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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON, S. C.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1939
The firet meeninff oi C^hristnuui it
Chat of generosity, mapiied hy the
greet gift at God to nMNddnd. Tht
oelfteh stray of (he trorhl it bitftiea at
jatriking, and one that a^ada
,attention of bundredt of paaeore-by.
hi (he ttindow of Bkakely Brot. Seed
atore. The aoene it one of a cotntry
haane all decorated and aet for Ohriat*
ana arith eeery littie detail, both on
the outside and inaide, firafided. The
prododtioa (has a moat aitiatk atmoe
kMt lor . time, and th. Chrirt writ ^ tyltm Wri.
ie l»n> in our hesrtn. SometiinM '*
enekniW of pnmeert. i. mrried too'*"*' •»
tar UHl become. « buixtan kmrni U>e -UwUon of ril Km
a pleasure; but anything tihat makes^
tlK W(i-ld u>»clfiri. i> bMuUful mid of |*e Lotd apoke to th.
Qa. a. ll/aaltfafiaa neirt to the lowest granted in any
yrdlftlC state, while the percentage of elder-
U 11 persons receiving aid is among
IxOlIo /\rC 1 RlCQ the highest. The state board's pur-
♦' I pose is therefore to reduce the num-
Million Dollar Reduction ^Injber of recipients • without reducing
good.
shepherds on a htU in Judea, "Behold,
Btok in 18»7. li«te Virpiiin OfUn-ji *«■“«
loo wtote the" followin, Irita- to th.'r'xr-.. ^ thoT
«Htor of The New Yo* Son: “I nm,*^ <*>*
8 ,enr> old. Some of my Hole frieiid.1^ ■*» of the
e>y there i." no Smdn Ctaun Pnjn,”* «?** ”‘.***t. of mnnkind.
mj.. “If you to, it in The Son i?.
to. Piento teh me the truth-i. thc« briny you .H <l»e nmr^pewu,
• omma. 1®^ caromwiwty aotrrity and adhieva-
* ■ ^ mwrt, (ha flews of the every day life
The editor wmu* a news^^r ai^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ diHdran
literary clas«e in reply to this Child- ^ oonrnmni^. Iti
ish plea which ^ be« reprodu^ L^deaeors to bring you clean news,
more than any other article ever news-hhe kind of newa*
(i‘n i»ertaining to (-hnstmaa. In It hej^jy^ make the paper a weloofne'
,.. . . . , ivkitor into hundreds at botnes. And;
•'ies \irginia. there is a t?anfU ^
(laus. He exis-Us as certainly as love friendahipl
and geiHMxisrty an<l dev^ion exist, jt* readers, that En Passant ex-j
you know that they abound and IT^Itends to all the ooinpliments and fe-
tf* hfe lUN higlM^Ht beauty and joy. .jicj^tions of the season and wishes
TiKlay litte Virginia is irrown up.'^ ohristmas and a'
Joyous and Prosperous Now Year I
Funds Means Fewer People in<«vid».l .w.r*i w dr^Htoily
amounts received by persons in need
Get Public AWe would be too small to provide any
^ , en eo torn. L ! Teasonablc measure of security
I- P'*^!agaimit actual want.
He welfare board ordered further re- ^ , ,
duotkm. tmtay In the redpienU of *'
tod durin* a* next .ix months "in “ *'te™ined by county ^rtmenU
order to brin, the total aseistance »>*'“ welf*™ nccordm* to uni-
paymenta wMbin fund, provided.'’ |f^.»Und.rds used in invetoigtoi^
«e .* ^ raat .. r, *he Cl 1X4011 sUiioes of those who apply
WeMhre dhx^ TWas H u^^ng the fiscal end-
c*Hed ed June 30, 1039, the board found it
number after a < necessary, because of limited funds,
^ of toH funds avail^e and ^ twowthtrds of the
the number of jwrsons public j^dicaJed need in each case.”
aaentaaoe nws,'^ classiTied as old _ . . ... _
ana toriatanee, aid to the needy blind; “5
toto tod to detiendent children. by tte ritoc and
The board found tbM. "notwith- federal ^ern^nt on apprm-
atondiDK aubatantial reductions to-, •^O-oO matohm, basis. Uto
remly eilscied amee July 1. H haa;!^." app^ations fbr the<
become nppmant tHito it will be im- J^'''
poaaihle for aome coimtiea to contin-l»p24,,16, while provided
» sdme calteroriea «hrou«b June .»l,750,000-a reduction
1940,” withoilt reduction in number of 1"
recipienUi, the director said. proximately 11,91,0,000 m state and
4)UBpelided caaes will 'be placed funds.
on waiting lifits and be reinstated if
and when funds are available. New
eases wll be given preference only
on an emiergency basis, “upon ap-
man official sources, denied the Brit
ish report.
Announcement of Nazi successes
came as informed quarters asserted
the scuttling of the German pocket
battleship A<lmiral G)raf ^>ee sit
Montevedio would mark "the begin
ning of nea' attacks by our fleet
again.st England.”
Unconfirmed reports said the sis-
tership of th? Graf Bpee, the Admiral
Scheer, aas loo^ in the South At
lantic and ready to continue raids
against the Allies.
The air battle at Helgoland was
apparently the largest aerial engage
ment of the present war. i
As the fleet of British tombing
planes swept in from the Noi;th Sea,
squadions W Mesierschmidt pursuit
ships, Germany’s fastest fighting
planes, rose to meet them, Germans
said.
The defense craft were under the
I command of Captain Schumakefw who,
j Germans said, led fliers in desiroy-
jing ten of twenty attacking British
iwarplanea December 14.
i The Nazis raid their fighting
.planes dispersed the oncoming bomb-
ling fleet and soon the battle was
I sprawled out in the aky in individual
[combats from Helgirfand v:/ ibe coast
of Germany."
As the divir^ darting planes- ap
proached the shore, anti-aircraft bab-
teriee started shootii^ at the Brit
ish ships.
Jh^ was no indication of h<m
long the battle lasted, but tonight
[Germans raid the wreckage of many
British phmes was being washed up
on rtiore.
Two British plane crews, were re
ported captured.
Only two German planes were re
ported lost. Their crews were said
to have escaped by parachute.
mamwl. and a in*‘niU*r <if a Nerwij^ Prosperous New Yeafiproval as such by the respective field
York school faculty^ Her imiw is yyjd, evt«ything‘ that's g-jod,'»upervi»or8.” under the boartl’s reso-
I 4 IK... I... .. j ..I lution.
Danieil asserted in a statement:
“Average individual awards for old Berlin ReportR 34 British Bomb-
and void of everything that’s bad.
l/uuru V’irginia iKiuglas, and this year
she IS playing .Santa Claus not only
to her pupils hut her twn daughter. ^ coinci<k*noc that Deoem
l*nik-ch«H‘ktsl. vivacious, ^ now ^i ber Hth, the* date of the Kiwanwjage, assistance in South Carolina are
though shy arul hesitant in speakmg|^||b*g ladies night celebration, wasi" “ ———
of ptT.sonal matters, I>r. Douglae **ialso the bir^MJay of the retiring presi-
not in favur. .^h<* says, of breaking ^ ,>r. A. E. Fipencer. His Kiwan
*Ito.. to. Iw..l.l1.e 4 V. .. e.U.:l.l ^ * . .
Victory Claimed
For Nazi Airmen
In Big Sky Battle
thi- n«-\V“ ImiUIIv to a child that there
.tan friendH, in appreciation of hra
w rui Santa < laus. He will leam, nat-Ug y<>ars of uniielfish service in this;
uially, she says, as ht* turns community, ami of the sphindid lead-j
the fixe, imaginative stage ^ eariy furnirtbid the club for I
<diil<ih<MKi, Ui an interest in the worid closing, presented him
in anticipation of the. happy cries
to be heard from the children on
Cihristmas morn. While the custom
er8 Shot Down In Raid Off
Helgoland. ShipH Attacked.
anmiui him. Whim sihe first became
el«i enough t4» ixaJize the full mean-
Berlin, Dec, IH.—S|>ee<ly Nazi
fighting planes shiit down thirty-four
|« ^ .ltoK<.tlh<..r cornmim «xrel»t.n« Brilinl. bombin* pl.n« lo
in fiomniny it wa« only about .cvn- GK.rnian.x .lnclare,l, in a xiant
lory aim that othvr rountrKm bvKan ,j, baUle off tho naval bao- of
to us<* trees at Ohristmas as a sym- '
with a Christmas remembrance.
In Uk* 'Seen Here and There’ col-
Helgoland.
German .scouting plant^s also were
Mig of Th.- Sun’s .sHtorial, ahe fett ^
liatlly l^^•uu.se jssir children were deserve<l menUon was made of
aide to have t'hrisUnas gifts as tan-^^ man*
gihle evi.leiMv of .Santa’s existence.
later, she says, she grew to realize
that material gifis^were not no im-
|M)rtant MS t-he faith which even the
veiy |MM>r chilli ciHtId have in some
I>r. A. E. SpeiKN'r, veteran profess
or of French and Greek at Pixabyte-
rian college, celnbrates --m birthday
today .... Doctor Spencer has
thing spiritual. Y.s, there is a Safrta "1*"^
< lau.. a. tin. .sHio, of The Sun wr.ge and has proved
tiule Virginia wims.- fa. i h.i h-r * fnr*-d to hiindrjHis of atudenita
shaken Me live,. a*.i iv.l lit. have ha.! the gaal f.rrtune to at-
th,H.sj.nd> ..f y.-ars from n.»w to cm- ^is classes An ixoolleik
rmue make giiMl the heart of child- “ .ks-p J.jyaily tor hrs
, inrtitiiiUon and a thonmgh under-
^ ntandkig and appreciaition of human
\«g only IS Clint«»n lovely in iU nature, he has 4<fMkmred hrmn^f to a
fairylaritl a’liie, hut many boautiful boat <»f friends scattered annjnd the
•tore auakoK" in the erty Mkl to ctmi- work! who wwh for him many haniy
plete th«* pietuiY*. I hie of the fiMwt rfAum.n of (he day.
CASINO THEATRE
\10M)AY .AND TUFXDAY.
Drernihrr ’J.'> and 26
“Drums .AIdbr the
.Mohawk**
hith C|..\rDKTTK ('(M.HKKT.
IIENK^ HI.MIA. EDNA MAY Ol.l-
In miUkinn of homes Chrintmas
are being decorated and lighted
faoi of “ireace on earth and good will
to men.” Today the use of trees at i .. . , , .. ..
(3hri«tma« time in Christian tends is *“><1 have sunk four Bntish steam-
ao common that one can hardly enter damaged three British war-
la home wibhoirt seeing one. But nol^^JP* ® 'bomb and machine-gun
'matter how or when the custom orig- yestorday.
inated, the fThrmtimas tree seems to (British spok^win London ad-
atand as a symbid of the words of I®"* ^ ^
the angH of the Ix>rd: ’rdocy to God North sea to Nazi bombers but made
in the highiwt. ami on earth peace. »» mention of damage to warships.
rKHl wiU toward men.” njjnistry
^ m announced twelve German .Me.sser-
[ Merry CThristmas to all the little |Sohmidt fighters were shot down and
children of the world who are turn-,seven British bombers “unaccounted
ing tte-ir iwger. yearning and wistful for” in an air battle over Helgoland
eyes 'towanl the souimI of the com-,bight.)
uig fw-t of the patron saint of the The huge air battle, exU-nding over
seajwni. May mine of these little twxnty miles off sea betwetm the
ones who are such as is the Kingdom c«>ast ami Helgiland, ttok place with-
of lf4>Mven Ik- forgotti-n nor left un- in twenty mil«-s of the mouth of Um-
TwitMtsI as the g«>nen»sitH>s of the F'.IIm- riwr where the British asserted
worhl pour f«»rth at tte- Chrtetmas- one of their sulnnarint-s sank a <5,000-
tide. ton German cruiser ThuTS4lay. Ger-
CHRISTMAS
FLOWERS
• •
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FLOWERS:
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR
ALL OCCASIONS
MEMORIAL WREATHS FOR
LOVED ONES
T T FLOW ERS
NOVELTY PLANTS
DLSH GARDENS
DRIED GRASSES
—l»OTTED PLANTS
—NOEL CORSAGES
—TABLE DECORATIONS
—WISHING WELIjS
Selected Christmas Wrappings
and Cards
For A Last-Minute Gift, Wire
‘ Flowers To Out-of-Town Friends
To you who.se friendly .nupport during the past seven
years has contributed so greatly to the growth of our
shop, we extend cordial thanks. May your Christmas be
happy and the New Year prosperous.
CLINTON FLOWER SHOP
Mrs. B. F. W ingard
Broadway
Theatre
\KK. EDDIE CDl.I.iNS, and JOHN
CAKKADI.NE.
In Trrhnirtilor! Thr grcnl navel af
Ik4to.r itlirrinK dajn ahra Anirricn
• a« «rnluring fartli In new frontteni!
Into Ihr \allr> a here the aavag* Ira-
qiHN« lurkrd! ^ uang lovem . . . hrarta
Rtreird BRainol llie oudden terror of
torch and looiaKaak!
\Uo. Srirrtrd .Shtaln.
’ Nra* of Ihr Da).**
Itr and 2.’»r
Shi>«« mill run c-anlinuoun from 2M
pm 'till 11 MHI p.m.. .Monday. Chrut-
ma« Da). Fralurr« nlart: 2:S.’»; 1:42;
h:.*.A; A:lh.
WEDNKSD.AY. DEC. 27
“The Secret of Dr.
Kildare
With LEW \YKE.S. LIONEL HAK-
MOKR HELEN GILIIKKT.
PENDLETON.
M<n in ahilr! W'umrn in love!
^uung Dr. Kildarr'ii muMt dangmraB
ra^r! Tairr as many thrilU!
Mso. .-srlrclrd ShortH.
»;,10 \. M. Shua.
I Or and Lie
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
December 25 and 26
‘‘Fifth Avenue Girl**
with GINGKK KtNlRKS. WAI.TKR
(ONNOLl.Y, VRKKKK TKASDAIJC.
and JAMKS KLLIHON.
Matrimonial tronhie whootert ... In
>a ntnffrd-nhirt mannion! — and Ike
. rompliralioafi nhr atartn will keep ynw
haaling aKh glee!
I Ahm, three (’artoomi. “Oeiowring
lAmoricn." “I'orky’ii Hotel.” Fagan's
I "Movietane Newa.”
iShowa will rua roatinuoan frwm 2:M
'p.m. to ll.*M p.m.—MONDAY,
j lie and 20r
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
“l^aw Of the Pampas**
With WILI.IAM BOYD. STRKFI
DUN A and RUSSRl.l. HAYDRN.
America’a Nok 1 tronhle •hooter
NAT ahowa a gang of pampaa rwatlera )wn-
tire—good old U. S.* A. atyle!
Alaa. Selected Shorta.
lOc and 15c
HOME STORES
GOOD EATS - AT ZERO PRICES
Specials For Christmas!
HOLIDAY FRUIT CAKES
Two Pound, with cake box 75c
Five Pound, with cake box S1.75
CHOCOLATE DROI-S. KING'S MIXTURE. ORANGE
SLICES, JELLY BEANS. ASSORTED |Q(^
FUDGE. CHRISTMAS MIX
Ji.
Coconut Bon-Bons, Mint Chops, and
Chocolate Covered Peanuts, lb. . ISc
Old Fashioned STICK CANDY 9Q|,
Any flavor, 2-lb. box
Chocolate Covered
CHERRIES, 1-lb. box
23c
444
THURSDAY. DEC. ’28
“Chicken Was:on
Family”
With J.VNE UITHEKS. LEO CAR
KILLO. M.XKJOKIE WEAVER.
81‘KING BYINGTON.
Also. THE MAKt'H OF TIME
“I'opular Scirncr.”
lOc and Lie
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Charlie Chan At Treas
ure Island”
With .SIDNEY TOLER. CESAR
ROMERO. PAULINB MOORE.
Murder hy magic! And (liau deflea
; the aupernatural at the pluygrowwd
!on the Pacific!
\ Alno, Selected Shorta.
I 9:30 A. M. Show.
10c and 15c
Assorttkl CHOCOLATES,
5-lb. box
89c
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
December 29 and 30
“I.iegion Of Lost Flyers”
WiU RICHARD ARLEN, ANDY
[DEVINE, ANNE NAGEL and WIL-
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
December 29 and 30
“The Roarini? 20V*
With JAME.S CAGNEY, HUM- 1.1AM I.UNDIGAN
PHKEY ItOGART, PRISCILLA Snariag Urough danger in crippled
L.VNE, GLADYS GEOKtiE and .crateu to wipe.nut a stain of dia-
FRANK .McHUGH. * honor.
The autobiocraph) uf a nation on a[ Ahm. “DAREDEVILS OF THE
jag! B) .Mark Hellinger. He wrote it RED CIRCI.E*’ No. 8.
as he saw it from 1920 to ’29 ... Ue, Comedy. “Blamed For A Blonde.**
shock-crammed days it took the* Carfdohs, “Cockoo Bird,” **8cnip-
G-Men 10 years to clean upt Ipy's' Radio.”
To enjoy it more, see it' from the' _ lOc and tOe
beginning—Features start. Saturday.
2:08; 4:30; 0:52; 9:14.
Also. ”RED BARRY” No. 7.
fNews of the Day.”
10c amd 25c
NUTS
Fancy Paper Shell PECANS, lb. 20c
Diamond WALNUTS, lb 21c
BRAZIL NUTS, lb. 15c
Emerald WALNUTS, lb. 17c
DIXIE-HOME MILK,
4 Tall, or 8 Small cans
25c
Fresh Loose COCONUT, lb 19c
CRANBERRIES, m
Fresh and firm, lb
Fresh Layer «
RAISINS, lb IOC
California
GRAPES, 3 Ib
COMPLETE Assortment FRUITS
Lowest Possible Prices
Large Variety Fresh VEGETABLES
At Good Prices
1
OWL SHOW—
SATURDAY, DEC. 30—10:45
“Hawaiian Nigrhts”
WiU JOHNNY DOWNS, MARY
ncl of CARI.ISLE. CONSTANCE MOORR
and EDDIE QUILLAN.
iNpHy doodioni who made Uo na-
and tnrncd grnaa-
Luxury
Macaroni
Nickel Boxes
3 for 10c
*
Silver Cup
COFFEE
Fresh Ground
Lb. ... 15c
Old-Fashioned
BROWN
SUGAR
Lb. 5c
^ CRANBERRY
SAUCE
2 cans. 25c
Fancy Blue Rose
RICE
4 lbs... 19c
Dixie-Home
BREAD
Big Loaves
2 for .. 15c
The .Management and P
the Casino aod Brondway
W iKhes To Take Thia Opportnntty To
Wink You-All a Very Merry ClMiii4-,0veH go jive .
ma«. And Why Not Make Ynig nhakers into rug-cutters!
PORK CHOPS, lb 17*/2c
PICNIC HAMS.
MEAT MARKET SPECIALS!
ChriaUnM Merrier By Seoinf;
turen Wo Hnve Showing Tlihi
Weak?
Abo, Cartoomi: ”Ono-Annod
ir *T3rem Cood.**
lOe and 20c
Bu-
Pork SHOULDERS,
Lb. 15c
HAMS,
RIBS.
OYSTERS, pint ... 25c
Quart 50c
Sliced BACON, lb. . 20c
STEAK,
Mixed SAUSAGE,
^ . 25c