED ON REAL
BSTAtE
aaBOTD
Telephone No/6
CHnton, S. C.
Gray
Funeral Home
Ginton, S. C.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
~4ukL.
EMRALMERS
.Ambalanee Servlee
Phenes 41 end S99-J
C. RVSSEtL GRAY gai '
V. PARKS ADAIR. Gen. Mgra.
R. P. WILDER
Coach R. P. Wilder, popular ath-l
. *)Ping at everthing and everboddy, andf^^T^ville Friday to meet the strong
worse daily tb breed crime and law-j whatever he couW overtake. Palter high- team. f
he was Clobbering at the rate of I Coach Wilder is now beginning his |, r
about a pint a minute, he tore school.'His i
pcai ance.
These additions to our modem
linotype equipment are made at con-
sideiablc expense to improve the _ _ _ _
mwnbers are personally dry j but"whm* he'Tooked aroulTd fo?*hor-V^®*"P‘0''®hip.
500 yards down the
latfd that its senator-elect ’and threejof holsum moore’s britchees legs off,!*®®"' .**'® Class B state
serve tun readers and advertisere. Itigod committed to carrying out thejsuni he was
IS the latest cquii^ent of the Mer-^ ^g^^jg^g ^j^g igj.gg majority of'street and was climbing a tree,
genth.ilei Linotype company, the ^^gj^ constituency,
same as used by metropolitan news-)
papers. !
We hope our large family of read
er.- vv
No home or community is made' the poleesman was finally found,
happier or better by alcoholic bev- but. he said he was bizzy right then
,11 be pleased" Vidd“ the "marked, Nothing good can be said in|with a checker game at the town
tKz. fnoflF.,. B^gjj agreed to look around as
Free Moving Picture On
Army To Show Here
An army recruiting truck, ^uip-i
ped with a 16-mm movie projector, j
soon as-'he-'tnade 4 more movea«—h&-sound equipment And-, films for show-i
ing the highlights of the new equip-j
ment in the army, will be in Clinton |
Thursday afternoon and will be i
shown at the orphanage chapel at*
4:30.
The movie is free, educational and
structurV win *reach”rn7r^ible" totals'. ® ®h®"®« gave j entertaihing, and will last about an
1 1 defense of the liquor traffic
mechaniciil changes made throughout ^ ■
““rtTC -TTapc'- boginnTnil’‘WTnt'this issue.7“^
THE CHRONICLE is constantly TimC TO CCOnOmiZO i chance, sr., cornored
striv ing to improve its service to The present federal debt limit of i the ch^ker-
Ihost it is privileged to serve. The $45,000,000,000 is being raised bil-1 alreddy tied him m
iloill. be.ltire us alwayii is to give you Rons in order to provide funds for **'® there was no reason
a family newspaiier seconcTTo' hont the riationaT'd^f^tigeTSrbgr&ni. under these circum-
m the state. * I The cost of an adequate defense: s*®"®®®- h® J^mped one of his kings.
Auto Loans!
We wiM loan you money on your car oF refinance your
car for you. '
Our terms aad rates are standard.^.
TBiSffiRhfeW'MOTOR CO. ^
dHRYSLEa — PLYMOimt,
Phone 119 SaJUs and Service CUntun, S. C.
Help Guard the Kiddies addition to raising the debt limit
Schools have reopened in Clinton
and each day hundreds of boys and*P^^'“^ of both parties to re-
girh. some of them little tots, make government expenditures for
theii wav along streets and roads essential pur,^^s-^ven
enrol,te to and from their classes. P™-
ject> t)i| senators and congressmen
This can mean but one thing to _ ^ , ,, , , ....
, „ , , , , J ,u , . that have swallowed billions of
autt mobile drivels, and that is there .. . i
obligation resting upon
extra cautious during*^'®
when children are on; system, we should
' avoid the disastrous mistake of be-
up.
the poleesman jumped out of the
door and shot his pistol 2 times, and
then started to hunt for the mad-
hour. The public is corc(ially Invited
to see the picture, which is sponsored
by the local American Legion post.
1.' special
them to be
those period.'
'^A 'gf^d" plan lor the guidance of hysterical, of assuming the
moton.st.s should be: When vou see a
l-drive slow.” don't'stop'. P'^P""'^ ^^ainst the possibil-
.sign. "school—drive slow.” don't stop ^
with reducing Vur speed to the 16-1'*^ of invasion, at the same tune we
gal limit. If a considerable slowing,eliminate present
down IS necessary to insure the safe- ®'‘*®®'’®g®"®® govern-
tv oi the boys and girls, then drive! ■
that slow. It s better to lose any inseparable relation-1
amount of time than to maim or kill between national defense and
I national fiscal solvency. Each In
LEGAL SALE
dog. he shot mrs. joneses little caff j The State of South Carolina,
in the leg. it looked sorter like a;County of Laurens.
I mad-dog. he got on his bicycle andj In Court of Common Pleas,
toured the town, and on his return j Swift & Company, an Illinois Cor-
he reported the dog had gone out ofjpQj.g(^QQ qj Cook County, Illinois,
danger, the citty counsell met that [ piaj^tiff, vs The Bell Company, a
night and passed a ordinance f®Quir-j under the laws of the
ing owners of all dogs to be muzzled state of S. C.. et al. Defendants,
at once and vaxcinated at the citty
hall for 50c and it albo provided . *° f
that they shall be tied up or locked “’t,
up In a room for 10 days under pen- =“ ^“*>110 outcry to the highest bid-
alty of being shot if ketched nmnlng
loose on the streets.
‘a child.
j crease in taxes or debt must inevi-
i tably result in a steady lowering of
I the nation’s resources. It is as im-
to save as it is to spend
darling little dogs for a single minit.
other pet dogs will be cared for in a
What Is Democracy?
One of the words that is common- i portant
ly u^ed by different people to express [when national emergencies demand
different meanings is “democracy.” it—but this is a lesson the federal
To many it means a particular form government has refused to learn,
ol government. To many others it! The defense program should be
mean.- gov;ernment by the will of the-pushed with all speed. Similar speed
ma-.-e.- unchecked by any restraints' should be shown in paring every
whatever. To others it means the!nickel possible from the ordinary
rule of the majority without regard j federal budget in order to release
to the' rights of the minority. | every available dollar of regular
One of the greatest democrats of j government income for legitimate
mt^ern times was John Buchan, son | defense needs. Every conceivable
of a poor Scottish clergyman, who j economy should at once be effected,
mingled a career of politic^ with^botti tn™Washington and Columbia,, .
writing good literature. He was ap-lso that increases in taxes and debtj t®P'ber, as it has a "r” in it, Imt
pointed governor-general of Canada, may be held to the absolute mini-! wimmen-folks say that they spile
as the king's personal representative, mum. i much quicker in that mon^ than
given a title. Baron Tweedsmuir, 1 'a sound fiscal oolicv is one of October, fries will be 25c,
which he took from the name of the I most vital factors in a national
little village where he was born, and I fense program to warn scoundrels' Jilt ^ to?’
died early this year. He left behind'like Hitler and Mussolini. ,extry. the dett is $94 and is ^ yeara
him a bot)k,__lately published, called i !^t age. come one, conie all. notis this
‘‘Pilgrim's Way," in which he set!xz» I L for when'iV will be hell, allso
forth tine of the best definitions of ® rlOnOr L^OaCn JOilllSOn .^Jwhfixe- ^
demot 1 acy ev er jiut on paper. i roads will lead to Clinton Sat- ;
der, either in or in front of the Court,
House, at Laurens, C. H., S. C., on:
Salesday in October next, being
Monday, the 7th day of the month,
during ^e legal hours for such sales,
the following described property, to
wit:
All that lot, piece or parcel of land.
mrs. art square has placed her lit
tle pet dogs in the parlor-room, she
will stay in ther^ and entertain thttn
till the mad dog scare is over. mr.
square will have tb get someboddy , . . . i*
to cook for him; she cain’t leave heri*^"^’ bemg and »tuate TownL ^
of Renno, in the C!ounty ot Laurens,
in the State of South Carolina, con-
like m&nner and cbmmim curs will! t®**"**^ nine-twentietos (9-20) of an
be put in bams and stables for a known as a por-
season. this dog’s head has never i**®" *«* No. 2 on a map and sur-
benn examine^' for rabbits, as he
has not bennr ketched as yet.
Condfig iSfVnts
the ladies’ mission-nerry society
will have a big oyster supper early
in October to go on the church dett
of. course oysters can be et in sep-
vey of E. P. Jones dated Qctober 8,
1890, and bounded on the north by
S. A. L. Railroad, east by Broad
street, south by remaining portion of
lot No. "2 ,owned by J. F. Bell and
others, and' on the west by Horton
Alley, and being the identical lot of
land conveyed to llie Bell Conjpany
by First National Baidc -of-CUatoa,
S. C., on 14th August, 1929, by deed
recorded in office of Cleric of Court
for Laurens County in Deed Book
58, at page 219, and the buildings
and improvements thereon, and One
2-80 Liddell Giti Outfit complete, in
cluding tramper, press, shafting, puL
leys jmd conveyors; and One 50- HP
Hart Pharr Tractor Engine, being
purchased by the Bell Company from
Dt mtici acy, ' he wrute. “is not a ^®^®y t®® “Walter Johnson Day” and I miss tiny moore is planning to Gins with Ball Bearing
foi rr. of government but an attitude witness the P. C.-Clemson football, november. no date h^sjo—^ugg gujj Saw Cylinders' (2) 80
of iniiid. a .s'piiitual testament, in- classic which for the first time is tO|^r*n picked out; he mought Master Feeders' (1) No' 3 Bat-
vohmg coita.n basic beliefs. One of,b®.Pj®yed on h^e soil. Indications dr^ed. marrying now would notj^^^ Conderiser 'With Supports and
thti-e beliefs is that the personality Po*"* to a record-breaking crowd of ,"®JP *0 keep him. she will s®ck-,rj ^ Stacks' (I) 2-80 Saw Lint Flue
is .sacti.-anct, which is the meaning thousand from all parts ofi®rt‘ce her love and affections to 2-80 Pneumatic Elevator
-• I o4-r,4^ A. Irutler get Dumpea by nun. he willi
HOME
WITH A
LOAN
. LOCAL MEN with long EXPERIENCE ore
here to guide you; locol money is promptly ovolL
oble! "Red tope" and needless fuss hove been
eliminated for your convenience. If you plon ^
build, remodel or buy o home ... see us without
obligation. Let us help you ffom the stort!
THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL AS INTER
EST cost GRADUALLY VANISH.
Each Account Insured Up To $SjOGiDf
'CDTRAL Savings
iND LOAN ASIOCiATION
TdoplMM N«. $
A Clinton Institution SeiVine CUnton Reople Sinee 1909
gray
of lil,eit> : another that public policy'the state for the double event
Connections;
35 in. Ball
that noiTnallv a minority should be teresting and appropriate silver an-jstation is not paying him nohow. Hvdraulic*Preas' '(1) Hvdraulic
lichjn'versary program has been arrang-i®. matter of fact, he is indifferent
should be settled by free discussion; honor the popular Coach an in-^ make a verry able soldier, his ttttmgi ciarave' Fan*
ready to yield to a majority, which | "'''®®®®’'y program nas been arrang-|
in turn should respect a minority’s ®^' '^he names Johnson and Presby-^®|^^t getting married, its a fight
sacred things. It seems to me that terian college have been intimately j ®*ther way, so he ^ays
democracy has been in the past too'hnked together for the past quarter x
narrowly defined and has been iden-■ ®®"tury. It was in 1915 that the lov-
til’ieii with some particular economic ‘*Lle Dr. D. M. Douglas, hewlyelected
or iHiiitical system..” president of the institution, set out
.Many ,i>eople are asking whether carried
democracy can be made to work. Milwaukee, ’Wis. for a con-
John Buchan has set a formula young Johnsori, who tn the Koiiftiamant
which, if followed, would insure the outstanding athletic
survu al of democracy. ^ high school and college at
^ Battle Greek. The papers referred to
-ri^ n t. \f M. r\ the youth as one of the best football
I n6 bounty VOtaS Ury and track men the school had seen
mrs. holsum moore wants to hold
a big dog show ere long in flat rock,
she has 2 poodles and a spitz ^istc
that has winned ribbins here and
there, and, as a matter of fact, what
she railly and trulie wants to do is
In the office rush during the pa.st in years. The young athlete agreed
two weeks to give our readers com- to accept the job and in August of
plete election news we unintention- that year he arrived in Clinton to
ally overlooked commenting on the view the meager athletic department
recent referndum vote in Laurens of the college and its small student
t^er. everboddy come, dog qr no
(fog. see her about when.
the followering residence will be
Automatic Tramper and Connections;
(1) l-5-8”x4*’ Triplex Pump with
Cast Iron Base; (1) 50 Gallon Steel
Tank; 33 ft. of 6” Conveyor Boxed;
(1) 9”xl4’-0’^ Steel Cashing Seed
Elevate; (1) ^eed Valve; (1) 50
Hone Power Hart-Pharr Engine No.
80137 Complete wt4h<Sub Base, Slide
Rails, Fuel Tsuikk Cooling System
and Pulley; All Pipes, Shafts, Bear-
of other society dogs in town, these ^ O^plings, Pulleys Sp^kets
is lots of dog rivalry amongst the ShMve Wheels, and
wimmen, but there doesn’t seem to
be anny betwixt the dogs, all breeds , **k*’
seem verry familiar with one an- bid^r, otter than the Plain^
herein immediately upon the conclu
sion of the bidding, shall deposit with
the'Clerk of Cfourt the fuD amount
^ ^ of the bid in cash as a guarantee of
county on the question of legalized body with a sinking heart. “I was .so the mo^age-holderB;ijftt«^Dure^e
liquor in South Carolina. home-sick.” he has often remafked,, isn t did by first man- - ?
The result was an almost three to “that I would have
one dry vote with every precinct in to Milwaukee had _
the county falling in the dry column, fare.” home of hirem cheap, all are in ar-
City people, rural people, textile peo- When Coach Johnson came to P. for^ and cbewies,
pie—all voted dry by substantial ma- the athletic plant consilited of an un-'*® raddio sets, and just oodUngs of
jorities. The five cotton mill pre- fenced field With a water spigot on i
cincts of 'the county went dry by the side. Today its plant equipment * ~
large margins, the two mills in LauT ranks among the best in the &uth
rens showing the heaviest percent- [and enables the students to partid-
age. ^ I pate in seven sports.
After an aggressive campaign in* Coach Johnson has given 25 years
the slate and in spite of an ambig-!of unselfish service and hard woik
uous ticket and the superfluous
dragging in of the tax question, the
people have voted for order and de
cency and to put an end to the le
galized liqupr busihess.
The general assembly meeting in
January will have this affirmative
mandate before it from the people.
It may be expected that strong pres
sure from the liquor interestf will be
brought to bear upon the members
to the focal institution. When offers
have come several times to go else
where witt increased remuneration,
he has remained here in m spirit
love and devotion for the sdMwl and
its student body. He is now the dean
of Southern college coaches, witt his
long record at P. C. topiM in tha
qntire United States only by that of
Bob ZuppkB of minois.
It is fitting, tterefore, that the ool-
ture. some of them mought pay tq>
and save both their faces and tteir
stuff. instaUments are, too close to
gether.
yores trulie,
mike lark, xtd,
corry qMCMtont
W. J. BENJAMIN
SBRYIpE STATION
Standurd Products
Casa WaM
Tev
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Often remafked something isn’t did by first mon-
gm^r rX S'day december: the home of art f"®® uy>n his c^lying with the
I had railrbad t^®. t'®"'® terms pf sale. In the event the suc-
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