Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IPM" *' " gay Bright People Buy Most Flowers Are yotftoo dumb to buy flowers? i oi course one doesn't actually have la pass an intelligence test in order to fttcp into a hori^t's shop and say. - 'Ginime a dosen of those roses; the lorta pinkish ones over there in the corner." But ait informal survey I conducted by florists throughout the counti y to determine their qaOst likely potential prospects, brings to light the interesting information that I bright people are the moat consistent I patrons of the florist 4hop. It As ? l?cal florist sums up the surKny, "At peak periods, preceding hoi t ktoy?? almost everyone buys flowers, |. because it is 'the thing to do/^ But Kg* experienced florist can nearly alI w?y? si,ot uk a glance, ah/habitual iH^wer buyer?one who purchases the Kyeei around for no particular reason, fKftvariably, these regular patrons ere iw persons of unusual mentality, Wealth doesn't seem to matter much. If we do not take into consideration decorations for social functions, many a person of moderate pieans buys more flowers than more fortunately situated neighbors. "The flower buyer may not always he highly educated, but these regular patrons are almost invariably far above the general average in culture. Even among the more impoverished customers, there is a subtle some" thing that sets them apart. "Of course it would be absurd to say that all of the bright people were consistent cusomers of the ttor1st shop. I wish to goodness they werelHut I do believe that a keen, alert mind, a responsive imagination, nearly always denotes a love of powers. Whether the individual grutifles that desire may depend, of course, upon circumstances and conditions. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., is now at Orm^nd Beach, Fla., for the winter. Negro Youth Killed In Auto Turn-Over Andrew Jones, IB, of the Cherry Creek section of Kershaw Couuty, seven miles from Blaney, was a happy negro youth Saturday night as he rode in his father's automobile with his father, his grandfather and a neighborhood friend. He was happy because he held und^r Jiia arm a new $20 suit of elothefr and was clasping a new pair of shoes. Hut as it so happened he will wear these clothes when he is buried this week. He was instantly killed early Saturday night when the cur his father drove, ran off the eathen fill near JDeutsville when a combination of bright headlights on a passing automobile and a brilliant flash of lightning blinded his parent.'* The car toroed over several times before it smashed against a stump, wrong-side "P. t ' ^ v > The father, Nddie Jones, the grand father, Isaac Jones, and the friend, Joseph Claybon, escaped with minor' bruises, "I didn't know it was his burying suit," the father told Coroner W. A. McCain and Sheriff T. A. Helse. "When we got the car off him, he ain't said nothing. He was stone dead." The father explained to the officers and to Rural Policeman J. R. Crossland and Deputy C. H. Haglcy that blinding headlights und the lightning caused him to run off the pavement and that the car had turned over before he coy Id pull- it back to the highway.. The car was badly damag1 ed. The automobile with the bright lights failed to atop, but the father does not hold any animosity to the car's driver, he said. "ttTwas just an accident, with the lights, and the rain, and the lightning all helping some." After a thorough investigation the j oroner marked the death down us - i I ' ' . ?L-J? J !?!?!?L. ^ V .... m.II Willi I accidental. There will he no inquest. ?Sunday's Columbia State. Midway Honor Koll fo^ November First grade?Carl Holland, Lewis Lee West. Grade 2?Margaret West, Willicn West, Kverett Young, Ferris Joyner. Grade 8.?-Dolly Stokes, Elizabeth McCoy. Grade 4?Gene Cooper, Mary I,aney, Milton McCuirt, Emily McCoy, William McCoy, Laurio West, Dorothy West. Grade f>?-Etheline Corbitt, Stella Poison, Ruth Walters. Grade 0?Minnie Pearl Anderson, Oralie Brannon, Ruth Hall, Margaret Holland,' Floree Rozier, Martha Rush, The 1 ma Stokes, Blanch Threat, Ruby Gay West. Grade 7.?Ruth Anderson, Frances Hyatt, Evelyn McCain. Grade 8?Mary.. McCoy, R. L. Stokes. Grade 10?Myrtle Elliott, Moneta West, Ruby Young, Ruth Young Grade 11?Janie Brannon. J??ml , . ? ?in i ..ill i Joseph H. Youmans, 02, married Mrs. Kmina Sough, 71, at Clare, < ' - H Michigan, last Wednesday. Children Like This Safe Prescription Cough* and Sore Throat Re* 1 lieved Almost Instantly ' Stop children's coughs and sore | throats before these ailments lead to dangerous ills. Thoxine, a doctor's prescription, now assures relief within lf> minutes to children as well as adults without the danger in the use of patent medicines containing harmful drugs. Thoxine works on a different principle, goes direct to the source of trouble and relieves the irritation which causes the coughing and soro throat. Ideal for children because it (s safe and does not have the usual "nasty-medicine" taste. No gargling. Just ask for Thoxine, put.up ready for use in 86c., 60c., and $1.00 bottles. Money back if not relieved. Sold by Zenip's and all other good drug stores. i - i i J > " . ..?3S? IpIT'S A GREAT SUCCESS 1 overwhelming demand for the new-processed "STANDARD" t Gasoline . , . thousands of motorists prove for themselves the f| jfr~ ' ' ~ v # # * | superiority ofithis wonderful HIGH-TEST gasoline ... It's barely four weeks since we announced the new-processed "Standard" Gasoline. But in these four weeks thousands of motorists . c * ; have bought AND TESTED this extraordinary fuel. They have written to us. They have talked to our pump men. They have even f * * i telephoned their local dealers. v 1 * .-J. 4 v- 'K&i I; ? * ' ' V I TThey called its performance record "startling"?"the best yet"?"wonderful in traffic for women drivers"?"I pass everything on | ' v Ttthe road"?"a new lease of Hfelor^fhe old 1923 model"?"fine for cold mornings"?and so on. ? I I I uwiiimjii. iRiji ''J."" " 1 I ACRES AND /ACRES of gronVsized separators?running at full speed to give -a higher yield of bettor, purer gasoline fromihe s^ime amount cfchcr~ing stocks. This is why new-procossed "Standard" Gasoline sells at no extra price. NO 1AST DROPS. The oulldt tontrol on ^ every "Stondard" refinery storage tank is raised well above the ground to prevent the lost few gallons In thetahk from reaching your motor. Every precwrtion is used to preserve '"-Standard" purity. CRACKING OUT "IMPURITIES/*heavier ofls ore removed in ffte great eeporator system ehown at the -right. New-processed "Standard" Oasotteeii absolutely free "" from all foreign elements. Ivory drop h a power drop. ' e CAREFULLY GUARDED is every step in the refining of new-processed "Standard" Gasoline. "Control men" ore stationed everywhere throughout the plant continuously checking, day and night. To meet-the increasing demands of our enthusiastic and loyal friends, we have speeded up at the refinery. Speeded up our service at the pumps. Tried to make even more perfect <than before our entire scheme of operations. , . ( || And in case you have snot been fortunate enough to test for yourself this really superior gasoline;, and watch it deliver the goods under any or all road and weather conditions, -- - ? ^ we ask you to do it today. ?;??J - ?- - - il "t On sale everywhere. At no advance in price. At all "Standard" pumps- , r. ' * "STANDARD" G A SiXI^I N E I Ml h""^ ^W """ I ^M. "TW """ W ^H?"? t ^ *- "" J __ ? r-. . . . " A-.. ?hBM*?.: "