The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 04, 1919, Image 8
■■■
- «->• -
- - -
\
irig Tells
Peris Good-Bye
—*
iciican Commander Highly Honored
French Capitad on Ere of Depart
ure, Warm Tribute Paid by High
Prenchnun. \
*aria, Aug. 31.—This * morning’s
liria newspapers devote much space
>rdl&l and appreciative articles
Jng farewell to General Pershing,
yesterday received representa-
of the French press and bade
formal good-bye. In addressing
newspapermen the General ex
ited his affection for, and admira-
of France and said he felt sure
the struggle France and America
waged together would serve to
igthen relations.
inng the reception General Persh-
ras asked what had been to him
ioft. poignant moment of the war.
an instant’s reflection, he re-
was when the armistice was
It was then we knew the vic-
ras ours and that our dead had
led in vain.”
pn asked about his plans for the
General Pershing responded:
haven't any. At qll events don’t
tie any to me.” . ,
Cm tribute was paid to General
;rsbing today by Andre Tardieu,
of the general commission for
So-American war matters,
renchraen will always remember
this commander who, with Foch, Pe-
taln and Haig, brought about the de
feat of Germany and liberated our
soil,” 'Captain Tardieu said. *T, •who,
oh so many occasions for two years
collaborated with him, will never for-
«et the high qualities of integrity,
firmness, intelligence and good heart
edness that he displayed. It is a great
friend of ours who leaves us. He will
remain constantly in the thoughts of
all of us, and personally I shall al
ways retain for him a deep affection.”
Wheat Director
Issues Warning
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
; A meeting of the Stockholders of
the Peoples Bonded Warehouse, of
Clinton, S. C., will be held Septem
ber 9, 1919 at 5 o’clock p. m., in the
Directors room of First National
Bank, Clinton, S. C., to decide upon
an increase of the Capital Stock, and
to transact such business as may come
before the meeting*
Yours verv truly, .
PEOPLES BONDED WAREHOUSE,
B. H. BOYD,
4t President.
C Abbeville—-Greenwood
Mutual Association
* Protects against Fire, Wind and
Lightning. Loans paid promptly.
.Only one assessment annually. Oct.
21st, which for 27 years has been
from $5.00 to $7.00 per $1000.
Compare these rates with what you
Are paying for protection against fire
only, and if interested call on
J. D. AUSTIN, Clinton.
G. W. BAILEY, Clinton.
Jas. II. ADAIR, Renno.
Wheat and Floor Dealers Most Get
License or be Prosecuted, Says
Bernes. Farmers, Retailers, Small
Bakers Exempt
Washington, Aug. 31.—Another move
in the government’s campaign to com
bat the high cost of living was made
today by Whep.t Director Julius H.
Barnes, in warning all dealers in
wheat, wheat flour and other products
delinquent 'n taking out federal 11-
censes ?o obtain them at once, under
pain of prosecution by the depart
ment of Justice.
The license requirements under an
act of congress of last March and a
presidential proclamation of last
June, will be rigidly enforced, Direc
tor Barnes notified the dealers. The
only exceptions to the regulations of
the wheat directorate are bakers con
suming less than fifty barrels of wheat
flour monthly, retailers, farmers, and
farmers co-operative associations.
License control under the wheat di
rector is made necessary, Director
Barnes said in a statement today, as
one of the. stepa. in carrying out the
price guarantee for the 1919 wheat
crop, and to protect the government
agaihst undue enharncemeift' of” Tts
liabilities thereunder.
Another effect, he said, of the licen
sing of wh^at and its products, would
be to prevent hoarding and profiteer
ing in these commodites, and permit
regulation of profits.
“Not only is it a criminal offense
to engage in business requiring a li
cense without such license,” Director
Barnes’ statement said, ‘'but also one
of the important conditions 'upon
which licensees hold their licenses is
that they will not engage In business
with anyone required to obtain a
license who has not obtained such &
license.”
Tax Assessments
Largely Increased
State Tax Commission Raises Assess
ments Several Hvndred Per Cent in
Many Cases. Assessments Based on
Statements Fnrnlslied by Merchants
Early in Year.
Laurens, S. C., Sept. 3, (Special)-
A bomb-shell was thrown, in the
camp of wholesale and retail merchan
dise dealers of the county Saturday
when cards were received from the
county auditor hui signed by the state
tax commission announcing the raise
in assessments of nearly every mer
chandising establishment in the coun
ty. Assessments were raised all the
way from a small amount to over 600
per cent,dn a number of Instances the
total increase being over $20,000. The
increases were placed upon merchan
dise stocks and not upon buildings or
other real estate, they being allowed
to remain as already entered upon
the books of the auditor.
This action of the commission was
forecasted some time ago when mer
chants were called upon by the tax
’ommisslon to frunish an itemized in
ventory of stock and accounts, much
difficulty being experienced in getting
the returns from some sections of the
state-.— OhJootiona : JKer& naiad thfiS.Jh
some quarters on the ground that oth
er property was not to be similarly
considered, but no definite opposition
resulted.
As an indication of the raises made
in assessments, the following figures
were selected at random from the tax
books In the auditor’s office, the
names of the firms, of course, being
Critic Coins New Word.
Tired of the hackneyed phrase, a
“gripping” story, originated by some
weary critic and eagerly snatched np
by book advertisers. It h&s remained
for a Boston dramatic critic to dis
cover a new term. He bas found a
play that Is “riveting” In its Intensity
of Interest
King’s Fall Millinery
opening will be Tuesday
September 16th.
A FARMEPv carrying an
express package from
a big nuuUanderhcuse was
accosted by a local dealer.
“Wfe ***( Itm buy 0*t Ul
9/ food* from mt? I coaid ham
mmd yam I ha txpnaa, and haaidu
ym vaaald ham hten pattamliint a
Amm atora. which haipa pay lha
lama and hadda up Ihla locality."
Tho format loaded at the mar-
chord a tnaanud and than aatd:
"Why don’t yoa patnnixe year
home paper and adcarUac? I nod It
and didn’t know Ourtyom had lha atrff
l ham hero *'
MORAL—ADVERTISE
:-£v-
ijJ
What Do
, P. S. JEANS
Do?
' ■ -JS- •'
ATTENTION PARENTS
Is your boy or gifl going to any South Carolina
College or Prep School this Fall, as a pay student?
a
If so wi^te us, we can save you money. Give
the name of the school.
Carolina Farmer & Stockman
8 Exchange Bank Building
CHARLESTON, 8. C. u
ftvV •
:>:*k
if
left blank:
Assessments
Old
New
Firm No.
1 ..
.. ..$ 1,550
$ 4,765
Firm No.
2 ..
.. .. 4,600
28,000
Firm No.
3 ..
.... 7,000
26,000
Firm No.
4 ..
.. .. 11,000
17,000
Firm No.
5 ..
.. .. 4,000
15,000
Finn No.
6 ..
.. .. 2,000
15,000
Firm No.
7 ..
.. .. 3,400
13,000
Finn No.
8 ..
.. .. 2,000
10,000
Firm No.
9 ..
.. .. 7,000
27,000
Firm No.
10 ..
.... 2,000
11,715
WANTED LUMBER—At all times.
Gum, Poplar, Ash, Oak, Maple, Jun
iper and Pine lumber. Never sell
your lumber without consulting us:
theres a reason. We pay 90 |)er cent
cash on receipt of shipping papers.
EAST CAROLINA LUMBER CO.
NEW-HERN^r^V
State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
In Court of Probat*
Stanley L. Pitts as Administrator of
the estate of E. Lee Pitts, deceased,
Plaintiff vs. Mrs. Nannie A. Pitts et al
Defendant.
PURSUANT to a Decree of (). G.
Thompson Probate, Judge, for I^uirens,
8. C., in the aljove stated ease. I will
sell at public outcry to the highest bid
der. at Clinton 8. C., on Sept. 22nd 1919
next, being Monday the 22nd day of
the month, during the legal hours for
such sales, the following described
property, to wit:
“All that piece, lot and parcel of
land, situate, lying and being in the in
corporate limits of the Town of Clinton,
in I^uirens County, South Carolina,
containing three (3) acres, more or less
and bounded on the North by Ferguson
Street and lot belonging to Dr. T. W.
L. Bailev: on the East by North Owens
Street and lots belonging to Dr. T." W.
Bailey ahd Jack Shealy, on the South
Florida Street and on the West by lot
belonging to Mrs. Nannie PtTtnny. ” ‘
Tkrms Ok Salk: Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers. If the terms of sale are
not complied with, the land to be re-sold
on same or some subsequent Monday
on same terms, at risk of former pur
chaser.
Dated, this August 20th, 1919.
’ O. O. THOMPSON
J. P. Laurens, O.
I
Beginning promptly
at 9:00 a. m. Saturday,
—September 13th,—
we are going to sell the items be
low in pure alumnium, each
piece guaranteed for 20 years fof
$1.49
* _
Limit 1 piece to each customer.
None reserved—None charged
and no phone orders taken.
. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
THfrBEEflM
J
Horned Real Bafgains ^^ ' ^^ arViiir; fflfaituMi 'O.
QUALITY BRAN
WHILE THEY LAST
NOTICE.
The alH)ve property belonging to E.
Lee Pitts Estate has been divided up
into 8 lots. There are (3) lots facing
Florida Street and (5) Iota facing Fer
guson St. - These are ideal lots to build
homes all in 1-4 miles from Clinton, so
come to the sale Sept. 22 at 10 A. M.
and buy a lot at auction.
Lot No, 1 facing Fla, St., 94 ft. front
by 140 back, 207 deep. y
Lot No, 2 facing Fla. St., .94 ft. front
by 140 liack,217 deep.
Lot No. 3 facing Fergerson St., 62 ft.
front by 62 back, 207 deep good 4 room
house on same with barn^nd garden.
Lot No. 4 facing Ferguson St., 62 ft.
front by 62 back, by 210 deep.
Lot No.5 facing Ferguson St., 62 ft.
front by 62 back by 210 deep.
Lot No. 6 facing Fer. St., 62 ft. front
by 62 back by 212 deep 3 room cabin on
Ettme.
Lot No. 7 67 ft. front, 36 tiaek by 213
deep. %
Lot No. 8 facing Fla. St., 101 ft. front
by 101 back by 143 deep.
S. L. PITTS, Adm.
No! “Auto” Track is Not
Narrow Track
In talking with one of our customers about
the Studebaker “ auto ” track wagons, we
uncovered a surprising notion of bis:
That notion—in his mind a firm belief—was that “auto”
track wagons are the northern narrow track wagons.
He was far from the actual facts, because ‘lauto” track
is neither narrow nor wide track. “Auto” track is a
standardized width, developed to fit the tracks or ruts
made by automobiles — every one of which makes a
track 56 inches wide.
When standardization was first considered by the
wagon manufacturers of both the south and the north,
it was recognized that the constantly increasing num
ber of automobiles were making, and would continue to
make, the tracks on practically every road in the country.
These manufacturers foresaw the necessity of building
wagons to fit this track. They saw the advantage to
wagon users of being able to follow such roads without
bumpirtg, but running easily and smoothly in the
established tracks, affording longer wagon service and.
doing away with the strain imposed on horses pulling
a wagon that would not fit the roads.
Come in and examine our Studebaker “auto” track
wagons. Have us show you by actual measurement
—in case you, too, have had the wrong idea—that
*‘auto” track is not narrow track.
J. L Copeland & Bro.
Hardware Dealers
Clinton, South Carolina