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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
CASINO THEATRE
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MONDAY AND Tl’ESDAY.
December 30 and 31
'Xove Thy Neighbor
With JACK BENNY. FRED AL
LEN. MARY MARTIN. VERLEE
TEASDALE. THE MERRY MACS.
VIRGINIA DALE, and R(X:HESTER.
Get a ringside .seat for the Battle
of the century! Jack and Fred battlin’
. . . Mary Martin romancin’ . . . the
Farmers Buying
Voting Stock In
Credit Association
BEN M. SAWYER
FOUND DEAD,
VICTIM OF GAS
Water Heater Fames Are Fatal To
State’s Hichway Conunissioner.
Production Credit Re
pays $35,006 of Capital
To Federal Treasury.
Columbia, Dec. 23. — Funeral ser
vices will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
for Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway
AROUND THE TOWN
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Incidents, Unusual and
Ordinary, Gathered On
Our Rounds.
MISS IRENE HIPP, who is local
commissioner of South Carolina and leader for the Girl Scouts, entertain-,
lieutenant colonel in the national ed the group at her home on Mon
guard who was asphyxiated while day evning with a delightful Christ-j
- . . Farmers in Laurens and Newberry taking treatment in a chiropractor’s mas party. As their good dee4^ the'
Merry Macs’ rhythm songs—all this, counties recently took over a large office Sunday afternoon shortly af- young ladies sent baskets of food for
and Rochester too! Don’t miss it!
Selected Shorts. News.
10 A. M. Show—MONDAY.
10c and 28c
share of the ownership of the Clinton ter 5 o’clock. He was 50 years old. the holiday season to a needy family.
Production Credit association as Lucile Hagood, a Negro nurse, died - ■
S35.000 of its capital was repaid to with him. R. L. PLAXICO, who has a birth-
the Production Credit corporation of Sawyer had been going to the of- day on December 28, has never failed,
i Columbia and thence to the federal qj dj. q Bauer during the to be at his home in Blacksburg with
; treasury. last two or three months for weight tiis parent, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Plax- j
Jack H. Davis, Sr., member of the reducing treatments. He went there |co, on this day. The one bright spot
vmi'.’Z'nari rLfTlTp ^hnw" " kiddYne i a.ssociation’s board of directors, Sunday to obtain another treatment in having a birthday so soon after
the cettine the kick’ of you?Pointed out yesterday that the cor- but Dr. Bauer was not there. Christmas is that he has one relativei
life out of the terrific goings-on in poration still has $75,000 invested in Coroner John A. Sargeant said the who alwajrs remembers and sends a'
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 1 and 2
Special New Year’s Day Program—
this heai t-rending drama a.s played i non-voting capital stock, and in ad- nurse gave Sawyer, political storm separate gift for this occasion.
dition farmers own more than $19,000 center dartttg the admniistration of
of voting stock. When the association former Governor Olin D, Johnston, MISS MARY ADAMS, matron at
was organized in 1933 all the capital the treatment. the Fairchild cottage at Thomwell
was provided by the federal govern- Dr. Bauer said later that he did not orphanage, and the children of her
ment through the Production Credit know anything of the deaths until home, presented an interesting
corporation, but local farmers who the corqner telephoned him at home Christmas program on Sunday eve-
obtained . loans purchased small and added that treatment by the ning. A number of friends were in-:
amounts of voting stock until the nurse was “without my knowledge or vited for the program which consist-'
hi.s.s the- varmint OUT ^ow owned by them Aggregates consent.” ■■ ed of recitations and carols. i
over $20,000. The association, which The bodies were found about 6 !
in the naughty nineties!
'The Villain Still Pursued
Her"
With HUGH HERBERT ANITA
LOUISE, 'ALAN MOWBRAY and
BUSTER KEATING.
Come.
LOUD!
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PY'ature begins 2;00. 4:39. 7:18, 9:52.^ headquarters at Clinton, is p.m. The coroner said Sawyer and We are indebted to MRS. J. HAMP
Cross Country Romance" f*r^aricing the framing operations of I the nurse y^ere overcome when il- STONE for the following anonymous
' about 650 farmers in Laurens and luminating gas escaped from a hot verse which carries a beautiful and
Newberry counties. water heater in an adjacent room. unselfish thought for the holiday sea-
Capital of the association, Mr. Da-, Sawyer, the coroner said, had been son
With GENE RAYMOND. WENDY
BARRIE.
Feature begins: 3:26. 6:05, 8:44.
OF THE WEST”
-WIN.NERS
Chapter 5.
9:30 A. M. Show-WEDNESDAY.
10c and 15c
vis said, is not used to make loans dead about half an hour. The nurse
but is utilized as additional security aUve, “still had a spark of life
I in obtaining loan funds from the Fed-, her, the coroner reported, but ef-
eral Intermediate Credit bank. forts to revive both of them failed.
Recently the federal government The bodies were discovered by Cal
called on the Production Credit sys- Hutchison, a highway department
tern to repay .415,000.000 of capital employe _ who took Sawyer to the
I f 11 ■//.'funds first provided in 1933, and Mr. chiropractors office and returned for
Third Finger, Lett Hand Davis .said the sound financial posi- him.
With MYRNA LOY, MELVYN tion of the local association enabled Sawyer retained his post as chief
DOUGLAS, RAYMOND WALBURN, it to furnish its proportionate part highway commissioner although he
of the total. had been ordnance officer of the 30th
He said the increasing degree of' division at Fort Jackson since Sep
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
January 3
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Have pity on those who dine alone,
Alone on Christmas day;
Bid them come in to some hearth
stone
Where hearts are happy and gay
There’s mirth and laughter
Enough to go- around,—
And the board overflows with
cheer;
Then think of some one who’s all
alone
And invite that one in this year.
> —Anon.
LEE BOWMAN, BONITA GRAN
VILLE, FELIX BRESSART. ■ „ _ , u u u .. j *
She wasn’t really married . . . but farmer ownership of the association^f^^'oe*’ when he was called to ^
he made her act the part. She dream- indicates the progress that has been duty with other South Carolina ' |/| W A M OPHIPITDC
ed Up an imaginai-v husband and made toward a permar.^ .t source of K^a^dsmen. ^lYvMINIJ Vyrri^Clvd
then had to produce him . . . But her, production credit in this area able to! He became chief commissioner CHANGE THURSDAY
troubles really started when he be- stand on its own feet. 1926, siwceeding the la^ .^miral ■ ^
Directors of the association are: Sam McGowan. Before that he had^ meeting of the year of the
gan to take the job seriously!
THE MARCH OF TIME presents- C. W. Stone, Clinton, president; J. T.! been highway department treasurer,'
“Arms and Men.” Latest News. McCrackin, Newberry, vice-presi-1 s®c*‘*f»ry of the state budget com- ,. , ..
10c and 28c
dent'JF Hawkins Newberry" Jack'"Mission and clerk of the house ways ^’^9.
^nt, J. r. «awKms, wewoeiy, jacx means committee Clinton. The retirmg president, F. C.
SloaS^Fountain InJTTex llnford is The state’s big road building pro- full attend-.
ficTt’arv-trea'Srl .gram was launched during h* ad-
ministration and political repercus- 1
sions from that made him a cam-| induct^ into,
paign target. 'office at this tirhe, together with the
After Johnston, k bitter highway other oficers recently elected to serve
Saturday’s (suture begins 2:39, 4:53, H. Davis, Sr., Clinton, and E. J. and means committee.
7:07, 9:19.
THE BROADWAY
secretary-treasury.
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY,
December 30 and 31
"DancC/ Girl, Dance
With LUCILLE BALL, RALPH
BELLAMY, MAUREEN O’HARA,
LOUIS HAYWARD, MARY CAR
LISLE.
Hatcha burlesque teaser vs. beau
Byrd Says People
Must Sacrifice
commission opponent, became gover-
for the year.
Virginia Senator Charg
es Defense Plow "Has
Bogged Down.
tiful ballet baby. Vicki (“Bad Girl ”)i Washington, Dw. 21. senamr had oversteoDed his au-i^be selective service (draft) act.
Baum s intimate story of the private, Byrd, Democrat, Virpnia, declaring: Sawver and the commis-' The two men, both volunteers,
nor in 1935 he tried to oust members ^ l '
of the commission and replace them Twit) VoluntCerS
with his own appointees. The attempt y* y
failed and he used national guards- ' ® ® Vi^aiiip
men to take control of the depart-1 . . ^
ment. He then ousted Sawyer com- Clinton Board No. 50 announced
[ missioners who did not 'meet his ap- yesterday that it would send two men
proval. The case went to the state Fort Jackson on January 3, to be-
Senator’supreme court, which ‘ruled that .y®®r’s "™>btary training under
lives of side street show girls.
Also Comedy. Latest News.
10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY.
10c and 20c
I that the national defense restor^ to offiw jJohn Robert Woods, Laurens, RJ*!).
that the American people m^t make w^ ^rn ^ Salley ini No. 3, Order No. 503, and Ray Jen-
has bogged down, asserted tonight, county October 22 ISOO He McPherson, Waterloo, R.F4).,
'sacrifices and that “as a nation wet^**®" couny, c^iooer aa, ne ^ ,52 ,
imust work longer hours during the!g*;^“?ted . from toe University NoJ5Z^_^
of South Carolina in 1914 and took
thority and Sawyer and the commis-
are'
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 1 and 2
'%Tr"d,^mbe?''of the Senate Naval ® master of arts degrw in 1915. He ChristmOS SerVICe
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Affairs Committee, said in a state-' J®!; ^ Mcthodist Church
That Gang of Mine iment that he approved the selection 1 tbe army in 1917
. ' . -- -- . . , I a IifkiiTf^nant ooln
a lieutenant colonel of the 30th di-:
With THE EAST SIDE KIDS, | of William S. Knudsen to head tl)e . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
BOBBY JORDAN, LEO GORCEY. Tnational defense management. Say-j we jvas^ ^ Christmas service will be held
'Laddie'
With TIM HOLT, VIRGINIA GIL
MORE and JOAN CARROLL.
Phil Spitalny and His All-Girl or
chestra in “Moments of Charm”—in
technicolor.
9:30 A. M. Show-*-THURSDAY^.
10c and 15c
' ing that “it is tragic” that Knudsen American Legionnaire, served as Tuesday evening, December 24, at
was not given such a position months | P®®f commander at Columbia and as .30 pm, at Broad Street Methodist
ago. Byrd added: state adjutant. ^
“We have been floundering along* •
in haphazard fashioh during thei| vAflil AcCAI^IsflAII
critical days w^en the map of Eu-,\#lwUII MjjUvIQIIUII
rope was being reshaped by Hitler’s
conquests.
“Our situation is critical in
thei
Meeting January 16
church. The pastor, Rev. L. P. Mc-
|Gee, will be in charge of the service,
which will consist of Christmas mu-
! sic and group singing of carols. Com- j
jmunion will be served at midnight.
Members of the congregation and
their friends'are invited to attend.
I extreme, and the American people ^
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
January 3 and 4
"Law And Order'
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Stockholders of Farmers |
Lending Agency To Hear
Year's Reports.
Stockholders of the Clinton Pro-
should know it. We need adequate
I defense ourselves. We should aid
, England, without delay, in her des-
I p>erate hour.
With JOHNNY MACK'BROWN, “The American people must make
FUZZY KNIGHT. NELL O’DAY and'sacrifices. Industry must co-oper-
lAMES CRAIG ale in the fullest measure. We must
Action- crammed adventure' A remove the barriers that now exist to •‘Auction Credit association will hold |
hard ridm-.’Tawtsht,!? oC managaman, by ,ha control j
the ranee on the terror-trail of autocratic government bureaus.‘^be armory on Thur^ay morning,,
killers- ■■ As a nation we must work longer January 16, at 10:30 o’clock, accord-,
“THE ADVENTURES OF RED hours during the present emergency.” i jPB to !
RYDER”—Chapter 7. , The Virginia senator said he Stone presi^nt of the^^latm^^ ,
Comedv “Tattle Television” with * not wish to have military secrets At the meeting, complete and de-,
LEON ERROL (made public, but that the American|tailed reports will be made by ofli-j
Two Cartoons “A Peeo In the People were entitled to know “the c^rs of the association on its oper-
iwo iwns, A reep in ^ne, reeardine their mechan- ations for the past year, directors ',
Daap and -Landme of tha runs.;. bas^c_^acU^ ^
FOR SALE
House and
Lot
On Holland Street.
If interested, apidy to
B. H. BOYD
Clinton, S. C.
MAY JOY AND CONTENTMENT' of fighting airplanles suitable for business transacted
BE YOURS IN THE COMING YEAR.' front line combat on hand today; I" armo^cing the date of the an-
—The Management, j the number of such planes to be de-1 nual meeting, Mr. Stone said that it
livered in the months ahead; the i was hoped to make the attendance of j
number of tanks, anti-aircraft, and stockholders this year the lai^est m
other equipment.” I ^be history of the association. He said
Germany, Japan and Italy already ^bat the annual meetings afford the
have these facts, he said, while they stockholder an opportimity to learn
are being kept secret from our own' ®very detail of the operations of their
RUBBER STAMPS
All Sizes — Quick Service
CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO.
To our friends and customers
we take thte opportunity to say
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR
And may be add. our appru-
elation of your good will and
patronage during 1948.
Edwards
Auto Service
GULF PEODUCT8
1. T. Edwards, Fr^.
people.”
Christmas Music
By Methodist Choir
i organization. ,
1 The Clinton Production Credit as-
; sociation, which makes short-term
'loans to finance all types of farm
and livestock operations, serves Lau
rens and Newberry counties and in
A large congregation aasembled at •“
North Broad Street Methodist church memoers. ^
Sunday evening for the annual sa •
Christmas eve service by the choir. Tn6 MorriSOflS
The choir loft and pulpit was beau-
i-tiful in appropriate Yuletide deco-^O'^® I® r»OridO
rations.
' The rendition was “The Adoration”
j by Nevin, under the direction of Mrs.
! James Pitts, organist. Mrs. Sheppard
I of Laurens, played several violin se-
I lections.
A silver offering was taken for
Epworth orphanage, Columbia.
Birth Announcement
I EED
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith Red of
Laurens, announce the birth of a
I daughter, Helen Virginia, on Decem
ber 18. Mrs. Red is the former Mias
Doris Bolt of this city, daiidhter of
the late Sirs. Nina Sumerel EML
Rev. John Morrison, Mrs. Morri
son and three children left this week
for Chipley, Fla., where they will
make their h<mie for the present. Mr.
Morrison has accepted the pi^rate
of the Presbyterian church in that
commimity.
The Morrisems have made their
home in Clinton for the past two
years, during which time they have
made many friMids who will regret
to learn they have left the city.
Mr. Morrison, who has been en-|
gaged in misaionary work in Africa
lor several, years, is now in this
country oa furknigh. Mrs. Morrieon
before marriage was Miss Mary Por
ter, <iaii|dtt«r oi Mrs. W. S. Porter of
ttiis city.
MANY
MANY
MANY
THANKS
... for your patronage and
good-will of the past year.
We hope to cemtinue to
serve you for^many years.
Therefore, we take great
pleasure in wishing you one
and all ...
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Sumac’s
D^t Stinre
R. F. SUMEtlL. Piep.,
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Thursday^ December 26, 1940
iA Jogous
C^uleli(ie
May every one of your fondest wishes descend
from the stage of dreams and bacoma actual
realities and may tha Naw Year bring you
an increased meesure of'
HEALTH. HAPPINESS and PROSPERITY
J. LEROY BURNS
County Superintmdent of Education
MISS WILLIE B. DUNCAN, Assistant
HERRY CHRISTMAS
AND BEST WISHES FOR
THE NEW YEAR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRON
AGE OP THE PAST—AND IN AP
PRECIATION WE OFFER CONTIN
UED SERVICE.
PLACE ORDERS NOW FOR
YOUR CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF CUT FLOW^S,
POT PLANTS, CORSAGES AND MEMORIAL WREATHS.
aiNTON aOWER SHOP
PHONE S3
MRS. B. r. WINGARD, Prep.
Merrv Christmas and
A Happy New Year
TO OUR FRIENDS AND
CUSTOMERS
We ai^Hreciate your patronage during the year now drawing
to a close and we wish to publicly thank you.
We have tried to serve you well. Our goal for the coming year
is to make efforts to deserve your good will and confidence. WO >
invite your 1941 business and are looking forward with pleasure
to serving you.
Pitts Service Station — Pttts Coal Co.
TELEPHONE 75
THIS CHRISTMAS...
AND EVERY CHRISTMAS
. . . w€ look forward to sending you our sincere good
v^hes for a happy Holiday Season. It is a pleasure to us
b^ause it gives us an opportunity to thank you for all
you have done for this firm.
You have been liberal in your patronage, your friend
ship and good will—the combination of wWch spells pro
gress for any organization.
You have been good to us—may Santa be just as good
to you. • , ^
MERRY CHRISTMAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
BELK'S DEPARTMW STORE
D. B.-8Hmi, Haaiiv