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1 ^ / / The Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, S. C^ Thursday, February J934^ ./ J- Investigator Will Gome To State To Probe Charges Against CWA I I A- Washington,' Jan. 26. — Specific{tion because he believed the corn-) charges of mal-administration of re- plaints were “generar’ and that many' -lo£_tliem came' from disgruntled per- I § _/i AA 1- Bi 8 Farm Demonstration rersonsil/Aentton ^ i Notes T-;i N'OTRF. Mrs. J:* F. I Jacobs, Sr., .mayfiKiBai and Miss G. B. Cannon. County Agent Information ha.s been received from W ashington that only a few more days ^ I ‘remain for the signing of cotton acre- federal I presented Hopkims with so many (|i-? ^*^'**- Shepard has returned Ryland B. T^lnld of Darlington spent' ?ge Reduction contracts, [.aurens rect complaints, w'ith names and ad-j^rom Columbia, where she has been the p^t week-end with Mr. and Mrs. County is allowed until P'ehruary 7th ,. . . - .«T Tr„.Tr. .rr.- FHends of LjTin Cooper“ will bef hef agenci^ in South Carolina will Be; .sorry to learn that he is confined to I Clara Duckett left last week for a sev- ith'estigated by a personal represen-■ j'ujnier said the representatives i bis home on account of illness. oral weeks’ stay at Tampa, Fla. tative of Harry L. Hopkins relief administrator. . i • i • The South Carolina house delega- dresses that he agreed to order an in- '^s^Dng relatives tion, after a conference with Hopkins vestigation of cashes where the com-j ^ eanes wi vesterdav announced through Reure-' plaints appeared to have some basis toHcnow that he has returned home a pauem. in ine nays nospitai. ■ miiieeman to call on him .should get in tentative Fulmer th.at Hopkins had^for an inquiry. after being a patient in the Greenwood Mr. and ;Mrs. P.-C. Jeapes and son. touch with this office at once or the agT‘eed to make th^n\'estigation pro-• Hopk'.ns objected to a general in-. bo.'pital. Country Gentleman, three year* for $1.00. After February 1, the price^ will be I increased to $2.00 for th»’e» vears. JA.MES W. CALDWELL Magazines ijj. R. Todd and Mrs. Irene Todd. to complete it’s work. Any farmer glad. Mrs. R. E. Martin of Greenville, is who has not had a community com- homje'a patient iti the Hays hospital. mitteeman to call on him .should get in Is This Too Good for Your Cough? I Chal. ol G:x*enwo<>«l, visited relatives cli»sest committeeman. vestigation. Fulmer said, because of) Miss Elizabeth Copeland of Darks- here Sunday. ‘The work has moved very satisfac- the exj>ense, but aJ?serted expense i*1^1®. spent the week-end with her Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Benjamin and torily in every respect and would have would not halt an inquiry of “specific Pa^nts, Mr. and Mrs. Dave \V. Cope- daughter Miss Jeanne, of Darlington, moved along faster if the farmers had ^be:yi^^k-end guests of-Mr. and obtained the information of balage vided it is limited w spefcific cases. Fulmer, spokesman for the delega tion, said Hopkins would be furnished davS from South Carolinians who have i While the move was under way to Clyde Rampey, student at Clemson Mrs. C. P. Robin.'^on and Mr. and Mrs. and aci-eage for pink card before the is * obtain the South Carolina investiga-i college, sp^nt the week-end with Charlton Benjamin. committeeman called. At the end of charges.* , land. complained that political “puli’ necessary to obtarn relief jobs and • tion, Washington police began a drive j friends at the orphanage. ’ 1 Miss Mary Emma Speake, of Lan- the days work bn January 27, 458 con- J L. .. in the District “Speck” .Adair of Colur ’ ’ - * ' ^ that needy persons have Wn denied against alleged graft in the District “Speck” .Adair of Columbia. vis!te<l der co'lege, Gi’cenwood, spent the tracts approved by county committee . of Columbia's CWA-setup which net-: relatives in the city last week. week-end at home, and had as her with 316 contracts in office not Ubu- « ^ \f ICC 1»*» o e rvn o f i of V>o 1.. •T' L... .i Fulmer said the bulk of the com-'ted two arrests. CreomulsiMi wmf a better kelp tbaa you need. It eonbinet ■even major kelpo in one—the beet helpo known to acience. It U made for quick relief, for tafety. Mild coughs often yiel# to leaser belpa. No one can tell. No one knowa which iae* tor will do most for any certain cough. Sa careful people, more and rattre, are aamg Creumulsion for any cough that aUrta. The cost ia a little more than a eiai^ help. But your druggist guarantees h, so it costs nothin;; if it fails to bring you quick relief. Coughs are danger aignala. Far safety’s ^ke, deal with tkea ia the beat way known. ~ (adr.) including that of j Miss Elizabeth Nel.'son, stuikmt at guest.- Mis;;cs Martha Bishop L plaints center nreund the operations' Thomas E. Archer, J:. formerly of; I,aitder colleKe. and Umar Nelson. Pnscd.a ndlew also of Lapder. of the CWA in .South Carolina, of AndersonrS.'Cr- “ IStudent at Bailey Military acmfemy.l — which Malcolm Miller is administia-) Archer was charged with -larceny, GreenamKl. spent the a-eek-eml at ■ tor. • I by'trick” in connection with a rent .?lome vvith their pareris. Mr. and Mrs. The congi^ssman said the delega- <!ur\ey. He was one of the survey’s j tion would have “no trouble" in fur- supervisors and police charged he ac-. , i . nishing Hopkins specific complaints, ceplei money from CV*.A employees paren.s, .Ir. He the ed , T. J. Leake. Miss Patsv Peav of Blackville. snent and lated. The approved contracts a- uiounting to 6,410 acres rented to the ^ govet-nmentt ‘ ———— tRF averagt' yield per acre Miii__News;;t..'urr^;-:;'. "i7ir:;;res:ao' (that the average stay within bound.s, «'f reason of the five year average; Ovarsorns Pains this better way ■w* and Mrs. Mason Rowland and cotton option checks for plowing up Two Meet Death , Flames Destroy Near Gray Court Famous jesort Spartanburg, spent-the week-end with HnVh ‘ f Nathan Hill and EHfie Kennedy Hotel and Sepris of Summer Mr. and AU-s. R. L. Plaxico ami Mi WO.MK.V who t ;"to a weak, run- d vvn i < ;• hunlly expect to h»' I'roiii n'oi:hlcsoT»ic “small synM 'oins ” Wi t-r. tl'.e troiibi*' Is <lue to wt.ak- t; C.tr.i.iii l.t l[i.s women to get h;; .ig* r .mil thu.s tiiake.s it easier for 'tit ■tu t iUe Its .>rift»rl,v cfjurse. -iful. niii<v'iMg symptoms dlsiip- l.e-.-r as rniiirijiliment of the body is ’ -tllV I'l. 1 1.1 i.T 0. i.i .iiiitig on temporary 'iir t !*• iln«' of 8uffi*r- build up your *'• a,lmeat.s. Killed When Car Road.^ide Gully. Goes Into Humes Al Wrijjht.sville Beach Josie PrLs.iiU‘y visited friemls in Due Burned To Ground. \\\sMa< week. ■ Miss K!!a A lair ri tumisl this week r. and Mrs. T. D. HaheocTi, Mi-s.'^of the pTdw up cH'cks hSveTH'^ de- John Moort* and childi'en of Gaffney, livered to farmers, sponr j>und.iy wUh Mr. nnd Mrs.'K. Vi. . —-— Carr. .M I's. ('. W. Mootv relumed to her. I - ifmm b bu“im s trip to New York, and Sunday, af.er siauid- Lautens. Jan. 2l>.—Nathan Hill. 4t». Wilmington. N. C.. Jan. 28. —Nine-^nd M’-s. L. H. Adair in M+-s.. R. G. I'arr. County Cotton Crop Is Short TT Stewards and Building Committee Entertaintnl I.aurens county’s cotton cn>p last year was 3,082 hales less than the previous year, acconling to the offi- previous t<» and Elgie Kennedy. 40, weit* killed in-.l>l*^lv> of rightsville Bt*ach, island Washington. D. C ?vtantly and Josh Poole injured about summer resort 12 miles from here.j j ('opeland of Spartanburg, the head, when their car left the road were swept by firt* today and spent a few days last week with His and plunged into an 8-foot gully six bu'ldine> destroye<l^ | father. Capt. J. \\\ Cojieland. /a .u 1 1 u r 1 . milevs from Gray Court about 8 o’clock, The flame.*, starting from an unde- Mi.ss ELsie Little of Winthrop I'ol- Ono of the most delightful occasions‘cial report of ginnings this morning as the men were on the terh/med cau.se in the Ki»tv cottage, a' lege. Rock Hill, spent the week-end dinner sei*v- January 16th. way to a CWA project on Warrior hotel. spn*ad along 2,500 fe<‘t of beach’with her motht^r. Mr^. Arthur Little. 1 F.guix‘s ndeased by the gt>vernment creek. front buildings, burning them all. The! Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Gray and little f the Methodist church for the mom- agent wert* ’21,860 this year compansl The accident occurred one mile fr*^ Oceanic hotel, largest structure* on the daughter. Virginia, left last wet*k for ""r,^ boaid'of .s.ewaids and;to 24.042 to the same date last >oar. Martin’s Cross Hoads and about six beach, was one of the first buildings Laurens, where they will make their committee. , . j , ^ ' ^ miles east of Gray Court, on the Gray to fall. home assembled in the dining SUHSCUIBK Itl THE ( IIKONK LL (k>urt-Ork road.,. -I An official of the Tidewater Power Miss Evelyn ChamlH-rs of l^inder the community luuldmg at -The Paper Everybody Reads” The wife of Mr. Poole and her broth-'company, which owned the Oceanic ’ cyjc^e, Givtmwootl, sjH*nt the week- ** J* *'•*1*0’ evening. _ er, Robert Yeargin. were following the end a numWr of the other buildings ^.^d with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. the boiinteous dinner, t^‘y -other jpachine and witnec;-^e<l the acci- burned, estimate^! the loss in .excels h o. ('hambers. ■ hold a very helj^^ meeting, making AienL ft'hen rescaers lifted the wix»ck- of $l.«>o0,000. ^ j Mrs. M. I^ Carrol). Mrs. .J R. Lind- fof^^ie new NFAV SHEET MUSIC, c; ITT A US— BANJOS ()ni‘-Thinl Off On STATIONERY This Week Spp Our VALKNTINES THE BOOK STORE SCBSCRIBE TO THE CHRO.VICLE "The Paper Everybody Reads” 1*^ ed car, Hil! and Kennedy were found, Most of the buildings burned were .^y and .Mrs. Williams of York, wert* to lie dt'id and I’oiile in a ilazevl con- summer cotlag\‘s and wero unoccupied, Thursday of Mr. and M rs. John tiilion, though he .soon reviVtsl. Apprt»ximately a , dozen-'vy ero homes The bodies of H;ll and Kennedy of year-rpund residents. , Mr.s. W. H. Herndon of York, spent wei-e taken to their homes. thn*e niilc< The firo wa* discovered in the Kitty Thursday with her daughter, .Mrs. D. ea.st of G.-ay Court, aipl later in the cottage about 12:30 p. ni. .A high wind j Brinim. _ day Mr. Poole was caiTieil to Green- Vas blowing from the southwe.st and Mr. ami Mrs. John .Moody and chil- \ die for sptcial examination for a ,♦ quickly whipmxl the flames j Jack and Jill, of Milwaukel*. . ,, . head inju.-y. The thixx^ men wert‘ throughout the whole north end of the, \v,s., were guests this week of .Mr. „ I arties fanners and neighbors. ,s»and on the ocean side. '^nd Mrs. W. A. John.son, while en lv<*wland invited Iwen.y Sheriff Colu.nibua Owens, who >iorth of the point where the fire , Ti«k’ toa jKiity at hei home on investigaltxl the trageily, rt'ported the ea.stem side of the is-! Mi.ss .MaVy Bo1k> s|>ent la.st wt*t‘k in • afternoon, ce,e)iating the Goes To Rock Hill Miss .Avanelle Templetxm left Fri day for R<»ck Hill, where she hius ac-1 cepttsl a |M»sition'on the nui*sing staff of the new hospital recently o|H.'msl, there by Dr. Biggurt. ! V that .Mr. Poole, driver of the ill-fated j^nd only 12 buildings were left .stand- car, had said that the accident occur- in|r. rwl when a gleam of sunlight sudden- Wrightsville Beach has only a vol- ly blinded him as the car w;a.s round- unteer fire department with Hand ing a curve, and before he realized it equipment and Wilmington firemen the machine had landed in a deep were unable to take equipment to the gully at the roadside. - / scene becau^ the island is connected Funeral services for Mr. Hill, who with the mainland only by a trolley had formerly lived here, were conduct-' ime on a causeway, ed at the Lucas Avenue.Bapti.V. church Mr. Spartanburg with her parents, and .Mrs. E. L. Bobo. Mr. and .Mrs. R. C. .Adair and chil dren .s|Hmt the week-end in Atlanta. .Mr. ami Mrs. Irby Hipp ami chil- .sevenlh birthday of Imt little daugh ter, Juanita. .After an hour of games and stories. Mi's. Rowland .servinl de licious ice cream and cake to the guests. , o J • i- I Awt Ruth and Eulus Young invited twen- .Iron MH-nt .Sunday m GreenwoiHl w>th, friends. ‘ Established 1886 / Half Service THE OLD RELIABLE inena*. Saturday aftermion, celebratingrAheir I < J Sara M nght of C harlotte I birthdays, respec- U N. ( ., w spending .several days with^ , . o Wright. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock by the! daughter. .Mrs. J. C. Hughes of Watts Rev. O. A. Jeffooat of Gray Court, and .Mills; six sisters, Mrs. Cora Barks- the Rev. J. A. Mjui.in. pastor of the lale. Sumter; Mrs. E. N. 'Tinsley, church. Intelment wras in the Watts‘Clinton; Mrs. William Penland, Green- , village cemetery. |Ville; Mrs. l>ora O’ShiekLs, Mrs. Lula'^ Mr. Hill is aurvived by his widow, i Stroud and Mrs E«ie Sims, Spartan-j ^ ^ Mrs. Lizxie McKee Hill; five sons, Ar-'burg; three - biothers, Land HiU.t V ., >» s,H*,ming u-jr.. of games was enjoyed her parent, Mr. and Mrs. James ^^ich Mrs. Young .served de- _ I 11 t Ilightful refreshments. Prof. R. U Coe, of the college fac- * ulty, addressed the Abbeville County Teachers’ a.H.sociaLion on last Satur- chie, Allen. Raymond, Willie B. and (ireenville; Sam and Dock Hill, Spar- Edward Hill, all of Gray Court; one tanburg. ii Ml Chapman says... M If you want your money to fo 30% farthoTy hero’s my advice— ’’Break in new drea at thla time becanan conf roaula toughen rubber—cold-cara It, ThiM tlrea put on now arill run about !•% farther than tfao same drea started off new on hot aummer roads. That means you get 3t% more mileage ptua Immediate noo-eUd safer lety. At today*! low prices, isn*t that worth Hvtt»hj«g about?*! « Plaxico attended the district meeting of the Woman’s Presbyterial of the A. R. P. church in Greenwood Friday. James Sloan of Erskim* college. Due West. s|K'nt the week-end with his mother, Mrs. E. B. Sloan. Friemls of Mrs. Andre R. Wallack w’ill regret to know that she is con- fineil to her home on account of ill- Asks Increase For Emergency RooNCvelt Wants 950 Million Dollars/^o Carry On National |o Relief I'roKram. ness. m;.*s Lucile Ht*d(|en of Columbia, \Va-h:nglon, Jan. 27. — President Roosevelt a.sked congress Unlay for' 950 million dollars to continue the emergency relief program. j This wa.s lOO million dollar- more ' spent the past wee k-end w;.h filemis the 500 million dollars for direct ; ! m the orphanage campus. relief and 350 million dollars for civiU Friemls m the c;!y of .Mrs. R. D. tbe pro.sident origiiuilly con- i .Murphy, will sorry to learn ol ^be.'His U*r.s«‘ message ^ i <leatln»T Iter father, I. ham .Arm- t<, j^pt-aker Rain<‘y did not specify •Strong in Tipton, Tenn. , what division vvas contempl.'ited. 1 H. C. Ferguson left .Monday for Un-| Spt^culation a.s to whelh-r the in-| Has served this section of the state with a broad banking service re gardless of business conditions. In times of depression, it means a great deal to have banking connections with a strong institution. ♦ : ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ : NEW BUSINESS CORDIALLY INVITED M. $. Bailey & Soa H A N K E R S OLDEST s'1'hon’(:e.st .on, where he i.s mai'.ager of the figures was Mr. RiAisevidt’s] store in that city. answer U» a nationwide cry again.-' .Mr. and .Mrs. T. M. Sease and chil- demobilization of the civil works army dren. 'iK*nt Sunday in Prosperity w.th j .nought repe the -fuimer’.s parents, Mr. and .Mrs. J. White House that he still A. i^ta^e. - . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Workman and Miss Irene Workman moved this we.*k ^^.y pnyix>lls by laU* sjiring into :hfcir new home on Calvert ave- wanUt civil-w<»rks employis transfer red U> public works and private mdus- , nue. J. l><.wn.s Bt'd of Colum'.'ia was here Toe»uiay for the funeral of G. R. La-- vid.son. Al..s.->es Eloise and lone Yon Hollen, students at Ijimler college in Green wood, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Von Hollen, tTiis week. Mi.'ses Ruth Todd and Lunette Be- tenbaugh,. teachers at Sedalia, spent the week-end with the former’s mo ther, Mis. Irene Todd. ^ Billy Owens and Dick Cosgrove,; Liquor Control Is Left To People i; Columbia, Jan. 27. — The .stubborn liquor cpnLrol-as thrust forward by the “new deal” to confound sjate po litical leaders ajiyieared toilay to l*e headed back to “the peojile*’ for a de cision. Whidiher the legislature orders an other referendum on liiyuor or not the! ^ YOU get the diviiSends Years nf ronscienlious practice and modern equipment makes our method tlie reliable and <> * .'‘ati.sfactorv methiKl v%e offer >ou_loday. BRIN(; YOUR 1 DRY CLEANING PROBLEMS studenUs at Georgia Tech, returned to Si u w * . &iuaenu> ai uim t, . j , voters will have a chance to r^jtpress SUKRTWIST CORD TIRES \ Gumrmmtm^ by th» WorU*$ Lm’gtst Atipu y««r<i.y .far .pendm, . few days with the former’s mother. fricaa aiah|«rt tochaaga without Mode* aM ta aay ataCa tax : McDaniel Vulcanizing Works \ Phone 2 CUnton, S. C. of { I" electing a complete roster Mrs. Bessie H. Oweiw. state representative.^ and half of .sens* Friends of Miss Elizabeth F**"’ tors along with a host of other offi- who is teaching at the ”^*”**|^ .cjals thk year, they can embody their [ college in Thllahassee, Fla., will ! “iirtest’’ views in their choice at the ^ I glad to know that she is getting •Hong . ^ * nicely after an appendix operation last week. Some of the lawmakers probably’ would prefer not to face the question; "Tust (a Few Pair Left— MEN’S GOOD Hanover Shirts , At $1.00 At ELL but it alreaily has flamed up in the^41 legislative an'<l in ^he public mind and ’ ^ will be hard to down. I I WHAT DO P. S. Jsanes / DO? To Us and Lei Us Solve Them HAVE NO FEAR OF YOUR DAINTIgST GARMENTS WE HANDLE ALL FAB- RICS WITH THE GREATEST CARE. Worlnu Cleaiiers i Phone 77 BSH9H l«i:»t!L'lWW."»j .IIIIIH ■ ' . ■' !'aSU,JK3StB I.}' mmmmm&s iiJig!e..i!LX:.TLJf!gBf?B5 iHir.wwi \ 7^A