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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932
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NEW> AUTOMOBILES IMPROVED
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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.
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Colwjnbia, Jan. 16.—T. B. Pewc
'o^iralM, chainran of the Soutfi Car-
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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
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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/..:.
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. Phone 99 iuid 100
Phonem
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