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PAGE TWO BATTERY G TO MEET MONDAY Members of Battery G, local nation al truard company, will meet Monday, April 8, at 7:30. Captain W. A. John- annoonces that all mentbers are de tailed to attend. CARD OF THANKS 1 wi»h to thank the doctors, nurses, friends and relatives for the many EN PASSANT One would hardly e]q;>ect any news from Santa Claus at this time of year, but Santa Claus, Indiana, tiny post office was the scene of a lively rush this week, reports say. The reason ms CUNTON CHRONItXE. CLIWTON. a C. National Census Job Is Started Edward A. Adams Of Cross Hfll, Dies Laurens Negro Held Blamdess In Dea^' Count* Begfun On ‘Gigantic Task AH Oyer United States By 120«000 Enumerators. Edward A. Adams, 6S, piominent planter and diisen of Ooib HiU, di^ at the frreenwood ho8|Mtal eady Mon day night following a short illnesB. . * I , rw. u Funeral services were iheld from the »..u y p^j,^ Wwhin^, April l.-rA>n horset^^^ Tuesday afternoon at 3:80 k>ndn^o, shown me dunn* my re-| , S.nta! ^ **!!! ^nV^n «'"***«* «*'• •> cent illness. , ,* i. 'sus enumerators went calling on Mr. | fii.v v t McGill A coroner’s inquest Jury Monday at Crgib HW, held Alex Momsy Negro, blamelsm in the traffic deafbh Sunday night of Nathan Cowan, also edkired. The accident occurred on a street leading westward out of town, when ISAAC FINNEY. CASINO THEATRE .MONDAY AND TUESDAY, i^pril 8 and 9 “Shooting High” , E.i Cowan stepped in front of the Moses I Claus postmark on that day’s maili /T ’ j Batohford, Rev. F. T. McGill and I car just a^r another had passed 1 would provide additional fooiiaihness j ^ . TWwnr P-n.nKiLtan M»ay ■ Intermeht followed! traveling in the opposite direction. , «Kl fun tack home. Snnt. Cl^ the; rChirc!^;.erS^.T « tS! *" *'<>’'>'' Wr only town in the worid which taars C...11.! Mr- Adam* «u • Mn of Sila, H janitor and uaretaker of tha M^miaes at Lfterty Springs Preaby teriaa [chureb. Cross Hill, for a mmf>«r of years. ■ i SPBCIAL I Cosmopolitan—^2 yeara—Itjf.' ' Good Heaaekesid^r-2 yoatn..^ tl>9> ; This e#er feed natil lattsr pwi of^ March. JAMBS W. CALDWELL I. CTi^name. TihrdTl^-af ! **"****”* -vauwEmenne“ Tyendy ”Xd"am8. the 45,000 fourth-class post offices inj * w ..u i Laurens county’s best known the United States. It does a business | Some 120,000 strong, the legion families. He was an extensive sod of .only about $200 per month, the: enumerators set out on the prosperous farmer. Mr. Adams was 1 postmaster reports, but at the Christ-take them a total of 25,-i||jj active member of Liberty Springs' jma.s season the business runs amaz-jPresbyterian church, aerving as an ingly up to $75,000 or $100,000; with j 2,0W,000,0M queetiona superintendent of the Son pened to be following the west-bounJl Notice of Personal Property Sale \\ ith J.\NE M ITHERS, GENE, this revenue coming fiom evei-y ^tatej *®1^ ^*J®. nation bow far it has cotoe the time of his death, j Take notice that We, the exec- AITRY. MARJORIE FRANK M. THOMAS. Hidin' like demons! Shootin' like sixlv! Corralin’ bank-robbers! Break- countries. Most of the business comee from parents who want to prove to skeptical kids that there really is a We Finance HnXMOBlEES^ — o WEAVER.;;;; the unicu .«i fmm muny «»rei*n T, rtllwilr t'! ““ Miss Lyl Culbe^ John H. YfMnig, deceas- S. W. SUMEREL Jacobs BuiMiag ASK ROT 1790. There was no “Godspeed,’ . jfour daughters. Miss Maty Ellen Ad-i^j tn n # _ ^ a .. n . c.w... V.......... — — ; , — u u. w' ama, teacher in the city schoola of SaU ca®h to the hlgh- in' up a feud! Out bn the range where* .^ta Claus as the place’s postmark j from Tcbey who has been waging war. . Lyj Adams, student [est bidder on Friday, AprU 5, got room to really give you proves. The December rush gives to! against the census questions on per- the crossroads towm of about 50 peo-jsonal income, plo a real bonanza atmosphere they’ve action! Andy Clyde in “.Mr. (’lyde Goe.s To Broadway." “Romance of the I’otato” with Pete Smith. “Popular Science.” "News.” 10 A. M. Show—MONDAY. 10c and 2.5c WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, April 10 and 11 Calling All Marines” For the first time in 24 years. Dem ocrats and Republicans face a presi dential election with European war-i wished to keep inoome data secret ! ville. ki jat Winthrop college; Misses Emily, 10 A. M., at Younf CO. (John He said in a speech last night that ' Hill; one siste^Mrs. F. C*’ Young’s Store), Oilttoil, S. C., Secretary of Commerce Hopkins was I Spakaributg. Mr. Adams was also an i following personal property perpetrating a “fraud" on the coon-^uncle of ODir. EWis A. Puller of At-1belonging to the estate of the try by announcing that persons who | l«nta, and Fred A. Fuller of Green- j^j|m j| YoUng, Hie right fare in the background. The 19401 might mail the information unsigned! m reject any bid is hereby re- campaign scene has similar marks tojto Washington in a franked envelopej^s *y« aj jServed. that of 1916 when Woodrow Wilson instead of telling the enumerator. : ^HSUndDd* 1 O ixxie to victory over Charles Evans i Actually, Tobey ohairged, this meth-' Hughes, now the nation’s able Chief provides no anonymity. The blank I Justice, on the slogan, “He kept usLy.)^j(.)^ must be obtained from the| oqt of war.’’ Whether the present j enumerator, contains two Spaces, he At the April mectmg of the Cham chief executive will be able to keep ^ *10 I I shares Masonic Daniel Speak'Stock, ciinton, s. c. Temple With HELFJ*.' MACK. DONALD BARRY, ROBERT KENT and M AR-,®^'®^ executive will be able to k^.gaid, in wihich the enumerator will.ber of Commerce to be held HEN HYMER. i country out of war is a debatable, nra)(e notations enablmg tabulators to “The Covered Trailer” neutrality. Back in Wood. inoome infor- though the nation is trying to j trace the "anonymous to Wood-, i^ation to the person who sxifplies it. Mith J.\MES, I.UCILLE and RUS-^ |.o^y Wilson’s days Ccd. E. M. House,; SELL GLELVSON, HARRY DAVENn. n„ unofficial ambassador, was sent- FORT and MARY HUGHES Cartoon, “.Musical Mountaineers." 9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY. 10c and 1.5c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 12 and 13 Broadway Melody Of 1940” With FRED ASTAIRE. ELEANOR *» ' ident I being that the trip will have little, if any, influence on bringing about sn ! immediate peace there. In 1916 mem- I bers of tljoth parties carried guns as well as flags in Citizens Preparedness next Tuesday evening at 7:30 ah Hotel Clinton, Thomas H. Daniel, of Colum bia, director of the state board of public welfare, wili-be the guest speaker. (Mr. Daniel will explain the govern- I .SS; b«ry Cott™ MiU Stoek. 10 shares Darlington Mfg. Co. Again counseling ^people to refuse „ ,T j I answers to the income questions on to Europe on a peace tour. Under-1 privacy, secretary of Stote Sumner Welles has announced he had introduced a just returned from Europe <m a , jjjjj ^ rescind the 60-day Jail pen-' erated in several coimties in this lar missiwi as -personal agent of Pres- . u„ iimDosed for failure IT* t f®v®™* cotomes in PMS Roosevelt indications however , ^ " imposed lor laii^ state. Local mercliants, partjcuiariy Roosevelt, indications, howexer,,^^ information. Pre- those engaged in the grocery bu«- viously he tried to 'have the; income | ness, are especially invited to hear questions stricken from the ache- j |^r. Daniel. dules but senate inaction frustrated Members of the county delegation the attempt. j and of the county board of pubtk waL I parades. Republicans centered their! Regardless of Tdbey’s efforts, thei fhre have been invited to be guests of FOtVELL. GEORGE M U R I’H Y .1 canipaign on Wilson’s failure to take FRANK MORGAN. IAN HUNTER. « =^tronger stand in dealing with the iTtvIo Q-m ^ ^ •! FLORENCE RICK. '.e.’i^aieiits, particularly <"'®> toany. ®"“ ^ * Unc e ^ I p J Be there when the worid^r two Tetldy Roosevelt lanrbasted him tor «he_ ^umerators 4 c^ts a-| Vf WCIMI K Ur V^UUIICU * .J »,, • V. • ” vv.ifi.vo- h*. IS “missv- P‘®®® (or a little more m special caf-1 greate-st dancers Begin the "J nnte^ " This vear’^ G T P ®«) name and vital statisticai A regiment of chorus beauties! A'footing notes. This years O. U. P. ' . ,. ,,9 I hatful of Cole Porter song hits! Le-J^^ 's being directed chiefly at ^em-j^ ® ®®®^ aL ’ gions of laugh-stars! Glamorous ro-loci-Vi^k: domestic policies. On the nephews and nieces. 8 sharhs People’s Bonded Warehouse Stock, Clinton, S. C. 3 shares Lydia MiH Ctmimon Stock. 2 shares Commercial Deposi tory Sld<%~. 50 shares Mt. Vernon Wood- Dr. Felder Smith Dr. Daecan S. Felder OPTOhtETRISTS Specialists In Eye Examinations Office Hears Daily Phone 29 for Appointment CLINTON, S. a Stock. 4-2c census army was on the march. No - the clid> on this occasion, home was too fine nor none too mean j for the enumerators: Uncle Sam 1 From Ward Qne mance and poignant drama. •OHEtiON TRAIL’’ No. 9. "News." Iftc and 2.5c NEXT WEEK- MIS (ilHL FRIDAY” “I TAKE THIS WOMAN ” CDMING SOON— “THE FIGHTlNt; 69TH" “ALI. QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT” “NORTHWEST PASSAGE” Broadway Theatre ternational side, politicians of both parties are w'arning of the ^janger of , our getting into war. In that momen- [^tous election Ea.st and Middle-Western cities gave j Hughe.s such a large lead that New York newspapers ran the headline, “Sweeping Victory for Hughes.” Be lated returns from rural sections in the west put Woodrow'’WiTsion Jor- waid as the winner and on the third day his victory was conceded. Wilson received 277 electoral votes, Hughes 254. Before Wilson’s second inaugu J. D. Owens of this city, popularly I Overshadowing all popiriar quiz known as “Red,” throws his hat in the' games of the moment, the census had, I ring as a newcomer in the race tor i ^ legally, the one central purpose of ^ alderman from ward one in which -he; early returns from the ^ finding out exactly how many Ameri- j l^s recently built « new heme. Mr. i 'cans there were, so that the states 1 Owens came to Clinton six years ago 1 ' could be aJloted their fair share of' Isolds the position of night clerk 1 i the seats in the House of Represonta- j'^ith the local Railway Express agen- Itives. The authors of the Constitu- cy- His connection with the company! tion planned it that 'vray j,and the i has covered the past 16 years. Mr. I SosIWffilng lifU^ir<«K»ery -fen rO'»rcn***frter»df'*n« 1 ' yeai-s. I he interested in the announcement of, But, at the Census 'Bureau, where they have even invented special tabu lating machines to tabulate the re- JOHN T. YOUNG, N. A. YOUNG, ExgcuUn. Gray Fune^ Home CHntoB, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS .■■go4... EMBALMERS Aoibalaae* Service Phones 41 and S99-J L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR. Geiu Mgrs. Take a tip — take your trip by Greyhound! Yea’ll arrive re freshed, ready for anything — and with money left over. Sample One Way Pores New York $9.0« Washington, D. C $6.05 I ittsborgh. Pa $9.30 I hiladelphia. Pa. ......^ $7.85 Charleston, S. C $2.80 EXTRA Savings on Round-Trips greyhound TERMINAL rillsme 50 ” 1 Hi. his candidacy appearing in the paper today. ^ j I , ration, unrestricted submarine war-j ports, officials looked for other infor- fare broke out and caused severance raation which may influence the na- i of diplomatic relations with Germany. | tkm’s legislative and social outlook Less than a month after his inaugu- j for years to come, ration, he appeared before congress i The enumeratorsf were ordered not to ask a declaration of a state of war' onlV to count the population, but to SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE' MONDAY AND TUESDAY, April 8 and 9 “Rulers Of The Sea” With DOUIJLAS FAIRBANKS. JK.. MARGARET LOCKWOOD, WILL FYFFE, GEORGE BAN CROFT. MONTAGU LOVE, Hurricane! Defying the raging fury of the mighty Atlantic, the gallant ^steamship “Dogstar” fights for mas tery of the seas! Mutiny! Stokers, trapped deep in the boiler room of the disabibd ship make a last desper ate grab for life and freedom! Cartoon, “Fresh Fish.” “A Dog Is' Born.” “American Saddle Horses.” ; “News.” 10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY. 10c and 20c which immediately followed. Tribute—To A Dog All children; and lots of grown folks, too, love dogs. There is a de votion and attachment between the yellow-haired little mongrel and the family, that is unsurpassed. His friendship and loyalty never wavers, regardless of what may come. >Many eulogies to these kind little animals have been 'written that are worth pasting in your scrap book and being preserved ibecause their companion ship has filled many a childho^ with lorve, excitement and pleasure never to be forgotten. Well, here is a famous tribute paid to a dog. lit was written and delivered by Senator George Vest of Missouri, in the courthouse at W’arrensburg, Missouri. find out -how many were unemploy ed, how many were earning just a lit tle, how many people live in tourist camps, how many have migrated in flight from dust or hard times in the last five years, how many own their own homes, what cix^ they raise, what sanitary and electricid facilities they have, and a multitude of other questions. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, April 10 and 11 , ^ ^ u i 1 «« “The 'best fnend a man has in this Men WltnOUt Souls ^■w-orld may tum against 'him and be- With JOHN LITEL, BARTON,come his enemy. His son or daughter MacLANE, ROCHELLE HUDSON, 'that he has reared with 4ovii« care “Knights Of the Range” I may prove ungrateful. Those 'who are f nearest and dearest to us, those whom With RUSSEILL HAYDEN, VlC-i trust with our tiappinees and our TOR JORY, JEAN PARKER and J. g^iod name, may become traitors to! FARRELL MacDONALD. “Sky Fighting.” 9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 10c and 15c * FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 12 and 13 their faith. The money that a man has he may kwe. It flies a'way from him, j perhaps’ 'when he needs it most. A } man’s reputation may be sacrificed in ' a moment of ill-considered action. The j people who are prone to folF-on their knees to do us honor -when success is with us may be the first to throw the Here he is! The strangest human in. the World! If you beHeve what, you,stone of malice when faHare s^tles see—then watch yoar mind when yoa: think you see— “The Invisible Man Returns” With SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKK VINCENT PRICE, NAN GREY JOHN SUTTON. You can feel your skin creep! More strange thrills . . . More eerie chills . . . Msre awessoM aospease! CharKc Chose ia “Taacher’s Paot” “DICK TRACY’S G-MEN” Na. 11. Cartoon. “The Orphan Dock.” “Blackboard Revoe.” 19c apd 29c NEXT WEEK— “BARRACADE,® “VILLAGE BARN DANCE” “DANGER ON WHEELS.” COMING SOON— ' “BEWARE, SPOOKS,” “OH! JOHN NIE HOW YOU CAN LOVE” “CHARUB McCarthy. uEniCt TIVE” “DAYS OF JESSE JAMIE' its cloud upcm our heads. The one ab solutely unselfish friend that man can have in this, selfirii world, the one that never proves imgrsteful or trea cherous, the one that never deserts him,* is his dog. Gentlemen of the jtaV, a auMi’s dag atosMla by kins in I prosperity and poverty, in health and ‘ in skAneoa JSe wiX sleep on the ooM ground where the ‘wintry whida blow and the snow drives Aeieely, If only he may be near his numtor’s akk. fie will k»s tdw hand that haa no food to offer, he wRI lick the wtoonds and sores that looniM In enxKinter ■with the roughness of the amid, fie guards the sleep of his paopar mastar aa If he* awfe a prince. Whan aiR other friends desert ha reomuoa. VRiaa rkh- es takes orfa^ sind rspotation flails to pieces he 4s as aenstont In Ida love as the sun 4n ita’jowpnay through the heavens. U ftejiaik Mdia the ipastar forth an owteast in tha world filsad- and hoasaldaa, fiilhilli dig attastiwtof ta Luther D. Hitch Claimed By Death Luther D. Hitch, 82, long a citizen in this section, died last Wednesday at the Laurens county home Where he had been an inmate for the past seveiwl years. 'For a long number of years he had been blind and made his way about the premises of the 'home with the aid of a stretched wire by winch,he was able to care for 'him self. Mr. Hitch 'was for many years a farmer of the Long Branch seetkm. He was a son <of the late Pinckney and Emily DuvaU Hitch, and a faith- fid member of the Langston Baptist church. Until the funeral hour, the' body was at the home of Mr. and Mn. Larry Todd near here, distant rela tives of the deceased. Ftmeral services were conducted from the Langston church Thursday aftecnoog with Rev. D. E. Taylor and Rev. Masoa Pooic officiating. Interment fcdlowed in tha< ohurch cemetery. Ifr. Hitch is survived by no imme diate relatives. PINNtY'S ARGAINS MEN’S MATCHED OUTFIT SHIRTS AND PANTS R^. $2J5 Value for $1.76 per Set V i.i ■s.. -‘jx:' . RETUIIN8 TO H^PITAL Frank Brown, who was hadly in- joral ggtogiit. bile accldeai bow vetumed flwm Ms home 'in the Hofiewell seetioa to Half, hoopital, when he is agaia a patis^ The many friends of Mr. ^ regret to knew his nohditkm is gM improving as aaiiafaetorily as expect ed whan he was renoved to hb ' reccatiy. (hpgW* h» fight against Ms anemias, and wfitorffM last scene of all on and da9$h tokaa the jpmatar to its brae«,,and hia hedy is laid away to tha no uaUar if aH aM .hh^'flMPa. thair -owy, Wi gwnSrihi WM tha ashia-toiff^^ faemd, hit haad kphaiag Id .opaa 'aPd hoT gua M/iMri/toglriWi •M''?' NATpCRIALT BU-UN THE UN»t>RM FABRIC — Ffiih Lust^ SHIRT PANTS m I so 4e J4 15 Yog*!^ Lil^ IF Wg i. m ! f K ■T -i-