The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, November 21, 1929, Image 4
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TWE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. 8. f.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBBR 21, 1929
Cltntitu (El|rattirle
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pur town said when twins arrived
their house.
The Justice Seeker
There used tp be a man in our com*
munity who was forever and ever tak*
Quarterly Meeting
Of County W. M. U.
, The quarterly meeting of the Third
Division of the Laurens County W. M.
j ing somebody to law. He would sue | U. will be held at Mt. Pleasant Bap*
jyou if you looked at him, and if you list Church, Nov. 23rd, at 10:30 a. m.
: didn’t look at him, he'd sue you twice. 1 Rev. R. F. Terrell, of Greenville, j
! “My lawyer” was his favorite hymn ^ will deliver the missionary address at;
land he sung it both day and night. He 111 a. m. An interesting program will'
J was primed at all times to meet you i be rendered on the co-operative pro- I
at the courthouse.
' gram of Southern Baptists. Dinner
Iwill be served by the members of Mt.
“Lawsuit Jake” didn’t sue every Pleasant church, at 12:30.
time he felt sue’y. He would swear-1 The churches of this division ai*e
and-be-doggoned that he was going Beaverdam,
to pop the law to a neighbor, but be- Cross Hill,
Bellview, Bathabara,
Clinton, Calvary, Lydia,
fore he got his mind fully adjusted to Mountville, Mt. Pleasant, Prospect
the pleasant undertaking, he was and Waterloo. All are urged to send
a-fixing to sue somebody else. (He' delegates from their W’. M. U organi-
was a Methodist in 1890, a Baptist in zations.
1905 and died a staunch Presbyterian.) t Mrs. Edv/ard Long, Pres.
FOR SALE
One six-room house, corner Fergiisonand
Owens Street
One large lot on Calvert Avenue.
JOHN D. DAVIS
Phone 141 Clinton, S. C.
OUR LAUNDRY SERVICE
CLINTON, S. C.. NOVEMBER 21, 1929
He sued old man Peter Bostic be-
Infant Daughter
Passes In Nebraska
^ T7C* 'ed alone in their homes. Today both I cause he promised to let him throsh
T f 1 /\ C % ''are commonplace, however. his wheat once; he forgot it and per-1
^ ^ I Perhaps it is because it is so uni- fitted Bill Jenkins to thresh his crop j
I versal and commonplace that pe.,ple i of 8 bushels. A Ford ran over a roost- The friends and relatives of John ♦
We offer you far greater service . . . far more relia
bility . . . than any laundress can possibly give you —
and you do not have to chaperon us every minute to be
sure that we are doing the job right.
|VUr»ol ailU v:oiiiiiiuupiav;c vuaw i -- .
About the most expensive thing onij^gy^r look upon the pay'roll in its.or of his one Sabbath afternoon, and C. Davis, formerly of Clinton, but now ♦
WATCH FOR OUR DRIVERS.
earth is money.
true light as the life blood of a com-ihy Monday morning he had the Ford of Nebraska, will read with regret the
munity. To the home-merchants pay attached, the_^driver in jail, his wife in following copied from the Garden
I
A. man doesn’t reap what he sows always been good business the lock-up and. his children in the County News of Oshkosh, Nebraska:
unless he works the crop. days, and they have discovered that poor-house. i
I every day would be a good business ' Ruby Laurens Davis
The hardest th'ng about loafing is day in the town or city whose indus-! Out of the first 324 lawsuits he ^ “Sunday^ neon a little daughter
buying things on credit. (tries are so numerous and diversified | “staged,” he won 2 Of them, the judge j came to bless the home of Mr. and
j^g to make every day a pay day. 'threw 144 out of court, and the re- Mrs. John C. Davis, but the blessing;
It often looks like that there are p^y rolls mean business for mer- mainder of them simply rotted in the, was only for a short while. After elev-:
BUCHANAN’S LAUNDRY
PHONE 29
people who take so long in the process gt^ants taxes with which to run locaL^'l^rk of Court’s pigeon holes. He sold en short hours it returned to its Mak-
governments, homes, schools, church-man a fox-hound one time and Ihejer, passing away at midnight. Funeral
ot having a good lime while they are
young that there is not much cf life charity, public improvements and _ hunter agreed to name the dog services were held Monday by Rev. f
left for other things. , 'public contentment. The more payi“f’ido.” but he named it “Firpo” in-' M. J. Harder, pastor of St. Mark’s'
j rolls the more of all of these com-• and before he had time to think,'Lutheran church, and the tiny body
LONG AGO AND NOW 'munity assets. And finally, and of still “Lawsuit Jake” had papers served on was tenderly laid to rest in the Osh-
There was a time when there was greater importance, pay rolls mean bim for malfeasance in office and ob- ‘kosh cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Davis
some cause to warn the people against employment for the community's sur-; taining money under false pretenses. | have the sincere sympathy of their
the danger of using stockings as banks pj^g J^nd attractions which lure' I numerous friends.”
m w’hich to hide their money. It has^^^ workers and new families. ! The worst fight Lawsuit Jake
/ome to pass in the course of time, j ^^ese reasons progressive, grow- ever undertook was the time he sued
however, that when the stockings are'jng communities go after new indus- tbe county in which he lived for cut-,
paid for there is seldom anything left,l^j^gg p^gh new factory or enterprise « little persimmon sprout on his j
of a financial nature, to hide In them. means another pay r^ll. daddy’s farm. In court, he valued the,
— I With certain limits, a grow’Ing pop- sprout at fSQQ, and a trespassing*
IT STILL PAYS lulation is beneficial to every commu- charge accounted for $500 additional,!
The state supreme court of Califor- nity. And, what benefits the cornin’* , niental anguish was brought in with
nia has reversed a decision of a lower nity as a whole serves each of its demand for $1,000, and then he
court which had awarded $50,000 dam- component’parts. asked for court costs, attorneys fees,
ages to a San Jose woman whose bus-, Pay rolls make a town’s business, sheriffs expenses, and $25.00 for to,!-
Mr. Davis is a son of W. Watts
Davis of the Rock Bridge section.
DRS. SMITH & SMITH
Optometrists
ALL PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED*
BY LICENSED PHARMACISTS
CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED PROMPTLY
SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY
“At Union Station”
Phones 877 and 400 Phones 877 and 400
band was killed on a railroad cross- Never has this been true to such a *ng witnesses what to swear,
ing. The higher court based its find- large extent as just now.
ings
on a precedent established by |
Justice Holmes of the U. S. Supreme
Court who said: “WTien a man goes
upon a railroad track he knows he
will be killed if a train comes up-n
him before he clears the track. If he
cannot be sure a train is not danger
ously near he must get out of his ve
hicle and go on foot to see.’
^ .
Nobody’s Business
Dy Gee McGee
Page .Mr. Trust Buster
Speaking of laiceny after trust, a.
Simple enough-this stop-look-listen written.
I If he ever worked for a fellow or
^ firm, that'meant a lawsuit at quitting
time. He knew more law than Black-
stone. He was noted for talking all
the time and saying nothing at all.
He meddled with everything and tv-
^ erybody. He knew what a truth was
from hear-say only. Thus tenipus
fugited, and at the time of his death,
he had plans laid out for 125 (!iff(!r-
SPECIALISTS I
Eyes Examined -:- Gtas.ses Prescri’'''d '
15 W'est Main Street Phone 101 !
Laboratory for Prompt Popair Service *
Clinton, S. C. l
The Clinton Chronicle—SI.50 a Year
warning, but folks still keep right 0.1 Vann^r,'aTe" being paid" tho V.m-' ‘‘ “j"’' !’■'* !
getting themselves killed on rallrord j where he tvent, he s still busy suetng ,
Cl ossings.
TO DEDICATE BUILDING
I their cotton seed, but cotton seed hulls
are.selling on the market at 12 dollars
per ton and cotton seed meal is fetch
some of his associates down there for
and sic semper tyrannis.
The only thing a fellow like that is
4; is gratifying to the many local dollars per ton and cotton seed *'* f?'' Ih® means of dec-
friends of the Stale Training school a,, demand at 150 dollars per “ e^veyard by permit.ing a
to know that after a patient wait of vt'ill some friend of the farm re- over .ns head
Siveral year, its need of an ad.stuate kindly explain which wood
school building has been pro\ided. pjjg nigger hapens to be in at
The new school building will be present? And that reminds me:
dedicated on next Tuesday evening
with a special program to which the: Once upon a time, an old Jarkey ^
public is invited. Those allcnding the l(.aine hobbling up to a bunch of college '
of bone.
Lies.”
His epitaph reads “Here
P. C.-Wake Forest
Game Is Tie
exercises will be shown through the with whom he was familiar and
splendid building and ^ven an insight, . .ig^^ hear, gentermens: if you
CTAMKSGIVING
ALUES
The cf TkMnksgiving needs in our stores
are cf sujIj supe.j quality—and priced so low—
that th^y cHer very unusual values.
CUCQUOT
CLUB
SEC
Bottles
50c
LJ
(Continued from page one)
into the work of the school. This oj^n-' g'jg I five or the Blue Stockings. Presbyte-
ing event will be followed by a clinic nigger has in dis here bag, I iL ^ian twice got within Wake Forest’s
Bordo Pitted
demonstration that will ’Aell be worth!
seeing.
The management has extended a
most cordial invitation to Clinton peo
ple to join in this hapipy occasion. In
terest in this institution, jUkI the noble
work it is doing for its unfortunate
inmates, should be evidenced by a
give you
bofe of ’em.” One of thei^^'y*^^* offend
oiien^ s
seniors who happened to be quick at; once recoverejpa f
I ”'^-y«fd line.
mathematics and miscellaneous divi- Presbyterian s 20-
and Wake
fumble on
but four
nation replied “2,” but the old fellow I P-*y* l»ter had lost 21 yards
responded—“Well, I’se gonner stick to *^^®
ray bargain, but I believes dat some
body’s done tuck and told you. How
ever, if you will gimme de oossum’a
DATES
Pkg. 22c
Seeded or Seedleaa
® w *a a ^ • aaa aiaw vs a. vv ^wmiss
large attendance from the community j
next Tuesday evening when the
on
new building is formally dedicated.
HOME-COMING DAY
All roads will lead to Clinton
'TKanksgiving. It is to be Home-com
ing day at Presbyterian college, and
for the occasion a program of special
interest is being prepared. To all for
mer students of the institution, a most
cordial''"mVTtJrtfen—has gone forth by
letter to return to their alma mater
for the day and to join in the cele
bration and festivities arranged espec
ially in their honor. 1716 response to
the call “back home” is expected to
Wake Forest
j Huntington le.
, Williams It.
I Denton Ig .
! Parker c..
P. C.
..Bennett
...Blakely
McQueen
-McNaull
RAISINS
Pkg. 10c
Farming is full of promises in the
spring and summer but is usually
overloaded with disappointments at
i the harvest time. If it is not a short
crop, it is a storm, and if no storm
has come to ruin your crops, 11 is the
'Hipps rg Beckman
! Webb rt Cheatham
f Gregson re Lynn
I Quillen qb Gi’een
Hipps ih ’ B. Dunlap
; Newsome rh Ritchie
A R.
weevil or the worm, and if the weevil
and worm have passed you by, it is
DuPree fb 0. Dunlap
Officials: Strupper (Georgia Tech),
•the price, but the grindstone turns >’cferee; Foster (Hampden-Sidney),
right on and shorter and shorter be-
coraeth the nose of the farmer. And
that, too, reminds me:
umpire; Menton (Loyola), linesman.
I bought a nice bowl of soup once ;
. with my very last dime. That soup i
be enthusiastic one, and the event | v^as put before me in all its glory. It'
wll doubtless prove beneficial to the ^vas seasoned to a “t,” it had just the;
ccliege in many ways.
The gridiron feature will h
the
kinds of vegetables in it that my
stummick yearned for. and a rellow.
P. C.-Newberry game in the after- *hunk of butter floated oil the topi
roon for which a record-breaking at-1thereof be-speaking the quality of ihs
t|‘ndance is expected. The Lutherans, condiment, I reached for and got a'
long standing and stubborn rivals, are j^y first swallow and
burnishing their tomahawks for the smacked my lips amidst rejoicing, s.nd
battle and the Blue Hose boys are j dipped deep into the dish and
likewise priming to close their sea- gf jj^g ^
son s schedule in a blaze of glory. , beverage and rejoiced some more in ■
Another interesting event of the by good luck and just about the time
day Will be the dedication of the hand- j ^gg ready to fill my open-stretcJjed '
some new swimming pool presented ^outh for the third time a b’’" old'
the college from its loyal friend and (bumble bug fell ker-splash in:o the ;
benefactor. Col. Leroy Springs. The ^ center of my meal. That’s th * way i
. splendid gymJiasium and stadium,, farming turna out. I
augmented now by this modern, per- j
'•fectly appointed swimming pool, gives
PLUM
PUDDING
52c
At four A&P Store fou
art asaured of the finest
fruit cake in-
gredients.
COFFEE
BOKAR
Or
Maxwell
House
T. 44€
8 o'clock
Tlie World’s Most Popular Coffee
Us. 81.00
Quaker Maid
BSAim
25e
cans
Heinx
Mincemeat
^ 25e
White House
CIDER
71c
Pure
COLDS
treated
EXTERNALLY
A generation ago, Vicks
originated the better method of
treating colds externally. Today,
the whole trend of medical prac*
tice is away from needless (dos
ing” , and the demand for Vicks
^ increased to “Over 26 Mil
lion Jars Used Yearly.”
Mothers appreciate Vicks, be-
NUTS
PUMPKIN
2 25c
A&P
Fancy
Lard
lb. iSc
Fancy
Creamery
Mixed Nuts, Lb. .25c
Brazil Nuts, Lb. . .19c
Walnuts, LJb. .... 33c
Almonds, Lb 43c
Pecans, Lb 43c
I ♦
cause there’s no “dosing” to
.V ... .. i. XU .' And everything else is just about
the college an athletic equipment that;.. •
. * . .. the same way. If it rams, your um
brella is at home.
is unsurpassed in the South.
A royal 'welcome. will be given the
alumni as they gather “back home”
If it freezes, ycur
overcoat is at the pawn-shop. Miss j
m , , ... u X J Sallye Skinner ain’t satisfied because 1
again. Turkey day wHl be a great day :xu„x ..4. u i i- u • *x i
• x-,1- X -* •' that wart on her lower limb isn t'
in Clinton.
PAY ROLLS MAKE BUSINESS
The pay rbll and pay day are pro
ducts of our modern industrialism.
They did not exist when the human
race was divided into slaves and mas
ters, ncr even during the period of
hand craftsmen when workmen labor-' time
above her knee. Old man Stultz thinks
Mrs. Smith is much prettier than his
own wife. And vitimins are found
only in stuff that ain’t fit to eat, Ev-,
erybody seems to be getting along bet
ter than we are, and there you are. |
It’s generally one thing or another and I
some times both of ’em at the same
. as the chief bridge player of '
upMt children’s stomnoha. It is
equally geiod for
adults. Just rub
bed on, Vicks
acts thru the skin
like a plaster; it
also gives off
medicated va
pors which are
inhaled. »
vjs.b$s
GRANDMOTHER’S
Fruit Cake
S1.00
EAGLE BRAND
MILK
Z 18e
N. R. C. ACES
tb.
can
39c
BUTTER
Cut Fresh
from the hdb
GRANDMOTHER’S
BREAD
7c
Full Pound
Wrapped Loaf
Flour
A&P Plain 24-Lb.
or Self Rising Bag
9So
96 Lb.
Bag
CHI PSO
PkK.
la-os.
9e Wheatena pkg. 25c
if"'.
Atlantic & Pacihc