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/ Poge Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Thursdoy, Noveml^r 27, 1941 (Hlfr (Elmtftn Oltnronitlr I EsUbllshed IMO WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Ye^r $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office aV 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 when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous conununications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. so-called gentermeps in for one thing or another^ viz: mike lark, rfd, Hol- sum Moore, Tom Head, Art l^uare and Slim Chance, Jr. I ketched Rev. Will Waite a-speedin one day last year, but let him off for mercy’s ! sake. have a .500 average fqr eight games. Furman was rudely dumped by the Tigers. The Hurricane ended its poorest season in years with three wins, four losses and a pair of ties. Newberry and Erskine meet Fri day at Newberry. S. Carolina Clemson .... I have cleaned this town up from center to circumference. I had a lit tle trouble with Dr. Hubbert Green j The Citadel.. and his drug store, but he finally at | Presbyterian last cut out selling it. I have closed Wofford Furman ... Newberry 15 honky-tonks enduring the past 8 'months. I have locked up 3 filling ' stations and one pool-room, and. Erskine jhave also finger-printed 25 susp^ts. I JI am on the job all day and all ni^t if needed, t hope you are welL Yours truley, , The Chief of Polise. -t W 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 ed, the defaulting taxpayers. T PF PA 0 57 27 89 36' 82 46 103 69* 51 139 66 14 6 All that lot, piece or parcel of land in what is known as the Gideon Hill section of the City of Clinton, Lau rens County, S. C., bounded on the west by land of W. J. Bailey, on the north by Irby lot, on the east and south by land of W. J. Bailey. Levied on as the property of Dill ard Wilson et al, heirs to the estate of Margaret Wilson, deceased. As- ^ sessed for taxes in name of Margaret S i Wilson Est 25 34 CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 MR. HOLSUM MOORE SPEAKS ms MIND \ The undersigned, Hon. Holsum In Memoriam WILLIAM DAVID COPELAND All that tract of land lying, being and situate in Laurens County, State of S. C., contaihing 78 acres, more or less, bounded by lands now or formerly of M. T. Simps<m, Miss ing taxpayers. All that lot; piece or parcel of land in the City of Clinton, County of Laurens, State of S. C., containing % acre,* more or less, bounded on north Ity 80-fbot street, on the west by lands of W. B. Owms, on south by lands of W. B. Owrae, <m east by lot of Will Duckett Levied on as the property of E. M. Metts, formerly Eveline Metts. As sessed for taxes in name of E. M. Metts. a Deacon and, since January 5, 1930, as a Ruling Elder, was UHkea by A \A//vn<4Arfiil DAcnnnco money be taken from them in WOnOGrrui ixcspunse form of increased taxes to avoid!Moore, will also pinch-hit today for In the new.spapers, over the radio, | inflation. They have even turned j “mike lark, rfd,” your reggular cor and in every community in ihe j^^gg propaganda expertly designed respondant who claims to be sick on „„ „ , United States appeals have been make the public hesitate or feel | accoxmt of an insurance policy. I feel; death on October 14, 1941, and sounded forth this month urging the ashamed to buy. A government that | sure it will be a relief to the' news-1 Whereas the life of this departed American people to join the annual dishing out four or five times as j paper readers to miss him and there- Red Cross roll call. much as it is taking in puts itself in I by get some real news from Flat To respontt" to- this most worthy, ^ hypocritical position when it con-j Rock, and at the same time learn ^e appeal our community has been or-1 d^hnns the spending of money by the | low-down on some folks here who ganized and a campaign launched public. We say ,let everybody enter 1 have been humiliated by the said more than one hundred interested spirit of Christmas, a season “mike lark, rfd, corry spondent." Whereas the late William David i Dollie Crawford, and waters of Little Copeland of Clinton, a member of River, and known as a part of Hayes the First Presbyterian church of. tract. Clinton for more than forty jrears, j Levied on as the property of Mary seventeen years of which he served Crawford Watson, the' defaulting with great efficiency and fidelity as taxpayer. All that lot or parcel of land in the City of Clinton, Laurens County, S. C., 1 acre more or less, bounded by lot of W. F. Rice on the notth, by public road on die east, by W. E. Nash on the west, by lot of H. L Horton (m the south. Levied on as the property of Cora C. Johnson ,the defaulting ta:q;>a7er. men and women to see that the Cl*"" always of happiness and joy. Buy ton-Goldville chapter did its part ^y^vvhat you want and are able to pay enlisting every man, woman and,jgj.^—buy cheerfully, child possible in this humanitarian ! ^ yeTrs'^""^ NoW Wc MuSt Poy The result thus far of that effort i “For-the first time in history the should make us proud as citizens of,relative tax burden of the United this community. Given a quota of'States has now become heavier than $1,500. we have exceeded the amount j that of England.’’ That astonishing by more than $118 with several re-1 fact is stated by Ralph Roljey in ports not yet in or incomplete. For,Newsweek this evidence of interest on the part j Under the new tax bill congress of our people we should be profound- ' has placed upon us, the per capita ly thankful. I tax in this country will be $180 a The little red button on the lapel, year. It is $173 in Great Britain. Our or the emblem in the window off taxes will amount to 25 per cent or your home or place of business, indi- 1 more of our national income, as cates that you have enlisted your | against 22 per cent in England, membership and become a part of I It is true, of course, that English the national organization for the taxes arc greater than ours. But the coming year. I English are not burdened with the vast number of sales taxes, excise taxes and heavy “nuisance” taxes being placed upon the American peo ple upon which government depends for much of its revenue. Lastly, the Congratulations, hearty congratu lations, are in order. If your mem bership is not included in the local treasurer’s report, you are invited and urged to give your dollar today to a member of the canvassing com-1 English are not burdened so heavily mittee. To do so is both a duty and,with taxes levied by local govem- privilege. ment. In Great Britain the national mt 'government collects 90 per cent of xjj iall taxes, here the federal goveni- 1116 WOr 'ment collects only about 60 per cent. It may be that the best way to stay j we cannot blame the cost of de out of the war is to enlist in the Eng- fgnse for the staggering tax load we lish army. I are now carrying. In Great Britain ^ — 1 approximately 80 per cent of all gov- Littlc Doubt Loft lemment expenditures are for mili- Mr. Editor, many of us have never understood why you selected this man, lark, to furnish the news from Flat Rock. You don’t know him like we do, or you would change from him forthwith. His oath has been questioned; when he writes about others giving bad checks, just re verse it; he is rarely ever at church, and when he does attend, he waits till the collection has been taken up before he enters. He claims to sing in the quire: he doesn’t know a round note from a vocal cord. The lawsuit which “mike lark, rfd,” wrote about betwixt the under signed and the State was misrepre sented. The State did not prove the case, and it was finally at last throwed ouL by the judge for the lack of truthful evidence. He *was a witness for the State and that was in the undersigned’s favor. The highway truck was left in the middle of the road and it was their fault and the undersigned was not drinking when member of the church and Session was an unending source of faithful Christian fellowship and service to the church, to the various organiza tions with which he was affiliated and to Clinton and its eenvirons, dis playing at all times the^earnest, skill ful, sympathetic and loyal attributes of the Christian gentleman he was, and Whereas the Session o'f this church desires to express its deep feeling and appreciation of his value ahd service, and its genuine grief over his death. Therefore, be it Ordered by the Session of this church, duly assembled, on Novem ber 16, 1941, that these resolutions be inscribed as a permanent record in the Minute Bo<^ of the Session, and copies of the same be transmit ted to the family of our deceased friend and brother and to the local newspaper. Dated this the 16th day of Novem ber, A. D., 1941, at Clinton, S. C. SESSION OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. A. E. Spencer, Clerk. All that tract of land on waters oi Indian creek containing 1^ acres, and bounded by lands of E. T. Owen, Margaret C. Green, Margaret J<^- son and G. C. & N. Railway. Book 24, page 346. Levied on as the property of Na than Nabors. NOTICE OF TAX SALE By authority of a tax execution the accident took place and it was j hwded me by the Treasurer of Lau- his own wife who was riding with Irens (bounty, I have levied on the him. There is little doubt left now as to who is running the country, con gress or the labor unions. I tary purposes. Here only about 50 per cent is used at present for those purposes. Half the cost of govern ment, in other words, is for non defense activity under the guise of social gains. We are told by cer- Itain officials from Washington that Two Classes Now If it has not already arrived there, much of it is needed to cover the the stage at which its citizens may be roughly divided into two classes,, reckless borrowing those who expect too much from the - ♦ 3"^ spooding thc countTy has wit- govermnent and those from whom j, • “ .u wt i j ^ Hiivirtcf tnA l■AQl ortTmiVMC — the government expects too much. nessed during the New Deal adminis tration. Not only in Washington, but our local gdvemments, state, county. Buy The Little Seals ' city and school districts have shown Christmas seals are now on sale in absolutely no wish to make reduc- Clinton and throughout America.! tions in tax levies. They cost a cent apiece. No Christ- I. Too many people have let the pol- mas letter, or package is really com- I *l*c*an spenders of taxpayers money plete unless it bears ohe ’or more of; tB~bellevl]ttg that we would these evidences of the sender’s con- become prosperous by spenduig. That tribution to a great philanthropy, ^be false theory of the New Deal having as its purpose the reducing ’' y®® “i complete ignoring of of tuberculosis mortality. .the fundamental rules 6t arithmetic. Buy the little seals. nation in the world, regardless of ^ I how strong it may be, can stand such LJ I • XL C ' ® financial policy indefinitely and Helpinq Ihe rarmers { maintain a democratic form of gov- The government is perhaps very, ernment. With our tax bill now Please try to get a good reporter from Flat Rock. Our town needs a person who knows the facts and can tell them to the public in print in plain English. Your present “corry spondent” has very little standing in our midst. If you want the low-down and the high-up cm him, just ask our policeman. Thanks for everything. (I hereby announce’myself as a can didate for mayor of Flat Rock next August, subject to the democratic primary). Your friend, Holsum Moore. CLEMSON TURNS IN BEST RECORD OF ANY STATE TEAM The 1941 Palmetto football season was all but closed Saturday as Clem son defeated the Fiuman Hurricane 34 to iiave "Uie best-season'a-rec-^ - ord of any state eleven. The Univer sity of South Carolina Gamecocks will finish their season Saturday wherj they entertain Penn State’s Nittany Lions, an outstanding East ern outfit. The Birds lost Friday, 7 to 6, to an inspired University of Miami eleven. Carolina has won four, lost three and tied one. Clemson is lodking forward to its meeting Saturday with Auburn. The kind in the matter of making loans , above that of Great Britain, it cer- to farmers, but if it desires to mani- tainly is time to come to our senses _ _ fest what might be considered the land put an end to what has been and)Tigers will journey to the Al&bama acme of wisdom it might go ahead' still is going on, by a general house- school boasting a season record of and so change conditions that farm-'cleaning in Washington. We are roll- seven victories against a lone 18-14 ers could make a profit with the ing merrily along toward national money. The question would then bankruptcy now, and only an aroused arise as to why the government does public can save us of the conse- defeat suffered at the hands of the Gamecocks. Presbyterian closed its 1941 sched ule Friday by beating the Rollins not apply the same principles fo thOiquences of reckless, unbridled, non conduct of its own business. Political “spending as us-i^ars, 14 to 6, in Orlando, Fla. The ^ lual.” We are just begmnmg to feellm..^ iJj -i„:_ o_..*u [what we may expect in taxation be I cause of a busted treasimy due to ex property hereinafter described and will sell at public outcry for cash, either in or in front of the Court House at Laurens, S. C., on Monday, December 1, 1941, it being Salesday in December, the following described property, lying, being, and situate in Laurens County, State of South Car- blina, to wit: All that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the County of Laurens, State of S. C., containing 56 acres more or less, bounded on the north by lands of Hazard Sales, on the east by lands now or formerly of D. O. and J. C. Reeder, on the south by lands of L. W. Reeder, on the west by lands now or formerly of S. W. Lowe, and known as a part of the old R. S. Reeder place. Levied on as the prop erty of J. A. Reeder et al, heirs to the estate of L. W. Reeder, deceased. Assessed for taxes in the name of L. W. Reeder, Sr. Att -that -feraet, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in Cross Hill Townshi];, County of Laurens, and-State of S. C., containing 73 acres more or less, boimded on the north by. lands now or formerly of L. W. Reeder, on the east by lands now or formerly of D. O. Reeder, on the south by lands of Quint Smith, on the west by lands now or former ly of S. L. Lowe. Levied on as the property of J. A. Reeder et al, heirs to the. estate of L. W. Reeder, deceased. Assessed for taxes in the name of L. W. Reeder, Sr. All that lot in Town of Clinton containing about one acre and known as lot No. 2 on plat made by A. K Spencer and A. V. Martin, surveyors, Oct. 25, 1902, bounded on north by lots Nos. 3 and 13, on east by lot No. 13, on south by lot No. 1, aiul on west by road and lot No. 3, 35 yards on road and 135 yards deep. Levied on as the property of Noah McCUntock. All that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in Cro« Hill Township, County of Laurens, State of S. C., containing 86 aersi^ more or less, bounded on the north by the James Lowe lands and ttM estate of Taylor Grant, on the east by public road leading from Cross Hill to me Dendy Place, on the south by lands of Mrs. Sallie Thomp son and others. Levied on as the property of L. W. Reeder, Jr., the defaulting taxpayer. Terms of Sale, Cash. Purchasor to pay for stamps and recording. R. A. BABB, Tax Collector, Laxirens County. All that lot or parcel of land in what is known as the Gideon Hill section in the City of Clinton, Coim- ty of Laurens, and State of S. C., containing 4 acres, more or less, bounded on the north by road, cm east by lot of Salt Wadsworth, on the south by lot of Emma Young, west by Bailey Bros. Est Levied cm as the property of G. T. Leake et al, heirs to the estate of Corrie Leake, deceased, the default- Dr. Elli's B. Gray Announces the opening ef hb offices at ■ 116 V'z W. Main Street (Opposite Post Office) LAURENS, S. C. Practice limited to the dis eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat Hours: ..9 aon. to S pm. 528 Hugh 1921-.1941 LIFE MAN 20 Yean Experience Professional Insurance Information Fumi^ed Free Member — The National AasodatUm of Life Underwdidn. ^ Christmas Shopping Twenty-six shopping days separate orbitant waste of money in the past, today and Christmas, which means that the period of Christmas prepa ration and shopping is now on, or should be. The business analysts predict that it will be one of the biggest and busiest Christmas seasons in the his tory of this country. More people are working, incomes are higher, there is less unemployment. And while on the^tber hand there is much tainty about the future, or perhaps because of it, most people are ex pected to do more spending this year than they have done for a long time. The tragedies abroad, the increas ing threat of active participation in war for this country and labor dif ficulties will continue to be of deep NOBODY'S BUSINESS By GEE McGEE 'Blue Hose laid claim to the South Atlantic league title and champion ship of the S.IAA. They ended their season with five wins and three losses. Wofford’s Terriers concluded their intercollegiate competition for the season Thursday by topping New berry 12 to 7. Wofford has one more game on tap—against the Camp Croft Crusaders Saturday. The Terriers PINCH-III7TING FOR “MIKE ^-:u'“CKRK, RFD” Dear Mr. Editor: ' I suppose this is the first time a poliseman ever appeared in print as a syndicate writer, but your reggular corrisspondent, mr. mike lark, rfd, who is too sick to set up and take notice and write, has asked me to perform in his stid and I hope you concern to the people of this nation, i will enjoy the change, -and it ou^t but those stories will be skipped over a little faster as women hurry to the advertisements and sto'res of Christ mas gifts. Americans have never let anjrthing interfere with Christmas and C3irist- maa giving. Even during the heighth of the depression, (Christmas was a big spending season. Popular gif) items, which are made of steel, rubber, tin, chromium, alum inum and other defense materials may be scarce or imavailable this year, but there will still be plenty of appropriate gift items for every member of the family. Because of these conditions it is more important this year than ever, to do your Christmas shopping e^ly to make everybody happy — mer chants'and easterners alike. Certain New Deal spokesmen in Wadiington tor some time now have been clamoring that ffw people’s ex- to be for the better. Mr. Editor, I taken this job of poliseman of Flat Rock enduring the Hoover depression of 1930 and have hell it steadily to the satisfactUm of all concerned except the law-break ers since that time. I have hid sev eral nice raises in sallery. I sUurted off at $25 per month, with my uni form and pistol furnished by the town. Then I went td $30 the second year, $35 the fifth year, $40 the eighth year, and am now getting $50 per mo. They are 2 months b^i^ with my wedges at this writing. I have had very little trouble and have never .had to shoot at but one man and theb I miiHwd him and kill ed a fine jersey caff and had to pay for her. 1 could of got out lighter tf 1 had hit the man. 1 have had the pleasure of running the fcfllnwsring WYMAN SHEALY PLUMBING HEATING Free Estfanatea Gladly Fnmlilied On AU Work. Phone 267-W SHOP— 165 E. Fergnsoa Street Prompt Service All- that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the County of Laurens, State of S. C., containing 105 acres, more or less, known as tract A on platt made by E. P. Jones, surveyor, Nov. 25, 1891, and boimded by lands now or for merly of Mrs. Rebecca Christian, Dr. A. C. Fuller, and Trace B, and known as a portion of the Bailey tract ac quired of Mrs. S. E. Dunlap. Levied on as the property of Hen ry Chappell, George Chappell, Essex Chappell et al, heirs to the estate of George Chappell, deceased, the de faulting taxpayers. All that loi or parcel of land in the City of Clinton, Laurens County, State of S. C., in what is known as the Gideon Hill section, and bounded by road on the east, north by lands of Bailey Bros. Est., south by Laura Shell,'West by Carrie Leake. Levied on as the property of Mazy Dunlap, Lee Duckett et al, hairs to the estate of Nannie Dunlap, deceas- RUBBBR STAMPS An SIzaa —• Qaiek Servica CHRONICLE PUBUSBINO (XL Notice to The Retail Trade Effective Deceiribar 1st, we will discontinue selling to theretafl trade and wiU seU wholesale only. J. C. Todd Grocery Clinton, S. C. PENNEY'S cuNioN,a.a Don’t Be A Tenant Always! Some folks go right on paying P6nt because they ladi the knowledge of kow home ownenhip is eco nomically financed. Actnallv the detaib are relatively simple. Tha modem, intelligent way is to seenrt an installment (^tizens FedemilKwie plan. 11iat*s what lots of smart people are IdoingT^ • When yon own your home ^on experience a senge of security and solid dtisenship. Ton have beeone somebody ... not SMrely semebody’s tenimt. We^ be happy to expiain how thb orsanlsatkMi n cooperate, 'vrihont obligation. ^ FREE—We have a aepply af paasphlats, TJallei Stales Tevr Taxea,” shewliic iatfvhtaal iMaa seeeMs which we vrfil he gladl te hy ealUag for aO Each Account iniurad Up To $5|000 EDERAlISAVIN^ lANO LOAN AttOCtATION Na • A CttnUm InstiUrtidn Sprrinf CUaton feopls iMf i ' T