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./ THB CaaNTbN CmONICLE^CUWTCW. 8. C. ■r THURSDAY, APRIL ^2% 1937 1. /• JOANNA GOnON MILLS HONOIL CHiaCO VISITORS WITH DINNER] / North^n Visitors At Goldville die Past Week li- .,W. H, Regnery of Chicago and Grou|^ of Sales Managers, Spend Several Days .In GoWvaie, Addresses * Department Heads At Banquet Gathering On Importance of Close Relation Between Production* and Distribution Departments. , With covers laid for 100, a most | week,'and withi production throuj'houtj delightful banquet was' given Thurs- jthe country butrunning consumi|ion. day-evening in the Joanna school, _ buiidmg to honor \\. H. Regnery and | this problem as a whole,” he j eleven officials of the Western Shade]said. -—i i Cloth company, owners of Joanna! “Our .problem,” said Mr; Regnery,| Cotton Mills, who wore ,non,ling sov-i“i’ two-foW-production and distribu- otal days in Goldville. The banquet, >“"■ "“"I was elegantly preparfd and served by j j;'-'- '''“f the liOiiir ecv.nomic.H Hopartment sales organi-j the school, and Joanna Jjtirls' club, The. get-together occasion tpok I We mu-st, therefore, both as the man-' za*;on-4eels that the burden of the I .success of the bu.siness is^-theirs; but e ...UK! both are wrong. The two in this set- appearance of a family aftair with the Joanna nid'^ —nnnaai m.^eparable and of equal im- rills per.«onnel art<^ tho*":> are inseparable Chicago visitors united in a spiidt ef \mderstanding and cooperation, and ... ^ , , „ ville to see and learn,” Ouu m’bn have come down to Gold- Mr. Regnery declared, “to understand how much work and ^ietaii must he dhhe before| our salesmen have anything to sell, !-The manufarttrrinrr rnd,^heTrfnreris extremely important, for goods must! 1 he made right to meet competition.' The .sales organization, in turn, must be alive and able to secure sufficient orders or jiroduction will fall off and costs increase.” . Mr. Regnery then went into an ex planation of how the product of the Joanna mills is handUnl. All goods manufactured here, he sai^l, arc ship- iped to ('hicago, where they, ^ are joleached and finished and then con verted into window shades and other t products and specialtie.s. To sell the good.s manufactured here, he added, necessitates national distribution through 2.3 of the largest cities in the Uniteif States whore-x>ffice!^nd sales forccH are maintained by thejWestern .S<hd(le doth company. “With competi- Ition growing keener, all the while,” he said, ‘‘our organization must be alert to carfy bh a.s' it has done for the jjiast thirty years, and judging the -l^tui'e by The .y ■ *' c- the, work p|r the' Laiireiu County brary.-^'" Tih* Trinity Ridge rhythm handt di rected/by Mrs. Harold Wallace,. gave a musical program, while the council/ chorus appeared in several numbers. The fall meeting will be held with the Hickory Tavern cltd>. Blue Stockings Win Cita4iel Track Meet t ^ _ track Reading left fh right: E. Hertogs. President Western Shade Cloth Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; W’m. A. .Moor head, Gbldvil|e, tJeneral .Manager; A. I). lUrron, Goldville, Cotton Buyer; Geo. H. Ellis, Goldville, Resident En gineer; W. iL Regnery, President Western Shade Cloth Co., Chicago, 111.; P, B. Mitchell, Goldville, Superintend ent; F. E. Kniskern, Special Sales RepresenUtive, Western Shade Cloth Co., Chicago; H. C. Lorraine, President Western Shade Cloth Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; G. .M. Forrest, Division Sales Manager, W’estem Shade Cloth Co., Chi cago; L. R. Netzel, .Mgr. Order Dept., Western Shade Cloth Co., Chicago; P. D. Grimes, President Western Shade (,’Ioth Co., Detroit, .Mich.; J. WI Warren, President, Western Shade Cloth Co.; Indianapolis, Ind.; S. J. Dillon, President W'estern Shade Cloth Co., Omaha, Neb.; F. J. Fleck. President W'estern Shade Cloth Co., Columbus, Ohio; R. B. Beveridge, Vice-l*resident Western Shade Cloth Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; C. H. Prescett, President Western Shade Cloth Co., St. I>ouis, Mo. -/ COUNTY FARM WOMEN- HOLD SPRING MEET to ( Mrs. J. township, was Laurens, April 14. Harri.s, of Youngs elected f6jr a two-year terrh as presi dent frf the. I,aurens County Council of Farm W'omen at the spring session of the orga^Hzat-ion at Poplar Springs. Mrs. J. M. Patterson of Lanfonl, and' •Mrs. Zeb Vance of Owings, were re elected as vice-i>resident8; Mrs. C. I). of Trinity Ridge, treasurer. Gray Hipp of Dials, was Mrs. The Bethany club won the gavel for / largest number attending the meet ing. _ , , ])ast, we feel that we will he able to hold our own.” ‘‘To my mind,” Mr. Regnery said in clo.sing, “there is no line between the.,,... North and South, and we will go hacICi ^ to our reupootivo ik?,: of Poplar Springs; second Karle Blakely of ^Trinity R^tige, and .I third to Mrs. C. D. WooxK of Poplar Springs. Mrs. Mabel Courtney oTt~ Mrs. C. D. Wood and Mrs. E. A. i Sandy .Springs, fxKieived honorable Pitts won the local club,.priw for mention^ The prizes were flower con-|hay[ng the largest number of scrap taineTs. - - ^ ^ | bo'ok'.s. on displayr ' “' In the year* hook contest, t^ven! The convention paused for a mo- cluh.s wert* judged 'by Winthrop col-iment as a mark of respect to two lege officials as being in class A.'charter members who digd during the The Presbyterian .college team defeated the Citadel aggrega tion, 76 to 49, hete Tuesday by count ing heavdly in the field events. Summary: Mile run; Morton (C), Huntley (PC). Time,"4 minutes, 49 seconds. 440-yard run: Jones (C), Green (PC), Brooks (C). Time, 52,rsec6nd[s. 100-yard dash: Keith (C), Coe (PC), sManning (C). Time, 10.1 sec onds. . * 120-yaid high hurdles: Reynolds (PC), HaiTis (PC), Wilson (C). Time, {16.2 seconds. ' 1 SHO-yanFrun: Jones (C), Huntley UPC), Green (PCJ. Time, 2 minute^, . 12 secorlds. ^ . / / ItPc"), Manning (C)^. Time,*22.8 sec onds, _ ' Two-mile run: Smith (C), Morton (C), McCuily (PC). Time, 11 minutes, 11.6 seconds. 220-yard low__ hurdles; Davis (PC),' Jacobs . (PQ, Russejac (C). Time, 26.8 seconds. High jumpr-'^^Berry (C),- Jacoha.. (PC),^ Wilson (G). Height, 5 feet, 8 inches. > _ Pole vaulk- Hempbill (PC), Bee- mhn (PC), W. MeSween (PC). Height 11 feet. Shot put: Jacobs (PC), Sabados (C), .A. MeSween (PC). Distance, 40 feet, 3^-4 inches. Discus; Hipp (PC), Williams (PC), King (C). Distance, 118 feet, 5 in. Javelin: Hipp (I^), Wicker (PC), King (C)C~Distance, 170 feat, 514 in. Broad jump: H<^is (PC), Jacobs (PC), Btooks (C), Distance, 21 feet. 1 8^ inches. T7 with a feeling of good fellowship per meating the gathwing throughout* the evening. The enjoyable occji.sion was presid ed .over bjj^WwAr'^Moorhead, general manager of the Joanna mills, who welcomed the visitors and expreaied the pleasure of the community in hav- we are one organization, working to gether a.s a unit to obtain ty\e best results and to make available for our « large family of employees the very be.vt opportunities possible. W. W. Harris, publisher of The Clinton Chronicle, and an invited kuest and speaker on the program, drew a contrast between Goldville of 23' years ago and the developed and attractive community 4<xl*y»*Then, he said, the Goldville property was a four thousand spindle yarn mill com pared with its ninety thousand spin dles today. Then it was a poor, un attractive,* uninviting community with ing them pre.sent in the village for a stay of several days. He introduced] hardly 200 people. Today it i^a hu.st- the heads and members of the offi- ling, growing, complete little city en.Melk'tte’on the board of'directors. The secretary will be appointed by the president. Burgess Bultman of the state high way department, was guest , speaker. “Driving Safely” wak his theme and he gave many points for the safety of women autoiats as well a.s 9thers. The contest in the arrangement of flowers was a special feature, with first place going to Mrs. Guy Elledge The.se were Owings, Eden, Yaungs, l>anford. Sandy Sp-rings, Durbin, Har mony, Princeton and Trinity Ridge. To determine the winner of first M. hers, with Sandy Springs winning the honor. In the song contest, the Wadsworth club'won first place, Bethany second and Eden third. The judging commit tee consisted of Miss Jane Webb and year, Mrs. W. M. Cain and Mrs. W, Sanders. — Mrs. T. C. McGee brought greet-, ings from the Garden club of Laurens place it wa.** nexjessary to draw num- arrf extended an invitation to* home Miss Dorothy McCreight of the mu sic department, and Miss Margaret Jones, home economics teacher, all of Ware Shoals. demonstration club women to be guests of the club at its annual gar-* deit tour Wednesday and Thursday. • Greetings from the Greenvjlle-^un- cil were brought by Miss Ell^ Bur ton, assistant home demon^ration agent. On Tnotion of Mrs, Ly C. Taylor, the council unanimously voted to go on record as approving and indorsing /Gray ^^Wieral Home Cllntdn, B. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS and ••• >EMBALMERS Ambulance Serrke ^ Phones 41 and 899-J L. RUSSELL GRAY rad V. PARKS ADAIR, Gea. Mfrs. y / ' k' r——— ^ cial Joami'a family. Supt. P._B. Mitchr ell was then introduce* and he in turn presented his overst*ers and their assistants in the respective (k*part- ments. Mr. Regnery was introduced by Mr. Moorhead, who stated that the Chi cago manufacturer first became in terested in the Joanna property in' assured 1928, and that recently * he and his -—— associates iratL-acquired the interest in the business formerly held by the Hartshorn interests-of Oswego, N. ,Y, He" spoke* brieOy of Mr. Regnery’s life and training and of the high es teem and love in which he is held by the employees of the. large organiza tion he heads'. He stated that Mt. Regnery is also mayor of the town •, in which he resides, Hinsdale, 111.,^ having been elected to the position in . his absence-while touring Europe. Mr. Regnery stated that he had brought eleven of his divisional sales managers down to Goldville to get first hand information of the plant and its operation. He expressed his thanks and appreciation for the cour tesies, and hospitality shown his party. “We appreciate your presence here this evening,” he said in address ing the Goldville audience inwatnoHi'c ffjVilW^WFfi"">T”one*ramTIy. Why are we here?” he asked. “Because there must.be a complete understand ing between the producing and sell ing departments of this industry. Business is a hard task-master,” he "said, “with competition growing with. .2,0011 industrious and well-con tented people, and recognized far and wide as one of the most - attractive mill villages in the textile South. With thfr'-bttez'of'iftaw and soi^d of hammer heard on all sides, he com plimented Mr. Regnery on a continu ation of his development program and him that Clinton and Lau rens •ounty appreciates in a very large measure, transformation that has taken place in recent years, which has made of Goldville a very important part ofjhe county. A colored quartet from th^- CGC camp near Clinton favored -the audi-. ence with several selections daring the evening. _ Several member^ of the Regnery party expressed their pleasure in coming to Goldville and spoke in the highest terms of the hospitable man ner in which they had been received by_all from the time of their arrival until they returned to Chicago. LYDIA MOTHERS* CLUB PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT The Mothers’ club at Lydia mill will present a comedy, “Fun On the Grandpa Boggs-r-Miss Frances Ful ler. BtroogBT and more/difficult week byf;”-t]51ored Porter—Miss Daisy Grant. OOR MEATS ARB KCPT WITH ,ZBAL0US CARE. AW OUR PRICES ARE QUITE THIS Sanitary-shop — looks after Tla meats in a zeal ous, painstaking manner. Every ounce of meat that leaves this market muat live up to our business reputation for selling quality food. Moderate prices prevail COPELAND’S Meat Market mglit, April 23, at 8 o^lock, at the school build ing. The caat ia as follows: Farmer Boggs^ — Miss Mary Hig gins. Tom Boggs—Mrs. Nolan McCravey. kev. Mar- Newsbny=*JMiss Clara Elders Conductor—R. H. Ck)bb. Man—Mrs. L..R. Campbell. Chinaman—Miss Ray Gillham. . Bride*—Miss Edna Coker. Groom—Mrs. Bud Jones. Miss Highstyle—Miss Lula Eske Irish W’oman—Miss Pauline tin. Grandma Wiggins — Miss Mattie Abrams. ' Mrs. Boggs (mother)—Mrs. Dabbs. Mary Boggs, little girl—'Mrs. Nel son. Miss Prim, an old maid—Miss Ro- bertaiFowler/- — '* ■ ■ Susie Olsbn—'Mrs^Eskew. . , i Woihan and a baby—Opal ‘W'ebb. Mrs. Herbly (medicine woman)— Mrs. Rose Cole. —Mrs. Deafty (slightly deaf)—Mrs. Sidney Oakly. • 'Mrs. Stut.terly—Miss Frances Law- son. Woman Suffragist—Mrs. Mansfield Brix^well. * / Marguerite, a bad little girl—Mar ion Campbell. , ENGRAVED VISITING CARDS Jagt^^^t^erary lady needs. Sample .icHRoiSt^ pubCishing ca NOW! / So that we can Rive more space and attention to our growipR business in Womens* and -Girls* Ready-to-Wear, Millinery •and Furnishings, we have decided to discontinulT several^ lin^. Our entire Shoe stock for sale—shoes regulalrly sold up td $3.49, white,'black, blue and brown. Seeing is believing. This is not a fake advertisement. The shoes are here for you at sellihg-out prices—wholesale or retail. No limit, no fesei^^e, srJm final. Come and see for yourselves. These are good shoes, none are old or shopworn. Stock has been divided^into three lots fbr qufek service. SHOES Ties, Straps and Pumj^, one lot to close out at— 98c One lot to dose out at— $1.49 High quality vici kid arch- built Ties, to dose out at— $1.49. Women*8 New Sandals, lea ther soles, white, yellow, .blue and red, pair— Children*s Shoes, going — SPECIALLY LOW. Do you men want to save ff money! Solid leather Work Shoes, leather or' panco .splhs, storm welts. Always sold at $1.98, going at— ^ $1.65 DRESSES and SUITS We need mondy—^must get H; and will have to sell the goods regardless of price. Women*s Rayon Taffeta Dresses, pastel shades at-— 98c Printed and Pastel shades, also white Crepe Dresses— $1.95 Gorgeous Printed and Pas tel shades, French Crepes, at— $2.95 One lot Crepe Dresses an^^ one lot Evening Dresses— $1.00 See our Linen and Pique Suits. Latest coat and skirt jiiodes. white, oyster, navy, brown and winer Super-val ues gqin^t-= $1.95 UnTy a^eW^ Lasna and Pa cific Flannel Suits left— $4.95, $3,95, $2.95 Girls* Dresses, going at— 95c and 45c New Blouses, going at— — $1.95 and 98c UNDIES Slips, wide Princess trim— 49c and 25c lace Mello Satin and French Crepe Princess Slips, seams will not rip— 98c N: sook and Crepe Gowns and 25c Lavishly Trimmed Step-Ins MILLINERY SPECIAL Latest shapes. Straws and Felts. All late spring colors at— 98c Rayon and Cotton Hose— 25c, 15c, 10c WEEK-END SI W'omen’s Service Frocks, sold everywhere at'98c— 79c JPER VALUES Women’s Vat Dye Print Dresses— V 39c- Harvest Hats going at— 25c, 15c, 10c We bought an entire sam ple line of Boys* Two-Piece Wash Suits. Super values— 98c, 49c, 25c See our' new Airway Smt^ pfots. High Color Co^es/ 49c, 39c, 25c / HOSE . Famous DoveDown Full Fashioned Hose Dovedown Swiss' Hose, pair . ^ 49c : ^imm Dovedown So-Sheer, pair-^ 59c Dovedown ptUiw La Debutante, ISc Men’s Sanforized Washable Slacks, close-out price— 95c Men’s Dress out, at—^ Pants, dost- $L9$ and Men’s good Felt Hati^ in blackr brown, tan, — 98c and59c Men’s Draas Slib’ts, clo^ out at— 69c and 49c MenV nnd Boys* Spring 49c and 25c The best Work Shirts sold at— 65c and 49c Men’s Sweat Shirts, Shorts, Unions, Belts, Suspenders St CLOSE-OUT PRICES. WATCH OUR WINDOWS. COME Df AND LOOK AT RACKSj^ T^AELBS. -BK SAVING SALE NOWpON. DANZIGER’S DEPT. STORE THE BEST TOR LESS SINCELU23 MUSGimVE AND ENTERPRISE STS, jCUNTON, S. C. i / / C i--1Till I sV’ r: