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t—■ PAGE TEN TIfE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C. 1924 BIG YEAR FOR THE COOPERATIVES Bethea Reports On Meeting in Wash ington. Cotton Leads Field. Other Commodities Well Represented. Columbia, Jap. 18. — Cooperative marketing made steady progress throughout the United States during the year 1924, says a report which has been submitted to the board of directors of the South Carolina Cot ton Growers’ Cooperative Association by A. Victor Bethea, of Dillon, a member of the board, who attended the recent meeting of the National Council of Farmers’ Cooperative Mar keting Associations in Washington. The meeting was also attended by J. Wade Drake of Anderson, a director of the Cotton Cooperative Association. The reports at the national council meeting, Mr. Bethea states, showed that practically all of the cooperatives enjoyed a splendid year, last year. There were over three hundred in at tendance at the meeting, representing almost every state and almost every commodity organization. Cotton, to bacco, pecan, peanut, syrup, dairy, raisin, and fruit organizations of al most every kind were represented. It was interesting to note, however, Mr. jjlethea says^that -the- cotton co : operatives were probably 4he most largely represented. Although it Was one of the last commodities to organ ize, cotton is rapidly becoming one of the best organized commodities in the country. Mr. Bethea states that it was the unanimous opinion of those at the conference that cooperative marketing is now “out of the woods.” It was agreed by all, he says, that it has been proven to be sound economi cally and morally and that it is here to stay. “We were addressed by the presi dent of the United States who came out flat-footed and unequivocally for the movements by the Secretary of Commerce and by the Secretary of Agriculture,” says Mr. Bethea in his report. “All of these gentlemen as sured us that the government was be hind the movement recognizing it as a necessary step forward for the agrar ian interests of the country. The president’s address was not of the perfunctory, wish-you-well type; it was a carefully prepared statement which showed that he had given the movement serious thought and that he was convinced of the merit of the movement. “I was particularly gratified at the showing made by the cotton coopera tives. Every one of the states has made progress. Te£as is handling more than twice the cotton this sea son she handled last season, and Geor gia is handling almost twice as much. Oklahoma has greatly increased her deliveries also. All of the states are expecting heavy membership sign-ups this year and many expressed the belief that the various associations would next season double the volume of cotton handled. “Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, made a magnificent speech before the American Cotton Growers’ Exchange, impressing upon those present the absolute necessity of in creasing the membership of the asso ciations.” J THE JEDGE’S JOSH ♦ Literal Len Boss: ‘Boy! call me a taxi.” Office Boy: “All right, sir. You’re Extravagance This is a “Pat an£ Mike” joke* They went hunting one day. They were out after squirrels. Finally . Pat spotted a little gray squirrel high in ‘ the branches of a tall swamp oak tree. He took careful aim and blazed away. The squirrel dropped. Mike looked first at the dead squirrel then to the top-most branch of the tree. “Pat,” he said, “you wasted your ammunition. The fall would have killed him.” Blonde Bess Opines “Everybody sends me gloves for Christmas. Of course I am pleased. But if anybody ever sends me the right size, I’ll have a fit.” Dumb Dan in Action Friend: “What’s the matter, Dan, you look sorta all in today. Didn’t you sleep well last night?” Daniel: “Gosh, no. Pete Perkins Young Hats THE ONE PRICE STORE” Ralston and $5.00 Clinton, S. C. Nettleton Shoes With Correct , » Wearing Apparel * Our stock is complete, and the J styles are new. If we haven’t what you want we will order it for you. L» B. Dillard HUD-NOR SANDWICHES Chicken Salad 15c Baby Club .* 15c French ; 10c Ham 10c Pimento Cheese 10c Hot Chocolate 10c (With Whipped Cream and Crackers) Break the long morning or afternoon with a cup of hot cocoa and a sandwich Sadler-Owens Pharmacy (AT UNION STATION) Telephone 400 . ~;U Telephone 400 told m« that feathers made soft pil lows—but they don’t. I put a feather under my head last night and I could not tell the difference.” He Couldn’t Resist Wife: “Henry, are you sure every thing is shut up for the night?” Hubby (climbing wearily into bed): “Yep—everything but you.” ' How Come Masher: “Say, Cutie, you’ve cer tainly got beautiful blonde wavy hair.” Hard-boiled Flapper: “You said it. Dad dropped me on a hot waffle iron when I was a kid.” Big Boy Customer: “Hey, barber, that razor pulls like everything!” Barber: “Don’t worry. I’ll get the whiskers if the handle don’t break." Explained The sweet young thing visited the hospital. She went to call on Tom. Reckless Tom they called him because he always believed that his silly six could beat any he-man locomotive to the grade crossing. Tom was con siderably wrapped up in bandage. As a matter of fact only part of one eye could-be seen. thing, “was your head hurtf* “No—no, indeed,” Said Reckless Tom. ‘Only my ankle was hurt. These bandages slipped up.” Ed Purdy’s Philos “The dealers in automobile license plates don’t seem to have much trouble in selling for cash.” News In Verse You cannot sing the old songs, You have been singing, Joe. The installment man came round to day And took our radio. Ain’t It So? “Hello, Lem, how’s your automo bile ? Having any trouble these days?” “Yes, about once a month I have quite a time.” “Gee! That so? What’s causing all the trouble?” “The payments.” Story With Moral. Once there was a captain of a boat. He didn’t like his job. In the same boat was an engineer. He didn’t like his job. They got to talking. And each thought the other fellow’s job was all right. So they traded. The captain went below. The engineer went to the wheel. And the boat moved off. Finally the captain came on deck, oil begrimed and perspiring freely. “I can’t make ’er go,” he admitted to the engineer. “I expected as much,” said the engi neer. “She’s aground.” Moral: (Write in lesson learned here.) ECONOMY URGED BY McLEOD IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS (Continued from Page One) plied the counties for establishing and maintaining a rural police system, said Governor McLeod, which “would give an effective policy system, which I believe would not only enforce the law, but would be a preventative of crime.” The governor again recommended the passage of a law placing jamacia ginger and certain other extracts con taining alcohol in a restricted class, and their sale to women only, foi" legitimate purposes. Repeal of the present law prohibit ing the sale of merchandise on Sun day, known as the “Sunday Blue Law” and the substitution of a law that is not as drastic and which would be held constitutional in the courts, was recommended. The governor pointed out that the present law has been held unconstitutional by one circuit judge. The substitute law recommended by the governor would prohibit the sale on Sunday of goods, wares and mer chandise, except ice and milk, provid ing, however, for the sale at certain hours of drugs and medicines and gasoline in emergencies, the purchas er being required to sign an affidavit stating the emergency. Governor McLeod urged the legisla ture to enact a law providing that de posits of state funds be made only in those banks giving satisfactory secur ity, either jn collateral readily sala ble, or by a surety bond. Reforestation of cut-over land not needed for cultivation was discussed by the governor, who urged the gen eral assembly to give the matter seri ous consideration. Declaring that the states have lost many rights by federal encroachment, the governor urged in concluding his address that the legislature reject the twentieth, or child labor amendment to the constitution of the United States when formally presented for consideration.^ Both the state senate and house of representatives tiave adopted resolutions opposing ratifica tion, but the rejection of the amend ment has not yet officially been car ried out. “I am well aware of the fact that this general assembly is faced with grave responsibilities,” said Governor McLeod in concluding. “Duetto exist ing conditions it will take the best, of constructive statesmanship and de voted patriotism to V)lve the prob lems before us. We must not take a backward step,, but seek to conserve those enterprissa and institutiona up on which the development and pro gress of the state depends.” A WHITE HOUSE BREAKFAST. HEALTHY AND WISE. AMERICA ON WHEELS. THE VEGETABLE FIGHT. I£. H. Gary, head of the biggest in dustrial organization in the world, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., representing what is probably still the biggest for tune in the world, had breakfast with President Coolidge- at the White House. They discussed law enforcement and the findings of a citizens’ committee of one thousand. Those three men make an interest ing: breakfast combination. Gary be came head of the great stofeL concern when he was past fifty; Rockefeller, Jr., bom to own and manage the world’s greatest fortune, is removed by only one generation from a little farm in the hills along the Hudson, and Calvin Coolidge in one generation is promoted from a farm in Vermbnt to the White House. Apparently, “careers are still open to talent,” as Napoleon put it, here in America. THE GLAND THAT CAUSES MEN TO GETUPATNIGHT The gland that causes getting up at night «is known as the prostate and is a notorious trouble maker. It is esti mated that 65 out of every 100 men past 40, and many under that age, have prostate trouble, which, if un checked, often leads to a serious op eration. The. prostate surrounds the neck of the bladder like a washer. Naturally, when the bladder becomes inflamed by poisons which the kidneys filter out of the blood, the rritation spreads to th^ prostate. As the gland swells, it closes the neck of the blad der, making urination difficult and painful and causing pains in the back, head and legs. An easy way to treat these annoy ing and dangerous conditions is to take one or two renex pills after each meal. The renex formula has been victorious in thousands of such cases. One authority says it also has a valu able tnic effect. Anybody wishing to prove the value of the formula can get a full-size, two dollar treatment of the pills under a money-back guarantee by sending the attached coupon to the ad- THUBSDAY, JANUARY 22, If % dress given therein. If you prefer, you can pay the postman two dollars and postage on delivery, instead of sending the money with your order. In any case, if you report within ten days that you are not entirely satisfi ed, the purchase price will be refunded at once, upon request. ThlA is a thoroughly reliable company, so you need not hesitate about ordering the renex if you need it. A curiosity interesting to women is thus announced, “Twins Born in Dif ferent Years.” One, Thomas Daniel, was born in 1924, his brother, James, was^born in 1925, two hours and fifty- five* minutes after his older brother. There is a new plan for teaching little boys how to grow up. This is the “Knighthood” plan, to teach little boys chivalry and guide them away from evil. It’s a good plan, presumably, but it is possible to overdo schemes and plans for showing boys how to act and think. They need some time in which to think exactly in their own way. It is the thinking that a boy does on his own account and of his own free will that counts. Little Newton, called a dull boy, was thinking out the law of gravita tion. Napoleon, called a sulky boy at his military school, was making plans that surprised his teachers later. Let children alone, at least part of the time. Sugar companies, oil and railroad companies are organiatng great mer gers, bigger and bigger industrial units are coming. In the end, per haps, single units will include entire industries. No need to worry about it. The bigger the better, if the public gets its share of the savings. If the pub lic is not intelligent enough to watch and regulate one big concern, it won’t be able to watch and control the secret inside deals of a dozen little concerns. Very expensive is the overhead in wasteful competition, and the public pays the entire bill always. Inez Hardin, the Mississippi girl chosen as the healthiest girl in the country, is described as a bundle of sunshine.' Health and sunshine go tor gether. The young girl is a bundle of com mon sense also, and says, “I’ll marry when I’m thirty. Not until then.” Some healthy boy may change her mind, but she would be wise to stick to her plan. Healthy mothers have their best babies after thirty, and in fact after thirty-five. Plato knew it, more than 2,000 years ago. We know that America rules the world in automobile use and product ion, having more automobiles than all the rest of the world combined, with millions of machines to spare. How much do we ride? This country in 1924 manufactured 45 million tires. Allowing an aver age of 6,000 miles, which is low, and dividing by four, you find that tires enough were made in one year for more than sixty-seven and a half bil lion miles travel—twenty-seven hun dred thousand times around the earth. One scientist tells others that the potato vine is deadly to tobacco, and tomato plants, to both of whicn the potato ia related. The sap from the ordinary potato plant will kill the two other plants. Combat and destruction extend, you see, from proud man at the top of creation all the way down to the abode of the potato bug. Tobacco men rejoice, saying, “You have abused our tobacco, and now it’s your highly moral potato that does the poisoning.” The potato farmer answers, “Pota toes may destroy tobacco plants. But remember that pigs ^destroy rattle snakes, yet pigs are less, poisonous than rattleanakea.” The interesting thing is the proof that in the vegetable world there are fights as bitter aa in the world of what we are pleased to call “intelli gent thought.” Complete reconstruction in France ia Avnectari before 1926. GUARANTEE COUPON Gentlemen: Send me a regular- size Renex treatment, as guaran teed. Unless you find $2, enclosed, I will pay $2, and postage on deliv ery; but you are to refund the pur chase price at once, upon request, if I report within 10 days that I am not satisfied. Name ... Address Fill out and mail to: The Renex Co. Dept. 3678, Kansas City, Mo. France has only 10,000 unemploy ed. DEPARTMENT STORE ji * Anniversary Sale Now In Full Speed $100.00 WORTH OF SOUVENIRS GIVEN AWAY ON LAST DAY OF SALE GET TICKET WITH EACH DOLLAR PURCHASE Ladies’ and Misses Oxfords, strap and lace, about 50 pairs in this lot. Special for QQc Anniversary Sale * ro Ladies’ and Misses’ Oxfords, formerly sold up to $3.98; good styles, medium low gl QQ heels. Special for Anniversary Sale / 200 pairs Ladies’ and Misses’ Oxfords, for merly sold up to $6.00; all good styles. t-0 QQ . Special for Anniversary Sale . One large table 36 inch Cloth, consisting of Percales, White Goods, Gingham and Cham- brays, sold for 25c yard. Special for ' 1 Cc Anniversary Sale 36 inch Unbleached Pajama Checks, good quality. Special for Anniversary t Ac Sale... 1W V 81 inch Pepperell Sheeting, unbleached. A Ac Special for Anniversary Sale w Ladies’ Ribbed Undershirts and Pants. AQc Anniversary Sale Men’s All-Wool Sweaters, worth $6. M QQ | Anniversary Sale ; One lot Men’s Suits, worth up to f Q 4C $14.95. Anniversary Sale Men’s and Young Men’s Suits, all-wool materials in worsteds, blue serge and suit ings . Formerly sold up to $14.95. tl 9 QC Anniversary Sale # One assortment Ladies’ Silk and Wool Dresses. Special for Anniversary J2 Q§ Our entire stock of Ladies’ Dresses, consult ing of Poiret Twills, Crepes, Charmeens, and other new materials. Prices reduced for this Saie* ver8ary $ 4 - 95 > $8.75 and $13.75 One table of Cloth; consisting of Calico, Cur tain Goods, and other kinds of cloth. Jtc | Anniversary Sale, per yard ...' + * Men’s Sox, per pair Women’s Stockings, per pair 5c'i