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t PAGE BtGHT THE CLINTON CUKUNICLE, CLINTON. S. C. WEIGHED ONLY SIXTY-TWO LBS. 9^52,011 BALES ARE GINNED TO OCT. 18 “I h*ve been in 1)*d healtli for the past 16 years and for the past 8 years 1 haven’t been able to do any of my housework. In fact, most of that time I was hardly able to stand on my feet. r.inninf Reporta From 16 States Prior To Octieber 18 Indicate . IncreaiSe.. Washington, Oct. 25. Cotton gin ned from the growth of 1930 prior to I October 18 was announced Saturday ■ by the census bureau to have totaled 19,252,011 running bales, including NEARLY HALF OF COUNTY TAX PAID BY LARGE CORPORATIONS Mrs. Wallack * Loses Brother Mills, Railroads, Banks and'Public Utility Companies Assessed At Over $4,000,000. Total Assessments Around $9,250,000. | Joanna Cotton Mills, Goldville, Biggest Payer. Laurens, Oct. 24. — Manufacturing enterprises, railroads, banks and pub-. 1275,280 round bale.s, counted as half j utility corporations contribute 'bales and 7,308 bales of American ' Kgyptian and excluding linters. j taxes to be collected this year by th® I To that date last year 9,094 running j treasurer of Laurens county accord- ,bale.s including 29^),718 round bales ing to the abstract of duplicate com-j Pullman Company 4,530 j Gray Court Tel. Co 600 ' Mr. Dorroh put the final touches on j nearly a half of the state and county^ his books last Tuesday and placed the tax records in the hands of the county treasurer Wednesday in readiness for the annual collection of taxes. Al and 7,804 bales of American-Kgyptian pleted last week by Auditor S. R. Dor*' though a cViange in the law made in | was ginned, and in 1928 ginnings to' roh and transmitted to the comptrol'er: 1929 provided for the official open-i that date totaled 8,151,271 running general. The properties in the county: ing of tax books on September 15, the' Ii.tIcs, including 304,*743 round bales a---! 9,941? l>ales of Amcrican-Kgyp- tian. — Ginnings by states to October 18 voar were: MRS. THOMAS KSTES “1 gradually fell} off in weight from 135 down to 02 pounds and was noth* Inng but skin and bones. 1 had no ap* petite and the little food I did eat just had to be forced down; then I would suffer agony from it with grip ing pains in the pit of my stomach, in my right side and in the small of my back. .My heart would get so weak and would flutter so fust at times it would frighten me. I would have terrible smothering spells and would have to of these corporations is asses-sed this | comptroller general granted an exten- year at $4,139,110, the abstract shows,' sion of time until October 15 to give and the total assessments of the coun-j the auditor and treasurer sufficient ty will run around $9,250,000, it is es- time to get in readiness. The delay in' r s voar were- timated by Mr. Dorroh. The total as-j opening the 1930 books was made Alabama 90.5,215; Arizona, 41,308;.in the county, he said, was, necessary, it was explained, by the, \rkansas, 510,703- California, .53,070;!“*’®^'^ dollars ’ess than |extension of tax payment time made' Florida '45,8.50- Georgia, i’i0L423;'y**^*"'due largely to reductions in; for 1929. However, said Mr. Dorroh,! Louisiana, 5.3'2.090; MissiJwip’pi, 91“?.''estate and personal that part of his work necessary, for 109; Mis-souri, 99,682; New Mexico, j « . the receipt of taxes was completed be-, 33,394; .North Carolina, 464,812; Ok-j The largest individual taxpayer in September 15 and taxpayers , lahoma, 444,946; South Carolina. 007,-j the cf unty, the figures show, is the '027; Tennessee, 201,065; Texas, 3,051,-;.Ioanna Cotton Mills, of Goldville, Barnwell, Oct. , 25. — Edward A. (“Max”) Bronson, 40, popular, drug gist, was found dead in bed at his home here this morning by his wife when she went to call him for break fast. Mr. Bronson had been in his us ual good health yesterday, but last night is said tc have complained of a slight attack of ijjdigestion and took a dose of soda before retiring. The family physician fixes the hour of death at 6 o’clock this morning, evi dently due to heart disease. •Mr. Bronson is survived by his wid ow, who was Miss Jessie Joyner; his mother, Mrs. John 1. Bronson; one sister, Mrs. A. R. Wallack of Clinton, and two brothers, Robert L. Bronson and Johnnie''Bronson of Barnwell. He was a generous friend and had many lovable traits of character that* en deared him to a wide circle of friends. Mr. Bronson was a veteran of the World" war and saw- active service in France during that conflict. One Bay Horse Mule. % 12 years old. weight 1000 pounds. H. J. PITTS We carry the famous Simmons Beautyrest and Simmons Deepsleep mattres^s in stock all the time. Buy one and rest easy. PRATHER-SIMPSON FURNITURE CO. could have paid during the past month if they had desired. The extra i518; Virginia, 21,405; all other states, j v ho.se property is assessed at $750,-j was required’for making out to- 240. I 000. About $325,000 of thu was added ■ tal* and for other woik not necessarily j CAMl’IlELL LODGE TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT “M^y’''ji?culatiun was ba*!. I would feel chilly at times, and again great beads t)f sweat would stand out over my forehead, and 1 w-oiild get blind and dizzy too. “Yes. I suffered from chronic con stipation for years and also had a very bad, ina(;,tive ^ver. Often times 1 had bilious* attacks which would make me «)eathly ill. During the past five years I don’t Udieve I had a sin gle night of gtxxl restful sleep. My nervous system w'ts surely a wreck. I couldn’t stan<i for 'Strangers or even my neighbors to come into my house. Nothing in the way of medicines or treatment.s ever did me any good. In fact, my condition was so had none of my neighbors thought I would ever get well. ‘’Finally I decided to try Sargon. I’ve taken 15 bottles of .Nargon and about 7 bottles of the Pills. Well, it just acted like a miracle in my case. I ai-tually guincsl (>;{ pounds in weight. (’ampbell lodge No. 44, A. K. M., will hold its regular meeting Friday night, Oct. 31, at 7:30 o’clock. There will he work in the E. A. degree. All members are urged >to be present. Mills As 1 said before, I only weighed 02 pounds when I started on it and now I weigh P25 pounds and feel just like la woman made all over again. 1 have regained all my strength and energy and am doing all my house work. 1 can harilly wait from one meal to an- Palmetto Mfg. Co. other. I Clinton ('otton Mills on this'year’s books as the result of i with tax co.lection, extensive additions made to the nill last ye^r. The textile industry is the largest group of taxpayers with a to tal assessment of $2,078,880, and the railroads come next with $98.5,09*2. The banking group comes next with assessed vaLuationtof $169,657. 'The following shows the Did You Ever Stop To Think? By Edson R. Waite That no matter what your wants a.4<»'*sii- \ '"“y always find* in your .th#, laTgerpwrpontti^ tiw-1 jrayers as' taken’from the abstract of met’t your every requirement. duplicate: I.aurens Cotton Watts Mills Laurens Glass W'orks Laurens Oil .Mill M. & J. Mills Your business men are live and up- $525,000 to-date; their stores are fully stocked 570,000 * "^‘th up-to-the-minute, seasonable 30,000 merchandise of quality, and at prices 20,000 eaa’l. be beat. “The .Sargon Pills have cured me of | Lydia ('otton .Mills bilious attacks qnd constipation. They Joanna Cotton Mills are .so wonderful I now fe«‘l like I would like to tell the whole W(»il(l about Sargon an<l the Pills. My friends and neighbors are^all talking about my wonderful recovery and I will praise Sargon as long as I li'-iv I be lieve it has sav<‘(l my life." The above remarkable statement was made recently by Mrs. Thomas Ksles, 08 Georgia Ave., Atlanta, Ga. .Sadler-Owens Pharmacy, ('lintou; •Ioanna Mercantile ('o., Gohlville; Ku- reka Diug Co., Watts Mills, Agents.— ‘Adv. <'orp. Stutz-Hadfield Silk ('lint(»n Oil Mill Ware Shoals Mfg. ('o. Knoree .Mills (’. & W. (’. Ry. C. N. & L. Ry. S. A. L. Ry. Banks •So. Bell T. & T. (’o. , {Continental Tel. ('o. ' “West. Union Tel. ('.o. Duk»‘ Power Co. .So. Pub. Utilities (’o. (G.-C.) .National Utilities Co. 3.000 7,500 470,000 288,0(H) 750,000 •25,000 18,480 People want to'-aee what they are buying when they pay their money. The merchants of your home city value their reputations. It would be impossible for them to maintain their reputation of high grade merchandise at reasonable prices w-ithout actually .59,080 delivering the gocMis. They have the good will and confi dence of the majority of the citizens , of the home city. Every one should . buy from local merchants, j It is impossible to keep a city grow-1 401,390; 143,250' 440,4.52 109.0.57 01..500 9 500 ‘ ’’’8 unless the home people are loyal 1 2(j 7P0 i enough to .spend their money in the; 70^();',51 home city. Buy at home! 1.275’ .)0.01.5 SUB.S( RIBE TO THE ( HRONICLEt We keep them HAPPY Ford owners like our brand of service. It is Our shop is clean, cheerful — the most'Ship shape you ever visited. Modern equipn^ent. Ford-trained mechanics Ret best results on all jobs — hlR or little. Come in. We make a specialty of periodic tsjh- inR up. oilinR and RreasinR* Complete stock of Renuine Ford parts and accessories. Low prices for repaintinR or washinR and polishinR. Clinton Motor Co. Authorized Ford Dealers West Main Street Phone 119 0li=ii=ii=3i=l i=li=ii=ii=iBatCT I GREATER COUNTY November 4-5-6-7 1930 Newberry, S. C. Nov. 4-5-6-7 DON’T MISS IT! Free Acts Twice Daily 2:30 - 7:30 Big Midway Wooderful Attractions FOUR BIG DAYS—FOUR BIG NIGHTS / L. J. Heth Amusement Co. will furnish midway attractions, carrying fourteen shows, eight riding devices and fifty concessions. U. S. Senator Cole L. Blease/will speak at 2:15 P. M., Friday, Nov. 7. Admission: Adults 35c Children 6 to 10 inclusive 10c, 11 to 14 years 20c Largest and best display of cattle, swine, poul try, agriciutural products, community booths, boys and girls 4-H club work, etc., ever seen at a county fair. Absolutely the greatest exhibition in the history of lower Free Acts at 2:30 and 7:30 P. M. Daily. \ a a a I CUNTONand LAURENS COUIHY FOLKS l»RDUUY INVITQ) •km 1 I 1 k J