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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. C
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1931
(54? Qlltntnn (£l|runtrlp
EfftnhliKhrd 1900
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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be noticc<l. This paper is not Te«f»'.rsible for the views or opinions of
its corrc-pondent.s. . •
I»ans and Discounts
j Overdrafts
Statement of the Condition of
‘The Commercial Bank
Located at Clinton, S. C., at the Close
of ItusinesM September 29, 1931
RESOURCES
.. $253,800.22
NONE
Liberty Bonds Owned by
Bank
Bonds and Stocks Owned
by Bank
Furniture and Fixtures
Other Real E.state Owned
Ca."h (^n hand and due from
Bank.s
Checks and Cash Item.s
Other Re.sources
Statement of the Condition of
M. S. BAILEY & SON,
Bankers
Ix)cated at Clinton, S. C., at the Close ,
of Bu.siness September 29, 1931
RESOURCES
Leans and Di.scounts $714,1.54.01)
20,000.00 Overdrafts ir>0,.542.4r)
i Bonds and .Stocks Owned
122,100.00 by Bank .3.3,219.42
3,000.00 Other Real E.state Owned 10,5.37.49
23,205.43 Cash on hajid an(l due fro.m —.
Banks * 33,730.31
44 .3.32.49 Cherks and Cash Item.s 504.06
7.38.7H
725.00 TOTAL $983,018.76
I i-
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
$167,902.92 I .stock Paid in $ 20,201.40
( LINTON, S. ( ., (HTOBEIl 1.5, 1931
SurpluH Fund
’Jndivided Profits, les.s (Cur
rent Expenses and Tax-
i)!icatiori of the Biblical teachint: which ,, ^ ,
' I Due to Banks and Bankers
LIABILITIh]S Undivided Profits, less Cur-
Capital Stock Paid in $ 50,000.00; rent Expenses and Tax-
9,172.10
.Ml UDKK MUST OUT
II .should hi a matter of the jjroat- as profe.ssin^ Christians we cannot' i)ivii]end.s Unpaid
est concern tn all citizens of this com- cscaiu*. I Individual Deposits Subject
to ChtK'k
.NONE
NONE
munity- the fact that after the lapse The committee to head this relief
Savinffs Deposits
of nearly thiec weeks, the Ka.sor miir- work already has its plans formulated xj^e Certificates of De-
der at (’ros- 11.11 remains an unsolved to jfo forward in a systematic and ef- posit . ,
A trained Salvation
Cashier’s Checks
Bills Ktt-dis-
25,000.00 es Paid
Due to B.in1t3 a.nd Bank
ers
2,62'.). 15 Dividends Unpaid
N(JNE Individual Deposits Subject
68.00 to Check 655,774.73
Time Certificates of De-
194,103.1.3 po.sit 257,171.65
.3,464.26 Certified Cheiks . 1.00
rashier's Checks 627.88
169,379.09 9.53,575.26
759.29 Bill.s Payable, including^
Certificates for Money
2,500.00 - Borrow ed .. NON FI
Other Liabilities 100.00
20,000.00 TOTAL ' $983,048.76
State of South Carolina, .ss. i
my.stery in spite of the diligent work fective manner Notes anil
of county and st.itc officer.s. But while Army worker, under the direction of ^ l ounted
it is still iinsoKcd, further efforts to the committee, will head-up the work. Bills Payable, including
detivt the criminal should not wane. V'xI the e emergency cases | Certificates for Monuy
I Borrowed
It is* not difficult to understand that'that arise right under our own doors, ^
a criminal may slay a man and make'=o to :speak, are m:nis'.ered unto, that.TOTAL t Countv of Laurens
good his e.-ape. but it is extremely the lives of little hungry children Before me came R. C. Adair, Cash-
difficut to understand how a comniu- be protected and saved. Unles.s we; Hefore me came F. M. Boland, Cash- a^’o^e named bank, who,
nitv can listles.dy allow moss to gath- rally to this appeal for the helpless, 1 jer of the above named bank, who, be-i duly sworn, says that the above
nurni. n>lwo<i'. _Jing duly aworpl aaya -tb^aboverlAI^ ^tatqrpentJji,ft true QQP-
o?T«fd barfR; is shrm«m bv ttrr
Therefore, we hope that when the « —
every effoht li/ward his capture andl
punishment.
solicitors call next week they will be
books of said bank. R. C. ADAIR.
We are enc/urageil t7lea?'n that the met with a smile and with a generous ......
. , _ : I > . Sworn to and subscribed before me
jM'ople of Cross Hill, at a meeting gift and a ready response m ^ this 7th day of OctolnT, 1931.
calleil the pa.st week by the mayor and that our community may meet the oh-j VERA P. WILSON (Seal)
addressed by leading men of the town, ligation tliat i.s ours. This whole ijues- j Notary I ubiic, S. C.
have voted a reward for the appre- tion .should be approached in a broad! <’< rrec* Attest: W. I). Copela.id.
condition of said hank, as shown by
the bmiks of said bank. ^ Sworn’to^and subscribed before me
F\ M. BOLANi). , this 8th day of Octolier, 1931.
ROBT. S. OWENS.
Notary Public, S. C.
hen.''ion of Die man who perpi'trated Christian .sjiir t of helpfultie ... itor.s.
.. I Jack M. Young, 11. I). Henry, Diroi
i'ss. Ourl, ^ •”
the atrocious crime. Tlu* reward is jiastors, our church members, non-
.xmall, it i.s true, hut it is a step in the^-hurc-h memlxTS, all peopie of 1 Wjll
liv-hl dir«s’li<.n. walks of Lfe .should IxK-ome arou’isl 3^
K. MihmJ Smith, O. D.
Felder Smith, (). I).
DBS. SMITH & SMITH
Optometrists
Enter Contest
The pc..pie of Luuier.s county need to the .serious situalicn we must fa e ^
to heemne arou.sed over this lirutal' with the coming of winter. It is a debt | .. —;
murder. Right here in Clinton we all Clinton owes. Your ronscienr-' isl Owings, Oct. 11. At a meeting held
I. alize th.it t ros^ Oill i.s only a few the only guide you have to tell you if riday, Oet(d.er 9 t he (iray ('mirt-Ow-
iings chajiter of Future Palmetto
mile.'. aw;i>
in a -eii e is
that a Cross llil! atrocity this debt has been paid.
Chilton atrreity. We
SI»E(’IAI.ISTS
Eyes Examined fiiMSKeh Presfribect
1.5 Mest .Main Street Phone 101
Farmers organized a eommunity ini-! Laboratory for F’rompt Repair Service
'Phere i.s mi.sery and suffering in proverjient contest that will he car- p.. . u '•
1 .■ „ ; t. I ,1.. mi.ut .ins.o.n to the cureless eve'OiToher I to March I. LliniOn, h. I,,
ate II' "iieaking ot a rrime lomnii.ti'il < m miilsl, unsmm lo me cariiiss < ye , , .-,1.1
' I he class of 28 hoys was < ivniei into —
a tin ii.saml m:!es av.a;,. 01 evm of one of those who are nut in want. " hen groups with a leader for ea h ;
committed a hnii lrcd miles away; we i rganized charily calls in behalf of group. Wirroii Willis will lead group ^
arc -peaking of a ten il.le event th:it 'the-e unfortunate peopl- u. help re-“"‘I Tom IVden will he leader for ,
oceuned in mir own front yard. We iluce their winter suffering, do not U-eause of the splendid record I
f-ut*mit C) ihi pi'opte of lariirens conn-iclo-'e yi ur di.nr without giving,
ty Dial it \\ ul(i he an admirable ihjiig Let Clinton’s heart Im* opened,
if we vv.iuhl further suhstanlially in-j "
crea.-e this reward that has been of-, CAPONE "ON THK SPOT” ' in the contest.
fcied by oiir neighbors. We cannot I’urrent trial in Chicago of Mr.| The hoys chosen for group one an-
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I lOCII) OR TABLETS
Relieves a llendache 01 veuralgia in
made with their supervised pra.Tice minutes, checks n < old the first
program last year and iHs aiise „f . and checks .Malaria in three dav s
clas.sroom scholarship. The leaders fi(;() Salve for Baby’s Ct)ld
chose meiivhers of the chapter to help _____ .
SPECIE’ OFFER
Alfon.se Capone is not a matter of .sec- Fidward Nix, John W. Peden, Paul
'shrug our shoulders and ‘let ijonal inteie.-t; it is a matter of na- Stephens, Cresswell Shell, Algia
Cosmopolitan $2,50 per vear. $1
io it.” The s:ifety of any community tional and even international concern.' Rums, John Harris, Ziwk Gray, Car-' Jown and «<.cnna 1 m
, ,h,,.at..m.,l wh... n,u,-,l..r,..a “.Scarf..... Al" ha, 1,,.,.n th.. | r„l| SUahlar.l. (ll..,. Har.h.tt, i'harl.., i •’»'
world s most famous gangland king.! Kellett, William Thomas Ball and ;
commit .luring ami .lastardly ciimes exploits are narratcsl in newspa-1James Gray. The menrhers cho.sen for
and gel away with Iheni. L'litil the pers all over the gl(d)e. Now that ’he group two are Roln'rt Putnam, F'.arl
guilty i>ai ty ..r parties in the Cmss UnitiKl States government is facing I Williams, Hamilton Wilkie. Jack ()\v-
JAMLn W. ( ai.dwell
Notice for Payment
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of City Taxes
Notice i.s hereby given that Town Taxe.s for the Town
of Clinton, will be due and collectable between October
l.st and November 16th, for the year 1931. The Tai^ B.ooks
will be ope ied for i he co’lection of taxes at ti e Office of
the Town Clerk on Octnlacr Ist, and will remain open each
day there.af er, Sundt.y e.xcepted, up to and through No
vember 16th.
A penally of fifteen (lo'i) per cent, wdll accrue on
all taxe.8 not paid on or before Monday, November 16th.
The le’.y for current fiscal year is forty (40) mills;
fifteen (15) mills for current operating expenses and
twenty-five (25) mills for interest and sinking fund on
various Bond Issues outs.anding.
The foregoing notice i.s given pursuant to Ordinance
pa.«.sed by the Town Coui.cil, September 7th, 1931.
I). C. HEUSTESS.
Town Clerk.
Dated Sept. 8, 1931.
McKesson
Heavy Mineral Oil,' pint
Rubbing Alcohol, pint .
40c
39c
Milk of Magnesia, pint 39c
Cod Liver Oil, pint 75c
No. 59 Antiseptic, pint 59c
Peroxide, pint 40c
Zinc Oxide Ointment, tube 20c
Hinkle’s Pills, 100 for ;. 25c
Aspirin Tablets, 100 for 69c
White Pine Cough Symip, bottle . 25c
Sadler-Owens Pharmacy
TEI.EPHONE 400
TELEPHONE 377
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. I, , • t*''” lists, thi* world is nigs, Shaw Stoddard, Alton Knight,
Hill tragoii.v haw )»‘im »roug i ^ . prifking up its ears and turning its Zi4) Vance, S. B. Owens, John Cheek,
tice, we may blame ourselves for any ..yes on the great city which he has Milton WooiJs, Madison .Sutton, Kus-
similar ..c ui rciues within our own:successfully rultnl over so long a,sell Edwards.
.itv r,periiKl Wirron Willis will repre.sent the
...nnt.v .it> limit.. ■ ^ Murder will ^-hapter at the state fair school in Co-
r- out the worm will turn he who lunibia from Ocl.d.er 17 to OctolM-r 22
LET I S OPEN OUR HEARTS sheds the bloixl of man shall in >u» Wirron and Tom Peden ma.le the .same
turn have his blond shed by tuan. ^ jjyj.ruge when their scholarship record,
Next w.'.k b.i.s been designated as , l
, ,, , ... .1, There seems to Iw little chance that he, supervised practice rei-ord, anil con-
( linton Uelie. W.ek, dot ng whi h ^.,u j,,yen the .supreme penalty for te.st rword, were examined. Sime
p<‘ru>ii ii cuiivuss will his ciniios, l)uL it is rnori* thiin proh* school is ullowod o?ily oiii* dole-
made by it*)n'e-enlatives from the Wo- *'^“7/!'.!* present apimarance of the members drew for rvpresen-
tation, and Wirron made the lucky
things, that the renowned “Little Uac-
: sa 1
e head- surveying life and rememiliering past;
mans chd> to la -e hinds for local rc- underworld will shortly 1h*
draw.
..iganization’s pre.sidenl, k'l'uies within the narrow confines of,
“four walls each morning four walls'
lii'f work. The campaign wi
e.l by tlu'
.Mrs. ('. K. C illoway. aiid it is hojied night”
that our people will contrilnite liberal-, In the past, Mr. Capone’s marvol-
Iv to thi.- fund from which disburse- organizatiion^^perhaps the most
efficiently controlleil of any organiza-j
meiUs aie to he made to the poor and tion of any kind in our modern world);
destitute to helji reduce winter suf- has effectively come to the rescue of
fering. The ■■imeial committee direct- 't-- debonair monarch. On one occasion;
the noose of the law slipped harmless-1
ing this cliari y work is headed *>.' jy over his head after henchmen had j
('apt. R. FI. Wysor who hopes to make filched what rumor tells us were “in-j
criminating papers” from the office of;
the prosecuting attorneys. But this,
PAINS
QUIT COMING
a succes.s of thus community effort.
The Chronicle mo.st heartily endors-
time it is hard to s<‘e just how the re-
es ’.-he plan a* agreed upon Ui handle dinrbtairle beer king will elude the
charity w. ik thi.s winter through one P^a^tom of justice which has so long
cast upon him it.s shadow. Heavily
cential committee. This means f"atitrappcsl by one of his own:
there is a pooling of all interests in letters, facing for the first time wit-
the eomm.nvtv hmU fh,. nsirt nf'"‘‘ssfa who are Willing to speak out.
le communitv. both on the part of'
'“Al’s” case seems hopeless unle.ss his
individuals and orgairzations, thereby
iliminating undeserving appeals and name succeed in intimidating the jury,
carrying to those who are destitute^ there is always a
chance. Although it has never been
and heli'.c.is, t.ie assnstance they definitely established in court, it is
to help hold soul and body together, j well-known that Capone is a liberal
The que.nion of providing for the,^***" spot. Dead men tell no
, , tales, and men who are alive do not
unfortunate of a community is one^j^j^ be in such a condition that
which every city must face and one in they can no longer tell tales. Although
which every Christian professing com-1 seems to be gathering and
. .. tightening inexorably, there is always
munity should whole-heartedly unite. 7 ^^ance that “the big chief” may
It is a br.^ad humanitarian obligation come out with flags flying and bands
that we are called upon to discharge To bring the matter clo.ser
. home, we may liken Capone’s trial to
and It la a shama on any community p c.-Mercer football game of last
to turn a deaf ear to such appeals.! Saturday—win or lose, the game is al-
The responsibility is ours and cannot exciting as long as “Pinkey”
. J la a • J. D'alden is there. One never knows just
be escaped. It rest., upon us as .nd..!„hat Pinkey will do next. And Caprone
viduals and as churches to arise toTs a better broken-field runner than
this task. It calls for the response football player that ever lived.
a. •* . i. * a- 1 iOur advice is not to bet that he won’t
the community 8 heart, a practical ap '
score.
“When I was a girl, I suf
fered pcriodkally with ter
rible pains in my back and
sides. Often I would bend
abnost double Mdth the in
tense pain. This would
last for hours and I could
get no relief.
*T tried almost every
thing that WM recom
mended^ to me, but found
nothing that would help
until I began taking
CarduL My mother
thought 'it would be
good for me, so she
got a bottle of Cardui
and started me taking
It r soon Improved.
Hie bad spells quit
coming. I was Axm
In normal health.”
—lira Jewel Hairta
Wlimeboro, Texaa
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