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PAGE TEN THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON. S. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929 Mrs. Abercrombie Claimed By Death (Written for The Chronicle) Mrs. Laura E. Abercrombie died at the home of her son, Henry Abercrom bie, on Sunday morning in her 74th year of age. She was a native of Ijiu- rens county and was known every where by everybody. * She was loved Local Teachers In Summer School The following members of the city schools faculty, attended summer schools during July and August: J. H. Witherspoon, Emory univer sity and National Educational associ ation. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Jr., by all who knew her. “Grandma” led Emory university and the National a clean Christian life, her soul was Educational association. LOS ANGELES MAN RUNS LION RANCH spotless, and she put her whole life; Miss Margaret McCord, New'berry and faith in Christ. In all her trials college, and temptations and ill health she | Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Furman uni- rould always stand and tes'tify for her; versity. Ivord and say she was ready any time i Miss Louise Sims, Winthrop college. Authority On Wild Animals, Once Afraid of Them, Now Lives With and Trains Them for Circuses. Los Angeles.—At one time he was afraid of wild beasts. But today Char les Gay is recognized as an authority on wild animal training and handles lions as though he spoke their ovVn language. When Gay was 17 years old animal training was the remotest thing from his mind. He took a job with a German firm of animal importers to learn the English language. that'He would call her, and say it with Miss Lily Yarborough, Mrs. L. B. One day a shipment of Alaskoi) a smile. So now God has called her | Dillar l, Mrs. John W. Little, Miss 1 wolves arrived and a fellow clerk of- home. Children, don’t worrv; she is Ruby Carter, Mrs. Hugh B. Workman, j fered to bet him a week’s salary that with the one she lived for anl our b. s Mrs. Teague Harris , Miss Benita 'he would not enter the cage with the is heaven’s gain. Boozer and Miss Nancy Owens, Ashe-! dangerous beasts. She is gone, our precious mother, ville Normal. ; " " She is sleeping in the tomb. Miss .\lline Newsom and Collette Calmly sleeping till the dawning of Griffin did social service work in New Conquering his fear, Gav (ntered the cage and was surprised to find j | himself master of the situation. That 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the resurrec'tion morn. York for the summer. Miss Martha I day his career as a trainer starteJ. j They have placed her in the casket i Davidson took a Northern tour, and [ Eight years ago he arrived here; .\nd have borne her far away, |Mrs. H. A. Copeland attended the Na- Still in death she’s only sleeping | tional Educational association meet- till the resurrection day. j ing. Oh! ”tis lonely here without her ■ - In this world of toil and care. But we’ll join her with the ran somed In that land so bright and fair, God needed one more angel mother .\mong his shining band. So He reached his loving arms .And clasped our precious mother’s hands. “A Friend.” Governor Names ! Two Successors SHADY GROVE The fanners here are busy pulling fodder and gathering the cotton crop. Andrew Hollingsworth and Craw- for Crenshaw of Greenville were visi tors here last week-end. Rev. B. P. Mitchell, a former pas tor of Fairview Baptist church, and Mrs. Mitchell, are visitors in this sec- tion. Miss Martha Pitts has returned to fices. Piedmont where she will teach again this session. Miss Sara Williams was called home on account of the illness of her sis- Columbia, Sept. 9.—Appointment James F. Whatley as superintendent of education and J. Walter Moon as register of mesne conveyance for ; Greenville county, was announced to day by Governor Richards! Whatley, whose home is at Mauldin, succeeds Robert L. Mears, Jr., and Moon, who lives at Greenville, suc ceeds James R. Bates. The appoint ments carried automatic suspensions from office of both Mears and Bates, who are now under indictments on charges of embezzlement. Whatley is a former member of the house of representatives. He is now a teacher at the Taylors, S. C., school. Both he and Moon received many en dorsements. A total of 19 applica- with three ex-circus lions and an idea as his only assets. From this start he has built up one of the most unuoual businesses in the world—^that of rais ing African lions for market. His lion farm, a few miles from here, is .oow valued at $300,000. His wife assists him. At the time he started the farm. Gay was but little known except as a showman and an animal trainer. Au thorities contended lions could not be raised in captivity, but Gay exploded that theory by raising 148 magnifi cent specimens. Kindness, plenty of fro^h air, exer- cise, sunshine and only the best of! || Ka I fresh foods explain his success, he says. “I do not believe in the use of harsh methods, clubs, whips or blank car tridge pistols in the training of lions,” he said. “If a Hon can be trained, he will answer quicker to kindness than any method. Of course there are good and bad among those we raise, their dispositions generally cropping out |^i=ti=lt=li=lr=lis=ji=rr=lp±li=li=lSt= =Ii=ir=li=ln=lBg|i=lr=lr=l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 tions had been filed for the two of-1 when they are cubs. If they remain j ill-tempered through babyhood until reaching maturity, I do not attempt to BARGAINS IN MAGAZINES juse them for motion picture or circus Mentor—was $4.00 a year, now $2.50.' j “There are no set rules for training lions. We have raised them on a bot- -$1.00. tie, and while two of a litter of three have been easy to handle, the third lion is likely to be vicious and bad. For American Magazine $2.50. ter, Mrs. H. B. Collins, who is a pa-1 Womans Home Companion- tient at Dr. Hays’ hospital in Clin- Collier’s Weekly—$2.00. ton. 1—American and .Mentor—$4.00 Luther Johnson has returned to his ' American and Colliers—$3.75. . . , work in Greenville after spending sev-l American and Womans Home Com- eral days at home. panion—$3.00. 1 which I started the farm, ‘May’ and | Ravmond Johnson is spending a few American, Womans Home Companion, dangerous, but all i Colliers, Mentor—all four—$8.25. offspring have been veryi even tempered.” |I7| JAS. W. CALDWELL 1 become | [11 I tame enough to be trusted all of 4;he [time. Gay replied: “No lion ever be- days here. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE For boys who like to play, even when they work Sonny Boy Clothes j comes tame. It is not his nature. Be- :ing of a very nervous temperament, he has a hatred of man that never quite submerges.” I “ ‘Nuna,’ ” he said, pointing to the magnificent jungle king, “is probably 'the most famous animal in the world. I do not believe there is a lion any I place who can be as easily handled as he is. He has appeared in over 150 motion pictures and in four years has! earned more than $70,000. Yet I would j never feel myself entirely at ease with | him. Once a lion, always a lion, and j one never knows when he will revert to his natural instincts. To prove the amiability of the beast. Gay climbed aboard his back and rode him around the arena, then allowed the lion to lick his head in what Gay termed a “shampoo.” “Of course it costs a lot to feed 148 lions,” replied Gay when queried on the costs of running the farm. “Last year they consumed about 5340,000 pounds of horsemeat, an average of 16,000 pounds each day. Besides the meat, baby lions eat from two to six dozen eggs a day and drink the milk of tpn goats and one cow.” 'Tne lions are kept in a tropical at mosphere, separated according to age * ►' and sex. The cubs are penned with the mother until they reach an age oj about four months, then turned in a pen with five or six other litters of cubs. *' , When the cubs reach an age of two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I ANNUAL AUDIT Report of Cooley & Marvin (Certified Public Accountants) Boston, Mass. Covering the 5th Year of the Clinton Building & Loan Association One of the very few Associations in the State who protect their stockholders by an annual audit by a Certified Public Accountant each year. STATEMENT OF CONDITION As At July 31,1929 Cash: AsSCts: On Hand $ 17.64 In Banks .... 6,958.03 Total Schedule 3 ....$ 6,975.67 Loans—Schedule 4 260,993.59 Accounts Receivable—Schedule 2 .... .... 599]oi Real Estate Investment ’ 3,724.27 Delinquent Interest—Schedule 5 .... ’824!80 Delinquent Dues—Schedule 6 2,468.21 TOTAL ASSETS $275,585.55 Liabilities and Capital: Notes Payable—Schedule 1 $134,361.25 Accrued Interest 2'67l!l0 Sundry Credits Due Shareholders—Schedule 2 ’ 89!68 Fully Paid Stock 2,80o!oO Advance Installments—Schedule 6 101.43 Installment Stock—Schedule 6 121 653.00 Undivided Profits: Balance on Accrued'to July 31, 1928 $7,577.96 For Year Ended July 31, 1929 .... 6,331.13 Balance on Accrued to July 31, 1929—Exhibit C .... 13,909.09 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL .,.$275,585.55 NEW SERIES NOW OPEN INSTALLMENT AND FULLY PAID STOCK Wm. Jacobs, Sec.-Treas., Phones 238 — 222, Clinton, S. 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