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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINtON. S. C.
Thursdoy, September 18,1941
Colored Drayman
Dies Suddenly
1942 PLYMOUTH
ON DISPUY HERE
Herbert Thompson
Passes After Serving
the Public 25 Years.
AROUND THE TOWN
Incidents, Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Rounds.
nevve^ heard of befoar, allso how to
make dewberry pies ansoforth. they
will allso be trained to sew buttons
on clothes, him>stitch, embroider,
shay, do tattle work, and bUe cab>
bages and collards without, hawing
anny water In the pot.
mr. holsum moore, one of our trus-
In Sunday’s Atlanta Journal one. toes, wants to see some practical
Herbert Thompson, 57, coloreci,- re-
i>ptH.’ted citizen and drayman of this
city, died suddenly at his home early
Thursday morning, his death coming
;is a .shock to hfs many friends, both
white and colored. The largely at
tended funeral .service was held Sun
day afternoon from Friendship Meth-
< di.st church, with interment follow
ing in the church's cemetery.
Herbert had operated a public dray
in Clinton for the past twenty-five
years. During this long peribd, he
had served practically all business
houses in the city, and w'as always
ct>urteou.s, dependable and honest in
his dealings. He was a devoted mem
ber and worker in his church, serv
ing it as a steward, choir leader and
in other activities. He gave fr^ly of
his time and means to the support of
his church and was held in high es
teem by his people.
Herbert is survived by his wife,
three sons and five daughters. Two
daughters live here, while the other
children reside in vVashington, D. C.,
Mt.) Claire. N. C.. Portland, Maine,
Orangebiirg, Bennetlsville and Che-
raw. All members of the family were
here for the funeral.
woodwork added to the boys’ classes
he says that when he was 14 yeaps
old, he could make a ax-handle,
build a chicken coop, shoe a mule,
and kiwer a house,, the boys of that
The new 1942 Plymouth and Dodge
are on display in the show rooms of
the McMillan-Cooper Motor com
pany.
Fitted with many new features,
the car was described by W. M. Me-' . . . ,
yet Offered S p^ymouS’’ jpearing under Little Stories of a Big
both sides ol Ih^ar, Anotter daughter ol MRS.
Sped with a sa7etr iXht At ^THEL PITTS. The story, a true one,[age now don’t know hbw to do anny-,
n?eh?^the dial changes color* as cer-''^®* ® humorous and clever account; thini around the house except'smoke
Sfn siJ^ed imits ail ufto i i chaw tobacket, drink
thirty^iles an hour thrSal Siow^^®*^'^ purchased'the largest pair| dopes, ride in cars, cuss, hitch-hike,|
green- it is amber ilp to fifty miles bedroom shoes si^e was able to; neck, loaf, piddle around drug atoars
green, it is amoer up AO lu^ miies tucked her shoes under her -u
an hour, beyond that«is red
The engine and the chassis i are j. ^linDers For the storv Miss
, placed on rubber mounts to mini-, slippers, f or the story Miss
All Pitts received a check for $1.00, but
mize vubitation. All parts are ,, su- , i. u
■pertinishS" allowing the metal to of “H. ■« came on her birthday,
Sand greater use with less wear. | Monday, Ute 15th.^
I The new engine prepuces nineg- j LLOYD, who formerly | verry good at this riting. we have a
I fu e horsepower, w 1 West where he attended few cases of lumbago, caused -from
CAED OF THANKS
The family of the late Herbert
ThompMn acknowledge with grateful
aiq;>reciation the kindnesses shown
during the illness and death of their
faUier and husband.
THOMPSON FAMILY.
and stay out all night, yore corry
spohdent thinks mr, moore has
something there.
Items of Little Interest From Flat
Ro<A: —
the health of 'our little citty is
model only had eighty-seven horse-; ^
power
No Development
In Attack Case
' Laurens, Sept. 15.—Sheriff C. W.
Wier yesterday questioned several
Negroes in an effort to apprehend a Favetteville and Fort Braeg
would-be criminal assailant who |
in a printing office, has returned to
Clinton and makes his home with his
setting in one position too lopg at a
time while loafering ‘around the
town hall, and we all^ have a few
Dr. Felder Smith
Dr. Duncai $. Felder
OPTO»f)pTlUSTS
Spe^ttsts In
Eye Eiuiminations
Offtoa^Stoars:
Dr. SaHli. DaUy, 4:U to C.
Dr. FeMmr,'Dally, AtSO to A
Phone 29 tor Appointment
CUNTON. & C
PROFESSIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENT
Bothwell Graham, M. D.
opened an offioe at hla hooea at
94 N. Broad Street.
Office hours: 19-lt A. Mt
2-4 P. M., 7-9 P. M.
Telephone 91
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WEST BIAIN 8TBEET
aunt, Mrs, L. Ross Lynn, and Dr. bad colds that are being home-
Lynn, and is employed in the Thom-
well orphanage printing shop.
Little GEORGE R. BLALOCK, JR.,
is visiting his father, Captain Bla-
treated. dr. hubbert green says he
will not
month.
near make expenses this
I < ►
a bunch of fellers in the drug stoar
were talking about whaf is an ameri-
N. C. With his aunt, Miss Agnes, ^an-the other night, they decided We
Sunday night seized a 15 year j^g accompanied his father few- lavals and quislings in
With all of hi.< sons employed else
where. the family states that it will
be impossible to c(,ntinue their fath
er's business vvfuch will be discon
tinued at the end of this week.
white girl of the Watts Mill com- [ Bragg on Sunday and even' ^be upper brackets of society and
• the"iiri’| though they left Clinton at 6 o’clock, [o^ber high places, but that the com-
wior Vijc HorMifioc aro be didn’t close his eyes until he hadj*’™®^ common folks, who reaW
Sheriff Wier and his deputies are ] addition to the visit the country what it is, are
.MR.. MRS. .\M) MISS SCHOOL
TEACHER! |
\V^hy not give me your subscription
for iHagazines needed in your work?
Sehooi^braries a specialty.
JA^t^S W.l CALDWELL
pressing the search for the Negro, .
but he said that no arrests had yet ^''^'^her, he will have a treat
. , ’ 1**^ the nde home on the streamlined
. The young woman was enroute'tZ-ain which he calls “Ferdinand’’
I home early last night after a visit to because of the sound of
Triends’ home near her own whenjtb® whistle when it blows).
(she was seized. The Negro dragged! ^
! her into a hedge but was frightened i CHARLES BURNETT, a star foot-
100 per cent behind our govveer-
rnent in trying to save ourselves from
hitler and his u. s. sattelites anso
forth.
mr. art square, who farms a little
on the side, remarked the other day
away by the girl’s screams. Blood- ball player last y®^*' ^he Clinton we^ilh”L*^won*i^have
hounds were unable to follow the bigh team has entered New^rry coU
tion of her would-be assailant.
trail. Owing to darkness the girl wasHe spent the past week ther.;,^ annyboddy to pick It, and as
not able to give a detailed descrip- and having made the freshman team, ^
returned home Sunday for his per- „-,1 ^ J j
snml nossessinns His roommate ^ a gmning expensds, and
spnal possesions. His roommate is a he.won’t have to haul anny cotton
friend with whom he played in the ^ ^ „ . , y
i 11 . .. • /-.L 1 .. * to the gm, he will save trucking costs,
all-star game in Charlotte the past **
' by not hawing anny cotton at all this!,,
fall he Aggers that he will save, all
Volunteer Soldiers
Given Discharge
I season.
!o
R. G. WATSON has returned from
ouanerf announced" 1^7v ’ ® vaertiorthrpast wrek ^ P^^^y- it wUl be a little.
quarters announced today 1,875 _ of deer hunt, minus a .shirt—I on his_credditors tho, but they
: land and a deer hunt, minus a shirt
the 3,000 soldiers of the 30th division: — “ e;;c;pr;h;'corta7’Acco;d-''“". happy days come here
i-:_ ,_ii ... _ _ a again.
who have completed their, year
training would be sent to their homes to tradition his fellow s^rtsmen
North and South Carplina, Georgia ® cutting off his shirt-1
id Tennessee this week.. | ta‘t when he missed a shot. !
le first group of 800 men was i ^
relea^d Tuesday, 300 yesterday, 275! MISS MAY FERGUSON of At-
the mad-dog which .galloped down
main street a-slobbering and snapped*'
at the poleesman last monday p.m. |
was finally at last ketched and killed
will b^released today, 250 Friday, has just completed a long- j aj,d his head was cut off and sent to,
and 250 Saturday. i looked-fomard-to visit to friends state cappitpl to find out whether | \ >
These volunteered for service i relatives here. Miss Ferguson’s j qj. jjq^ jjg rabbits bf hydro-
in {he 30th division for one year’s' giribood days were spent in Clinton j phobia, it was retiomed back later
service. None of
Terms
HAMILTON’S
“A CredU To All South Carolina’
^them are selectees.
S
Birth Announ^ents
i and she regards this as home, though ^j^h a report that the dog had et a
I she has resided in Atlanta for a num- har of soap which furnished slobbers,
ber of years. This was her first viat nirs. aiken head, owner thereof, is
to Clinton in twelve years except Wr:talking of suing the town for actual'
several hours spent once while pass- and punnative daihmages for the}
ing through, ^e returned to AtlanU} dog’s demise, which, in her opinion.
YOUNG
Mr. and Mrs. Leland YoungX^n-
nounce the birth of a son, James
land, on Friday, September 12,
the Laurens hospital.
Monday ^tcr fo^ months spent in jg worth 25$. he was imported from
Chester, Columbia, Fort Lawn andjohio.
Clinton. While here she was the
_ house guest of Mrs. Clayte Bailey,
Mrs. J. M. Pitts and Mrs. Julia Grif-
jn and enjoyed the hospitality of
friends on various occasions.
COOPER
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cooper an
nounce the birth of a son, Jackie
Kershaw, at Hays hospital on Satur-
jday, September 13.
CORNWALL
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cornwall an
nounce the birth of a daughter yes
terday, September 17, at Hays hos
pital. The little girl has been named
Lou Jones, for her grandmother, Mrs.
George A. Copeland.
An Arrow White is Always Right!
ler
For almost any occasion
wrar an Arrow white shirt,
of collar styles, too!
, to look smarter and neater
They come in a large variety
There’s the Gordon ... an oxford with
regular or button-down collar . . $2
The Doubler . . . convertible, worn as
sport shirt or for dress $2.25
g Arrow Hitt beats the sun. It’s a
dcloth shirt with a fused collar
refuses to wilt! Mitoga-cut for redl
At, and sanfofrized-^hrunk (maxi
mum fabric shrinkage 1%) .... $2
And these are only a few of the many styles to choose
from! An shirts are Mitoga-cut, fashioned to fit, and
sanforized-shrunk (fabric-shrinkage 1%!).
ADAIR’S
i
MEN’S SHOP
SincKpur article last week on MISS
MADEI^E ADAIR’S pitcher coUec-
tion, we ha^^ found a larger one, that
of MRS. F. DkWEBB. Her assortment
of pitchers numbers 206 and range
in size from ^i^to 15 inches, the
smallest being abbut the size of a
pea. She began her hobby two years
ago in Brevard while pwchasing one
for her daughter, Mrs. Bailey,
who, by the way, also h^ a large
array of pitchers. The salesl^y gave
Mrs. Webb one with which s!^ be
gan her collection and since that l^e
she has found many attractive on
some 100 or more years old. Her col-^jJ
lection represent! a wide variety ofll
materials, pottery, blue glass, chima,
iqetal, a number of fancy ones with
blown glass flowets. One, a souvenir
of the dedication of the Great Smoky
National park, is the head of Presi
dent Roosevelt. These have come
from all points in the U.nited States
and some from foreign points includ
ing Cuba. She has seen only one
smaller than any that she possesses.
It was in a collection at Chimney
Rock and was not for sale. Each one
is numbered as added and interest
ing informatibn is recorded in a
book. ’
JlFFY-lSi
Fer Sato Bf '
SADLER-OWENS FHAKMACT
T
Proud of Each Other
»
Proud of Their Clothes
Smart young people about town have learned how to
m|ke clothes keep their good, appearance longer. Dor
expert dry cleaning prolongs good fit, good' tolor, the
very life of your clothes! Moderate [Mrices at all times.
Hats rebuilt factory style.
Most Modem Cleanliig Plant In Seath Carolina”
Vj
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
Hamy School Days Arc Here
Again
the flat rock scholl opened monday
morning with miss jennie veeve
smith in charge, assisted by her twin
sister, miss sallie veeve smith, acting
as her co-worker, yore corry spmi-
dent made' a talk to the pupils and
parents in the audy-torium. he
teached on modem educaUon and
said he thinks haff of our monney is
wasted bn teeching things that ought
not to be teec!hed.
miss jennie veeve noticed that slim
chance, the 4th, was limping on hto
first leg when he started to his class
room and die sent him home, die
dog-noeed his trubble as polio and
she did not want any of the oUier
children to ketdi'-it from him. dr.
hubbert green was caltod in by slim's
ma, and he found a big nplintar in
his heel (slim's heel, not dr. green's),
to he pulte^l it out and sent him on
back to the sdioU house.
a big year is ahead of ns as to ad-
ucatioii. miss saalth has put in 2 na^
faaturas, vtagly: home ecky-noodcs
and drawing. ^ girb arill ba tosch-
ad how to task vitttos that they baito
To assist in the orderly marketing of the 1941 Cotton
crop, the Palmetto Bank wiU, as in previous years, make loans
on cotton stored in both Federal ond State Warehouses on
the proper worehouse receipts certifying os to staple and
grade, at ottroctive interest rotes. .
^so, we are prepared t^'moke loans on Cotton on forms
of the Commodity Credit Corporc^h. Under this type of loon
the worehouse receipt is pledged bfter the cotton bias been
stored in on approved worehouse, stapled and graded, ond the
interest rote is 3 per cent
4
We mvite you to investigate this service which is available
to oil formers, withoutiiliy-obligatlonr^yottr port