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\ V I. .1 , PAGE FOUR ( THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTON. S. C THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938 itfp Qltttton (El|r0ntrlr EsUblishcd lyoo WILSON W. HARRIS. Editor and Publiahor " ' Publishi^ Every Thursday By THE CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Subscription Rate (Payable In Advance): One Year $1.50; Six Months 75 cents; Three Months 50 cents Entered as Second Class Ma^ Matter at the Post Office at Clinton, S. C. The Chronicle seeks the cooperation of its subscribers and readers—the publisher will at all times appreciate wise suKeations and kindly ad vice. The Chronicle will publish letters of general interest when they are not of a defamatory nature. Anonymous communications will not be noticed. This paper in not responsible for the views or opinions of its correspondents. ‘ 2 and he has suffered a right smart, she saya she w^s walking thru the " bed-room /where he was asleep and I stumbled over a chair and the hot , waiter splashed all bver him. she did- 4 dent know how bad burnt he was till -he sobered up. she had no idea of stumbling over annything, so she told the poleesman. she blames the trub- ble on the old kittle and the chair. CLINTON. S. (2 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8. 19.38 sevveral of our ex-cotton farmers have gone into the poultry biznes.-^. mr. tom head has bought him a reg- gi.stered fioultry and will get His pen filled up as soon as he can. he has rote -seeker-terry wallis for infor mation about growing fouLs instead of cotton, if he can get the chickens to takee the place of kivver crops, he will come out o. k. he hopes to get an- allowance for chickens at the rate of 10 herrs per aker of land which will lie out, and hi.s parrity checks will be based on the nunjber of eggs .she lays instead of pounds of lint for the subsiddy. tht^ elecktion passt^d off sattisfac- tory to the persons who were eleckied. mr. judd skinner who had plann«Ml to run for congress on the. inder-pendent Now the United States I)ei)artmerrt ticket witlwJraw<*d hi.s name at the l^t phil-jof .Agiiculture is starting out, as it linnet and will continue to help his the same line. Four ““ I.ITTI.E IlE.Vl.TH SE.M.S 'Farm authorities and councils have Christmas seals are n-w on sale ev- spent much money and time in lal)ora- eiyw'here in .\merich. They cost a cent 'tory re.search to di.scover industrial apiece. No Chi isTma^ letter or pack-j /<»» farm crops with encouraging ag<‘ is n-ally complete unless it bears •'-^uccc'ss. <ine or more of thesi* evi4lences of the sender's c<mtribution to a great phil-j"* .■Agiicullure is anthis>py having as its purpose tdie re- shouhl, on the same line, four re- wife aroun<l the house with the chor<*s during of ti»beicul<»si-4 mortality. jgional laboratories with this o>l)j<*ctive while he is not asleep. 1m* is ‘lK*nt on in view, are to be e.stablished in .seim- taking his rest which .starts after HE,_A1.M.\^S (C)MES ratisl aieas under lh<* chief of fhi* i,|.,.^|^fy.t -jiid lasts till difiner time, WhoeytT the forggteii man may be buri'uu of chemistry. begins again at ’d and lets uji at iM this .lay <>f e\|M*rimeritati..n and un- The purpose is to fiml new ways 7 ^e would have made a good offis. i-.'Ttainty, he certainly cannot be iden- of tying agriculturt* to industry, by holder; he knows hoW to put tfiings tkfied as .Ml. .<anta Claus. There is one developing industrial uses for such ,,ff jwifectiori. he mought run for from now be on ‘trial IS om man who is' r. membeiv.1 every day in items th» year l»y youngsters the worl.l over, tables industrial uses for such as corn, wheat, fruits, vege- something Within 2 year*. Irish and .swe«*t potatoes, cot- .^^.^,.,1 the id*\k deal will Hi may 110: lie what he used t<» be ton, p»*atiuts, tobacco, apples and milk. <fiw of Us arei. but* it'is safe to pro- Those are on the list of farm firo- «lu'e that he will In* on hi.s old job of duets in which the first ri'search ef- promoting-fil th ;ui.l joy aii.l happi- forts will be madi*. .Already an im- r.' -' when the time for bi.- vi-iit rolls again. '1 yon-s trulii*, nuke lark, rfd, corry s|».indetii. ’r.'im.l oil hecemlsT 2.Ath. .'<K\KMKKN DAA.'^ Til.I, 1 With this i-'su** of The < hionicle, follows-d by the cit>''s big annual .*santa < laus celebiatiori, theChri.st- niHs shopping peri.Hi is inaugurated in <’lmton. .Anil is then* in all Um* year a more delightful M*asoii ? IMaiining and buying. Chi isimas gifts is surely a*^ mui'h fun as giving and rtveiving them on th«* givat day, and the pnwtvts can be extendeil over a much longer period. I'he shopping lUself is a festival that last.s for a month and the festi val of light, color and gaiety that Iraiisfoims city str«s*ts and shop Win- <h>w- and store intei io|s- into bowers jof beauty, a-mply compensates for any Hall King Wins Gridiron Prize pnitaiit step toward industrial kitili- zation of the potato erop has Ix'eii made in .Maine, the eetiti-r of the great potato district, where two starch mills with large daily Rapacities, are being Imilt to turn out starch for th«* use of New Kiigland textile manufactur ers. * [gent’s furnishing .store of this city, This IS the sort of thing which will: P“''’ do more to put agriculture on a sLalde Hipp and t’hamller, well known shoes to the memher of the Clinton footing than all the b.*nefit payments, high foot*«ll team who played the subsidies; enm corrtrol plans and(dinUm-Iaike View Nobody’s Business Bv Gee McGee loss of charm in exl**rnal nature. It IS high time to give that shop ping list Home attention. Every day 111 w ami altiactive bargain> are lieing of feted. Ibsiple are tiemg in\ite<l to tome to till' and other cities to do thiir .shopping ami take advantage of the immplete ami ifttractive assort ments that always reward the shop- i»iT who diH'-.n’t wait * until the last ■ X minute. Tile shopping season pnmii.ses to Flat RiN-k Continues To Thrive evveriioddy has commenced’ to get ixsidy for exmus. dr. hui>bert gi\*en. the drug-sUiarist, has riTeiveil a niee shipment of false faces and fientch candies, allso sonie japper- Ihe outatanding player of the game and awanleil the prize with th«* com pliments of this concern. King made Clinton’s only touclxlown and wa.s noticeaiiile for gainiikg yaixlage, and s«*veral s|M*etaciilar tawkles. Birthdays And Anniversaries , , , , .Mrs. E. .M. Timnumnan has a liirth nose lanterns am perfumes and van- mty sets, as rioliiKldy has any mon- ney, the ptihlirk he iHuight same. is wondering w'hy mr, tom head's si*cont son, ftizzie U a ^H-»u»t one to thtr.e wht. do not (.^e navy and will ]iuf off then purchasing. I inlays pa- f,,|. jHppati as simiii as he arrives |M|, ami the i-siles to follow the next two weeks, will be filli‘il with helpful .suggestions you -hould iiiH overlook. When the colorful tx'lebration to- mui row 1-sivcr, t'luiton will have been ti.iiisforineil into a lovely ( hristmas I '\ to add to the pleasure ami «*njoy- rm lit of oui jieopb- during this happy .si a-oii. Only lo shopping day- Ilia-. .\ goini slogan foi would In-. "l»o your honnami do it early la-t niiniite ci u>h. Hen .Mis,H hlorence Bi*bo is celebrating a liirt'hilay tmlay, Tinlay. ilbi*. Kth. is the ilst wisiding anniversary of .Mr. and .Mrs. A. O'lhmiel. Virgil .-Vbrams will celetirate a in filly deify, so hjs ma says, he is,i„,.,h«luy ."^tunUy. iKi'. HMh. planning U> Im* adnoral. he will makej j,,„| Mi-^. E .E. Wells ce giKHi III the navy; he is a fine shot, he winned 2 turkeys last xmus at a shiHitiiig match, and is allso mighty nice with fire-criH’kers ansoforth. I ebrated mts.s jeiinie vt*eve smith had the miss-fortline to get stung by a yellow until Christ- jacket last friday at s<*holl. he piM*- all to adopt turisl her l«*ft jaw and it is now swell- hopping at «sl up v»*ny big and-looks like she has to a\oid the a i|uid of tobaeker in same, she has you are as- a \errv one-siiled face, but the swell- their 12th Ikn*., r»th. Handd Hen I tic. 2rMl. Little Mildnsl Itunlup ham>ily eele- bratisl her bth birthday on 18*1*. 2nd. wisiding anniver.sary on ng had a birthday A it y ■ uieil ample stot'k.-. a variety of new gifts ami timc-tcstisl, old favorit«*s, and a .servu-e ami attention by cour- lioiis meicKaiits ami -ali'- foice^ that will idea-e. ing IS going down at a ra|)pid I'ate. she is able lo carry on her tei'k-hing, but she can’t talk vciry loii.l at this riting. :: y :: y n| K ( II xNi.INt, FOI'l I \HON l-o \ears s.K-ially-niimk-d people hav '.i t n bi-'inoaning the tn r. I i f the b .'imn laci- towa’d the big cities and away from the eountiy ami the 'inall towns. (Joveinment statisties now tell U' that there is a ibvnlisl movement of popira’iioii away from the cities ;uid back to the country. The automolitle i> pnm'ipally {■poTI'lbli- fot this. It I' possitde jiiojdi to li\e m riual ivgions n-v. will waite, our IS down in the mouth his w ife’s ma and paw fheu'^ only companny rooiu. to be on a weak-end local hen* have past un*. of late.' cam|M*d they \ issit y i -n pretemliMl wIm'II they arrived in june but it l(H*ks' now as if they had s^^uatted 011 his premises and will make his place their |H*rmaiM*iit home, they are tiKij I young for old-age |M*nsions. and tooj re- lazy to work on the w,-p. a. h«* hast for 'his hands full as wtdl as his house full, and e Dr. Felder Smith of DRS. SMITH & SMITH 0!*T0METRISTS Specialist In Kye ^Examinations Office Hours Daily Phone 29-W for Appointment Clinton. S. C. Wink in the big towns, as multiplu*d[ thousands are do.ng, and theix* is a growing desire to get awajf fn>m the noise yf the cities .iml to live in small er and quieter country places. Those who are moving to the rural an*as, liowevei, are not s,M*king employment there, but still clinging lo their city job.s. Everybody wants to uve off the big cities ami tihv bsleral government is helping do this by pouiing biJions of dollars into the m<qit>po!itan areas. Some towns will iMntmue to gimw. season ojiened up in the hunting <nir midst the other day. at pres.sent we have o citizens in the hosspittle ill eonneclion with same, bert green was mistook for a rabbit; he got IS shots in his head and abiKunin. john skinner was misti>ok for a wild tur-i key. he is resting easy with one eye! gone and .'{ t<'«'th missing, art squaiv’s squirrel cap was shot off his hea<l and: one ear was punetuml, he loivkinl like' a jmssiim. hetM*e his axeident. no other game was ketchwl or killed. 1 MORE INCOME ON YOUR MONEY CURRENT DIVmENI) A Safe IMace for (he Kamilv others won’t. Probably the largest cities will not get in-uc-h larger. In- clfisl, the large.st of all, the Island of Manhattan, is losing popu.ation. Thei e are as many |M*ople as ever, if not more, who go to New A’ork daily for work, but who sleep in some of the outlying boroughs of the city, or in adjacent counties or even in other etaites. "Hie vteam engine is responsible in til It I iMA 1*1 . Chartered and Super- All Da> Long In Old Hat Ruck I . , , , #s 111.-;, art siiu.ire in comimnnv with*'*^^” - I • GoAernment. mr.-;. art squ.ire in com|»anny ■ms. holsum moore fiH'teil mesdame .lohn skinner and her sister, nH'sdame eutie jones, at the Imme of the latter with a big tea and britlge {Uii'ty in cluding 4 tables on last tues<lay af- tenuHin 'betwixt 4 and 6 p. m. re- fit»shments were served, but gave out 'in 30 minutes. ALL MONEY RECEIVED HERE BY DE(*EMBER lOTH WILL RECEIVE EARNINGS FROM D E - CEMBER 1ST. I a very large mea.sure, for the big dr. hulvbert green opperated on a modern cities. When large-scale fac- patient the other day for appender- tory induatries were starteil power cee<u8. Start Your Savings Acraunt Here Todav,^^' he has ibenn sued for mal- could not be transmitted farther than practice—j*he newer had same, it waa i the length of a belt. Now electric s<ime<hing elae. she will possibly get power is available everywhere, and well, he took her wor for where she the tendency is to build factories mar w-as hurting, and that is hsi alibi an- where the people live, instead of mak- suforth. when he got inside* of her, he ing them move to the factory town, found out that )H‘r appendor-ceetus j 1 .NEW USE.S F^rrAR.M CROPS *' _ . . , . ... Icounty-seat. The ukimate solution of the farm ers’ problem, we have been told for, mrs. jerry mire doolittle had the many years, is the devel<^iment of muss forune to poor a kittle of hot EDERAL SAVINGS |AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Telephone Noi. S > A CUatoa InsUtation Serving Clinton People Since 1H9. — w w w — -- , new uses for the products of the aoil. waiter on her husband the other night' I FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that I will render a final accounting of my acts and doings as Executor of the estate of Carrie E. Rivenback, deceased, to the Probate Judge of Laurens County, South Carolina, at Laurens on Friday, December 16, 1938, at 11 A. M.; andi will at the ^me time a.sk the C^urt for a final discharge from my duties 1 as executor of said estate. All persons having claims against said esute wUl file the same duly I* SMITH’S INVITATION verified on‘or before December IGth, 1938, or be forever barred. ! M. L. RIVENBACK, Executor, Estate of Car rie E. Rivenback. 12-15-5CW / price-fixing piojt<cte that Seci'etaryU'hampionnhip battle here IwU Friday. Wa’lacc nr anylMxjy elst* has pr<'|>osi*<l.' KinR. husky halfback and cap-' I tain of the local team, was judg(‘<I a.s We carry a cunipiete line of hooka. Ledgers, Cash Books, Joamals, Day Books,, etc. Call 74 for yonr needs Chronicle Pobliahing Ca - ^Continued from page one) postmaster in Lynchburg on jSundajrs, hence, Monday morning he forwarded my mail, which included the'Invita tion, to Florence where it was receiv- jed by my secretary Tuesday morning. .While my invitation was mailed from jf'olumbia on Saturday night, Decem ber 3, the other invitations were mail ed Tuesday night, November 29.” The Aug. W. Smith Co. Captivating CHRISTMAS GIFTS for EVERY PERSON ....for every Purse A nd the whole countryside is thrilled as vve are—for next to C^hristnias itself—Christ mas shoi)i)inK at The Aur. W. Smith Co. is the most thrilling event of the year. Naturally, you’ll come to The Auk. W. Smith Co. for “p]v- erythinK For Under the Tree.” Forty years of dependency on The Auk. W. Smith Co. has made it traditional with most folks. And THIS C’hristmas we have more in store for you than ever before. If the Kift you’ve even dreamed of is anywhere .. . you are most likely to find it here. The Stoi*e with the larKest selections has the most ofvcn’erythinK for everylx)dy—and priced to suit ADD ix)cketl)ooki^. And natiii’ally you’ll come Christmas-GiftinK where selections are easiest to make, service quickest and most sat is factory--aii^^here the real Christmas spirit of old-fashioned friendliness alxjunds EVP]RY DAY. Christmas is in the air — and honestly, so are all of us, so anxious are we for vou to see. Everything For Under The Tree! Kxtra Sale.speople Extra i*x|>erienc<sl sales- jioople ready to serve you, ehivrfuKy and efficiently. Shop early though, while t-ver\*tKMly has time. Clift Wrapping -Another advantage of Christmas shopping at The .Aug. \V. Smith Co. (lifts attractively pack- agetl and wi-apped — we’ll mail them too. To viand Is Joy land Surprise gifts for boys and girls from -Mr. Krin- kle. A’ou’ll like our toy booth idea — arrangeil for your quick s<i*lection . . . \ ou’ll like our lay-away plan. A Suggestion— Hundreds of our custom ers last year sa^’cd them selves a lot of last minute worry by Laying-Away-A. Gift-.A-Day ’till Christmas ... If you haven’t al ready started—TRY IT. Checking Service < A'our Cliristmas S h o p - ping’s easier, more enjoy able if you check your packages, etc. Main Floor, No Charge. Expert Shoppers To shop with you or for you—Telephone — wire or write us—or come in to day. They’ll make short order of the longest and most difficult lists. The Aug. W. Smith Co. Sptrtaoburg, South Ctrolina ■\ J