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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940
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CASINO THEATRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
Mav 6 and 7
EN PASSANT
County Library
Inaugurates Book
Truck Service
Laurens, April 27.-^The inaugura-
-i—Over in Lavonia, Ga!, there is a
■ girls' 'organization called the Cotillion
club. Organized in 1938, the girls
have been doing their damdest ever tion this month of a book truck ser-
! since to break up the outfit—to dis- < vice 6r circulating l^jrary medium on
■organize completely! The only way.an improved method, designed to fa-
, to achiev'e their goal is for the mem-lcilitate the placing oF books in every;
bers to marry. The club started with j school and community in the county, j
’18 members; none are added, and marks an achievement long sought as'
none can resign. The only way to get (the m&in objective of the Laurens'
out is by way of the altar, the wel-: county library.
come -ndtes of the wedding march i As a ten-year-old county instith-j
’ aimounping to the countryside that tion, the library is now permanently
•.'''another member has made her exit.'housed in a handsome brick building
The girls appear to be doing right,on a centrally located, city donated'
well by themselves, too: they lose | lot on South Harper street at the
their,’president pretty soon, and oth-'corner of Hance, facing west. The
i 'er member^ announce “prosjpects are library, ^ith a shelf capacity for 20,-!
^lATINEES—75c good.” '000 volumes, now has on hand 8,000'
Doors Open 1:30 P.M. Show Begins They banded together to combat a books, according to the librarian,
2:(i0 r..M. problem which arises in many’smalLMrs. Harriette Hughes Smythe.
RF.^rRVFD SEATS (NUht)—S1.10 towns - a surplus of eligible girls.; the new library all supplies
Doors Open 6;-lo I ..H. hhow Begins Their principal weapon is the sole'for the book truck service are fur-
..1.> P.5I. / declaration of their charter, “Every wished for distributing to 46 county
day is leap year in LavOnia. ’ j schools and three stations the latter
The club is a big addition to life! 00^^ bgjng Gray Court Owings
in Lavonia. They re just a bunch of ^^d Durbin church for Vue ebnven-
girls who make fun vvith Cupid. But j^oce of schools m their respective
theres little doubt that they 11 all get,communities Mrs. Smythe.explained,
.their man—if beauty and personality'Two library aides, Mrs. Nancy Jones
'are factors. While they’re having fun,'of Clinton and Miss Eva Coleman of
they're dickering for civic improve-j Laurens, are in charge of the spe-
ments, a club house and a swimming cially equipped book truck. They
_ j are operating on a two-week sched- i
' , , ’ ^ 7 ~ Uit® to schools and stations, with an!
If people from other states con- average monthly distribution of
verge on Cuba ^his spring and s^- gboyf 2,000 books. The jate is ex-
.MORMNC. SHOW—75c
Doors Open 8:30 .A. M. Show Begins
U:0ir ATM.
WEDNESD.IY^
S
.MAY
One Day Only!
‘The House Across
the Hay”
With GEORGE RAFT. JOAN BEN
NETT. LLOYD NOLAN. GLADYS
GEORGE. WALTER PIDGEON.
star-studded cast makes this an
Is reauire-
. , • .1 mer as South Carolinians are plan-n^tpH tn he inrrej»«:eH
.0 in.,s. There's emeMon In ever, n,v>lt.ply, based on readerj
word — excitement in every action,
and thrills that tickle your funny-
bone.
9:30 .A. 51. Show.
10c and 15c
THI KSD.W. KRID.W and
S.irrRDAY. Ma.v S-IO-II
HEAR THEM W THE suites THAI
ARE SWEEnW THE COUNTRY!
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in a picivr* pnefc iuMwJ wMi
comiidy, Iaw9lil*r and thrills
tels and night spots will do a land- interest,
office business. Two groups from this , , , .
state already have announced plans'. Instead of a piannea lormal o^n-
for going to the southern island re- library home, Mra.
public, and others may yet be heard.
from. South Carolina Lions clubs will Vaughan and Miss Pauline Wat-
go to Habana early in June for their begun a system of holdi^
annual meeting, and the state press, «t intervals when dif-
association has arranged for the*!®]^" . ^ro^xps representing public
newshbunds to go later in the month. 1 ^ entertained and
Unless we miss our guess, Cubans made acquainted with the work of
are going to see and hear a lot about 1II'® dai Y program. Already, toe
South Carolina and South Carolinians jhome demonstration
pretty soon. This scribbler could goi^H^^*!* county have been
as a member of the Lions group and speeial guests. ^
could probably barge in on the press 1 ^ 1 1
boys without much of an introduc-1 f^QOlClllCr ScilOOl
tion. But the well-known grindstone!
appears to be magnetized! |
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Here May 21-22
IBSait Disiieuls
till \l ^
"" ^ rtriL iMttTi Matvsi
' Over in Georgia a Negro janitor, ^ _ j ir- j e.
who had faithfully served a college Bros. End Ivin&rdt rUf^
in that stale for years on end died a'niture Dealers, To Sponsor TVo-
lew weeks ago, and everybody turned Day Event
out to do honor to his memory, so ^
widely and well was he loved and re
spected. Many colleges in the South
probably, can boast of such charac
ters on \heir campuses (we saw it
spelled "campii" the other day, but
definitely don’t like it). 1
1 Limestone college, in Gaffney, has)
A two-day cooking school will be
held at the armOry May 21 and 22,
beginning at 2-30 in the afternoon
and ending at 4:30 o’clock.
Thee schc-ols will be conducted by
Miss Camille Beauchamp, home
one, ■•Ow'j<i”'‘"tre gir.I"hS' la’ll“'1 W«t'nghouse Elee-
him. He has been there tor more than Manufacturing eora^,
■thirty years, and U. a sort of Jgck of M^field, Ohm. Mi^ Beauehaji^
' ^ Will use the Westmghouse electric
all trades—gjudner, carpenter, -elec-
: triCian, fireman,, porter, cook, valet.
inghouse electric range, will sponsor'
range. She will show by demonstra-
...Ur. iv. u;.. ...... itioH that a Wcstinghouse electric
chauffeur—who, in his own words,I- „ • a • .
tur. Io,J'^8® ^its loto lilt modcm housc-•
km change anything cept the Pl*®^jf^’e srheme of hou<3ekeeDine and!
of salvation.’’ He is a privileged char- ^® hoi^keepmg and
lUra -.o u!e. that thcsc Fungcs cook fsst Bud aTC
VMr« nf Igival him ^ MaXWCll BrOS.
years of loyal service entitle him to . ^inard local dealers for the West-
be. The college would never be the'* *'*‘"ard, local dealers tor the west-
same without him, and almost every,.. . ,
girl who returns to the campus for a: d ' u -n i j
Trve. ' Miss Bcauchamp will also demon-
visit inquires about Joe. i * * u i i u
I' A .....o i^isVate how a complete meal can be
t^e Wcst-
recent uauc of The State^wr^n by ®'’* "‘U
^'e“..“Llm«.onfwM*ii^ demonstrafe the use of die Westing-
1- Time oLses swiftly by Girls come surface unit, the Corox econo-
iL ^i^r ^izer Unit—whlch has obtained na-
anavSirts go, but Joe remains, everL.^__, . .u- u i;
faithful and ready to serve. To dear“®“'„^‘®^‘>"
rvM isvcs o-rg ' s® Hiuch froe.. heat in the surface
(O d Joe and the fine standard of loy- ^. o^^ation./
'alty set by him, we pay a sincere »*• u u u j •*
tribute ” ' Beauchamp has had quite a
I ■ ‘ ^ I wide experience working with elec-
^ I I .. Itrical appliances and has done ex-
With GINGER ROGERS. JOEL I iVi|lyMl A11 j tensive study at various universities
MK'RE.A. MARJORIE rAmBEAU, | on the subject of dietetics and nu-
THl'RSDAY—Selected .Shorts.
FRIDAY-SATl’RDAY—“OREGON
TRAIL ” No. 13. and “News. ”
10c and 25c
Broadway
Theatre
MONDAY, MAY 6*
One Day Only!
“Primrose Path”
Wants Strong Army
trition for the family.
Short programs with diff^-ent
. menus each day will interest all'
A warning i housewives, whether a bride of this'
HENRY TRAVERS and .MILES
MANDEK.
l>*rinfl.v different f™m anything i charleston, April 26.
Miinetimes lurid romance o‘ a girl !*'' army potential^ j season or a homemaker of years’
from the wrong- side of town, fight- I “periemte.
ing to the .right side of love, chained „ „ " , ° ! | i
b,‘a family that will make you gasp! J'® * , ? • Italiy Pann/kt ^f-aw
ALSO, ' Atrira Soueak,. ’ ••Xewl ” '=«"»'• »'?? * 1^*)^ LamiOt Otay
sounded today by Gen. George C. I
Marshall, chief of staff of the U. S. j
army, at the luncheon at the Francis'
Marion hotel for distinguished Azalea j
festival guests. i
, Almost 900 persons heard the,
“Blue Danube.’’
1« A. M. Show.
10c and 20c
Out Of TTiis War,
Elditor Says Again
speakers at the annual affair given
TUESDAY, MAY 7
One Day Only!
“Rancho Grande” ^ niktod^m^many wee^^S'today^t^
members of toe general assembly and weeits saia iraay » a
With GENE AUTRY, SMILEY off,'cial ’guests "uhpossible for a country like Italy
BURNETTE and Jl'NE STOREY. AmOne the sneakers were Senator remain indefinitely out of a con-
Your favorite sinking cowboy is back Charles W Tobey of New Hampshire ■ iike the present war.
again, fighting his way through »' Tbrief vacationrOorK^ Ansaldo. editor of Foreign Minister
gang of outlaws—and singing his w ay r. Maybank. who introduced Gen.
into a lady’s heart. ‘Marshall; Rep. Clara G. McMiUan;
.Also Selected Shorts.
10 A. M. Show.
10c and 20c
Justice Taylor H. Stukes; Speaker
.Sol 3Iatt, representing toe house of
,|H;pi:^se9ta,tives; State Senator Cotes-
; Worth F. Means; Rep. J. Wilfred D.
IE
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY; .J^erbst, speaker Pro Tempore of the
May 8 and 9 hdilM, (And representatives of toe
I armed services.
vxuj ..yfg ji^ve a certain responsibility
With VICTOR McLAGLEN. JACK- Hjot^ the'Vhole western hemisphere,'’
; COOPER and BETTY MORAN. -IIS^n.AMarShall said, adding that, to
“Miaiiinfr Rvidpucp” '' responsibility, the na-
iTilBSin^ ILVlUcnCC ^ itlon has only a nucleus of trained
With PRESTON FOSTER, IRENE fo^s wito which to build its army I
ERVEY and CfflCK CHANDLER? iniasfcXiffaal emergency. . ‘The ext-
‘“Topnotch Tennk.” ‘ U^a that the National Guard of Um inflict o^ people
Couilt Gaieazzo diano’s II Telegrafo
of Leghorn, spoke in a weekly broad-:
cast to Italian troops and said hb
remark on the inevitability of war
was the meaning of speeches in the
chamber of fasces and guilds last
week by Count Dino Grandi, thCj
of president, and Guido Buf-
j farini-Guidi, undersecretary of thR
interior. j
Buffarini-Guidi two days ago said
that none of toe few . “remaining
oases of peace” could be certain ofi
escaping “contamination;” Grandi
yesterday said that “tl^ fascist cm-
HERVEY
‘“Topnotch
9:39 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 1U, ^MdUiE Ub training, while inConVen-
I9e and ISc 4wQt.ac(Tl|irge numbers of persons, is
f'necfss^ to the national safety, he
IsaicnSdiiig:^
FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
May 10 and 11
“Man FYom Tumble-
weeds”
With
“Nobody is going to turn over to
us^^njrthing in the future. If we are
a first class power, we’ve got to have
it ourselves.’
.. Gen.':Marshall paid tribute to the
BILL ELLIOT and IRIS wartime service of Gen. Charles P.
Summerall, president of The Citadel
and. former chief of staff, who sat
one place‘away at the head table.
Ansaldo told the troops “it is 19
to ue mqve than aiMithing to he raajljr
for toe order which will come.”
He indicated where Italy’s war
sympathies lay ^y saying: "We fo^
mulate all our wishes for Hie aue-i
cess of German arms and Join wHh
Germany in saluting German aat-
diers who have fallen on Norwegfam
soU.”
MEREDITH.
Six-gvns thunder a blasinc doom
for killers! Hot rhythm roars across
the plains! It’s a ftet-flingln’. lead-
sllagin’, tune-swingin’ hullabaloo!
Abo. LAST CHAPTER of “DICK
TRACT’S G-MEN.”
CaiioML “Dog In a Manston.'
“Waohiatton Parade.”
edy.
l«e and Me
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CLINTON—TWO STORES—LAURENS
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Free Cooking^cliool
May 21 and 22
Miss Camille Beauchamp, prominent Home Econo
mist with the Westingifouse Electric St Manufactur
ing Company, will^ conduct the Home Makers Par-.
ties (cooking school) ^
At THE ARMORY
CLINTON, S. C.
The Parties Will Be^Sponsored By
Maxwell Bros. & Kinard
Local Westinghouse Dealer
Miss Camille Beauchamp
The parties beg^in each afternoon at 2:30 and continue until 4:30,
with a different program ench day. They are unusual in that all Westing-
house merchandise items will be discussed and demonstrated. ‘ Perha^^
the most nnusual of all, though, is that each applianee will be connect^
to a special re<»rdtng meter in order to ascertain exact amount of elec
tricity consumed and corresponding cost based on our local electric rate.
This unique feature of demonstrating should ih“ovc most interesting to
every howsewife.
Miss Beauchamp is well knqwji tJhrou|:h|»ut the Southeast, having dmie '
consideniUe demonstrating fer Wcstiiigliouse in^tkis s^ctkin during t%
past two years. Shg! iR .mpei^nBy Lweil qqltified, to conduct the, oesni«ig
.Home Makers Parties as ^io*.i8 a graduate oL a, prominent ^theni
. woman's college and the Unjvei^ty jof Tennessee. Iq. addition to'tlii^ site'
‘ han done considerable pqstgradiii^ woi^ at Tulane University, Unteefsity>
of Wisconsin, Univmity of .Cnlon|(^ and several iither well known uni-
vsraibM andeoilefoi. All of )ufr Inte^^lqis been ip economics, dietetics,
boat nuquiftiqeiit, uid iof4.,re8eitelL'
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