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I ■ ,u _ \S\' W ?■ v. wz BUNKER BREAK—Sp-4 Ked 0. (Tony) Vincent, Jr., of Clinton is shown in Vietnam during a Red Cross ClubrrP&bile visit. At left is Pfc. Robert C. Wallace of Long Beach, Calif., and'at right is Red Crpss worker Eileen Carney of Okla homa City, Okla. Vincent and Wal lace are members of the First Air Cavalry Division and were at An Khe, South Vienam. Vincent currently is at home on leave and will report to Fort Sill, Okla., Nov. 10. Hjs broth er, Gary R. Vincent, is in Vietnam now and visited with Tony before he left. They are sons of Mrs. Ellen Vincent of 305 N. Broad St. By SPECTATOR , COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS PARR PLANT Ten years ago there was much excitement at the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company. The company with three other investor - owned electric power companies would join with the Atomic Energy Commission to build and operate a Nuclear plant as an experimental research facility. The plant would be built on South Carolina Elec tric and Gas Company prop erty at Parr, already the site at which electricity was pro duced from fossil fuel and hydro power. The planning and construc tion of the Nuclear Plant was executed within the - utmost precision. And just four years ago Parr became the first plant to achieve nuclear power production of electricity in the Southeast. It first be gan commercial operation in 1964, and in 1965, its power rating was raised to its planned ultimate capacity of 17 thousand kilowatts. The first refueling of Parr oc curred last year. And now it has served its purpose—Parr has made its contribution to the development of nuclear power plants in the future— and will be retired from serv ice. To those who have worked most closely with Parr, there’s a sadness about this closing . . . but they do it with pride, their mission accomplished according to plan.” The genius who accom plished all this is a very handsome, modest gentleman, born in the hills of Fairfield County and trained at Clem- son. Mr. McMeekin was trained at and by Clemson, as we say, but the unswerving purpose of the man, the indomitable spirit all the great qualities of his genius were born in him and developed over the years in the practical applica tion of all the facts and the ories of science. Mr. McMeekin ranks as one of the greatest sons of Caro lina, a builder who made real all the dreams of his young manhood. CONGRESS “. . . Congressmen of both parties, returning to Wash- for nothing short of total annihilation, Israel is in a remarkably light - hearted mood these-days. Its buoy ancy is particularly notice able here in Jerusalem. Nestled into the deceptively peaceful-looking Judean Hills, the world's holiest city is caught up in a carnival-like atmosphere. Many of the vis itors have made the pilgrim age from foreign lands. The vast majority, however, come from places like Haifa and Tel Aviv. ‘To most of us,’ explains one jubilant Israeli, ‘the Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock are things we’ve read about in books. We want to see them while we have the chance.’ This attitude — a combina tion of elation on the one hand, caution on the other — is the dominant theme in Israel to day. Both sentiments are easy enough to understand. Despite their stunning David- and-Goliath drubbing of the Arabs, the Israelis are beset with problems and uncertain- Torrington Warehouse v i Completed Construction of a 32,000 square-foot warehouse facili ty at the Clinton Bearings Plant of Torrington Co. has "been completed and is now in use. Plant Manager Robert ,B. Wassung said the * former warehouse area, which has over 16,000 square foot of floor space, will be converted to production use. Wassung said that tjie^ ad dition is part of a five-year expansion program. He said the program calls )• for" a gradual increase in number of employes. Governors Address Contractors' Meet The governors of both Car olines and New York labor columnist, Victor Riesel, head the list of speakers for the 47th Annual Convention of Carolinas Branch, the As sociated General Contractors of America, Inc. More than 900 persons are expected to attend the con vention which will be held November 4-8 at the Diplo mat Hotel and Club, Holly wood, Fla. Governors Dan K. Moore of North Carolina and Robert E. McNair of South Carolina will speak at the convene tion’s general session on Monday, Nov. 6 ; Enoree Girl Is Killed In 1-26 Wreck THECBRONICI.E, Clinton, S. C„ Nov. 2,1967 —19 fH Legal Notices : t 1 ington after a recess of almost ties. The most obvious involve two weeks, report there’s a deepening public disaffection back home with the President and his policies on all the overriding issues. ‘People are concerned about the war, taxes and riots, and they don’t i like the way Johnson’s han dling them,’ says a‘'Western Democrat in the House who’s basically sympathetic to the President’s plight. Legislation that doesn’t touch these big | issues, even though likely to pass Congress, elicits little general interest ...” ISRAEL Israel seems to thrive among the nations. Jerusalem — For a country at war with a foe that boasts a 40-to-l manpower edge and an avowed intention to settle outsiders like Nasser and Hussein and center around matters of life and death . . .” IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS “Wool Mark’’ Stars in Sweater-Dresscapade The Classic Sweater has ^ pulled a neo-classic switch in » , \ Your Aging House \>idi Doe Garvey — “wool mark’’ knitwear. An energetic new breed of fashion lends added verve and versatility to the ever-popular sweater as knitting needles carry pure wool yarn to new lengths in creating the smash- hit sweater-dress. Around-the-clock interpreta tions of the sweater run from f knee-skimming, turtleneck, turned-up, short-sleeve sport- nhout versions to -mini-skirted crochet-styled after-five designs and full-length gowns lightly covered hy cardigan-closed eve ning coats. Performance is on the upbeat in knitwear of pure virgin wool v as emphasized by new technical ' ^ innovations, including machine- washability. The WB-7 process, f developed by the Wool Bureau, is one of several successful tech- - * V niques used in producing di- versified lines of machine- %. * washable, machine-dryable knit ^ - > j , i. .•r+x/ Zi.-fr ■ -ay ms ■ V. % m • M X, $- .L.-i im- WLI ■ apparel. WB-7 is an oxidation process which arrests felting and, in addition to re taining the natural hand of the fiber, in many instances, en hances its softness. Another consumer- oriented dimension of importance to . knit wear is the appearance of the /‘wool mark’’ quality label on fash ions tested and ap proved in accordance with strict standards of quality control as “the world’s best ... pure virgin wool." Th' 1 “wool mark - ’ symbol — awarded by the Wool Bureau as a con sumer’s assurance that apnurcl carrying this label is of the finest quality pure wool ob- toinahle—adds strength to the fashion gambit making any week luir gmne for "Sweater Week.”' '*■— — / A Woman’s Prerogative Next to watching a .hen try to hatch a billiard ball, there’s nothing funnier than watching a woman trying to rearrange furniture. They pick up a chair they’ve had for years, move it across the room, then stare at it in total bafflement, as if they’d never seen it before. Joe Campbell tells us that his missus nearly drove him to strong spirits by all the time rearrang ing thefurnitu re so thatit wouldn't look so cluttered. Seems like they had accumulated so much stuff during their thirty years of mar- ri age that there was furnitu re tuck ed in every nook and cranny of the house, not to mention thegar- age and basement and attic. Joe’s Bright Idea Happily, Joe hit upon a solu tion. He called up Tom Perry, the remodeling contractor, and had a great big family room at tached to the rear of the house. His missus entered right into the spirit of things. She recovered an old couch in the basement and put it in the new room. That an tique rocker she got 3 years ago, looked just right by the fireplace. Always had cluttered up theliving room even if it was a family heir loom. Sawing down the legs of atable he found in the attic, Joe made a handsome coffee table. And some lamps that had been gathering dust in a closet came in mighty handy. There’s even a desk tn the new room, one that Joe used to keep paints, nails and tools in. About the only thing they had to buy was an inexpensive rug. Of course, when they put the mg,down, Mrs. Campbell decid ed the couch might look better on the other side of the room, which meant the desk would have to be relocated and so on. Clutter or no clutter, a woman’s nesting instinct can drive a man plumb daffy! (Issued monthly as a public service by IV KR.SICA, The Na tional Remodelers’ Association) ENOREE — A 15-year-old Enoree girl was killed Sun day afternoon in an automo bile accident on Interstate Highway 26 near Enoree. Verna Paulette Watson was dead on arrival at the Wood ruff Hospital at 2:30 p. m., Sunday. She was identified as driver of a car which appar ently blew a tire and went dow na 50-foot embankment on 1-26: She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Watson of Route 1, Enoree. Her sister, brother-in-law and five-month old niece were passengers in the car. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jordan » of Greenville were admitted to the hosptial and the baby was treated and released. Other survivors include six other sisters, Mrs. Rosa Mae Cooper of Cross Anchor; Mrs. Carrie Coley and Mrs. Eva Nell Craine of Fountain Inn; Mrs. Hazel Ann Langley of Simpsonville; Mrs. Mary Cul bertson of Enoree; and Miss Edna Watson of the home; two brothers, Clarence Wat son, Jr., of Enoree and Ralph Watson of Route 1, Enoree; grandfather, Felix Strickland of Rule 1, Enoree. r ) School Lunch Menu SCHOOL DISTRICT 56 Week of November 6-10 MONDAY Milk, Steak with gravy, Orange juice, Greei) beans Steamed rice, Hot biscuit, Butter, Chilled peach halves. TUESDAY Milk, Meat loaf, Strawber ries with jello, English peas, Creamed potatoes, Hot bis cuit, Butter. WEDNESDAY Milk, Chiliburger with cheese, Sliced tomatoes, whole kernel corn, Hambur ger bun, Butter, Cake with chocolate ising. THURSDAY Milk, Vienna sausages, Baked beans, Cole slaw, Dill chips, Raisins, Hot rolls, Butter, Banana pudding. FRIDAY Milk, Barbequed luncheon burgers, Lettuce and tomato salad, Potato sticks, Ham burger bun, Butter, Chilled pineapple tidbits. STATE Greenwood, S. C. Now Thru Nov.' 7 NOTICE OF SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens *■ IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Clinton Mills, Inc. Plaintiff vs, Dolores S. McCravey and North American Accept ance Corporation Defendants. PURSUANT to a Decree of ttye Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, in or in front of the Court House at Laurens C. H., S. C., on Salesday in November next, being Mon-* day, the sixth day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following described, property, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with all improvements there on, situate, lying and be ing in the State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, ‘ described as follows: Lot Number 150 Lydia Subdivision, being (formerly) a portion of the property of Lydia Cotton Mills as shown by a plat of said subdivision prepared by Pickell & Pickell, Engineers, of Greenville, South Carol ina. dated January 10, 1959, and recorded on January 24, 1959 in the Office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens County in Plat Book No. 12 at Page 211, said plat being adopted by reference. TERMS OF SALE: Cash. The successful bidder, other- er than the Plaintiff herein, immediately upon the con clusion of the biddng, shall deposit with the Clerk of Court the sum of five per Centum (5%) of tile amount of the bid as a guarantee of his good faith in the bidding. The same to be applied to the purchase price up on his complying with the terms of sale, otherwise to be oaid to Plaintiff for credit on the indebtedness. In the event the successful bidder should fail to make such de posit, or should fail to comply with the terms of sale, the said lands snail lie re-sold on the same or some subsequent Salesday on the same terms, at risk of the defaulting pur chaser. The purchaser to pay for papers, stamps and record ing. No personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and the bidding will not remain open after the sale but com pliance with the bid may be made immediately. Dated this 16th day of Oct ober, 1967. W. E. DUNLAP C.C.C.P. & G.S. 0-19-3c-N.2 as West Maple Street, for Tr-distance of Eighty (80) feet thereon; on the East by lot formerly of L. E. Hatton and W. A. John son now or formerly of James P. Sloan, for a dis tance of one hundred and seventy (170) feet there on; on > the South by lot formerly of Estate of A. V. Martin, now of Jane Harris Add-on, for a dis tance of Eighty (80) feet thereon; and on the West by Hickory Street, also known as Hickory Aven ue, for a distance of one one hundred and seventy (•170) feet thereon. 'f ' - . ; HH wright, Mrs. Frances Whar- Company, Inc., which would ton. be the one surviving com- LAURENS No. 6: R. B. pany, with all the rights, Satterfield, Mrs. Bessie privileges and liabilities of Childress,,,^Irs. L. A. Coop- the several companies, and er. the same areas with the LONTC? /BRANCH: Mrs. same service and charges C. D. Benjamin, Jr., Mrs. respectively as each of the Sam Compton, Jr., Mrs. Sam several companies now do. Compton,-Sr. In order to give all inter- LYDIA MILL: B. P. Lark, ested parties an opportunity Lucile , Trammell, Mary to be heard, a public hearing Johnson. . . , . will be held in the Commis- MADDTSNS: Paul. Finley, skin's offices in the Wade Mrs. Young Pinson, Mrs. Hampton State Office Build- S. L. Cook/ * ing, Columbia, South Caro- MERNAh-Miss Sara Nashf t lina, on the 22nct of Novem- Mrs., Lake, Hellams, Mrs. her, 1967, at 10:30 a.m. for John W. Ropp. consideration of this Petition. MT. OLIVE :*L. Hr Darnell, The South Carolina Public Service Commission Columbia, S. C. N.2-2C-N.9 WINNER OF 6 ACADEMY AWARDS! lepoanwiMMi ZoSwpm Frauen BST*" 8 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO m MNMIMM M0IKTR0C0UU Mot 2:30 - Eve 8:00 Phone BA 9*2236 STARTS WED., OCT 20 FOR 7 DAYS TERMS OF SALE: Cash. H. M. Cooper, Mrs. Mattie The successful bidder, im-. Cooper. - . mediately upon the conclu- MT. ’ PLEASANT: Mrs. sion*of the bidding, shall de- Alice/Nelson, Mrs. Myrtle — 1 : —^ posit with the Clerk of Court Crenshaw,. .Clarence Moore.’ FINAJ SETTLteMENT the sum of five per centum MOUNTVTLLE: P. H. Mil- Tak* notice that on the 14th (5%) of the amount of the ler, Mrs/ Carrie B. Lynch, da y November, 1967, I will bid as a guarantee of his Mrs. Lorene C. Adams, good faith in the bidding. QRA: sqm H. Byrd, Mts. The same to be applied to the Kathleen Htinter, IVfrs. W. T. purchase price upon his Blakely: ■’< ‘ ^ • complying with the terms of repder-a finai.account of my acts and/fipings as Executor ofjfoe 6sjpte',of Milton O. Hol lis in the qfflce of the Judge complying wun me terms oi oWINGS--Mrs.• Velma G, of-ProbaJkvpf Laurens County the sale, otherwise to be Coo ^ Mrs. Alice C. Willis, A. at 10 p’clbok a, m., and on paid to PlaintifL In the event F Cook. ' ; • the sarine/day will apply for a the successful bidder should p L fi’A S A N T MOUND: fina/discharge from my trust !!! SUC k Gretchen/Riddle, Mrs. Clar- as Executor. should fail to comply with the (?nce Britt Mrs Marvjn A ny person indebted to said terms of sale the said lands putnam ; ^ ig notified and required cnWmiont POPLAR SPRINGS: J. T. to make payment on or before on rkkof Culberts <> n » Lomiie Bishop, that date, and all persons on the same terms at risk of R n Mitchell. having claims against said edefaulting purchaser. PRINCETON - Mrs Ethel estate will present them on or The purchaser to pay for Mre Ruth A Ridge before said date, duly prov- pap^rs, stamps and record- “ a y B ™ 8 or fnr^vnr ing W. E. DUNLAP Clerk of Court of Common Pleas RENNOr J. D. Neighbors, Pauline .Dixon, Mrs. J. G. Simpson. SHADY. GROVE: R. C. n . in 1Qfl _ Dated this 11th day of Oct- Franklin, Mrs. Mary Bledsoe, Qct 10- 1967 ober, 1967. 1Q o m o Glarence Hill. « (MH-3C-N. / SHILOH; Roy C. Wallace. Mrs. Geneva Armstrong, M A. Wilson en. or be forever barred. THOMAS F. HOLLIS, Executor P. O. Box 523, Clinton, S. C. 012-4C-N2 CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against the estate of Eugene Harry Wilkes, deceased, are ELECTION NOTICE __ NOTICE is hereby given Si EWARTS STORE: Mrs. hereby notified to file the that pursuant to provisions of W- D \j^ t ? w , art ’ L ’ A ’ Cook ’ same, duly verified, with the an Act passed July 17, 1967, H - M - Cook - undersigned, and those in- concerning Courthouse at TIP TOP: S. F. Whitaker, de bted to said estate will concerning Court House at Gladys Whitaker, J. S. Blum, please make payment like- Laurens, a referendum vote TRINITY”RIDGE: Dorroh wise. to ascertain the wishes of the Owings, Mrs. Pauline John- KENNETH- N. BAKER, qualified electors on the ques- son, Mrs. Eleanor Wilson. Administrator with will tiori of the construction of a WATERLOO: Mrs. D. C. anneyed. new county court house on Smith, Mrs. W. Y. McNeil, Sept. 19, 1967 019-3c-N2 the site recommended by the j. H. Powall. Study Committee will be held WATTSYJLLE:. Bonnie FINAL SETTLEMENT on Tuesday, November 14th, Burdette, B. P. Burdette, »Take notice that on the 10th 1967. The proposal to be sub- Frank Adams. day of November, 1967, I will mitted to the voters is as^fol- WOODVILLE: Wilton Cur- render a final account of my NOTICE OF SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens COURT OF COMMON PLEAS James Edmund Ferguson, Plaintiff, versus • ' . Florence M. Young, B. Copeland Ferguson, Ruth Ferguson King, David N. Ferguson, Cecyle C. Fer guson, Sara Elizabeth- W. Ortowski, Margaret Fergu son Glover, Virginia Fergu son Hunter, June Ferguson Hopewell, Clyde Ferguson, Mary L. Jones, ' Hetty L. Phinney, f’aul Lake, Rebecca L. Fuller, Ed mund A. Lake, Doris Lake, Stanley A. Black, Nancy* Black Hoard, Virginia B. Speer, Martha B. Din- widdie McCullough, Thomas N. Barksdale, and Charles B. Barksdale; also all other persons unknown, claiming any right, title, estate, in terest in or lien upon the real estate described in paragraph 5 of the complaint herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and unknown in fants or persons under dis ability, including those in military service, being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants. PURSUANT to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at pub lic outcry to the highest bid der, either in or in front of the Court House, at Laurens C. H., S. C. on Salesday in November next, being Mon day, the sixth day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following described property, to wit: All that piece parcel or lot of land, with the dwelling house and other improvements there on situate, lying and be ing in the City of Clinton, County of Laurens, State of South . Carolina, con taining thirteen thou sand, six hundred (13,600) square feet, more or less, and being bound ed on .the North by Maple Street, also known lowsi: ”1 am in favor of con struction of a new court house for Laurens Coun ty at the site selected by the the Court House Study Committee.” Those in favor shall vote “yes”; those opposed shall vote “no”. Polls will be open , , r .. . . „ 8:00 A. M! to 6:00 P. M. a t the precincts named below ^ A , XT with the following Managers: Court House Monday, Novem W B Ra- ber 13 - '^OO a - m JGE B. MEDLOCK, Chairman, ry, Albert Terry, C. M. Cur- acts and doings as Adminis- ry » • ••.' » trator of the estate of Esther YOUNGS: Tyra; Manley, B. Wilson in the office of the Mrs. Frank Bobo, Mrs. Judge oi Probate of Laurens Myrtle Gpssett. Mrs. Myrtle Gossett. The Managers at each pre cinct named above are re-t quested to delegate one of County, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the same day will ap ply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. Any person indebted to said , their nurtfber to secure the e «f te * notified and requir- from - . . .. . „ ed to make payment on or be- boxes and blanks for the elec- ^ tion at the- Laurens County ’ 7 . BAILEY: Mrs mage, Mr. B. B Blakely, Mrs. W. E. Adair. BARKSDALE NARNIE: Mrs. W. D. Norris, Mrs. An drew Holliday, Roy Sumeral. BREWERTON: Curtis B. Young, Henry Balentine, An ita Balentine. CLINTON NO. 1: Rhett P. Adair, Mrs. Jo Ann Plaxico, Mi's. Rachel L. Adair. CUNTON NO: 2: A. H. Howard, Parks Adair, Mrs. Betty Anne Meadors. Lester Hair, i. David Mtyers, County Commissioriers of Elections For Lau rens County, S. C. N2-2C-N9 ^ sons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. BENJAMIN L. f THOMPSON, Administrator Oct. 9, 1967 012-4c-N2 CREDITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against the estate of Robert Ellie Poole, deceased, are hereby notified to file the LEGAL NOTICE OF rT , 1 _ same, duly verified, with the The South Carolina -Public , ... • j l* * . . . „ undersigned, and those indebt- Serv ce Commission has , ^ „ ° ed to said estate will please — --t— received a petition from . . CUNTON MILL: Truman Gr J wood . ^ Telephone ^ CARROU Owens, James Braswell, Company - Inc Ninety six ROBERT CARROLL Mrs. A. D. Lancaster. Telephone Company, Home COOKS STORE: J. D. Telephone Company, T.roy Thackston, W. R. Bailey, Telephone Company, Hodges T. R. Patton. Telephone ..Company. Ware CROSS HILL: Mason Cole, shoals Telephone Company Oct. 16, 1967 M. C. Pinson, Mrs. and Saluda Telephone Com- ROBERT CARROL POOLE, Administrator, 130 Hamilton Ave., Spartanburg, S. C. 019-3C-N2 Mrs. Eloise Griffin. DANIELS STORE: pany reqqesting the approval CREDITOR’S NOTICE . v X..t Y '—*’ : ■ All persons having claims dainill* .. . ;• Of the Commission to merge against the estate of Harry R ‘ Cu b 1 ’ Ninety Six. Telephone Com- Litton Foster, Sr., deceased, niAic n* Harris pany ’ Home Telephone are hereby notified to file DIALS. L. u. Marris ’ Company, Troy Telephone E. N. Harris, Norma 1 — Cook. loan 1 — •' - the same duly verified, with Company, Hodges. Telephone U n d ersigned and those in- EKOM: Roy Culbertson, ph one Company and Saluda 7 ” make nayment like- S. H. Cooper, Mrs. Emily ^ lephone Company> each of P^e make payment °rRay roiIRT E- J which iS a wh0lly ow " e , d , sab : Noleeka Young Foster GRAY COURT. E. J. s j d j ary 0 f Greenwood-United pyprntrix M^’e™ Martin ’ SSSf 0 ? 1 n c ' 101 Bailey St. Clinton. S. C. "gRAyI:” H eoker, Mrs. I. W. Grossett, D. L. Alexan der. HICKORY TAVERN: C. R. Rabb, W. P. Pitts, L. B. Roper. HOPEWELL: C. R. Workman, H. B. Workman, Don H. Boyd. JOANNA: W L. Hair, Mrs. Rolfe Clark, Mrs. W. O. Hueble. JONES STORE: Robert Lee Thompson, a Harold Thompson, Raymond A. Cook. LANFORD: Mrs. Martha Blakely, Mrs. Elizabeth By ars, Mrs. O. C. Fleming. LAURENS No 1: Mrs. Means Knight, Mrs. Maude Davenport, Mrs. C. L. Owens. LAURENS No. 2: Mrs. Horace Gray, Mrs. Gary Templeton, Jim Donnan. LAURENS No. 3: Clyde W. Garner, Alice Ruth Gamer, S. B. Johnson. LAURENS No. 4: C. A. Bramlett, Eva Coleman, Frances R. Milam. LAURENS No. 5: Mrs. George fclill, Mrs. C. A. Sea- Company, Ware Shoals Tele- debted to sa i d estate will Greenwood - United Telephone Stories Behind Words By William S. Penfield • * U* Blockhead Today, as a result of mass production, one may go into a store and select an item of apparel—a hat, for instanee-s-from a great number of sizes. This was not always the case. Each town used to have its tailor, shoemaker, hatmaker, etc., and the apparel was custom made; that is, made for the individual customer. Hatmakers and wigmakers kept a dummy head for each customer. These wooden heads were called “blocks.” In allusion to the dummy heads, a stupid person was called a “blockhead,” meaning that he had no more brains than a hatmaker’s or wigmaker's block.