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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON, S, C
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Thursdoy# February 20, 1941
all|e (Ulinton 0I4ranvlp
Established 19M
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor_and Publisher
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NOBOftn BUSINEJS
By GEE McGEE
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Z$, 1941
I New Voices Will Be Heard On
I I the Air Next Week
idleer mr. edditor:
I the raddio station at the county
I seat has invited miss Jennie veeve
smith and her glee club to their stud-
dio next friday morning betwixt 10
and 11 to sing, plans have already
'benn made for them to go on the
ether, flat rock is excited; this is the
first time she ewer had the oppor
tunity to vocalize on the wave
lengths, miss Jennie veeve will lead
everthing.
miss smith is bothered aboilt what
Local Battery Leaves
Clinton’s National Guard imit, or
ganized June 11,^ 1934, left Monday
afternoon for Camp Stewart to begin
a year’s training in the regular army.
For eight days before their depart
ure members-of the company under
call a Constitutional convention in ^ongs to smg on the raddio will you
kmdly take it up with the asscap
folks and get permission for her to
broadcast the following songs, to wit,
vizzly: “when i and you were young
1787 for a new and peaceful revolu
tion after the war, Washington was
chosen as a delegate from Virginia.
Two years more were required be
fore enough states would ratify this
famous document to permit an elec-
ition. Washington was then unani-
wcnt a mobilization period at the; mously chosen President of the Unit
armory here preparatory to leaving, ed States and inaugurated April 30,
The boys were given a big fare-
maggie,” “down in the cornfield with
old black Joe,” “turkey in the straw,”
“i am lonely for you, henry,” “we
are Jolly good fellows where the cot-
who collect for c. i. o. do not Work
anny a-tall.
it is mighty nice for our men to be
able to get woric. they are glad to
pay c. i.o. whatever he .as he
seems to be the big boss, noboddy
seemed to know why, a feller has to
pay for the privilege, but them is the
rules, at ihis rate, c. i. o. will be able
to buy out the gowerment and take
it over in 2 or 3 years.
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas it has pleas^ our Hea
venly Father in His infinite wisdom
to remove from us by death our be
loved church member and council
man, Brother O. I. (Jack) Sheely,
therefcHre be it i^esoived:
First: That we bow in humble sub
mission to the divine will of Al
mighty God, knowing that He doeth
all thii^gs well.
Second: That St. John’s Lutheran
Church, in view of his long and
faithful service to it as a charter
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 3rd day
of March, 1941, I will render a final
account of my acts and doings as
Administratrix of the estate of P.M.
Pitts in the office of the Judke of
Probate of Laurens Coimty, at 3:00
o’clock P. M., and on the same day
will apply for a final discharge from
my trust as Administratrix.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make'pay-
^ent 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.
ESTHER H. PITTS,
Administratrix.
Jan. 31, 1941.—27-4cw.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 25th day
of March, 1941, I will render a final
account of my acts and doings as
Administratrix of the estate of W. D.
^ HR
aMyi.ii09i saoM
WALKER’S
FUNERAL HOME
CUnton, S. G.
FOE COLORED FEOPLI ONLY
Day 9399—yhonee - ■ Wlglrt tl>
Rev. H. W. Walker.
^ ^ ^ Glenn in the office of the Judge of
member of the congregation, has Laurens County, at 10
one of its most loyal and devoted'same.day
will apply for a final discharge from
my trust as Administratrix.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay- j
ment on or before that date; and all
members, and his presence and coun-
sel will be greatly missed.
Third: That a copy of these resolu
tions be inscribed in our Church
ton blossoms grow.” she is not sure book, a copy be sent to Mrs. Sheely, hnoinir nioime ooDinct coin
The boys were given a big lare- 1789. The nation was at last the Unit-1‘hf‘h'o'™ ^ Sera?"aid “'■nS’“citaten i O” Of
well at the train, hundreds ot friends, ed States. The eight years of his'"o' Wf"' risk getting ;Ohna Lulherm ^ “‘'!‘0"'said date, duly proven or be forever
relatives, fathers and mothers gath-I presidency were almost as stormy as;^^®^ singing them.
ering to say good-bye and wish them the seven years of the Revolutionary
G('dspeed. j war. At the end of his first adminis-
A deserved tribute was paid the tration he was re-elected,
miss Jennie veeve is willing to sing i
but his some hymns, but she thinks her rad- ■
young men of the battery IVlonday | g^^ond term was even stormier than < dio ordinance would like to have,
evening in the form of a dinner and; hig first because he would not yield ^o*^®tbing more lively over the air, i
social gathering sponsored by several fo personal favoritism or political in-ido the asscaps have annything to do
local organizations. And to add to -, « j
Chronicle for publication.
Committee;
W. E. Monts,
T. M. Sease,
I. C. Boland, Chairman.
I barred.
j AMANDA G. JOHNSON,
I Administratrix.
iFeb. 13, 1941.—13-4C.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
1
FOR PERSPIRING FEET
USB
STADRI LOmN
At Year DrvggltFf S5«
TYPEWRITERS .
Aathorized Underwood Dealer.
Cleaning and repairing all makaa,
reasonable charges.
Kenneth N. Baker
Phone 30$
FIN^ SETTLEMENT
-- - Take notice that on the 18th day^ Take notice that on the 26th day
fluence. He refused to consider a i''’dh hymns, if so—which ones? and j of February, 1941, I will render 1941, I will render a fir^l
their pleasure at camp, a radio was third term. He was succeeded by bow did they get that-a-way? she is final account of my acts and doingsi my acts and doings as Ad-^
c ontributed by a number of business John Adams. } *^ot in favor of annybbddy keeping gg Executor of the estate of Mamie' estate of Dr. E. F.
men. ' Washington the incomparable singing songs that m. Leake in the office of the Judge | Baylor, in the office of the Judge of
The local unit goes to camp with without is what i of Probate of Laurens County, at 'P^obate of Laurens County, at 10
the best wishes of this community. ^ ^ j , they were composed for, to be singed. 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day and on the same day
Their Past^record as a part of will apply for ^ final discharge from!
National Guard is assurance that
he feared entangling alliances, he!.. "'f’- edditor, you listen out for miss.my trust as Executor.
my trust as Administrator.
Any person indebted to said es-
and true above the pomp of officialioeaaer-caie a lew numoers lo is notmea and required to make!'— *“ requir^ to make
the sincere hope of their friends andj^^j^j^^ ch^’you if you will keej!) the asscaps off payment on or before that date; and'P®^®’^^ on or before that date; and
they will discharge their duties well tyranny, he prized the simple! veeve’s glee club, she will no| Any person indebted to said estatej'
and bring honor to themselves. It is , . ahnvp nf nfFi/viai i doubt dedder-cate a few numbers to is notified and reauired to maker®^* notified
me sincere nu]^ ux men (position. He loved and respected the
relatives back home that the,r health constitution ot the UnitS States
may be preserved and that an
wise Prov,den« wm spare teem ^
ordeal of war. For Sherman was . washirvton todav
right when he said, “War Is Hell.” " vyasnirgton today.
The Chronicle will keep CUnton'f,"'
and OoldviUe in touch with Battery ‘"k*"" ® ‘Uustrious example loses its
B. From time to time news items will
appear in the paper from their train
ing headquarters which we are sure
will be looked forward to with genu
ine interest on the part of this en
tire community.
value if we think of him as a super- j
human being. He was, to the con
trary, a very human boy who grew
to be a very human man, and his en
during glory is due to the love he
bore his fellow man, his resistance to
temptations to seek power and |;lory.
There are none like him now.
Scientific Shopping
The alert housewife can do a great
deal toward making her dollars
stretch — and toward keeping mer
chants on their toes in trying to out-
serve each other.
A recent issue of Consumer’s
Guide, a publication of the depart
ment of agriculture, offers the house-1 board of bank control, which has
wife some excellent shopping advice. I supervision of the state banks in
It is certainly simple and obvious.! South Carolina.
Here are a few of the suggestions: I Total assets of the state banks aS"
1. Plan before you market—check'of December 31, 1940, the figures
supplies in your larder and left-overs ^ show, were $72,576,000, as against
in your refrigerator. j $65,247,000 for like date in 1939, or
2. Shop around and compare prices j an increase of over $7,000,000.
Idle Money Is Afraid
Deposits of individuals and corpor
ations in the state increased $6,617,-
000 during the year 1940, which was
14 per cent above the previous year,
according to figures from the state
—watch your home newspaper for
specials
One has heard the’ expression of
ten in recent years, “the banks are
of her. you mought send her the all persons having claims against
name of a selection that you want j said estate will present them on or
dedder-cated in youre behalf, rite or I before said date, duly proven, or be
foam as soon as you find out anny- | forever barred,
thing about what she can sing and! ELBERT W. STONE, JR.,
what she’d better not sing, this is no!Jan. 23, 1941.—20-4pw. Executor,
longer a free country when it comes!
to musick.
This Would Be Celled Graft In
Polities, But In Labor the Law
Winks At It
deer mr. edditor:
flat rock has sent seweral of her
CITATION FOE LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION
Tile State of South Cai^lina,
Laurens County.
By J. Hewlette Wasson, Probate
Judge:
Whereas, R. H. Gause made suit to '>
all persons having claims against said
estate will present them on or before
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred.
E. C. TAYLOR,
Administrator.
February 14, 1941.—13-4p.
Dr. Felder Sinitli
Dr. Duncan S. Felder
OPTOMETRISTS
Specialists In
Eye Examinations
Office Honrs:
Dr. Smith, Daily. 4:15 to t.
Dr. Felder, Dally, $:$• to t.
Phone 29 for AppointmeRt
CLINTON. 8. C.
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good men to the army camps to [ to grant him Letters of Adminis-
work. slim chance, Jr., is a truck-1 tration of the estate and effects of
driver, he diddent have much trub-1 Maggie Howie,
ble getting a Job but it taken him 2| There are, therefore, to cite and
or 3 days to get reddy to go to work, j admonish all and singular the kin-
it seems that a man by the name of
mr. c. i. o. union has to be dealt with
dred and creditors of the said Maggie
Howie, deceased, that they be and
after you get hired on govvemment I app®ar before me, in the Coxirt ofj
jobs. mr. union agreed to let slim go! Probate, to be held at Laurens Court
to work with his other men upon House, Laurens, S. C., on ’Tuesday,
payment by slim of only 12$. you seef^Feb, 25, next, after publication here-
slim diddent have that much cash'O^ at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to
xm hli person and it took 3 days to show cause, if any they have, why
get it from back home. the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand this 10th
1941.
Hewlette Wasson,
3. Always buy by grade whenever; mere money warehouses,” Judging
possible. Grades are your guarantee the size of deposits in comparison to
of the quality you want and are pay-! their loans, the statement must be
ing for. j accepted largely as true. Money
4. Be sure that the scales in any I piled up in deposits in a bank has
store you patronize carry the seal I little stimulating piower on business,
that shows they have been inspected! it must be taken out and put into
and approved by your weighte and' business if there is to be expansion,
measures official. j The banks also, generally speaking,
5. Look for the net weight on pack-1 are loadedT down to ah unprecedent-
aged foods. Compare the cost per ed extent with government bonds
ounce of different brands and con
tainers to determine which ^.is the
better buy. Be on your guard against
off-sized packages.
which pay very low, rates of interest,
and thus reduce the bank’s incoqne.
There are several contributing fac
tors to this condition. In the first
mr. union (they all lovingly call . „
him “c. i. o.”) charged mr. hansom February, A. D
moore 25$ to Jine his order, you see,, **•
hansom is a carpenter, and hi^ SPECIAL
wedges will be higher than slim’s American Magraine. CoUlera and
wedges per month or per hour, and woman’s Bane Companian, aU three
that’s why c. i. o. charges him that j 14 months for $4.00.
much, bert skinner is a Jack-leg j This offer good nntU Febraair 14.
plumber, it took him 6' days to get' gee or caU 276 for other special
reddy to go to work. mr. union' bargains.
6. Take home the trimmings, j place, individuals and businesses are
Scraps trimmed from your meat pur- , going slow in the matter of taking
chases can be profitably used in var- * on additional debt. With the value
ious ways. ' of the dollar decreased, a bank loan
A buying public which makes its i now harder to pay than in form’er
marketing tours with its eyes open,! arid the public has learned Jts
and iVith the basic knowledge that’more strin-
enables it to buy to the best advan-. 8®nt in the rnaking of loans, as they
tage, can’t be easily exploited. Scien-! should be, with safety first as their
tific shopping helps stimulate com- ■ slogan.
petition between all kinds of stores j the principal reasoi^ why
— chain and independent, variety, the banks are loaded down with idle
stores, super-markets and all the rest; money is a lack of confidence on the
—to the end that the informed 1 P^^t of the investing public. If you
housewife gets more for her money, ^ouht this statement, start out with a
subscription list to sell stock in an
enterprise, regardless of how sound
or profitable it may be, and see
where you get. The federal govern
ment through its policy of an unbal
anced budget, the piling of billions
of dollars of debt upon the people,
of
charged him $67.50 for permission to
plum, he finally raised it and started!
on his routine, he got bis hand |
mashed the first day, and could not
work no more, to he went to c. i. o.'
to get his money back, as he was,
quitting, but he was told that noth-j
ing is ewer refunded and that was
his bad luck. j
Jerry mire smith is a bricklayer: ‘
he paid 50$ to c. i. o. when he landed
his Job. Joe wheeler being a conunon'
laborer got in the c. i. o. crowd for|
only 8$. bf coarseT all of these dues ;
are only quarterly dues, if you work
after three months you pay the same
amount again, c. i. o. seems to be,
making more monney than the con
tractor who bid on the Job. the fellers
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The Peerless Washington
It is not necessary for school chil
dren to refer to the calendar to know
that February 22nd is the birthday
of the great George Washington.
That red-letter date is indelibly and the policy it has pursued
stamped upon their minds.
Washington will always be known
and honored as the gentleman farm
er and soldier whose efforts founded
fighting business—is largely respon
sible for this condition. The public is
afraid of government socialized bus
iness. It is afraid to invest until we
this nation. He was bom on the get rid of artificial, punitive restric-
shores of the Potomac river in Vir- tions on business which the New
ginia on Feb. 22, 1732, Little is'Deal theorists have forced upon it.
known of his childhood or of his ed-j There will be idle money, which
ucation except we know it was Him- means lagging industry, until a new
GET IN..STRETCH OUT
NEW COMFORT WM the keynote M A toft, otendy, i^kUnf new Pofd ride
we made plans for this year’s Ford. that takes good road or bad in • sat-
Qet in, through the new vride doors I isfying new kind of atride. And notice
Stretdiout, in room to sparel Seating thequietneaaoftiiiabigFordl
width has been increased as much as There’s news at your Ford Dealer’s
7 inches. Knee-room and mstde length tirnfatoogoodtoiidastNewiinoom-
are greatest in the low-price fidd. fbrt. News fai valtie. And nawi In a
.4-k.kmAA ttnA VwifartAfd **Am1** imn*!! fttid easv to taksl
. • and enjoy
nnrent
new ride!
confidence is re-created in the minds
of the American people. Our program
of extravagance and waste must be
changed to a program of thrift before
national wealth begins to flow into
ited, since there were no public
schools and. teachers were few. He
earned his first money as a surveyor
and had a native love for such work.
At the age of 16 he was employed by
Lord Fairfax as an assistant surveyor' channels of industry — before idle
of an enormous tract of land at dollars in a real way are turned loose
wages ranging from twenty to fifty to put the unemployed to wofk.
dollars a week. Already at this jroung There must be an i&nd to bureau-
age George was giving evidence of cracy’s power and ths entering into
business by government in competi
tion with private business by devious
methods and designs. Until these
his ability to make money which
gradually brought him to be>one of
the richest men in America during
his generation. j conditions are changed there will be
In 1752 Washington, at the age of'more and more idle money piled in
20, was made one of the four Adju-1 banks, postoffices and other savings
tants-General of Virginia with the ’ agencies—afraid,
rank of Major. Two years later he
was promoted to Lieutenant-ColoneL
He was one of General Braddock’s
three aides-de-camp and gained
great rwiown for his dauntless brav
ery in Braddock’s defeat. The story
of his life as a general and brilliant
soldier should be studied by evwy
Khool child.
When a movement was started to
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