The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 01, 1934, Image 2
Laurens Ball'A
Brilliant ^^fair
|Report
Preeident Roosevelt’** birthday cele
bration held in Laurens Tuesday eve-
Tijny was attended by 800 people and
proved a brilliant and onjoyable oc- ^
casion, bein#r termed ■by the commit-1
On
Red Cross Drive
Propose Liquor
Referendum
Payment Made l&nith Has New
On State Deficit
MRS. WOODS QUITE ILL
/
Ch^Urinan Owens lu,d Assistants
Make Excellent Record By' burR Would Have People Vote
Dooblinfr Asked Quota. i j
Finance Committee Renews Bal
ance of Floatinjif Debt of $4,-
230,000 At Six Per Cent.
For Oottoo
Woods, pastor of the First Presbyte
rian church, continues quite ill <it the
Sooth Carolina Senator Would | ^
T\* 4 ‘U a M IJ r> local hospital, With much concern felt
Distribute Household Goods ^
To Needy People.
caaion. beinr termed -oy une coiniii.v-| ^ so.—The legislative Columbia, Jan. 2
tee in chargx' as a success both from The Red Cross roll call campaijm a'scant boil today {Thursday will pay
a flocial and financial .standiwint, memberships for 1934 in the Clin-major proposals—a liquor ref-,(general fund defici
outcome of her serious illness. Her
condition yesterday was reported as
V
Columbia, Jan. 29.—South Carolina! Washinjrton, Jan. 26.—An effort to'slijrhtly improved and there are many
$470,000 on its old {have cotton clothing and household, who unite in wishing for her a speedy
deficit and renew notes
The high school gymnasium was,^^ branch of the I.4ittreTrs Coimtyjerendum and ratification of the child 1 for the $4,230,000 balance at six per
decorated for the occasion, the orches-, ipleted. The total, labor amendment — were dropped on j cent, the old rate of interest.
'its doorsteps'. j Renewal notes were being signed Senator Smith, Democ^t, of
tia
furnished inspiring music, refresh-! chapter has been com
articles distributed to needy pereons. recovery.*
in the same migsner that food pro
ducts were handled was launched to-
ments weie
served, and the event quite amount rai.sed was $027.60,, which Is,
WANTS
f
r , • L . , . r'\u ' senate was in reoe.ss until noon today by members 5f the state finance South Carolina. . ,
pray tix>m Atart to finish. ^ almost twice the amount of t qu (Wednesday, celebrating President committee ia preparation for forward- Smith, chairman of the senate ag- FOR RENT—My house, No. 76 Nor^
The evening’s program ojiened with the Clinton branch by the, Roosevelt’s birthday, and the house.
an old-fashioned square dance -with an ^ r^j Cross.
intermission to hear President Roose- support given this campaign by j sped through its local and un
\ek’s addi-ess over the radio. James people of Goldville was the f>ut-ipppt^pj,t)ed calendars and then reces.sed
H. Sullivan pnijw.sed an appropnate. ftyature. In this small town Wednesday.
Uiast to the i>resivlenl written by rnembership-s at $1.00 each were^ The liquor referendum was pro-
Iwlth scarcely more than a quorum They will contain a clause that they
ing them to New York bankers today.. riculture committee, introduced a bill Adair street. Apply to Mrs. H. D.
—. I ^ i nr I
SullivRn. I^U*r danc.ng vas jol>taim*d. In other words, about fifle€BI ^ resolution by Representa-
may be converted into callable serial
bonds not to run beyond 1940 at the
“ ‘ rate of interest.
to create a three-man federal cotton' Rantin, P. O., Clinton, S. C.
distribution board which would be em-i
2-1-2C
.sam
powered to purchase and distributeANTED Representatives, eitWr
C'rate of interest. ias much as $150,000,000 worth of cot-, ^ex. Excellent prepositi^. Call for
, A' - ton articles to distressed persons l“Mr8. G.” Clinton HoteL Thursday or
In commemmK on the conversion]to.distressed iwisons. |F-jday, from 9 A. M..W 3 P. M. Ip
under the ' •'
f
a., , , V -J in a re.soiuuun uy E. P. Miller, state treasurer. I The board would operate
U» $228. ith the cost of the obches- p^jj^ren, white a^ black, joined the 1 Dem^ratic primary
tra, refre-shment.s and other Cro.ss. I feel sure that no other. se^ve as a mand
and the
ik'ductt'd. the net amount *^Ay in the state ofijr^^r, legislature,
go to thL- Warm Spnngs^.loundaaon Carolina ha.s as high a percent-i Representative
mandate to the
:hat was not callable.”
Using revenue from the 2 1-2 mill
Smith said his bill would
lief to the needy, create employment,
cards and tally cards made to order.
1^'. ! Reasonable rates. R. C. McLees, phone
reduce the cotton surplus and teach
378,
Itp
Abbe- property levy, set aside for the pur-v-- --' * ' ‘ i i
Aroe I j .7 ! the home manufacture of clothing and pQR gALE
However, this membership
could not have been made had "it not,
revived” a few years agt>.
All in all, H was a “resolution” day.
Wisconsin Incubator and
140-egg capacity, used
years, is as good as new.
at bargain. J. C. McMillan,
C. Itp
This year’s payment, in addition to ^
DANIEli IS NAMED Uicen for the wholehearU?d cooperation { jj^lf dozen were introduced, i the $470 000 on principal, will include
BANK EXAMINER fi:>'en by the officials of Joanna Mills, ^n^bracing matters ranging from U:.fl^L00O in interest, making a total of
__ Ifrom W. A. Moorhead throughout the
Thoma.-i H. Dan-!organization, ami the thorough and
ex;miner, wa-s appointed chief state n^lee m chaj-ge Uiercwumkr the
examiner by Oovernor Black-! chairmanship of G. N. i’oy-
S. adherence to the world court to the $611,000 , ,, * j
apiKnntment of “some distinguished Arrangements for the payment and
man of letters” as poet laureaU* of! refinancing were made through the
I Soulh Tarohm.. , Bankers Trust company .n New York
Liftv-two members put their names two weeks ago by members of the fi-
"^"kd JuLT^to suLctTF*' !’ .Miller. I Next to Goldvjlle, the finest re<-ordlj^ ^ resolution directing and em-* nance committee composed of Miller,
T to be^mne tite^ ™11 nail eampaim wnaj ^.J^nK the Rovemor to name a po« Governor Blackwood and Comptroller
whc. rec.cned to berome >,^tc ,rc« ^ endorainK U. General A. J. Beatt.e. .
j was raised out of a iiopulation of only , jv j^^jbei-ence to the world court was, Tne govemor was represen^d in
, ivucv i>keqvri,vf. • !»ix or seven hundred, with Eugt'ne^j^j,^^^ after it had been taken upUhe negtUiations by Charles H. Gerald,
DR. KEIiLEK. Hhil I LK Johnson headuig the committee in immediate consideration. | his secreiai^.
The house, without discussion, also;
Refei-ring to the emergency relief' SUBilCRIHK TO THii tMliONICLE
administration’s distribution of wheat,
pork and other foodstuffs to unem
ployed persons, Smith said “precedent
has been established for this type of i
“The Paper Everybody Reads*
relief."
!
charge.
The sum of $259.75 was laistd in
gave its approval to a joint resolution ||i ^
I... o...v,^-x.r,i«+iv.4. iliizts. of Green- nOUSC 1/C1C<»15
imimived. 1>t.
to
The friendk^'of I>» Frank Kellers
.All t,e Kind to knew .hal his eondilion ^ u,. Ouzls,
was reported good rtisponse on the part of petitioning Che government
,11 at h.s h.wne for the past Iw'.. wi-eka. ^ j Mra. J. W. *"“
Finney, Mrs.-J. D. Jeans, Mrs. Gald-
well Wier, Mi-s. William Henry, Mre.
E. Galloway and others ini^^ laureate resolutions went to the
’ “charge of the committees in il»e city i committee. The child
of (’linUMi. I resolution was referred to the
Cleansing powders lM*st adapted to
different metals an* as follows:
For iron and w’oml white
steel * knives—Bath or Bristol brick;
copper, brass and tin -tripulL or j;oF
tenatone; silver, aluminum and tin
farms in exchange for their bonus
certificates. '
Both the repeal referendum and the
“It is a notorious fact,” he said,
“that" thousands of children can’t go
to school because they lack the proper
clothing. More important than that i.«
the fact that thousands of home.s are
wihout bedding or maittres.^s, which
* i.s neither .sanitaiy nor whole.home.”
i^mith said j>ome article.^, such as
mattresses and blankets, could be made
in part by the person.s benefiting from
his bill. He said needy person.s could
Oi8p0nsd.ry Bill furnished with ticking and batting,
• for example, and allowed to .stuff anJ
- „ , „ -Isew their own rnattres.ses.
Vole of 58 to 33 Seals rale of Distribution of these artick.^ would
labor {
com-1
Local Option Measure After h*. made on a population basis to the
Two Days of Debate. «tates and their subdivision.s. County
whiting.
?H.2r> was rei.siHl in the Hopewell sec-j
lion and |9.tXy~ ir"'Mountvillg. Mi.s.f
Tip ,«vpto.iv» .rv-Tsai to rtpir-jPraisra
agents
tion.
would handle local distribu-
lit addition to tho »bov«, Uk sum oUmitpev on cmtimercv \1,“co,rp™nT„r'the^^^ Thh hill provTdh,
marily killed the -county di^tpen-1
NO half-way mea
sures about /Etna’s
Ideal Accidmt Pol
icy! No sir-ee!
■«iuwn
Medical and lurgical billt, hospital
expenses-'// pays them «//—besides
r.k., and cookiv* frvsh »h,lo »tonv,,„ Hope-wall avclion. and VV,
crocks are Vsl for bread. If a cup
water Ts placed in the cake t1ns7 its
contents will stay fr**.sh longer than
sarv-local option liquor bill by a vote j “on the open market of ^similar cotton
•of 58 to 33 and applied the parlia-jor cotton products by pei-sons finan-
i steady income for you—^uinr
family
K, Boland at Mountville. ^
The doored iieople of Clinton, under
For Aiding Drive mentary clincher.
— ® - ‘ Two days of debate were brought
you VWI- lM-l..-vvd ^ pu.slhl.- If hrvad Bell*.Stroot achoul. rai.-«-d
and cak.- a..- aWr. I tosi !h.-i. the cak» ^ ,n<Tnhorshi|w. and Hie colored
will keep veil hut the h„.a.l »•,II sl.le
due .0 the act,on of "'.u.^uto.
Robert B. Owens, Chairman,
to a climax by a proposal of Repre-
the 'I Cotton Planters Hacking penlative Wood of Oconee to continue
cially capable of buying such co.ton ;
producU.’’
liberal provision for the family
should the accident prove fataL
Ask us more about it!
quickly.
Lost 20 Lbs. of Fat
In Just 4 Weeks
Reduction Proifram of Nation-j —or kill—the bill, a non-debatahle
! motion, and the “wet bloc” did not at
tempt to follow its previous .strategy
in foresUlling a vote by seeking a
al Administration.
Wa.<»hington. Jan. 28. — Southern
,, , I, ( \v a.«ninKw*n, x-r>. ..vrew......
CliiTton lU‘d Cro.ss Roll if^riJ^ers receivetl a pat on the back.
recess.
, . , . , Only a few minutes before Repre-
,frv,n Hk- fa...v charl.-.-
^ Iton. one of the authors of the bill, had
the
.'for their cooiK*ration in the cotton
.Mr:
w nT*“
Mac We-it of St. I.oui.**. Mo.. |
"I'm onlv 28 vrs. old and
Presidrat S^m |r,-,luction emnp^xn.. j77to th.
Gold Measure ^ ihou.se. suggeste<l thilt the bUl be com
\JU1U IflCCUnUX; sufficient progress was ^ ^ ^^^^^j^tee of fiv
WHAT DO
P. S. Jeanes
DO?
/ITNA-IZE
S. W. SlilVfEREL
JACOBS BUILDING
CLINTON, S. C.
I being ma<le to ju.stify the administra-
weigheii 170 lb.s. until taking one box Dollar Is Next tion’s hope that the cotton sign-up
f*f yuilL Kruschen .Salts just 4 wiH^ks, Roosevelt’s Move To can be completed by February 1 but
ago. i now wi'igh 150 U^s. I also have
more energy and furthernm'v I've
never had a hungry moment.”
Fat folk.s should take one-half tea-
spoonful of Kruschen Salts in a glaas
of hot wati^r every morning before
hreakfa.st—an HT. cent bottle la.sUs 4
weeks - ytiu can get Kruschen at
Young’s IMiannacy or any drug .store
in America. If not joyfully satisfied
after the first bottle —money back.
Stimulate l*riccH.
Washington, Jan. 30.—The federal
government tonight t4>ok title to all
the nation's monetary gold and Presi
dent Roonevell prepared to follow this
unexampled step with action devalu
ing the dollar in the hope of force-
fuHy stimulating the present upward
movement in pricea.
He summoned hie monetary advis-
to draft a substitute measure that |
would be more acceptable to a major- j
ity of the chamber. |
Under the Charleston representa
tive’s plan, the special committee
would have held a hearing on the mat
expressed disappointment over the
campaign in some Texas counties.
"Some counties in Texas are not
Siuninx «.« rapidly »» we h«d hop.^'’; „p„rteii out a aubatitute bill
<obb said, “but the worker, th.^ u. yf^nnndny to aupplaut tiw|4
lieve tlut the *'V. ”* ori*in.l bill on the calendar. He pro-j*
an aeeelerat.on.in the campailfn.^^ ^ .peaker ^me Repre-;
Enough contraoUi miBt *>' »•*«■'I ^totive Blatt of Baniwell, Calhoun
by January 31 fhoiMu, of Beaufort, Manning of
Sumter, Figg of Charleston, and Sink-
44^1kT TTIJI? A ID^ ^ • meeting tomorrow afternoon,
LIIN I IiLj AUx 1 at which it was generally expected the
der the terms of the agreement, for
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to
etermine whether the program is to
Our DIXIE GEM coal i» ^Id eontentj^d be^-
be made effective.
Sign-up campaigns are being con
ducted in an effort to bring five dif-
ler to constitute the special commit
tee.
being adiertisKl "on Ihe air." tt d.^”*” “f. 'j;;*
.coniere.nce sex lor iau?r m HIT u«y consumption requirements and
TU.NE IN on aitalion WltW,
(incinnati. every Thursday
nitflit at 7:45 and hear the
“SOUTHERN
BLACKBIRDS”
broad(*iu<t Rood old
.Melodics and N>Kfo'i^PwituaLs.
LISTEN to what
Heirtilng gruwer, uf one type, flue,
changing Jokoa ^ newspapermen. | adminiatra-
Ihe chief ««uU»e aigmsl the ,jo per cent of
Improvement In
S. C. Banks Noted
Comparative Statement By Bank
Control Board Shows Marked
Natural Increases.
ColunibiB Tsn. 26.-- A m«rked im-i
ninneury bill aul^riaing tl^ '’‘7511 the nee,led acreage.
late today, remarking U»t a wa» the^ Klue-cured U grown chiefly in
niceat birthday pr^t tad »*"l Carolina, South Carolina. Vir.
rewived and saying ,*** Qeorgia and Florida. A 30 per
_ by E. P. Miller, chairman of the board
thev
about “Dixie Gem”vcoai; then
call us for a ton of the genuine.
CLINTON
COTTON OIL CO.
Henderson Pitts, M^r.
Phone 62
’ The law giveci the treasury title toj^^ ^ '* J ^
!all gold stocks, including chiefly $3,-
»ay 500.000.000 heM by the fedemi re
serve tanks, the transfer of which was
opposed by reserve system officials in
private advice to the president prior
to the drafting of the bilL
With this metal added to the s?U»cks
Clinton-Whitmire
Win And Lose
of bank control.
Denosita at the close of the yenr
totaled $.50,112,693. This was an in-
I crea.se of 21.9 per cent over October
: 2.5. the date of the last previous called
ares at Uie old statuatory price of game, though lo.sing 17-15.
The Flinton High boy.s opened with statement, and 18.3 per cent over De-!
'their first basketball game in Whit-,p^,^r 31^ 1932. |
a fine, Tot.xl a.ssets showed a 19.5 per cent!
increase over October 25 and 5.7 over,
it already holds, the treasury own.s . ,14
more tlian $4,011,000,000 worth, fig-j mire Friday. Thejioy* playe<l a fine
! $20.67 an ounce. When the dollar is
• revalued at a minimum of 60 i>ef cent
of it.H present gold equivalent, this
gold .supply will be worth $7^219,800,-
OOO. From the credit thus accruing, a -
ANNOUNCEMENT
A return game was played Monday j 31, 1932, They amounted to
at the cfiWege gymnasium. The loc^ *$62,788,123 at the end of 1933.
boys worked together in a fast eon-1 'pbe “cash’* position of all the banks, h *
test, adhiinistering a <k*feat to the ratiTnrf-ca.'^h resources to de-j!
; Whitmire boy», 37-23. Franks forjp^j^ liabilities, climbed 50.6 per cent
fund of $2 OO'FOOO.OOO wilF he ostab-‘hitmire, and Knox for ( linton, vvere ^ year.
lished and’used to keep the foreign, high scorers for both games. . j^e ratio was 40.67 per cent M the
value of the dollar as nearly as pos- - icloseof 1933, as against 38.i4 per cent
l am now operating Ih* Broad tat Ita t^^rmFlGirls LoSC Thcir
Street Filling Station opp^isite
Casino Theatre, where 1 will be
Rlad to serve my friends an<jl the
public. .
We handle Good Gulf Gaa, Oil,
Accessories, Batteries, Tires,
Wash and Grease Cars, and do
lii^ht repairing.
vantage of America ntrade.
First Two Games
Bell Street Sdiool
I
I
■on October 26 and 27 i>er cent-at the
•end df 1932.
Miller called attention to the fact
that none;of the imprevement w>is at
tributable to the federal insurance of
which did not become effec-
t ‘Die girla’ baakebball team of Clin-Idepoaits,
•ton high opened the season last Fri-ltive until the beginning of this year
Hat Stremg Team day night in W'hitmire when they were
defeated 33-16. In the return game
played between the two teams here
Monday evening in the college gym,
the Whitmire sextet was again vic
torious to the count of 31-12. Both
The girls' baaketiian team of Bell
iHreet high school will play their
fourth game of the seaaen Friday af-
ternooa at 3:30, when they meet their
We will appreciate your busi-Lstnmg opponeaU from sterling high'games were well pUyed and witeeaaed
ness ami will offer the best ser- {School of Greaneilla.
vice.
J. V. EDWARDS
Proprietor
, SiMitli Broad Street
The public is invited to come and
see one of the fastest and moat cWiae-
ly conieeted games of the aeaaon.
The Bell Street team has been vic
torious ia all games this season, win
ning from St. AJban^ Training school
of SimpaouvUle, in two cnmea, 19.17,
and 9-7, and from the Laurens Coun
ty Training school of Gray Court.
14-2.
by a large crowd of enthusiastic sup
porters.
“Unofficial reports bom ing to the
board during January,” the chairmin
said, “indicate large increases in de
posits. presumably resulting at least
in part from restored confidence due
to deposit insurance.”
TO SEE LEGlSLATUldfc
Members of the eleventh grade of
the Clinton high school, accompanied
by a member of their faculty, Miaa
Gladya Stilwell, will spend to^y in
Columbia as “onlbokert” upon the de-
liharations of the general assembly.
Special Saturday' i
$1.50 of work for $1.00 ^
Cotpc curly to avoid the rush.
CaU 243>J for Appointment. \
Mary Musgrove
Beauty Shoppe
CAMPBELL'S —
BAKH) BEIANS, 4 cans ,.. ?,.: '49c
van camps _ .
Tomato Juice Cocktail, 2 cans 19c
No. 2 can BLACKBERRIES. 3 cans 19c
16 oz. jar APPPLE JELLY.*2 jars . 19c
PALMOUVE SOAP, 4 cakes 19c
STANDARD “
CATSUP, large bottles,“2 for ... 19c
XYZ SALAD DRESSING, qt jar 19c
Diamond Crystal SALT, lb. pkgs., 3 for 19c
RUMPLED WHEAT, large pkg. lOc
BABY LIMA BEANS, lb. ly^e
^Srm & Hammer SODA, 5 pkgs. 19c
SUGAR. 10 lbs. 49c
Swift Jewel LARD, 8 lbs. 59c
No. 2 can TOMATOES. 3 cans ' - 2.5c
PINTO BEANS. 4 lbs. 25c
Evaporated PEACHES, 2 lbs. .. 19c
Pet MATCHES. 5 large boxes 1^
OK SOAP, large, 3 for IQc
Argo GLOSS STARCH, 5 for 19c
FAT BACK, lb. .............. 6V2C
FRESH TOMATOES. 3 lbs. 25c
Large LETTUCE, 3 heads . 25c
Large CELERY, bunch • lOc
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