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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949
ahr Qllmton (UtirDttirU
Established 190«
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
HARRY C. LAYTON, Assistant
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in Washingtoa than in promoting PUnf-m Poci/Ianf
harmony ni South Carolina. Barkley S' 110 * 00 KCSldCnt
will find out, if he seeks such infor- LOSGS Fothcr
mation, that South Carolinians stand
on their convictions as expressed in Thomas Edwin Barnes, 86, of Au-'t
the election and^will not jump on the » i e j
Barkley-Truman bandwagon as Sen- gusU ’ Ga " dlei Su '' da . v ,
ator Olin Johnston did about eleven in ^ an illness of several years,
o'clock on the night ,of the election His wife was the late Fannie Kill
whne the news flashes showed that ingsworth Barnes.
Truman had defeated Dewey, And ;„o.. .1««
, ,, , , . r uneral services were conducted
we should remember as has been ,
pointed odt, that had Barkley had his * Ian day alternoon by the Rev. C. G.
way the whole civil rights program oe ’ P as J or °f fbe First Christian
would already have been enacted church of Augusta, ^nd Rev. James
into law at the present session of v pastor of St. John’s Lu-
Congress. ^ theran church of this city. Burial
A , , ■ , , . followed in Westover Memorial Park
And who is to be the patronage cemetery
dispensers and bosses in the state
will be a matter of interest to certain , ° arnes wa s born in Allendale,
persons as Barkley comes for the , ^ spent the greater part of his
political event which has aroused llfe Au 8usta. He w'as a retired
little interest in the state. ' merchant and had been a member of
1 The dinner is a OSHins. Williams- * h * P,m Christia n church lor 69
Williams affair. There is no scarcity
of tickets if you wish to place
fifteen "bucks” on the table to sup
port Truman Democrats, if you
know what that means.
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CLINTON. S. C.. TH.l RSDAY. JUNE 23. 1949
Heavy Weevil
Infestation
years.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
C. E. Flowers, Augusta; two sons, T.
Eric Barnes of this city, and B. K.
Barnes of Augusta; one brother, John
W. Barnes of Savannah; six grand
children and seven great-grandchil
dren.
Roosevelt In Congress
though salaries have been substan- $een )n State
t;ally raised, but there are other fac- m
tors also that are drawing young wo-|
men into the busines w'orld. One is
that
ATHLETES FOOT ITCH
Congressman Franklin D. Roose
velt of a New York district, was
sworn into office last week. On his their competence, and the fact
first day in Washington he called up- they are making good,
on President Truman and they Sad 1
the r picture made together.
HOW TO STOP IT
MAKE 5 MINUTE TEST
than Get TE-OL at any drug store. Ap-
are ply this POWERFUL PENETRAT-
sec- ING fungicide FULL STRENGTH l 1
Clemson, June 18-^Heavier
usual boll weevil infestations
indicated by reports from all
tions of the state, the Clemson Col- Reaches MORE germs to KILL the
I: teachers are to oe required to i e ge Extension Service aanounced itch. Get NEW foot comfoU or vou>-
and these voluminous examinations Saturday. , 35c back. Today a' \fcGee-s nr,.*
Cong Roosevelt says he s going .o betore they are allowed to teach, The announcement said F. F. Bon- Store.
■ lo: others do most of the talking for though they are graduates of accred- dy of the Florence experiment sta-
.. while ' But later on he will have jted colleges and universities, it tion reported a 29.5 per cent infesta-
.-o me thing to say. he stated, as he would seem that there ought to be a tion in 16 coastal counties this week
group somewhere in this state cap- Of 77 fields examined. 40 showed in-
abie of finding out whether they are festations above 26 per cent
took
his seat and
joins Truman's
"Fa:
r Deal,” a new
. disguised name
1 or
. New Dealer
He wants Tru-
man
s housing bill <
enacted into law.
the
Taft-Hartley la!
aor law repealed.
and
the President's
civil rights legis-
lat-c
n approved, a
long with other
toe: a
ilistic proposals.
capable of teaching rather than to I
depend upon a Northern agency to
supply the answer. That agency is
not in business for its health. *
Mr Roosevelt, son of the late Pre?-
ident. was elected to congress by a
district into which he moved for the
purpose of being elected If he fa
vors dishing out taxpayers’ money
for everything as did his late father
Another Grab Bag
The recent legislature appropriat
ed money so lavishly that the bill
mounted to unprecedented figures.
And not to be satisfied in the closing jadviwd "unlff jui^'7. wheTwwvil
hours o. the prolonged session, , emer g ence j s eX p ectec | com _
Trap records at Florence, the ser
vice continued, showed the highest
average weevil emergence of any i
previous year with a count of 1,200
weevils to the acre compared to the
1941 all-time high of 1,115
Extension workers in all counties
were instructed to keep a careful
watch on the weevil situation.
Weekly application of poison is
2>*He 9n Qua. /lew. -
Private Dining Room
We invite you to use our attractive new private din
ing room with a seating capacity of 60. It is especially
arranged for club meetings, private parties, birthday
dinners, wedding announcement parties, or whatever the
occasion may be. Complete privacy.
Make your reservation in advance when wanted.
CHOICE FOODS — EXCELLENT SERVICE
HodMUyL (IvitGUituitU
GRADE “A’
and his successor, Mr. Truman, and out two and a half milhon pi e t e
he has support in congress, wild ^ a l* a r s of the state surplus funds,
spending will mount higher towards
the sky
Government In Business
he respective counties.
The act appropriated 52.584.000 to JfO n d»ng Given
the counties "for the construction of Midget, Junior
wealth centers, hospitals, or for oth- DII I __
A' brought out in a recent hearing
i tore a sub-committee of the house
-. Washmgton. there are 588 army
<?r purposes " That last clause, "‘for
other purposes.*' covers unlimited
ground It was to the credit of Gov
ernor Thurmond that he vetoed thi*
d navy stores which last year did section only to be overridden by the
ismess 'f $635,000,000. Tnese ge.".e:Jl assembly,
its. like power and
.'po’.so.ed
m y..t : , feder
^rme t aVelx/mn' < T h * rest of the season,
projects, are exemp. de.egat.on has brought litigation to, Tn , h _
ral and state taxes nalt the $2,584,000 allocat.on of the
Baseball Leagues
• The Midget and Junior baseball
leagues in Clinton are developing
into a real battle. All teams are about
equally balanced and there will be a
tight race between all clubs for the
They sell practically everything that
urpius funds. The grab bag” pro-
be secured in the ordinary pr.- po*al would pay each county $40.-
’0« plus $6,000 for each representa
tive. meaning that Laurens
w>uld get $64,000 State Attorney
John M. Daniel in an answer to an
u:t .y owned stares tnroughout me
country, and much of what they sell
g e> directly or indirectly into the
hands of civilians.
This is another example of gov- opposing member hs
ernment in business in competition \;ew that the act is
with private capital. And while this cause it delegates e
competition is being sponsored by to county legislative
league Thornwell
and Academy are tied for first place
Each team has a protest game to re
play with Florida Street.
All teams in the Junnor league
coun.y have lost at least one game apiece.
Midgets
Won Lost
"defective'
hospit
< qngress. which is not liable to occur. This is one of the defects of oui
i nc big argument in congress now is state and county government today.,
for a tremendous housing project de- County delegations more and more
i^ned primarily to help the big cit- have usurped power and made them-
.e? where’the heavy votes are found selves boards of managers for the
. i' arge.y a politica. proposal. Gov- counties. They ignore the constitu-
ernment already is up to its neck in tional distinction between the legis-
ne real estate business. The Veter-I lative and administrative function?
un' Administration will own multi- of government.
pi.e l thousands of hvuses. defaulted This last-minute action by the
by f .vners under the G I law during general assembly is not right, it is,
^adjustment period that .:es inequitable and certainly has the
the enormous losses will appearance of being unconstitution- 1
.he puo.ic debt to be al. It would give county delegations
Thornwell
.... 2
0
Academy St. ....
2
0
Lydia
1
1
Florida St.
s .... 0
1
Joanna . ..
.... 0
3
Juniors
McElhannon *.
. .... 1
1 |
Joanna
.... 1
1
Braswell
1
1 (
Oxner
1
l
Few
.... 1
1
.head. Ar
Tr
i by taxpayers And in face of
- unhealthy situation. President
..nan and others are clamoring tor
:h« r >ig housing pr >je t to
.ns f dollars. I*, doesn't make
The Teachers Exams
R
nc nor
tr >m the department of
< du .:. Columbia state that sev-.
vr..l i.unbiei Negr » teachers are ih-
■‘"l-.yd :n ertification examination
reat.ng Mst February. “When the
n.at’e: was brought to public at ter.-
ti .n dur.ng the legislative session it
was alleged that white teachers as
well a- colored, were guilty. Now we
are told that so far no whites have
been definitely implicated
n.imited poower as to the spend-
:g -.nee it can be used as they see
t for "other public purposes” as
.ell as for hospitals and health
ork. Funds for the operation of
ospitals should be provided by the
•ime- n which they are main-
ained and not by a raid from the
j o treasury. It is a pour piece of
cgisla*.. n that cannot be defended
nd deserves to be reviewed and
i against by the courts.
The Barkley Dinner
A group of politicians is arranging
a dinner :n Columbia July 1 for Vice-
President Barkley who is being
« brought to this state under the aus-
Where They Pl*y
June 23 — McElhannon at Oxner
(J).
June 24—Fla. St. at Lydia (M).
June 27—Few at Oxner (J).
June 28—Lydia at Thornwell (M).|
June 29—Few at Thornwewll (J).
County Gets Heavy
Gas Tax for Month
Special to The Chronicle.
Columbia, June 22—State Treas
urer Jeff Bates announced this week
that Laurens county will receive
Se.292 this month as the county’s
share of the gasoline tax distribution
"Hotted monthly to the counties of
the state gasoline tax during May,
the state. The June distribution,
which is based on the intake from
totals $328,680.
One cent of the six cent tax on
gasoline is distributed to the coun
ties on the basis of the motor vehic
le license sales made in the counties.
The remaining five cents is retained
by the State Highway Department. i
The Negro teachers involved are pices of tnat minority group which
suspe te i of using home-made an- supported the Truman-Barkley tick-
swer keys, [to pass certification tests et in last fall’s election. The plates
several months ago in efforts to im- have been offered for sale at $15-
prove their salary ratings. The an- apiece, in the hope of rounding up
swer keys, it is alleged, were sold a big attendance lor the Kentucky
for 'forty dollars since somebody ap- office-holder who comes in the ca-
parently had gotten copies of/the pacity of a politician rather than
tests, figured out the answers to be vice-president.
sold to interested teachers. How Gov. J. .Strom Thurmond, States’
were the examinations secured is Rights Democratic presidential;
still the $64 unanswered question. candidate last year, has announced
Too much emphasis is being plac- that he will not attend the dinner,
ed upon "ratings” and "retirement" He gave several sound reasons in his.
by teachers and the state department refusal to attend the “show.” Bark-
of education. ley, he said, “is coming to speak to
In connection with the reported those who pay $15 a plate to attend
cheating, this question properly aris- a political dinner, which money no
es—"Why is it necessary for the de- douubt will go to Washington to pro-
partment of education to depend up- mote the Trum«m-Barkley civil
on a New York agency to grade pa- rights program.” *
pers for this State and tell the de- Thurmond’s position is consistent,
partment whether our teachers know and proper. He would have been
enough to teach? Such stupidness as laughed at and guilty of attempting
this and many qther unnecessary re- to ride two horses at the same time
quirements made of teachers today is had he accepted the invitation since
the reason thousands of young wo- he has openly opposed the policies
men are not interested in the teach- Barkley is espousing. We commend
ing profession. Talking recently foihim far his courage,
five young graduates of an excellent We are told that the dinner-meet-
college, with excellent records, we mg is an effort to reunite the politi-
asked if they all intended teaching cal factions in this state.TT will be
One said yes, the four said no. Many a failure in this respect. The truth
educators tell us .the trouble is in- is, the meeting is a money-raising
adequate salaries. That may have effort, and its promoters are far more
something ot do with the reported ( interested in helping arouse strength
scarcity in the elementary, schools,' and support for the Adminisiration
TAKING A TRIP?
Dojrou know that for.only 25^
a day, you can liayc up to $5,000
protection against accidents?
See us ^bout an AEtna Accident
Ticket before you leave.
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
' CLINTON. S. C.
Jacobs Building—Tele. 80
Say "I Saw It In The Chronicle" — Thank You!
Bang! Here ’tis Folks...
Come to Chaney’s
1-2 PRICE SALE!
ALL MERCHANDISE MUST BE SOLD —NO. WE ARE NOT GOING OITT OF BUS
INESS — JUST NEED THE “DOUGH”
Sale Starts Thursday, June 23rd.—9 A. M.
Dresses — crepes, cottons, bem-
bergs, wonderful values. Must sell.
At Vi-Price
One lot Negligee Sets, chiffon and
crepes, slightly soiled, wonderful
value Vi-Price
One lot Coats and Suits, all new
styles, no short ones. They must go
at Vi-Price
One lot of Batiste Gowns and
Pajamas. These must sell for
only $2.95
“ _ M
Beautiful Cotton Batiste
Blouses, in all sizes. White,
pink, blue, now $2.00 /
All Children's Dresses—now -L
is the time to buy a real
child's dress, well made — at
Laurens only Vi-Price
All Cosmetics Vi-Price
Two good lines
All Hats Vi-Price
One lot Skirts, cottons, gabardines,
taffetas Vi-Price
Special This Sale — Regular $5.00
crepe and satin Slips—Seamprufe
and Mary Barron, all sizes. Special,
only $3.00
Register for Free Dress to be given
away Friday, July 1 — Clinton and
Laurens stores.
All Sales Final — No Approvals —
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No Charges — No Exchanges
IN SHOE DEPT. OF MILTON'S
One lot Casuals, pair $2.00
One lot Strap Sandals, reg. $4.95,
now $3.50
All white and brown and white
Shoes reduced 25%
These include such famous brands as
Red Cross, Penaljo, Life Stride and
Foot Rest.
All Sales Final — No Approvals
MILTON'S
tn Laurens Only
FREE — FREE
First 50 ladies in store Thursday
morning will be given a gift.
Chaney’s Dress Shoppe
CLINTON, S. C.
Mrs. .Ethel Chaney, Prop.
LAURENS, S. C.