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i V Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S> C Thursday^ March 27,194V THE NATIONAL SCENE As Washington Sees It would hold to his promise—to use his jwwer to prevent war if at all pos sible. Although some feel that we are likely to get into the war, there are many here who believe that the pres ident is sincerely trying to keep us out. A man whose opinion is highly Four^Day Week For House Killed Special to The Cfhronicle. , ... j - i Washington. March 25.-Following respected here expressed theory ! passage by the senate of the history-i The president believes that enough making lend-lease bill, the American aid- the form of equipment, will, l^eople are .showing a restless desire jsa'e us from having to send men lo }Lp into active participation in i fter on^ha Grea Clinton ^lon Supports Measure To Lengthen Work Period. The house of representatives last Legion Auxiliary Members To Register Mrs. B. O. Whitten, president of the local American Le^on Auxiliary, stated yesterday that all members are asked to reg^ter for possible home defense service in connection j with the national defense program. ! Registration will take place today-,- I Thursday, from 3 until 5 o’clock, at Hotel Clinton. This action was authorized by the the defense nrogram isupplied with a sufficient number j week defeated moves supiwrted by national executive committee of the me aeiense program. i planes, ships and munitions. Even 1 Representative James P. Sloan, of auxiliary gud is in line with the na- The ''■“=“';^^'''f,?„7S‘J'Sdrrtiif Britaincyweakentheenemy to this city toJevote Fr^ MONDAY AND TUESDAY. March SI and Ainil 1 'Trail of fhe Vigilantes" With FRANCHOT TONE, WAR REN WILLIAM, BRODERIC CRAW FORD, ANDY DEVINE, MISCHA AUER, PEGGY MORAN and POR TER HALL, “The Vigilantes Are Coming!” income were legally any Son^tionfirSelensrseTi^^^^ ""1 f gSy^^^'Sempt^from^ paying ^ore we sent a man over rather than' In the past, Friday seteions have | Jj^s. Louise Barron Freeman, na-1 filling Ufe! tax These co^fributions reflect a certain defeat by a well- been of a perfunctory nature, de-|tional execuUve committee-woman, ..iij- tax. inese comriDuuons reiiec ■ • ^ American army voted to local and uncontested mat- pUairman nf reffiotratinn in anoaVinJ The Haimted Mouse the growing patriotic urge among a ^nippea American army. ^ , cnairman ol registration, in speaking m ^ lur ck«-* m. large number of people to make some j May Extend Training personal sacrifice to aid the defense of their country. Another expression of this same feeling is indicated m letters re- , me nresent waeK nr niesoav tnrou..n pupations for which wc are best : ters. ceived by congressmen, such as let ters from ihany people who want to know why they are still able to buy aluminum pans in most stores when 1 voluntary re^ration plan) _ . . .. .. I have attended. The moves, defeated! ..asn ‘‘qnreiv eterv Anviiiorv There has been considerable dis- jast week would have called for a ^ J^lon this week as to whether the “IS St .SS “"tabute her Kr- from I vices should an emergency arise. Let M. G. M. Short. News. 10c and 28c 10 A. M. Show—MONDAY. Feature starts 2:32, 4:27, 7132, 9:27. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, April 2 and S 'Escape To Glory // cussion inis weex as lo wnemer uie | legislative week extending boys who have been drafted for a j Tuesday through Friday, rather than , us list in an orderly manner the oc years military training will actually the present week of Tuesday through ' ’ overly manner, the oc be released at the end of their year. Thursdav This, of course, will depend to a! The Question was first broucht to tp laree extent on the course of events Uv. # ‘loesuon was iirsi orougni xo gtrengthen our national defense. Let large extern on ine course oi events the front when a resolution was in-1 us think sanelv of these services to during the next few months. troduced bv Renresentative Sloan u saneiy oi inese services to the government fears a scarcity of; g^t it is believed that the war de-iand seven other members providingidedicating ourselvesi wiui FAT O’BRIEN, CONSTANCE aluminumforairplanes. These people tment is coL^ring the Lten-1 that ni^^ hou^rorrSresenfatwS^fl“^i^r*’^^^^ to execute them B^kNETT, JOHN HALLIDAY and would £?et more nersonal satisfaction is consiaering me exien mat me nouse oi representatives oi ^th diligence, serenity and courage ^ would get more personal sdusidciiuu training as a means of keep-1 the state of South Carolina remam ncccssitv should arisA out of it if the governmeht would ^ -j^g ^ large, trained army. The de-! in session for all matters, both state- I * *\^men^mus^ unfte^fn this ci i ask them to turn m their old alumi- uartment has officially denied any wide and local for not less than four ^ women must unite in this gi- niisn mns instead of nermitting them b®® officially denied ^y wide and local, for not less than four, ga^tic national defense program.. It num pans insicao oi pcrmuung mtni intention for the present, but days in each and every week hef-e-[v,as alwavs been women who have lo buy new ones. An increasing num-j ^^ ^ ^ leaked out that ex- after until adiournment sine die” oeen women who have her of letters come to Washington f ; nave ledKca oui mai ex aner until aojournmeni sine die. , up the morale of our men, wo- Dtr OI icutrs come lo n dMiuifeiuii, p£ training, at least for the| Upion the objection of *— each day from P^^P*®"''"® national guard, is being discussed. ! bers, this resolution was Feature starts 2:00, 4:39, 7:18, 9:57. 'The Bank Dick" With W. C. FIELDS, UNA MER KEL, FI^AN'KLIN PANGBORN, they should sacrifice something, and want suggestion^. So far the administration has bent Upon the objection mern-. instill into the hearts of, SHEMP HOWARD,'JE^IE RAIJ>h! Hatch BUI NuUified Although politics guided the vote each generaUon love ^f coim^. loy-; and GRADY SUTTON, ,, , . ♦v.A Scott, of Dillon, introduced a reso- rver backwards to avoid asking the, of quite a number of senators on the , (.oiifor the usual abbrevi- jieoplc to undergo any even minor4end-lcase bill, politics actually seems, o ca ling fo t u abb ev hardships. Bui with thp lend-lease! to be taking a back seat here as con- concerted opposition, as illustrated by the 52 the ways and means committee. laity, courage and steadfast faith ini The following day. Representative! American way of life." bill safely put through and popular gressmen realize more and more the ated Friday session and, although' MUSGROVE NEWS scope of the dangers threatening our; D. A. Glenn was a business visitor in Newberry Monday. politics did get in the limelight the Scott resolutron" thereby °soinel sister, last week when the committee • i resolution thereby going Mrs. Agnes Kern, in Clinton, last weeK wnen me commiuee nnnosine tho short loy-, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wallenzine of Clinton, spent the week-end with Popeye Cartoon, “Problem Pappy.” 10c and 15c 9:30 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY, opinion favorirtg all-out aid to Rrit- w.v x..xx.x..^..x..t, v. ! to 44 vote by which it passed am, the people may now be asked to nation, do more—particularly to give finan- , But ciaLaid in the form of higher taxes again lasi weex wnen me coinmiiiee record as opposing the short leg and the purchase of government on campaign expenditures reported jsi^tive week, bonds and stamps. ! to the senate on the ways both par Other types of sacrifices asked later, after the newness ui nktr aci aunng me lasi campaign.. i week-ends huge aid program has worn off. , The Hatch act limited the regular 1 “if the people of the mills and of- Compared With Germany I national committees to expenditures | fices of South Carolina,” said Mr. Those who think that we are plan-j of $3,000,000 each, but . by setting up Sloan, can work a full week, it seems ning to spend too much money on, independent committees the Repub-j,td me that the legislature might find defense are now being showm fig- licans are estimated to, have spent j it possible to do likewise. The prob- ures, available at the department of ‘ $14,941,142 and the Democrats $6,-|lems facing this state are grave, and commerce, estimating that if the U.S. i 095,357, As a result, the committee lengthy sessions are a burden on the FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 4 and 5 ZANE GREY’^ "Western Union" With ROBERT YOUNG, RAN- will be res'SoTated Parents, Mr. and DOLPH SCOTT, DEAN JAGGER, 5s' of the act during the last campaign. I weeklends ” denounced long Mrs C. Bragg. GILMORE, JOHN CAR- spent as big a percentage of its na-j declared that the Hatch act proved tional income as Germany is plan- ineffective and has recommended ning, our defense bill in 1941 would' proposals to tighten the law, such as amount to almost 58 billions. Actual- a proposal to limit expenditures by ly. we are planning to spend for all any and all groups supporting the, purposes, including defense, a total,same candidate. ^ j of $17,500,000,000. Germany, it is re'- taxpayer. What the state needs most today is not a three-day legislative week, but rather a 40-hour legisla tive week.” SPORTS CHAHERBOX TENCH OWENS ported, is spending 72 per cent of its, pQrmerS of CoiHltV total national income for war j)ur-jn i i • x ^ poses. Turenase Limestone Administration leaders are cheered —— bv the general public approval of the Cooperative orders of 200 tons of defeat of amendments aimed at agricultural limetsone were placed, weakening the president's power un- last week by 24 farmers through the i der the lend-lease bill. A good num- AAA as a grant of aid. For each! ^ x ^ , ber of senators, it is privjitcly under- 2000 pounds of limestone used on By Charles McDonald, Guest Colum- Views the Athletic Front Mrs. Lawrence of Clinton, spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Eugene Bragg and Mr. Bragg. Mr. and Mrs. Laurens Downs and daughter, Ruth, were week-end guests of relatives in Newberry. Mrs. Bryan Goodwin and daughter of near Laurens, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Sat urday. Mrs. E. F. Anderson and Mrs. Ken neth Haselden visited Mrs. Hattie Byars in GoldviUe Saturday. The Musgrove school faculty at tended the state Teachers’ meeting Thursday and Friday in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Johnson of Newberry> spent Sunday with the latter’s sister. Miss Jennie Glenn, and brother, D. A. Glenn. RADINE, SLIM SUMMER'VILLE and BARTON MacLANE. Thrills! Action! Indians! Gun fights! Romance! Danger! Drama! Excitement! . . . The greatest story of the West by the West’s greatest story-teller Filmed in beautiful tech nicolor. ♦ .Cartoon, “Mr. Elephant Goes To Town,” Short News Friday’s feature starts 2:25, 4:25, 7:25 and 9:29. Saturday’s feature starts 2:40, 4:51, 7:02, and 9:13. 10c and 28c MONDAY AND TUESDAY, March SI and April 1 "Roodshow" With ADOLPHE MENJOU, CAR OLE LANDIS, JOHN HUBBARD, CHARLES BUTTERWORTH, PAT SY KELLY, GEORGE E. STONE and XYILLIE BEST. Hear hit tunes by Hoagy Carmich- a4l. Featuring the Charioteers stars of “Hellzapoppin” . . . and get set for the laugh of your life whot you see “Roadshow.” Also a Technicolor special, “March On, Marines!” News. Feature starts 2:35, 4:37, 7:35, 9:37. 10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY. 10c and 20c i WraiNESDAY and THURSDAY, Ainil 2 and 3 "Son of the Navy" With JAMES DUNN, JEAN PARK ER and MARTIN SPELLMAN. Feature starts 3:00, 5:27, 7:54, and 10:21. 'The Durango Kid" With CHARLES STARRETT, LUANA WALTERS and the SONS OF THE PIONEERS. Feature starts 2:00, 4:27, 6:54, 9:21. “THE GREEN ARCHER,” Chap. 5. 9:36 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 10c end 15c FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 4 and 5 "Give Us Wings" Starring THE DEAD ^D KIDS and THE LITTLE TOUGH GUYS with WALLACE FORD, ITICTOR JORY, ANNE GWYTWE and SHEMP HOWARD. "Under Texas Skies" starring THE THREE MESQUIT- EERS — ROBERT LIVINGSTON, BOB STEELE and RUFE DAVIS, with LOIS RANSON and HENRY BRANDON. “KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNT ED”—Chapter 8. ' 10 A. M. ^how—SATURDAY. 10c and 20c Friday’s- features begin: Under Texas Skies-/2:00, 4:14, 7:00, 9:14; Gives Us Wings—2:57, 5:11; 7:57, and U0:11. Saturday’s features begin: Under Texas Skies—^1:30, 3:51, 6:12, 8:33; Gives Us Wings—2:47, 5:08, 7:24 and 9:50. (h. milWICWICWKRMKICHRWWMMMMMMHIlURKRimmewmcmKmmitWRWKRMimiCK College Baseball Season Opens .Stood, favored the idea behind such pasture or cropland earns $2.50 out nisi - , ^ , proposed amendments ' as ’ the one of the soil building allowance for the' TaIon« over the reins for Colum- pollece baseball season onened which would have banned sending faim stated C. B. Cannon, county Student assembly of Col-1 yesterday with the Blue Hose meet out war supplies on American ships agent. fege SeS taLexington Ky U a!ing Duke university here- and the one which would have pro- Farmers of Laurens county lost!',? , , , ihts week— hibited sending American troops to approximately $22,000 in 1938, P'^dsani lasx mis weex ^ -what with' Saturday the local team will . all the snorts activity ramnant here-' ^eet Binghampton here at 4 o’clock foreign soil. But these senators vot- 1939 approximately $28,000, and in with the coming of spring second game of the season, ed against those amendments because 1940 an estimated loss of $30,000 to|^° un tne com ng 01 spring. | ^ Coach Bill Lufler sends his Pres-I Dogs In City Mu^ they believed it would strengthen $36,000 for not carrying out enough j our country's threat “ ‘olalitarian soil building practices on their farms, ■ “Jl . . . powers to make the president free to Mr. Cannon said. _ | ^'^3, expecl^ed to be some of their I Be VaCCinOted fight with both fists. ^ These senators untied the presi-] OVER BILLION ; toughest opixisition of the season dent’s hands with the prayer that he PAID IN TAXES jhere this aftewioon (Thursday). | All dogs In the city requiring vac- ; They play hosts to a Springfield col- cination against rabies must be vac- For Flu - Colds ATMOSPHENE At Your Druggists Washington, March 22. — Millions I of new taxpayers contributed to a 1 record income tax collection of $1.- 139,384,637 during the first 20 days of March, the treasury reported to day. ' The tremendous flow of_ initial payments on 1940 earnings compared with $621,448,616 collected in the corresponding period of last year, and brought predictions from gov ernment experts that the fiscal year total would exceed the budget bu reau’s estimate of $3,000,000,000 by around $500,000,000. :.t 11 § NOTICE! lege net aggregation rated highly in Michigan tennis circles. Matches be gin at 2:30. Activity ends tomorrow afternoon with a Kalamazoo (Michigan) out fit returning for more of that which is bitter at the hands of the Blue Stockings. The Blue Hosed lads dropped the Mid-Western champions 6-1 Monday afternoon. Eddie Selfe dropping the only match for the Luf- lerites. Next week finds the netmen en gaging Cornell (Iowa) college on Monday, March 31, to be followed by a well-earned rest before complet ing final practice for their annual tour.' cinated to conform with the state and city laws, the board of health announces in today’s paper. Begin ning April 1st animals not vaccinated since May 1, 1940, will be received at the city hadl. NOTE OF THANKS FROM DE. WOODS Allow me through The Chronicle to express my gratitude to the in numerable friends who have stood by me during this time of tragedy. To those who have Sent messages of sympamy; to those who have re sponded in gifts of clothing; to the many who expressed their feelings in beautiful flowers. May I especially express my ap- Following their clash with Duke preciation to the children of Acade- SI university on Young field yesterday, j my Street school. gjthe Presbyterian diamond outfit isj And beyond measure to Billy Pitts, wik,.*..... ^ ww g making elaborate preparations for an. Billy King and Platt Prather, who encounter with the Binghampton! risked their own lives to rescue the professionals here Saturday. The pro' body of my dear wife PRATHER-SIMPSON FURNITURE CO. U li n % s All Dogs Requiring Vaccination Against Rabies Will Be Vaccinated Beginning April I . 1 team hails from a location in New j York state by the same name, down ed the Hose 18 to 12 last season. Two other baseball clashes, both with Guilford college, are in the off ing before “Chick” Galloway’s boys settle down to the grind of the state pennant race. And if a statement of “Chick’s” that “this is my best THIS INCLUDES ALL ANIMALS NOT VACCINATED SINCE May 1, 1940 Da% TIME: , 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. PLACE: CITY BALL Price: 50c p«r Animal ALL DOGS MUST BE VACCINATED TO CONFORM WITH STATE AND CITY LAWS. By Ordo- Board of Health ^lllill^^ll^^llltlllJ May God bless and richly reward every one of you. Sincerely, D. J. WOODS. son this 194L They open the season against Newberry college in Clinton on Wednesday, April 2. . _ _ Such veterans as Pierce Timber- team since 1937” (and 193'7’r te^P®^® and ’^omwell’s “Doc” Jacobs, was state championship—remem-! captain of the crew, and Heath Blake have been digging their spikes into the track long ’ere this week ever saw light. Coach McMillian’s track- sters will be out to better a fourth place final standing in the state last ' An interesting feature of Wednes- season, and it might pay to watch ber?), can be taken for face value, the Garnet and Blue boys are gonna make a jojrful noise in the state race this season day’s Duke-P. C. clash was the fact that “Chick” Galloway and Jack Coombs, puke coach, didn’t always sent out opposing baseball teams. Time was when both capable dia- mondmen performed together for veteran “Connie Mack” and his Phil adelphia Athletics. “Chick,” once yoted the most valuable shortstop in the American league, stopped ’em short lor “Connie” and Cbadi Coombs was a twirler extraordhuury. He once pitched a 24-inning game, won 2 to 1. Call that anything but endurance, will ya? And the Duke-PC clash also lea- tured the introduction of the Pres byterian college team of 1916, which boasted Coach Galloway’s playing, and the 1937 champions. It was "Lhdies’ Day,” too Coach Lonnie McMillian’s Garnet and Blue trackstm are in ttie pro cess of dusting the accumulated par ticles from their moleskins in prepa- rati<m lor successful cinder path ssa- them closely. Everything points to a banner year in all Spring sports! .Regular Columnist Owens will be back pilin’ at ya next week with news of Spring doin’s at Clinton high and Thomwell following this rather brief glance about the PC ampus this week. And imtil then— Good Newt for Wonwn Evsey day women are ftndiag tiisir lieadaAes, narvoosnsss, eramp-Uke pains, othw symptoms of fmutiontd dytmtnonkea due to malwitritbn srs hdped by CARDUL Main way it usually helps is by incrssaiiig appetite and flow of gastric juice; so aiding digesti<m, belling build up ussrs. Psriodie distim is also ssssd for many who taka CASDUI a few days before and durfaig **tiie tfana.* Woman have nsad CAUIUl for men than 60 yeaal SPECIAL! ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF LADIES' FULL-FASHIONED PURE THREAD SILK HOSE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Afain yaa have the ewarti^ttir te get ttie heal buy la Tan wen net dtmfpeinted bef^; ye« pnved that by the g ttty we aeli. Yeu* win net be NO LAY-AWAY8. EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS. ALL SALES FINAL. 1