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THURSDAY. JULY 7, 1932
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THE-CLINTON CHRONICLE
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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
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