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1 <r Pape Two 1 4 > ' i THE CLINTON CHRONICLE BRIEFS.. ABOUT PEOPIE YOU KNOW ' Week-End Trips . . Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Grady League and daughter Barbara Ann of Augusta. Ga., were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ahhams spent the past week vacationing at points of interest in Tennessee and North Carolina. Mrs. Edgar Copeland and sons are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Grady Sea- wrigt\t in Pendleton. Miss Joanne Copeland is the guest of the M. A. Macdonalds at Montreat, N. C. Little Gail Oxley of Spartanburg i* spending a few days with Boot-' s:e Horton. R. M. League spent a few days; this week in Lexington Park, Md., I with his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Con-, nor. Mrs. Connor accompanied him home yesterday for a visit. James Austin Chandler was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Bennett at Myrtle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Oxley and chil dren of Spartanburg are visiting her mother, Mrs. R. S Horton and other relatives here this week Misses Mary Kent and Elizabeth tVysor will return home today after completing a course of study at the Eastman School of Music in Rochest er. N. J. Ln route to their home here they stopped in New York City for a several day’s stay. Mr. and” Mrs. Everette Sigmon jnd son. Brent, of Conover. N. C.. were* week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs Ohn C. Johnson. Mrs. H. D Rantm and Mrs. B H Henry are visiting their sister. Mrs. V T. Wingo, in Cincinnati. Ohio. Mrs. LeRoy Sanders has accepted i position as cashier at the Dixie Home Store Mr. and Mrs. H D Rantin spent’ several days''last week in Montreat and Hendersonville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Chanej. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. South and Charles Hughes attended the Henderson fam ily reunion in Gray Court Suunday. Mr.* and Mrs C. C. Giles spent the week-end in Midville, Ga. as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Smith Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Giles, Mrs. C B Kugler and children. Mrs. Thurs ton Giles and children, accompanied by Mrs. Thurston Giles’ sister, Miss Mary Dove, of Waco, Jexas, wno is Visiting here for several weeks, will leave Sunday for a week's va cation at Ocean Drive beach.« Friends of Mr. apd Mrs. F. C. May nard will be interested to know they are making their home in Y^ncey- ville, N. C., where Mr. Maynard is connected with North Carolina State Board of Health. Mrs. Maynard is the former Mrs. Ethel Bubin Adair. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hitt and son, Bobby, of Spartanburg are spend ing a few days with the former’s par ents. Mr .and Mrs. Eugene Hitt. They have just returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Hitt in Chicago, 111. Also guests of the Hitts here on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Armtsrong and family, Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Worley and son, Smith, Jr., of Gray Court. Mrs. B. O. Whitten has returned from a visit with her daughter, Mrs Edward F. Slier and Mr. Slier in Long Island, N. Y. She was accom panied home by her grandson, Whit. Mrs. L. J. Brandt and daughter, faar- tha, of Greensboro, N. C., will arrive tomorrow- for a visit with her par ents, Dr. and Mrs. Whitten. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie S. Hiers are now occupying their recently pur chased new home in the College VievV Heights section. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilder and daughter, Sara Louise, spent the week-end with their grandmother and mother, Mrs. J. B. Wilder. Miss Marjorie Miller, of Green ville, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coe, of Colum bia, and Mr. and Mrs. T. P. P. Car- son, of Greenville, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H Shands. Mrs. Ethel R. Pitts spent the week-end with her brother, R. R. Russell, and Mrs. Russell, in Colum- b.a. George Cornelson, Jr., Henry Bur- ton. and Hub Hunter spent the week- v end at Myrtle Beach. Dr and Mrs. S. L. Huntley and son. Stephen. Jr., of Dahlonega, Ga., were guests of J. Aldine Blakely and j Miss Lois Blakely during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Steer have re turned from a week’s stay in Colum bus, Delaware, and Newark. Ohio. Mrs. Will Evans, of Newark, return ed home with them for a visit. John D Dominick is spending this week in Waynesville. N. C., with his • »• • • »• *• • • •• »« »-■> y,** • • daughter. Mrs. D. F. Whitman, and Mr. Whitman. Miss Luva McDonald, of the or phanage high school faculty, en route to her home in Iva after a stay in Richmond, Va., spent Tuesday with friends here. Miss Myrtis Rice, with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ownby, of Kinards, have returned from a two week’s stay with relatives in Il linois and Ohio. While in Chicago they attended the Railroad Fair. Misses Jean Copeland and Miss Alliene Copeland were visitors in Johnston Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Adair and sons, Sammy and Browning, are spending several days this week in LaGrange, Ga. jfe^th Mrs. Adair’s sister, Mrs. J. Ed Traylor, Jr., and Mr. Traylor. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge Adair, of Rock Hill, and .Mr. and Mrs. Duck- ettett Adair, of Columbia, visited re latives here yesterday. Mrs. James Moore, of York, and Mrs. T. O. McKeown, of Blackstock, visited their mother, Mrs. Fannie Y. Blalock, during the week. Miss Ella Adair and Dillard Adair spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Adair in Laurens. Bobby Franks, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Franks, is spending two weeks at Camp Old Indian,, near Green ville. Mrs. Herbert Lindsay is spending some time with her brother and sis ter-in-law, Capt. and Mrs. Felton H. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. McElhinney of Atlanta, Ga., spent the week-end with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Agnes Kern. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Self of Marion, N. C., and Mrs. Annie L. Martin of! Fayetteville, N. C. are guests of Mrs. i F. F. Hicks. On Tuesday they vis ited Dr. Hicks who continues to im prove at the Veterans Hospital. Au-| gusta. Ga. where he is a patient.) Mrs. Self and Mrs. Martin are sis-| ters of Dr. Hicks. ^ C. Manley Hawkins of Daytona Beach, Fla. was the week-end guest ( of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Knox and at-1 tended the family reunion at Cross Anchor on Sunday. Jimmy Bass and Joe Jones have returned home after spending last week at Camp Rawls. Mrs. B. L. King and Miss Emma Adams with the former’s daughter, Mrs. H. R. Phillips, Sr. of Spartan burg are spending two week's at Pau ley's Island. Mr. and Mrs. Paul League, of Rock Hill, spent the week-end with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League. Mrs. T. C. Johnson. Sr., Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr., and children and Mrs. Billy Johnson are spending a few days at their cottage near Hender sonville, N. C. Mrs. M. A. Cason of Atlanta, Ga.. end Mrs. Pearl Sniddy of Edge field are guests of Mrs. C. D. Yar borough and Miss Lily Yarborough and attended the family reunion at Cross Anchor Sunday. Mrs. George Plunkett and children of Conyers, Ga.. spent last week here with her mother, Mrs. Estelle Ab- ; rams, who accompanied them home ft a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Calhoun and 1 daughter of Clio were week-end I guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Leag- ■ ue. ! Mrs. B. M. Anderson, Mrs. W. C. Anderson, Miss Katherine Anderson, and Mrs. D. B. Anderson of Spartan burg were guests during the week of Mrs. Ray Anderson and Mrs. Ag nes Kern. Cotton Loan Rate In County This Year Set At 27.23c Pound The U. S. Department of Agricul ture has just announced that the av erage loan rate for middling 7-8 inch upland cotton, gross weight, produced in 1949 will be 27.23 cents per pound, which is 90 percent of parity price of 30.26 cents per pound as of August 1, 1949, according to H. A. Ropp, county administrative officer of the production and marketing adminis tration. The average rate for middling IS IS inch cotton will be 220 points (2. 20 cents) per pound above the aver age rate for middling 7-8 inch cot ton, or 29.43 cents per pound, gross weight. Premiums and discounts for the various grade and staple length combinations under the 1949 loan program will be calculated in rela tion to the loan rate on middling 15-16 inch cotton. Loan rates will vary according to location. All loan rates for Laurens County will be based on middling 15-16 inch cotton with a loan rate of 30.17 cents per pound, gross weight, with premiums and discounts for other grades and staples, Mr. Ropp said. Loans will be made on cotton re presented by warehouse receipts is sued by warehouses approved by the Commodity Credit Corporation and on farm-stored cotton (secured by chattel mortgages) stored in structure approved by the county agricultural conservation committee. Notes will bear interest at the rate of 3 percent per annum and will mature July 31, 1950, but will be callable on demand. Loans will be available through Ap ril 30. 1950. Beil Street School Destroyed Bv Fire As The Chronicle went to press last night, the Bell Street school (colored) was a mass of flames and had been practically destroyed by fire. Cause of the fire was not known, and it had gained considerable head way when the fire department re sponded to the call and fought to save the brick building. BOWMAN Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bowman, of Alto. Ga., announce the birth of a son, Kenneth Loftis, July 30th, at Thursday, August 11, 1940 Downey hospital, Gainesville, Ga. Mrs. Bowman, before her marriage, was Miss Nelle Loftis, dau-ghtef of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Loftis of this ci ty. JEANS Mr. and Mrs. John D. Jeans, Jr. announce the birth of a daughter, Virginia Josephine, at the Blalock Clinic, on Wednesday, August 3. Mrs. Jeans is the former Miss Florence Tripp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Tripp, of Piedmont. Mr. Jeans is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jeans of this city. THE CHRONICLE Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade Area for Advertisers < There Is No Substitute for News paper Advertlsins Call 74 OFTICE SUPPLIES If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE Y’ou Don’t Get the News You Are Invited To The Funeral Of MR. HIGH PRICES Thursday, Friday and Saturday, AugUst 11, 12, 13th No flowers, please — just a lot of loose change The Program will be as follows: | Song: “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal’’ Ding Crosby Men’s, Women’s and Children’s’ Sweaters, from r. 79c up Talk: “You Can Count On Me” Acme Insurance Co. Agent Ladies’ ’New Hats - 35c Song: “Lazy Bones” Jerry Como Tea Cups, each 5c If we can’t save you money on the things you need, we want your picture. Reading Minutes of last Funeral Joe DiMaggio Men’s Leather Jackets $8.25 Election of Officers Vanity Dressers ; $12.50 Rising Vote of Thanks to Pallbearers Set Dining Room Chairs $18.00 Report of Financial Condition of Gravediggers Union Men’s Red and Yellow Sweatshirts $1.49 Words of Sympathy Sister Lowe Cost One Table Extra Good Merchandise 10c Song: “Roll dem Bones”..... Frank Sonitra Another table of Someother Values 5c Funeral Eulogy by the Pasture Odd Chairs $1.50 Benediction Digger U’dell The WHEEL Old Broadway Theatre Building • • >: I11KV L THE CASINO ® WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY’. Till RSDAY AND FRIDAY. Aucu'tt 11 and 12 Sometimes tender. .D sometimes shocking... always compellingt August 10 and 11 iCJumE COluMtt MCTUMS r . A frank Saitinr Production t*'*ctad br IOtS Contury-foi JB • a £ Humphrey B0GA KNOCK on ANY DOOR Feature: 3:00, 5:06, 7 12, 9 18. NEWS—SHORT. 9: and 42c ; 10 A M. 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Featui^e: Friday and Saturday: 2:00, 3:51, 5:42„ 7:33, 9:24 Chapter 7— King of Rocket Men COMEDY AND CARTOON 9c and 35c MONDAY AND TUESDAY, August 15 and 16 «.* %* :: V mayride VIM GREMUBA MALINA'IOHN HUBBARD Feature: 2:33, 4:33, 7:33, 9:33. NEWS AND SHORTS 9c and 35c All State Contestants Miss America Pageant Invited Also Little League Queen Azalea Queen . Miss S. C. Legion RECEPTION And DANCE Clinton Armory ’ . \ _ ~.~ r Chaney’s Orchestra MISS BARRIE JEAN WINGARD Saturday Evening, August 13 9-12 Admission: $1.00 THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED AND REQUESTED TO ATTEND