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- 1 i y,. ^ |V‘V • . ' ..--J&& • ■KnHHIKMI . —. -;•• .ft si- PAGE TWO THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. ..r'* THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1927 J RETAIL SITUATION By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park,-Mass., Oct. 6.—During at least there is no reason for any re- the past week, Roger W. Babson has tailer to pay more rent from now on. been making a careful survey of the ; “There is a tendency to forget the retail situation. This is a summary of importance of retailers. The retailer a recent trip he has taken of about is the common soldier in the army of ten thousand miles. His conclusions prosperity. There are about 2,000,000 are as follows: jof these soldiers all working to take [care of the output of our mills and j factories. The retailer is the.life blood "Statistics indicate both an im- of the industrial community. If the provement and a decline in the re- retailers of the country should go on tail situation. Failure statistics for 1 strike, wholesalers would fail, mills Reports Differ Widely menced his campaign against such dis crimination, he was- ridiculed as a theorist or a socialist. Yet he won out and today we would not think of going back to the old system. Therefore, the retailers may win out in their one- price campaign so that the small mer chant may get goods at the,same price as the large merchants and chain stores pay. Personally, I doubt if such legislation would hurt any manufac turers and it might be welcomed by many manufacturers. Retail Conditions Improving In Northwest and Canada “From the latest statistics available, apparent that retail conditions •a • it is vary greatly in the different sections of the country. Retail trade is dis- mst&nce, show an improving situation and factories would be obliged to shut 4 ..... .. . . . , , for this fall. Althoug-h many bankers down and every workman would be ’ J'™* 1 * better ™ the northwest and in looked for a marked increase in busP thrown out of a job. Of course there' tbe cotton sect ons ° *n* 80ut * e " tail trade is better today in Washing- "n'e has'* on ’ Oregon, Montana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, than it was a year ago. Even some of the agricultural states in the central west, such as Nebraska,' are enjoying better retail tradSHodlay. nest failures this month, yet they have is another side to this question. The not matured. This may be due to easy retailer has responsbiilities. money conditions, or to improved a trust to perform and a service to trade conditions, or to some other render. Moreover, the failure of many .* cause. Whatever the cause, the fact retailers to recognize this fact, is the remains that failure statistics indicate reason why so many of them are now ...... . , an improvement in the situation. On not making more money. Some econ-' 71118 wmter retail trade should be bet- the other hand, a series of advertise- 'omists believe that there are too many ter in , t . b ? < ? ar0 an , eve ! 1 1,1 menu which have been issued by a inefficient reUilers today and this: ^ ” h,ch has »» during the >certain casualty indemnity company ■ may be true. Certainly nothing would tend to show an entirely different sit-; help lengthen the present era of pros-. _ , . ., .. , g.. . u i nation. perity more than to have every re-1™ 1 "* th 5 ** ‘ ■'"h t ■ r ^ i however, I should not be surprised to see some falling off, as the need of meeting installment payments natu- ( past two or three years. Canada also . (should show a gain for the better. “A recent advertisement is headed , tailer attend to business, render good | ‘43 per cent of firms in business are service and really help his customers losing money.’ This statement is bas ed upon certain corporations income tax figures, showing that out of 417,- 421 corporations reporting, only 236,- 389 made a report. Without doubt, these figures are largely made up of ,ts - retailers, especially small independent are declining retailers, who are attempting to stand up against chain store competition. Demand for Standard Prices 'rally retards the ability to buy new Although the volume of business R 00 ^ 8 f° r cash, This especially applies to retailers in cities, who. for the past few throughout the country is very good - 48 a '' hole continues today, there is a general lack of prof-, 8 *’ 011 * normal according to the ’• Volume is increasing, but profits sonchart. The stock market is still This especially applies booming, due to easy money, labor is to the rental trade. Charts of retail well . em P lo >' ed due to ^ severe immi- trade indicate that there is a tendency Ration restrictions and manufactur- for the large stores to get larger andi ers are still protected against foreign Clues wno lur me uasi mw vears the 8ma11 8t °res to get smaller.' The £ 0m P et,t,0 . n b y ° ur hl ^ h Unffs - 1 f» ciues. wno. mr me pasi xew • . • , .. ai)D ij eS in a eenera l however, is a time when every busi- have really been working for their truth 18 tnat y 118 a PP l ] es a general should watch his sten Corn- landlords The chain store instaHment • wa >’ to a11 forms of industry, the ne8 f niannou,d wau ^ nK 8le P- y. om landlord.. 1 n ® . cnain 8 * or ®' in ^ al nle [ lt petition is keen and will continue Business, and high rents have been the • ar S er corporations 8 ^ m De K e * keener which means that for the re- hane of small retailers Chain scores iar P er and richer, while the small cor- Keener, wmtn means mat xor me re bane o, small retailers t ham s.ort. . b eettimr smaller ta,ler or an - v other business man to are inevitable and must be accepted; portions .eem io oe geuing smaller attend to business the installment business has come to i and P 0 °rer. If this tendency contm- succeed, .be must attend to nusine^., tne installment business na. come to should not be surprised to see use th c latest methods, develop his stay, but is about at its peak for the ues * 1 8aoul d not be surprised to see present era. This means that the im- il into P olltlcs wlthln the " ext fe ^ mediate problem is a question of - n t i- vears - The ^dependent retailers will t k* r' " 1 probably endeavor to submit to con- Are Kents lo High. gress and to state legislatures various “A study of the rent situation, quack cures. The retailers will at- shows that there has been a tremen- tempt the same solution for their ’ THINK cious advance, both in house and store problems as have the wage-workers rents, during the past ten years. In and the farmers. legislation will most sections store rents are now probably be presented to bring about double pre-war rents and in some rent reductions, improve credit facili-, enough blood at the spot for large cities they are treble and quad-' ties and even attempt to protect prof-: to ^bave been killed there, ruple. Without doubt, in some sec-' its. I sincerely hope that no quack' Upon request of the coroner tions large rents are justified even in legislation will be enacted. It must members of the family, the case of homes. Even with the, be remembered, however, that al-1 Richards assigned present high rents, the man who pays ! though big business has the profits, ! ® n tbe case. But V » 1 0 0 1 0 01 0 0 0 01 0 0l 1 UJ 0 1, I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J “A COMPLETE STATIONERY STORE” \ Wedding Gifts l 0 0 0 l You will find it very easy to make your selec tions in our Gift Department. Gifts that are use ful and enduring and yet inexpensive. We will be glad to show you many attractive Gifts. If we haven’t what you want, we can get it for you without delay and will take pleasure in looking after your wants.. Chronicle Publishing Co. Stationery and Gift Department “You Will Always do Better at a Stationery Store mi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BE3 employees to a high standard of ef ficiency and render a real service.” Copyright, 1927, Publishers Finan-' cial Bureau. I MOSELEY MET FOUL PLAY (Continued from Page One) a man rent to live in a house is better off than the man who owns the house. Tenants require so much and repairs are so expensive that there is trouble and little profit in .homes to rent. As a rule, however, this criticism does not apply to stores. Business p operty is usually an at tractive investment. There is no ex- •cuse for business rents going up as they have in certain cities. Further more, it looks very much as if business rents were now at their peak in cer- and ! Governor state detective the following day, ( vet little business has the votes. the same detective, W. W. Rogers, ‘There is one campaign in progress J was sen t tp ^ heraw to break up a still, which may be successful. I refer to, and was detained there several days, much i the growing demand on the part of. L 8 * 61, be was sent to Camden to ar- building small retailers, that manufacturers \ rest Sunday golfers. All this time charge the same price for their pro-l c * ues *° *be crimes were getting cold, duct, irrespective of the quantity or-• Uponrequest of the family for dered. At first thought this seems aj^ ur ^b®r investigation. Governor‘Rich- ridiculous demand and yet it would be ard8 assigned State Detective Carlos 1 demanding no more of the manufac-1 ^ ec ^ ;or on t b e case. Both detectives turers than manufacturers themselves re P or ted that they could iind no clues demand of the railroads. It was not many years ago when the railroads COME TO Gallant-Belk Company whatever. “It was rumored in Columbia that tain sections. This applies not only to! could make special rates to large cor-' a bootlegger was coming through retail stores, but also, to offices. Sta-j porations, based on the amount .of ; ^ rom Chahrleston in a Hudson coach tistics rather indicate that the small goods shipped—that is, the more. same night of March the first. In business man will receive some relief. goods shipped, the lower the freight! South Carolina, state detectives do in the near future from high rents; rate. When the small shipper com-| dou bl e duty. They serve both as de- • ,tectives and as prohibition officers.” FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES With All Their Garden Freshness AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES W ! i i i Bananas Large Size Doz. 30c Coconuts Fresh Stock Each 10c Apples Large Size Dozen 30c Orange^Large~Juicy, Dozen . 45c TO PLAT IN ASHEVILLE j Walter Johnson’s varsity eleven will 1 leave today for Asheville, N. C., where { the team will clash tomorrow with; Wake Forest. The game wilt start at j 3 o’clock and promises to be one of the \ interesting events in the Carolinas on' this we^kVgridiron menu.* Card of Thanks We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to our relatives and friends for their many kind words and deeds at the death of our dear little baby, George. Also for the many and beau- | tiful floral offerings. May each and one be rewarded. • ——-——— Mr. and Mrs. Pressie McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. McMillan. Mrs. Geo. C. Glasgow, every Lettuce Large Head 12 l-2c Celery Bleached 12 l-2c Notice of Sale Greenwood’s Leading Department Store For Western Carolina’s Greatest Valiies in New Blankets and Comforts Hundreds and hundreds of Blankets of all kinds and descriptions in all sizes. Bought in great quantities for less—being sold the same way. Good quality ..Cotton Single Blankets, size 64x76, special, each— 98c Good quality Cotton Blan kets, double bed size, special, per pair— $1.98 Good Wool Mixed Blankets, heavy quality, size 62x82, each— $1.98 PART WOOL BLANKETS Double Bed Size Slightly Imperfect ~ If these blankets did not have these very slight im perfections we would have to sell them at our for less prices for $5.00. They are almost unbelievable values at— $2.95 Per Pair Part Wool, Double Bed Size Blankets, extra good quality, $5.00 - Qr Part Wool Double Bed Size Blankets. A regular $6.50 value for which many stores ask as high as $7.50. Belk’s quantity buying enables us to sell them at $4.95 per pair GOOD WOOL BLANKETS Double Bed Size, $8.50 value, special $6.95 WE SELL THE FAMOUS CHATHAM BLANKETS AND SELL THEM FOR LESS MONEY. ~— CHATHAM ALL WOOL DOUBLE BED SIZE BLANKETS Grapes Malaga 2 lbs 25c Bell Peppers Doz. 30c Jello Assorted Flavors 3 pkgs 25c MEAL or GRITS 2 lbs 7c :: RICE FANCY BLUE ROSE 4 lbs 25c ;; PRUNES MEDIUM SIZES LB. 10c l: K Shortening pin 67c p;u $ 1.25 1 EARLY JUNE PEAS d 25c P&G Naila Soap 7 cakes 25c Tomatoes riK 3 no 2 can 25c Atlantic & Pacific ^ On next Tuesday, Oct. II, at ten ; o’clock a. m., at his late residence in i Cross Anchor township, I will sell all (of the personal effects of D. S. Lynch, deceased, consisting of household and kitchen furniture and farm imple ments. Terms of sale cash. MRS. META STONE, Administratrix, estate of D. S. Lynch, Extra heavy quality, a real $12.50 value—special $8.50 CHATHAM’S VERY BEST ALL WOOL DOUBLE BLANKETS Full Double Bed Size, $15 to $18.00 value, our price $12.50 est .Colds eld to this Redden chest with hot wet towe3s; rub on~ apply thick!; VlUONjA*SUS£D\ Clinton, S. C. FLOOR OIL For your fall clean* ing. Odorless and .not sticky. 25c per quart. SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY / AT UNION STATION WONDERFUL VALUES IN COTTON AND WOOL FILL ED BED COMFORTS Wool Combination Comforts Extra good quality Double Bed Size Cotton JO Comforts Good Cotton Comforts with Satteen Covers, size 72x84, made from new materials throughout, special $4.95 With beautiful Sateen.JCov- ers, size 72x84, $10 to $12.50 values, special $8.95 Wool Combination Comforts — «—w With lovely new Sateen cov ers, size 72x84, a real $15.00 $9.95 value, special BIG VALUES In Trunks Bags and Suit Cases BUY FLOOR COVERINGS HERE AND SAVE MONEY $2.35 6x9 Congoleum Rugs without borders .... .. 6x9 Congoleum Rugs, without borders $2.95 Congoleum by the yatd 98 c and 79' Genuine Cold Seal Congoleum Rugs, first quality, size 9x12, $15 to $18 values, our price $9.95 9x12 Congoleum Rugs with bor ders— and $7.95‘"‘$8.95 Gallant-Belk Co. r_ Greenwood's Leading Department Store Sells Everything and Sells it for Less. GREENWOOD, S. C. ANDERSON, S. C. A MODERN REST ROOM FOR LADIES a T r V