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Pape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 11,1950 Hhr (Elintmt (Ei^nmirlr EsUbUmhed 1»M WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher HARRY C. LAYTON. Assistant 1 1 ' ' '■ B 11 Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $2.00 - Six Months $1.25 En’ered as Second.Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C., under Act of Congress March 3, 1879. Tiie Chronicle seeks tae cooperation of Its subscribers and readers— the publisher will at all timeo appreciate wise suggestions and kindly advice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will no: be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions o* its correspondents. „ *—- — MEMBER* ^ SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION National Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1950 ago the celebration was discontinued when it began to be commercialized. tinction might be made between HOUSEHOLD HELPS th T.K W , h0Se u m0thers u are Sti11 alive Torn cotton shaces can be repair- and tho-te whose mothers are dead, ed if you dip a piece of the same ! White flowers are worn by the moth- material as the shade into hot starch jerless. and red flowers by the oth- and place neatly on top of the tear l er *'. . ...... , Press with a hot iron. ' j I is a beautiful and appropriate A small of vinegar added , custom to set aside a special day on t 0 water used for cleaning windows which to do honor to the mothers gives a br illiant polish. I of the land. To their love, unselfish- Mirrors will be bright and shining ; ness, Patience courage sacrifices if they are cleaned with a thi ‘ and understanding, whether they are paste made of powdered bluin g or U L° T ^ •f, n ~ We J We u? U< ; h whitin « mixed alcohol. Smear Tv m J 56 able - t0 the thin paste on mirror with a pay. For no other love is so genuine ——- ■— ' as that of a mother. The tragedy is ATHLETES FOOT GERM that so many so often forget or neg- HOW TO KILL IT. ect her. j IN ONE HOUR. And so on “her” day—to the ^ NOT PLEASED, your 40c back mothers long gone whose memory we from any druggist. T-4-L is specially revere, let us bow our heads in rev- n?ade for HIGH CONCENTRATION. erence and gratitude for what they Undiluted alcohol base gives great meant to us and the inspiration they PENETRATING power. Kills IM- have left us. And to those who live, BEDDED germs on contract. NOW every son and daughter should be at McGEE’S DRUG STORE. able to say from the bottom of his or her heart, God bless you mothers, 1 every one. > NOTICE TO PARENTS AND . PATRONS OF BELL STREET HIGH SCHOOL i, You are asked to attend a meeting of parents and patrons of Bell Street ; high school at Friendship church Monday night, May 15, at 8 o’clock.' sponge. Before the alcohol evapor- clear nr. 41 polish before dropping ates. rub off and polish with a soft| pr j n t a nd glass into the frame. cl< ^ th '. , , , ' Apply a paste wax to floors be- Stained porcelain wil glisten il fore lishing them to fm you swish it with a solution of three cracks jn the flooring- Then ^ tablespoons of household, bleach to with a Uquid or K n nVOhahiag one quart of warm water. ! . Keep dust from getting inside frames by pressing glass and print together. Seal the two edges with Dr. Frtd E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. OfTI« »• Hours 9:00 to 5:30 Phone 658 Goodyear Tires and Tubes BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES McMillan Service Station Sinclair Products Phone No. 2 The day for the red-letter event was i,, . . . . j _ I .u:- ! The purpose of the meeting is to de- a The Big Fight Is On The Trum?!! administration is de termined to enact the FEPC law k nown throughout this whole section which certain minority groups are as Saturday before the second Sun- termine whether °r n °t y°u w »ll ap* demanding. The fight for its passage day in j^ ay (prove and support a proposed hot is now on. It is a vicious bil and j After * a ^ of many years Anni Jschool lunch program for the school; would only create trouble and an H versary > is being revived this year’ year 1950 * 51 - You are urged to at-- mosi.j. through the efforts of a soeeial com- ^®ud this meeting. It is vitally impor-, And yet there are ’-hose who say Tmitte f h from the mother c |*| ch S un- tant that you ^ do - hope to have tnat for the hand-outs and pap ! day sehooi. Sunday, May 14 , has been ^ ur superintendent, Mr. W R. \n- vhould stay in ine national so-called e . f ^ celrfiration with an ao derson, on hand to explain the terms Democratic party. ' ; propriate program including an ad-j™ 161 - whi ^ h ™ can have the lunch ♦ dress by Dr. Thornwell Jacobs. For the betterment of our Atlanta, youngest son of the church’s children it is necessary for us to first pastor who served the congre- arran « e V*® th , is fonvard step. C. A. Wadsworth, Chairman. J. D. Henry. Charley Young, Secretary. Main Issue for Voters In the election this summer there are many important issues that *» a [° n ,^ or forty-seven years, a ud. should be discussed and questions! ^h picnic dinner on the grounds, asked. One of the main issues should ^ any f or ™ er members of the church | be a reduction in taxes We should now residing elsewhere will attend know how candidates stand on this the , exercises and be most cordially ‘ issue, county, state and federal. j welcomed back home. Special rec- It’s long past time for taxpayers °» n ‘ tlon he given to life-long to wake up to what is going on and rnem b er s over seventy years of age. the danger of the road to bankrupt Much beautiful sentiment is con-; t.y we are traveling !nected with the old Anniversary cel- ebrations. The exercises Sunday wili bring back many fond memories of! Be Sure You Are Counted friends and loved ones gone on from It is announced that the census *his community to their rewards, and) v.ll be completed in the very nearT” 161 ". 5 he happy reunions ai 'd j future. Have you been counted? Ate reminiscences for those who are still | you sure .’ Unless you are absouteiy w ^h us going back to their girlhood | ^ire you and your family have been an d boyhood days. It is good as we listed* notify Mrs R P Wilder of this ,ive in busy, hustling age not to! t ity or the census office in Spartan- forgo! those in the long past who ( burg for the fourth district. This is rna do many of our present opportu- very important. . nities and privileges possible. There is speculation on the part It’s Anniversary time again afeerj of many towns and cities as to what • a long lapse. To many older Presby- j tneir population will show'. Much in,- terians. as well as others, it will bring' tereif has been shown here as evi- back many sweet and sacred mem-; denced by the hundreds of guesses ories of the past. that have been submitted to Tne i — ^ Chronicle. We have made our guess TLa DIm^m and put it aside to be opened when * ' * QC C V-OrTOn the Official figure i£ released. I This is national "Cotton Week to The emunerators have done a emphasize the. importance of cotton, commendable jab we are sure, but Principle product of Dixie, it is impossibe for them to reach ev-; Nothing takes the place of cotton, cry one And as we have arleady said, The versatile material is used in il you know you and your family i hundreds upon hundreds of items have not been counted communicate ■ we dome in contact with daily from iit once with one of the workers. (^ our automobile to your garden hose. We want an accurate census and Most widely known is its use in cloth- s substantial increase over the cen- lor ^he entire family. 5U s ten years ago. ! We under-estimate the importance The important question at this late 0 * cotton. It is the livelihood and hour is. "Have you been counted”? ’ wa ^ hfe for one out of ten Am-; ^ ericans. Every member, of the fam- ! iy uses it in some form. There is no question today about its position as it is the responsibility of every America’s most widely used fibre in voter to qualify in- accordance with spite of stiff competition by other the requirements of the new state fabrics. election law. Tne county registration Here in the South especially, and board is now in session daily to reg- in Laurens county where we have istj^ j voters. Also additional mem- several splendid textile plants using bers have been designated to serve thousands of bales of cotton annual- all parts of the county. Check on ty—we should become more cotton the dates in today’s paper for those j conscious, we should wear more cot in this section. This is extremely' ton, use cotton and talk cotton and important. _ i its importance from the farmer who This year fori the first time the produces it to the finished product law guarantees a secret ballot to ev- from the mills. ery qualified voter. That is as it The future of the white staple de- shouid be. But you must have a cer- pends on everyone, the farmer, the tificaie from the county registration mill, the wholesaler, the retailer and board to be abe to vote. And then you the consumer. National tribute to need to study the candidates who cotton is timely. are offering for county offices, the, , United States Senate, governor and aa *1. • T\ other state offices. AriOfnCr S UQy Get qualified now for the coming' The calendar sets next Sunday as primary and general election. And Mother*? Day and the observance discharge your duty as a citizen by' will be entered into by millions oft voting. sons, daughters and relatives in var- ; ious ways. AnnivPrcnrv RpvivpH ! ^ ceI< * ratl °n is founded on an- MnniVerSQiy nevivea .cient traditions dating far back, but' Eighty-six years ago a young Pres- the first observance was in Phila-1 byterian minister fresh out of the delphia in 1908. It began under the Bell St. School Committee. MORE TRAVEL You have noticed how traffic has increased on the highways, and you know that this increases the likelihood of having an accident. You never know when you may have the misfortune of injuring someone with your car. Make sure now that you have Automobile Liability Insurance. S. W. SUMEREL /Etna-izer Jacobs Bldg. Tele. 80 *tm ctssanl ■Attittal Qualify To Vote seminary, came to Clinton to assume the pastorate of a group of small, poor churches. His name was the Rev. William Plumer Jacobs. The mission work he headed be- inspiration of a daughter, Miss Anna i Jarvis of that city who thought that at least once a year sons and daugh- ! ters should pay special tribute to their mothers. The idea was a pop- gan to slowly grow in this small, un-«ular one and appealed to many. The attractive cross-roads community, 1 first mothers service spread from l and his influence from that day un-1 her church to others with the second til this has been felt in many ways. .Sunday in May being agreed upon as Presbyterian college (then Clinton! a suitable date. Congress Rsef, in | college), Thornwell orphanage and 1914, designated a day as Mother’s 1 the historic First Presbyterian church' Day and requested the President to' stand as enduring monuments to their' issue a proclamation. President I STERLING Mother will appreciate receiving . . . and enjoy using one or more of the serving piece* *hown here in Gorham ‘‘Camellia’’* and available in mo*t Gorham* Sterling patterns! Choose her gilt Crumy founder and his faith. Woodrow Wilson, (Oh! that we had! Soon after Mr. Jacobs came here!a man of his calibre in that office to dedicate his life to the work of,today) issued a proclamation which the Kingdom, he and his small hand; has since then been the custom and of church officers started Anniver- one that has grown in popularity sary programs in the Sunday school. | the world over. The programs were entered into by, It is a day that has shown it has' the entire community, the town chil- heart and living interest for all dren, orphanage family and the adult j classes, races, creeds, native and for- population. The special exercises eign-born, high and low, rich and each year grew in interest and at- poor, scoffer and churchman, man, traded large crowds from this area,' woman and child. The marvelous excursion trains being operated at growth of the celebration to a na- times to help bring the people here, tional and international day can be There were no roads or automobiles. “Anniversary Day” became the big event of the entire year as many older residents here and elsewhere can testify, and of which several have written in The Chronicle in re cent weeks. About forty-five years attributed to the heart and living interest it possesses for almost every home and every persons of a mother- loving heart in this and other coun tries. The custom of wearing a white carnation was modified so that dis- C0U Fmk tlt-HV ISAM MASKS. J. C. THOMAS JEWELER “IV* Time That Count*” SINSATI0NAL WAS A Sill- MW SMmtm just m- ClIVCD ..... 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