Smyrna times., 1932-10-05
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CLAYTON
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seems to have played on the minds
of some of the people of our ma
tion. But try and you can figure
il out for your self. In the year
of about 1919, the following state
ment was made by David S.Clark,
of Kenton, now deceased, in con-
versation with his nephew Wilbur
z. Clark, who now resides at Clay
ton. He asked his nephew his age
then he made these predictions:
HIf you live your time you are go
ing to experience worlds panic.
may not live to see it but you
will. I can see it coming now.
You mark what 1 tell you. 1 can
tell YOU one of the things that will
bring it on. Just to think how
easv it is to buy in these times.
No trouble at all to get credit and
some will borrow with no intent of
ever paying. simply because credit
is easy to get. Take the automo-
bile. You can pay a few hundred
dollars down and by giving a note
or bond for the balance and get a
car that cost $1,000 or more. Now
the interest and the payments must
be met in order to do this in a
great many cases, the home, or
farm is mortgaged. Once in pos
session of the car they are going
to ride and take in other amuse-
ments as well. What the majority
of the people want today is pleas
ure above everything else and they
are going to have it no matter
what it costs. We are living in an
age when people are lovers Of
pleasure and entertainment more
than they are lovers of God, and
there has. got to be change to
take place. The country now is
prosperous, prices of most every
thing are high. have seen prices
of what we had to sell both go up
and down and slump is bound to
follow times like these. When this
panic comes it will not only effect
those who haven't got very much
but will effect those who have.
The banks will feel it, and every
one who extends credit, he added.
The habit Of extravagent buying is
most unfortunate to those who
lack the knowledge Of knowing
how they are going to meet their
obligations, and when man places
himself in poverty by extravagent
spending then he is very apt to be-
come familiar with the sense Of
knowledge of knowing how to
spend, but often times it may be
too late."-W. z. G.
At the first regular meeting of
the Clayton Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held last week demonstra-
tion of school work was given by
each grade. There was large and
appreciative audience present, esti-
mated at about three hundred peo-
pie. The president, Mrs. Keys
presided. a report Of the health
work done during the summer was
given. This is being continued and
cases of teeth and tonsils are be-
ing cared for. The big work of
the PIT. "A. for this year is to be
the welfare of the children. The
following officers were elected for
the school year: President, Mrs.
Walter Keys; vice-presidents, Oliv-
er Pryor, Clayton; Mrs. g. r. Pry-
or, Greensboro district; Mr.. Ever
hart, Oak Hill District; Mrs. Ber-
mar Davis, Blackiston Cross Roads;
secretary, Mrs. Howard Pinder;
treasurer, Mrs. Charles LeCompte;
program chairman, Mrs. w. w.
Hickman; publicity chairman, Mrs.
Martha Clark; membership COM
mittee, in town, Mrs. d. Harring-
ton; membership committee, rural,
Mrs. 1. Mills.
Clayton School News: The first
p. t. A. Meeting of the year was
held on Thursday evening, Septem-
ber 20. A large per cent of the
parents were present. The chief
work of the Association for this
year will be 1.-The Welfare of the
Child. Our Soccer team defeated
the Millington High School at
Clayton on Friday, September 80,
with a score of 2 to 1. At Hartly
on Monday, October 8, the score
was s to 0 in favor of Clayton
Our Dodge Ball team will play
against Hartly at Clayton on Wed
nesday, October Son September
26 Mr.. Moore, teacher of grade 5,
was given delightful surprise by
her pupils, the occasion being her
birthday.-Interest in instrumental
music is growing. The number en-
rolled in this course are: Class
piano, IA; Trumpet and Cornet, 10;
Violin, 4; Saxaphone, 2; Trombone
1, and Aeto Horn, 1.
The Clayton Century Club, Mrs
William T. Hollett, president has
announced the following calendar
for October, November and Decem.
Der: October 9Th, 7.30 p. m, re-