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o t y 'HE CLINTON CHRONia.E. CLINTON. S. a THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932 ■4, 1:^ r If-r NEW> AUTOMOBILES IMPROVED '•nr' _ _ v for the clutch kver. Oh steep i (rrade* where the^brajtinjf power of[* ^ the-'engrine is rexfuTred, the throwing O^ * FMjPif of a-switch or the pressirrFn)f a but-, IXttLC Lrll ICl wIIVCo ton cuts out the free wheeling feature] (\^vtten for The Ghronicle^by Caleb ! set of tire^s, while tbd^ it Is ordinary, g^d the en^Jne is directly gearwHto | Chairman cf Investi|3rating^ Com- Johnson Throjjgh Autocaster [experience to get^twenty thousand, the drive shaft.-On a good many‘of j niittW Tells of Results of L . "‘"Service).' ' ; j wiles and over Even in times like tl^ everybody* The smaller wheels help bring the is interested in the new automobiles, j far closer to the ground, and by thus Perhaps the automobile people are go-j lowering the center of gravity make ing to sell more of them in 1932 than | high speeds safer^nd lessen the dan'[off in first^speed,"^automatically shift they did in 1931. At any rate, there is' KTfr of an upset oiTcurves. Last year’s | to .second when it gets up *0 four or the new ears you can stand still in' traffic with the engine idling, and by opening the gas throttle, by means of the foot accelerator, it will start. a wider variety of goodf automobile^ j cars seemed low, buf’lhis year’s are to choose from than ever before, and j still lower from ground to top. Sev- atytewer prices. leral makers have fourt<t new ways of off in \1931’%y more than one-half "fn8m“^92», and only about 2,-150,000 „Findins:s. Report To Solons. « • Colwjnbia, Jan. 16.—T. B. Pewc 'o^iralM, chainran of the Soutfi Car- J e oft five miles an hour, and then automat ically shift into third when .he tem „ mile .speed has been reached, and this though automobile sales fell the body down below the [process is reversed whenever the car' they operate but chassis frame. Heajd roona is less, but slows down. On a great many, if not 'is a big difference ip rates in people the.se days--don’t wear plugj moat, of the new cars, the self-starter sta^e as a whole.. ts. while motoring! is'also automatic, so that the engine 1 The committee will recommend a can never stair so long as the switch' ^^If^^^tory act placing wide powers STOPPING WAR [word that if the king would give him newer ra+A inv^ticruHTioi 1 My friend. Admiral Samuel McGow-1 the money that the expedition an, was p\irchasing agent for the he would bum the town vy during the World war. j down him^f. C olina mittee, said today its report wiKahow that “theFe is not only |a big differ ence in .power rates as. between com- cars were built last year, there was mere automobile gravel than ever be-[ There were few four cylinder ^n- fore.. That is proved by the fari that i the cars, at the show, five hundred million more gallons very low-priced cars have six gasokne were-consumed ^n 1931 than, ey^nders and many of those under $rC00 are elf^ts- Several makers are shewing twelves who never made any- He saw something of the fine ideal ism and sacrifice W’hjch war calls Our experience with war costs and war debts ought tb have taught us forth. But he saw,“also, how greed; that the Dey .was^a pretty ^i=e old and profiteering and the Safest sort*^^!- in 1930. Apd that, in turn, mean.s that the old cars were driven harder and are nearer the stage where they mu.st be replaced by new ones. Alitomobiie manufacturers figure (hat thene arc six million cars that .ought to go tu the junk, heap this year. And if they I mg bigger than eights before. All f that is in line with the increased peed which modern motorists, with ilenty of good roads to drive on, are ailing for. KJew years ago a forty- can sell 4hat many they would be d(.,- horse-power engine was considered is on. AlLit takes to start the engine is to thrQw the ignition switch. This device was used nearly twenty years ago by one mak^r that I know of and it hiiE amazed ^me for years,that no-- body else had taken it up. Now they ara. all doing it, or nipst of them. Hydraulic shock absorbers arc now upon the state rSilroad commission for c^ontrol and' regulation of- utility companies in the state. A wide* discrepancy is shown. Mr. Pearce said, bet-^^n the figures giv en the cammittee by the biggest pow er companies as reproduction costs, on of Selfishness wrap themselves in the cloak of.patriotism and proceed cold bloodedly to exploit the publi'^ neces- sity. ' ■ , He sends me his plan for prevent ing war,/to which I am glad to give publicity. Amend the'Constitution,” he urg- Good ,Nut Cakes Chhe-third cup butter, one cup fine granulated sugar, one and three-quar ters cups sifted, flour, two and one- half teaspoons taking powder, one- - half cup milk, one-half teaspoon va nilla, three egg whites, one-half cup es, “so as- to require that before war; "hopped nuts. mg twice as much business as they did la.st year. I went to the first automobile show of the .season at the Grand Central palace, New York, on the opening day, January 9. This is* the first place where ttie makers all show their new 1932 models, and I found a great many things to interest me which very powerful; I should say^^ that half the cars in the show haVe engines above’ ore hundred horse-power, and are so designed that they can be driv en with safety at sp<'t*ds up to seventy or. eighty miles an hour. In almost every car I saw, some special effort has been made sus- |H*nd the engine in such a way as to whicli r^ites are based, and the'value‘ 't)e declared or participated in (ex-1 Cream the butter and sugar. Sift regular equipment on everything from ^ allowed by the committee, the latler ' cept only in the event of attack or in- ■ the dry ingredients to’gether; add part P'ords to Cadillacs, where only the j being mu.h lower, ivasion) there shall be a referendum: (of the creamed butter tnd sugar; add last year or two they were expensive, report will' he made to the gen-1 “That if a majority of th votes cast'and the remainder of the dry extras. And many of the new cans | eral asscmcbly Tuesday. The com-; be for peace, there the matter ends; |beat thoroughly; add the have what they call a ride control ' mittee waj authorized by the 19311 if for war, every able-bodied male cit- i flavoring and beat; add a part of the, device wherdby the tension on the general assembly to make fecommen-1 izen between the ages of 18 and 35j^^°PP^^ nuts, ^cut and fold in the K.. ..u..-...! O..U . . ‘ _ shall be drafted, and j wiiites of the eggs heaten stiff. Turn shock absorbers pan be altered to suit datior.s this year. It wa.«= given an ap- the load m the car or the character propriation of $25,0(10. ' Everybody knows that a will. I believe, interest everybcKly who i 4*ngine vibration. Lighter- has a car of who hopM*s to have a car. "’♦'ikTht pistons and crankshafts are of the road heavily loaded car holds the rbad bet ter than a light one, or at least shakes up the passengers less. With the “ride ! control,” which operates by opening ‘We realize the abscduie lack ■ of ‘That from the day war is declared i remainder of the (h •• ' regulation in South ('ar-’olina, or closing the oil valves in the shock First, and most important, prices all along the line are way down. Six years ago I paid $3,7.50 for a car. At this year’s show the same makers are offering a ‘car .of the .same size, but with a more powerful engine and a better par in every way, for a hun dred dollars les.s than half of that figure.' There are better cars selling ■ the show w iK'twc'en- $.50(1 and $1,000 than could ^ .so-called “ have'been bought two years ago from ! err another. I think that rn $1,000 to $2,000. In tune with the | respec-ts this is the mo.st im- times, the lar'gest offerings of new i P‘^*’tant improvement in cars that cars ar-e in the less than $1,000 cla.ss,' has l)een made. It eliminates all trou- until peace is finally concluded, no i'^’^opped nuts. Bake in a^ moderate I price or wage scale shall exceed what! thirty-rive or forty minutes. ! Pearce said, “because the state had * '^as 90 days prior to such declara- never g'veh the railroad ccrnmission i ri’on, authority or frnances to set up a prop- “That al! profits ;n excess of 5 per er regulatory body.” shall be ferfeitej to the govern^v With the report, will go recommen-1that no neUon, f'lm or, I that ordinarilv results fromi having' the^orm of a hj]] j Pf^|‘<^t:on shal in pea.e-^time or that ord nanly results '"f, ^ieh hTTv be intircviuced bv-inv levis "“r-time be ,r^-eived as a contractor (five in the car, while rough roads j ma> be intrcxiuced b> any legis., ^ ^ seems to be a tendency to do away • »*rioothed out by a s'mijar appli- • ^ j^j, dealer, in the articles to be snp-^ with thp vacuum tank and provide!of the ‘‘ride control adjust- The que.stion of whether the power I regular dealer being none oth- the rule, and I saw numerous minor improvements in methods of insuring! with ecjual distribution of gas^tovall cylin ders, on the eights and tw,elves. There absorbers, the same riding comfort is only one passanger pressure feed from the main tank. 1 don’t think there was a sinide cart ment. and the very high q^iialitj'' big cars are sc-;ling at from $1,000 to $3,000 Tess tharissimilar models sold last year, ' .And 1 think I am jierfcHtly safe in saying that, without excejition, they are ai bettc'r ears. ’ I was surprised to find how uni- ble in shifting gears, making that op elation entirely noiseless and elimi nating all danger of stripping the gear teeth. And, in connection with this sync ro-mesh tfans.mis.sion,' every car that I examined, from the $500 ones to the $10,000 ones, has "some companie.> receive more than a fair! None of the cars at the show was; income wili be answrered in detail, a.« 'd to do,” .Mr. Pearce; ^ recommendations on! pounds pressure , . . ... I equipped w’lth the new low' pressure i we were instructe Inch did not have theL- Lx . .,/-•* iu- i* I j l . 'tires, Prom twenty-five to thirt.Viiive: said. We have i syncro-mesh gears, in , • . j j /■ u i ' i. ..... V, , .... . ... / . pounds pressure is standard for bal-it,ne matter. m.n tires. One tire maker has brought out, and I was told that others will soon bring out, a tire which rt^ijurres only twelve pounds of air pressure. It has a triangular cross section, a very broad base on a wide wheel rim and about f6ur inches of surface contact with the road. Friends of mine who have driven in light cars eiiuipi>ed with these twelve pound tires say that : er than one who, at the time the of fer is submitted, eitheV owns od^ight the artic'es offerc'd or. depcmdablj’j contiols their source.of supply.” I cannot see ho>^ anv intelligent] These recommendations will not be- patriotic per.son can object t4) that: come public until the report is intro- proposal. If we had the sense and j xJuced^ T^ey include'* ones on ruraL courage to write it into the Constitu-i electrification and handling of mer-jtion at once we should destroy war ^ chandise by utility companies which j propaganda, for no one would be so! haa-drawn-di- ertum groups. foolish as to spend money on propa-i The committee does not recommend ganda when no money cOuld possibly i ccitain rates, bnt ‘‘ujior. the facts, the j he made from war. fbi inly the manufacturers have adopt-: system of free wheeling, Usually in i-d all of the very latest improve-j' Mfinection with an automatic clutch, nients. For one thing, they are all j ^9me have a button to press with showing smaller wheels and largerl.vour foot, to put the free wheeling tires—.•^.me of the tires have almost and automatic clutch system into op* the proportion of doughnuts. One of 'eration, some have the button on the the biggi'st improvements in the 'liash board, sinne have a lever on the V hole automotive field in recent years i steering wheel, but. in practically all ; has been in the quality of tires. 1 caiFuf the new cars it is possible to drive r<member when thrre thousand miles over alnuist any kind of country vvith- Vas a lot of service to get out of a' out i ver having to use the left foot ' they iiehave wonderfully. I noticed a decided tendency toward railroad commission shall presciibi* tht rates,” Mr. Pearce said. longer wheelbase in the lowest pr'ced cars. That, of course, makes rising easier. It also gives a longer hood un der which to put an eight-cylinder en gine, and permits longer bodies, with more leg room, in'the smaller types of closed .cars, 1 .saw a smaller pro portion'.!, of cars of the rumble seat type, hoAvever, and more having a _ close-coupled ^body, with rear seats I for two or three, and a removable TI canvas top over all. They are very ♦ jsj.orty looking affairs, nianv ofdhese. is OUR COAU BETTER? ASK YOliR NEIGHBOR. CLINTON ^OTTON OIL CO. We should entirely remove the pres ent premium on waf and i.i its stead impose a very heavy penalty. j The silliness of war, under modern j conditions of destructiveness, is al most as. appalling as its,horror. Napoleon liked,to tell the story of! the I)ey of Algiers who, on hearing that the F rench were fitting out an ^ expedition to destroy the town, .sent | Double deck s^ver and gold edge Bridge Cards—$1.50 per b^x. Single decks, colonial and con ventional designs—75c. Aiicticn and ('ontract Score Pads—lOr and. 15c. / Valentine (Greeting Cards—Ic .to 25c. Valentine IMace ('ards and Tal lies—20r and 3.>c dozen. Ptpuljr Sheet Music—10c to 3.>c. HIt-cf-the-Week Records—15c. .Galloway-McM ilUan Book Store Believe It Or Not We c*eliver prumptiy to all parts of the rity. We sell Su^ar everVj day ai 5c per pound. We sell Lard 8 lbs every dav at .59c teh. ' Meal, peck -c ra M^t: lb:' Kib Mei|. II?. " Pork Chops, Ib.' . 20c Shelled Walnuts, Ib. .50c 8c Diamond Walnuts, Ib. 18c , 9c Uiamind Walnuts, Ib. /21c 17*/2C Paper Shell Pecans, Ib. fOc Steak, Ib. 12'/2C & 18c Tomatoes, No. 2 cans, Vtal Steak, lb. Veal Chops, Ib.• Sliced Bacon, Ib. Sliced Bacon, lb. Lamb Roast, Ib. . Lamb Chops, lb. 25c 18c 28c 22c 2.5c :{0C 3 for Jewel Lard, 3< lbs. Jewel Lard, 4 Ib. bkt. Pivnic Hams, Ih, Lill Pickles, lar^e and juicy, d4)7.en .... - Iceberg J^ettuce, large 2.5c -2.5c .38c 15c 2.5c 10c Dressed Hens, Ib 30c ( elery, large ... . 1.5c Shelled Pecans, lb. . .50t* Cheese, II. , .C ' 19c FISH AND OYSTERS EVERY DAY. Thes..- prices are good every'^day. Use youv telepLone i.pd .sa\e gas. WTiy worry? This Week’s Prizes Will Be: First Frize^—24 IbSi Good Plain. Flour. Second Prize—24 lbs-. Good S. R. Flour, Third^rize—15 lbs. Sugar. Fourth rrize.^ lbs. Beef Ro^t. J FUFth Prize—^^5 lbs. Pork Roast. Wljh^each 50c paid on accounts or for cash pur* chase8,i^|^ou will be given a ticket entitliiig you to 4 chance at onf of onr regular Frfe Prizes given away each Saturday evening at> 7 O’clock. You ipust be present to jvin. Baldwin's Grocery **Goad Thiaga T« Eat’ PboBcs 99 and 100 and (iouhtli’s..< will he popula'’ with-(he| type yf young folks who .have been | such (ag< r buyers cf tAv()->ieaters vvitli ruriible. Ifigger and more powerful head- liglits, two horns" instead of one—1 rannot ip'ite' see the use of that—- much mofex ehromiuni plate and '^tain- less sttH‘l, a greater variety of more i brilliant body colors, de^jier and morei impi *‘SKive-lonking radiator fio^nts.j and more eoniplete ‘streamlining Ur' prevent wind r(*sistanee, are iunung the other, minor improvements which almo.st all the new cars show. Of 1 . ' " f~ j course, they all^ have four-wheel : brakes, most of them mechanical i brakes, with the exception of one very popular line which has used fiy-' Idiauijc bVakei fur several veaFs an<i( I still applies them on all,of, its c irs.| i .And dlinost evexy one of the new carsj 1 has sun shields inside wlyd'h can be i ' pulled do\yn and set at any angle by | I the driver, instead of the old-fash-j ioned sun shields which were never! ! completely satisfactoiiy. 1 shoSld say j that a majority of the cars have some 1 foriA of shatter-proof glass as stan dard eepipment for wind shields and windows, and'^^sbme of the. new onesj ha\e got the front seat riot r.* boards j I and coverings so fitted t,hat there :vill | no longer be a cold'draft onThe^ dHv-i : er’s feet in w tftter. I qss 1 he largest distributors of food products in North and South Carolina offer you the very best Quality Mer- chtmdise at the lowest possible prices. Trade the Quali ty-Service Savings way. CARAJA COFFEE, lb. 28c LUZIANNE C OFFEE, lb. 25c BEACON LIGHT COFFEE, lb. ♦ 1 25c KEE BRAND EXTRACT, bottie 10c Mi-Gel Deal 7 pkgs., Measuring Cup and 6 Molds, for .. 65c LANCE'S Peanut Butter, jar 22c OCTAGON. . SOAP, 3 for .18c, 1 Free DIXIE CREAM FLOUR, 24 lbs. 59c ^ GOOD GRADE ENGLISH PEAS, can .15c KRISPY CRACKERS, lb.. . 15c .“TASfPBELL” I should say that perh.ips half the cars in the show are wired for radio as standai'd equipnn nt, and every one of these has some kind of a radio re ceiving set esjiecially designed to'"go under the dashboard, which is sold as an extra, at a cost from $100 to $150. Noboif^’ has seen the new Ford yet ^ Nobody but.a few ihsiders in the Ford J oiganizatiafl* know what it is going I to be. Mr-. Ford never exhibits at the ' nationaT show, but usually shows his ! new models at the same time. The» I rumor is widespread that the new j Ford will have eight cylinders and' many other radical changes from thf' present model A type. But we will' Tlthow a lot more about that when Mr Ford tells us. , IVORY SALT, 2 pkgs.,........ I5c PfiACOCK SYRUP, No. iy2 can .. 14c Fork & Beans,^ caps . 15c BEST FOOD MAYONNAISE, 8 oz. 15 c GOLDEN WEST ' SALAD OIL 14 oz. .. 19c DUKE’S MAYONNAISE, 8 oz. . 15c BALENTINE’S BACON, lb. 28c GRANDEUR FLOUR, 24 lbs. 63c WANTED — 5 „«hares of -Aniericifti Telephone and Telegraph Co. ato^ik. Apply to The Chronicle.. f Itc VIRGINIA DARE CAKES, each • **' 23c IRISH ■ POTATOES, 10 lbs. .BROOKFIELD CHEESE, lb. ...... 19q 19c W. ANT SI NUCOA SPREAD, lb.. 17c GOOD QUAUTY BROOMS, each 25c NEWBERRY BUTTER, lb.. . . . . 33c SING, play, REX;ITF, -Sf“ ,Mrs. p. J. Brimm for informatijn ai'd i.istruc* ANY QUAJ^ITY - l-SUGAR,IK .... ... . !tion. Reasonable rates, satisfactory' roaults, Mrs. B; J, Brimm, phone No.] 201- 120 South Bhoad St. l-28-4c [ Buy fi^nti your newest Quality and Service Stofe. * CHANCE OF LIFETIME RELIABLE MAN WANTED to call dH'farmers in Laurens county. Won derful opportunity. M^e $7 to |12 daily. No experience OT capital needr fd. Write t^ay. McNess Comparfy, Bept. F, Freeport, Illinois’. Ipa BALDWIN’S GROCER Y ... CLINTON MERCANTILE CO. LV. PINSON Vi/..:. • * • * . Phone 99 iuid 100 Phonem •. Sloan Stir^t ♦. jf\ V ffj ■ A