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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.
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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.
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§
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
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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.
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