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I u /, 1. f / L. / !••••••••*« I • If Toa Don*t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. {••••« THE CHRONICLE Z StriTea To Be a Clean Nawa- J • • • paper. Complete, Newaj, • 2 and Reliable. f •••••••••••••a VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933 NUMBER 31 6|G TRAK DAYUN CU^TON FMDAY-MTURDAY . Perkins To Make Blindfold Drive Here Friday 3. P. M. LEADING BUSINESS HOUSES JOIN ! IN TWO-DAY MERCHANDISE EVENT Capl. Perkins To Drive Through Streets With Eyes Padded and! Taped and Perform Other Sensational Stunts. Everybody In-l vited. All Performances Free, Merchants To Offer Exceptional Values For Friday and Saturday. ' Tlirillf aplenty await the visitors to ClTnloh on Friday, August 4th, when i>y a great united effort ('linton busi ness institutions willi'offer a feast of bargains such as has not ireen witness ed in this city, and at the same time provide a most unusual entertainment feature in tht' person of Captain U'lbe j 1‘erkins. former Texas ranger and j eowhtty, who won his rank in the United States army during th<‘ \Vorl<l i war, and for a little additional excito- j ment participated in several levolu- ' tions in S(»uth America. .All of tlie sjvectacular >tunts of.' Captain I’erkins will ht* performed, with his eyes taped ami bandaged. He | will stop at the stoiv.-^ of the differ-j ent merchant's of the city and present merchandise to the crowds who follow him to see his thrillH>g feats. He chal lenges any tw^ checker players to play hirn while blindfoldecTT He wiHj wftlk the ledge oS one of Clinton’s [ buildings as the climax to his |Ho-i gram of entertainment. A large number of merchants of the city are advertising in this issue of The Chronicle hundreds of real bar gains for the two big “New Deal!’ .‘>ales Days, Friday and Saturday. The city is prepared to welcome thou sands of visitors from this and sur rounding communities and to offer them entertainment as well as excep tional values. v- Everyone is urgevl ^o Im* at Smith’s I’harmaey at H o’clock, where'('apt. IVrkins’ eyes \fill be taped. He will drive a new Ford ab<»ut the busi-'well orphanage of tl.i CAI’T. KI BE PERKIN.S CAPT. PERKIN’S PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY d P. M. Kyes will be taped at Smith’s. Pharmacy. Will leave there driving abivut the city in a Ford V-8, furnished by Clinton Motor Co. He will stop at Sumerel’s Dept. Store where he will prc.sent some one in the crowd with a valuable gift of merchandise. During his drive he will stop at the Home Ice Co. and give away an onler entitling the lucky one to 6ne block of ice. He will pay a visit to Hipp and Adair ahd present some man with an article of merchandise. •At Penney’s store he will challenge any two checker playersi to a game of checkers to be played in the show window. He will play both games jrt the same ’inie. While tlriving about, he will .'-top. near the monument and jiresent sunu'one with a^^ onler entitling them to 2.'>0 lbs. Dixie (lem coal. This gift is frt»m the Clinton t'otton Oil ('o. .). H. Front's, Jeweler, w ill be-another stop where he will present a gift. ^ Hose’s .'.lO anil 2.V .'^lore, wluo-e he will present the crowd with tuinilreds of pieces of candy. i Haldwm (IriH-eiy. where he will demonstrate the New Frigidaire and present the crowd with souvenirs. Buchanan’s, whew he will give an order loi one <lress and one men’s suit to be cleaned flee of charge. Danziger’s. where he will present stiineone with a gift. 1 P. .M.- He will finish the program of the day by walking the ledge of one of the up-town buildings. / NEW CODE IN BLUE EAGLE EFFECT HEREI EMBLEM SOARS I Clinton Merchants Vote To Sup-1 Merchants of Country Unite To port President's Recovery l*ro- }i:ram and lnau}i:urate New Working and Pay Schedules. Chanjjes Made In Business Hours Effective Last Tuesday. Push President *.s Recovery Drive. Shoppers To Be Urg’ed To Patronize Store Adopting Fair Competition Code. X l*nanimou.s suppoK of ’ Roo.sevelt’s blanket emergency re-em ployment drive was voicetl la.st Thurs- ^day night hy a representative group of Clinton merchant and husine.ss : men gatheretl at the Mary Musgrove Tea KiMun. The meeting was held un- \\ ashingtpjn. .^ug. I, Over the land President B*day, the blue eagle of the .National Recovery administration arose - in thousands n} window -; a*^ the beacoi of President Ronsevrlt’:^ “fXe—TtT&rrttT' emergency reemployment campaign. While REGULATIONS CONTROLLING USE OF N. R. A. BLUE EAGLE Death Claims Young Woman .Miss Alena .Mabry, Nurse of, Finrpnrp Aftpr R-:«f who do not chwvse to adopt pro-; Information regarding manufacturer^s j ,„,inted commiluX to recommend uni ... ... ' _ * I visions of the‘recovery cixie should authorized to supply the-emblem will form niMming and cloi^ing Kour« for ipower, retailers e Illness. Hell Known Here. e » , _ at ion of husine.sa and pledge their hearty .supix>rt and co-ojieration.” j ^ second meeting was heljd Monday Clinton merchants or b'u.vine.s.s con-|(c) he will .sejl at a reasonable price. |night at which time previou.sly ap- shoppers are learning to ile- der the auspice.s of the CharnWr of pend on the .NRA signal to lean them 'Commerce with President K. D. ('raig, fur their purchases to stores that are presiding, and stating the objt'ct of cooperating in the hou?-short. ning the rmvting. at the same time urging and wage-lifting tnoveaiCnt, the first a united co|H*ration on the part of all; day of effin-tiveness of the iiresidcn- for the pre.sident’s nvovery program., tial codes found Hugh S. dnhniion ari l. Following a general discussion, the his aiiles in the industrial adniinisira- plari was approved without a negative , tion endeavoring to put new si-pa-ate vdte, anX it was deciiknl to put it into cikles to" work. operation o1i Tue.siiay, .August 1st. Tlio In the postoffires through the land, following U'legT*|n wa.s forwarded to too, there was a continuing rush oU Presiilent RtwsevWt at the White *^cmpIoyers to present IHeTr agreements Hou.se, Wa.shington, D. C.:..^ and receive the credentials that mark- “Without a di.s.senirng voteT^nt^n,jew^ptu-ators w4tkv the-ad- South Carolina, merchartts tonight, , through Chanmlier of C.ommerce, adopt-' .-Uthough officials had attempted ed your blanket cmle for the restor- tabulation of^Jhe numhi'r of jCrn- ployers who have signed the agreti- rnents, the stacks of telegrams were evidence of widespread .response to the appeal. Supplementing the general effort to m- lake care that they do not display theTbe issueil hy the N. R. A. from time to, the different bu.sii^es.%es of the city I N. R. A. eagle in their show windows time. For pur|M>.scs of reproduction niade their report which was unani-^‘"^“ ,’ing more report which was F'riervls in the city of .Miss Alena or elsewhere, as government inspec- the N, .R. .A. will l»e glad to furnish approved and the scheilule or-■ final hearing upon it. t was oi-igiitai drawings to such manufac-_acred put into operation Tue.sday i turers to the extent they are available Iruing ployment of l,0(IO,(ID;i moie nier.. h l,(iflHL),OT)0 'men luit pe.T.l- ness section of the city, stopping at th»‘ diffi-rent stores wheie he will greet the people and pa.-- out mer chandise ami souvenir-;. F. D. Ctaig, presiilent of the (^lin- ton ( hamber of Commerce, has ap- jKiinted .A. L. ^^heimrd, Hi-ndi-rson Pitts and Harry Wilke< as a commit tee on entertainment for the thrilling Mabry of Florence, were distressed Sunday to hear of her sudden de.nth. Miss .Mabry was reared in the Thorn- city, and was a sister to .Mrs. .S. J. Kilgore, a former .uatnui of till- institution. The follow ing acci un‘ of her deuUi is taken from th( Aldx ville Pres-; a’nd Banner: •Nfiss .Alena Mabry, one rf .South •’arolina’s m-tsi popular registered tors have been ordered to keep close check on unauthoriztHi use of the bird. The, following regulations promul gated hy the national recovery ailmin- istration govern the u-e by employ ers of the “Blue Kagle” insignia: '1 he N. R. .A. lifficial enihlem irylhe propel ty of the I’nited States govern ment. It may nut he ii.sed oi/^repro duced without authority /of the .N. K. A. , •Regulations {H-rniit ih^use of this emblem hy all eniploy^Ms who sign -St - l-Ml- hut cannot undertake to ilo so if the i demand •should prove large. Kvery such manufacturer shall re- uui'-e of every employer ordering such emblem- that he affix to his order one of The 1 1-2 inch '-liekers. ' .\ny newspapir. magazine or other publication i- authorized to reiuoduce the emblem m the aiBertisi-ment of any employer, provided such i-mployer files with the newspa|M‘r..magazine i»r . nuisesv pajixed awuy .sudtlcnly Satur- the president’^v ^•e-empl♦»y«U5n^ agree-i otdier puWwatmm ^ wivUon ^UiUiiweut flee exhibitions which will he j day afternoon, July 2ti. at 1'HO o’clock nient, and (in the form aulhorizeil for j that he has signed the |uesident’s Friday aftermam. Tax Placed On Cotton Products (iloverninent Exptcls To Collect $120,000,000 a Year To Pay Farmers’ Benefits. ::: W'ashinjirtoh. luFy EveiX Item used in American life that is manu factured from cotton, from a spool pf thread to a mattress, became sub ject to a tax at the rate of 4.2 cents a pound at midnight Monday. The proceeds, estimated to exceed ^ho attended the services. $120,000,000 a year, will go to pay Muhry was a native of Ahhe- in the Mcl.eod infirmary at Florence following a brief illne.ss of three days’ length. .She heeame ill Thursday as a result of a small facial infection. The announcement of the death of this highly esteemed young woman was a shock to a wide circle of friends over the state. The body was brought to .Abbeville the funeral ser vices wcMe -held J^^unday afternoon at -Vu’lO frmn the- pi-eshj'terian church, the Rev, G. .M. Telfonl officiating, as sisted by Rev. T. D. Lide and Rev. W.' R. Bouknight. Iniernient was made in! Melrose cemetery. .Attributable to thel young w Oman’s .splendid character was , the vast throi»g of friends and rela-' ment, con.-rimers, hut only In consumers who sign a uich forml hy ^ statement of and affixes the sticker 'The business hours set up hy the! different trade groups follow; 1 Department stores, furniture, haril- waie. jewelry, clothing, shoe stores, r.c and DH" stores, and other husim ss- e.-, now open at •'i a. m. and close at (*• p. Ml. every day, except Saturday, when they will remain o|»en until 9 p. ni. GriK-eiy .-tore.s and meat markets, from H a. in. to ,p. m every day ex cept Salurday^, when—the rhrsTng hour will he ‘J p. iiu Automobile dealer:f aiyl garages, k . u, li Silinlair, when ffectiv,- ink.. will .•h.se «1 7 - U.'f.Tnn(r to .otn.lco. n.nv a. m will close at 7 p. m. Filling' stations. 7 a. in. to H p. m., except .Saturday, when they will clo.se agreement thereto. cooperation. " .Any manufacturer of stationery or By apiilication to the .N. R. A. any ' ad\ei tisiiig literature, including labels, ri'sponsihle manufacturer will be au- • is authorized to reprinluce the emblem thorized to make and offer for sale on hehall »*t any employer who file.s ij p hangers, canis and .stickers provided with such manufacturer a written Banks, 9 a. ni. to 2:.‘Ul p. m. Sat- (a) be agrees to conform to rogula-j statement that he ha.s .signed the pres- jijj 1 p. m. . tions to prevent the emblem coming ident s re-einployment agreement and Barber shops, K a. m. to li p. in., Sat- 4rrto 4he hands of employers not au-|offrxeW the -itteker thereto, thorized to u.se it; (bl h^him.self has Kmployers desiring to make other signed the president’s agreement and uses of the emhiein inay consult the is authorized to use the emblem, and N. K. .A. .A separate code to i-t»vci fiv« id ten cent stores was laid before no administration calLmg for lon.b:o4- working hours and lowi-r wiage- th n are provided in the other retad t > hut then- wa- no indication th.i -.i ixciption wouM he i> •» It ■ l i •lohn.'on had said - pec'fu-allj no large group exeiuj-tiom- won . ,> made anil the only dex it ion fjo ; ■ pre.sitient’s agreeim-nt would he in io- r>i of„ itidusU'ies which Imve ted codes that were api»urent!y -;r. - factory on their fact and coil no Bennett Files Annual Report witay Tt a. m: cept ^aTul•clay, when at 9 p. in. Drug stores, nu hou^s decided uj-.on. To T»“ p. m: a. m. to b p. m., ex they will close iii- cliided in the code for a majority, of the tlrv goods, department sto'-i, food, clothing, shoe and fil’d' ’a • dealers, one official said “they mn-.l all come under the Ill-hour lim : ex cept food dealers.” - 2lhal im-ludes-Jiug-slaM.’.s..’“lii- .ail. .adding that pharmacists wtHild Ik- ex empted under the professional .■ate- l.a u re ns, July* of farmers yille, the daughter of- tho- IaUiu. John change- 4n- .Mahiy and .Mrs. R» heci-a .Mabry. Her fourt Thomas W. Bennett ha? benefits to Southern cotton who now are plowing up 2o per . .>ijiniy anu .ucs. m necea .uaory. iier ( ourt 1 homas tv. Kenneit has prepar- of the crop which they painstakingly ri,,,.j:ing profe.ssion took|ed and forwarded his annual refmrt to planted last spring. 1^^.,. early life to the Chester hos-1 the attorney general. This, however. The money will come from the tex- pital for training aiul al.-o to a hos-j covers a year, Bennett explained, and tile mills of the country.and the job- pital in Gaffney, from where she he-1 shows work of the court here for the Iiers, wholesalers and warehouses who came connected with the McI.eod in-{ period emled June 30. In court of gen- worked throughout the night taking finyiary. She had i>een on the ho.s-lcral .session.s 79 cases were tried or an inventory of the cotton goiMl.« they pital’s .staff for the past twelve years, disposed of, there being 72 convictions have stored away. R^ailers must also Phy.sicians and nui*ses spoke of her as and seven acquittals. Thi.s compares pay the tax on good^ in their ware- the most jiopular nur.-e in P'lorence. {with a total of 57 ca.-^.s f»ir the pre- houses, but they need pay none on the Her pa.ssing is greatly g»;ieved by her vious year, of which there were 54 goods on their shelves until August 31. iviany friends in .Aiibeville where she convictions and three acquittals. For The income from which the fanners j^w’as 'a frequent visitor. the record covered in lh^_J[j|!jit r^ort, bounties will be paid U exjiecWd to-,' Her mother, Mr.s. R&becca .Mabry, there were 49 white and 30 Negio de result in application of only a .-mairof AJrbeville, survives, as do the fol- fendants. The list Hoes not contain levy on the purchases of the hou.se-; lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. Stu-' tho name of a woman defendant. The wife. If retailers pass on the tax at art Miller, of .Abbeville; Mrs. S. J. youngest defendant was 14 and the the actual weight of the cotton goods Kilgore, of Greenville; Robert U Ma-ioldest 61. they sell it ta Expected to make little bry, Jr., of Abbeville; Sam Mabry, of; ■ ■■ difference in the retail price. Florence, and Ellis Mabry, of Bain- j ^ •A pair of overalls for the working bridge, Ga. , man, it is believed, should not cost j ^ more than an additional ten or 15 »|Q 9AC AAIH gaana cents. A shirt might cost five cent.s ^ 1 •Fj4i‘taljUVV I-jUCUIo more while smaller items might be in creased in cost by a cent. Realizing that profiteering will onl^’, Union' Service With Methodists Laurens Adopts The union .set vice-next Sum I y eve- _ offntng-^ the .cangregations. of -tlhe. city. UTZ:" Will he held with the Broad Street iSchedule Opening MethodisU church. The pulpit w ill l>e occupied l»y the Rev. Samuel B. Bowje.s of thi." city. -A cordial invita- ti(*n i.s extended all congregation> in the citv to Millie IP thi> service. gory and that the foixl end uf the lui.sines.s might al.so he dealt with dif- f»-rently if a sati.sfactoiy plan Cdulti he w<»rked out. Spoke.'men fur thi’ laundry mdiis- jtry employing more than 2('il..()(H> ^ workers al.so sought to sulunit and and Closing Hours I'ractically rnanimous- ly. Agreed Upon. IN LOCAL HOSPITAL J. M. Bitl.', who \va.> taken ill two weeks ago in l.vtei. Texas, arrived home Mondax’ evening on the vesti bule,^ accompanied -by hi.s daughter, Mi.ss F.mmie Bitl.-. .Mr. I‘itt> is now a patient at the Hay.s hospital where he Inurens, July 30. Merchants of Lauren.-' met Hn«l agri-ed on a code of fair-i-«»m|>etitti>n under the-regulations of the N^D^nal Recovery act. Except in ca.ses of s»*veral small merchants with specialized types of Viu.sines.s, a sehediile of opening and closing hour.s was unanimously adopted. Under the schedule all Inisiness hoii.se.s, excejit ilrug store.', will open at S a. m. and 1 close at 5 p. m. on the first five busi- ia improving fioju-liis illness. His nu- day.s of the week, and open at H merou.s friend- ho|H‘ for him a .-peeily recovery. . i ' a. ill. davs. and close at 9 p. m. on Salur- Made To Farmers serve to arouse public sentiment^ Wa.shington, July 29. — More than against the farm recovery plan, those $200,000,000 in loans to help the farm- in charge of the program are taking {er have been disbursed or approved every precaution against such a de-j by regional agricultural credit corpor- velopment. Costs are being carefully ation.s with offices in thirty-four, checked and the strong weapons of,cities. publicity will be invoked at the first [ The farm credit administration, un sign of excessive char^s^ ’der which they are administered, re-* •As preparations for levying the tax , ported Saturday that at the close of proceeded the agriculture adju.slnient busines.s on July 21, the last compila- ^adniinistration ,-ought to arrive at a tion made, the corporations had dis figure, at whiAi it might tax silk, ray- bursed $169,245,000 in loans to 132,803 on, paper, Jlite, linen and woolen farmevsi-that $43,239,090 more 24,iJ5Vi which, it is felt, compete with cotton farmers Tiad been approved hut not (Cepkinued on page 8,219 for $20,342,000 were pending. To and Visitors In City and Surrounding Territory .fv. 1 You are cordially invited to attend the great “New Deal’’ -ales to be held in Clinton Fiiday and Saturday, August 4th and 5th. The leading business firms in Clinton are sponsoring these sales day.- and as an attraction will have Capt. Rube Perkin.s perform daring stunts | on Friday, beginning at 3 o'clock. You are urged to trade in Clinton and help yoursi-lf and .strengthen the e.stablished business institution.*! of your city. Come to the sale.s have a good tim^—avail yourself of the opiiortunity to purchase ybur needs at reduced prices. Clinton merchants are ready to serve you. f CUNTON CH.AMBER OF COM.MKRCE, ^ E. D. Craig, President. 'r t>.i. i ljli j Filling station repre.-entatives an nounced that they would formulate regulatiums within the code to proviile. I for the traveling public and emer gency cases. Dne all-night operator expressed a de.sire to remain open all t night but to confoiTii to the AO-hour jWeek foij employees The chairman of a committee fnim !th<^ restaurants announced that nu •agieement on hours had been reached. baye made effective th-ir own cuJe. eonferenees over the conces-ion.- u k- ed. They eontendeil the indiv-tiy was not in a position to tul.e i.n tlv ;t.l- ditional financial bunlen, n the president’s agieeme.it. .At Hyde Park, Pre-nlont Iio.><*veir proelaimed effective the wool te\u!y code upon whieh hearings were helil last week and which i.s expected re employ 2.'»,()U0 workers. John.son, in the capital, set tomor row for a final effort to bring the oil industry under a stabilizing agree- rnenl. With -po^kesmen of the i'ri.!u>- try ready to attack and defen.1 the code written hy the admini-strator, there were indications that the first controversy would be over the failure I of the codf* to provide federal price control. Others were ready to ojip<>se the provi.sion for governmental regu lation of pniductiun. \\’ith the formal opening of the pre.-iilent’s reemployment drive, the 'publicity section of the administration I was preparing for a movement to help ! lead eon.sumers toward stores bearing • the NR.V insignia. Supported by 13,000 organi'/.atior.s already, the administration was al lowing a few days for stores to com- EMPLDYLRS OF STATE ;plete the changes necessary for eom- , .SIGN UP RAPIDLY piiance with the agreement a.s to I wat'es and hours. There wa.s every in- , Charleston. Aug. 1. With about dication that at the end of that time j 3,000 agreements recei veil, aiTestimat-ia^nve\wou!d be started lo^rking to- 'ed 30 |>er cent of the 3O,0Uti busines.s | ward th/'Virtual boycott of firms not concerns in South Carolina employing:ciioperating in the reemployment ' one or im>re per.sons had signed cer- movement. ■ I tificates of agreement to the National, - ^^ — Recovery act late today. Harold C.: W. I* Jones ha.s ix’turned from jjAckaon, nouncetl here. I days with^ relatives iM- -%uh '• .As