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Ik 11 \ ft -tt-.). ^.9. vwpvnnwvqmq ■■■ ■ ^ THURSDAY. JULY 7, 1932 "i THE-CLINTON CHRONICLE PAGE \tv‘>»yxy?yuvty,»u^cv* /.vt.. Thei^Woman’s Page SOCIETY EVENTS AND CLUB NEWS OF INTERES;! Telepilione 74 Mayme Leake and Mrs. M^Greg- ory assisted Mrs. Griffin in servinjf a delicious salad course with iced tea. Members present for the delightful occasion were: Mrs. E. J. Adilir, Mrs. C.^M. Bailey, Mrs. G. H. Corneisop, Miss Sallie Wright, Mrs. J. L. Wright, Mrs. L. B. Dillard, Mrs. Bothwell Gra ham, Mrs. T.xD. Copeland and Miss Clara Dyckett. A w. TEMPERANCE UNION TO .MEET TOMORROW The Woman’s Christian Temperance union will meet Friday fifternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. L. Ross Lynn. shower of pfts. Mrs. Norman „ gra ciously thanked her friends as each dainty package was opened. Sandwiches' and tea were served in picnic style. , Those enjoying this occasion were: ' Mrs. Alma Norman, Mrs. R. L. Bai ley, Mrs. John B. Ferguson, Mrs. Ed ward Long, Mrs. George M. Davis, Mrs. D.-B^^Bobo, Mrs. Mrs. L. V. Pinson, Mrs. T. L. Cooper, Mrs. Jessie Sparks, Dea^ Claims WASHINCTON ■Y RAPFORO MQIUnr ^ yfchat particular plank shall not be a nest ^f party loyalty. Senator Borah’s enemies tfrf^quoting a remark attrib uted to Calvin Coolidge. wl cjn the former president Icarred ..hat the man from Idaho riiles hor^sc^.K-k every I don’t see how Borah and ever agree which way to go,” he said, which ^ epitomizes the Idaho senator’s well-known tendency to get on the opposite side of every question. . I morning. ‘ the horse , Washington, July 2. — Outside of D0|OV6Q nr Omftll h*>rtisan politics,^ which 'still centers largely around the \question of pro-hi- Silver Lining In Finance Senator Pittman’s bill to authorize Mi<v« Marv C Sullivan Passes most important topic of' to buy a billion and a iniss mary k., auiii\an rasses ai • v coitt \t into sil- discussion here is still I*resident i London, before the end of Septeirbef. That woiild send up the price cf silver and pht the silver nations c ’ more, nearly an equal basis with the gold nations in international trade. That, in turn, would send Up com modity prices and greatly help bring bick bj^iness and-employm?’^. Mai^ Soils Too Ad^ Fiteld tests' show that acidity has reached a point in many soils where It is retardfng plant arow th and redneing crop yield.s. increase In acldijlV this year will have an extremely ad verse effect on growth. Once crop<« have been planted, the best safeguard EPWORTH LEAGUE MET ON FRIDAY The Laurinton Epworth League un ion met Friday evening at Broad Street Methodist church. At this time | t t , the Lydia Epworth League gave ,ithe | *lobn T. Little, Mrs. J. T. Lokey devotional. Miss Mattie Von Hollen, j Sallie Salters and Mrs. Emma who was in charge^ of the evening’s | Little, program, introduced Bolt Bobo, who; made an interesting talk on “Conse-, GATHERING ENJOYS Ripe Age ’At Home of Her;^ ‘I ver dollars and issue silver certifi- Nephew, L. Russell Gray. [Hoovers invitation to the world to I cates against it may or mayvnet be- Iieduce all land armies to their ‘‘p'dice come law. It would bring the ratio of! is to side-dress with a non-acid mate/ul Miss Mary C. Sullivan, 82, died I component,” to abolish bombing ^^^ver to gold in our treasury up to| like Chilean nitrate. Experiments in L. C. Bond,: Tuesday at midn^ht at the home oflpjanes cut down battleshins bv one- when the present law, I Alabama show that nitrate 'educes ^ I Russell Gray. *u- j ' i i u j authorizing the issue of $500,000 of j acidity by the same extent that other Funeral services were held at the ** ’ ^ ‘ nava era > a, silver certificates, was adopted. Thenj materials Increase It. quarter, cut submarine tonnage to a i we had about a billion dollars in gold' : "* graveside yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock, jwterment was in the I^Aurens cemetery. Miss Sullivan is survived by one maximum of 35,000 tons per nat’on, abolish tanks, large mobile guns and chemical' warfare ,and so reduce the reserves; now we have about four bil-i lion. Why not keep your money at home by giving me your subocriptions, both Whatever happens to that projjosal, j new and renewal. Prompt attention PlCr^lC ON FOURTH I ville, and A number of relatives and friends nieces. oration and Dedication of Life.” A short business session concluded the meeting. During the recreation of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pitts celebrated July 4th with a mid-day picnic served on their lawn. Each one opened lunch j baskets and spread the contents on brother, Hewlett* Sullivan, of Ash'e-1 cost of military and naval expendi-1 is a strong belief that the sum-1 given to all orderii numerous nephews and period refreshments were served. LITTLE VISITOR CELEBR.ATES BIRTHDAY HERE Last Friday afternoon Mrs. J. M. Pitts invited a group of little friends improvised tables. .Among those who j came weaker and Tuesday night pass- enjoyed the bountiful picnic dinner were: Mr. and M^s, W’. ,1^. Duncan, Mrs. Hugh Workman, Mr. and Mrs. tures by one-third. Tliis w’ould "save the people of the world from ten to \ few' months ago she suffered a fifteen billion waited dollars” the fall and broke her hip and since that! president estimated, time had been confined to her bed. | Nobody expects the rest of the During the past few weeks she be-1 world to accept this proposal in full, but it is the belief of those in closest ed away peacefully, after btung in a touch with foreign sentiment that it coma for several days. ] will have a powerful effect on the dis- Miss Sullivan was the daughter of armament conference. mer will see a rehabilitation jpf silver to the position it occupied as money: before the war. through international i agreement. Plans are all laid for an JAMES W. CAL!>WELL sr BSC KIBE TO THE ( HRONU’LB international conference, probably ini ‘'‘The Paper Everybody Reads* to help celebrate the second birthday of hf^ attractive young grand-daugh-' Henderson Pitts, David Pitts, Mrs.'Charles Pinckney Sullivan and Zelene ter, Jean Evans, who was visiting | Lee Pitts and family, W. .M. Pitts, Boyd Sullivan of I.auren3, where she i her, with a party. Each little friendiBcv. and .Mrs. J. E. Mahaffey, I.^aw- lived all her life until coming to Clin-i presented her wnth a pretty gift. renct Mahaffey, Mr. and Mrs. Gusjton last year to make her home with' Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel [ her nephew. Evans of I^urinburg. N. C., Mrs. Bur-i Miss Sullivan took much pride in roughs of Jacksonville, Fla., Mr. and! the fact that she wa.s a graduate of dainty candies were served to the tiny. Mrs. Hubert Pitts and guests, Mrs. A.ithe old l..aurensville Female academy. - H. York and Mrs. Sewell of Birming-j ?tarding at the head of her class, ham, .Ala. 'in 1S(»5. She was a woman of many The little folks played ^ jnumher of merry games on the Tawn. l.ater in the afternoon ice cream, cake, and gue.-ts. MAKfJARhri' LIGHTFOOT ( ELKBUATES BIRTHDAY Saturday afternoon Mrs. ‘ D. J. Brimm honored her little daughter, .Margaret Lightfoot, when she gave a lovely party to celebrate her tenth hiithday. Various games and contests were < njoyed in the out-of-doors. Misses Laetitia and Agatha Jones assisted Mrs. Brimm in serving ice cream and cake to the little guests BRIDE IS HONORED AT TRAVELERS REST .Mrs. John Strange of this city, was honored last Tuesday afternoon by a number of her friends at the home of her mother, Mrs. Susan E. .Ashmore, at Travelers Rest. Lovely cut flowers and ferns ef fectively decorated the rooms. The guests were met at the door by \li8S Relief Bills Far Apart How far the relief bill will go to ward reducing taxes is still another ilueStion, Each house has passed a bill authorizing t^e raising of a couple oft billions by hohd issues, for U'^e in pub-1 lie works an,! for loans to states fori relief work. The president ha.< said' , , /.[he doesn’t like either bill in so far asl fine traits of character, a memlier ofU provides for the u.«e of such funds! that fine and noble band of women who, during the War Between. the States and the stormy days there after, arose to the demands of the times and rendered sacrificial service to the cause at home. She was well versed in the hi.story of Laurens county and knew well the affairs and conditions of this section during the past three generations. Due to her short stay in Clinion for non-paying public works, which j would merely add to the tax-payers’' imrdens. The bills a.s passed by the] house and senate were so far apart, | and both of them so far from any-j thing Mr. Hoover approves, that as| this is written, it is rather doubtful whether anything will come of this movtMuent at all. Oleta Ashmore, sister of the bride,' .seated on the lawn. All-day suckers,'and requested to write a wish in thei and the fact that she has been arh in- dressed to repre.sent ladies, were at-j bride’s goixl luck book. [valid for the past few months, she tractive favors. The little folks eii-' Various conte; ts were enjoyed. A had not the opportunity of becoming joying the occasion were, besides the'reading, ‘‘.A letter to the bride,” was [well acquainted here, hut those who young honoree: Virginia Dillard, Inez given by Mias Maggie Howard of G. and Henrietta Young, Marcia' Gallo-1 W. C., after which little Mildred Hunt, way, Peggy Johnson, Maty Elizabeth Italdwin, Ruth Davis, Elliott Jacobs, Margaret Shealy, Carolyn .MeSween, Frances Speake and Betty Spratt. met her recognized in her those ster ling qualities that characterized her generation. \ s her own wide family T'ln- of friends Besiil^*!' HITT-( HANDLER Cross Hill. July 2.- dressed in a rain coat, carrying an umbrella, came in and presented to Mrs. Strange a collection of beautiful I nection she leaves a host gifts. to mourn her passing. The guests were served delicious re freshments. -A wedding of' interest to the people of this and the,.MANY BOOKS .•-uirounding communities was that ofi .ADDED TO LIBRARY Mifs I?<*s.sre Hitt and Pierue Chandler, The following books have recently which took place Wednesday after- been added to the (Minton Public li- noon, June 22. hrary: The ceremony wa.s performed by The Silver Bride -Ethel .M. Dell, the Rev. E.‘ .M. Bo.slick, past )V of the The Silver F'lute—Lida I,arrimore. idc. The Chance of a Life-Ttime—Grace The bride was beautiful in a blue, Livingston Hill, fiat cr<*i'e with acce.ssories to match. The .Challenge of Love — Warwick She is one of the most charming Deeping. young women of Cross Hill aiul one The Ten ('onimandments Warwick of strong personality. She was for- ^ IK'eping. rnerly a^sistant postmaster here and-f ' iTttry-Andersmi—Helen-Rr'Martm, eldest daughter of .Mrs. Gussiei VERY LATEST Furlough for Pay ('ut Federal employees are breathing a sigh of relief over the adoption of the “furlpugh” plan of reducing their sal aries, instead of the proposed ten jK'r cent cut. They have to take a month off each year without pay, but that is only an eight and one-third per cent cut, and a large proportion of them have families out.'ide of the District of Columbia who would be glad to ' have them come home for a visit of two months, .Most of them get one month’s vacation with pay anyway. IS the Hitt. Mhe bridegroom is the youngest son of .Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Chandler of Cross Hill. He is a young man of ■-telling (jualities and a promising yrtung bu.^'iness man. He has been connec ted with the Standard Oil ’com pany for the pa.st five years. The bride and bridegroom left im mediately after the ceremony for the mountains of North (’arolina, after which they will make their home with the bride’s mother. by Caroline SHOM FR GIVEN MRS. NORMAuN - On Wednesday afternoon .Mrs, .Alma Norman of Lancaster, who is visiting her daughters, Mrs. Charles Johnson and Miss Annie Lou Norman, at the Rounds apartments, was pleasantly surprised when the ladies’ class of the First Baptist Sunday school gathered on the lawn at Mrs. John T. Little’s Porcelain and (May tin. Portrait Thompson. Ambrose Holt arid P'amily—Suilan Glaspell. The .Mill on the Dune—.Mary E. Waller. Thresholds—Faith Baldwin. The. Man the Women Ixrved—Ruby M. Ayers. Much Ado About Peter—Jean Web ster. Fascination—Olive Wadsley. The Way of a Man—Jpan Souther land. The Sophisticates -Gertrude .Ather ton. The Strange Actventure—Mary Rob erts Rhinehart. Hey Day—Jane Abbott. Janny—Jane Abbott. Books for Boys Buck’s Winning Hit; Buck’s Home Run Drive; I.arry’s Fade-A way; The ‘Pick-Up Nine; all by Elmer C. Daw- sp m ^ s>i> m By Mary Marshall For your vacation wardnoU' are a number of clever little caps and berets that you can crcK'het in mesh stitch. There are knitted and crochet sweater.s and blouses, both in cotton thread and wool. Irish type of crochet lace that you can learn to do yourself'is used for coJlar.s,.cuffs, and Helen K. Mar- sketch shows a new sports j duess ofjight-weight W(m>1. jersey with Svlvia I collar and short shoulder Army of Prodigals The problem of the “B. E. F..” meaning Bonus Expeditionary Force, there! which is still camped on the marshy flats of. the ea.-tern branch of the Potomac, is a diffic^nlt one. Efforts are being made to get the states from whic-h these L’l),0l)0 ex-.s»*rvice men came to provide for their reiiatriatioii. .An observer w^o talked with many of the.se men found them the dcpeiitl- eiit Type bred in industrial centers, who have always had .sonu,'hody to Let Us Do It! % Why not have your car washed and greased and filled with new oU? It will surprise you how much better it will drive. The cost of doing all this is very small. It will save big repair bills later on. We shall be glad to do this to your car. Why not drive in today? Authorized Ford Dealers Telephone No. 119 home for a social hour with her. After cordal greetings and a round j son. -of convor^ation, a picture ^juzzle con-j The-Navy- Boy - Series oT six- books test was held in which Mrs. J. T.jby James Otis. Lokey was the successful contestant. , The Outlaw of Torn; Tarzan the The surprise reached a climax when • Terrible; At the Earth’s Core, by Ed- the honoree was presented with BEAUTIFUL AND EXCLUSIVE Patterns In China Can be purchased in Bridal and .Apart ment sets as well as Bed Room and complete sets. gar Rice Burroughs. Larry Dexter and tj>e Stolen Boy; Larry Dexter in Belgium; by Howard R. Garis. ACTAEAN CLUB WITH MRS. GRIFFIN ■ Mrs. Julia Griffin entertained the members of the Actaean Book club on Not only a high grade China hut-a.afternoon. wonderful bargain. FRONTTS Jewelry Store In the receiving rooms, orange day lilies in bowls predominated and a variety of other colorful summer flowers were used. j Rook was played” af three tables, I and later in the afternoon Miss look after them and don't know how to face the-.w’(»vl<l when they are not on-a payroll. They remember that when they were in the army or navy they had three go<»d meals a day.i clothing and shelter, and they have: turned to Uncle Sam like the prodigal son to hi.s parents. Every!lK)dy is sor ry for them, but nobody seems to know just what to do. Washington h(»tel and business men are hoping there will be as much pub licity about their departure as there was about their arrival. They say that the impression prevails that the city is terrorized by the B. FI. F’., and tourists are passing up Washington. There is no ocea.sion for any one to stay away from Washington on that account. It is the most peaceable crowd that the city has ever seen, and the’y stick pretty closely to their encampment, ‘ t Meats - Groceries of Quality We seU only Quality Merchandise. Dollars are on the basis of pre-war values in this store, and that means the most for your mbiley. Itorah and His Bolt Senator Borah didn’t surprise any-! bo(ly,_ mutJu when, he jnaiie an -impa.s-_[j l sioned speech reading himself ^ut ofj^ the Republican party because of the i prohibition plank. The senator from' Idaho doesn’t like the plank because [ it opens the door to the repeal of the' eighteenth amendment, and he is the most .stalwart of “drys.” His friends are pointing out that it wasn’t neces sary for him to bolt the party, since the Chicago Republican pl^form ex plicitly declares that adherence to ALL PRESCRIPTIONS HLLED BY. UCENSED PHARMACISTS CALLED FOR AND DEUVEREP PlkWiPTUY SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY “At Union SUtion** Telephone 400 ^ Nigrht Phone 226 sleeves. It’s m tricky little collar, shap ed like a 'boyiah turn-down, but ac tually applied to the dress as a sort of yoke. The crochet work is done in simple old-fashioned shell stitch, in three bright tones of light-weight wool yarn. On a dress of beige jersey we sug gest beige, brown and orange. On white you rhight use light yellow, green and blue. For the yoke collar and cuffs shown in the sketch the best plah is to make a paper pattern of the size and shape ne^ed to finish your dress, and then work with this as a guidf in making the initial chain stitch and in increas ing the stitches to give the desired flare. . We have kdded the following new books to our rental library: Old Wine and New, by War wick Deeping. Sand In My Shoes, by Katha rine Ball Ripley. Bright Skin—Julia Peterkin. The Awakening — Warwick Deeping. * The F'ountain — Charles Mor gan. The Challenge of Love—War wick Deeping. Popular Sheet .Munic —‘ S5c, 40c, and 50c. Hit of the W’eck Records, 20c. THE BOOK STORE Beef Kuasi, lb 12'/2C u -■* stew Beef, 4 lbs. 25c Pork ^ Roast, lb 12*/2C Cheese, lb. 17'/2C Creamery Butter, lb. 22c Snowdrift, 6 lbs. 59c Snowdrift, 3 lbs. . 35c SuRar, 10 lbs. 47c Pint Jars, Ea.sy Seal, dozen K5c Quart Jars, Ea.sy Seal, dozen 95c Pint Jars, Ball Mauson, dozen . 75c Quart Jars,! Hall Mason, dozen , .... ....85c 44-^gaHon Jars, 4oz, $L00^ % Certo, bottle 30c Jar Rubbers, dozen 5c Jar Tops,' dozen 25c N. B. C. CAKE ASSORTMENT DE LUXE, lb. 25c This Week’s Prizes Will Be: First Prize—K lb. ArmouCs'Ham. Second Prize—24 lbs. Red Band Flour. Third Prize—5 lb. IMcnic Ham. Fourth IMze—6 lbs. Snowdrift Lard. Fifth Prize—12 bottle Shivar Ale. With each 50c paid on account or for cash pur chases. you will be given a ticket entitling you to a chance at one of our regular Free Pri^ fiYen away each Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. You must be present to win. BALDWIN’S GROCERY “Good Tkliiga Bat** PIkmms 99 and IM SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE ■intlgrT'TTilf n •-■■p -. Y--