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1 I ' . ir^ * c sr - ■ PAGE FOUR ^ THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931 (Elinton QIl|rontrU Enlablished 1900 WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publisher * Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1 Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance); Or-* year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Finte!»'ri as Second Class Mail Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. two per cent behind on June 1, are jtearing legal interest from date, with -t- less than one per cent behind now and leave to purchaser to pay his entire' ♦ 'we expect to pick up during August, bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for pa-; By September 1, we expect to be ahead pers, stamps and recording. If the| I of our September 1 figure for 1930,1 terms of sale are not complied with.' and to go back into the bl>».ck from the j the land to be re-.sold on same or .«ome red in all of our stores.” subsequent sa’€sd4.y on same terms,, Th- company’s Knglish branches, he at risk of former purchaser, said, were 10.2S per cent ahead of the THOS. W. BEN’NETT, 19.3U figure oh June 1 and 12.37 per C. C. C, ?. and G. S., Laurens. S C. icent ahet;d on August 1. The German Dated Aug. 18,- 1931.—9-3-3tc. figures were 2<)..5 per cent ahead June — ^1 and 35 }>er cent ahead Augu^it 1. FINAL SETILK.MENT Senator Gu^lL^Go.ss of West Vir-, Take notice that on the Lst day of The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suggestioni and kindly ad vice. riu* Clironicle will publish let'^rs of general interest when they are not .)f a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. Thus paper i.s not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. r CLINTON, S. (’., AUGUST 20, 19.31 Truth really is stranger than fic- ev<*nts they de.^erve. The work of tion. In fiction the detenives always, the world is done by level-headed folk,' find out who (oinniittin} the crime. all much too easy to pay attention to j the glib sneerer piTched on a fen -e | The jiioneers slun'deied wlum the rail, who.se life consists of criticising wcdvc's howU-d at night, but they never what he wou’d never he able to do! .Newberry, Aug. 15. John M, heiud a iieigbln i ’s hoy oracticiog on him.''elf. nard, local banker, whose view.s on ec-, a ^uxaph^r’e. The* service* or luncheon clubs are fa- ononiic jiroblems ais* rf int<*rest giiiia who also returned from Europe, .SeptemluT, 19.31, I will render a Unal said he felt business needed a “new account t.f my acts and doings as hix- mind to visualize pre.sent cond tions.” ccutrix of the estate of Rm.malinc “A mental outlook of 1900 does not Teague, decea.»ed, in the off.ee of the have the intelligence to penetrate and Judge of Prebate of Laurens county, solve the problems of 1931,” he as- at ten o’clock a. m.. and on the same serted. "The moratorium had a far- day will apply for a final di.scharge reaching effect and it means that the from my trust a.s Executrix. United States has put her creed intoi Anj person indebted .said estate is her deed.s that she .stands ready to notified and required to make pay- do her part to the fullest extent.” ment on or before that da*e; and all pernens ha.ing clams aijain t said 1 estate will pre.sent them on or before .said date, duly proven or be forever Of Farm Board Only 10 Days Left to Buy and Save at the — AUGUST MONEY-SAVING SALE SAVINGS ON FRESH GOODS DIRECT FROM THE FACTORIES Smith’s Pharmacy CTintcn, S(.uth Carolina MARY TEAGUE LINDSEY, Executrix. Ki- -JtJly 1931.—S-2o-lt(. o o o o i* I ITATION FOR LFTI FRS OF vorite (vbjects of den.sion from some ^ I hroughout the state, said yes*erday A D.MINISTR.ATION New anil tlun a pa.agiajih wiite.s 'f this smart cn.wd. For orn* thing,ithat in his judgment the proD.'isa) of ^ _ \Nith Will .Annexed itself; l-oi cx.impli-, a I.uuisiana lht*y have ideaN of hon<*sty, fairness he farm boaid that one-third of the I^outh f arelina, pivaeht r talked . ontinuou.^ly for ^‘^(1 .service to a community whichi giewing cron be plowed up to restore* ^ Laure*ns fount.v. h()ui>, h:- siibjoe; U-’iig, “What Is tie kle the ribs of the scoffers so that prices was “visionary and absolutely L. A. Power, Probate Judge; W iong With •h(* t hiirch th<*y fairly exnlode with sarca.«fn. For irniiractical." vV hereas, Ernest .L Rice made suit - another, they hold meetings and con- vir. Kinard grounded his obje*ction I"'* me to grant him Letters of Admin- i> i * o is claimed th ^t Itidne-e needs ventions and have certain rules of bus-'„„ fact that the suggestion It moi«* salt - niaash o. hav*‘ a gn-at many people stop com plaining so mu h and go to work. in- istration with Will .Annexed of the It also needs to in<*.s.s eondii-t founded upon the Golden volves the withholding from the mar- effects of Elijah Ma k .lor- .... I I Rule all V(*ry lau<lab!c*. „f ;{,()()().000 bales of cotton now Ideals nev(*r (juite square with con-,,-,, custody of th» stabilization corpor- therefore, to cite and ad- duct, as most p«*ople know. The -ser-i ation. He endorsed strongly Senator singular the kindred/^ fK*r- viee clubs do not profess to work mir- K. D. Smith’s proposal. The feature of creditors of the said Elijah .Mack acles. The oractical test which <*v<*ry ^utor ‘-’ — oun, ..n... au.., i. •l.brdpp, xlecva-5i;d,-LhadrtJiitibda«fc**t4Lji»SE A BIG GAMBLE There IS ii • g. eater gambb*, - , ,,, ^ - — -e,LtiUrtt»*t4tf fP.w-AteujtpyEarf ard is the|^‘y f ,‘* ofPrn- ■"jfTTTTtf th("r, 1 than to be foumPin is. pot whether they are always'stipulation that farmers w^ho adopV-d at Lauren.s ( Purl rn'1tgT^''Yo "!tfr.^'^nard is thi*^^*^^ ** cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Die tteach crep. as our lr*<*al owners '*9 to; ,hut whether th(*ir influ- jt, vvould be under legal compulsion to ’ ^***^*‘m‘’* *'’'• ^ •• 'm Augu.-t „7. havi- lealized .luring the .season just accomplishes good. Anybody who'piant no cotton ne.xt year. I’ndylems next after publication hereof, at clo.sed. 'Ihe viv p !.-> not only peri^habk* l»wn and the small. growing out .if the eotton surplus;^ but also jiaiiK ularly subj<*:*t to ov(*r- ^’^Y’ condesc(*ndingIy but un.der-1 ,uust be di*alt with in a sane, eour- p,io.luctlull and the variations of the a.andingly, wlil have no doubt of the iageous way. maiket. .Now arui tlien the g,-)W(*rs *' an.swer. j solution I .see,” .Mr. bo..- .eali/.. .l •. han.lsome profit ami i he.^e g,oup.s of men and women I the in.lu.-;r.\ i.s keii going probably by h''pel .set l.-'ier et I' -al stan- entlon next y«*ar. I tht mem.u\ ..f the good years, but it m iirofe.-sioris and in ' '^css. ^ e g.iotl ix.unple ..f the wisdom of *'>; •^^’'* forces that reside in jsiutures in all the eotton state.s to U** m.iK'ng a .siiri.lus . rop of the things "> b"* >'r> ve*i. pent, the work of| that must tie mm I,. ted .\ im .-. ;, in » ‘ 'u'ei. u ique.slimr bly iin- legislation for the .S*uith plan, ev.iy . ii.imniity wli.-re e.mimere-al I-Mieh elul.s. . .Such drastie action would be fully jiis- oi.hai.is exist IS tin* only s.diiti.ai to! ni^ '^.,****^ V'** '' '^jtified by the 4*mergencv that exists.” to. prebl, m ut utilizing this, ami otb- worth piittii'g to tWse orgamzations.I el rimilm .siiri.his crops. Giyen under my hand this 12th day </f .August, .A. D., 1931. ( . A. POWER. Probate ./udge, I.aurens fountv .Aie they *];;,, (■(*? If riot, Iberi they' r'ghtly .le-cr' e an attack of r’.l iile.' ^ •''' iBc K. .Mo«d Smith, O. D, Felder Smith, (). D. DRS. SMITH & S.VIITII Optometrists if .South ('ar.ilina. T I 1 hit ob- tliat M.L L\ I HE .s \MU BO is 11 e.|U.*t.t iy being sla .■ 1 the |.iu.s|eri'y tip- lari.nr . stiiicte.l .m a. i .uiit (d’ 1 he I'a ■! In. If ha-' been -..i iiu‘h la K .i,Orgaiil zati. n in .n.- inlii tiy and tt.at in Ih. piocess of «*r:b man l.ioking oiit f .r hiMi'-elf the inler(*.sts of all ba\a* been hint. Whil.e this is.true, it is none tin les.'’ true of the \,tu;:e, ;ui.l ol nations if they are, then cheap jibes a* th*ii in .'mber.s .ir otteran-(*.s bi*cau.si* th, y i.’i n. t cl<*\ir of *p.n*ch to suit "tlu* Cl V .1 me about as sensible a.s to .c;;;c the el. |iliaiil for his bulk. ri; m K ( (»! ION PROBLEM T i>* foo'isb proposition of the Fed eral . Farm Board- to ilesti.iy every •t'oiinty (d Laurens. In C.iiirt of Common Plea.s 'Hu* First .Nati.uial Bank of ( liiitori, ('lint on, .S, ( [ I’laiiitiff. \ s E. W. ^’ergu.son, «*t al, De fendants. I’ursumit to.a Decree of the Court'i — 1 SPEUI.VLISTS, EveK Examined <;lasses Prescribed • 15 West .Main Street I*hone 101 , Laboratory for Prompt Repair Service Clinton, S. U. “GOT FIVE DOLLARS?” . . . we’ll give you 2 cents for it, and a marvelous 1931 full oversize GOODYEAR PATHFINDER Size 4.40-21 (29 X 4.40) All (izei equally low 4 i * i* < ► <► < ► Why not beat a blow-out to it? It costs little to have that fine, relaxed feeling of knowing that your tire means a through ticket when you are in a hurry to get somewhere. !f you don’t believe our Goodyear tire values are tlie best in town, just come in and give us three minutes to prove it. We’ll do it in a way you’ll never forget! You save here on tubes, too. o < > < > o o ♦ MCDANIEL VUL. WORKS Telephone No. 2 — Clinton. S. C. jin the above stati*d case, will sell at t . ve.irbl -is -i Ibii. TOW of t!ie picsciil cotton crop; ... ^ ..... . .. tiusincss world as a '• ,• piddic outi-ry to the highest Imb er. at ntions The on iier or- brought foi t/1 uiianiiuims disappr.ival , ,, , , aiioris. im pnpti oi ^ o' . Laurens (, H. S. on salesday m ,.l rminkin.l »ilh ;i n,-« (.. "“'I iiM-n mi'n. in Ih,’.Smith .111,1 , , „„ iiOf;,,.. 1,1 nil himl th.. fi- iS nnnii 'hi. hrnly i. .Irmie .■.•nsnr.- ,■ M 111. ijil a.ioo.Is Ilf til., vx.irl.l in so far fntu iMU. The |>lan wa.s souHele.ss.l r , iioiuiai w.iumts (IT III. w.MKi m so lai . , su-h ,sa»q tlu* folbhwing i (*scrihe( a t-iev are ciirib!e and would there- I'lipraclicat le. and impossibl. of car v-n. w-:*. till.' a\et t patiK s and sut h s.idly .-ou tlasting i-oioit! 1. ns as biingi'i’ in mu* M'C.ion iind th. ie-tru-timi if .nm- iiieilit..*s on 1 count of niiirUet condi- ii. i;s in another. lying out, and if put into (operation | would re.siilt in a grent sacrifice oJ" la- property- to w't: All that lot, pie e or par el bind boi and mmii*y to the growers. To go ).situate, lying ami being within the out and destroy a third of a crop al- corporate limits of the Town of ('lin- reji.dv maib* would la* an act of wa.sti*- ton. County jind .State a'or.'suid. S( lUB.L H‘)t)KS NEEDED ’I n. I e u ;il b,. , tiildi en in t h > c.)n'- in.i’iity w li > u 11 i.- noalde to .'iiliool the aprimi lung sessi.m mi ac- e, lint if 11 * iiia'-.h; y of p;iri "• s to tuiui.sh the r;.*';‘ssar\ . lothes .ind ■ ‘ 1 ,• n *,. , I . luiunded on the north by Pitts .street, tuliiess and tolly without pr<*ce(lent.. , ,,,> .1 ■ • i; u distance of S2 feet; mi tlie east by 1 he whole proposition was immedi- , ,1 . . T L . i -h IL Stone, 209 feet; on the ately put in the waste basket wtiere . . . . lii.i.U-i. .Man; V- ■ ■» nt' .lit* Ii-.-'-^ ahl-* \ ' * 1 at 111' k • r: ■ ( ;ir t hall t h. Il l\ *• t \ 1'. i iu ;■ .1 •r-i will III. Ill t 1 ■ .1 - 1 I ■ I'K 1 : hi‘ t !ii!(l!( 1 t'r. nil tlu* s. b .1! 1 r i 11*1. al ii'ii. ;»' ■ a l vaii .ai*,' ■s of ar. .UT lie 1 i*lp.*d ■many , > ai l' m >r.‘ for. unate, lieir d '■ ardi'il book s n w i ch . luldr.-n are iiiui'.ilt* to d.)ubt less iiKUiy s. ,1.1 iio.i l books se.itt.'I'l'.i ovi 1 Clinton 'hat will not he used and ’v-b me:in miii'h f pn, into the haii.ls of these .tiildlen, Tlu* suggestion is p.T-x'd mi in the hope that then* iiuiy 1 I a I'll.II Ittii.b 1 he oi.ni, tun ef mu p.-m It* wl w il! emit I lliUt I* til ■ hoM’ ! mi'l e 10il .1 w hei e |i 1 'T*nt are pi ovi.ie tliein. 1 acre are , it should hi* jillowed t.i sl<*ei). The plan of Senator Smith »>f this state is deeideilly more seiisihb* a;i>l has ihe elements of praeticaljility. His proposition luihlished in today’s pipt-r, l.riefly stated, is that thi* Farm Board huy S,000,000 l>ali*s of eotton fiiim the I'l.'x iit s’lipl.is, making pur hast* only Trmn those wh > will agree n,>l "o plant eotton next yi*ar. One “cot- to.iless ’ \ear in the South would smi.li liy West .Main street, :i distan.e .)*■ .''•i fi-et; and mi the west by lan.ls ot .Mrs, P. .S. Bailey, a distance of 201* leet. Tile sai.l lo eoitains ganuii* building. Th»* a' live de- ribe.l proper- the n. ct to its scii.'(*T aii'i to the price :u ;»n> 'll may r«*aililv uiider- ta^p.m <■ lO toe untor tu’iate who aie nve.ty and di*s'.itute. MERES A BI(. ESTTDN When, h\ what and hy whom will li t tit ore 'ion he brought to an end'.’ In a m nth or a vt*ar or lmig<*r‘.’ Through the magft- of s.'uu* nostrum tr j'anaeeaBy congress, the p.di- luians or some .Moses to business in );(;TidageTht* world awaits w ith the Lesr.cst interest the disct'xery of a m in w ilh brain enough to answer th SI* perplexing questitins. But this we do know—when the ul timate eon umer begins to tiuy in ear- m st the ui'swing w ill have begun. This b« lief is t. rtifit*d when we ri’d'leet iq*- t)i, the enormous savings deposits in the banks, which are increasing daily ir spite of the shortaif* of money in almost every man’s pookets 1)1 ,i>g jiroM* a boo't thmiclTtful I'e" staii.i. We are sut'fering from an over sup- .jl pl.v "f fotimi. With a earry-over td' Ml ally ti.UDO,0(1(1 balt*s, jind an eslimat- ed j'lodui timi this year t>f over 1.5,000,-i (too. wt* will soon have a supply lot.il-l iiig 2.5.000,000 bales almost a t'.vol year’s normal eonsumiition of Ameri-j can cotton for the entirt* world. While wc art* hearinu much talk and many cures n.lvanced for the pre.s ent i risis, the .'iily solution is a dras-| til reduction of the 1932 crop, couple.l j with a nation-wide eatnpaign fur an increast'ii eonsuinplion of the enor-[ mous crop and the discovering ami en-| cmiraging of ni'w u.ses for cotton. ! I\ was (It e.le i to me hy T. D, ('ope- 'ai’d an I ( . W . .^'mie on t'le 7th of F.'lniaiy, P. L’O, tit f it*.orde 1 in Di*(*(l Boyk ri. page T<>s.” * lerms of s:i!e; ()ne-h;ilf cash, hal- an •(■ to he p.iid twelve in. n'.hs from djite oft-ia'c; ‘.he credd po*'tion to be .'t*. iirt*il I'.v bond and ni rtgage of th;* iuiiiha-tr over the said premises. 'I ;''i ov U M \j . Wool worth Head ! Waxes Optimistici Merchant Finds Thinj^ On Up- Iifrade. European Stores Ahead of Last Year’s Sales. New A'ork, Aug. 17.—Business soon ‘will he dipping its- pi»n into black ink People hav*ng money in the hank >nste»d of red. Hubert T. Parson, prea- ard many de.sires anti needs that are W. Woolworth company, not being gratified cannot resist for- on his return from Euro|)e.. ever the temptation to buy, to take »^* noted a steady improvement in' ailvantage of the most favorable buv- business conditions in Europe, he sail. ei’8 market in years. And when this adding “you still hear peasurnistic Ulk| resistance breaks down factory wheels the bankers b\;t I am convince.i will move, nrices will climb, bulls will turn has come a:id that the rank chase the bears out of the slock mar- of business is encourafced.i kets and the overthrow of the depres- 'Th'-'' n' t^-ue in Germany. England and sion will have begun. .As long as the especially b ranee.” buying public remains on a .strike hacked his opinions with figures there can be no active, profitable bus- froni the experience of his own com-i pany. "On June. 1 of this year our company was $2,000,000 b<*hind our June 1 figure of last year," he said, THE SERMCE L LI BS hm August 1 we were only $(596,- y worlf l3 ccnflnin", and oiTen I cr.t hurriedly, caujinij me to have indl- 'j'.^slion. GaTs will form and I w.’.l jmother and It.Tve p-aIhs .in my chect. “I hr.d to be careful what I ate, but after someone had recom mended Elack-Draucht and I found a small pinch after meals was so helpful, I soon was eat ing anything I wanted. “New when I feci the least smothering or un comfortable bloating, I . tMkff ff pinch BUMk- Draught and^et relief.* ny.le Vaughn. 10 Shlppy St. Ore«*nvrile, S. C. Sold m packages ■-m Fortunately for the human race the 000 behind our figure for the same ‘ smart alecks have about as mu?h in- pt*riod a year ago. ‘This means that where we were fluence upon the general course of, W-. - t Loam what a diffforeiiee NIX ovliiidors mako Step out (»*'aiiy «itlt<‘r low-prire*! car into a rolet.and learn t be tlilTerenre wix cvTuuleni make. “Idle” the engine—aiiti tlie whol«* car remains .N/«xnB. Open the tbr«»ltle—the power fl«»w «eren/> . Vecelerate—tlin*llie d »wn—gi» fifti'm or fifty— and this Mn*Nttlinr.'>H stAiy*** with you whatever you d t. Il*H uclually httill into Ihe motor-and ohjertionalde vthralittn never even ntart.s! Yet hni«M>thneMM ia only «»neef many six-cylinder advantages. Ther«**i« greater quietnvas, becauae iioirAy vibration is gone. There’s greater cttniftirl, bccaiiae built-in Hmuolhnean doeau’t tire you out. Then*’* greater flrxibitity, beeaiiHe the |H»wer- impuliu** of a six overlap. .And a six ia much *‘ai*ivr to hantilf! If you raise the htwHl »*f a llievndel end watch the engine rtinning ao smimthly, yttuTI reaBxe that aix cylindera als«> mean greater dep^nHahility, in HmooihnvHH jquMnvHH fipxihUiiy handiing 0»aMP riding pomfori dpppmdahiUtg pponomg iomg Hie And remember when you do—that no other car ia aue««mumicul to opi'rale as the Chevrolet Six. Ttreniy brmuti/ul nuHU‘h,at prirr- ranghifi front *1 TH toH^TH AU prir»a /. o. S. FUnI, Mirh., MpmrimI 01,1 rm. tUlivtrrA pruvra mnA .W. I. C. Irrm», NEW CHEVROLET SIX WOMEN wl'o are run-tlown, ner vous, or aufi *r every month. xhoulJ take C:tr»h:l. tor over f»0 years. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE! -See your dealer belew , GILES CHEVROLET CO. ( Clinton, S. C.