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Vm THE CHRONICLE « Strive* To Be a Clean Newa- paper. Complete, Newaj and Reliable. (Eltnton fflhrontrlf If Yon Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yoa Don’t Get The News. VOLUME XXIV v /• CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1924 NUMBER 40 VARSITY ELEVEN IS LOOKING FINE % New Men Being Ground in Fast Team Recruited By Strong Freshman Aggregation. P. C. Opens Grid Season With Davidson With only six letter men of last year's football squad back on the campus, a gigantic task is facing Wal ter Johnson. Eight men either grad uated or left the College* leaving gaps whi<$i will be hard, indeed, to fill. With the return of two old stars, however, the situation does not ap pear so desperate. Eugene Wilson, who has been forced to leave the game for three seasons after a bril liant Freshman career, is now back on the field. He is joined by Cope land, the Freshman quarterback of 1922, and the two men will be a god send to the coaches when the final selections are made. P. C. will this season have the best pair of tackles since the historic year of 1920. Bomar, captain of the 1924 team, has played great football for three years, and is all-state material in this, his last try. He ranks as one of the great P. C. linemen ' of all time. On the other side of the line is Lee Griffith, the ‘Vild bull” of Arkansas high school circles a short while back. Griffith and Bomar were team-mates on the Prescott high school eleven some time ago, and this year they are back on the same old line-up again. - Hunter is again a varsity candi date after an injury in the latter part of last season, and looks good in the backfield. Hunter showed his speed and agility on the basketball court last season,, and he will endea vor to show that same stuff on the gridiron. Of Warner, passer, broken-fie^ runner, line bucker, and kicker ex traordinary, little need be said. He was a shining light in 1923, and in every way is showing up better now. His long spirals and accurate drop- kicks will be a great source of de fensive and offensive strength, while his interference will burn a path for his backfield mates to follow. Kirven, a half-back on last year’s Freshman team, is playing a whale of a game at center, and is in a fair way to fill the gap left by the de parture of Graham Miller, former all- state captain. McLaurin made his varsity letter last year at center, and will probably be stationed at guard on the new machine. Robinson, the versatile line land back-field player, will be used most ly in the offensive cogs in 1924. He runs low, and can plow the line ef fectively. He was the leader of the 1922 Freshmen eleven which created a 'Sensation in Carolina football cir cles. Other players that look like possi bilities are:. Moore, end; R. Walker, end; E. Walker, half-back; H. C. Mc Laurin, guard; Gregg, guard and end; Bailey, end; Berry, tackle, and Fer guson, center. Coach Johnson is giving the squad an extensive practice menu to pre pare them for the great battle with Davidson on September 27 in Ashe ville. Here the Garnet and Blue warriors expect ed fire the shot heard round the world, and avenge that 3 to 0 defeat a year ago. P. C. will miss those veterans of last season, but she will be inspired by the memory of a man who fought his' last game against Davidson, and she will make every effort to bring defeat to the proud Tarheels. Splendid Opening For Ten Cents Store In spite of the inclement weather, a big crowd was present Saturday morning for the formal opening of Sparks Ten Cents Store, ard when the doors were throw.i open for the first time, several hundred people were present to see and to buy. For the opening Mr. Sparks had provided a large force of salesladies and throughout the entire day they were kept busy. The Sparks Store, a member of a chain of such enterprises, presents the appearance of a real city five and ten cent store. The counters are con* veniently deranged enabling all buy ers to wait upon themselves and the prices prevailing are the same as those offered in the larger cities by similar stores. The new store prom ises to be a very popular place With the buying public of this suction/ WHAT DO P. S. JEANS DO? Wildcats Preparing to Make Every Attempt to Break Present Tie. PROSPECTS FINE FOR FRP TEAM Thirty-Five Experienced Men Report To Coach McMillian. Scrim maging Started. The success of this year’s Fresh man team was already assured when Lonnie McMillian, perhaps at a sacri fice to himself, returned to P. C., re gardless of more lucratice opportuni ties with the Clemson Tigers. Coach McMillian refused to sever his rela tions with Coach Walter Johnson and his Alma Mater. In so doing, he not only brought to P. C. his own valua ble services but also that of numer ous men trained in the secondary schools of Clinton by himself. P. C. thus has assured as members of her Freshman teanv,Charlie Wil son, “Slig” Dugan, Stamps, and Stevy ens, of the famed Thornwell Cyclone* eleven. Thus also have been gather ed iuto the Freshman fold, Timmons, Montjoy, Witherspoon, and Blalock, of the Clinton high. Numerous other men are present upon the squad from all parts of the South, all of whom are showing much promise. These men, for the consideration of the stu dent body, are as follows: Knight, Wertz, Williams, Elkins, Bartell, Goldsn^th, Stoddard, Bovant, King, Williamson, Milling, Matheson, Sad ler, Prince, Blue, McKensie, Spratt, Woodl£, Blake, Brunson, Kennedy 7 , Bankhead, and Thompson. Although Elkins and Woodley and those from town reported early the remainder of this contingent have not been work ing under Coach long enough for him to make any revelations yet. How ever, he would assure everyone that practically .every man must hustle to get ahead of the two or three or four others eagerly coveting an opportun ity to appear upon the line-up. The P. C. aggregate meets her first formidable rival in the personel of the Davidson eleven upon Saturday, the twenty-seventh, at Asheville. For a long time, in fact, since the debut of football as a major sport in the South, the North Carolina Pres byterians have been the Blue Stock ings’ .most keen opponents. Since the first game the latter played against the former in 1919, this rival ry has been both intense and well- watched * This, equilibrum between the two teams is well exemplified in this first game, which ended in a tie, neither side scoring. The Southerners took the second game, 7-0. Our present junior coach, * McMillian, caught a Davidson pass and ran 30 yards for the single touchdown, defeating Davidson. In 1922, for three quar ters the Blue Stockings held the un tamable Wildcats, even when pushed right against the goals. However, a fumble on Davidson’s five-yard line yielded them the- ball and she finally carried it across upon the fourth attempt. In 1923, the Wild cats decided to break the tie and im mediately drop P. C. from her list as she could ill afford to be so con stantly held in check or quelled by one so much her junior in point of sion, the Tarheels received a rude shock. They made their touchdown, but in the second half, Johnson’s men returned, scored a touchdown, forced the Wildcats up against the P. C. goals and earned a touchback, win ning the game 8-7. Last year, David son’s full managed to get away with a place-kick, earning this game 3-0. ■ Thus, again the teams are tied. Davidson has a chance to break it. With a new, and to outsiders, rather uncertain prospects in the backfield ’and on the ends of the line, P. C. is to others an enigma. This year< how ever, the locals will have numerous men in reserve. The backfield is now neither inexperienced nor untried. Besides, Walter Johnson has that faculty of ever dealing his enemies the unexpected, and the mere fact that never once, since the first game, have the followers of the Garnet and Blue seen Davidson tal^e the lead, is enough to insure against such a dis astrous event occurring this year. It will undoubtedly take every ounce of P. C. grit, determination and endurance to accomplish this feat. Of last year’s Davidson team, Cap tain Davis, end; Summers and An ders, tackles;^Vance, guard; Laird, center, Sappenfield, quarter; Hen dricks, half or quarter, and Hunt, who won last year’s game with a place kick, fullback, are all back at their respective positions. Approximately forty scrubs and Freshmen stars are looked upon as not onl$ candidates for the vacancies, but as dangerous riv- COMMENDS LIFE OF H. M. BLAKELY Rev. S. R. Baas Pay* Tribute to Citi zen of Clinton Recently Claimed By Death. Editor The Chronicle: I want to ask space enough in your appreciated paper to say just a few words in regard t othe life and death of Mr. H. M. Blakely, which occurred September 4, 1924. Perhaps I knew him as well as any man in Laurens county. We had gone on pleasure trips and in many ways been thrown together since we met in 1890. He was a kind-hearted man and was al ways willing to share his means with any unfortunate ones. Once in my own college days when everything was very dark to me and I was think ing of having to leave my studies, he came into my life in a way that shall .never be forgotten. He was also a man of fine integri ty. I have yet to hear of a man that ever said Hiliary Blakely misrepre sented anything he sold. He was hon est to the cent in his business. While he was only human and made some mistakes, I dare say Laurens county has never produced any citizen more willing to correct an error. Hiliary lived very close to my heart because he trusted me with some of the secrets of his life. He often confided to me some of his business plans and then sought my advice. His visit to my home one year ago with that of his family was a joy never to be forgotten. For nearly twenty years he has been with the firm of M. S. Bailey A Sons of Clinton, and as a tribute of respect that firm closed business the day of his funeral. He always enjoy ed the respect of those he served. Hi* friends were from every walk in life —from the poor darkey without means to the wealthiest men in the country. From all these came the large procession that followed his body to its last resting place in the old cemetery at Clinton, where it stood in profound silence while his sleeping body was laid to rest by loving hands. To his heart-broken widow we in pity and compassion extend her our hand of sympathy and in our prayers commend her to God who alone can heal such wounds. Our hearts bleed in anguish as we see and realize the burden now of taking care of the home and providing for the two little girls. . We part with our friend with a sad heart and humbly bow to our Fath er’s will. Respectfully, S. R. BASS. Belmont, N. C., Sept. 13, 1924. CARD OF THANKS numbers. On this memorable occa- als to their varsity brethren. I want to express my appreciation ; to the kind frieeds who presented me | the lovely rolling chair and other articles. This act of kindness and evidence of love I deeply appreciate and ask for each one of your God’s richest blessings. AUNT SIS NABORS. 666 quickly relieve* Constipation, Billiousness. Headaches, Cold* and Lagrippe. « -8 Farm Demonstration News 8 8 By C. L. VAUGHAN, County Agent New Explosive Clemson College is now accepting orders for the new explosive known as Pyrotol. This material is given to the Agricultural Department by the War Department for the use of clearing land from stumps and rocks and also ditchng. The material is cheap and if you need any explosives it will pay you to get in on this order. The No. 6 blasting caps are furnish ed with each 100 pound order. The material is delivered to some point in South Carolina for $9.00 per hun dred pounds. Make out your check to C. M. Hall, college accountant, and send it to me and I will forward it to the college. You will have to pay freight from the point it is shipped to in South Carolina to your station. The material will be shipped to the center of the orders in £ar loads. One 50 poupd box of this material contains approximately 150 cartridg es, each one of which is equal in strength to a cartridge of 20 per cent dynamite. How to Make Up Feed Shortage for Livestock We are facing a serious shortage of livestock feed in South Carolina and Laurens cotmty. ^ We are short in Sooth Carolina 10,000,000 bushels of corn from last year. We are short in South Carolina 3,000,000 bushels of oats from last year. We have almost a failure of cow- peas and hay. 7 The entire United States is short over 500,000,000 bushels of corn. This means that if we buy corn it will probably be vrt-y expensvie. The best way out of the difficulty is to plant immediately a large acre age of oats and vetch or rye and vetch to be used as *a winter pasture for our livestock and as an early sup ply of hay and grain in th* spring. If planted early they WiTi give much better winter pasture and will also feed our mules while they cultivate our cotton and corn next spring. The best rate of seeding is two bushels of oats and 20 pounds of vetch, or one bushel of rye and 20 pounds of vetch per acre. They majr be planted either on clean land or in corrT“or cotton middles. It' if_best to use soil or the culture for inocu lation for the Vetch. Stable manure carries a portion of inoculation for vetch but if much acreage is so\r$ it is best to use the vetch soil for inoculation, I Refined—Graceful AND Priced A true conception of beauty and elegance in our Living Room Furniture. .. . Our suites possess that rare combination of com- fort, durability and good taste that makes the living room a favorite retreat in Winter. ^ Loose, deep cushions, lovely > upholstery over the famous Nachman springs. i / . ^ . Our Fall Display now ready for your inspection, and includes many beautiful designs all done in the very * . latest in upholstery, and so very reasonable in price that most every one can buy. v ■ - » We would just be glad for you to come and see all the new goods without the least obligation to buy. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co Laurens, S. C.