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r PAGE lt)l)R THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. S. C. Qlltntnrt (lll?rnnirle 1 Bstablislied I90» WILSON W. HARRi: it or and Publisber Published Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLLSHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): Ore year Jl.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 60 cents Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at the PostOffice at Clinton^ S. C. fhe Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise auRgestions and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of tfeneral interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. AnonjTnous communicatinns will not be noticed. This paper is not re^onsible for the views or opinions of its corre.spondents. . » 10 Years Ago icUty last njght. it ketched on top of mrs. \5milh’s house w'hile cooking j supper, ar>d just as she started to Items of Interest From The Chronicle op^n a can of sammon, somebody of ^923. . I hollered,’ “fire, fire,” and she broke ——-X - and run to the foam as fast as she 1 could, and stumbled over her 2 dogs I). W. A, Neville has beerv elected , in the setting room, bu,t did not president of the Clinton Chautauqua [hurt them, association for the corning year. ( ' CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1933 j by the time mrs. smith had woke Col. Leroy Spring^ has given Pres- up the telifoam opperrator and told ,byterian college $65,000 for a hand- her who she wa.s, and what she .some new gymnasium. Architects are* tinted, the fire had jumped over now working on the plans and work the chimblpy into her loft, .she fine- is expected to start without delay, ly at last the citty hall and the according to Pre.sident D. M. Dougla.s. fj,.e department an*J told them .. to , . come to south main street, no. 40. • The referendum on the question of and as usual, they went the wrong voting $250,000 bonds for further way. ^ road improvement in Laurens county ,will be submitted to the voters in* ^ naoor got on his bysickle and run up to the citty hall to see what was to matter, and he found that Dr. I’orter Smith, of Brazil, is the th^y got an ertor in their minds guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Douglas, alntut where it was, and he told ,them to follow him and he carried Mr. and Mrs. James Frazier and they squirted Inn early date for further con- i' • sideration of their rerwrt. Merti- ,., , - - • — , r4u -14 T» 117 children of Blairs, are the guests of .squirts of watter on the fii-e 'herSofthccommiUeeare; R. W. Krazitr’s parents, Mr. and Mis. Mrs. I). W. A. Neville and Mrs. none of the bricks was dammag- ed verry much except from watter NOTICE OF SALE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1933 State of South Carolina. j County of Laurens. Court of Common Plea.*!. The First Carolinas Joint Stock Land Bank, of Columbia. Plaintiff, _ vs Washington Glenn Davis and T. D. | Copeland and C. W. Stone, as part- t ners under the firm name of ('ope- land Stone Co., Defendant. Pursuant to Decree of the Court in ' the above entitled matter. I will sell either in or at the Court House at Laur^rTs, .S. C. during the legal hours for such sales on sales day in Xo- vember next, the same being .Mv^nday, November 6th, 1033, to the higho.:;. bidder for cash the lollowi'^g des cribed property to wit: All that certain tract, pivce or par cel of land, situate, lying and being in' • Laurens County, South Carolina, con-' taining two hundred one and eighty* nine and one hundredth.^ (201.'9) acres, more or les^boundeJ,on the' North and West by lands of John C. Davi.s, and lands of the e.state of li. H. Phinney; on the Ea.st and North east by the Public Higb\^y leading from Clinton to Ninety Six dividing said lands from lands of the e.siate of H, M. Hunter and South by land.'! of ■‘‘I wpirr TELEPHONE PUT RACK IN" JL By G. L. McCullough, DISTRICT MANAGES Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. As geueral business continues to Improve and prices for agricultural products and manufactured goods continue to rise, people who have VV'adp, (/. VV. Stone, W. 1). Copc^- J. Rhett Copeland, land, S. G. Dillard and Jack H.| I Jack W.’Anderson were’Yn Abbe’v'iiie' ^ 2. John C. Davis, and on the West by a The plan now before the com- this week for the Presbyterial meet-count of the fire be- creek, being the line between said land rmunitv aODcars to The ChronicleT and lands of John C. Davis; and being rmunily appt^ars lo l ne cnromclej . j.saved a right .smart of the fum.- identical tract of land conveyed to W. as sound and economical. The or-i Mrs. James R. Copeland is visiting ture, including the radio, with only w'^tts Davi.s by John Da\is by deed Kanization of a new bank .will be her si.ster; Mrs. Harvey Brahrion, in ^ payments, a planner with 2 pay. dated January 31st., 1913, and re- THE NEW BANK PROPOSAL ♦w Statesboro, Ga. _ „ . mimts, and^ some furniture almost corded in deed book 35 at uage .59. of- It is good news to the com- T i VT! i ^ cm.ihWey was^ KceT,f the"CTtrrX-hrTO ^ j .standpoint of the depositors as^ Miss Clara Duckett and Mrs. all.so. Pleas for I..aurens C'ounty, South Carolina. The exact courses, dis- , Miss Clara Duckett and Mrs. aii.so, munitt" that plan.s are now un- from that of the com- Hamp stone are attending the State| ; “ der wav ajnd m nini? forward, i mu nit v than » rnivht/uit rp Federation of Womans clubs in Spar-1 . fniith .said she smelt some- tances, metes and bounds of .'said' for tho ostalilishment of a hew re - while zlicinj rome light hread „.i,| „„„ ref-l tor int istaoil.snmenl OI a new c,Mvpr«bin Tbr. forom^ct for supper, but thought it was her erence KPa plat'hf surwey there’of i ceivership. The idea foremost bank in ( Iinton and (*very Cltl-'yY'ith the committee is what is! Misses Maude Sumerel and Emmie smoking some of that new rnade by B. K. Todd, Surveyor, Feb- z-cn who i.s intere.sted in the com- jp f^p ^J^e de- ^tobertson are attending grand opera of tobacker which has medison ruary 7th, 1913, reference thereunto miinit\' will nnit(‘ in tho hone •< 4l. ♦ 41, 111 Atlanta. ca*tari in it. he dont'sleep at being hud. and being the same tract muni N will unite in he hope posilors; that the new hank he, night, but sleeps fairly well in day of land conveyed to Wa.shington that the l>roiK).sition will he car- owned by the deiX)sitors; to be' Mesdames J. A. Bailey, A. F. .^pen- time and that is why he can’t sleep C.icnn Davis by C. A. Power. Clerk of l ied through to complete : p^,, by the deiMlsitors—to securev^*'*' Julia Griffin, ami “t night, she did not think at the court for l.aurens (’ounty. .South (•••ss 4U„ ,b.,w,u;4„rc r.f 1 ^Bailey Were at Tamassee 't .smelt like her house a-burn- ('arolma, by deed dated March lUth, lor inc (icposiio..s 01 inc Cvom- ,ng. jy^r, liriefiy .stated, a newly or- mercial Bank, the benefit of alljthe New York cottage. : Terms of the .sale: ('ash. The -uc- ganized .National Hank, growing it.s a.sset.s — the organization of* I ' ‘'“'th was right bad hurt cessful biddtr wil! be i-ecjuired to make l;.iV.'ly ..lit (if Ihi' CommiTcial a new liank, however, hy the de-' ■'''*■ '" ^',7,ouvhvio Uarn'morl''Il..',ut' “li'i... il'"" / , • ,1 1 I r -z- i- 1 ^-11 visiting her parents, .Mr. and .Mrs. ought lo Itdin m<»ie about three per cent t>f the judgment here- Hank, lupv lll the hands p| ,a positors of the Commercial Hank. It,hn C Davis. < the town and not go east when the immediately uphn the concluuon l (ins(M \ ator, would be a menilier not in the .slighte.sT degFee to^ " — fire is some, ^f the bidding as a guaranty of good of the Feileral Keser,e Syslem, weaken the legal claim.s which' Monday eyening Mr. that the Lmer u^^^ such bidders fai+- . ill- ii.r, A. Mtif^dhead, entertained With u loam mC.s.sage C4»ul*l not undei- to make said deposit the Clerk of Vy.t h comm ill slock^oi it>5M,000, 1 dong to the dernis tort-. lovely d.nnbr, - island good engli.sh. language and Court shall immediately resell .-aid ■ riid-in surplus of $12,500. Th(‘ whole eommunitv is e«n-' — T" Uhtit is why he let them gn; the oth- V M( t 'O resel provided.' Th(‘ whole eommunitv is eon-' ^ ~ ' , , . no i-‘iss(>ss'd)l4^ 1 M 4 1 1 I 'l 1 • I Gn Tuesday afternoon Mrs. (leorgo or way. our polee-man come down jp ease of any subsequent raised hid, no 1-a.sscssaiMt cerned w th the loeal banking ^ , ^ viewed the .emainsr he went deposits insured and situation, and that beimr true, to the I’liendlv Dozen ctuh. the w-ong way allso, (.ut he for stoi.-': to tu a 1(1 ail deposits insured and situation, and that being true, to the Friendly Dozen club. guaranteed by the federal gov- ibe opportunity is now ours—. (tniment under the new (.^las.s- (lu* tTme has Jome for action—chronid. Steagall bill. It luriher proposes to join together to-give (Jintorij * ' that tin* stoekho!(l(‘rs of the ati<i this section enlarged and ^ ^ ^ ^ ( iTinu ivii 1 l>ank subscribe to unrestricted banking facilities, sloi 1; HI th(* new bank in aii A unilecJ cooperation on the amount equal to their pre.sent part of deixisitors, stixrkholders I Idirig. It is also pi-ojKised that and other citizens as well, is trie (lc‘p.)sit()rs of the old bank'needed if the effort is to suc-^?-^^ not been en.i Mil.-.ril..- l„ th,. stock and paid-.....e,I Takiriif .sUnik in'the iicwl!"'’''' T'*','' I View, lawiiig ntvn.n iii tiie mwi,u print. I suggest the following | 1 surplus to an amount approx-^Pank, in our opinion, is the very i ideas for the consideration of iiTialing 2) per cent ‘of their,Pest thing to do in the present >f‘’vernnient: pn sent dejHisit, and to pay forjeniergency—best for the dejiDS- of*,b.| "^***^*^ ourrentj to get us out same w’-ong way hear veiiy gootl. can t yores trulie, mike chirk, rf k. corry .spondent. Nobody’s Business By (;ee McGee .Ah a I-a.Ht Resort as provided iiy Taw, each “.such bi'ltier hal! ..i^ke a like depa-it. The amount of such final deoosit shall Jte forfeited an<l applied to the judgnieni anvl co.st.s in the event of non-com pliance by such last biddei> within to'-ty days from the date of putdic sale as hciein pio.ided. The purcha'^t r upon producJLio’.i of Clerk’s deed will U* let into pos .-.-.ss- Min of the i)!ciiii;.c.s on or after Dr- cember 1st, 1933. illO.S. \V. BKNNKTT, discontinued their service are asking to have their tele phones put back. * These, folks tell ps that trying to get along without a telephone was mighty difficult* and even embar rassing at times, and that they were doubtful if the small amount they saved Justified the annoyance and trouble they experienced when do ing without a telephone. Not having a telephone, they say, made it too difficult and inconveni ent for their friends to keep in touch with them. A/= a result, they found themselves ami specially tho younger members of the family bo- ing left out of things. Many of these people also men tioned that not having a telephone they found themselves using some neighbor’s telephone and although . the nel'dihor was willing, still H was emharra.ssin.g" to lie continually borrowing somelliirig irom a neigh bor that couldn’t lie pn’d back. Of coiirsi', numbers of people have been forced tiy v ircuin.^tances be yond their control, lo give up their teleplionca, hut a.s soon as their financial condition Improves tl.ey are quick to order tliein puC baek. As 8n::ie have e:;p:'ea.sed it. “the telephone is' 8U< h a convenience and protection in etnergencies a:.d all ronntF-httntiy thing te ha ve the hon e C:.at It just doesn’t pay to try lo get along without it." ir you are one of ^ thoe who is still trying fo do without your tclcplione. is it really nece • a-'v. V, I'.en the cost is so smell’.* (’; 11 tlie tc.’f I '.'.ot'.e offiee and find oai li<lw iiii-.'.pen. ive it is to have service in your home. Biedmont , Dress Shirts - Pre-shrunk ... $1.00 L B DILI ARD ‘ liK^NerT. c.ensi uikk to thk ciiiioxiri.E , * ‘ Clerk of Court. (\ P.i “The Paper Every’oody Reads’ 'X''-*'*!lll!llllllllilllillllll|||||||||||||||||||!||||||(||||||||i||i|||il|||||;[|j||||||jl|l|j|||||[|^^ •Id. 2. Recognize Ru.ssia. 3. Unrecvignize France. 4. Re bank. 1 be von.serva- the depositons and others 5. Stop .selling new bond.s. 6. Pay the farmers a fair price!; for their stuff. ^ 7. Ke*«luce the postage rate and : make more money. 8. U.se college profes.sors (for ad vice) .sparingly. out of distribution andijtors themselves, and best for lifiuidat i*jg (iividends to be^paid the community as a whole. If I b\ thv' old tor of the old bank will make*are not depositors will make the available at least a 50 per ce’it forniinif <>f the new bank ikjs- dividend to all deftositors in theiej^^hle hy takinif stock, the new old bank lo be paid on the date hank to assist in liquidatiiiK the on which the amount subscribed old without cost to the present for eommon stock in the new depositors, then we are sure, » p. ^ ... bank by the deisisitors is to he that the depositors will gain office. {)aid. I he direetor.s and manage- thereby j they will not have tp' bet Wall Street alone, ment of*the new hank will be wait so long-for payments sincejj'' Permits to ‘eted by the st(H*kholders of a new bank would be able to| 12. K.*ep our hand- and face th(‘ new bank. I hi* plan does not function quicker than a rticeiver, "^k-un. contemplate a re-organization of and will have certain advantages “ the ( ommereial Hank in any in handling of assets that should 1 Ad»iHors. sen.se but tin* esiablishmeht of .facilitate the liquidation. (made to a bunch of “tillers of the a ne\N, distinct and separate Hut aside from the interest of ‘*‘**b’ *t the court hou.se not long ago; under regu-'thv_de[)ositors, there is the - -ami . whea. -.tiv do—itf -heva’a- what l- gathered from his 30-ni1nutertaHc: “Genterniens anil l,adies:^— lations governing all national Merest of the community. It is absolutely necessary that local The rhiDiiicle wishes to take banking facilities be full, ade-l cognizance of the valualile ser- quate and unrestricted — as in; vice thus far rendered by a the past, if business in Clinton j group ot gentlemen who have and its territory is to function been (juietly alnl effectively in its right proportion, working for .'-'everal months past Th^ opportunity we have been to meet the imperative call of waiting and hoping for is here. sujqiort of the NR.A pro- the moment, of provitto en- ltj.js--artime for clear thinking, cuts, some fu^s wait a few weeks Blah-blah-blah- blahJxIah- blah- Hlah-blah-blah- blah-blah- blah- Blah-blah-blah- blah-blah- blah- Blah-hlah-blah- blah-hlah- blah- Blah-blah4>lah.’’ (No applause.) Bro. Johnson Mill (;et You Iiots .of us are not doing our full You Seen The New SIX WITH I'ATE-NTED FLOATING I’OWER THE CAR THAT IS PROVING A SENSATION THE NATION OVER BECAUSE OF ITS 'iiJi^ inT^ig larged, unrestr'ct'rti banKing fa- united effort and the elimination longer to hav^ tonsorfal work done.j cilities in our city. These gentle- of personal feelings. A new bank Ten.cent shoe-.shine.s have increased men aie rendering every man in Clinton, as now propased, un- have put plenty women\o patching.! and woman in the community, restricted, its stock non-assess-Old dresses are being made over.j directly or indirectly, a valuable able and its deposits insured— i* s® high, the consumption of! juid umselfish .service and are .should make a strong appeal to “g^e" due our thanks and commenda- investors and go a long way to stems are being used for toothpicks, tion. It should also he said thatibring us out of our troubles and *^hat will never do, folks. Spewdj the committee is working with-.help overcome present Jtdverse out compensation, with only two|business conditions. The time' thoughts in mind, service to the depositors of the Commercial for action has come. A brighter, more hopeful day "is here. Bank, and service to the com munity. At a meeting a few ATTENTION—SCHOOL TRACHERs nights ago the committee gave * -> ' 'hy n^t g>re ai« ym aabacrtptiai an outline of what has bee^ ■***®®* «•»»«■**. CaU 38 at conlplished, what is now pro posed, and was empowered " to proceed with the proposed new organization and as soon as the details can (be worked out, to call a meeting'of all depositors atj 12:3U p. JAMB8 W. CALDWELL Call 38 at 12 ’.38 HAT DO . P. S. Jeanes Were You Tli«re? . Everybwly Else Waa. 1 went to a football game the other day. Times are so ’hard, I had to park my car nearly a mile from the park; and caah is so scarce, 1 had to stand in line 45 minutes before I could get anybody to'^takc my $2.20 for a ticket. When I finally got in, I had to sit so far from the game, I couldn't tell whether it was men or women play’ing. My! How this old country is suffering.. Social News Fron Flat Rock We had a bad fire in our- little - SBlfiDINKS COMFORT and LOW COST Look at all three low-priced cars, and you'll see what we mean by these things. When you compare values—you will readily see why Ply- mouth is making friends so rapidly these days. IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO DEMON STRATE THIS MARVELOUS CAR TO YOU TODAY. i Motor Company Plymouth Dealers /■ Phone 119 \ . .... a 0 $ a k aa.h-'ctJL r . ITs" wi