The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 11, 1950, Image 4
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, May 11,1950
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WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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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-
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