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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. Poge Seven and almost successful effort to place one of his supporters in the chair. I Verner, it is believed, is a candi date strictly “bn his own.” He is known to have sprung his first de- By Henry Canthen In The Charleston sires tar the P 0 * 4 lon * before it was News and Caniki i known Johnston would run again for Columbia, Sept. 6.*—It wiU be more. 80 '' 617101 ^ than four months before the changes -T Me n asked this week: “Is one of decreed by a light-voting South Car- ^ matters being discussed by the olina Democratic electorate ten days Johnston men in their conferences at, ago take place in South Carolina’s the Wade -Hampton hotel the ques- govemment, but as time is measured Uon of the speakership?” Perhaps so; in politics, the January day when perhaps not. Only the close Johnston another governor wiU be inaugural- awociates would know, ed, and another legislature seated, 1 * * * * * isn’t far away. Another question which bothered ArxA vo., Jo- , some men here last week was this: And you may rest assured that H the election of Johnston brought ■ 52^«‘smS; “Tt ■. punk in hi. putfo™. H? mention- (6r ^ ^ But dW »®‘ emphviv it. in At 68 He Got in the Scrap—So Can You allowed to advance so drastically ahead of wage rates that the real \|wages of workers as of today—/or their ability to buy food and cloth ing abd medical care—will be cut tically in price. On the other hand, it is impossible to keep any prices stable—farm prices or other prices -^-if wage rates, one of the most im- down. For if the cost of living goes portant elements in the cost of pro- up as fast as it is^hreatening to de duction, continue to increase.” in the immediate future, it will be ; . . unjust, in fact impossible, to deny j workers rises in wages which would, meet at least a part of that increase.” Again, he put it this way: i “It is impossible for the cost of, living to be stabilized while farm prices continue to rise. You cannot expect the laborer to maintain a fixed wage , level if everything he wears and eats begins to go up dras- 666 COLDS TO RELIEVE MISERY OF LIQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE DKOPS COUGH DKOPS Try “Rnb-My-Tism”—• WonderfU Liniment has been manv a maneuveiHn Yet ,ome men entertain the belief, to 0181 8 return <> f prohibition is more' to to* i^^toliI e0r * aniZatl0na with ‘ likely under Johnston than under; rw rff? r ..n.ii ' Lionel Wyndhasn M. Manning, the . One day last week. Representative man h<k m- Charles Verner, of Greenville, came to Columbia and went to work on his candidacy for the post of chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of representatives. Two others, L. W. Busbee, of Or angeburg, and W. Clyde Graham, of Florence, have announced they would like to be ways and means Chairman The present,speaker of the house, Representative ’ Solomon Blatt, of Barnwell, desires to continue in that post, and is working for his own re- election. No other is known to be working for die position of speaker. man he defeated, or someone else Undoubtedly they remember John-1 ston’s prohibition speech at the state Democratic convention in May and his vote in favor of the dry resolu tion which was before that conven tion, and they also remember that Manning voted against that resolu tion. And /mine of the prohibition fear here last week grew out of the cur rent candidacy of George K. Laney, of Chesterfield, for the On a H ■ers farm la siattsm Okie, Alpha Etter, tt, gathered to gether a while wayea lead ef scrap aad healed It to a Jack dealer la tewa. He was paid regular prtoea far the scrap, if cearse, ,bet Farm er Etter did semethtag far America, toe. Scrap tree aad steel are urgent ly needed by steel mills. Every bit *f eld metal, train aa ante bedy to aa etd-faahleaed flat-iroa. eaa be need to make manltieaa far ear beys s< 'he ba'tl -frtkrt* Da year pert end get ike Jeak aad scrap trsa| year Lmm er yard, star sr warebense. > , . 1 (; LYOIA MILLS NEWS FOR THE WEEK w.r. Mn. Ed Fuller tai Mrs. E1U Bar- field visited Ruby Hayes in Green- lieutenant , wood Sundav , ‘* V "! Mr. and Mr,. L. A. Laud of Un- disguiM. hi. dl7 position. llon sp , nt ^ wnk . md wilh Mr . Should It turn out that the election^*™ 1 * — — — of Johnston was a boon for prohibi- ’ Mr - and Mrs Frank Price of Spar- I Harbor, Mr. Roosevelt said, Ameri- ROOSEVELT OPENS INFLATION FIGHT FIRE!! Is your home and its contents adequately protected from fire loss? twuttu s* larrm STATE FARM TIM INSURANCE CO, ROBERT 0. LYNN. AmiU Phene 4* AUTO — FIRE LIFE (Continued from page one) A “desperate” battle has been joined in Egypt, for control of the area and the domination of the Mediter ranean and Indian oceans. “We are well aware of our danger but we are hopeful about the outcome.” In the nine months since Pearl Verner’s candidacy* has csusedllf ’ it to.t^ma^nv^m- Unburg, visited Mrs. Nell Kelly Sun-' ca has sent three times as many men cousidersbls sp^ulstion her, ItJ^ploVoTT. ^ govSuS X <><*• lov.rs.as as want to Franc. In th. said his, or’ the candidacy of somfe other member, from the Piedmon^ might brew a trade, involving the speakership. The story runs something like this: are said to have voted for him were victims of short-sightedness, or for getfulness. They are said to have voted as rrsaur h* did because they believed their. tended a birthday dinner Sunday in There ma7 b* an understanding that JobJ would ^ .., a[er .. under j 0hn . Un l0 n in honor of Mrs. J. H. Rob- th. chairmanship of th. wajs and; ston Yet 1( prohlbltion , hou i d p, ^! ert^n. means committee would - - 1 x Pvt. Sam Hairston of Hattiesburg, Miss., is home on a ten days’ leave. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder and children and Mrs. G. H. Jackson at- go to * i stored and the sUte thereby lose al-l Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Black had as Piedmont man and that to that clr- most $4,000,000 a year to revenue, it j their Sunday gueste Mrs. T. G. Locke cumstance there would be no condi- wou i ( j appear that some jobs would and children, Mrs. J. F. Hope and for ^ speakership from the ^ ^ jeopardy. Perhaps not right Mrs. Lily Brooks of ColumbU. Piedmont. - | away, but in the future, when reve-1 Mrs. W. S. Land and Mr. and Mrs. 1 *ts inflationary dangers was Hearing this story, some one has nue seems certain to go down, and H. R. Mason of AtlanU, Ga., visited enough of that, he thought asked, “Where would the Johnston equivalent period of the first war. j “And every week,” he added, “sees a gain in the actual number of Amer ican men and weapons in the fight ing areas. These reinforcements in men and munitions will continue to 1 go forward.” Bluntly, Mr. Roosevelt told the American people that “we are not doing enough” toward winning thej war. The economic situation withi proof j the state returns to the point of more Mr. and Mrs. Claude Willard the He described his message to con-1 gress and repeated his demand that present obstacles to controlling farm prices be removed. Present law forbids farm price ceilings at less people come m on this question of eX p enses than receijJts. That was the past week-end. the speakership. They have gone situation until abnormal wartime j Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Nowell and on to recall mat in 1937 Johnston booms to revenue erased the toevi- children of Anderson, spent Sunday C *’ table deficit and established the sur- with Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hunter. terfleld, against Blatt, to a desperate. piug which now resta ^ the gtate j Mr and Mrs. D. S, Hunter of Gold-j than 110 per cent of parity, he noted, treasury. fille, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Brazil and askmg^that this provision be repeal- State revenue, as a matter of fact, Mrs. Harold Copeland of Clinton, is still slightly on the upgrade, ex- were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. cept that from the tax on gasoline, Houston Ellis Sunday. .which does not go to the general orj Mr. and Mrs. George Blackwell 'school funds out of which most sala- and son of Newberry, spent Sunday ries are paid anyhow. But as one with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Black man {Minted out here this week, it w^U. Watch Your Kidneys/ To The Voters of Laurens County Please accept my grateful thanks for the splendid vote given me, electing me as your County Supervisor. I assure you that I will devote my full time to your service, to the best of my ability. Again I thank you! Lander. B. Stoddard of Hanufal Body Waste Your kidjMTB arc constantly flltorteg attar from th* blood atroua. But kidney* •ometim** SWtS “ poison th* body seems certain to begin a sharp de cline soon, and even if by some mir- - -ado -it - never did,- Ike government tho wHolo and Mrs. F. E. Brown and daughter^ Miss Eloise Brown, visited Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grant in Whit- Symptoms May bo naggtn« tiarktoto. persistent hoadacbo, attacks of dlssTnsss, getting ap nights, swelling, poWines* under th* eyes a feeling of norrooa anxiety and loss of pep and strength. Other signs of kidney or bladder dis order are sometimes burning, scanty or too frequent urination. Thor* should be no doubt that prompt treatment is wioer than neglect. Us* Pom’s Pills. Peon’s have boon winning now friends for more than forty years. They have a nation-wide reputation. At* recommended by gratefulpoopl* tho eoaatry orer. Ask pour netpMer/ Doan spills may face a public demand for a re- mire Sunday, duction to taxes under the impact of! Mrs. J. M. Cranford and children the ever-increasing federal war of Charleston, visited her mother, levies. [Mrs. H. W. Alford, a few days re- And .the state, without its revenue; cently. The children remained for from the taxes on whiskey, beer and, a short visit. wine wpuld necessarily be a .much! Mrs. Wiss Fuller and daughter, poorer employee. ■ Even if those to Patsy, spent Sunday in Greenwood charge should refuse to abolish jobs in such a situation, a shortage of revenue would automatically abolish them. ■ v , - ■ ,.,A. , ^ - MENDING TAPE—Fully transparent and flexible, seals without water. 10c roll. Handy to home or office. Chronicle Publishing Co. with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bishop A1 Sherron of Fort Jackson visit ed Mrs. Johnnie Womack Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Caldwell and children visited Mrs. Caldwell’s ed. Other restrictions prevent a ceiling of less than 116 per cent of parity, he continued. Parity, he explained, “means that the fanner and the city' worker are on the same relative ratio with each other in purchasing power as they were during a period some thirty years ago—at a time when the farm er had a satisfactory purchasing power.” As in his message to congress, 1 he urged that farm price ceilings be fixed at parity, or the price level of sime recent date, whichever is higher. He proposed, too, a floor for farm price* which would prevent a distastrous post-war drop in these quotations. Of the present restrictions, he had this to say: “This act of favoritism for one particular group in the community! mother, Mrs. M. M. Carer, in Spar- increased the cost of food to every- tanburg Sunday. — r ‘5ody—not only to the workers in Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kellett mt the city or in the munitions plants, and their families, but also to the families of the farmers themselves.” Wages in certain key industries, he said, had been stabilized “on the basis of the present cost of living.” He added: “It is obvious, however, that if the cost of food continues to go up, as it is doing at present, the wage earn er, particularly in the lower brackets, and Mr/and Mrs. Bub Lanford of wiU have a ri * ht 10 an increase in his Woodnnf, were week-end guests of ^**«*^ That would be essential jus Mr. and Mrs. Grover Lanford. of Newberry, spent several days with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Blackwell, recently. H. W. Williams, J. R. Cobb and sons attended the/graduating of Har old Cobb at Dothan, Ala. Mrs. Carrie Nelson and Mrs. John nie Womack /sited friends in Green wood Th Mrs. Mrffoie Jones and children MILITARY and VICTOR' STATION JUST THE THING FOR Tl IN SERVICE MEN Beautifully engraved fai Army, Navy and Air Corpe 50 SHEETS AND/ with United States ENVELOPES J %oo GIFT BOXES and Mrs. Jesse Duckett and Idren and Misses Sally Anne and (11a Duckett spent Sunday in Lau rens with Mr_ and Mrs. Forrest Benjamin. Clyde Trammell and Mansell Brid- well visited Robert Bobo in Colum bia Sunday. Farewell Party The W. M. S. and Y. W. Jk. hon ored Mrs. Algie Lawson with a fare- tice and a practical necessity. Repeatedly, Mr. Roosevelt stressed in both message and speech that control of the inflationary threat can be obtained only by control of all the factors influencing it. Wages and farm prices remained to be stabilized. Time after time he linked the interdependence of the two fac tors. “If we are to keep wages effec tively stabilized,” he said, “it be comes imperative, in fairness to the worker, to keep equally stable the well party at the home of Mrs. S. L. Oakley. After the games the hon- cost of food and clothing and shel- oree was presented a number of ter and other articles used by the lovely gifts. ' | workers. The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Clyde 1 “Prices and rents should not be Trammell and Mrs. Nell Kuykendall, 1 'served refreshments. VictpryStationery for Men tad Women. tingle or Folded Sheet Truly a Handsome Gift!' CHRONICLE UBLISHING CO, PabUeiiere—Printer*—Stationers v Blrthday P*rty Little Larry Barnes, son of Mr. 1 and Mrs. Howard Barnes, celebrated | his fourth birthday with a party at his home last Saturday. About twenty guests attended. After games were played, Mrs. Barnes, assisted by Mrs. Orin Davis, served refresh ments. Each guest remembered Lar ry with a gift. Gee* To Cedar Springs Friends of Little Maxie Davis will be interested to know he leaves this week to attend Cedar Springs school, Spartanburg. The Sick Mrs. James Richey is a patient at the Baptist hospital in Columbia. Mrs. T. G. Smith is ill at her home on Church street. Mrs. Homer Richey has been ill for toe past tew weeks. Peggy Mclnvaille was five years (fid last Saturday. Mrs. Claude Willard will celebrate her birthday September 13. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith an nounce the birth of a daughter, Franceen Loretta, on September 5. Mrs. Smith before marriage was Mrs. Edna Harris. > YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM v HOT HASHES If you suffer from hot flashes, dizzi ness, distress of “Irregularities", are weak, nenroua—due to the functional "mkktle-afe” period In a woman* life—try Lydia X. Plnkham’a Vege table Compound. It’s helped thou sands upon thousands of women to roller* such annoying symptoms. Follow label directions. 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