The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 21, 1938, Image 2
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CASNOTHEAtRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
April 25 and 26
‘The Hurricane”
Four Billions More
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John Floyd Norri* has lived in Clin
ton for the past 17 years, but few
people know the interesting life he
led before settling here and becoming
By the authors of “^^lutiny On the'^ citizen of th? United States.
Bounty.” Starring JON HALU MR-j g^.
OTHY LAMOUR, ^^^^^^jerset, England. When he was six
and C. AUBREY SMITH. 1 weeks old he left England with his
The haunting spell of the South parents for Johannesburg, Transvaal
Seas . . . waving palms . . . dazzling African Republic). He re-
sun . . . lover’s moon . . ; turned, whpn he. wSa
nan and woman filling' their twelve yi^i^ old and attended the ,
with eager romance. Then fury brwks f^j. ^hree years. At'
HnwHncr wind_neltine rain— fifteen, during
nis first
year at college, circunvstances com-1
pellcd him to abandon the c6urse he j
had laid out for himself and seek a
means of earning a living. He then I
returned to South 'Africa as the rep-1
resontativc of the Hagenbeck Zoo of j
Hamburg, Germdnyv'buying and ship-1
ping wild animals. Four or five days I
after his arrival in Johannesberg he |
met Jacob Rosenberg, a hunter and*
trader, whom he accompanied on his I
next trading trip to the interior of j
Africa. Their trade good.s consisted
loose! Howling wind—pelting rain
humanity uprooted by the havoc of
the gale! The hurricane!
“News of the Day.”
10 A. M. Show—MONDAY.
IQc and 2.')C
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
April 27 and 28
‘‘You’re Only Young
Once”
Starring LEWIS STONF; (’E( ILIA
PARKER and MICKEY K(K)NEY. brass and copper wire, cheap glass
Take your sweetheart to see it! Be- bead-s of various colors, the most or-
cause there’s a real thrill waiting for'dinary jninted calicos, small mirrors,'
you ... in this drama of love at Hev-|,j^ap^ jewelry, all to be traded to the
enteen. Grand . . . iH^cause it’s true for furs. During the journey'
to life! jin the northern part of the Transvaal!
they saw big game in abundance and:Y«.,r’u
1 ri© tSlBCK LyOll around the camp fires at night the ‘
Starring N AN (iUEY. DONALD nmr of liona: amLJiie miLies—uf—the j-
WOODS, EDtCMt KEN.NEDY and wandering hyena or jackal could he
SY D SAYI ()R^^ From the navel by heard. |
Milliam Edward Hayes, t rime with- Xoiri.s had many exciting a<l-• -♦——■ ,
out a clue—murder and a rag doll venture.s on the trip and gairx'd much! .South Carolina Presbytery, com-
that mwked solution. valuable information about the cu.s- prising the counties of Abbeville,' Effective on and after 12:01 A. .M.,''
i’Oi*EY E—LARTttON—::r: “I,El S toms of the natives and trading. On Greenwood, I.i»urens and .Newberry Sunday, April 21th, following rhang-
WASHINOTON, D. C. . . . Admin
istration ofllciala announce that
with a speedy Congressional okay
they wUI be able to pour an jtsti
mated four billion dollars Into the
dry economic pump before the end
of May. Plans call for relaxation
of Rrc lending restrictions, new
public works, more pensions and
insurance benefits and loans to
cities and state.s. .Most of the
money will be spent by Harry
Hopkin.s, relief t^ar, (:rs»v»» who
asked for an,tod to "diiect idief."
Presbytery Holds
Meeting Here
Work < Reviewed At Ses-
Safety Unit To Be
Here Saturday
Aetna Casualty and Surety
Company To Give Free'Mo
bile SafetyTwUAII bay. j
Steering an automobile seems sim-'
' pie to most persons, and under nor-'
mal driving conditions it is simple.
But sometimes even experienced driv-i
ers lack ability to act quickly enough
emergencies. ^ j
TfltVCl's can measure tKeir
own storing coordination by taking
the steering test which is contained*
in the Aetna safety special, sponsored*
by S. W. Sumerel, in the interests of
I street and highway safety. The steer-'
I ing test which wa.s developed by the
I Aetna Casualty and Surety company,!
!'measures the motorist’s ability to
» keep his car within the proper limits
* on the highway. Seated in a regula-
] tion automobile seat, and with his,
hands on the steering w'heel, the driv-
er steers a miniature car on a mov-f
1 ing “roadway” in front of him. T]ie
t roadw'ay deviates from .side to sfde
I without warning and proper hand and'
j eye coordination is mea.sured by the
' percentage of the time the driver
keeps the car in the center of the
I road. In addition to the steering test,
I the “safety special” includes appara-•
tus for testing rea<'tion time, color
blindness, and susceptibility to head-'
ANNOUNCEMENT
WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE TO
THE GENERAL PUBUC, THE
OPENING OF THE
CITY SHOE SHOP
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light glare. The demonstration will be
sion With Orphanage Church'to the public on Satur
day, April “2TT71iear.T,~I.T’bi)e7and
Bro. Hardware store.
Am Host. W. I\ Jacobs Chosen
New Moderator.
SCHEDULE NOTICE
.Seaboard Air Line Railway
CEI.EHRAKR” thr~frTT5—hr
}i:30 A. M. Show —M ED.NESDAY’. ' |„(,tiths-old
lOc and loc
ion and a zebra, which' with Thornwell Memorial church as a^pgrting ClirAon.
-m wlH -be made in traina arriving and
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
April 2i) and 30
“College Swing”
later l»ecame the property of Lord, host, for its annual spi ing meeting
Rothschild, and- one of . the four fa-j The oi)ening sermon was preached
mous zebras that composed his U-am,|hy the retiring nuKlerator, Rev. J. N.i
The quartet of zebras which once .McCord of GreenwmHl. W.'F. Jacobs, j
pulled the Rothschild carriage president of Presbyterian college of
thi-ough the spacious park of the es-lthis city, was elected as the new mod-
.Starring GEDRGE IllJItNS, GRA- 'tate of Tring in EnglandT have been * erator. Rev.,W- Porter of Ninety-
CIE ALLEN, MARTHA RAYE, BOB dead many years and were stuffed Six, was eh*cte<l recording clerk. ^
HOPFl. BEN BLUE, HETTY GRA-' exhibits in the Rothschild Zoological' There were sixty ministers and elders!
BLE, JACKIE ('OOGAN and the .Museum, which is now the collection! present. I
SLATE BROTHERS. jof an American museum. The lion he j It was reportcsl that Rev. E. P.'
The Big Apple of masical show#, purchased was sold to the Fillis cir-jMoye had recently been installed*
Here’s that shaggin', gaggin’, singin’, cus in Durban. j pastor of the Watts .Mill and Todd
sw ingin’, all-star mu-siral with the When Mr. Norri.s again ivache<l Jo-1 Memorial churches. A rejwrt also
new hit tunen. Hear “('allege Swing,” hannesberg, the starting point of his stated that the congregations of Little
“Hewd’ja Like to Love Me?” “Mo- trip, civil strife had broken out be- River ami Dominick had unanimoua-
ments Like This” and the rest! _itwei'n two parties called the "Jami-jly voted to unite and a new church
“RADIO PATROL’^’ No. I, with son Raiders” and the “Reform Com-'ba.s been erected and paid for by tb#
GRANT WITHERS and C.ATHEU- niittee,” and he acted a.s ilispatch rid-1<’‘>fi'bined congregations. Priwbytery
er between the (q)iM>sing factions. accepted an invitation to hold its fall
! After the surrender (rf Dr. JamisonJbivt’T'hg with this chuirh.
'and his raiders, Mr. NorTi.s returned! ^^‘*v- J- M. Carr, religious work di-
to England in 1897 in time to witnes# rector for the synods of South Caro-
the Queen Victoria diamond jubilee'bna and Georgia was present and ad-
j in Ix)ndon, celebrating her (;o-ye<ar-^*'vaaud the Pre.shytery.
'reign. All the king* and queens and* H«v. A. F. Doty, of (l^houn Falla,
,other nobility of Europe were repix*-'I^«v. M. A. 'Durant, of Abbeville, and
sented in the procession which took A. L. Sibley of Ware
! half a day to pass. Nothing has since Shoals and R L. Weeks of Watts Mill,
passed this celel)ratlon in splendor
and pageantry. The procession was
led by Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany.jin Meridian, Miss., the third week in
I The Rajah of Baroda was magnificent May.
in a diamond and pearl coat woven in Furman Jordan, Boyd Underwood,
an intricate pattern, valued at five *^“^0 RiuHles, gru<luates of Thorn-
1 million dollars. ^ i well orphanage, Presbyterian college'
I During his .stay in Ix)ndon this time*Columbia Theological S«*minary,!
i Mr. Norris took two courses in ac-!'vere licenscsl to preach the Gospd.
JACDUFI inf: Plymouth and Cheltenham 3'hey have already accepUsl work, Mr.;
* " and He heard of the gold ru.sh H-luMies in Birmingham, Ala., Mr.i
in Alaska atiil, tirefl of staying in one in Demopolis, Ala., and Mr.
place. 1898 found him in the Klon-! Underwood in Memphis, Tenn. |
He|H)rts were made during the day
gold which didn't meet all his ex- foreign missions, home missions,
penses, and he finally gave it up as'Christian e<lucation and ministerial
a bad job. In 1899 he fame to the*‘‘vHcf, Columbia Seminary, Queene-
UnittHi States to visi-t an uncle in|Chicora college, Pre.sbyterian college,
California. From 1899 until 1907 he'«"d Thornwell oj'phanage. ' - |
wak employe<l by William A. Clark, brethren of the Pre.sbytery
INK HU(;HKS.
“News of the Day."
10c and 25c
COMING—
“FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS'
“OF HUMAN HEARTS”
"EVERYBODY SINGS”
Broadway
Theatre
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
April 25 and 26
“Paid To Dance”
Milh DO.N TERRY
WELLS. RITA HAYWORTH
ARTHUR LOFT.
—“Yji-ahl I'm a daiirc hall dame! i
and Pm talking ... If it’s the last,'**'^.- He spent almo.st a year panning'
thing I di»! Pm one missing girl that's
gonna (|uit the ‘taxi' dance racket . . .
No. 9 at 2:17 A. .M. instead .3:51
A. M.
No. 11 at 1:05 A. M. instead 1:06
A. M.
No. 12 at 4:.3H A. .M. instei^ of 4:53
A. M.
H. E. Pleasants,
Asst. General Pa.saenger Agent
F. H. A.
Mortgage Loans
(Under New Act)
90% Loans
20 Years (or less) 5'u
Interest.
The Spratt
Mortgage Co.
FORT MII.l., S. C.
THURSDAY,
APRIL 21
1-
We have just installed the newest
and most modem equipment for all
.kinds of Shoe Repair Work. We use
the best quality materials, and offer
ourcustomers expert workmanship,
prompt, dependable service, and
reasonable prices. We guarantee all
work to satisfy.—
WE CEMENT SOLES ON LADIES’
SHOES.
We Invite Your Business, Assur
ing You of Our Appreciation of
Same.
CITY SHOE SHOP
M est Pitts St.—Next Door To Country^ Market
J. B. Dailey, Owner Phone 9283 S, D. Dawkins, Mgr.
were elected commissioner# to the
General Assembly which will convene
and trigger men won't stop me!”
Comed>, ".Waiting Around."
“Star Is Hatched."
l« A. M. Show—TUESDAY.
lOc and 20c
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
April 27 and ’28
“Missing Witness”
Starring JOHN LITEL. DICK
PURCELL. JEAN DALE and RAY
MOND H A’ITON. She threatened to
tell all she knew about gangland—and
she knew plenty! Why did she sud
denly vanish—without a trace? Did
she meet the mysterious fate of oth
er "missing witnesses"?
“TTie Jury’s Secret”
SUrring hjiNT TAYLOR. FAY
YYRAY, JANE HARWELL and LAR
KY BLAKE. Split-second to think—
a nerve-shattering instant to decide
... as another man’s life . . .
heart of the woman he loved .
hung in the balance!
CarttKtn, "Happy and Lucky.”
9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY.
' 10c and 15c
senator fix>m California, the "copper
were guests fo the orphanage for
king” of the West. During the time; dinner *"<1 suppen
he was employed by the Clark in-! . . a n
terests he made four trips to Europe I JLilkllC tSOV I^ICS
on
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
April 29 and 30
‘Stars Over Arizona’
and
business for the firm. He lived
across the bay from San Francisco
and was in that city five hours after
the earthquake on April 18, 1906. I^wt
Monday was the 32nd anniversary of
the disaster. Mr. Norris 8erve<l as
deputy sheriff and member of the re
lief committi*e during the rehabilita
tion perkHl.
In 1907 he became general manager
and treasurer of the Brevard Tanning
j company at Pisgah Forest, North
Carolina, and made a trip to England
late that year in the interest of the
company. He was connected with the
firm until it diissolved in 1921. He
then came to Clinton in the employ
I of Jacobs & Co., and, with the excep-
*. tion of two yt«rs, has served the firm
' since as bookket»per. In 1921 his phy-
i sician ordereil him to take a complete
j rest and he (>acked his camping equip-
' ment and set out for his island, which
I is located in laike Koskabomog, On-
I tario. The island was purchased twen-
jty years agv and contains ten acres,
i He .sjK-nt two years there hunting and
fishing. In 1926 he returned to Clin-
i'ton to re.sume his position.
1 'Mr. Norris was married in 1920 U
Miss Dora Nicholson, daughter od
Starring JACK RANDALL
KATHLEEN ELLIOT.
You bet I’m btoking for trouble
W atch my smoke. I’ve ridden through
an ambush of hot lead. Now I m ntrik-; 1 :
ing bark with both barrels blazing.
’ZORRO RIDES AGAIN” No. 1,
He has been trying for sometime to
get his natui-alization papers, and af
ter two years of effort succeeded in
with JOHN CARROLL —a thrilling “
wmwmtmrw mpI.t sccuring them on April 11, m Green
nyaicry scriaL
Coaiedy, "Beautiful But Devine.
“C^nc Capera.”
10c and 20c ..
•*W18E
COMING-
GIRL,” “OLD
▼ille.
Mr. Norris said that the pot of gold
was still at the end of the raii^ow
for he had never found it^thift the
other side of the hill was just abrat
WYOMING'Hie same as the side we’re on, and he
TRAIL,” “BRINGING UP BABY.”
' ^ SPECIAL OFFER
CosBopolHaa—It months for $tA0
8oa year hame agoat
JAMBS W. CALDWELL
S8
concluded with this: Clinton is the
best place to live that he has discov
ered for climate and everything else
We carry a coaipleto Uae of hlaak
kooka, Lodgwa, Caak Baoka, Jaaraalk
Day Baoka, ate. Call 74 far
Ckroaida PahUakiag Cm
After Operation
Little, David Bledsoe, Jr., four years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bled
soe of Greenwood, died at a Colum-|
bla hospital Tuesday morning. The,
lad was taken suddenly ill a few j
weeks ago, growing steadily vorae, 1
and did not rally from an operation
which was performed Monday. ^
Funeral services were held in
Greenwood yesterday afternoon at 4
o’clock with the Rev. L. E. Wiggins
officiating. Interment followed in
Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. Bledsoe before marriage was
Miss Bessie Dugan, a daughter of
Mrs. L. M. Dugan, for a number of
years a matron at the orphanage here,
and a sister of Mrs. Dennis Sowers of
this city.
A younger son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bledsoe, Lewis Dugan, died on the
swond of February. Their friend#
here deeply sympathize with them in
their great bereavement.
In addition to his parent#, the little
boy is survived by his maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Dugan, and his
paternal gprandparents, the Rev. and
Mrs. J. A. Bledsoe of Conestee.
rr IS DANGEROUS
It ia daagerou# to aell a SUBSTI*
TUTE for 666 just to make three or
four cents more. Customers are your
best assets; lose them and yon tone
your business. 666 is worth three or
four times as much as a SUBSTI*
TUTE.
Hipp & Chandlar
Clothes for Men and Bojrs
Tour Buaiuaaa Appradatod
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How Good a Driver
Are You?
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The JEtna Casualty and Surety Company's HIGH
WAY SAFETY SPECIAL, now touring: the country in
the interests of highway accident reduction, will appear
in
CLINTON
(NEAR^OST OFnCE)
Saturday, April 23
Here is your opportunity to find out how you rate as a driver in
- -parison with other drivers yota meet on our streets and highways, Chrried
in the ‘.®tna Safety Special* is a battery of scientific testing devices which
will enable you to determine your reaction time, steering ability, color
perception, susceptibility to headlight jiare, and other factors which make
for safety in operating yoyr car.
Plan now to take the FREE driving tests and seethe nnmerous other
interesting features of this modem CRUSADER OF SAFETY. You will
be given a permanent record showing your Individual score on drivii^
tests.
While in Clinton, the A3na Safety Special is being
sponsored by —
S. W. SUMEREL, Agent
Oflke Next Door To Western Union
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