The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 11, 1932, Image 3
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE,~CLINTON, S. C.
The Woman’s Page
SOCIETY EVENTS AND CLUB NEWS OF INiEREST
““ L Telephone 74
vi^ of Laurens, Mrs. J. H. Davis, Miss
Kitty Davis, J. H. ba\ns, Jr., rind
Lawrence Davis of Clinton, .Mr. and
Mrs. 0. B. Simmons, Jr., and
Davis Simmons of Miami, Fla.
Book of Perennials
J ane W m 'm* ^ ^ 'i* ^
TEMPERANCE UNION “—
TO MEET FRIDAY
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
union will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. L. Ross+gleamintr
Lynn at four o’clock, Friday after
noon.
lovely arrangement of mammoth dah
lia zinnias, a four-course luncheon
was served and at 'the conc-lusion of
the last course a birthday cake with
candles was brought and
YOUNG FX)LKS
ENJOY PICNIC
The members of the primary de
partment of the Methodist church, in
charge of Mre. J. V. Edwards, enjoyed
the guests sang “Happy Birthday” to
j the honoree and made for her many
I wishes. — The Greenwood Index-Jour
nal.
Hurricane News
some are as wide as twelve feet or
’ove^. Nature uses color in profusion,
.srr Hve should striv;e to do the rame.
I Some people phn their garden ^ .so
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.Mr. and Mrs. M’hitman Neal and
children of Charlotte, N. C., and,Miss-
«e Lorene Rumph, Mildred, Olga Mar
ion and Maggie Nabors spent last!
Thursday at the home of G. M. Na-j
bors.
E. C. Young of Elberton, Ga., is
placed in front of Mrs. Sproles. Then few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. YoUng.,
Misses Ernestine and Caroline Mel-
By Alfred C. Hotte /
Reviewed by .Mrs. R. E. Sadler
Alfred C. Hotte’s “Book of Peren
nials” is on that any lover of flowers
'will enjoy, whether he intends to have
a perennial garden or not. In speak^'
ing of the perennial garden he says,
“Someone has truly written that the
most beautiful gardens are -in the
mind, not in the soil.” Since that is
true, we can all take this book and
have the most perfect of gardens and
in most cases we will end by an at-
enniaJ is given with, in most case^
accompanying illustration. Here :n
given the hotannical and also the com
monly used name, prigin of the name.
there will he a hurst,of hloonrall at j de.scription of the flower, it* uses, cul-
one time, either in s; ring, .ujnvner or.ture and method of propagation.'
fall. Oihers/prefer thi'in so there will.} Anyl^ody who is a garden enthosi-
be some spots of bloom all along ast will enjoy this book and find it
throughout the year. I most helpful in plannirrg a perenn^
garden. ^
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.MI«S FLOY OMINGS
j HONORS GUESTS
a picnic Tuesday afternoon at Me-! Owings, Aug. 7.—A party of inter-
Millan’s pasture. The children spent | est and charm was that given by Miss
the afternoon playing games, after Floy Owings on last Tuesday evening
which a picnic lunch was spread. honoring Mr. and Mrs. J. Addison
I Neighbors of Clinton, The guests mo-
.\UX1LIARY TO SEE tored from Clinton to Miss Owings’
THORNM’ELL PK'TURE I lovely country home near Owings.
ton stopped over for supper^Sunday
night with Miss Hattie Mae Horton,-
i on their way to Greenville.
{ Miss Etta Nabors of the Pre.sbyte-
rian hospital, Charlotte, N. C.,’ Js
spending two weeks with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Nabors.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Cooley and lit
tle daughter of Camden, came up for
the centennial Sunday and visited
Mrs. Cooley’s sistjer, Mrs. G. C. Na
bors.
J. \V. Dillard of Spartanburg, spent
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the First! There, is a setting of pretty summ'M-j s^ynjay with his sister, Mrs. C. C.
Presbyterian church will meet Mon
day evening at 8 o’clock, instead of
in the afternoon. The Business Girls’
circle will be in charge of the pro
gram. During the evening Rev. S. P.
Borwies will show the motion picture
of “A Day at Thornwell.”
flowers, they played bridge. The dom-1 Young.
inant color note in tallies, candies and j Mr. arid Mrs. Elmer Cromer spent a
flowers was green and white. | few days last week with the latter’s
At 11 o’clock the nine couples eu-^ another. Mis. I. 0. Ray.
joying Miss Owings’ hospitality we-e i .John^rt Duncan of Charlotte, N. C.,
accompanied by her and her father} spent the week-end with .Mr. and Mrs.
and mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ow-ij^ex Young.
The author stresses the imp<jrtance
of proper preparation of the soil as,
with perennials, the sowing is more
or 1es.s permanent. For this ,reason
the ; oil should be dug deeply and
thooughly. Many perennials are very
deep-rooting, so the beds should be
prepared from eighteen to twenty-
(This book is one of the collection
recently 'given to the Clinton Iferary
' by the l^al RoUry club).
tempt to make these dream gardens (four inches deep. It is advised that
into real ones. j borders be laid out in the fall and the
Plants which live from year to j different flowers planted at the time:
year (thru the years) are called per-1 each variety. It is }
Reduced 30 Pounds
Never Felt Better
Safe Way To Lose Fat
CIRCLE SURPRISES
BRIDE.MEMBER I
The Business Girls’ circle of the!
First Presbyterian church met on {
.Monday evening at the home of Mrs. i
J. H. Stone. After a brief business}
meeting and the* program given, the
meir'h<»rs surpri.sed
.Neighbors with a
.shower.
ings, to the Martha T Shoppe. An
iced cocktail, salad course and a sweet
course were served them. At Miss
Owings’ home a color scheme of
green and white was used. It was car
ried out in place cards, menu and
flowers.
Aunt “Sis” Nabors spent last Sun
day with Mrs. R. C. Turner.
.Alhtut Duckett of Spailanburg, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. Whit
mire this week.
Mrs. Ella .Adair, Eddie Dove andi
.Miss Lillian and Grover .Adair of
Washington, D. are spending a
EPMORTH UNION
MEFrrS AT LYDIA
The Laurinton Ejiworlh lv<*ague un
ion held its monthly meeting last Fri
day at Lydia. The program was in
< harge (rf the Lydia league with Wil
liam Bobo presiding. Hymns and their
(trigin were studied.
The bride’s place/ was marked by
Mrs Addison hostess’s gift, a beautiful silver,infs with Mr. and Mrs. G. (’. Na-
' covered platter. Just before the last
_course was .served Mrs. Neighbors, Mis es Hattie Mae Horton, .losie
[wa.s presented with another gift, an pitts, Minnie Ray and Elizabeth Cope-
exquisite hand-painted sandwich tray.']a,,,j the guests of Mrs. Elmer
from .Mrs. J. .A. Bailey of Clinton.
Cromer last Friday.
DAVIS.LANEY
MEDDING
Columbia, Aug. 5. — Of interest
iK/th North Carolina and ijouth ('aro
Mi.ss .Margaret IN‘.rrick of ('hapin,
..spent a few days with .Mis.s Hattie
Mae Horton the past wtH-k.
i,i .Miss Hattie .Mat^ Horton will spend
this week in Greenville.
ennial.s. They include many of the old-
fashioned favorites such as peonies,
phlox, delphinium, violets, alyssum,
columbines, asters, clematic, (Canter
bury hells, foxgloves and hollyhocks.
Since these are old-fashione<i they j
have now become the “garden aristo
crats’’ because they have been loved
and admired through the years.
When we have a garden of our owp
the plants we grow become all' the
lovelier because they are our very
own—the results of our own thoughts
and labor. Another joy to be derived
from such a garden is that of shar
ing our plants with our friends. Most
plants need such division at Regular
intervals. Then, too, our own borders
become all the more intere.sting be
cause of the plant.® our friends have
given us. We should have as our aim
to keep the old flowers we love best,
but also to study the catalogues and
from time to time add to them some
new and improved varieties.
In banning a perennial hordoi ^ome
kind v>f background is desirable, .-uch
as an attractive fence, shrubs or a
hedge. It has to 1h* adjusted to the
situation and taste, but the informal
type is more used at present. The
boqk gives many interesting .sugges
tions and illustrations to help in this
matter. The perennial border should
not lie less than four feet wide and
generally agreed that the phy.sical
condition of the soil is more important }
than the chemical content. Good soil
is described as soil that is well sup-1
plied with decayed manure and is j
fibrous.
as
This book.,aLsu gives helpful advice , one year,—when I started I
s to the proper fertilization, culti-; 140 pdurids-lnow I weigh III
Take the cast of Mi.ss Madelone
Crowley, for instance, who lives ji
Little R(V' k Ark. Just read her 'let
ter:
“I have u.sed K.uschen- Salts for
weighed
0 pounds
vation, w'atering,^ staking and protec-1 and never felt better in my life.”
tion of plants. There is a helpful chap-1 That’.® the big reason a ho.®t of men
ter on “Insects and Diseases,” giving; an,(1 women take Kruschen to lose
the proper methods of control of each, i w’eight—a.® the- fat goes, you gain in
Pernicious, vicious, obnoxious and j health — .skin (dears eyes grow hr'ght
thoroughly bad aix* the pests and dis-: activity replace.s indolence,
eases of our perennial garden,” says; Take one-half tea.-spoonful of Kru-
the author. Instruction is also given | .sohen in a glass of hot water every
as to the proper propagation of peren- iporning before breakfast—cut down
nials, plants best suited to shady on fatty meats, potatoes and sw\‘ets
places, wdld flowers, and plants best i—^^a jar of Kruschen that costs hut a
suited for rock gardens. ' trifle la.®ts 4 weeks get it at Young’s
The most interesting part of the Pharmacy or any drug store in the
t>ook, however, is the latter part,' world—4)ut for your health’s sake de-
where. a full description of each per-I mand and get Kruschen Salts.
lina was the marriage ot Miss Janie- Mrs. Trailer and
little
The busine.«8 meeting was pre.sided Holmes Davis of Laurens, and A’ates} returned from (rreenville i
er' by Miss Helen Brown. At this l.aney of Raleigh, which was .solem-! "’ill spend some time with her p
.ssion the Goldville league joined nized at 6 o’chn'k Tuesday afternoon, ents, .Mr, and Mrs. J.^ W. Horton.
over
se/ision
the union. Miss Carrie I.(OU Ross of
Goldville, was elected corre.sponding
secretary.
.An hour of recreation followed the
session.
daughter
and
par-
Dr. Spencer Attends
Church Anniversary!}}
PARTY FOR
MISS PITTS
On Wedrl^ifay evening .Mrs. P. M.
Pitts entertained with a lovely rook
party in hon(?r of her si.-ter, Miss
Josie Pitts, of Atlanta. Many summer
flowers w(*re placed in the living room
where the tables wore arranged.
I’unch and cake was served through
out the evening.
Those (Mijoying the (K-casion were;
.Mr. and .Mrs. Clair Pitts, .Mrs. Eliza-
h(th lliers, .Misses .losie Pitts. Fran-
(•(!s .Milam, Elizabeth Copeland. .Made-
lyn Adair, .leUnnette Pitts, \laUie L.
C jpeland, ('atherine Kay. Margaret
llolland. and .Messrs. Hugh Itay, Don
August 2, at the home of the bride’s
uncle and aunt, Mr. and .Mrs. F.arl
Wilson, on Wheat street, in Columbia.
Because of a recent lH*reavement in
the bride’s family, no cards were is
sued. The ring ceremony, performed
by the Rev. John W. M’ebb of the
First Baptist church, was witnessed
only by members of the two ipimedi-
ate families and a few close friends.
■ Decorations for the occasion har
monized with the antique ivory walls
of the Wibson home. Coral gladioli
were use^l agaiuat a background of
bamboo and (juantities of candles in
tall brass candelabra.
Pre<*e<ling the ceremony, Mrs. (). B.
Simmons, Jr., of Miami, Fla., sister
of the bride, gave a program of piano
music. .Mrs. Simmons also played the
.Mendelssohn wedding march, by which
the party enbued the cer(*mony room.
•Miss Alla Holmes Davis, a cousin
of the bride, as maid of honor, wore
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal, Sr., of
Charlotte, N. C., spent the week-end
with Mr. nad Mrs. J. M. Simpson.
Chamber Hears
Laurens Visitors
Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Spencer have
returned fro-m a week’s visit to Mar
ion, .Ala., where Dr. Spencer took part
in the centennial celebration <|^f the
Presbyterian church of that place, of
which his grandfather. Rev. Robert
Nall, I).I)., was the first pastor. The
celebration lasted two days, Saturday
and Sunday, with an appropriate pro
gram covering the hundred-year his
tory o'f the church. Dr. Spencer had
been invited to take part on the pro
gram with a pajver on his grandfather
and his descendants, ^oth Dr. and
Mrs. Spencer report a mo.st enjoyable
trip and that they wore shown many
courtesies and most cordialIv received
Copeland. Kay Pitts, P(».®ey Watts
I Hill Milam, (.hjinttel—WH^lel—(+f._l4u4*. -<iW4»«---a4ad
S'on, Hrun.son Ballard, Horace (leer.
and J an Kay.
BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON
FOR MRS. SPROLES ,
An unusually delightful and inter
esting event last week was the birth
day luncheon_j»n P'riday morning giv
en in honor of Mrs. .A. J. Sproles, of
Clinton, who is visiting here, by Mrs.
J. W. Sproles and Mrs. Ruth Carroll
at the Sproles home on Grace street
extension. Miss Theodosia Sproles as
sisted in entertaining.
The luncheon was an absolute sur
prise to the honoree, who did not sus
pect any of the plans until the guests
began to arrive, and a« the guest list
included a group of friends who have
not gathered together in some time,
all pi'esent were touched by the oc
casion.
At a beautifully appointed luncheon
tabl« in'the center of which was a
GIFTS
Our v^ore is full of beautiful and
practical 4;ifta. I'oopU-kna*_lhe-jli£i
ference betweelh “cheap things and a
worthwhile Gift at a low price. That’s
why so many of this community come
here for Jewelry, Matches, Silver-
;au«re. Fountain Pens and Gifts of the
finer kind. Then good judgment tells
them that they get more for their
money.
Drop in yourself some day — then
pasH the good /"ord along to your
friends.
FRONTIS
Jewelry Store
hlu'h r(+s4‘ slippers, and carried a nou
quet of gladioli in a shade matching
her slippers.
Little Jane Davis Simmons, niece of
the bride, was ringbearer. Her dress
■was of green dotted silk net.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Earl VV’ilson, wore
a Molyneux model in ivory satin with
veil arranged in madonna fashion. She
carried a bouquet of madonna Iilie.s
and maidenhair fern.
The bridegroom was attended by
his brother, Raeford Laney of (har-
lotte, as best man.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Laney left for a wedding trip, the
destination of which was not known.
Mrs. Laney’s traveling costume was
a Molyneux model in black and white,
with which she wore a green hat and
carried a green purse
I The Chamber of Commerce prograrn
Tuesday evening was in eharge of the
agricultural committee. The club had
as its guests, County .Agent C. B.
Oannon, and Dr. J. H, Teague, .presi
dent of'the liaurens Business League,
and both made very timely and inter-1 while in Marion.
, esting addres.'-es. |
Mr. Cannon outlined the agricul-' 'po ('LEAN CE.METKKY
itural program for Laurens county in| The Sardis ('ometery ass(M-iation
I the hoiM* of basing agriculture upon a , will meet Tuesday, Augu.®t H’,, at Sar-
, sounder basis. He gave an interesting | djs c hurch, near here, to clea?i off the
! review of farm conditions in the. (.^.ni^.tery. Everyone iiiteresL'd is
jeounty, showing that the farm popu-! urged to come early and l/ring the
Nation within the j/ast ten years has
riot T(‘(rTlselfr“ ^ "
Ih-. Teague brought a talk of hope
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FROM CLINTON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th
NEW YORK
$23.16 PHILADELPHIA
$25.26 ATLANTIC (ITY
$29.95 DETROIT
$28.50 NIAGARA FALLS
$30.25 CLEVELAND
$13.71 RICHMOND
$15.21 PORTSMOUTH
$17.16 WASHINGTON
$18.91 BAI.TIMORE
$31.05 CHIC AGO
$29.36 ST. LOUIS
$27.45 CINCINNATI
$28.06 PITTSBURGH
$ 8.91 RALEIGH
$ 9.16 WILMIN(iTON
AND MANY OTHER POINTS
STOPOVERS ALLOWED — BAGGAGE CHECKED
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and oj)timism, f/redicting that good
times are ahead, and calling upon all
to unite in restoring confidence and to
work and plan for the new period
which is bound to come following the
economic depression through which
the whole country has been passing.
M.VSO.NS TO MEET FRIDAY
('am|)bell lodge No. 11, A. F. M.,|
will hold its regular meeting h'rid.iy |
evening at Ho’clock. All memlM’rs are j
urged to be present. ;
V. P. Adair, Secretary. ;
Sen. Smith Speaks
Here Friday Night
United States Senator E. D. Smith
Will speak in Clinton F'riday night at
eight o’clock on the vacant lot just
opposite the postoffice. He ^will also
speak in Goldville early in the even
ing, it has been announced.
BARBECUE
WILLARD’S FILLING
STATION
Wednesday, Aug. 17th
(bounty CampaijL;n Day
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Senator Smith, who is s<'ekig re-
m7rT I^ney is the daughter of Mrs. i election, is first in point of service on
D.* A. Davis and the late D. A. Davis j the Democratic side of the .®enate,
of Lauren.s. She is a graduate of Win-} and third in point of service of
F^erybody Come and Brinji:
Your Friends.
all
throp college and has taught in the
Gastonia and Laurens public schools.
Mr. I.«anev, originally of Monroe,
NT'^Tli ‘the “shn oF MrkT
and the late H. R. I>aney. He is a
graduate of Furman university and
ts now employed as personnel direc
tor of the Hudson-Belk company in
Raleigh, where the couple will make
the members of the senate, outranked
only by Senators Smooth of Utah, and j
Borah of Idaho, Republicans.
--tt-Ty-hoprd-that Senator Smith-wtK-J
be greeteci by a large audience ^hen
he api>€ars here Friday evening, at
which time he will give an account
of his re<-or^ in the senate upon which
Dinner 50c
Barbecue Cooked by Fix per Is
he is asking re-election. A cordial in- j
vitation is extended to the ladies as
their home. ■ ,
Out-of-town guests for the wedding i-welL as the men, to be present
were; Mrs, H. R. Laney and Mr, and
Mrs. H. R. Uney, Jr., of Charlotte,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W’. Yates, Mrs. Vir
ginia Davis, Mrs. Henry Crowe and
Miss Marion Lee of Mon-roe; Mrs. J.
E. Dudson and daughter. Miss Maude
For Sale
Ferguson Offers |
For Magistrate
Ogburn Hudson of Raleigh; T. 0
Manus of Gastonia; Mrs, D. A. Da-
$2.00 ATLANTA AND RETURN
FROM CLINTON
AUGUST 12-13-14
Tickets on sale for all trains AufC. 12 and 13, and trains
arrivinf|[ Atlanta by 3i45 P. M., G. T., Aug. 14th. Return
limit to leave Atlanta before Tuesday midnight, Aug. 16.
TICKETS GOOD IN COACHES ONLY
F"or Information Apiply Ticket Agent
Fred Gelssler, G. P. A.,
Atlanta, Ga.
J. T. Perkins, T. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
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j W. M. Ferguson has qualified as aT
. candidate for magistrate of Jacks
^to’wqship in the approachrng^primary.
Mr. Ferpison has r«;ently reroyerad, J2.95 IJnens
from a serious illness and his friends :
will be pleased to know that his con-; $2.95 Stripes
dition is satisfactorily improving. His
friends will be interested in the an
nouncement thae he is offering for the
magistrate’s seat in Jacks township.
DRAaSTIC CUT TO CLOSE OlJt
Sport Oxfords
$2.95 Oxfords .... $1.98
A complete assortment of the
FYuits and Vegetables obtainable.
finest and freshest
Western and local Meats—Veal, Beef, Pig, Lamb,
Mutton, Barbecue Ham, Luncheon Meals.
EVERYTHING TO EAT THAT’S GOOD
Real Head Lettuce,
- -2-4or
150-
Large California Celery,
2 for .. 25c
Nice F'resh Green Beans,
Lb. 12«/2C
Fresh Roasting fcJars,
_ Dozen ^ .
25c
25c
New Irish Potatoes,
10 lbs.
I*eanut Butter,
Lb. jar 15c
Peanut Butter, loose,
Lb. IZVzc
Summer Pants
4
$1.89 jo
$2.19
$1.00
POLITICAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Milan Straws
$2.25 and $2..50 Hats ....
Bathing Suits
$1.50 Children’s ....' M./’..i.*-98c
$2.95 Men’s $1.95
$3.95 Ladies . . $2.95
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(Too Late To Cla.sKify)
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I hereby announce myself as a can-
didat’e tfoi;, the House of Representa
tive.® from'^ I^Aurens County, subject
to the result of the Democratic pri-
J. A. BAIUy
Clinton, S. C.
mary.
REX LANFORD.
This Week’s Prizes Will Be:
First I>ri7.e—21 lbs. Red Band Flour
Second Prize—24 lbs. My-T Pure Flour
ThirdlMze~5 IK. IMciiie flam
F'ourth Prize—2 pints Duke’s Mayonnaise.
F'ifth Prize—6 lbs. Snowdrift Lard
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 Fre^.Pftz^s given
away each Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. You
must be present to win.
BALDWIN’S GROCERY
Uood Things To Ear
Phones 99 and 100
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