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I ¥ w «6KT1lt> :hb cxinton chronicxe. clinton. a. r. THURSDAY, JUNE 11. 1931 lndq>endent Stores I>o Most Business Four Big Chicago Extra Pay Tangle ! and 72 per cent in tliose bouVing ^rom ’ 10,000 to 30,000. " j For the entire country, based on re-: - - -- .|o ,)orts from 485 cities, the indepi-ndents ^ BankS Ul MergCrS INOW Wltll COUTt' sold 0.3 per cent of all goods. A Washington, June 5. — Census sta tistics give the independent merchant .a big preponderance of business over that done by chain .stores. F^gure.s made public by tlje^ r«uii- ( AKI) OF THANKS W** wish to express our thanks and appreciation to those who showed.sir h kindnes.s to us during our sister’s stay in the hospital, and aI.so during her daughter’s lilness. V/e also thank each one for the beautiful flow- Financiaf Horizon Clouded for, Arguments Heard On Constitu- Week-End Is Cleared. Several tionality of Expen.se Money, o Smaller Banks Are Closed. i Delay Expected In Decision. H. D. HKNRT r. M. BOLAND H. D. Henry & Company INSURANCE ‘tnerre department showed today that and every in iy29 the independents supu’.it 1 ers. slightly m»;e than'half the n«*eds of .'.li-ses Kiibv and FI )ride IMa\e •cities of a million or more p jpulali m ' .Mr. and .Mrs. Hill Stone. ! NEW ARRIVALS Men’s and Women’s Ready-to-Wear. Priced Right. JIMBO’S SHOE STORE Next (t» Rcse’s .'ic and 10c Store. Clinton, S. (.. Exchanged or .^lone\ Refunded If I’urchase Is N<d Satisfactory. ChicagOt June 8.—Merger of four of Columbia, June 8.—The South Car-J w Chicago’s five large.st banks into two olina supreme court today heard oral J today cleared the financial- horizon arguments in the case brought to halt clouded over the week-end by pro-|“Pxtra pay” for legislators, longed conferences. No decision is expected for some Bankers united in declaring that the * merger of the Foreman State bank L The chief argument for those oppos- wjth the First Natibnal, and the N’a- tional Bank of the Republic with the jCentral Trust company, had strength 'ened banking conditions in Chi-ago. ! vr‘ • “* i STOCKS BONDS REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED 'expense money which jthe genera! as.sembly voted at the [close of the session to each of its mem- ■ Wps, was made bv A. W. Holman, of I Columbia, attorney for the petitioner,! Full Oversize Standard Tires I Heavy Duty 30x3]^ $4.39 5.00-19 $6.98 4.50-20 ♦8-^5 l29 a S.OOl l29a4.SOl 4.40-21 $4.9S 5.00-20 $7.10 4.75-19 $9.70 129 % 4.401 110 a S.OOl l2Ha 4.79I 4.S0-20 $5.60 5.25-19 $8-15 5.00-20 $11.25 129 » 4.sol l29 a S.2S1 DO a S.OOl 4.50-21 $^.69 S.2S-21 »8-” TRUCK T 1 R K S Do » 4.sol III t S.2SI $8'W 32 X 6 $79.75 4.75-D) UH k 4.7SI 5.S0-19 129 a S.SOl 7.50-20 $30-25 All Pr tT.l low.. . S; VC on Tubci , too 1 We have your tize! RIPE AS voir I’AY , . IKAIM IN VOUR OU) IIRKS M'DANIEl VUL. WORKS Telephone Nu^ 2 -— Clinton. S. C. qUALITY FDDD 5HDP5 ’VVLl.CH’S t ■ ^ “ HCllO-ORk Grape Ginger Juice Aie PINT 23^ 4 ^BOTTl.HS » SPREDIT NUT MARGARINE Ib. 15c PREPARED MUSTARD qt. jar 15c AMERICAN SWEET MIXED PICKLES, 25-oz. jar 25c ST. CHARLES EVAP. MILK 2 tall can* 15c TEMPLE GARDEN TEA —',4-lb., 13c— '/2-lb. 25c Ve,^t*t;ible Shortening SrOKHLY’S Snow Cut drift Beets 6-LB. 00^ CAN Ow NO. 2 4 g\C CAN X W • OUR FAVORITE PEAS 2 No. 2 cam 2Sc OLYMPIA LIMA BEANS No. 2 can lOe ROGERS No. 37 FLOUR 24-lb. bag 75c NAME-IT SLICED BREAD 2 loaves 15c XYZ SALAD DRESSING 8-oi. jar 15c GOLD DUST Washing Powder 3 10' FLOUR ROGERS 37 IS lbs $1.33 24 11)8. . 71c 12 lbs . 38c FLOROSA FLOUR 48 lbs. $1J18 24 lbs 99c 12 lbs 55c BLUE RIBBON MALT EXTRACT 3 Ib. can 55c SUNSHINE CRACKERS, assortedT.. 1 lb. 25c The conferences preceding the merg ers were dominated by Melvin A. Tay-' lor, president of the First National;! (leorge M. Reynolds, chairman of the I Clearing Hoir.se aasociation, which guaranteed $10,000,000 to cover emer gencies of the transfer of the Fore man bank deposits; and ('hrrles G. Dawes, ambassador to the court of .St. | James and honorary chairman of thcj Central Trust, which merged with the] .National Bank of the Republic into the i .Central Republic Bank and Trust com- !pany. While the.se negotiations Yvere com pleted, a repercussion resounded in the voluntary closing of six neighborhood banks w'ith total deposits of approxi- mately 000,000. arguing, .Mr, Holman asserted' Three of the banks had affiliated j the con.stitution .strictly forbade anyi with the Foreman group and their di- aslditional compensation. He said! (rectors ordered the closing until their board could be secured in Columbia josition as a result of the merger'for $40 per month and that if legisla-| was determined. The others, all in j tors wanteil to live at high-priced ho-j ! neighboring hx-alities, closed their Itels it wa.. not the affair of the stati. r l(H)rs to prevent runs. ' jj^ aijjued it was reasonabl • Thousands of men and women | j_hat legislators from Richland conn-if thronged into the F'oreman bank dur-Uy ^ave the same exi)ense aij ing the day. :Mo8t of them were curi-i f^om Charleston or Cherokee, i . ir.i ell savings. -.years the genera! assembly Taylor sleepless since ‘‘arly Jame.s B. Scroggie, Columbia. Aiguments upholding the constitu tionality of the ‘‘expen.se money” was made by Pinckney L. F'ain, Columbia, representing the Jefferson Hotel cor poration and the Bank of Ridgeland; J. 0. Williams, memfber of the legis lature from Pickens; H. ('. Godfrey,fo legislator from Spartanburg, a Bap tist minister and textile operative; David J. Jenkins Charleston legisla tor, and R. FI. Babb, Laurens attorney. The ca.»e was brought by Holman. He .secured a temporary injunction re- .straining .State Treasurer James H. Scarborough from ca.shing the war rants issued by the comptroller gen- Specials! Greemore Linen Stationery, 50 large Sheets and 50 Envelopes, $1.00 value for Mr. Taylor sleepless since J.Sunday morning, mingleii with <le])os- itors at the teller.s’ windows. He told hundreds that ‘‘this is now the F'irst .National bank,” and that all deposits of the F’oreman State .National bank anil F’oreman State Trust and Savings hanks were guaranteed by the First National resources. Dozen., of other hank officials re- ^o make th.- injunction penna- echoed Tavlor'.s statements: policemen "ent would be to add an ‘‘inhibition to the constitution, and would be has vote 1 pense money and mat members j of the supreme court and cin'uit judg-1 es also have received money so vole L by the legislature. He said the term' ‘‘public officers” does not ajiply members of the legislatuure and e .n-j stilutional officer.s. .Mr. Babli as.^ert'-d for the suiircme'*^ .houleil eoiitinually: "'riiis i.s tlie F’irst Natit.iial hank.” The lines at the win dows gradually thinneil. F'irst .National savings official es timated that depositors had withdrawn their savings, t)ut he could give no estimate on the total amount withdrawn. The Fir.sl National, second to lh;‘ Continental Illinois bank in Chicago, hecume by the''merger .Xmerica’s fifth Tvith "transgressing {M-ople.” on th*' rigid.s of the WANTS Mineral Oil, heavy Mineral Oil, heavy Mir^ral Oil, heavy One $1.60 Gillette Razor FREE with ^ each bottle of Palmolive Shampoo Coty’s Face Powder and Lip Stick, $1.50 value _ 4^ $1.98 gal. 39c pint 69c quart 49c 98c McKesson Rubbing Alcohol, full pint. 39c Full pint Thymoline Antiseptic Solution 5??rv'ai|d: $1.19 value for 59c One Ever-Ready Razor, tube Shaving Cream and full pint of Extract of Witch Hazel, $2.10 value for 49c Young’s Pharmacy “The Old Reliable” Telephone 19 largest hank wdh ies(m!c<‘s proxiinatidy $iMlO OOO.IKIP. of ap- State Baptise Meet Com^ Next Week F'OIt .S,\LF. Nice milk cow, or will trade for he*'f type. T. .1. Blalock. F'OR SALF King Irish hulhs, yellow atiri tmtrof>n. alstt t^rly yellow da* fodil hulhs. Phone dT. He FOR S.ALF (lenuine tia-ated Porto Rica Potata Plants. Apply to .1. H. Stone, A'lin.ton, H. C.' — U-ll-lU'i F’OR .S.AliF, second-hand elec-1 t ti if 37K. stove for 0(1 cash. Various Dvpiirtments Will Hold Se.ssion.s To ('over Ceriod of Two >\eeks. !*lans ('omplete. Phone He Bargain. < i o r,.lH.‘2c for .sale. Kcllett’s House, F'ountain Inn, S. C. F'OR SALF] I’ure Poland t'hina pigs Hartsville, June ().—J. L. Corzinc of' ready for delivery at (’• weeks old, ('oliinihia, who is director, and (’harlesMune 23rd, July Oth, Aug. 22ml. \N m. M. Grifrin of Union, business manager J* Henry, Jr. tf 'of the Hantist General Assembly of .South Carolina, are here making fi nal arrangeimuits with the (’oker col lege authorities for the entertainment of the host of Baptist church work ers expecte*! here June 15-27. Dsdails are fadiig worked out so that the va rious groups may he cared for pnii*npt-| ly upon arrival. The Sunday school convention will open the two weeks progiaun with the initial meeting on .Moiuiay evening. .lutu' I."). On the same <lay Tile li. Y. P. U. imca’nnment will get under way, closing with the an nual B. V; P. U. cmvenfion .lune Pl-'Jl. Mrs. J. M Dawson of Waco, Texas, will 1h* the nocn day speaker during a part of this jHM'iod. The secotiii week will find the ji.is- te.rs’s* iiool in session with Dr. (’harle.s .\.~^ones as dean. The Wt man’s Mis- sioiiuiN socieDes will hold eonferences for aifults under the direction of Mrs.j J. B. B.iitwright, state president. .At the same time there will he three jeamps for young people and rhildren. j The splen.lM dormitories of Coker I college will he ready to house thej guests, ami the large dining room will! doubtless be taxed to full capacity during the days of the assembly, | Hart-sville will be the mecca for a host; of Baptist people from all over the stale. The program has been an nounced and contains the names ofi more than twenty outstanding denom-' inatioal leaders who ai-e to appear here Among the number will be Dr. J. ' F. Plainfield, a missionary working with the Italian people of Tampa, Fla. His messages w'ill tell of his experi ences as a mission worker. The program is varied so that prac tically every phase of church life and work will be under consideration dar ing the period. APARTMENT HOUSE NEARING COMPLEnON j The handsome new brick apartment house erected by D. E. Tribble at'the cornor of Florida and Woodrow streets, is nearing completion and will soon be ready for occupancy. Mr. Trib ble stated yesterday that ‘‘open house” 1 will be held this afternoon and next. Thursday afternoon to give all who so desire an opportunity to inspect 1 11) the new building which is modern in every'^espect and a decided addition i to the section of the city in which it 1 is located. « , 1 l-'OR KENT — Two six-room bunga lows. Modern cxinveniences. AI.so one down-stairs six-room apartmenV on Broad street. .Also room.s in Jacobs & Co, building, .Apply Jacobs & Com pany, telephone ‘23S. T-D5-H)t — See — ‘HELL’S ANGELS’ MON., TI ES., and WED., JUNE I.'>-1(;-17 THREE DAYS Casino Theatre PAINS QUIT COMING “When I was a girl. I suf fered periodically with tcr- ri'olo p.aliis In my back and sides. Often I would bend almost double with the In tense pain. This would last for hours and I could get no relief. "1 tried almost every thing that was recom mended to me, but found nothing that would help until 1 began taking CarduL My mother thought It would be good for me. ao she got a bottle of Cardul and started me taking it I soon Improved. The bad tpella quit coming. I was soon in normal health.” —Mra J«w«I Harrta Winaaboro^ Our ‘ Ladies i ► I ► o 11 o o o i> < > o < ► < * o ♦ Continue to grow in interest and attend ance. They are held every Saturday night A at 7:30 o'clock—you are cordially invited. We will be happy to see you win one of the valuable prizes we are offering. Don’t let anything keep you away. to Last Week^s Winners EirNt Prize—Mrs. T. I). Cnpeland. 10 lb. Ham. Second Prize—Mrs. Pet B. Adair, 1 lb. Banquet Tea. Third Prize—Mrs. A. M. Copeland. 3 pints Mayonnaise. Fourth Prize—Mrs. J. V. Edwards, 4 lb. Cake. Fifth Prize—Mrs. D. C. Heustess, 10 lbs. Sugar. This Week’s Wm Be: First Prize—I^arge Dressed Hen. Second Prize—4 lb. Beef Roast. Third Prize-^S lb. Best Steak. Fourth Prize—3 lbs. Sli^ Bacon. Fifth Prize—10 bottles Shivar’s Ale. Tumi g«M At Att Drug Stort*. t.in| With each 50c paid on accounts or for cash pur chases, you will be given a ticket entitling you to a chance at one of our regular Free Prizes given away e«eli Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. You must be present to win. Baldwin's Grocery “Good Things To Eat” Phones 99 ai)d 100 Tjike Th^dforifa Black-Drauxht for Ctir.itipRtlon. IndIcesUoo, nr, I HlllvXisness. The Clinton Chronicle—$1.50 a Year N •\