The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 11, 1932, Image 6
TftB CUNTON^JHIIONICXE. CLINTON. 8. C
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY |1, 1932
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Farm Demonstration
Notes
’ C. a Cannon. County Aicent
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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
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Magisb'ate’s Race
Attracts Many
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Several Well Known Citizens
Toss Hals In Ring: foi*
Held Bv Late John G.T’itts.
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WASHINCTON
EXCURSION
• ' $2.00 Clinton to Atlanta
AND HETUHN FEBRUARY 19{h-20th
SEABOARD
Consult W. H. Shands/Ticket Agent, Clinton, S. C.
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•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
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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
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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
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Special Wrappers and Boxes
- For the Occasion,No Extra Cost.
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SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY
“Corner At Union Station** Telephone 400
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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.
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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
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(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
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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.
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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. A cordial
tion ks. extended the public to
thtsse services.
invita-1
attend
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