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TftB CUNTON^JHIIONICXE. CLINTON. 8. C THURSDAY. FEBRUARY |1, 1932 wBROMWIV Farm Demonstration Notes ’ C. a Cannon. County Aicent •••(‘••••4*««***«****«*»«*»«****««****** Homo Gardens of Great Help in Live At Horae Pnofrara One of the most valuable pieces of .a. o. . land on the farm is the home srarden Shoos Start npot. TOs land, if properly handlexl,' All automobile shcw‘5 take their anil produce vegeta*f»les the, year tempo from the New York show, around. Fpr the past/few yeais a par-j early as ujj^ d« <^nt^t has conducted Aftt.r leaving Manhattan the ex- throufrhoat the slat^ Seven persons entered this contest’ last year frofn' hibitors moved across the hast river this' county. These 'seven members to ’^’XKiklyn and from there drifted were as fol’ows: Mrs. P. K. Aber-jout West, hittinp many o'' '2 larger cjx>mbie, Laurens; Mrs. E. A. i’ltts.( Ware Shoals; Mrs. G. C. Roper, Lau-j jhe show this year, which was lens; Mrs. .■\. E. .‘Spencer, Cl nimv; j ^uite an extent by dealers, 'but thronged by the" individual car i • _ Magisb'ate’s Race Attracts Many -V , ^ Several Well Known Citizens Toss Hals In Ring: foi* Held Bv Late John G.T’itts. A I i m > WASHINCTON EXCURSION • ' $2.00 Clinton to Atlanta AND HETUHN FEBRUARY 19{h-20th SEABOARD Consult W. H. Shands/Ticket Agent, Clinton, S. C. I— •Y RADFORO MOBLCY Ccnsrderable local interest is being manifested in the approaching special, primary election to be held on F€bm-[ Washington, D. C., Feb. 8.—Effor-ts ary' litth, to hiune a magistrate for j now being made by both parties here Hunter town.ship at Clinton, as a sue- to pare the expenses of the national ces.sor to the late John G. Pitts. The government has led to the disclosure nominee in the election will fill Mr, Pitts’ unexpired tenp which termi- of the number of those now actually) drawing pay from Uncle Sam, The to- i nates in May of next year. The town- tal, as issued by the Bureau of the ship comprises the. voters of Clinton; Budget, shows that there are more Mrs. Irma Dunnaway, Renno; Jim Bates (colored). Fountain Inn, an<l Clay Averj’, Gray Court. The.’’ part es kept records in simple b<K)ks furni h’.d their ga.’xk’ns. The size.^ of garden through the county agent’s office on varied from 1-4 acre to one acre; the (w.ner?, brought to light one” i.oterest- df’g thing. Practically nobpdy this .. i-ar is buying a car with the idea in r nd of “keeping up with the Jones- numher of persc9hs in family var;e A from 4 to IS; the number of plantin',;s during the^season from SI to H»2; th number oT servings of vegetable from S83 to lf>14; the amounts can ned from four (fuart.'C to 108 quart the amount sold from the gardens from $4.65 to SIHS.IK), and the amount! of seed bought from $2.85 to $19.75 These contestants kept records from January through (K tdHT, ■Again this year the garden contest will be conducted throughout the state,-with $65(t in prize's leing of feree!. The prizes will be awarded up-1 0!i the foPowing jMjints; The record,' >vhieh should show c( ns<‘euttive plant ings thn.ughout the* scoson inO'.'dc’r to, k*H‘P up a n-ady sujiply'nf fre^h vegc‘-, tables; and whi, h should i^cTw That j the v«‘gc taides plantc*cl have sufficient i|ualitic‘s to take care of the nutritious 1 nsjuircMncmls of the family; and to .'^how that a suffieient amount of veg-! eta hies arc' eann<*d for winter um’S. j The ga:den should show that the eonts"' a.;t i.' using the, projH*r rneth- (ds of ci-nlrolling in.^eets and dis<*as-^ e'. and has projH’rly fertilized his j)lot.; The contestants will 1m‘ visited from | time to time hy the county and home | agent to .M-e the nature* of tbe garden. ■ Rules f(,r the ganlen content are j a^ folh.ws; .'size of plot: Any size will he ;iilmitl<*<l. However, the gardener whet nuikes the liesl use of his jdot "ijl .l'<* gi'eo fijr.A lOM-sideraiioJi. Each e-eiftestant will ke-ep the same* ivcord aiiel will Ik* cla.s.sificd. Classe**;: To give* e*'. e*ry garele ne.' a chance* at the prize*s, the following classes are* provide*d: (’lass 1 Hotine* gardener.s. (May sell Up to $100 with )Ut l>e*ing put in elH'^s 2». Cla.-s 2 .''■jmall market gardeners. (Ihese who .s*‘ll between $100 anei $ 1«*0 woi yb». ('la’s Market gardeners, ^e•ll ove-r $1(MI worth). ('la"-.’ 4— 'Fe nar.t farnu'is onlv. ( Iji^s .5 Negro farmers only, K'l-'-t, .se‘Cond, and thuxl prizes will Ik* avvarde*! in all classes, and smaller prize's in ca^h, ses-el or supplit's in t*a*‘h cla's. (’onte-stunts eligible* for classes t «»Ki .V wiii-JjU:,allowed to compete in all eiasM*s. but shoulel the'.V or - old prize* in one* i.r will 1 The cars with the cutest gailgets' ■uid appearing to render the lH*.«t val- :’e for the. least money were having the best sales. Novelties This year's auto ahow had a lot of ncivelties. One of the neatest was a i iiiece of what looked like oily rubber. You rubbed the windshield with it and rain failed to stick where it had been f aj)plied. It app<*ared to be fine protec tion for drivers in a hc'avy rain. Another device kept the headlight. I turning so it lit up the road exactly j where the car was then head(*d, a thing that apjH*ars to he. a boon to all night drivers on country road.’. There j were lots of other things that cou’c! riot Ik* grasped in a quick paraiie past the* M ilc*. or so of Iwxiths. city, Clinton and Lydia Cotton mills, 'Goldville,..Hopewell and Mountville. The |Chronicle’s candidate column today carries the formal announce ments of eight well knowiTXilinton citizens who are set*king the place. .All of these gentlemen are favorably j known in the city and community and have many friends who will learn of their candidacy with c'ordial intere.st.j Several oth<*r names have been men-; tiont'd in connection with the race and! there may he other entries before the time limit expires next Saturday at .six o’clock. The follow’ing announce ment.s appt*ar in today’s p.~ntr; \V. Rov Pitts. than a million presorvs on the national' payroll. The, exact figures are 1,023,-' 373. ■ > I’ ■ i (Jilt 'Cf this huge number there are j only 44,787 drawinjp more than $3,000 j a year. The civilian employees lead) the armed forces with a total of $1,-| 055,970,636.55, as against the military expenditures of $259,719,830.57. The largest group of all contains 220,673 soldiers and* sailors who re- VALiENTINE CANDY * I SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED ‘ V Special Wrappers and Boxes - For the Occasion,No Extra Cost. •■s SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “Corner At Union Station** Telephone 400 « ceive under $1,000 a year, but the-e men receive housing, food and cloth ing in aj.dit.‘3n to their pay, even the officers he'rfg granted extra alluv- ance.s, Thi.s c.ird t ^'n i.s not recognized in the figures is utd by the budge, bureau‘and would pr ’).»b!y d.'mhle the! amount this govemmmt i.’ payii.g for. armed protection. | ! The second iarge«t group drawing a i living from (he national goverfimcnt I is in the $1,000 a year civilian cla’s. ' Included in Ihi.s li.’t are many of '..he s.ma]l po. lmasters and the prvorer paid mail carrh*r.s. There are 121,678 in thi.s one c!;i •s. Next to it is the group in the $2,000 to $2,100 cla’.”, in which can be found many colb-ge graduates who are starting to climb th<* long civil service trail. The clas'S totals ■An Ancient Car One of the cars on exhibit was ihe Holsman. This is not an adverti.s(*i4»»‘nt .1. C. ('annon. R. .,1. C<t{H*land. Ed. F*. yttle. H. R. Fuller. .1. I). .Jean(*.s. W. I'. Baldwin, .lames L. Hi owning. J J JOANNA MILL NEWS Mr. a_rid .Mrs. ('.'I.. Higgirdxrtham, .Mr. and Mrs. J. 1). Hinninbotham and •Mrs. Enema Higginbotham; all of An- ler.s.m, .S. (J. .’pent Surdav with Mr. I for that particular car. although it' ^,1,1 Ean i,*'Bniwn. was listed at $S0(). The car was built' a,id Mrs. W. E. HolsomliLk of. I in 1902 and was an uld-fa.shioncd hug-j Newberry, were' .Sunday guests of •Mr. an<l .Mrs. Itoy Odell gy with a two-cylind«*r engine. It did from ten to fifteen miles an liout but WHS “dangerous at higher speed .’’ Nearby was a miwlel of the first au tomobile in all hi.sb^ry. It was a steam-driven <-ar, built in France in ) 1770, and made front six to twclVe, miles an hour.' It was primarily de-1 signed for the removal of heavy artil-1 • e r y- au«l not - f or ettm mere hH 1 k’-»»leaR-4 ■Jie use, ' One^Mn^l thing-oilxiut the old ear was that ilTmtbLrun for only fi/'cen minutes. Then it had to b« stop|R*d and steam pre.ssure built up again. Mr. and Mrs. C.' Iiurg, were recent Mr.s. J. V’. Long. Mr. and Mrs. II. ('. Long of Bates HiM'sts of Mr 116,759. Those subject t) the prop ''s<*d sal ary reduction of t«n per cent on the $3,00()-an(i-uf) cla* s, total 32.971 in the civilian .branches, an.l 11,816 in the mllitoiry. total of 1,736 civilian.s re ceive a)«)ve $5,000, again-t 2,709 in the mer .Shumpert and ch^ireri of NewlK*rry, spent the week- 'eml with Mr. and .Mrs. W. E. Adann. Mrs. .S. II. K<h‘1.s rt*turn<-d Sunday to her home in .Newberry after sp* 1 ng “ fhe Wet*1i ijtj"•bl*r pare'n ts, .M1: ami Mrs. V\’. E. A<lams. Mr.s. J. E. Hamm, Fxlna and .Mor ton Hamm, ami Mr. and Mrs. VValU*r. Wright motore<l to Saluda dam on .SuTKlav. ami I army and n.avy, ami of these there ! are exactly thirty-two w^o are paid - i ^ (Who -Mrs. I>HVul Owens of t'linton, s{K*nt An In.Htructive Exhibit a few days last w'eek with Mrs. .Jack Few drivers actually know wr;*l' Hunnicutt. happens when they press certain ped-J..^''Mrs. .Marvin StsUlens has returned als or move levers, nor how the clutch j to Atlanta, works and other things really valuable i weeks with to know. One of the most inti‘re.(tingI Manley. .Mr. ami M rs. J. M. FLlss aiK^ fani- (7a., afU*r »|M*iKling two Ker nvother. Mi's, .Mr H. exhibits at the auto show was a n.in- iature model-showing .some ten oper ations on a car. - , (hie couhl examine closely ami see how all the main parts of the chassis operate.' It was One of th«* best .".ml most illuminating exhibits at the .sPow M Jn 4‘ir.’t tHTT^f‘'dw4*.^<ir«-4iaupdtL.lhaii altuu.sL,^tny , in (7affney. the fir.>t "th( r ♦ xhibil. • Mi.ss .Ma« ily cuIUmI to Pi<*dmont last Wed- ne.sday on account of the «k*ath of Mr. R«»ss’ mother. ^ Little* BmUlie Carr, son of .Mr. ami •Mrs, R. G. Carr, spt*nt last wwk with his gramlmother, .Mrs. W. C. Moore. $15,000 or nic.re a year, the army l>e- irg repre.«ent(*d by General Pershing, who draw.s $21,500 ‘and is the only) iii,ch-salari< d man in all our military j orces, alth.oUgh eigh*ty-thr<H* <lraw' TataTtes hfTVvccn $K',()60 ami '.fH,500. Tfi ‘ all, 'M,7K7 i)e’..»ns wuuhl be affected by the propo’ed pay cut, ami their' gto.JH income is'$I81,917,416.78. .A ten 1 per cent redu-tion would save Uncle I Sam le.ss than twenty millions of dol-' lavs a year. I Out of the billion and a third paid I out to government «*«mplo>’ees about! one-tenth, or $1.50,000,000, rs paid) memlH'r.s apA workers in the Farm' board, Interstate Comm<^r<-e Commis-; sion, the Ked*.*ral Trade commis.sion and other agencit*s. 1 JUST ARRIVED f The New Spring Samples They’re bright, light, good looking. ‘"'‘•‘T . Prices; S19.50, $22.50, $25.00, $30.00 and up We have marked our entire stock down to present prices. L. B. Dillard th'«e cla they will automaticiCttyl bci'o:'H‘ im*ligibU* in 1 ami. 5. Tlu*, priz«*s in ;'ne>c two clas.ses W’ill tlM*nj be awarded the m*.\l highest com-1 IKtt s. I .\ny person wi.shing to »nter thi*’ i ci'!it*-'t may mtify either the In im* or j for applica’iori ol sr.k' ' i.s being condui tctl (Minton .limni'e (Mara (Mmper of J.was a rtR-eivt xyc-'C «>f: Mii'is A 'i'hrilliiig l)enion^tra(i<m j Nell Stroml. One of the U'ading makers was hriend.s of .1, ( . Lamlx'it will Ik* playing up the shatterproof gla.ss and xlad la know that ' <• is improving af- giving a continuous demonstration of^-ter being ill for several weeks, thi* dilference between oriliiiary glass! I'liends of Dori ami the new„kind. The exhibitor took I P* learn that she navy, the air f rce lK*ing in- c'U(i<'<i. b'latice speml.s alnvut $5.50,000,- Ihizaixl w’ill regret s lil ai;<l wish f ir county agent as this <‘<»nt<*.’t M.pci ativi-ly co- pflne of glass, warned thel^'-r » 'MH'iMly rcm.very. shiehl their cyt*s, and 1 ' pieces SHRUBBERY SALE Ligistrhm Jaimhicum— ;i f(. 2.jc Uhinest* ^Arborvilae 21 in. ] •‘lat* Spirea Anthony Wateson 18 in. 25c BrealJi of Sprinjf ft. ^ 25c .Abclia 18 in. “ .— 25c Nandina 25c GALLOWAY- McMlLLlAN an ordinary .'pec.ators to then Clashed it into a thou.sand with a hammer. Then he lunr a pretty girl sit vlown and he held a piece of the shatter proof gla’s over her head ami hit it with a hammer. The i rowd never seemed to lire of the exhibition. Tht Hurricanoi News -Mr. and .Mrs» Whitman chililren of Charlotte, Sun.'Ly. wuh .Mr.* .itid Mi n’eal and ('., >pent i. .Nathan 1 NOTICE have moved my shop in the ULINTILN HATCHERY (^FFICE South Broad St., Opposite Clinton-Hotel 1 am carrying a full line of Electrical Appliance, Westim;* iMNise Radios, and Bicycles. Na'.HMs. .NIL’S I.ttji N's’iors retiirm*!! with them to take up training at the (’harlotle hos|)ital. " .Mrs. Mace Yeung, .Mrs. Ophelia Mi-' 'am ami .M'ss .liiumU* .Alkiii’ were thel ignests <,>f—.Mrs. (ieorgi* .Addy la.’l Thu>',.di»y. •Mr.’. C. C. N oung spent .8uiida\ in .New'ierrv with her s.m and vl:iughtt*r- in-!aw, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young. • .Mr.*’. Rex Young .and ,laiuni«*L. Mil- jdn 1. ami .Mis.-e’ .Mary LittvA Riser an«l R,.sa Sumerel wiie visitor.s in l.;.ur<*ns SaTuialav. j Mi.'seS Ruth ami Etta Nabors, .Mil dred Young, 1. 0. Rav. I.uther .\a-: YOl'R BABY Now let’s not talk about vitamines and ealodies and , modified milks and adenoids and all that; leav** it 10 the spiH-ialists to theorize on the fine- sjHiri; let’s talk about the baby—your liaby. First: Baby is supremely selfish. He’s too hu>.\ attending to his o.vn af fairs to bother about the comfort of any tin* <*tse and. he’s exactly'r*ght : if nu're people r.ttended to .heir ow’n business we’d soim Tiave a bette;* r ice ^iT'people. 8e'‘ond: A baby is jwst a I'igi's’ ve tract, an ivr .‘■onipartment. and a mi nute. nervous bundle, with a wati r- eooU*d motor. So long as he is com fortable he w'll not kick up a row. No respectab'e l.aby will tolerate a safe- One other tenter of atla<k by th<*l ' proponents of e.*onomv programs is' the armament «*nd of the government. Ri*<*ent figure.s sHow this country! leading the world in exi>en<ltures for j HMs Hrtm*<l forces. The tirtaT siK*nt by ; the I’niti'il States y<*aHy ag'g’fegaTes i$7li),0Uli,()t)0 of which alxiut half is Cor th< .1 (K)O, Great Britain lK*ing a f<*w' mil- liens under her, while Italy pays out 'f325,()0 *,(!(»(» ami .Japan $250.'()()0,000. Gi'iniaiiy, limited by the Vcrsaille.® | ti<at.v, i.s lowest of all the great na- tii.ns hut managx's t > eXfH*ml $160,- i ()()(),0(H) on i„s iMK-ker battle'’liips ami ' home gfk»ixl. j Thc’i figure.s d) nid give the true [picture, howevtr, a’ the a dual facts lain that the I’nited .States pay.s ^t le.’s per jk*! -on fur war'purposos than . any othor great nation. The E. S. with j^ts 125,000,000 jK’ople,' is paying out ! about $5.91) .a heail L>r army and navy ' puriHLse-s. Italy, with 42.00(),()0() popu lation, is paying ouCahu*jt $7.74, and France, with 11 ,()00.()00. levies oh each ‘j citizen a*wl each of his <lepe.nden*ts the r sum of $13.(>6 every year. Gix*at Brit ain wit.h 12,000.000 is paying out ai ounj $13 p.er capita. In addition to paying'* out much giouter .’UMi’ per capita than this country, nearly aM foreign nations are getting be:.i*r value f >r their ilullarS than tl.t* United StaU's, where top price’ are paid far everyhiiig on ac-j eaun» of higher wage*’ here. Hecauss* of this fact, the armies and navk’S of t the three greatest European poweit.s, are pn pUi ti. na’ely much larger* hihI aie glowing fa.’ter than tin* .Americati foV’CS. 93 2 Whativer the New Year Holds lii Store, Wherever It May Lead < - The Chronicle to I will repair anything. Key Mak* iac and Lock Repairing one of my apecialties. . DOVERIET Electric Inm 6 lb. guaranteed for li^ $2J0 J. A. Coleman ty-pin hiiruig into his umbilical re- One thing that Jirings tho Rccon- gion, por will he tail to resent rough >truction finance corporation home to seum.s, that grind his arm-pits oy farmers is the piovisicn that between rementber. if he is chmfcrt-! $50,00(),(»()t) and $200,600,000 may be able he wMl be peaet'ful. No baby ep- lent to agriculluri’ts. 0‘her farm in- than you do. tert‘«ts will be taken cal-e of by the new- board, although Such matters will Third: Baby will cease feeding he hamlled i*oirservatively, it is said, when he has enough, and he’ll do it to avoid taking business away from every time; hut don’t urge; him toi the regular hanks, take more; whenever he lets go is the instant for closing the seance., Of course he’s just like you, and would ! Tuesday afternoon at the Hurricane: over-stuff himself ju«*t as you do;| si'hool. All enjoyed playing games, af- then trouble comes. The keenest of) j ter which fruits and peanuts were Judgment is in knowing when to stop. I - I served the following: Mr.v L I). Simp-,' Lastly: Maydn* you have^^Sne of j Tlr? paster of Broad Street Metho- , son, Mr.4. Fxlgjvr .N.abors,"*.Mrs. Taylor; those cyt, idictic Pomeranians; if so, dist church. Rev. H. 0. Chambers, is [Adair. Mrs. Mason Simpson, Mrs. j turn it over” to the maid, and take [giving a series of practical Sunday j Spemeer, Misses Ethel aiui Thelma]care of baby yourself. It’s a religious!evening talks especially valuable tof; of yoiurs to care for your own young people. He has discussed the and blood. A worth-xyhile par- Riser, Mi.*5s Sallie Nal>ors,,ent will .entrust the baby to po alien hands. \ ■ Kiv.i and Ia wis IL,1-1(11 dinner gut -ts t»f Mrs, Ibiuglas Davis on Sat-: urday. Mr. and Mrs. .Mace Young and cml-‘‘•M’ niore ilren sjient Sunday wirh Mi-s. Young’s!'^’***^ with sense, sister, .Mr.s. Allen Iu*fghU*y. ' Miss Billie N oung spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. FAlgar Nabors. Mrs. Walter l>. .Nalmrs and Mrs. -Mace Young eiUertained M*:tta Nabons, with a nii«»cellaneous shower last Special Sermons . For Young People V.. makes a pledge to render service at reasonable prices — to serve large or small business properly, cheerful ly, courteously — to pro- 4. mote by every means pos- sible the interests of Clinton and this section of the state ^ to cherish and practice at aiU times the basis of happy human relationship- 'S I Spencer, Mias Ollie Harden, Mra. C. C.lduty Young, Mrs. Rex Young, .Mis.ses Sum- flesh jerel and Riser, Mi.*5s Sallie Mrs. G. C. Nabors, Mrs. Whitmire and Mildred* Young. j H. A. Copeland and children spent' Sun^y with Mias Sallie Nabors. | Bffiss Maggie Nalwrs snent the week-end^ the home of Mr. George following subjects: “Weals,” “Convic tions.” On next Sunday evening he will speak op “Intolerance.” It is felt that these discussiond are timely and THE GOLDEN RULE Nabors.''' Satii/day E\ culag Post, $2JiQ pi yearf 2 years, $$.$•; S years, $3.yA. JAS. W. CALDWELL practical \ value. 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