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Ns P\r,K EIGHT THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931 Blue Stockings Swamp Furman Presbyterian Track Team Piles Up I^ar^e Score To Down Bap tists, 102 To 29. FINAL SETTLEMENT r notice that on the 8,th day of May, 1931, I will render a final ac count of my acts and doinsrs as Ad ministrator of the estate of John C. Jacks, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of I^aurens Tounty. I at 10 o’clock a, m., and on the same! day will apply for a final discharge | Greenville, April 23.—^Rising in all from my trsut as Administrator. ,it« fury, the Pre.<-byterian college Any person indebted to said estate track team completely swamped the j is notified and required to make pay-1 p^rman speedsters here this after-' ment on or before that date; and all; persons having claims agjiinst said es tate w ill present' them on or l>efore said date, duly proven or be forever barred. W. J. DUNCAN, ' Administrator. MOTHER’S DAY—MAY 12 Why not give your mother a year’s sabacription to her favorite maga- aine? ' JAMES W. CALDWELL Call 24.3 at 12:.30 l». M. noon and amas.sed the large.st score! ever reconled in a South Carolina dual DOWSERS , , , . . ' That certain men can find under meet by dowmmg the Baptists 102 ^ X * twig, preferably of witchhazel, is a Led by Ritchie, vhe strong Presby-{ belief which is held so persi.stently by terian .squad took an early lead andjs'o many people that scientists, unable the Furmaniten were never able toU« explain it, are investigating it in ovoiTom, it. Furman was only able to '"'P* diacovoring thf principle take two firat place., five aeconda and <<» e au- J 1. L a • , . • succeed oftener than they fail is cer- four thirds. Rresbyterian placed in ev- . • . * au , ' * , tain, whatever the reason, 'ly event and took evefy place in five advertise, but the, radio seems be'Brown of the Florida Street school! running wild in tie perpetration of; faculty. First place was won by Vir-1 fraud. ,pnia Kellers, second by Collette Da-i vis, and third by Mary Glenn Cham-; DEPRESSION $2.o0 gold piece given by The i How serious ha.s the .much-talked-of Chronicle Publishing Co., i- swarded' business depression actually been? to the winner of ^iest place. Not nearly a.s serious nor as far-' BOND FLOWER SHOP reaching in its ejects. I believe, a< SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE 157 W. Main St the jflrought, about which much less' has been said and written. ^ According to cne authority, business { FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Phone .396 as a whole is only about 9 per cent off the normal for this time of ye.or. employment is 95 per cent of normal, retail sales are onlv off about 3 per cent, taking the country as a whole, grocery .sales are about the same as last year, regular interest and divi- dend.s are being paid as usual and thirty million families are living on almost the same scale of expenditure as they were in the height of “flush times,’’ It is the fashion to “talk poor.’’ Cash is net circulating as rapidly as .pnts. Both of the Baptists’ first laces came in field events. KELVINATOR ELECTRK' R EFRI(; KRA1 ION and PHILCO RADIOS On Display At SMITH’S PHARMACY Telephone 101 E. M. TIMMERMAN, Agent .Sales and Service r •. -.a Clinton Realty and Insurance Co. B. H. BOYD, Ajfent Representing .Several of the Country’s Oldest and Strongest Insurance Companies. Office: .Second FI<M>r National Bank Building—R<Mfm No. 6 Telephone No. 6 Residence I’hone 107 of agriculture, who recently witnessed jan exhibition of water-finding by a RiU’hip was high scorer with 11 l*‘l|(Jerman dowser, has revived interest ■joints, while (vhapin came .second withjjn j^e subject. T^e explanation which ten. Incidentally, Chapin ran the 220-j he suggests, and which some other yard low hurdles in a time .5 of a sec-[ .scientific nn-n believe is nos.sible, is on<f helow'that of fthe stat«* record set that the radium emanations or rays. A aciontiat of tha U. S dapartmont .j by Meeks of Furman .several years ago. Thi.s overwhelming victory puts P. C. by far the favorites to win the an nual state track and field meet which will be held on Johnson fi^ld next week-end. The Hosemen have already which are constantly coming out of the earth, have a definite effect upon the-nervous systems qf certain per- isons who are highly sensitive to them, land that when the direcd path of these rays is obstructed by water the result is a contraction of the dow ser’s mu8<‘les and a movement of the dispo.sjMl of Carolina by a big .score, i forked twig or “divining rod. and Clemson, the onily other strong opponent, has not shown much so far this year, —: ville Friday morning for Atlanta, where they will enter the track and 'field ine<?t of the .Southeastern A. A. U. 1 ...... ,.. (.tiMNi litti •• 'hums wruN&i^* • - The summary: lOO-yard flash: Ritchie, P. C., first; Green, P. C., swond;; Alley, P'urniun, third. Time, 10 seconds. 220-yar<l dash: Ritchie, P. first; .Alley, Furman, .second; Ibn-ry, Fur man, thir<l. Time, 22.0 secorifis. 4J0-yar<i dash: .Senter ,1*. C., first; Ketchiim, P ('., ssvnnd; Ohlsrn, Fur man, third. Time, r>3 se<'on<ls. Half mil(«: Osman, P. ('., first; Ketchum, P. second; .S<>nter, P. (’., third. T;m(*, 2 minutes, 7 scfonds. Mile run: Giltesjjie, P. and Zea- ly, F’, ('., tied for first; Abrams, P. thinl. Time, 5 minutes, 10 sef'onds. Two-niil(‘ run: Parker, P. (’., first; Other suggested explanations are that a good dowser is sensitive to the faint vibrations caused by running igfilaitBwiii WMiiU-raBM a!r?aii of dampness in the earth immediately over a subterranean stream affects him. Whatever the answer, it ses'ms as if there is something in the ancient beliof. f VILLAGE.S A Yale flrofessor recently remarked that there was no reason whatever for the existence of most small towns. The Hitor of the New .Milftjrd, Conn., Times has “called" the professor, pointing out that it is only in the vil lages that jM'opIe live a community life which is af once ci'nifortable and friM* fntm thi annoyances- of life in the cities. .Simall t )wns trday offer evfu'ything of real importance that any city of fers to its inhabitants, an<i a great deal that the city cannot give. One can buy in the village stores everything it is easier than for years. The chief sufferer.s are the victims of over-pro duction, who are mainly the farmers.! School Notes The best debater of t;ie Clinton high school was chosen !s week. The query, “Resolved: That hain .stores are detrimental to the best intere.st.s | of South Carolina," is the query for' the .«tate high school debate which will be held in Columbia at the Uni versity on Thursday, April 30. The, judges, \yho were teachers of the! TbornweU orpfbanage s-Jionl. gave first given by the J. C. FVnney Co., of this city, was awarded to the first pla-e winniT. The story telling contc.r, ’n the high s<‘hool was held Tuesday af’ernoon. There were irine ci'nte«tnnts. The story wa.H read bv Mrs. L B. D Par l. iThe judges were Misses .Margaret Me-, fkjid, Irene Workman, and Lil’ian i 3: They’re Always Smart - These Cool Broadcloth Shirts $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 Collar attached Broadcloth Shirts in white, green, blue, and tan. They are tailored to fit with extreme com fort. Copeland-Ston« Co. “One Price To AH” Phone 47 Clinton, S. C. Grow Friers In 8 Weeks With “Spartan (irain” Mashes that the great city department .stores Abrams, P. (’., .second; Gillespie. P. except, |M*rhnps, the f'ashv Ihiul. Time, II minutes, 20 se.-onds. , jewelry an<l extravagant furs which . 220-,v:ird low hurdles:Chapin, P. (’.,!the city stores ate alwavs tempting first; Alley, KurniaH; second; Po’^'cll, people who cannot afford to buy. In urman, and ('arolhers, P. C.. tie<l the village movie theatre the same ; fi'f thii-d. 'rime, 25.3 siH-oiais, pictures are shown that are Wn on iLCvanl hurdle.s: Chaj.in, P. (•.. Ihoadway. and usually he W Pro id- way S»H's theiii. Nobody hut the very wealthy can aff ird t > keep an auto- i mobile in .\(W York; few village fam- »Ko'( All Ideal Gift for that Sweetheart fir-^t; KluHles, Furninn, second; Low ry, P. thiiil. 'rime, 1(1.9 seconds. / li'scus; Kwiiig, P. C.. first; 'I', ('ar-!; il'.es arc IS only in V-A^h S|);irt;i:i Sforlino (’hick S«raff.h (ir(iv\ing: hitiTncdlafo Srrtileh l.a>intr INla.-'h (as low as■.S2.r).’>) lien Scratch .M.SO See I s For nice .>le:il !■ ish >Ieal Bran Dairy I'eed I log: Feed Sweet Horse Feed with lilt I T-.i'. It sen, 1'urman, s‘' ond; • 11’liip.t'tiin, P-1 small towns that mo't people can af- ( ., tlurd. Ihstanec*. 117 tcet, 2 iiiclu'S. to own and live in tlieb' own .lavelin: Griffin, I•'urn1.•ul. fir^t; j houses .\n 1 nowh**re I :it in the small Gic-rell, P. (',, si-.oiid; 'I’e.iip'et: n, P.ltown can one ha\«‘ ncigh.'iors who arc thiril. Di.'.ancc, lil.'i reel, 7 itiihcs. l-ically ncigli'i) ir< .n .Slot pul: 'r <’:\r. iin. I''urman, f rsl; |tlic U ' l'd. ! h« Id, frimi lly Clinton Cotton Oil Co. r<‘:iij?I(‘ti.n. P. socond; I'wing, P. J'., thbd. Iiistan.c, 10 feet, 7 i’lchcs. Iligli jump; (Io-iH“ll, P. (' , ami \\’y- |att, P. tii'd for f;r.st; Wo.id, Fur- ' .nan, and Gi ’ffin, Furman, tied for Itliird. Height, 5 feel, 5 inches. Kroad jump:* G',e»‘n, P. ('., first; |Griffni, Furman, secomi; Lynn, P. third. Distance, 20 feet. 9 inches. pole va'iill; Lynn, P. ami ('ope- 'a:i<l. P. ( tiesl for first; Kainpey. P. third, lle'ght, 11 feet. .MMe relay; Pnchylerian (Kebhiim. .Senter, Osman, Uitchi<'). 'I’ime, 3 min ims, 12 soi-onds. Claim Insurance Prompted Killing Si IMHLAMS Alccliol. mori'hine, emaine, all of tht‘ hah t-fornrng iliic.r-, owe tlu'ir popularity to the fact that, f r a short time, they enalile their users to do things which they other-wise would not have th«> emngy or th»* courage to! do. ('offee an<l te;i are stimulants of less* powerful ef.fmt. Kvery race or people has deveh ped soim* sort of stimulant which sjjeesls tid cert;iin [jhysioli gical processs's for the lime Iming. , ! In the light of this world-wivie hu-j man demand for additional sour:'es of i xMl'.ly energy, scientists hav e lH*en j j W'orking for years in the eff; rt to *lis- Icover some sulistanee which will ac- jcomplish the ilesired purjiose with out the disa<trou.s mental and physi-i cal ri'actions which follow the u.^e of Thi$ Iaim C*dar C.HtM oi $79.75 it tKr ftntti tabu in Anwrico. AhtitUiUly fuarani^ mfuinti moth dumoffe by « /fm Iaui* Iniitronfr policy firm rrilh emry ehriL ErfuitUt OrkrUal and Blitrk Walnut rrnrrrs and rich hand cmrrinf*. Coma rmrfy tu our luppiy it limited. and Back Quit ..pHurtiiig Wi ithe ordinary jitinuilants when. t_he first Inal of AndersonLqft-has worn off. i jOpen New j .Man for Son's Death. ('on\ict-| During the war a German chemist I ■ ed At First .Se^S‘on. found that -<11^11 doses of acid so.lium: W'alhnlla. .Ajiril 27. (phosphate irureascvi bodily energy F\ ivlenc" i,' apparent ill effects, an.l thi.s u.'cd to enable workers in whi(h the state hopes to eonviet J. , • i i , Ti,......o f... 41.. 1 ...iv. f .. iGeiman c; a m nes to iLi extra labor.! 1 nomas lor t!ie (leatn of nis '^on, , . , , , . Re.search since the war has failed to Maxi<*, in the summer of P.»2‘.>. began j "A raw years ago, I found that I waa very weak and nothing I ate aeemed to give me any atrength,’’ writes Mrs. R. B. Douglas, 704 South Con- gress St, Jackson, Miss. 1 suffered intense pain in my head and back. At times I would have to hold to some thing to steady myaelf^ eo to do my little work I was worried about my condition. *ldy mother told me that ■hooid taka CarduL After taking two bottles, I felt stronger, Wat I kept on taking it until my head and back <iait hurting. I took about six bottles in all, and have naver quit praising CarduL* iiisclose anv serimis bad effects from! (the use of this drug, and to pile uj) late t«Hlay as the trial of the .■)7-v<;ar-o!d .•\nder'^on nuintv man, . , , c„run,l,.,. A>-a.v. On:-,, ™nvicU.,l and!'"'™";'. '“V sentenced to life imprisoninent^the lif»‘ (if Thomas will l>e again asVtvl by the array of state’s attorneys, headed fbv'*^4ieit-or there is i this or. omething similar may bt'come as pop-1 ular as tea and coffee ami much more u.stvful than alcohol. „cc l.e:>n HnrrtST CARDUl Thoma.s p'.irehase:l nlxiut $33,000 in surance .on the life of his son, naming himself ns Umeficiary, witnesses tes tified tmlay. Attorneys representing the state will attempt to prove that the defendant killed his son,by poison- j ing and downing to collect on the |H)licies.'‘ K. I.. Cox, Honea Path insurance I agent, testified that a $2,000 policy j which he soW on the life of t he youth would have lapsed, on Aug. 1, 1929, lone day after the youth met his death in Saluda river while fishing with his 'father, the defendant. I 'Through cross-examination, the de- jfense is attempting to show that Thomas, always a firm believer in life insurance, was overpowered by sales FRAUDS The Federal Radio commission has refused to renew the broadcasting li censes of certain stations which have been used to perpetuate palpable frauds upon the public. There is still too much of that sort of thing going out “on the air," however. I listened in the other night to a broadcaster describing a wonderful electrical - machine w’hich would cure almost everything, according to him. Of course, he' was lying, deliberately trying to get igTiorant people to spend money for a worthless device. I heard another broadcast, an astrologer in viting people to send her money to have their fortunes told. She was ly ing, also. There is no possible basis This Saperb Lane Uedar Chest ^29^^ • • • mttmrm tmsmred 3imih pr^imetimm USED BT WOMEN FOR OYBB W TEARS *manship tactics and purchased the in-jof truth in the claim of any person to isurance to create an estate for his be able to read the future, whether by son. E-166 Taka Thadford’s BUuk-Draught for OoBStlpation. Icdlgsstloa. BtHousnesa. Saturday Eveninf Podt, $2.00 per year; 2 years, $3.50; 3 years, $5.00. JAS. W. CALDWELL “The Magaxine Man* consulting the stars or the tea-leaves in the cup. Frauds like these are prohibited by law’ in most states, but the radio cuts across state lines. Reputable new'spa- pers do not permit palpable fakes to ¥ What could be more appropriate for Mother—that real swjx'lheart—than this exquisite new Lane C.edor Cheat which offers absolute, insured protection from moth damage? K Free l.Ane Insurance Policy in.siires (xmtenta of this chest a^inst moth damage for'$250^ for a periixl dt five vearsl Think how welwroe this inaur^ protection would be to Mother—being a one safe place where she can store her treasured napery, linens, furs and woolen clothing. motn Homember the cost of one garment ruined by um damage would more than pay for the cheat itself. Other Lane Specials $ 16.75 and $21 .OO Wilkes & Co. CLINTON — TWO STORES — LAURENS