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\ ■' . t PAGE TWO THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940 CASINO THEATRE MONDAY and TUESDAY, May 13 and 14 Once again the favorite let his backers down when Bimelich failed B. & L. Loans Are Increanng DALE CARNEGIE taa(x:aaimaaamms»xfsmaatx»:sHi ‘*My LittlP ChiCSldOC** to come m first. The Kentucky Der- w I- iTTVT.nR 'by. greatest of all races in the coun- tnirK was run Saturday at Churchill' JOSEPH CALLEIA. DICK j watched! Total of 952 Loans Made By 35 Associations In This State In! Qff theift and magic ! First Three Months of Year. 1 A few years ago a boy magiciatrj wanted some new magic apparatus.; wiia ii.i,: .7WWWX, The Federal Savings and Loan In-l*^® could not find the kind he want- DONALD MEEK, FUZZY ahead of the'surance corporation at Washington, be up an equipmrat in It s e\ erybody for him^lf. She | enters in the classic.' announced that during ie first quar-*® bam at WestviUe, Connecticut, and looking for new FIELDS to conquer.^rs'.'ter of 1940 the 35 insured federalbis own outfits. His name was . and he was out to tame the wild y $72.40 to'savings and load" associations iii Alf^ C. Gilbert, and he was bom • [those who held a $2.00 pasteboard'South Carolina had made a total of|*” Salem, Oregon. .THE MARCH OF TIME—“Ameri-; ^^rith his name on it. There were 952 loans on homes amounting to' After he had made his own tricks, eight horses in the race. Gallahadion $1,754,149. These figures compare, the idea occurred to hint to sell th«n ca's Youth." A Gun Dog’s Life." "News. 10 A. M. Show—MONDAY. 10c and 25c won by a length and a'half, Bimelich i with 814 loans for a total of $1,444,-j by rnail to other magicians ov^r the WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, May 15 and 16 ‘The Farmer’s Daughter’ country. He got a mailing list, wrote' descriptive matter, and sent it out. j He got orders. The work he did in the barn was exceptionally good; the iwas second, barely nosing out Dit,*664 made during the first three i third-place winner. Gallahadion was, months of 1939. , I bought by his owner two years ago Savings invested by the public ! for $5,000. during , the same period this year Bimelich winner of eight straight'a8«regated $2,453,292, for the state.)word spread, and pretty soon he was. ‘racerC; rtoom toXlast nine March 31 total «vi^ in the^doing a nice little buslnoss. j • days, was the most popular favorite- ® associations were $19,063^00, while j The usual box of maKic had in- ' in the last 35 years running of the this date the Federal Savings and i structions on bow to uk it. hut were i I Churchill Downs course. Col. Ed-' bad savings ofjsO complicated that the average boy1 $240,646 on hand. I couldn’t understand them. Young.' IUJGGLES^^R?CHARD^'i?ENNmG Ld^ho^^’to^^bJlak his own’ Tbe^ are now 20,4M savers m| Gilbert wrote his instrucUons in the^ onH V:?p:Record with a fifth winner in the ^uth CaroliM using the ^ift facil-1simplest manner possible. .Business^ WILLIAM FRAWLEY and GER TRUDE MICHAEL. “Double Alibi” With WAYNE MORRIS, MAR GARET LINDSAY, WILLIAM GAR- GAN and ROSCOE KARNS. Also, Selected Shorty^ 9:30 a! M. Show—WEDNESDAY. 10c and 15c famous race. ities of these locally owned and man- increased aged institutions which operate under, He decided to enlarge, so he made Well, boys and girls, Banks McFad- Lvi^ am ^fJ^ i samples and called on depart- n is again the man of the hour—' spires. When he went in to see I den is again me ui u.c ..um- p Federal Savings and Loanit,:rh;:r;;rW for the second time within a year, ts mm nor aomimt buyers he gave a demonstration — iust ain't nothin- that b«y. ,"SZ„«1orw«ttal a "! “!S 7*^ myatBietl and' 0 -on an athletic field! Not,* (pleased them, and he usually placed FRIDAY and SATURDAY, May 17 and 18 “Young Tom Edison There can't do .satisfied with being picked on the ~ savingsl^r^ ^ , and loan assocIaUons totaled $23,-1 assistant sales- 381,000 on March 31. Assets of the More orders. So much business came in that alNAmerican football teams of ev erybody able to punch a typewriter, the barn could no longer takd^ care 9f Hot Wea^r ClotWng TROPICAL WEIGHT SUITS— $10 to $27,50 TROPICAL WEIGHT TROUSERS— $1,25 to $3,50 SUMMER SPORT OXFORDS— ^ $1.98 to $5,00' LIGHT-WEIGHT PAJAMAS— $1.00 to $1.95 HANES SHORTS and SHIRTS— 25c a Garment RAYON SHIRTS and SHORTS— 50c a Garment StRAW HATS— $1.50 to $3,50 DRESS SHIRTS, white and colors— _ $1JM) to $2.50 SUMMER NECKWEAR— 50c to $1.00 INTERWOVEN SOCKS— . 35c and 50c a Pair 3CCKS— 15c and 25c a Pair James Pitts PHONE 64 R CLINTON. S. C. BA INTER. GEORGE BANCROFT, VIRGINIA WEIDLER and EUGENE PALLETTE. It is a story typical of American opportunity, perhaps not concerned and being one of the best basketball, association on April 30 were players m the country, he c^e 0.^422,716,98. In addition to the asso - Clinton for the stote track and field,ciation here, other insured associa- of-it. so he rented a small place in Ilocated at Anderson, Beau-[New Haven. ed the assembled host that he bad' Charleston,’Cheraw,! The railroad near him had just absolutely no respect for existing rec- Columbia, Darlington, Dillon, Flor-jbeen electrified, and one day as hej.i ence, Gaffney, Georgetown, Green-1 was riding on it, he evolved the idea! ville, Hartsville, Kingstree, Mari<m,'of making toy sets of derricks, Newberry, North Charleston, Rock bridges, steam shovels, and so on. Hill, Spartanburg, Sumter and Union.: He told his wife about his idea, and ^ I they cut some design^. With MiCKEY ROONEY, FAYIqj.jJ5^—j^nockod three of them sky high! And there wasn't a soul who saw him do it that wasn’t glad— even the holders of former records, fhe amazing McFadden sailed through the air a distance of 23 feet, with widening the territorial frontiers 3 7-8 inches to establish a new mark of the Continent, but definitely in-1 in the broad jump, and lowered the dicative of .steps that have been made i time in the 220-yard low hurdles to in broadening the horizon of our dai-! 23.9 seconds, and in the 120-yard FLAGS PRESENTED TO FLORIDA ST. SCHOOL On Friday morning. May 3, Mrs. ly life. There is something of Horatio i high hurcfles to 14.6 seconds. If that Byrd Jones, regent of the Musgrove Alger in it; something of Mark Twain, something of Tarkington, and above all. .something essentially American. •DONALD’S DOG LAUNDRY." •OREGON TRAIL" No. 14. “News." 10c and 25c isn’t something to write home about, there isn’t any use to write. And for good measure, the versatile Clem- son college athlete threw in third place in the shot put and ran a lap on the winning relay team. He sebr- t'd 18 1-4 points to lead the pack of 150 top-notch South Carolina ath letes gathered here for the meet. Chapter of the D. A. R,, gave a talk at Florida Street school on the Unit- The crisis had come. He must have money to go into this. He did not know how to raise it, but he would try. He went to a banker in New Haven,, showed him his card board toys, and asked for a loan The banker listened attentively, but I business is business and a hanker ed States flag. She explained that (has responsibility In lending the the thriteen stripes in the flag stand'money of^ deiwsitors. for the thirteen original colcmies, and the forty-eight stars stand for the forty-eight states in the United States .1 haven’t any,' today. She also said that the eight man. stars (the last one in the first! How much security have you?” he inquired. said the young) Broadway Theatre “Well let me look at your plant,” They went to the little place and the banker looked around in silence. The young man knew he was disap- MONDAY and TUESDAY, Mav 13 and 14 line) and the eighth stripe (from ' "Gone With the Wind." Margaret;the top) stand for South Carliona. [Mitchell’s story of the old South,a Passes in a procession, j completed a four-day showing in, Mrs- Jones explained, a man should j pointed. Finally he said: 'Clinton Tuesday. Evidently, a greatjtip nis hat and a wolhan should hold' “You haven’t any financial assets (number of local people had already|ber hand on her ^art. (Have you ever saved any money?" jseen the film, but some of them! •^t the end of her talk, Mrs. Jones; “j saved a $1,000 while I was in took the opportunity to see it again, j each room with a ^ 1 college, money I earned.” The banker was....intere8ted. “The' ' We want to thank the makers of the I The following pupils received the ! picture for the intermission. It pro-! Hag for the different rooms: first ability to save is a most distinctive! MO f'’V|pprc Pnr thp Vided a welcomed period to restorej^rade, Elizabeth Townsend; second,he said. “You have an ulea,io *)circulation in this badly abused ana^ grade, Mildred Dunlap^i^hird grade,yoy can save moAey. I’ll lendl'^ Ann Pitts; fourth grade, Albertalyou the $I2JM)Q sou waiSL” Baldwftir fifth-gmde, CortteiaKat=4l^^.-.*^ ***^ *^. ! With PRISCILLA LANE, THOM-' mmlcal specimen, to smoke a cigar- AS MITCHELL. DENNIS MORGAN, |ette and eat a bag of popcorn. ALAN HALE, FRANK JENKS and HENRY ARMETTA. , , ris; sixth grade, I.,onnie McMillian:;' The comedy that will keep Dublin you up with laughter! Shure they’re wearin’ the “grin" . . . and you will be too! Cartoon, "Porky's Poor Fish," ‘ Land of Alaska Nellie.” "Movietone News." in A. M. Show—TUESDAY. 10c and 20c couree, .showing ® iseventh grade, Betty Boland, Betty! ived in our own South, a civilizati^,,j, ^ that died with the surrend^ of The-entire school sand "America;’’ at Appamatox. and rampled on bytg„^ “Allegiance to the Flag.” I the carpetbagger. It increased our, * — ^ ; SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY AT LYDIA MILLS WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, Mav 15 and 16 carpetbagger ! respect and admiration for those men unc * nn rkino land women who, somehow, were able; ^ to salvage something and build anew! on as complete desolation that ever^ H faced ' Mrs. Sarah Alice Whitlock Fuller,! ^ era, acenea ..and ou.: The mos,!’«• “'“,7,V Fuller. di«i apectaeular. to ua, waa the ft L^dH Milk of Atlanta. The most gripping "'“s ye,,,“JeMth' when Scarlett, amid the ruin and' ^®®l:^_.°\becunmg health. DINNER 50c Surviving are five sons, Ben T, W ixz » : desolation, went to the garden and . n “Convicted Woman’ - |g"i4sd a radish from me found, w fith ROCHELLE HUDSON, I and, eating it raw swore to high id“ Maide^'FmJl Let Mother Rest On Her Day and Treat Her To Dinner. HOTEL CLINTON COFFEE SHOP CLINTON FLOWER SHOP Says: ’GIVE MOTHER A BREAK SUNDAY, MAY tZT She has always had to take the necessities of life, so on this — Her Day — give some thing she would love to have, but won't buy for herself. FOR THIS SPECIAL OCCASION, WE SUGGEST— Cut Flowers Dish Gardens Femieries Placques Roseville Pottery Potted Plants Cambridge Crj'stal Wipdow Gardens - HawB.yioa seei the New Botany Frames and Electric W i s h i n g WeUs? She’ll adore them. WEAR A FLOWER FOR MOTHERr- RED for the Living....... WHITE m Memory of Her Gifts — Cards — Novelties Year Account b (^pen B«re—and Wt Deliver Anywhere Phone 33 Mrs. B. F. Wingard Member F. T. D. I FRIEDA INESCORT, JUNE LANG, LOLA LANE,- GLENN FORD. heaven Iha, th^bro^^^^ iSi''T! U«M JsICS ISCipS ChlCkt “Isle of Destiny’ With WILLIAM GARGAN, WAL- Pais tsisUf would not go hungry ^gaih. .. .u. .. j u u j difficult Tor thoae of ua who have al-, “ , “«* ways had tuU stomachs to agree with, _* , tf ,00 ..«« ft— rh..—H., w her in her decision, out we feel thut,. ^ ^ . | ugafiiig p^in. try ttua ninpi^ tncxpRiuiivig Im>vw LACE FORD. JUNE LANG. OIL-:' " ^nfslircan b^Tor^ ■Dc-tj-r Dr~iT A ^TI-N tr'>rTirxT'Mi:' td a natural reaction, and sne can oe tor c a ■ * w* 1 t-of water. »d€i th* hiie* ©c 4 llpaon*. its ea*,. given. Another was when Ashley I m «|Wfaf»A Mo trouble at all ud ptcaaant. You itMd only came home from the war, disillusion- FIgUrCj, ed and broken m spirit. Melanie ran i ^ down the walk to gather him into' The Clinton postoffice ranked tenth her arms. We could have almost ^ Soyth Carolina in amount of sav- iUlk immasK BERT ROLAND. ETIENNE GIRA DOT, KATHERINE DeMILLE. Also ‘ Fashion Forecast" in Tech nicolor. 9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 10c and 15c stood up and shouted to applaud the bonds sold >during the last cal- iold Negro mammy when she laid a,**^*1®^ year, January 1, 1939, through restraining hand on Scarlett’s shoul-* ^-^®‘^ber 31, 1939 by second class 1 der and with excellent taste and good ■ offices, which class includes the Clin- FRJDAY and SATURDAY, May 17 and 18 , „ - ^ GIv Gl«,<wv4-A»>ct*’ (common sense, asked her not to spoil, J?” socc^mg to Postmaster DlaZin^ SIX SOOOlCtS ! the reunion of husband and wife, Ij* Pi&xico. There are 43 second'* With CHARLES STARRETT, IRIS I And finally the scene (she could have class postoffices in South Carolina MEREDITH and The SONS OF THE saved herself from this) where Rhett qualified to sell the bonds and Mr., PIONEERS. (was leaving Scarlett and she wasiPiaxico expressed pleasure over thej Ride the bullet-sAidded justice trail pleading with him not to go and ask-j fact fhat the Clinton postoffice is; w'ith a fightin’ buckaroo — and hisiing what she would do, he said,' “^eluded among the first ten in the I “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give aiSf^* . , damn ’’ The total bonds purchased in South • was $3,097,293.75, and the totel I he did nothing to win ^^® ^^P^'for the Clinton office during the , of decent people when he flaunted ^g^f year was $27 956.25 ,his wealth in the midst of ruin and year was 1^50.25. ! poverty. Characters were well cast and each turned in a satisfactory performance. •ulti ar« obtaiMuL Xf tb* p«iM do sot qaiekijr leave ond if you do aot fed better. Ru-Ex will eoat TOO aotlitar to trr aa it ia aold W your dmcKiat umdar M abaohito loaey-bock gnaroa. tea. Ra-Ef Coaapoimd la for aaW and raeo«. meadtd by SADLEE-OWENS PHARMACY R. H. CAUSE BARBER SHOP Your aickd buys s real taste treat. .. when you swap it fix' a Pepei>G>la. Fmer in flavor and plenty fix the thitttiest. Each big bottle holds 12 full ounces. Jem Ae nmg to P^si-CoU today. Six big bottles ia the Horae Carton fix a quarter. harmonizin' pals! ALSO NEW SERIAL! “Zorro’s Fighting Legion” With REED HADLEY. Cartoon, "First Robin.” “Little Lost Sheep.” Comedy. 10c and 20c Births NEXT WEEK— "Dr. Erlich’s MAGIC BULLET,” "WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES,” “LITTLE ORRIE,” “RIDERS OF PASCO BASIN.” PEOPLE YOU KNOW DAVENPORT { Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davenport an-, nounce the birth of a son, Cecil Ol-i iver, on Saturday, May 4. Mm. Dav- j enport is the former Miss Irene, Trammell. “The Friendly Shop BEADY ’TO SERVE YOU PROMPTLY AND WELL. — o ^— I have with me: BEN HEATHERLY LEO HEATHERLY — o YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED FINAL SETTliEMENT , CUNNINGHAM Miss ’Llye Cotes of Greenville, is McLe« Cunningham, visiting Miss Ida Turner. j^f Long Branch community, an-. Mr and Mrs. John Willard and nounce the birth of a daughiM*, on Saturday, May 4, at Hays’ hospital. Take notice that on the 6th day of, daughter, Hazel, Mrs. Perry Canada, June, 1940, I will render a final ac- and dau^ter, Patsy, and Miss Ethel count of my acts and doings as Ad-pWhittle te|t Tuesday for their home ministratrix of the estate of Mrs. 4n Orlanda? Fla., after a short visit Fannie Kelley, deceased, in the of- to the former’s par«)ts, Mr. and Mrs. fice of the Judge of Probate of Lau-*Lee Willard, near here, tens county, at 10 o’clock am., and) migg Hitt and Mrs. Fred on the sime day will apply for a stawart, members of the Lake City final discharge from my trust as Ad-(schools faculty, visited the former’s ministratrix Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims' against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven or be forever bmred. MABEL HAMMOND, Administratrix. May 8, 1940.—30-4t. parents, Mr .xnd Mrs. Eugene Hitt, last week-end and attend^ a class reunion at Lander college, Green wood, on Saturday. Mr. and Mhi. O. W. WUkerson have returned to their hwne in Cincinnati, Ohio, after a visit to Mr and Mrs. J. B. Dailey. Mrs. Dailey aooonqMn- ied thcra to Hasard, Ky., ediere tha will Mptad a few deys with Imt asotti- er, Mrs. Bm CelitrL Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Babb, of Char lotte, N. C., announce the birth of a stm, James .Wright, on Saturday, May 4. Mrs. Eiabb is the former Miss Mamie Lee Wrlipit, daughter of Mis. J. L. Wright of this city. 6PBC1AL SHORT TERM OFFERS Tlair—8 smsRIis, $2A7 — scriptisns eMy. Expires Aag. 81. VerM->18 iosMi^ ^8. New aeripOeae eiily. Ea^iteaf May If. 8w the aaAMSifiMd fer ether Ipl eEeca. JAMES V. CALDWBLb Cal $78 -.1' 1 • ..