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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CUNTON. S. C. THCRSDAY. JITIE 8. 1939 Textile Men y Sixty>Eight Clinton Firms Enter Hold Meet Here! Business. Booster Campaign To Refirmter Opposition To Proposed j Cenis-an-Hour Minimum Vt’&Kt Law for Industry. Miss Adair’s Big / SaleStMTts Today The Ladies' Ready-to-Wear Shoppe announces their annual spring one* haK price dress sale to begin this morning at H o’clock and continue through Saturday. The entire stock of ‘ ready-to*wear ha.s been slashed for the event, vrith many special money-,tile workers stand to lose their jobs stated yestwd^ saving bargains throughout the store, if the proposed 32Hi-cents-an-hour Feminine buyers who know what a sale at Miss Adair’s means, will read her advertisement in today’s paper with interest. VEHICLE INSPECTION lover the sUte have been inspected, HERE NEXT WEEK ^>0^ -till a few to be ap- ^ prmed before June 30, and theee final John M. Smith, supervisor of the •'tups over the state art in the na- Be Inaugurated Next Thursday!"'**''' •“•ion which All of Clmton-. •'BmincM.inf »iv,n .«y jv«Tr^"l»y nifl* , ^hw Friday. Carirp..^ to o^ **«» •« **5®;,<^>»'*«June 16. m, the unit, .r. making Thursday, June ISth, have been com-,bile will be awarded absolutely free set up here Monday, June 12,‘said ^ yesterday that it is hnposaible for the From 2.5,000 to 30,000 Southern tex- pleted by the committee in charge, it* to the person holding the lucky *he**fii^*'?nsp^tion ^ri^^nds^** 'her. The big campaign is launched toi period ends on A j _a- -a. June 30, and the time is short. A page advertisement appearing m ' .r I. a ..a i • j Stimulate local reUil business and to today’s paper, gives the names ^f ^ , minimum wage for the textile Indus- ^ participate in the!»top, Mr. Smith said, and we ask try should be put into effect, W. M. 5t.<.tion the advantages to be derived i Booster campaign. Other announce-vehicle ownws cooperate by .Mclaaurine, of Charlotte, secretary of by shopping in Clinton, tflxty-elght ments pertaining to the even* will wjuipment in ^^ly. It the American Cotton Manufacturei-s’ local fiims have entered the campaign pear in The (’-hronicle next Thursday . . -I u . ~i which is being spon.sored by the —the opening day. Additional infor-^®^ slight corrections, and if o^^ers associa ion, sai< eie . . ^ “y* (’hanvber of Commerce. mation will be supplied the public inj"’*!^ until the last of our stay here, Mr. Mcl>aurine met in (linton with, campaign will run for three a haniRiill to be placed early nevtl^l'^.^ 1^ time to have the a num'ber of .South Carolina textile months, with cash prizes of $25 be-1 week in every home in this section, executives, and his statement came af-, .... “yroV‘t5‘Mrs. Will R. Brown ' Birthdays interests; M. P. Orr, Anderson, Dies In Columbia And Anniversaries dent of the Cotton Manufacturers Am- ^ - ■ •» sociation of South (’arolina; Wm. P., lyfp, vVill R. Brown, who resided Prof, and Mrs. Harold .S. F'ish ob- A MAGAZINE ^ The Gift Ideal for Any Occnaioo. Cnll— JA.MES W. CALDWELL At 3S CA^NO THEATRE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, June 12 and 13 “Three Smart Girls Grow Up” sociation or south i aroiina; wm. r.. Ty|p, YV'ill R. Brown, who Starring DEANNA DURBIN, NAN Jacobs, executive vice-president of the .n<.ar here, died in a Columbia hospital served their .second weiiding anniver- (iREY,- HELEN PARLSH, ROBERT'South Carolina association; K. K-,Tue.sday afternoon where she had been »ary .Saturday, June 3. CUMMINGS, CHARLES WINNIN-' Henry, past president of the American'^.ri^icaiiy iH for the past five week.s.| Mrs. Brunson Asbill has a birthday (•ER and WILLIAM LUNDIGAN. jCotton .Manufacturers association, and Brown wa.s kniwv'n and admired .Saturday, June 10. Deanna ... in her greatest pic-,others. hy many friends who will regret to Today is. the wedding anniversary lure . . . wea.ving a spell of enchant-* Mr. Mcl..aurine explained that his^j^.^pp passing. 'of .Mr. and .Mrs. W. L. Wier, Mr. and, ment you II remember all your life, itstimatt as to number of empli^ets p'uneral arrangements had not been'Mrs. W. C. Shealy, and Mr. and Mrs. to l™, their job, wa, b.,e,l on actual. c. Heuatc*.. returns from (jue.stionnaires-covering |<i() per cent of the mills. He <leclared that the fight against the t*stablish- ■■■■ I ment of the 32'/ij-cent minimum was WEDNEaSDAY, THUR.SDAY, I June 11 and 15 “Twelve Crowded Hours” With LUt'lLl.E KALU RICHARD DIX and ALLAN LANE. Two-fisted work done and have the vehicles certi fied.” Most of the commercial vehicles 666 Try checks MALARIA in 7 days. Relieves COLDS syraptoRs first day Rub-My-Tisn”—a W’oaderfol Liniment “Trans-.America.” “News of the Day.” 1« A. M. Show—MONDAY lOe and 2.5c completed early last night. Mrs. Brown before marriage wa.s* Little Joan Andwson will celebrate .Miss Annie laou Duvall, daughter of ber .seventh birthday Sunday, June 11. the late W’. .1. and .Nannie Hill l>uvall, Mr. ami Mrs. John Holland Hunter r u, r ,1. residents of this community, have a wedding anniversary Saturday, not a fight for the mill lnter^sts, but „ ,u.. .June 10. DEPT. STORE CLINTON. S. C. was for the textile employees whose j<d)s are threatened, j The (luestion of freight rates playinl a prominent jiart in yesterday’.^ di.scus- ' sion ami it was point4‘d out that the .Southern imlusti^ is already handi- cappisl by such <li.scrimination. The further ham-stringing of thi*se mills through the application of such a min imum Besides her hu.sltami, the d«*ceased is surviveil by one son, James Brown, who is i‘m|»loyed at I^ancaster, and one brother, (kxlfrey Duvall of this city. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appreci • u .e ation for the many kindnesses shown •J’” wish for him Richard Dix as the news-hawk on the in>ide of everything. imum would force many of them to us during the recent illni-ss and death ec^ery ^^Pardon Our Nerve^^ J*ughter ami sister. W’e alao B. L. KING ILL AT HOME . H. L. King, well known Clintonian, is confined to his home this w<*ek on account of illness. His many friends will lie glad to know that his condition yestenlay was reporteil as improving, a speeily and com- U-r of employees, and would cause wish to thank our friemis and reU- Starring LYNN BARI. J U N E hardships for textile fami- lives for the lieautifiW floral offer- ttALK (*1 INN WILLIAMS, MU II- )j,.„ nfni the hundreds of retail iner- if'tf’*- AEL WHALEN and Jt)HN MIIJAN. chants whose trade would lie affected. Mrs, J. A. Painter and Family. iUg Town GirU series. “Pardon Our >!r. Mclaurine |M.inte«l out that the o|tiia<-|ni|g'■m Ner»e" is a hilarious concoction of s;„uth Carolina ass.s-iation, meeting at ^ the ad\enlure« of two girls. “Gaatemala.” f*.S0 A. M. Show—MKDM<LSDAY. lie and lAc FRIDAY AM) S.ATURDAY, June IG and 17 “Lucky Night” Starring |4)|. HOIIEHT JOSEPH \I.I KN. HE.NK^ ONKII.I and iMil l.| \S EOHI K) lark* stars* I wvkf you* lt«h! Myr- na! itaiiy logHher for Ike first iiinr* llkry start Ike evening as Mister and Miss . . and end np in Ike morning w sg> -s as Mister and Mrs ' “MtNDMtkK INK M \i.lt US'* No IHsnev t artona ''Sens of like Dot * Itr and NEXT MEEk “M %N t»» I t»Nt|l IHE M XMDlS MIDK Nl~ Broadway Theatre XIllMlW AM) Tl trSDAV. June 12 and 13 “You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man” ^larring M I EIEI l»N. K|M, \M ItIMt.EN and I H tMI IE Met AM- Tin. ttiNwItME MlMiKE. and MtKT MiMIO.w Ike grrairsi fan feud in kistnry! Tun »e krard Ikem an Ike air . . . nan -e* ikeM on Ike screen ... in a mat ing slort blasted wilk langks! I oinrdt, “Seeing S|M»ts.“ ( arln*»n. “Mice Mill Plat.” •lot Nrws“ III \. M .<sbo» II KSDW. UK and 20c W KI).NK.S|).\Y. THrK.S|)AV. June 11 and 15 “Whispering Ene- 99 lYkshiers, N. last week, passed a resolution deploring the heavy impor-: tation of Japanese coili>n giMMis, stat-j ing that U. .S. dipartiiient of rum-| menre figuies sh>*w lb it ni ne cotton .cloth was hiiiught into ihi- country in' the one month id April, I'.rt”, than was previously brought in for the nine-year iirnoti I!i2*> to Dt3l "This atatenienl.” he snel, “ireli* cate^ a grvat fa«’tor that must be con- frsi in making a min-ntum wage rate Alr«-n>ly trade agr^<-mrnts a^l laiiff s-s-m lo be ineffts’iive in pm Vne-MCaf) jKafketa A* the > ' Cs»s5 •f gi*;s«l* i. tbr \ri.«iM*a‘j :i;aik»4 be I !}..-• *11 -'e ;a-,»|»af-i:!rsl the itlD^S »f fora-ign gsa-ifs f>gr f*irregn SSsgHlel t n fnsiiufartur«s| gtaafs has alm-ist tM-.n !•,<’ \.Hfe ibr kmer^fi learket i» |ll*eai>-R*s| TSji Wieasia ftsCAkef cur- latlm'-nt ar^ etiwiSig down of c{*iitdle« *.SBh m pr>igra:3i.'' he r>oitinursl. '•must rspreaw lts?tf Ml Wtoker dlv- piao-ment and lose «d TTcit i»i fu;tkrf rwa^nt for the miM asen np- pocing tke f» • looBsc-mlat. m •d litdns try • .ottmiciee N.e 1 Tkry are inter r^-^loig in Kr-balf af yoke for Xntrtimn Irstxtr Otcrkel^ This is ttol a solfivk eff.Mi, tt t» ai> adTart in behalf of Ike tke '-c.ulkem farmer, the So«utke=n in fart, all ?*Muikr*n v-e Public A^ed To Disregard Rumors THE CHRONICLE ’Tkn Paper Everybody Rnnda** Hipp & Chandler Clot hen for Men and Boya Ymst Bnaiaena Appreciated GREYiiOUND fi e » mies Slarrin? J.XfK HOLT. IMH.DRES lOSTF.LLti. ADDISON RICHARDS.' and DON.M.D BRItlG.S. Here’iTll pic ture (hat is Ituth all-audience enter tainment and a showman's show. HILL Fresh in theme and plot development. To »»•! at naught »* .-u- fe|si-t» reganling ca^rs nf infantilr imralysi* vih««*h Have keen cauaiMg undue alarm tn atwl neor Clinton, the nty beaUHi officer states that laitiri >1^ eounty ha* not had a case during rerent months, tinly one ca»e ha* t*«»en re- porXeii in the Pissinnmt area, ami that I* a doutrtful ••ne. The public «an ivst a-'UMst 'hat ample warn:i.g will t»e given .*ffu’ia11y. if arni when a ca-c dc\elops here. .Vs *oon a* |»*iho shinw up it will b«' re|**Mte.| to the health authorities. The public <h<>uld m»t be lieve every wild rumor w hieh starts, but .should In.' goveniinl by fai't.s as they arise. Ths* state h**ard of health is not trying ti* hide a single case init is publishing the facts in hope that the iw'ople will Ik* more careful. CITY IM>AKD OF HEALTH. B. F. Wingard, Health Officer. “ThundeJ^ng West” .STARRErr PASSES IX) INSPECT CARS (Continued from page one) .Starring CHARLF>< .STARRETI' Carolina that additional and IRIS MEREDITH. A brt'ezv film niileage should In* assumisl by the that hits the high s|M»ts of thrilling highway department and that melmlrama. "Java Journev." Big One-Half Price DRESS SALE! This Tops Them All”! Begins Thursday Morning, Three Days Only! June 8th., 9th., 10th. ALL HITTS AM) ( OATH (;4)INr. 9OK H Xl.F-PRIO:. Tliki b IIm U bay IM mmllaer drpwwrw. Up lui«g «fipark«d !•(« af agw aaem for Ikin aalo. »arli an VaUto. (liifft CraiMliaon. Hand Hax Hlutra, Taa-Way Nak .Nalla aad I*mb Pmai. Hutu froai II la S2. the county gviveruments should l>e , IK'rmittiHl in this way to rtNluce their now lnudenst>me property taxes, but this shmild be done only after the, I financing of the state has lieen de termined and it should be done in the 1 general appropriation bill. j ! “Sound fiscal policy would suggest i therefore that the additions for this! ‘t:;3« A. M. Show—THURSDAY. Ibc and L5r FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, June 16 and 17 “Drifting Westward” Sterrint JACK RANDAI.I. ..d,'"**' '*' J" «*' f™' '"’'J”’ EDNA ni'RAN ence report on the general apptx>pri- Flrhtinf (rW.f.r..ll - .iU. ,o.r '*'" ***'' "'*'" "*' ''.*****"** .f J«.k of thrill.! lUoch thlMw ro. ii.t.'I'*' ®*“ ■ two-eon. two.ri.ta cowboy! I?)* coneforw. .ml approva “HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS”-^“f* *"'* t>>' No. 7. Co«ay. Edear Kcona. in rT*'"*""". '"**’-' ‘ ,'*' Dm..- "ConiBunity Sine."'“ ***>* ‘PP*®'*' “Baby "Weather W'igarda." 10c and 20c NEXT WEEK— *‘CALUNG DR. inLOARE" "WBSni cause I believe that when this is donel not only will the state highway sys tem be able to maintain these roads' but also the local county governments will be able to reduce tax burdens RN JAMBOREE" I accordingly, w'hich is both properandj just" 1 Hot Specials! .NEW SHiraKbNT OF White Batiste Blouses TlTKoH A.\D LACE TRIM $1*00 each Nice Selection SUMMER of PANTIES soc Special IdOt of SILK BREEZY GOWNS For Hot Weather 79C Beautiful .\Hnortinent of SKIRTS Pastela and White $1.95 and $2.95 One laot of COLORED FELTS, SUEDES and RIBBON HATS $1*50 TABLE CLOTHS For the Kitchenette $1.00 Values for 59c each BE.VITIFIL Summer Slips ROGERS RUNPROOF 95c each ObSi; ixn straw Hats $1.50 lUck HOSE 500 Pair Going for sop No flaws, no seconds. Per fect condition. “ COME ONE — COME ALL — TO THE BIGGEST CUT PRICE SALE OF THE SEASON! The Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Shoppe na/varc* v<mv M m PHONE 129 ELLA ADAIR \