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■■'* .-.uHr r- • ■ i THURSDAY, APRIL 17,1930 For EsiStcr ^ PersonalVAcntion ^ IN SPECIAL EASTER PACKAGES. . Drop in or phone us your order today'for # ■ a boxjof these Fine Candies to be delivered t V Easter diorn. IVfail orders promptly filled. ^Our assortment is complete, all sizes— fresh and on ice. Tom Leake of Paris, Texas, will ar rive Saturay for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Leake. John D. Fuller of the Pennsylvania state highway deJ>aj(;tment, Pittsburg, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Thomwcll Dunlap have retur;ied from their wedding trip to points O'f interest in Georgia. Sriai'JBPIBiiHliilBliiailSl V a visit to her daughter, Miss Florence, who is a student in Washington, D. C. Mrs. A. T. Wilson is visiting in Jacksonville, Fla., as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Gray. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Rantin left yes terday for Knoxville, Tenn., for a week’s visit *to their daughter, Mrs. N. P. Dow. Miss Gussie Brehmer spent last week-end with her mother near Ki- EASTER EQG DYES Mrs. J. D. Jeans Is Visiting in .Greenwood as the guest of her s^ter, nards. Mrs. G. Shep Yeldell. ' Dr. Rr,D. Bedinger, jpissionary to Miss Margaret McCord spent the Africa, spent the week-end in the city past week-end in Hodges as the guest and occupied the pulpits of the First of her parents. Presbyterian and Thornwell Menio- Mrs. Johnnie Lynn of Greenville, ! rial churches. ^pent the week-end with her sister. Rev. aud Mrs THIS IS A QUALITY SERVICE STORE : ASK BLAKELY’S CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE KIND OF SERVICE RECEIVED IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER. A Financial Stronghold Mrs. H. W. Richey. Dr. W. T. Hughes was called to Saliabury, N. C., Tuesday on account of the death of an aunt. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Gibson and daughter, Menvin Ann, of Inman, spent several days of the past week in the city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy. Mrs. G. W. Hollingsworth, Mrs. W. 0. Shealy and Miss Maude Sumerel were visitors in Greenville on Wednes day. Miss V’ivian Baker has returned to her home in Kingstree after a visit to her sister, Mrs. G. E. Beatty. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Shealy spent the week-end in ^Little Mountaio, _as the" ruMt's of the"" former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shealy. The many friends of Mrs. W. J. Bailey will regret to know that she is ill at her home on South Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Moody and daughter, MisS Susan, of New York, will arrive Saturday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bailey and other relatives in the city. Miss Sybil Burdette, who is teach ing in Johpston, was called home the past week on account of the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Eula Burdette. Mr. and Mrs. Kehhe’th Burdette ^ 'Charleston, were called here last Marshall D^ndy of Newherry, were the guests several days this week of the lattar’s mother, Mrs. J. I. Copeland, while Mr. Dendy was attending the meeting of South Carolina presbytery. Mrs. W, T. Putnam and daughter. Miss Willie, have returned from sev eral days stay in Charleston where they attended the 250th anniversary! celebration of that city. ^ Mrs. W. W, Harris had as her guests several days the past week, her grandmother, Mrs. J, E. Purcell of Red Springs, N. C., and aunts, .Mrs. \. M. Smith of Elkin, N. C., and Miss Louise Purcell of Red Springs, N. C., Mrs. G. W^ ^'uUe^ spent the past week us the guest uLJiljuJuid Mps^.E. Gw Fuller. She was joined here for the week-end by her husband, who is a well known Seaboard coinductor of this division. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Neighbors spent Friday in Newberry where they heard Dr. John Lake, missionary of China, who spoke morning and after noon in the First Baptist church. Mrs. Rex Young, Mrs. Mace Young, and Miss Lillie Young of Hurricane, spent Friday in Newberry attending the annual meiriitg. of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary society. Mrs. Adolph Makovskyr who is en- Our trucks do not hesitate when it rains. Our patrons can sit comfortably in their own homes and shop satis*, factorily over the phone at Blakely's. WE’RE READY FOR EASTER With a complete line of hisrhest quality canned foods, fine Easter hams, and the followinR fresh vejretables — Fancy String Beans, Yellow' Squash, Salad, Spinach, Carrots, Beets, Cabbage. New and Old Potatoes, plenty of Eggs and Dyes and everything. Blakely’s TELEPHONES 136 AND 175 SAFE, STRONG AND ACCOMMODATING For Over Forty-Four Years “The “Old Reliable” has served Clinton and this section. Thursday on account of the death of Mr. Burdette’s’ mother,* Mrs. Eula Burdette. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lea and children of Charleston, will arrive to morrow to spend the Easter season with Mrs. Lea’s sister, Mrs. F.. M. Stutts. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Benjamin and daughter, Jeanne, of Darlington, were the we(^k-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Robinson. Friends of James AJlan Coleman -br ThRt*r6"TftRWrthar Tk^Ts JOW OUR GREATEST ASSETS ARE OUR SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. M. $. Bailii i Son BANKERS OLDEST STRONGEST recovering from an illness of several weeks. Miss Vera Butler spent the week end in Atlanta as the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Blakely were the guests du f .ig the past week of t'ae latter’s parents in Montrose, Ga. Mrs. J. P. Kilgo of Darlington, has been spending the past week with her sister, Mrs. C. P. Robinson. Dr. Darby Fulton of Nashville, Tenn., was a visitor in the city Tues- day and addressed the South Carolina presbytery iir the evening. Lowrie Burdette of Greenville, and T. M. Wntts of Columbia, were called here this week on account of the death of their mother and sister, Mrs. Eula Burdette. Mrs. C. M. Bailey is at home from gaged in home mission work in the synod of Virginia, was the guest,of the orphanage Tuesday evening and spoke in the chapel to the young peo ple of the institution. The following Clinton ladies were in Greenwood Tuesday for the 31st annual meeting of the Woman’s Aux iliary of the pre.sbytery of South Caro- Hina; Mrs. J. I. Copeland. Mrs. A. W. Brice, Mrs. T. J. Peake, Mrs. Jack W. Anderson, Mrs. Geo. W. Bailey, Miss Katherine Haigler, Miss Mary Adams, Miss Cora Richey and Mrs^ Bessie Gddfrey^ This"seBirdiis were pfesTdwi over by Mrs. J. I. Copeland, president of the pic;.'byterial. Session Closes For TLydia Night School I Meeting Every Requirement' CONSTANT STUDY OF THE TREND OF BUSINESS ENABLES US TO GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS SERVICE THAT MEETS EVERY REQUIREMENT. Lei Us Write Your Name On Our Ledg^. ♦THE BANK OF PfcRSONAL SERVICE” PROMOTION DAY COMBS IN MAY Plans Under Way for Annual County- Wide Event for Children W'ho Complete Seventh Grade. Luarens, April 12.—Plans are well under way for the holding of the an nual county-wide commencement for the children who have completed. the seventh grade work in all the county schools of the county. The examina tions wUl soon be finished, and all who successfully pass the tests will receive promotion cards entitling them to en ter high school next session. The commencement event will be held Friday evening. May 16, in the auditorium of the Laurens high school building. It is expected that between 350 and 400 children will form the big class- that Vill be on hand to re ceive “diplomas” in the form of little promotion cards that mean so much to the seventh grader. The program of, entertainment for the “junior” commencement will be put on by a group of children from the’State Training school, under the direction of Miss Norma Hallett, prin cipal of the school. The feature* of the program will be a play entitled “Persephone,” in which about thirty children of the school participate*. Those who have seen the performance declare it to be a thriller from first to last. Miss Hallett and her troupe arc coming for the commencement at the myitation of Mass Kate V. Wof ford, county superintendent of edu cation, w>ho inaugurated the county achool system in Laurens for con- di^ing the 7th grade examination aiTd holding a oneway commencement i in honor of the children who have fin ished the grammar school. Miss Wof ford- is especially gratified over the acceptance of tl^ invitation, as she feels that the program will appeal to the children as well as ths parents and others who are interested in the aanual school event. The night school at Lydia closed a successful session under the leader ship cf Mrs. Arthur Copeland and Miss Margaret Blakely, with a ban quet at the home of Mrs. Gary Mar tin on Thursday evening, April 3rd. Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Spurgeon Sumerel and Mrs. Hugh Simpson, regular teachers in Lydia achool, assisted Mrs. Copeland and Miss Blakely in serving the banquet. There wert twenty-eight night school pupils present. The school term closed with an en rollment of thirty. A good average attendance was maintained through out the session. On Thursday evening, March 27, the night school gave a Negro minstreli Thirteen boys and girls took part in the entertainment: Mary Quinn, Em ma I.Awson, Virgrinia Lawson, Elmer Quinn, Homer Sharpe, Lewis Quinn, Homer Fuller, Marvin Harvy, Ever- etle Wright,^ Lewis McCravy, Justine McLendon, Cole Mills and I^eo Pen- land.'* The Census IS Taken this year, Clinton’s population is con fidently expected to show^ a healthy increase since 1920, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK^ now as always — renders conservative service that is planned to help Clinton people profit fully by the city’s con tinued growth and progress. ^ OUR SERVICE MAKES FRIENDS F rst Nat ona Baak “Clinton’s Strongest Bank” Telephone No. 7 Wilkes Shows Rug Exhibit Gin Notice A collection of the most beautiful rugs ever displayed in Clinton, was shown Thursday at the S. M. & E. H- Wilkes Company store. The exhbiitj was In charge of Mr. A. G. Douglas,: an expert interior decorator and rug i expert, and was viewed and admired ! by throngs of ladles throughout the entire day. The Wilkes store received many compliments on the display. The col lection included beautiful Wilton' and American Oriental rugs in the choic est patterns and colors. It gave the ladies of the community an unusual opportunity to study interior prob-1 kms without obligating in any way, I and seldom are such offerings shown | in a town this size. ’ : We will this summer put in the very best ■ . r of cleaning machinery, etc. at our ginnery here so as to make our ginning service sec ond to none. Clinton Cotton Oil Company Phone 62 We Deliver Easter Lilies $1.00 and $2.00. Geraniums, bloominsr, 25c and 35c. Plants for porch boxes and the yard at 5, 10 and 15 cents. Phone orders taken for Sat’^r- day delivery for Easter flow ers. Tomato Plants, 10c dozen. SiiiF Ulotttan 0 SxriiangF 100 ft. Front On Enterprise St (Dick Copeland Old Shop Lot) WELL LOCATED FOR ICE CREAM PLANT, CHEESE PLANT, LAUNDRY OR ANY SMALL ENTERPRISE. ♦ IF ■ V Price and terms very reasonable. JOHND.DAViS Phone 141 Clinton, S. C.