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r.-\ ;;' T^< >^-- *• THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON, S. C / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1930 H E. (Elintnit Ollirnntrip Estai>li»ii«d IfOO WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publiaher Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One year $1.60; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise sunrg^estions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of tr^neral interest when they are nut of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper is not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. ly (golden jubilee) June 12-18, 1926,1 bales last year; 726,000 in 1928; 780,- Orphan Work, September, 1926, Lau- 000 in 1927; 1,008,000 in 1923, and rens AdveKiser, Septemtber 4, 1930,1889,000 in 19^. Columbia Slate, September 8, 1930, The acreage abandoned this year is September 8, 1930, i 40,000 acres, or 1.8 per cent ■of Jthe 2,205,000 acres in cultivation Letters To The Editor . Greenville News, Presbyterian of ’the South, Richmond, Va., Sept. 3, 1930, Presbyterian Stan dard, Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 3, 1930, . Christian Observer, Louisville, Ky., I Sept. 3, 1930, Wide-Awake Clinton, Clinton Chamber of Commerce, 1922, Story of Thomwell Orphanage, by Dr. L. R. Lynn, post-card of second build- I ing First F*resbyterian church, pros- j pectus of new First Presbyterian ; church building, list of officials of First Presbyterian church. Life of The Chronicle is in receipt of the following letter from one of its sub- July 1, leaving for harvest 2,165,000 scribers, B. P. Templbton, of Travis acres, on which the September fore-, county, Texas: cast of 997,000 bales indicates a yield j of 220 pounds lint per acre. / ! „. , o I Editor, The Chronicle: The September 1 forecast of 67,-: Thinking that probably soma of 000 bales more than a month ago is I youj. subscribers might be interested due almost entirely to favorable crbps are fair to good. In this section and on down the river to the coast, the crops are good. My com crop is very gocd. "B. P. TEMPLETON, Delvalle, Travis Co., Texas, Route 1. ^ DRS. SMITH & SMITH Optometrists weather during August for weevil con trol. The crop suffered from dry weather, particularly on clay soils your subscribers might be in a little news from Texas, I am writ-; ing. A drouth, beginning June 13th. is! prevailing in this section. Evaporation j ij severe. An ir;h of water, in the 1 William Plumer Jacobs by Dr. Thom- ^^e latter part of the shade, evaporates in 12 to month, but for the state as a whole the dry weather did CLINTON. S. C., SEITEMBER II. 1930 I well Jacobs, list of members of First ! Presbyterian church, Sept. 9, 1930, I Laurensville Herald, May 21, 1930, ^ program cornerstone ceremony, Sept. 9, 1930, address “Mercer Silas Bailey,” by Rev. J. F. Jacobs, address “Wil- i liam Plumer Jacobs,” by Dr. D. M. ' Douj(las, address “History of First Presbyterian Church,’ ’by Dr. F. D Jones. IT’S ALL OVER [the advance in lip-sticks and nose Whether the election suited you or powders. Bananas are selling at i for not, it i.s all over now and it is well; a dime, and so’s cantaioupe.s. The bar- for the state that it is. For at least we her shop war is not quite over. Hait will have a two year’s rest and every- cuts can be had from 10 cents, each up bo<ly should get their feet on the at a dime and shampoos have d'*clined ground and go to work, espe<‘ially to 3 for a dollar. Shoe shines are firm since prospects of a hard and sevefe, only 't points since-the Marne drive.) winter are before us and one that There is some c omplaint about *>e j (Continued from JJaST* otie) will doubtless bring want and suffer- ‘ ju ice and quality of bottled-behind- ology Dr. J, B. Kennedy. as a more good than harm by controlling weevil activity. “The census report shows 50,000 running bales ginned from the South Carolina crop of 1930 prior to Sep tember 1, compared with 1,000 last year; 3,000 in 1928 ; 23,000 in 1927, 14 hours;. in tfie sunshine 10 hours. We havej signs of rain nearly every day, but all, signs of rain in Texas fail in dry weather. All the ponds, tanks, creeks. and branches dried up in August and r the Colorado river is as low as it has been in 73 years—since 1857, the drouth that all old people remember. ■ SPECIALISTS Eves Examined -:• Glasses Prescribed 15 West Main Street Phene 101 Laboratory for Prompt Repair Serrlee Clinton, S. C. 1 I There are here and there spots or! College Opens ing to many. The outcome of the county and state races brought forth sati.sfaction and regrets, as such contests always do. Good men were elected, good men and women defeated as i.s always true in politics. liCt’s go to work and forget the «*l«“c‘tion. the-harn booze. THE HOOK OF BOOKS heat fthtmt the derl are no longer interested in the an -ient beliefs, so the critics of re ligion say. The church has lo.st its hold and no- Tree sitting is a memory. Swimming ;)onls are getting ready for the fall .season; they are offering 3 swims for 7.') cents instead of 25 cents each as heretofore. The defeated candidates have explained why. Those elected are saying: “I knew-'a good man could win.” Street peddlers are still giving 3 quarts of beans to the gallon’and II an(f 21,000 in 1926.” patches where they have pour-down CARD OF THANKS floods, a mile or so away no rain. A I wish to thank the people of the drawn from Dallas via Waco, county for the handsome vote given Austin, San Antonio* to Laredo, is the New Session'”^® Aug. 26th. I led my four op- divide; all north, west and southwest j ponents at the first thirty-two boxes, j it is dried up, no com, grass or placing me third in the race for the,i anything green. supervi.sor s office. j The state authorities are preparing Though defeated, I will ever be at j to issue rations to the people but I the .service of the people of Laurens 1 notice that they are not preparing to county and deeply appreciate each and j feed the starving cattle, sheep and every vote cast for me. i goats. It is just simply hell on earth. A. RHKTT MARTIN, il'rom the line mentioned to the coast LC W ROUND TRIP FARES to WASHINGTON, D. C. Friday, Sept. 19th, 1930 Via -Prof. 11. K. tt.gN-at di‘al; of lecl’ne of religion. People ’ f f ** 1 have decided to try to live another year and trust to Hoover’s prosperity body read.s the Bible any m tre, 'f you believe them. It is encouraging, therefore, to those who hold fast to the faith of their i fathers, to learn from the r«q)oi-t of the American Bd)le swiety ‘hat more Bibles were sold and .distr'huted last year than ever before in th«‘ hi.Htory of this great organization. The figures them.selves are amazing. Eleven million, one hundred and two thousand guages wen Health Hinta flat rock, s, C., sept, the 10, FOSO deer mr. t*ditor: i feat myself to rite a few lines on “how to keep in ’'*>Hlth” anso-1 Tactics—'Capt. Roliert Professor of ('hemistry Sturgeon. Professor of Psychology and Phil osophy—Dr, F. 1). Jones. Professor of Physics —- I’rof. James F. Koel\ler. Professor of Education Prof. R. L. Coe. Dean and Professor of Hi.story — Prof. M. W. Brown. Profe.ssor of I^ology- Prof, John fL Davis; ^ ' Assistant Professor of English Prof. H. T. Swedenberg, Jr, SEABOARD For tickets, etc., call on W. H, Shands, Ticket Assent, Clinton. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB Walter A. John- I/)nnie forth during these fast times we all seem to be living thru, i am coming Physical Director son. Assistant Physical Director S. McMillian. Librarian -Willard L. Jones. Professor of Military Science and E. Wysor, U. 6‘2 ni’' day .1 "elf nrd ' hxve never benn sick in my life except when i was took down with the newmony and si atticker in my legs and the mea.sles Bibles in 179 different accidently. I)rinted and distributed by the American society last year, while the Briti.sh and Foreign Bible society in thi* same period distributed marly twelve million. In the United States alone more than four million Bibles were bought hy people, i)re- sumuhly, who wanted to read them. That does not sound as if interest in religion were dying out. .As a matter of fact, more people are reading the Bible than ever be fore. Whatever other religioua books they read, they must have the Bible, It i diave set down a li.>^ of ,r!es for the hoddy which will keep a feller feeling good all the time and they are as followers: 1. while cutting stove wood he sure to breathe gooePdeep breaths be- S. A. Assistant Professor of Military .Sci ence and Tactics — Lieut. Alfred N. Taylor, U. S. A. Assistant in Military Science and Tactic.s 4^ergerant Alton W. Parker. Registrar—Mrs. .M. W, Brown. College Physician Dr. James W. Davis. Director of Music — Rev, Marshall (^ Dendy. Business Manager — John Holland Hunter. Sei-retary -Mis.s Alma Davis. the word. No “best seller” ever ap- proacheil it in point of sales; none of the standard classics has endured in popularity as has the Bible. (’onsciou.sly or uncon.sciously, al most everybody who speaks the Eng lish language quotes from the Bible almost every day. The words and phrases, j)r()vcihs and other quota tions of every-day life, a goinl half of all the allusions in modern literature, arc from the King James version of the Knglish Bible. For that reason, if for no other, familiarity with the Bildc is an essential part of the edu cation of everybody w ho would Call himself an educated man. One not fa miliar with the Book ot Books loses th«‘ .savor and the intimate meaning of half of the world’.s great literature. We have not found any better way of exjires.sing many of the great truths arul eteinial facts of life than the ua> Ml whi. li they are exjutcised I!' tin* Bilde. ilow a single jihr.nse ex- ^■^es.^es t!ic whole ideal of toleraiun*: '‘I.<'t him that is without sin among ''ll i.i.'-t ti'.e tiist si me." Or how has the I'cnalty of *'vil-doing been better jihia^ed than in: "Whatsoever ye sow, ihat^ '-huJLyji-also rcaji?” The B.ble out iif tlate? It is the only hook that is alway.s and fnrever up to date. .And that, beyond doubt, is the twixt cvety lick you hit with the axe, and poke out your chist so’s the wind can circulate in same. 2. lake yore time Tp eating ^ the rest o fthe folks Is eating so fast is the Bookjot Books in-.every. sense 4>f--y©u wont get nothing, then it wilt be .0 k. to eat soft food rapidly. :hew yore bread and water till they get soft and then swallow same gently. GIVES FORECAST OF COTTON CROP 3. if you are plowing in tough red land, ride on the plo'W handles to some extent .so’s yore spinell collum wont be bent too mutch and made to ake. take a big drink of water every time you get to the end of a row if yore wife happens to be there with a buck et full. One Million Rales In4icate<i for South (Irolina. Dry Weather Aida Weevil Control. Columbin, Sept. 9.—The indicated cotton crop for South Carolina as of September I is ^7.000 bales, acet)rd- ing to the cotton cn>p report issued Tuesday by Frank O. Black, agricul tural statistician. United States de partment of agriculture. In 1929, the state ginned 830,000 bales. The indicated crop this year for the UniU*d States is 14,340.000 bales of 500 pounds. Production in 1929 was 14.8*28.000 bales. Mr. Black’s report for South Caro- I. don’t milk the cow too fast, it lina was a' follows: I will hurt her as well as you and don’t j “A cotti n crop of 997,(MM) bales of [ push against her too hard as you i pounds gro.ss weight is indicated! might strain her milk, walk with .short South Carolina hy the September steps w’hile .slipping the jiigs and | * condition of (Ml per cent, of normal, don’t |)ut too mutch wait on 1 foot at ^ condition a month ago was 74 per a time. ‘ent. and t^tqMember 1 last year 63 per vent, with 10-year average, 1919-1928, ». t»ut in H good ehaw of browns cent of normal, mule after each nu'al and lUm’t smoke j state ginned 830.(MM) 5()0-|>ound (of 10 minutes befaor supper, if you i : * can’t go to sleep quick at night, send yore \\;fe into the other room whi're .-he orter Ik‘. strrtch out full length hetoar getting up every morning and drink only 2 i«»ps of coffee, (mr. edit- i or. rite or foam if you want to try this insted of goff.) ' yores trulie, mike (’lark, rfd. loason why it outsells all the fiction ' Jind all the philosojihy of the moderns. ^^one Placed In New Building Nobody’s Business By (ice McCikMt Our Town I Our linvM i- getting along very well' lit present, thank you. Some of the oil people di o\<'red another pretty cor ner lot the other day and now there’s a fine filling station on it. But that is the last one .All of our main street.'* are lined with filling station! and no (Continued from page, one) ivle, .May 24, 1901, catalogue Presby terian college, 1899-1900, catalogue Presbyterian Theological seminary, UH»0-I90l, catalogue Mission Training •ollege, Our Monthly, April. 1901, .Annua! Rejwirt Thomwell orphanage, 1.m)0, Orphan Work, March-.April, I'JOl, Newberry Herald and News, May 21, 1901, Laurensville Herald, 1901, Columbia State, May 23, 1901, The Southern Evangelist, Lexington, Ky., 1901, The Observer, Newberry, S •9 •H •9 •9 •9 •9 •9 •9 •9 •9 ■9 >9 •9 •9 •9 <9 •9 matter whore you run out of gas, ».lli«i.,. ,qai i ^ ^ v* ^ A 1 .u 1901, Igiurens County News, you ve got to do is whi.stle and theiw„„ .. ’ . 1 May 23, 1901, Clinton Gazette. May filling station man’.* hosj is long'.,., ...a, ..-u • .V filling enough to reach you. ’”‘^|23, 1901, (ihristian Observer, May 22, i 1901, Charity Ledger, Columbus, Miss., _ .... SMay, 19<U, Southern Presbyterian, The average family in our town i8,\fay, 1901. only about 7 installments behind. No; ‘ slvf' contents deposits Tuesday one has stopped riding. Bridge parties .^.^re: are as numerous as ever and theie Boole of ‘Church Order and Confes- are still a few folks who doVt know ^ion 1894, A Brief SUtement of 4* •9 •9 41 4( 44 Be any better than to try to run baek- 'iief 1913. minutes of South Carolina yard poultry farms. We hav- no ma.s- presbytery 1930, The Clinton (’hruni- quit^s or book agents in the com- ele, SeptemlHT 4, 1930, catalogue munity at present and all of th^^ja^e Presbyterian college, 1929-1930, cata- paralystt boys are improving si.ine. ^ of Columbia Theological semi- nary. April, 1930, Our Monthly. Asig- Church collections have fallen con-, ust, 1930, Our Monthly (annual report 41 44 When A CLEANSING MEDICINE Is Needed 4* 44 44 44 44 44 HAvi takmi Black-Draught all my life, when ever in need of a medicine for con- '•tipation,* eaye Mrs. G. CX Bama» of Bona, Texas. "My mother and fotW need it in their h49me for yean, ^ I was raiaed to think of it as the first tiling if 1 had a headadM or was con stipated. "At one time 1 had indlgM- tion real bad. I waa all oat of aorta; my akin waa sallow, and I had gaa paina Alter a conraa of BlatA-Draught, I got an right 1 have given Bla^-Draaght to my child- ran, whme^ they needed a medttdne of tha teML" Inaiat on Thadfortre Vladi- I Draught siderably on account of vacations and] number) September, 1921‘, Our Month- WOMKN wLo ue^ a should take OarduL la over se year*. tonic * *■**'* *•*,'»,»,* J, a-*-*-*.'* »-*•, Vi Days Are Here Again! It's Time To Think Of All Your Needs We are ready to serve the school children’s and teachers’ wants with everything for the class room ex cept textbooks. We Iiave ample assortments of aH school supplies needed, from the small tot to the college stu dents. 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