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/ ■ / ' Thursdoy, February 17, 1944 .r* • THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. v Page Seven A Private CHIacn Speak, HI, Mind resor,ed to d™on,trations ^rforfafAr I lunnionfc And there is another matter.of jpCvlUlwl vUllllllwlll) simple justice. In 1933 the general KAnn nnA Tk'innc assembly increased the capital stock yil IVien ana I ninys (tax j n order to pay the teachers—as „ , . , , • w j , ■ P art ° r the necessary funds. That in- Our legislature is hard at work o n crease j rom one three mills was its problems. The. time spent in Co- art*emergency measure, but it is still umbia may offer a few c4ubby op- the books It ls ftow pending in portunities of good fellowship, but the house. most legislators enjoy their homes Surely, as an. act of good faith, our much more. Many of the members general assembly will not postpone spend their time working, or listen- ac ti 0 n on this. ing. Both are arduous, but both are Two bills prepared by the senator necessary. It is our •American plan off rorn Orangeburg should certainly be free government. 1 given early consideration. Both deal Now that everything is in full with unemployment compensation, swing, it may be timely to talk to These bills represent quite a bit of our people about a few measures; s t udy and tend to briftg a great act pending before the general assembly. j n t 0 more, equitable relation to the The senate passed a bill to assess business life of the state. Both labor the stocks of merchants on the same ; and management can endorse them, basis, or percentage of value, used | because both have the same interest in computing the land and personal j n keeping this service for the benefit property of most other citizens. You j qi^ deserving workers have heard of the floor tax. Whatj These bills are of the greatest ur- we mean is this. The people of the g ency and are'worthy of study, state, ,taken generally^ are assessed j say f ran kly, that one of the bills on about 19 per cent of the value; ( 3 31 and 332), 332 might well be of their land and houses. Their amended slightly and I ‘have talked ro SAN FRANCISCO Buddy Satterfield will observe a birthday February 25th. Eloise Brown, of Whitmire, grand- ‘daughter, of Rev, and Mrs. Floyd Brown, celebrated her 10th birthday February 10th. TAYLOR, SMITH TO BE IN RUNOVER FOR MAYOR OF LAURENS Navy-Goings Rites Miss Helen Navy, daughter of Mr. . , . , ... _ and Mrs. J, S. Navy, was married hen }' ™ th 65 .? y otes - and Abe Sm,th Laurens, Feb. 15.—As a result of the municipal primary election^ held here Tuesday. L. H. Taylor, incum- ! public works, it was Unofficially stat-** i ed^that H. B. Monroe had been elect ed by 17 votes, but thui could not be» * confirmed. The others in the rarer were Clarence E. Tollison.and B. lf- Wolff. ATRtST SUM OF A to Richard Woodrow Goings* Satur day.' February 12. The ring ceremony was perform- “ed in the Church of Gold by the Rev. W. M. Spurlock, pastor -of the .1 bride. The bride, who was given in mar- household goods are assessed at much less, I think. But the stocks of mer- to Senator Sims about that; but this whole subject is intricate. Senator HERBERT WORTHY, seaman first class, has been transferred from Norfolk. Va., to San Fran cisco, Calif. His wife, the former Miss Margaret Pressley, and son . reside with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Pressley, of the South Clinton community. with 535, will be in a runover race next Tuesday for the office of. mayor. S'Jl Sexton, the third caodidarr*. re ceived 264 votes. In ward 1, R. E. "Thompson was elected alderman. In ward 2. there will be a runover between J. M. Dnn- riage by her father, wore a dress of nan an d J D. Williams. In ward 3. navy with accessories to match and' P’* 3 ! 0 R f) k <>r l s anf l Tommy Lynch will n a corsage of sweetpeas and roses. run over. J. H Moore had no oppo«i T jij At present The couple are making t‘ on ‘ n ward 4. and in ward 5 Rob- ff their l)ome with the groom's, mother, <*rt M Erwin defeated R.' M. Brown, j.j Mrs. Mable Taylor. • -(Hugh Morgan was unopposed for at- ft —- " iderman of ward 6. R. L. Morris Passes In the race -for commissioner of ft Robert Lee Morris died at his home. “ r : *~ “ 3 in the South Clinton community ficiating. Interment followed in the ft j early Monday afternoon. He was a , church cemetery. ; native of Prosperity but had made , He is survived by his wife, Mr*, ft this home in this section for the past Irene Barton Moms, and two chil- 8 ! ten years. • « I dren. James Lee and George Narvie ft Funeral services w'ere held Wed- Morris; and four sisters, Mrs. Ida *.♦ OV» 1^666 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS c chants are assessed at 31 Vi per cent gj ms j s de sirous of enacting into law of invoice or actual value. In Ches-; a measure which wilh safeguard all ter county the assessments are based uhe basic principles of the unemploy- on about ten per cent of value for irnen ^ compensation act, whide cor- land and personal effects, but thei rec ^ n g any b ad features which ex merchants of that county are as- p^ r j e nce shows may need correction. SOUTH CLINTON NE^^S sessed on the basis of 31 Vi per cent. — JV/U. 1 1 1/is.yTy. In Columbia, for example, the aver- ~~uge assessed valuation is 18 per cent nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Mae Taylor, Miss Blanche Morris, i St. Lukes Lutheran church. New- Mrs. Arimi Ruth Hamm and Mrs. jg berry, with Rev. A. B. Harmon of- Louise Me Entire. BENJAMIN & SONS PLUMBING •••An (J ••• HEATING SERVICE Telephone 117 WE ARE HUNTING TROUBLE FOR THE WEEK , . - Certain political prophets are fore- ElolM Blwn Corre5pond , nt but the stocks of the merchants are casting the renomination and re-, Representative * assessed at 31 Vi per cent. The stocks election of Mr. Roosevelt. They may are allowed 25 per cent depreciation be right and they may be wrong, irom invoice and then are assessed The gentlemen who met with the at 42 per cent—which works out to; Democratic national committee are be 31V^ per cent of actual value. j Roosevelt men, New Dealers, and Mrs. Milton King and son have re turned to' Greenville after a week- 1 end visit with her parents, Mr. anid --- -- . , Mrs. G. H. Jackson. Senator Grant, of Chester county,! their own political fortunes are so Mr and Mrs. C. J. Blackwell and -introduced a bilMast year to put the tied up with Mr. Roosevelt that they Mrs. W. P. McLendon and children merchants on the same basis as oth- naturally blow a loud blast. That is visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kel- ers, in each county. In other words, good tactics,'for it bolsters their own Jett in Ninety-Six Sunday, to have the assessments made by lo».; courage and may terrify the oppo-; s. 1-c T. D. Douglas of Ports- cal boards of assessors and on thelsition. Perhaps when you were a mouth, Va., visited relatives and same percentage of value as is used! small boy you whistled as you tramp- friends during the week-end. in computing land and personal propped home in the dark. So we say that; Friends of Edward Williams w’ill a man is whistling to keep up his'be interested to know he is leaving courage. So it is, perhaps, with the February 23rd for the Navy. erty. The senate passed the bill and it is now in the ways and means com mittee of the house. The chairman of the committee, Morrisori Tuten, is a merchant himself and may feel some delicacy about bringing out the bill. But it is an act of justice, so let’s get it out. By the way: are you merchants of South Carolina interested in this measure? Well, this js the time to do something. Tell your members of the national Democratic committee. Who are the members of the com- Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reeder and children and Mrs. Ellie Reeder vis- mittee? Do you know even the one ited relatives in Newberry Sunday Irom South Carolina? So, you see, j Friends of Charles .Patterson willi the committee is part of an organiza- be interested to know he is stationed 1 non and has a chairman selected by, the President. The committee prob ably ratifies the Presidents choice, relatives in It it does that, then that is about all. j week-end. The chairman speaks out now and Mrs.* Houston at Parris Island with the Marines. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Brown visited ‘ Whitmire during the) Ellis ' and small house about it and tell the ways and then and predicts a victory, but no-j daughter, Judy, of West Clinton, means committee about it. j body takes his job seriously enough spent the week-end with Mr. and Of course, if necessary, a thousand >o mink much aOout it. j Mrs. William Ellis, merchants could be called to Colum-i Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Harris and. bia, but simple acts of justice don’t got into print at the meeting. He son, Miss^Maude Harvey,’Mrs. Alma require that. Tho ways and means made a speech; predicting ROosevelt Harvey and son visited Mr. and Mrs. committeeT^a body of level-headed f now and forever, with a bigger and J. w. Turner in Greenwood Sunday, men; and I ,say that of the general htote,^deeply-rooted New Deal. Mr.I Mr. and Mrs. George Pressley assembly generally. | Roosevelt beckoned to., Mr. Wallace spent the week-end with the latter’s True enough the ide‘a of pressure and brought him from the obscurity mother, Mrs. Carl Taylor, in Lex is always present. Several pressure |Ol Iowa's back country to Washing- ington. ^ groups have already made demon- ton. Then Mr. Roosevelt rammed | Mrs. Zula Chandler and daugh- strations by suggestion, if not by .him down the throat of the Demo-, ter, Virgiftia, of Goldville, visited physical presence. ! cratic national convention. It was her sister, Mrs. Nell Mills, Monday. 1 The merchants of South Carolina, such a rough job of ramming that Mrs. Paul Henson and children are from the big stores to the cross road -our State Senator Edgar Brown took now making their home in Anniston, stores, are a great force; but they his hat- and walked out. We have Ala. Pvt. Henson is stationed at ! tw0 occasions in history that became Fort McClellan, Ala. famous for' walk-outs;-one when .Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hart of Senator Smith walked out because [Nmetj-Six, visited Mrs. Minnie Har- the Democrats had brought in a ve y Sunday. Negro preacher to offer prayer; the i Mrs. Louise Harvey spent the 'second when Mr. Roosevelt was so week-end with her mother, Mrs. L. rough that Senator Edgar Brown A - Hall, in Gaffney. couldn’t stand it. . . 1 Mr - and Mrs - J - s - Nav y> Mr - and It is only fair to say that Senator! Mrs. Sam Navy, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith did not impeaoh the virtue orl K^hard Goings visited Miss Maude i sincerity ot the Negro minister; he [Fuller in Tucapau Sunday, licit disgusted that the Democrats 1 M ‘ss Izelle Pressley has returned 'should resort to such a political ma-! a Her a week’s visit with Miss Vir- neuver as to use a Negro minis ten ginia Chandler in Goldville. and a prayer to Jehovah in the hope A - Law T son of Savannah, Ga.,| northern vote might, gm. ^^0,1^' retical man of blameless life and no, ai . t ^ recently, effectiveness or special weight. Mr.; * Roosevelt made him, and he shouts > Birthdays and Wedding loud and steady applause Jor the _ Anniversaries hand that feeds him. | Jim Navy .observed a birthday It may be that politicians don 11 Feb i uary 6th. know what is in the air. At any q v: Gilliam observed a birthday rate, what the Democratic national | February gth committee ^ays is a matter of no con-j Miss IzeH Pressley will celebrate sequence. 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But kidneyaaometimee lag in their work—do not act aa Nature intended—(mil to re move impurities that, .if retained, may goiion the system and' upaet the whole I adopted: • j j 1. That God, in His all-wise provi dence, took from our midst on (January 16, 1944,'a valuable mem-; ber of our camp Thomas F. Turner, who Volunteered in time of war and was assigned to Co. G, 2nd S. C. Vol. Inf., and after he was discharged he returned to his native state and mar ried Miss Emmie Ramie. From this union was born two daughters. He — was loyal to his country and to his ! comrades. He was a good husband ! and father and we say unto his pos- ! terity that it is our sincere wish that ! they honor his memory by choosing (the nobler and better things of-life. 2. Tlyit a copy of these resolutions be sent to his wife, The National] Tribune, and The Clinton Chronicle, 1 and a page be set aside in our minute book in his memory.— ELZA C. CONNER, Commander. , ELMORE G. BRAMLETT, Adj. and Quar. 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