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• A «••••••• *«««l - Tribble's Anniversary Section {•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I A - ♦ _ I. • ••• fei» Tra*I^ • Anniversary Section VOLUME XXXIV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, .MAY lO, 1934 NUMBER 19 D. E. TRIBBtE COMPANY CELEBRATES 40TH. ANNIVERSARY Has Built Extensive Business From Bottom Upon Record Soundest Service WELL-KNOWN LOCAL CONCERN IN BUSINESS HERE FORH YEARS T """W. m :> Organized hi 1894, Tribble Firm ^aLS Made Successful Record^ By ^ Offering Efficient Service and Selling High- Grade Merchandise. D. E. Tribble Company, one of the “pioneer” business concerns of this city, is now forty years old. This firm, one of the largest of its kind in the state, was opened in 1894 by D. E. Tribble, who individually conducted the business until 1908. At that time he formed a partnership with E. B. Sloan which continued until 1919 when the business was incorpor- ate<l under^ the firm name of I). E, Tribble company. In 1928 Mr. Sloan passed away, his interest in the firm being still retained by Mrs. Sloan. In IH9b, two years after going into the lumber business, IJr. Tribble en- teie<l the undertaking business in ])artnership with A. K., lUakely. Six years later he purchased the interest jLit'Mr^ .Blakely. ^ has at peak times had a force ranging from twenty to twenty-five. . / Mr. Tribble, senior member of the firm and its founder, is a builder, as a visit to Gary street will quickly re veal. He builds for himself, he builds Tor others, and since becoming a resi dent of this community in 1887 he has ; continually staked his faith in Clin- jton, preferring always to keep his in- ! vestments at home. In addition to his ! building supply plant and undertaking U’stablishment, among the largest and most modernly etiujpju'd in the &ta.U5. I he has varied interestjS in the city. It jis commonly remarked that “What- ievei\he builds, he buibls well.” i Courteous treatment, honest a?ui fair dealings, and the most efficient seivice has been the foundation upon From that small beginning with a hoi'se-drawn hearse, this department of the business has 'developed until A'linTon l)oasts a funeral”Service as good as to he found in the state. Mo tor e<|uipage i.s used altogether, three hearses and an anrbulance equip- pe<l--with the latest features of com fort and speed, and subject to call day or night. The first motor hearse put into service in Clinton was in 1918 by this company. ' The handsome funeral home erected in 1926 carries with it all the require ments of a modern undertaking es tablishment. There is a reception room as one enters the building and to the left is a beautifully furnished parlor to be used by relatives and friends of the deceased. To the right of the par lor is a chapel to be used for funeral services whenever desired. In the rear is the embalming room, completely which this cbheern has been cobduefed I since the day it first opened its doOrs for business forty years ago,' I .As a citizen, .Mr. Triblde i.s highly (esteemed and can always be counted • upon to do his part in the city’s devel- *opment. His influence has touched many phases of Clinton’.s life. This siiecial section of The Chron- jicle to<lay has been produced to com- imemorate the 40th anniver.sary of the well-known Tribble firm whose host of friends extends congratulations on their long, uninterrupted period of faithful service to this community, and whose best wishes are theirs for continued success in the -years to come. y- v ^ ^ i- HOME OF D. E. TRIBBI.E CCMPANY (‘(piipped with the late.st embalming api)aiatu.s, and with his son, W. H. Tribble, in enlarge. Mr. Tribble is a licensed and capable embalmer of long experience, and a graduate of the Uin- eiiinati Embalming school. Part of the first, and the entiie second floor is used as I a dusUpropf display room. wher4' a large and varied stock of caskets and vaults are to he found. The Tribble company carries one of the largest stocks of builders supplies and hardware to be found in the Pied mont .section, being local distributors for many well-known national lines of merchandise. The fi.rjst truck for this department was bought in 1917, while at pre.sent three truck.s are oper ated to handle their large volume of business. ' The firm is headed by D. E. Tribble as president; W. H. Tribble, vice-pre.s- idenl; K. L. Plaxico, secretary-treas urer. The office is in charge of Miss Mary Todd. .1. f'larence Copeland, L. T. Ramage ami W. T. Putnam are as sociated with the lumber and haid- ware departments, with several color ed employees as their assistants. I’he c(/mpany now employs/ten people, and Lothery’s Position Filled By Cooke Graduate of Wflliam and Mary, Who Received Ph.D. FYom UJ of lUinoLs, Highly Endorsed, j SHOULD ENCOURAGE BUILDING ^ wm •m ^ It seem- to be generally im iersDind so on <lown tiv line. An ; the -o’l that the gieatest measuie of iir.em f im \vh eh ployment is in what aic knowmas the t ir 1 I “building trad(>.” Building, except (.n tlv.s imblic pioject.s, i- almost at a |Still. In the" log cities there wa loigy of o\cr-buildijig up to b it \v i t h ir ■ i> •‘f V O. ♦•>nd mo.uy .an w /uD" t') a 111 ‘o (.ui! 1 We 1 h.nk 'IUISI - n” <• •• 1 r!;; y • ■? fi. ind th-.u- 'a and no I ’ho e vv I o U. iep:i. . '’c ;i 'obfi!y er.o • res and 'emi pub- ' h.it -tir!; p. u ab v a.so. But a!i .»f h . * I in the nation a.- a whide we aie tol.l ofiic.' Im Idmg-, by competent-authorities there is s ill lie i/.i li.i.'rg of a great deal (d building and repair enough fuctoVu - work to be done . need rnoleiu z ng art rep-i.nng, an! In normal times the United .States while th -rt a a dwellings enough, >’* a used to -peruL about four thousand soit, to house everybody m \ no,,- -i. million didlars a year on buiIding,"H-on- many of thmu (O'ghl to oe aoan lore; 1 striic.ing eaeh yeai efioiigh buildings atid ke|»]aced with new o;u-s, and p’ u- to house a [nquilation as large as the tieally all of Jhem ought it • i.t i city of I.os .Angeles., with (iw'eirmgs,.,pai!ed, many to ih • pom: of vi • u *. public buildings, stores, factories, hos- m c()nstJ Uction. pitals, schools, libraries and the rest l or ih<tse rea.-ons we awaD-v. b i to meet th«* nee.Is of a million popii- good deal ot m’erest furthei- de’aii- lalion. of he governm-iit’• plan t(» enc > a ■» W'ith the ce<-afion of that annual long tin m in.s'lallme.nt loans f .r te'» t - btiilding program, cai penter.s. masons.-lug and mo lern^ztng dwrlling.i. We ptasTFiWs,' painters,- electricians, (la- umbostand th's does mr c mtioM.il f |)er-hangers, iilnmbers, and all of the dii'-cl loans f mn nu'olie fun i', trades which eidlaliorate to conslrui-t la'her siime sii-t of a g, • f a new building tiegan-to feel tile |iineh lenders,against los.s when atl the ; w of unemploymeiU. '1 he furniture an 1 dilions of thi* loan in e’~tln furnishing industijjiiJlidt it next, and of government e\-p--i' . \V. liMPB !1. Vi.t-Pr*- idrnt October S. C. Conference Date n it IcFadclen To Get Scholarship K ly Place.s cdisl (ialhcrinf'soNot Decided. It was announced last week by Dr. | John Mejsween, preosident of terian college, that Dr. F. W. Cooke,! LARGEI.Y ATTENDED of Urbana, Illinois, will come here D. E. TRIBBLE, Founder of Bunineas Bishop Kern \V ill Preside. hrolina Meth- Award Tf? Be .>!!f''e Bv NaHonal (^i.ptcr TV) .()a taaJini; Alan fn 1 L.icai Ortfani tati^in. Dossey Me! :idd«m is ti nvet Jackson, .Miss., May !1.—The plan of Dossey Me! :idd« n is t(i nycei\e the I j "^tEpi.sCiipal vi.sitatibri fixing dates and Chi Beta Thi '*-ch«>TafshT|)”'kt'jT this !sites for the Ib.'U meetings of the an- The key is given by the grand next year to take the place of Pro fessor T. E. Lothery, Jr., of the phy sics department, who has been given a The quarterly meeting of the Lau- -4.% rens county B. Y. P. U. was held at Bethany Baptist church" last Sunday year’s leave of absence to resume his, gf^gj.j,oon with a good attendance in studies. • * .u V-*- n r- oiu-iasmoi r- 1 : - nf riAtiPeatiir spite of the TEin. R. E. Thompson,! Dr. Cooke 18 a native of Gloucester, I e Presbyteri felt A n -I ... naa/xai/iAMF aM/4 om f F i vk 1 Roosevelt Sorrows * ... j, ■■ jnual conferences and missions, ‘ was f'haftter of the national .-.cientific fra- ^^t iVOOCliri IviteSi by tiu'college of bishops at D-mify to the rno-t ou‘standing man I*today’s session of the general c-onfer-chaptc". Ihe a'.vknl was Epi.scopal Afi'en by the vote of the chapter on New York, May 5.—President Roose- lence of the .Methodis-t Veit sat almost motionless today in the 'old-fashioned “meeting house” of the ians at Fifth avenue and i Church, South. ithe l)asi.s of .‘■c-holarship and inte.’-est Virgin!., .nd secur«i hU A. B. degree. president, presided, and .n interesting | at the College df William and Mary where he graduated in 1915. He later studied at the University of Chicago, ||jy unions of the First church", and in 1931 received his Ph.D.* from; ijmrpna- the University of Illinois. He taught j annual meeting will be held program was carried out. 'The'junior ojee ^as read for his old friend and and intermediate banners were won (advisor, William H. Woodin, who died Thursday n^ght. Bishop^ Paul H. Kern will preside over the fousjfl^fonferences in the two Carolinas. in science and the organization. r . _ t R, L. l‘I..AXlCO, Secretary-Tmwmrer With his hands claspejj in his lap, „ -- the president did not lift his eyes once physics at North Carolina State col-L^jj_j^ ^y,g Baptist church of Clin- from the lbng-*blanket of yellow jon- lege from 1921 to-1923, was assistant July. ;quil8 which shrouded the coffin of his McFadden served Eta chapter as re cording sec-etary in 1932-33, and has The North If'arolina conference. willi^aJ^^'" » great deal of interest in othe-i meet at Washington on November 28. jCarnpus activitie-', being preside-nt of ■ The meeting places for the other con-;^^** vlass, captain of-the-Kwirn-1 ferences have not been decided. Their team, menitieits of Kappa .Alpha # li u • dates are: Western North Carolina.fraternity. Blue Key and Sig- Group Cf Prcsbytenail Gradu- 'lorence Ahimni Hold Luncheon Novembr 21; Upper South Carolina,, "'a Kappa Alpha honor and scholastic Octfdier 31, ami .South Carolina, -No-* veinber 7. ^ in physic.s at the University of Illi nois from 1923 to 1931, and was on a temporary appointment as . science professor at Agnes Scott college from 1931 to 1933. At present Dr. Cooke has a position with the State Geologi cal survey of Illinois WHARTON NOT TO RUN W^.jCarl Wharton, of Waterloo, who announced two years ago that he ex- pecteif to be in the race for congresa ommended both as a man and as a professor. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE ‘Th* Paper Everybody Reada**"^ llBe house of representatives.” : former secretary of the tred.sury. j He sat with his shoiilder.s bowed, a look of deep sorrow’ upon hi.s face, throughout the 17 minute service. Af ter the Apostle’s creed was recited, he joined in the Lord’^ . Prayer. Mrs. Roosevelt put her hand on his r. Robert W. Anthony, act- fraternities. .Also he has V>een for three yeain .student a.-si.-tant in chem istry. ates Hear MeSween aad John son. Sturg^n Also Present. Extends Time For I Filing Seed oans TO MFI-n IIEKK .SUNDAY On last Tuesday eveaing P.^eshy: rian college-alumni m F!cre|we cr. 1 the surroundirkg town- itrt at a dutch supper which~was held a; the Y. M. C, A. in Florence. They “had as their this year, announced several days ago, Dr. ^oke comes to P. C. highly rec- t^^at he had changed his mind and * sleeve as does not expect to run. The entrance {jug pastor Idf the 126-year-old church, „ fee of $250, he‘said, stands in the way | began the/closing lines: loan applications has been extended singers of his making the race. “However,” “The lord lift up his countenance i May 15. He urges all farmers yet de- - The South .Singing con'ven- ftion will meet With Pentecostal Holi-'object that cf getting p-o^pective b'gh J. A. Byrd, field supervisor of Clinton,^ .Sunday after- school students interested in P. C. production loan.stin this county, has K About thirty alumni were present a announced that the time for filing i ** cordially invited, especially ^og^tber with several high sch^I stu- he added, “I may be in the race for dents. Dr. MeSween and Coach JohriT Ison were the principal speakers at the upon you and give you peace both nowisiroua of procuring .loans to file their j SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE'meeting. They were eeeompaaied Yjf and forever more. applications immediately. L “The Paper Every bndy Rai^l^ .4J^nfeaaor \ / 1 / ly* ^ jal' ’ , % ■ -ii.- ^ . ./>k