The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 27, 1940, Image 2
^ .p
/ ,
/
PAGE two
THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CUNTOW, 8. C.
THURSDAY. JPME 27. 1940
CASNO THFATKFJ! around TOWN
I Little HARRY BOLICK. of Gaff-[
I ney, who visits his grandparents, •
' Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed Todd frequent
ly, makes it a point to see the Sea-i
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
July 1 and 2
“The Mortal Storm”
board diesel engines when they come
Four Billion Navy
Voted By House
Greatest Assemblage of Sea
Power Ever Seen Voted. Sen
ate To Act After Recess.
PEOPLE
YOU KNOW
and Mrs. E. L. Holland, who hadj
a birthday Juhe 23, celebrated with'
a picnic at Curry’s lake on Saturday.
Medical Society~^
' In Monthly Meet
Wa.shington, June 22.—A $4,000,
000,000 warship construction pro-lf^^. remained for a
JAMES STEWART, FRANK MOR
GAN, ROBERT YOUNG, ROBERT through town, ^
STACK, BONITA GRANVILLE, OTdl u., riintnn folks are at'^ram to make the American navyj m , • wm' m b* Mnna
iRFNF RICH . A number of Clinton folks are at » Mrs. Irene Pitts, Mrs, E. Mood
Unioue' Daring' Different! It’s a Myrtle Beach this week, among them, the greatest assemblage of sea poww, Yarborough, Mrs.
scJir ' enSon S romantically mL, R, C, ADAIR, with her ,„o| the world haa ever known was voted Johij c, and Mr,, Sj^ B
Hrailv darine . ..xyr.* i today after scarcely two hours’ de-j Davidson attended a zone meeting of
the Methodist auxiliary at O’Neal
Street Methodist church In Newber
ry Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Virginia Guerard and son,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Arrington and
sons, Bobby and Billy, of Greenville,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Arrington’s
mother, Mrs. R. F. Blakely. Bobby i u u •*
visit with' ^^^“^'ty held its regular monthly
‘ meeting Tuesday evening at Hotel
Clinton. Dr. J. W. Davis of this city
The medical society of Laurens
thrilling ... as dramatically daring MYRA and' CHRIS, .^andl^^^^^ scarcely
as the book that stirred the
hearts of a million readers!
“Television Preview.”
a
Latest War New’S.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
July 3 and 4
“Swiss Family Robin-
bate.
is> president of the organization and
Dr. J. L. Fennell of Waterloo, is sec
retary. j
On this occasion the group heard!
talks by two guest speakers, Dr.j
William H. Moorhead of Philadel
phia Pa., and Goldvillc, and Dr.
Henry Bayon of New Orleans and
! DAVID BOLAND, PRINGLE, .u t \
AXTT^ J DADDADA AMTY The swift Hction came with final
COPELAND, and BARBARA AND-, approval of a $1,000,-
lERSON.f MISS IRENE HIPP Icff'000,000 tax defense bill and a $1,-
! Monday to chaperone the following! 753 9^3 993 emergency appropriation Jack, of Columbia, spent the week-^ Paris, France who has Just returned
, girls for a week’s house party:] for the army and navy ' with her father, Dr. Frank I from the latter place. Dr. M. B.
MISSES ROBBIE KING, ANN, ^ expansion bill swept';Nichols of Laurens also spoke at
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones and;this time.
expansion
son
99
a ^JAmBs’ I through the house with a chorus of
J?^'r,w k V EDN A in a voice vote. The exact
MARCIA GALLOWAY, L^iimh^p nf npw ^ins nronoMd in it
EARLE WORKMAN, AMELIA; of new ships P™PO«^ « n
PAYNE, and PEGGY JOHNSON.]'^ ®
military, secret, the measure
With THOMAS MITCHELL, ED-■ ah’-„r,he ladies expressed |S' ^
NA BEST, FREDDIE BARTHOLO-1 u,, a,.,,,, of and out-1 J®*'*’”? tons ol battleships, 200,000
MFW TFRRY KTI RITRN and TIM j oesire lor ® , .itons of aircraft carriers, 420,000 tons
mew TERRY KILBURN. and TIM.^oor sports of cruisers. 250.000 tons of destroy-
♦ 1 t F ffhtinoi^ ^Jers and 70,000 tons of submarines. .
Cast up on a tropic isle! Fighting packed dresses just in case . . . .| ™ unofficial esti-
for life without civilization’s tools or i Other Clintonians at the beach for
weaponsi The adventure of adven- [ the week-end included, MISSES
tures! Now yours—from the pages of [MICKEY ROBERTS, MAE DICUS,
the most widely-read adventure nov-! JOSEPHINE COPELAND, EVELYN
el ever written! 1 HENRY. BETTY SPRATT, and
“THE GREEN HORNET” No. 6:
Popeye, Cartoon, “Shakespearean
Spinach.”
CHARLES McDonald, and KEITH
FLEISCHMAN. We hope the group
j had better luck on the trip than when
mates that completion of the pro
gram, together with other naval con
struction already . authorized, would
give the United States a fleet of 618
wa?ships capable of meeting simul
taneous threats in the Atlantic and
Pacific.
This fleet would be comprised of 26
10c and 15c
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
July 5 and X- -
“Buck Benny Rides
Again”
With JACK BENNY, ELLEN
DREW, ANDY DEVINE, PHIL HAR
RIS. VIRGINIA DALE. LILLIAN
CORNELL, DENNIS DAY, CAR
MICHAEL, and ROCHESTER.
“Just the thought of Jack Benny
trying to be a rough and ready cow-
last seen by your news informant^^^^j^g^j airplane carriers, 7f
They were stranded one evening ^.^uisers, 338 destroyers and 170 sub
marines. This companigtowith the ex-
tl^in
ing
last week on Centennial street with
Charles at the wheel hnd Mickey
leading the g4rl«^-«F flagging cars ta
give them a push off. MISSES
JOSEPHINE and LOU
NEIGHBORS were also at the beach
the past week, the latter remaining
for a several weeks’ stay.
isting navy of 15 battleship6,.^ve air-
Camden should be a great consola
tion to our city: in the last census it
showed M decrease for the ten-year
period. The following newcomers
offer encouragement for a future
boy provokes chuckles, so you can gain: MR. and MRS. RALPH SWINK
imagine the riot when Jack calls on
Rochester and Carmichael to help
him out!”—Jimmie Fidler.
“Information Please.” “Not So
and children, formerly of Luarens,
are making their home here on
Young Drive. Mr. Swink is con
nected with the soil conservation
plane carriers, 35 cruisers, 219 de
stroyers and 95 submarines.
In addition to heavy combat ships,
the bill also would authorize acquisi
tion of 15,000 airplanes, construction
of $25,000,000 of small harbor defense
craft and 100,000 tons of auxiliary
vessels.
# Informed sources said the Idtter
would include a new, fast type of
ship capable of carrying complete
ly equipped detachments of marines,
including their tanks and artillery.
The bill also stipulates that no ship
boat or vessel in the navy or being
built nor hereafter could be sold
little daughter, Miriam, have taken, * t
an apartment in the home of Mr.' ROBERTS ’TEANSf'RkRED i
and Mrs. W. T. Putnam on Florida I Friends here of E. A. Roberts, who
street. 1 connected with Belk’s de-,
Friends of Mrs. J. “W. Coleman | Part^ent store for the past year
will be glad to know she is able to ■ ^ interested to know that he
be out again after a week’s illness.' been transferred to the Green
ville store. L. E. Hill, formerly of
Elberton, Ga., succeeds Mr, Roberts.
Birthdays
And Anniversaries
We Buy,' Sell and
Trade
-HORSES
-MULES
-COWS
FOR SALE:
Cow with Young
Calf.
H. J. Pins
Liv^tock Stable
\
Dumb.” “Stray Lamb?’ Latest News.'department asssociated with the CCC|
Enjoy your vacation at THE CA-
camp near Goldville. MR. and MRS. . .
T » ^ sent 01 congress.
J. A. SMITH are iKcupymg an apart-! chairman Vinson
of pictures this week—Drama—'Ad
venture — and Hilarious Comedy —
and every Picture a Hit!
(D-Ga) of the
SIXO. where it’s always comfortably naval committee said it was designed
cool-and we offer a wide selection W. M. McMillan on Musugrove
street. Mr. Smith is 'employed by
the State Training school. Mr. and
to prevent such transactions as the]28
June Adair, daughter of Mr. andj
Mrs. Keith Adair, will be three |
years old Saturday, June 29. [
Mr. and Mrs. George Watts Cope-I
land will observe their wedding an
niversary Wednesday, July 3. '
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Timmons will j
celebrate their—ftrst- anniversary. < y
Tuesday, July 2.
Mrs. C. W. Cooper has a birth
day today, June 27.
Wednesday, July 3, is the birthday
of Mrs. Sara Bell Davidson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nichols have
a wedding anniversary June 29.
Today, June 27, is the birthday of j J
Miss Margaret' Caroline Hij^ arid
Gerald Suber.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Knox have a
wedding aimiversary today.
Miss Catherine Owens, of Thorn-
well orphanage, will celebrate a
birthday tomorrow, June 28.
Buddy Ramage was eight years
old yesterday, June 28.
Tomorrow, June 28, is the birth
day of Miss Virginia Dillard.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Scott will ob
serve a wedding anniversary June
recently disclosed transfer of 20 tor
Mrs Smith resided in Aueusta Ga ! P®'^® Britain and the report-
but unconfirmed, sale of 18 de-
before coming to Clinton. MR.- and
MRS. G. W. BROOKS and children
Atlanta. Mr. Brooks is s^tion mast-!
er for the Seaboard railway. MR.
and MRS. R. A. MANN and son,
Robert, are living on Centennial
Broadway
Theatre
MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
July 1 and 2
“Abe Lincoln In Illinois”
With RA'mOND MASSEY, GENE
LOCKHART, RUTH GORDON,
MARY HOWARD, DOROTHY TREE,
HARVEY STEPHENS, MINOR
WATSON and ALAN BAXTER.
A picturization of Robert E. “Sher
wood’s Pulitzer Prize play. The pic
ture acclaimed by press and public]
as one of the great pictures of our! MR. and MRS. GRADY ADAIR
{and daughter, LINDA, are occupjring
Cartoon. “Slap Happy Pappy.”
stroyers.
have moved here recently from ' Hinson said that as soon as the bill
ie law, the navy would ask con
gress for a supplemental appropria
tion of $175,000,000 to get it under
way.
street Mr Mann is foreman of the’ ”® ^®
strwt. Mr. IV^n is forem^ of the, develop and bring
arr s *
porary residents at the E. J. Adair! o r\:
home. Mr. Upchurch is with the in
come tax department. LIEUTEN
ANT and MRS. E. C. McDANIEL,
who moved here from Laurens have
taken an apartment with Dr. and
Mrs. B. H. Henry. Lieutenant Mc
Daniel is head of the CC!C tramp^
near Goldville.
"Men—W-anted.’— “News.”
I their attractive new home on Holland
S.C. Cotton Mills
Busiest In May
Washington, June 23.—The state of
South Carolina led the nation in the
number of active spindle hours in the
cotton spinning industry during may,
according to figures released by the
federal bureau of the census.
South Carolina’s figure for the
month was 2,244,554,465. Her two
closest competitors were North Caro-
for a few months. Mr. Griggs who{^**?^
is employed as civil engineer m
Washington, D. C., by the civil
aeronautics authority, has been
i transferred there to assist in calcula-
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, JULY 3: Friends of MRS. CHANDLER B.
Twif^vTii^onr' cu/^w^ j GRIGGS, former Miss Emmie
MIDNIGHT SHOW ,„t,re«ed
“I Can’t Give You Any- I to know that she and Mr. Griggs
thing But Love, Baby”'"” ‘" Anchorage, A>asXa.
With JOHNNY DOWNS, BROD-
"EHICK CRAWFORD, 'PEGGY MO
RAN, WARREN HYMER and GER
TRUDE MICHAEL.
Wash., to San Diego, Calif.
Senate consideration of the bill is
not exp^ted until after the political
conventions at the earliest.
Comedy plus songs—plus romance i tions for the erection of a radio
— plus action means entertainment—j aerial,
plus!
Also Selected Shorts.
with. 14J4,323,853.. Spindle riours-lor
the month throughout the nation to
taled 8,039,565.765.
North Carolina, with 5,431,272, led
in the number of active spindles,
with South Carolina second with 5,-
291,784 and Georgia third with 2,-
Summer time is idle time and ev-| Total spindles active
eryone knows what an idle mind throughout the nation were 22,-
means, so we give you the choice, May, compared with 22,-
. gossip of the week: It is now known] for April and 21,970,202 for
„;why ARCHIE SAM ADAIR finds ^^39,
the bus station so fascinating. We \. censuS"^ bureau reported that.
Mrs. J. A,. Coleman has a birthday
Monday, July 1.
a hirley James Davis, son of Mr.
Mrs. John C. Davis, was one
r old June 20.
Mrs. P. B. Adair has a birthday
today. ,'
Miss Sara Etta Holland will cele-
birate a birthday Saturday, June 29. |
Mildred Holland, daughter of Mr.i
We Are Now Going
Into Battle
The tide has definitely changed. For many years the
Chamber of Commerce has stood guard over business
and community development of this city. Becovery is
under way. In the long climb upward the Chamber of
Commereo-wiU-'play-a-pagt-ihat-wiiLbene^jdL.--..^——...
Keep faith with your city through its Chamber of
Commerce by helping furnish the necessary members
and money to carry on its wtrah.
ARE YOU A MEMBER?
Clinton
Chamber of Commerce
PHONE lOX
OFFICE—HOTEL LOBBY
to# IMc* iMMMtT Ltear, t-eawtag^i:, |.DMr Sedca 001^14«Uv«rcd In Detrnft.*
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY,
July 3 and 4 *
“Blondie On A Budget
With PENNY (Blondie) SINGLE
TON, ARTHUR (Dagwood) LAKE blond and her destination was Laur-
don’t know her name but she is
and LARRY (Baby Dumpling)
SIMMS;
“The Mexican Spitfire”
With LUPE VELEZ, LEON ’ ER
ROL and DONALD WOODS.
Also Selected Short.
lOc and 15c
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
July 5 and 6
“Down the Wyoming
Trail”
With TEX RITTER and his horse.
White Flash, and radio’s “North-
westerners.” —
Rustlers run for cover ... as Tex’s
six-guns whip the range! Your two-
fisted Texas troubadour joins an out
law band . . . and serenades a killer
. . . with flaming 45’s!
Hear Tex sing these songs; “In Elk
Valley,” “Going Back to Texas,” “It
Makes No Difference Now,” , “Ije
Looks So Peaceful Now,” “O Little
Town of Bethl^i«n,” “Silent Night.”
“ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION”
No. 8. Cartoon, “Uttle BulL”
“Oddities” arul Comedy.
WE DO ALL KINDS OF PBINTINC
- —EXCEPT BAD
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO.
TO CMCCK
IN 7dAYS
::666
UO4H0 OB tAKEU
ens. MARY LOU JOHNSON and
ELEANOR COPELAND have plans
for the Fourth. We didn’t get in
on all of it, but Mary Lou was ex
plaining to Eleanor, “you see the
Fourth comes on Thursday so —.”
E. C. BLANKENSHIP was sacking
the town for black filler-paper for
a handsome burned wood scrap book]
bearing the initials M. L. B. But
wait—that isn’t all. He had made
three other gilts by the same process
and all for the same girl. My! But
isn’^he consistent. DOT STUTTS
reported a fine time inviting friends
in, cooking at home, and visiting
at night while the folks were away
vacationing at Monireat. F. M.
STUTTS might question the word
“vacation” as he was greeted in Mon
treal. with an ojjen faucet whjch
flooded the bath and bed room wh^n j
the water was turned on. He says
it was just like home—always work!
to do. Saw MISS MARGARET |
^SI^IXAND making one of those “let!
your dentist check your teeth twice
a year”'visits. ■
Note to brides: Don’t feed your
husband on tomato and lettuce sand
wiches. (Y^, tfiis was suggested by
a man!) . i
based on an activity of 80 hours per
week, the spindles of the nation were
being operated at 89.4 per cent, of
capacity in May, compared with 92.1
pei^cent. in April, 102.6 in January
and 81.9 in May, 1939.
WALKER’S
FUNERAL HOME
Clinton, S. C.
FOR COLORED PEOPLE ONLY
Day MSB—^Phaaes—Nl^ lit
Rev. H. W. Walker. Manafer
* NEW YORK '
WORLD’S FAIR
4,8Mi8DAYS
$28.50
Ami Up timtk
CLDIDON
We Finance
AUTOMOBILES
S. W. SUMEREL
JacoiR BaiMiiic
ASK KOr
Step «n<Step Out
New Car Buyers! See Your
Dodge Dealer — Sare on
Your New Car!
I T’S one of lifers iiioinanta**...th8
thriU yon fat when yon **atep np"
fixMn the amaller duv, and step proodlp
out in the Dodfe Luxury linart
And why ahouldn't you be proud?
You’re carreefng the wbed of the big
gest and finest car Dodge aver bnflt
You’re enjoying big oar comfort and
Hmry—a foil 119%-inch’ wheelbu...
wider, chair-hiiJi seats^^..gorgeoualy
8t]ded intsriora and magntficent appoint-
Newest! iSmartest! IHfferenJt!
DODGE ^Two-Torie”
■US'
ImsZ aan yam ssa
Ikaa'
nWOTONB** at in
id
On top of fhia, yon podrat the aaringi
on gm and oil for whkh Dodge haa long
basQ fomoua. Yon get the advimUgra
of Dodge’s longer car life, low-coat up*
kaep, and h^ trade-in value.
]Rj|^ nowyp«r"l^ moment” is wait
ing for you pt your Dodge dealer's.'
DrivS in today and aak for a moneV-
aaving appndaal'on yqor preaent car.
Vary Uhdly lt
cover thofofi doseh-
payinsaa 1940
0odgif—balB>oe cm
budget tSruML
Don't waiti See
fuar daaler tod^.
4
i
-i
■ •.'.4
I
McMEJJLN-COOPER MOTOR CO.
wm MAIN ST. — CUNTON, S. C